Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-07-13

Meagre-COmmunicatien by Wire I'm
Dossible-No More Fighting Likely
The Strength az the Militia Ridic.
ulously Small.
1t has been impossible to communi.
cate with the Coeur d'Alene region by
telegraph from Haley since Monday.
Yesterday morning the TINES left at
the HALEY depot dispatch for Gem,
calling for 200 to 1000. word daily
specials on the situation of affairs
there. The dispatch could not be
forwarded from HALEY, even, until
half past 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Jay Gould aud his party having held
the wire between Wood River and
Ogden. For aught we know, the
dispatch may not have left the Ogden
Office, as the wires must be very busy.
Inspector General Curtis, of the
State militia, who is in command in
the Ceur d'Alenes, sends half-hourly
reports to Governor Wiley. These
must keep the wires busy one. fourth
OF the time. AS is customary in such
cases, q large number of newspaper
men must be on the ground, all send~
ing lengthy dispatches to their respect.
i've journals; and there must be
mass of private dispatches to trans
NIT. This. besides the probability
that the strikers have either cut the
wires or taken control of them, ex>
plains the failure to obtain direct news.
Citizens of HALEY have not been
any more fortunate in their attempt to
obtain private advlces. Texas Angel
wired his brother, who is justice OF
the peace there, for information. He
has received no reply.
Fl. F. Steward also wired his
brother, who is in business there. No
reply.
Others mot with like in success.
Reports have, however, come to the
effect that all is quiet in the Cou,
d'Alenes. The Union men have
driven the scabs out OF the country,
and refralned from committing further
excuses.
The Governor did not call on the
Cassia or Bingham militia, as it would
require two days marching to get the
company from Albion to the railway,
and the Bingham Company is not
equipped.
The Haley company is no. equipped,
as it has no blankets, no overcoats,
and no change of clothing. But it
has arms and ammunition, and
blankets can be purchased at any
store on the route. As Tor camp
equipage, or commissary stores,
that probably did not bother the au-
thorities, as soldiers can always forage
in settled community and, besides,
supplies could be got to them before
the pangs Of hunger became too acute.
The Company F boys reached
rekoa, the end of the railroad, this
morning. Transportation awaited
them there, so that the boys were not
compelled to march over the 25 or 80
miles across the mountain to the Occur
d'Alene towns.
Captain w. f Hood, commander
OF Co. A, Second regiment, stationed
at Wallace, fed the town to escape
service of marching orders. He will
be court martialed.
Company A, of Boise, c. G. Ste
venson captain, mustered 35 strong.
1t joined the HALEY company at
Nampa, and the Weiser company
boarded the train at its home.
Altogether seven companies one
from HALEY, one from Boise, one from
Weiser, three from I.atah county. and
one from Shoshone county, are at the
front They have an effective of 1916
men reported for duty. The rioters
number between 500 and 600 men, of
whom one.half are we'll armed.
If any resistance is offered the
militia, the United States troops at
Fort Sherman, near the Occur d'Alene
mines, will be ordered out. A WE'LL
drilled we'll euninne3 companv of