The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-13
Situation in the Occur
d Alene Country.
TROOPS MARCHING
10 the Scene of the Recent
Trouble at the Mines.
HISERs PREPARED TO RESIST
The Trouble Assuming serious Proportions
Miners Armta with Winchea.ers-
Non-nniou Miners Leaving Gov
eminent Troops En- Route.
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" A1HlNNIoN. ~. y, July l..
There was a stir in the war department
today Secretary Ekins got his first or
ders from Benjamin Harrison, commander
in-chief Of the army and navy OF the
Quilted States. The president wired from
Saratoga, and they were exceedingly war
like in tone. Here is the copy of the
order:
SARATOGA N. Y, JAY IL
Secretary OF War. Washington.
The governor Of the state Of Idaho has called
upon me. under section 4 Of the constitution. for
assistance in suppgessing a domestic disturb
unce which the stale authorities are unaele TO
centred You viii at once send 10 The scene of
the disorder adequate forces OF troops from the
nearest station under IA officer OF rank and
discretion with orders 10 CO. operatc with tie
civil authorities in preserving the peace and
protecting ife ane property. ! viii reach Wash
ingtoa tonight. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
AS acting secretary Of war, Secretary
Elkins being absent in West Virginia
Majors General Schofcld Immediately ac-
kncwledged the presidonts telegram and
wired the commanders Of the departments
OF Columbia and Dakota 10 sent the necos-
cary troops to The Coeur d'Alene mines,
TILE SCENE or THE OUTBREAK.
The troops in the department OF the COL
umbi4 via be the first utilized. The com
panies that win 90 from Fort Sherman are
troop q, Fourth cavalry and companies A,
ID, + and II, Fourth infantry. Major
George NJ. Randall, J veteran Of the war,
is the senior cficer and the fort and viii
command the troops at CceDr d Aiene
The companies that VIII 60 from Fort
Mlssonla, Mont. are companies F, @ and
II, OF the Twenty fifth infantry. These
companies are commanded respectively by
Captains Il. p. Rltzius, w. 7. Sanborn
and Gaines Lawson They will report to
Major Randall at Fort Sherman and under
his command viii proceed to Coeur d
Alene
The war department received informa-
lion late this afternoon that the necessary
transportation had been provided at Fort
Missoula and that the troops from there
would leave at once for Fort Sherman.
They should arrive tonight and by fore
noon tomori CIV the entire eight companies
from the two pests should be in Ceur d.
Alere
These are all the troops that will be
called out at present but General Ruger,
who commands the department in which
Idaho is included, has been instructed to
UTIIlzE TIE ENTIRE FORCE
under his command II the situation is such
as 10 demand 1t, and also to inform the de-
parlmentif any other troops are necessary.
in which event the troops in the depart
ment OF Dakota. commanded by General
Merritt, will be nlaced at General Ruger's
disposal. Six or seven full regiments
could thus be concentrated within the
scene OF the trouble II it should become
necessary, but the officials dc not anticipate
that any more troops than those from the
two posts named wAl be needed.
The whole matter has been left in the
hands Of General Ruaer. a most efficient
efncer, WHO viii be equal to any emer-
gency. The authorities have great conf
dence in the moral effect Of the presence OF
the eight companies from these two posts.
and are quite confident that peace will be
al once restored upon their arrival