The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-15

the county or frightened to death. In the
retreat from Mission tho non union men
Acattered in all directions, the most of
them toward the canyon, bnt others along
she heavy bushes of the river and in the
woods. Like hunted beasts they erAwled
from view and did not return. The steamer
deorgie Oakes picked up many along tho
banks of the lake. Others walked th ough
the canyon and over the hills to Cmur
d'Alene City, aud there are doubt
less few in the mountains now
sevsral camp fires can be seen from tho
river. Those who reached Ccsur d'Alene
City add another chapter TO tho terrible
work OF their assailants. They say they
mad not reached the cany on when they were
halted by tho men with guns thrown down
on them. Then they were held up and rob-
bed OF every dollar. all their jewelry, and
even their railway tickets and tobacco Tho
men then were finally released and the fir
ing was resumed again. Twenty or more
told this story to Messenger Lane. who
came down from Coeur d'Alens City this
afternoon to search for Monahan. He rep
resents several mine owners, and says up to
this time about forty refugees have been ac-
counted for. Many more have doubtless
found their way to other places or are in
the hills. One man told Lane that he had
stumbled over two bodies while getting
away from the field at Mission. Two
wounded men worked their way into CEur
dAlene City. just how many we're killed
will never be known, for though the canyon
has been searched from both ends no
bodies have been found.
The men who did the shooting will like
wise remain unknown. One of the non
union men at Coeur d'Alene thinks they
were tin horn gamblers or hobos, who took
advantage Of the situation, knowing that
they had been paid of the day before. This
might be accepted were it not for the mys-
terry of Monahan's disappearance. 1t ia
no" not so certain that he is dead, though
that Is generally believed. He got off the
train at Mission station and walked along
the track with his boy. He gave him the
tickets for the family and some money and
told him he would meet them all in Cueur
dAlene City. This occurred two hours be-
fore the shooting began, and he has not
been seen since. His wife and the children
went to the Mission landing. and from
there to Cosur d'Alene City without him,
One story is that he attempted to swim
across the river and was shot and killed
before he reached the bank. John Ward,
the shift boss who was reported killed at
Mission, turned up all right in Spokane,
which is just now the headquarters of the
mine owners.
Ine CGur dAlene country, under martial
law tonight, is oppressivaly quiet. At
Wardner and Wallace are federal and state
soldiers with Gen. Carlin in command at
the former point. The blue coats and rifles
are stationed in pairs on every street Cor
ner, about the hotels and railway stations
and near the telegraph office in Wallace.
The latter place is guarded because a man
came in this afternoon, threw gun down
on Manager McCandlish and ordered him
! to send no messages to troops. The mana
ger h"s been around here too long to take q
bluff of that sort and gave no attention to
him. All street posts are covered with
Gov. Willey's proclamations declaring the
country under martial law. No one knows
how long this will continue though it is not
believed that the miners will do any more
fighting. They finished the work which
they started out to do when
they drove sixty men from the
Granite mine early this morning.
This was done without difficulty and
there are now no more non union men in
this vicinity. To-day. beneath the ruins
OF the Frisco mill, the body of 4. D. Nc
Donald was found. He is a brother of
Northern Pacific Engineer Angus McDon-
aid, of Helena. f. G. Willox, another Hell
ena non-union man, is in the hospital from
injuries received in the explosion. The
miners are still ordering men out of town.
Conductor Bradley, of the Northern Pacific,
was tho latest to receive such notice. Peter
Porter is the only leading mine owner in
town. He has no idea what the plans of
the association may be, but thinks that a
campaign will be decided upon at meet-
ing to be held at Spokane. The troops in
Wallace are five companies Of the Fourth
United States infantry, of Vancouver, and
three companies of state militia under COM
mand of Gen. Curtis. Advisory Counsel
Peter Breen, of Butte leaves tomorrow
for home. The return of non-union men
will precipitate a war.
MOnaphan All Rirht