St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-20
Tower Strikers in Possession
Of the Minnesota Com
pany Explosives.
Threats That the Deadly Ma
terial Will Be Utilized if
Necessary.
q Frustrating Detachment,
Surrounded BY Strikers,
at Once SuPrendePS.
Militia on a Quick March to
the Scene, and Citizens
Up in Arms.

Tower. Num-, June 19.-Sheriff
Sharyy, accompanied by Deputy Arm
strong ard posse of sixty deputies ar
rived in the city on d special train last
evening, having been telegraphed for
by Manager Bacon to assist in holding
back the strikers. The posse formed in
line Oh Stone Hill and awaited the COM
ing of the strikers.
Previous to this detachment had
been sent on the hill to start the fires
under the boilers al No.4 Engine House.
No sooner did the strikers see smoke
issuing from the stack than they formed
in a body and proceeded toward the
mine On seeing the deputies lined up
up Ill their path, the body broke into
four detaehments and completely sur
rounded the Sheriff'S posse. coming to-
gether from four sides. The deputies
Immediately surrendered and left for
town.
This morning at O'clock forty men,
berS of Company \ under command of
Captain Tear. arrived Oh a special train
and are stationed at the old machine
shop to await developments, as the
strikers are not expected 10 take any
decided action until tomorrow morning,
when Manager Bacon says the mine
Will start to work.
Dangerous AGjunets
Another special with two companies
of West Duluth militia are expected at
any minute The strikers have posses
sion of all the powder and dynamite be
longing to the Minnesota company and
say they will use it if necessary. They
also claim they will have all the miners
of tie Chandler mine at Ely up in arms
to assist them in the strike, but trains
between Tower and Ely will be carefully
guarded TO prevent any help from that
quarter.
The citizens of Tower and Sudan
have laid i'll plentiful supply of am
munition. and will be ready to receive
any hostile demonstration towards per-
sUnai property from the strikers.
1t was whispered around today that
in tile morning detachmentS will be
sent out to every miners house on the
locations and every man compelled to
join the strikers forces.
The situation at present is the hardest
it has been for the past three days. The
water in the mines is rising steadily
machinery and other property. Twenty
of the leaders have been arrested and
will be taken to Duluth on the special
train, as soon as the militia train ar
rives. Among the parties arrested was
Calumet" one Of the principal leaders
OF the rebellion. 4 great many of the
Firms ard Swedish miners have asked
the management of the mines for rifles
ana ammunition to protect their homes
families.
$50 p. m.-Fear is entertained here
that there is plot to blow up the en-
CINE ami shaft houses, as large Quanti-
ties Of dynamite used for blasting has
been taken from The magazine. The
morning will see the crisis in the
trouble.
More Rioters Arrested.
Special 10 the Globe
Tower, Mimi, June 19.-Four more
ringIeaderS were arrested tonight, max
ing twenty one now in Jail. 1t was
welcome sight at 9:30, when smoke
again rolled from the Minnesota stacks
and electric lights again Illuminated
shaft houses and ore pockets. A special
tram arrived at 1879 with Companies
G. Ii and |, West Duluth militia. This
train VIII return south before midnight,
bearing tie prisoners and Sheriff
Sharyy's deputies. 1t is known that
seven rioters went to Ely last night, and
veIl-authen;icated rum0rs are that
some trouble is anticipated at the
Chandler mine. Whether the Mime
sofa company is successful tomorrow
morning in starting the mine will
largely depend OIL the action of the Ely
agitatorS. Paymaster Moorhead. of the
Minnesota, has been ordered to pay the
May roll of S6O.000 tomorrow.
Lieut.. Col. Shandrew, of the Third
regiment, left ST. Paul for the scene of
action last night, accompanied by two
nOn-commissiOned officers. Gen. Bend
expects to be- called upon to go, but
will await diSpa tches from Col. Shan
drew as 10 the eXlgeEcieS OF the occa