The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-14
Railway Tracks Even Torn Up to Prevent
State and Federal Troops from Reach
ing the Scene of the Trouble.
Preparations Made to Blow Up the Non.
Uni0nists if the Soldiers Interfere.
One Thousand Determined Union Men at Ward
ner Ready 10 Give Battle-More Regu.
lars Ordered to the District
THE IDAHO TROUBLE.

Serious State Of Affairs in the Ceur D'Alens
District-More Troops Called Out
Special 10 the Indianapolis Jonrns'.
PORTLAND, Ore. July 13-From reliable
dispatches received at the Union Pacific
headquarters to-day, it was learned
that Van b. Delushnutt ex-Mayor
of Portland. who is largely inter-
ested in the various mines concerned
and who has been on the ground since
the trouble first began, was captured. to-
gether with William Sweeney. the detect
i've. and several other parties this morn
Ing. They were hurried away TO
some unknown retreat to be kept by
the strikers as hostages. The author
tiles are determined to restore quiet
by force of arms and the strikers threaten
to wreak great destruction if the attempt
Is made against them. In addition
to the troops already out two
companies have been ordered from
Fort Spokane and will reach the
mines Tomorrow. The strikers have
network of wires laid to powder In tho
mines and will ignite the powder by cleo
tricity if the troops advance. The Union
Pacific company has removed all its rolling
special train has been sent to bring
away q party of $50 non-unIon men who
have been driven out by the strikers The
tracks have been torn mp in various places.
and the movements of troops have been i'm
peded.
All the National Guard of Oregon are
speeding toward the scene of the Ceur
d'Alene outbreak. There are ninety
officers and men. A special train left to-
day at $3.50 A. NJ, bearing two hundred
soldiers of the Fourteenth Infantry
from Vancouver, Wash, for the Ceur
d. Alene mines. A special train over the
Union Pacific arrived at Pendleton this
morning, bearing troops from Idaho. Two
companies have left Sherman for the scene
of trouble. In all about seven hundred
United States troops and militia are ON
the way to the mines.
A dispatch from Wallace says the entire
force of strikers. one thousand strong. Is
coDgregated at Wardner. All women and
children were sent from the town, and the
miners are now building Notifications
around the place and making prep
arations to give the troops
warm reception. The troops now
at Catald0, and companies OF infantry rep
resenting. about four hundred men have
been ordered to Wardner to engage the
strikers in front, while three companies of
colored troops of the Twenty-ffth Infant
~, from Fort Missoula. who are now
at Mullan. were instructed to march
down the Rulch and attack the strikers in
the rear, the object being to overwhelm
and capture most of them. When General
Curtis saw the strength Of the enemy he
immediately wired the Governor that
there was no use making
fight against the miners with his
present force. The Governor then>ordered
into the field five companies from Fort VAN
couver. Wash. No doubt the miners Will
make fierce fight when attacked. as they
are all armed with Winchester rifles and
will take desperate chances.