New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-24
DEPUTIES FIRE
ON ANGRY CRO'
Attackers Return Sh
from Roofs of Near
by Buildings.
NINE WRECKS HA
Meyer Flees to Safety as
GERS Begin Hot Battl
with the Secedcrs.

Butte. Mont, June 20. -Vio'
broke out anew tonight in the 3
gle between factions Of the Butte
crs' union, and three men were
one being killed, by deputy snerii
clearing Miners Hall.
Attempts were made to Ndyn'
Miners Hall, but the charges fana
do any great damage. The expo
could be heard for blocks.
Armed men went TO the Stewart
and carried down boxes OF dynsmi
their efforts 70 blow up the hail
the guns of deputies prevented
tive placing Of the charges.
Charles II. Meyer, president o
Western Federation OF Miners.
other officers Of the union who we
address a peace meeting in the
fed through the rear door whes
shooting began. They are said TO
left the city for fear Of attacks D
seceders from the miners union,
revolted several days ago against
cial assessments for the Michigan
per mine strikers and the use o.
card system.
Many armed deputies were at
hall tonight to preserve order
meeting called to outline plans foi
Ting the differences between the
tions of the local union. Many o.
seceders. who have planned to org
n new union under the direction
Industrial Workers of the World.
in and around the miners head
tiers.
The insurgents started 10 stors
hall. accordincS to SheriH-prit
deputies, and several shots were
in the air to drive the besiegers
The rush was so great that the {
went on in spite Of the warning sh'
More shots were fired, and h
Noy, travelling inspector for the
tana Demurrage Bureau, fell dead
was an onlooker.
Shoot at All in Sight.
J. II. Brune, who was going W
stairs in Miners Hall, was
through the head as the deputies
at every one in sight. Bruno ca
recover, it is said.
The third man shot was Oh
Kramer, of Los Angeles, a bysta
He was not seriously hurt.
As the three men fell the alta
fell back and the deputies relic
their weapons and prepare5 for
renewed assault.
Sheriff Driscoll rushed more
ties to the hall, and soon a hur
men with sawed-off shotguns wer
guard. They tried 10 keep every
from the building, as il was rep
that the structure was to be {
mited.
This report was we'll founded
soon after the place was clf9rc,
plosives were set Off under |
headquarters, but they did
damage.
1t is supposed that some OF TN
ceders planned TO blow up the hal
kill Meyer and other officers OF
Western Federation of Miners.
As the miners were driven bac
the deputies they scattered thrC
out the city, shouting for dyns
Several armed men went to the !
art mine and carried toward the
several boxes Of the explosive.
were prevented from reaching
building by the deputy shcriffs.
Sheriff Driscoll ordered all :
able assistants to the scene.
the attackers we're forced down
street the Sheriff shouted TO the c
that he wanted five hundred dep
at once. No one responded.
Miners Use Dynamite.
Mayor Duncan wired TO Gov
Stewart. AZ Helena, later that ths
was under control. but this me
had hardly been sent before dynl
was set off under the union
, quarters.
Many miners went to the tol
nearby buildings and opened "a
the deputies in Miners Hall. Th'
GERS would run to a window, Gre 0
besiegers. and retire. This warfa
not last long, the miners scatt
/, to obtain dynamite.
The seeding members Of
I miners union were persistent in
efforts to blow up union headqua
The first charge Of dynamite h
failed. a second and third miEs
exploded, having been planted
. deputies were chasing dynar
I from other parts Of the building.
The third explosion blew ou
front of the building. which had
looted during the FIRST outbreak
I than week ago.
) Michael Mcdonald, president 4
newly organized union, comp
! the seceders, finding that hQ
I control the men in their
D thousands of handbills pr/
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