The Montana plaindealer., 1906-09-07
FIRST CLASH OCCURS
STRIKE BREAKERS TO FRISCO
MET TROUBLE IN NEVADA.
Union Miners Met Train and Huroe'
Stones Through misunderstanding
Followed-Cars Still at standstill In
Frisco-eoo Men Arrive in City
Some Say They Were Deceived

Hazen. New, Sept. 3.-Serious trou-
bIo occurred here this afternoon at the
junction OF the Southern Paclhc ana
,ioldheld & Tonopah railroads Wheh
The second section OF a train carrying
strikebreakers to San Francisco ar
rived. A number OF union miners met
the train and hooted the strikebreak-
ers. Finally a stone was hurleu
through a car window and it was an
swered by a shot. A number OF the
men on the train jumped off. The
conductor gave the go ahead signal
but the strikebreakers stopped the
train and delayed it 30 minutes. A
hundred or more dismounted and bran
dishing revolvers hurled defiance at
the union men. Fifty or more dele
gates to the republican state conven-
ton at Tonopah and a crowd on their
way to the Goldfeld prize fight took TO
to the sage brush.
When the train was finally started
a crowd with revolvers stood on the
rear nlatform, As they passed several
miners the latter hurled stones at
them. Fully so shots were fired from
the train. One hat was struck, but no
one was hurt. A number OF shots
struck the depot and several struck a
freight car on a sidetrack. Not shot
was fired by the miners, who were the
only ones left about the depot except
ing employees when the strikebreakers
dismounted and advanced on the
crowd.
More trouble is feared when the
next section arrives.
There was no change today in the
street railway strike in San Francisco
No attempt was made by the United
Railroads to operate cars. Prospects
for an early settlement Of the strike
are growing less, as neither side to the
controversy seems inclined to make
any further concessions. Six hundred
men were brought into the city by the
United Railroads Sunday morning be
tween and o'clock. The men have
been held at nearby points for a ia
vorable opportunity to bring them IL
without the knowledge of the carmen's
| pickets. These men are, it is asserted
not motor men, but construction men
| President Calhoun of the United Rail
roads says that he was patiently await
: ing the arrival of enough motormen
He expected to be able to start the
| cars some time this week,
Referring to a city ordinance tha
motormen must have one weeks train
ing before being permitted to run cars
President Calhoun said that it woulC
not be regarded.
Fifteen strikebreakers, electrician
and linemen, recruited in Tampa, Fla.
also arrived. Edward Benson, one o
the party, deserted at Third and Town
send streets and was taken to the car
mems headquarters by union sympa
thiZers. Benson stated that he ant
the others were hired for the Unitet
States Railroads by an agent of jane
Farley, who provided them with rail
road and Pullman transportation. Ben
son declared that he was promised s
day, but that Farley's agent die no
inform him that there was a strike OF
the United Railroads. Not until the.
entered California did he learn of tn
strike, from the trainmen, and he de
} cided to desert. He did not know
what became of the rest of the mer
According to Benson, there was no on
in charge of the party, but no one wa
engaged who did not have considers
BILE baggage, the checks for which wer
kept by Farley's agent, who instructe
the men to report to the Office of tn
United Railroads for their baggage.