Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-01
pyNAMlTER's PLOT.
Threaten the Destruction o. tne
n.Aa.~r pacific In Montana.

NOfIIIEIh " So II
ualana Mont, Sept. 20. - Men are
being hired in large numbers py tns
Northern Pacific Railway company %
search the mountains In this vicinity
for ! gang of dynamiters who threaten
to destroy the property 81 q com.
Many in this stats unless So0,ooV is
forthcoming.
About two weeks ago 2,l35 pounds
~ dynamite was stolen from a ware
house in this city, and this is DeleVed
r. he hidden near here. The ofticlals
think that this dynamite is being useo
IN CARRYING out the threats to destroy
the company's property. as no less
than four dynamite explosions nave oc-
Cured within the last two weeks, re-
shifting in three freight trains ana
one train being Temporarily
disabled.
A fortnight age General Manager
Hannaford of the Northern Paclnc was
notified that unless $685. was given
to the engineer of a light engine and
sent west from Garrison the property
Of the company would be dynamited
from hell to Butte" The next day
the amount
Was Raised to $4,000.
Instead of complying with the re-
quest the railroad officials made an
officials made an effort to capture q
bandits. but to no avail. Within a few
DAYS. however, the company was noti-
fed that owing to the manner in which
their ultimatum was treated the rob-
bers would have their revenge, and
since that time the track has been
dynamited four times, once within the
city limits of Helena, where an at
tempt was made to blow up the North
Coast limited connecting stub train.
The latest attempt was at Sampson
Siding, twenty-five miles west of here,
Friday night.
Jail Is Threatened.
There were startling new develop
ments in the plot yesterday, in that it
became known that Thomas Travis,
chief OF police of this city, has re-
ceived an ultimatum from the con.
~spirators ordering the immediate re-
lease of two men who are confined in
the city Jail on the charge of having
attempted to dynamite the Northern
Pacific bridge at Livingston a few
days after the irst $4,000 ultimatam
was delivered to the railroad company.
The officials have a strong cas- con-
Meeting these men
With the Crime,
although the evidence is principally
circumstantial. The notice received
by the Helena police Is that If the men
are not released by noon to-day the
Jail will be blown up with dynamite.
This letter Is believed to have the
same origin as those sent to the
Northern Pacific demanding $4,000 or
otherwise it would be put out of BUSH
ness In Montana.
Given Time.
II was learned yesterday that the
Northern Pacific was given until Oct.
A next to comply with the demands Of
the co%spirators. 1t is also learned
that as a means OF knowing that their
terms had been accepted, the railroad
was to place white flags on all trains
for at least tw~enty-four hours prior to
the delivery OF the money at a point
west of Garrison.
Instead of putting the flags on west
bound trains as directed and then
sending out an armed posse on anoth-
err engine closely pursuing it, the con
spirators were given a tip that proved
all potent in preventing their capture,
as not seeing the white flags they did
not hail the first light engine.