The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-12
A BATTLE AMONG MINERS.
SIX MEN KILLED AND SEVEN WOUNDED
IN 2HE CEUR D'ALENE.
Union Miners Defeat the Non-Unsou Men and
Take Seventy Prisoners-The Fight -
One Result OF tho Tragedy at Homestead.


Take Seventy Prisone rs-The Fight -
One Result OF tho TRAGEDY mt Homestead.
WALLACE. Idaho. July 11.-The terrible
struggle between union miners and mine
owners In the Conur 'Alene. which was patched
up about two months ago. started again to-
day and resulted In savage fight. in which
six men were killed and seven wounded.
Seventy mont union men were taken prisoners
and the Frisco mill was blown up. Tho trou-
BILE came to q head to-day in the town OF Gem In
Il fight between union and non-union mon at
the Frisco and Gem mines. The fight lasted
several hours. Among the killed are Gus
Carlson and Harry Cummings. union men.
Two others were guards at the mine. The
wounded. as far as learned, are:
John Ward OF Gem. shot through the
arm Hugh Campbell. union. hit by rifle on
the head: ]. w. Sankroger. non-union. shot
through the hips Sam Petois OF Tacoma,
non-union. stot In the head. will recover.
Tho Frisco Mill Ia a complete wreck. After
the mill was blown UP tho non-union men
hung out flag OF truce. Hostilitios then
ceased. and seventy men surrendered. Tho
men arc now under guard ut the Miners
Union headquarters at GEN. The union men
have resolved to drive every non-union man
out Of the district. Women and children have
been removed to places Of safety.
Tho strike in tho Occur dAlene began about
nine months ago. The fight was between the
Mine Owners Association. organized to re-
sist the demands OF the Miners Union.
Twelve mines. including all tho leading ones.
are in the former organization. and money
has boon freely contributed to carry on tho
fight Tho former rates Of wages were $3.50
per day to miners and shovellers. and the
strike grew out OF the reduction In shovellers'
wages to So per day. All the miners work.
ing underground demanded $3.50. There
were no acts OF hostility when the strike be-
gun. but the Miners Union did its best to pre-
vent by peaceable means men working at the
reduced wages. The United States Circuit
Court issued an Injunction forbiidlng any one
from interfering with the men employed by
the com panies
About two months ago matters were straight
ened out and work went on az usual. but since
the Carnegie troubles began the old question
of wages has been revived 10y the men and re-
suited in to-day's bloodshed. The Governor
has ordered out the militia
Both the Gem and Frisco mines were guard
ed by men behind barbados and armed with
Winchesters. and as the caflon is narrow the
men behind the barbados could sweep two
railroad tracks and the country road with
bullets. The Gem mine barricade is within
800 foot OF tho centre OF the town OF Gem.
Gem started for Burke. and when opposite the
Frisco mine no was fred upon. He
ran back to the Gem. Several hundred
miners In the meantime got around the hills.
up the caGon above the mine. londed o Union
Pacific car with $50 pounds Of giant POWDER.
and sent the car down the track toward the
Frisco mine. and directly In front OF the mill
the explosion occurred. shattcring the mill
and making it a complete wreck.
The nor union men then showed the white
flag and surrendered. They were marched to
the Miners Union hall and guarded. No In
dgnities were offered them after surrender.
While the fight was on at tho Frisco. the Gem
guards suddenly began firing volley after vol
ley into the town Of Gen. Kidding the build
ings. John Ward was shot through the arm.
and Gus Carlson. union miner was shot and
fell. All attempts to recover CaIlson's body
were met with volleys from the Gem breast
works and when it was recovered an hour
aiterward Carlson was dead. having been shot
through the breast. George Pettbone a
union man. was shot through the head. No
shots were returned from the Gem until the
! armed miners from tho Frisco. q half mile
above the Gem. returned.
About o'clock the truce occurred. and the
Sheriff. District Attorney. and Deputy United
States Marshals appeared on the scene. The
train was stopped by armed guards Of the
Gem mine. The Sheriff took the mail on his
shoulders and passed on to Gem. Tho guards
| leveed their rifles at him. but dropped them
when they learned his identity. At Gem sew
| eral hundred men were huddled in the streo0
| with rifles and reviewers. At noon the Gem
| mine force surrendered to the union men. Tho
| Frisco and Gem were the only non union
| mines in tho east end Of CGur dAlene.
ASrokane special says the union miners in
| the Poor Man and Tiger mines quit work and
| captured MI the non-union men working In the
| Union mine. near Burke.