Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04
GUARD BUTTE MINES.
GOVERNOR ORDERS OUT STATE
TROOPS TO GO TO BUTTE
TO QUIET MINERS.
AN lCONDA OFFICE BLOWN UP
Company Offers $4,000 Reward for
Arrest Of Dynamiters or information
Miners Defiant-Troops' Move
ments Kept Secret.


ment office of the Anaconda company
was blown up at 1880 o'clock this
morning with blast of dynamite that
Jared all the buildings in Butte and
rocked residences on the outskirts or
the city.
The structure was Of brick and two
stories high. One side was complete
ly blown out and a hole torn through
the top large enough to admit a street
car.
The Anaconda company had IN
stalled the rustling card system
whereby miners, before they were per-
mitted to apply for work had to pos
sess, a. "rustling" card and to central
ize the system, the office issuing these
cards for the mines of the Anaconda
company was established at the Far
rot mine The system aroused oppo-
sition among the miners.
The mine company has offered $lO,'
900 reward for the arrest Of the dyna-
miters, or for information which Will
lead to their apprehension.
Mines Under Guard.
Mines of the Anaconda Copper MI
ming company and the other large
companies operating in this district
tonight are under armed guard.
News of Governor Samuel v. Stew
arts order mobilizing the state troops
for duty has been withheld from the
local public for fear the miners, will
attempt reprisals. The miners have
heard rumors that the troops are COM
ing, but do not credit the report. They
believe that Governor Stewart will
not dare to send a small force as 600
militiamen against the miners, who
number, according to the roster Of the
Butte Mine Workers. union, 5000. Be
sides the miners, it is said, that OUT
side gunner in Butte constitute a
small army.
The troops, are expected to. arrivs
late tomorrow, but in the meantime
there is reported to be in the city .
large number of officers from nearby
cities and the guards at the stores
have been strongly reinforced since
this mornings dynamiting.
Governor laaues Order.
Helena, Mont, Aug. 30.-Goxernol
Stewart today issued an order for the
mobilization in Helena Of the entire
state militia consisting Of 10 compa
MES. as a result Of the situation il
Butte. Troops began arriving here to
night.
The governor today telegraphed Sen
ators Walsh and Evans asking tina
federal troops from Vancouver bar
racks be brought into the state an
held in readiness in The event the mi
litia is not able to cope with the Sit
uation.
The Montana senators are In CON
municatiOn with President Wilson.
Miners Threaten Town.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 31.-Miners ar
openly making threats tonight tina
they will lay the town in ashes
troops attempt to enter, regardless {
whether the soldiers are state or fet
eral.
Radical speeches were made at Il
nights meeting Of the Butte min
workers, one speaker declaring ths
the miners should not fight the militi'
as "a match was more powerful tina
standing up and shooting at soldier
with rifles and being shot"
Others declared that II the trooI
come the city will be fired in IL
, places and the ashes left for the mil
tia.
Several miners said that for som
time the men had been squeezing n
troglycerin out Of the dynamite bein
used in the mines.
Up to today the bulk of the minel
did not credit the reports that Il
militia was being modified, as the |
cal newspapers were Withholding Il
news on request of business men.
Helena newspaper editor, howeve
: this morning brought an automobi
load of newspapers to Butte for ga
and newsboys soon began crying new
regarding the mobilization.
/, Ten Companies at Helena.
v Helena, Aug. 31.-Ten companies
8 the Montana National Guard have 9
d rived in Helena and are now mob
4 lied ready for any call for service Il
J. governor may make as result
o conditions in Butte.
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y London, Aug. 31.-The Chronicle
It st. Petersburg correspondent SEN
9 the unofficial report that the Russi,
l. forces holly nursuing the Germ,