The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-21
FRESH FROM THE FRONT.
Go. B Makes the First Ar
rest at Wardner.
Tough Timc-NOt the Gov
ernment Pets.
HEADQUARTERS Co. B. N.G. |
WARDNER, IDAHO, July IT. !

ED. SIGNAL: Company B has been
on duty ever since our ar
rival at Cataldo, which is about IL
miles west of here. We arrived |
there about IL o'clock Wednesday, |
and as soon as we had cooked our
dinner, with detachments from other
companies which were placed under
command of Capt. Degitz, we were
ordered to board fiat car, and we
were distributed along the road to
guard bridges. Nothing of conse-
quence occurred during the night and
in the morning (Thursday) we were
gathered up by train and moved to
general headquarters at Wardner,
where we camped Thursday and Fri
day. Thursday we spent most of the
day fixing camp and general guard
duty. That night there were in the
neighborhood of 1900 troops, regular
and l. N. G. combined, and the
camp, which was an enclosed ball
ground, presented a lively appear
ance, and Friday afternoon Company
B was ordered for duty and we
marched to the mines and made 70
arrests of union miners. The boys
are quite indignant that the daily pa
pers gave the credit of arrests to reg
ular troops when the actual fact of
the matter is that Company B made
the first arrest in the Occur d'Alene
mining war.
Wednesday morning Ito go back a
day or two) we passed on the train
the Bunker Hill mill, which the strik-
ers had loaded with 1000 pounds of
giant powder and threatened to blow
up if we attempted to pass; but we
made it by all right and naturally,
when we had passed, we breathed
easier. On our road in we passed
400 non-union men who had been
driven out, but Friday when we were
making our arrests the whole crowd
passed us on their road to the mine
in company of regular soldiers. II
was bitter pill for the union men,
but Company B was there with fixed
bayonets and loaded guns and they
dare make no resistance. Words
from our prisoners and some non
union miners nearly brought on 6
row, but prompt dispersal of the
crowd by our men soon produced
quiet, and we went on arresting mar
after man until we had about 10
Friday morning l had an order fo
one musician and four privates fo
S guard mount, which takes place a
: $50, but as it was 7 o'clock when w
brought in our prisoners | was il
hopes our boys would not be calle'
upon for night work, as we did no
have a man who was not almost worl
i. out. But no; we had not finishes
d our supper before an orderly iron
d headquarters came to our camp TO
the detail and | had to send out fou
men and musician for "a hours o
guard, thus making 36 continuou
, hours some of our boys have been o
= duty.
Saturday morning we broke cam
and marched to another part of tow
and the rest of the day we spent i
II making and fixing up camp again, an
we were just ready to roll into OF
blankets when the order came 70 pac
up, ready to move. We fell in, an
- after waiting an hour another ord'
came for each man to sleep with b
gun by his side and his clothes o.
ready to fall in at the bugle call wit
D. out moments delay; but mornir
Y came and no further orders.
" l have thus far briefly outlined o.
. movements since we left Weiser; nc
| will give few hints about the sit
alton. AS yet there has not been
shot fired by the troops, but there a
armed union men to the number
u several hundred in the mountains, al
~ when we start out to arrest them it
supposed the fun will commend
One mill and several bridges We
i'll blown up in towns where the troo
had not reached, but so far, as so
as troops arrived in any town, ];