The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-21
THE IDAHO STRIKERS.
THEY ARE WELL ARMED AND TALK
FIGHT.
But the Soldiers Have Reached the Scene
at Last-The Miners Want the Colored
Troops Soldiers Ordered to Arrest
Strikers for Murder.

SPOKANE, Wash, July IA large
army of armed miners left for Null
lane this morning. They were joined
by an equally large force of armed
strikers from Mullane. The party in
tend entrenching themselves in the
Mullane defile and await the arrival
of the colored troops now en- route
from Missoula to Wardner. AS soon
as the soldiers reach the defile the
strikers intend surrounding them and
a bloody battle will be the inevitable
result. The report is cOrroborated of
the massacre of non-union men at
Mission by strikers, who were con-
Quoting them out of the country.
Twelve men are known to have been
killed, among the number Monahan,
superintendent of the Gem mine,
whose body was terribly mangled.
SOLDIERS AT wARDNER.
SPOKANE, Wash, July 14.-General
Carlin and infantry from Fort Sher-
man reached Wardner last night.
They took possession of the town and
placed the county of ShoshonA under
martial law. A score of refugees from
the Mission slaughter staggled into
Wardner. They present pitiable
appearance, with torn clothes and
bruised bodies. They confirm the
story of the slaughter. The report is
in circulation that 5000 armed union
men are on their way here from Mon
tana, and if the strikers are arrested
bloodshed is predicted.
NON UNION MEN ALL GONE.
WALLACE, Idaho, July 13.-The
situation remains quiet. At Poor
Man mines and Time mines which
have been deserted since Monday,
started up again this morning, also
the Mamoth and Custer mines. Work
at the Morning and Hunter mines was
also resumed this morning. A rifle
of excitement was created last
night among the remaining miners
when they learned that
the Granite mine force had not left.
A delegation of miners Immediately
started in the darkness for the mine
and brought the non-union men
down. They were ordered out of
Cmur d'Alene. These are the last
non union men in Cmur d'Alene. The
report that twelve men were killed in
Southern Cannon created great indig-
nation among the citizens and the
conservative miners, who deny it.
nrixy of n rI on
now and will probably come here
soon.
CORONER's INQUEST.
WALLACE, Idaho, July 14.-Coroner
Sims has summoned jury to inves-
tigate the killing of five men in the
Frisco mine explosion. The bridges
between here and Mullane have been
repaired and trains are running on
time. An appeal has been made to
Senators Palmer of Illinois, Sanders
of Montana, Sweet of Idaho, and
Watson of Georgia, for a congressional
investigation of the Occur d'Alene
troubles. The appeal was signed by
the Miners union and a large number
of citizens.
SOLDIERS WILL ARR ST STRIKERS.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Bitter COM
plants have been received by Idaho
senators from representatives of mine
owners in the Cpur D'Alene region
res pecting the conduct of the military
forces in that district. They say the
troops were held at point twelve
miles distant from the scene of rioting
until the best part of the property had
been destroyed. A number of non
union men, helpless and unarmed,
were killed and the remainder driven
from the mills and out of the country
past the soldiers who were sent to
project them. The senators have been
requested to have Gen. Schotield in
struct Gen. Charles to surround the
scene of the trouble and prevent the
escape of the miners who participated
in the rioting and deliver the guilty
men to the legal authorities.
In conformity with the request of
Senator Shoup the war department
ordered the arrest of the miners by
the troops.