The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-07-16
WAR In THE WEST
Another Fatal Riot, This Time
Among the Miners Near
Wallace, Idaho.
Union Men and Nom Union Men
Engage in a Desperate and
Bloody Battle.

WALLACE, Idaho, July ia desperate
fight occurred at the C9ur d'Alene mines
at Gem early this morning between strik-
ing I'LL on and working non-union miners.
1t Is known that tour men were killed, but
other reports say that SIX, nine and as high
as twenty men lost their lives.
The events of the day previous consisted
OF challenges from non union men at the
Frisco and Gem mines to the union miners
ut the town Of Gem and all seemed to indi-
cate a speedy rupture. Both Gem and
Frisco mines were guarded by men behind
barbados, armed with Winchestsrs, and,
as the canyon is narrow where the mines
are located, the men behind BARR cades
could sweep the two railroad tracks and the
country with bullets. The Gem mine barri-
cade is within 800 feet of the center Of the
town Of Gem.
This morning at s. o'clock a miner from
Gem started for Burke. When opposite
the Frisco mine he was fired upon. He
ran back several hundred yar>:s to Gem,
where the shot had been heard and soon
the miners in the town gathered with
arms. They marched in a body
toward the Frisco mill located directly in
front Of the mine. When scarcely within
rifle range a volley from the Frisco mill
greeted the miners and lead whistled all
about them. They scattered and
A REGULAR BATTLE ENsuED.
One miner and one o man were
killed and six wounded during the engage
ment. The miners in the meantime went
around tho hills up the canon above the
mines, loaded q car with $50
pounds of giant powder and
sent the car down the track toward
the Frisco mine. Directly in front Of the
mill an explosion occurred, scattering the
mill to splinters, making it a complete
wrtc ok, and causing a loss of $500, 900. 1t is
reported that twenty men were killed by
the explosion. The men then
showed II white flag and surrendered. They
were marched down to the miners
union hull and guarded, no indigni-
ties being offered after the surrender.
While the fight was going on at Frisco
the Gem Guards suddenly began firing VOL
ley after volley into the town Of Gem. rid
ding the buildings with bullets. John
Ward. q citizen, was shot through
the arm and Gus Carlson, a union
miner, was shot and killed. Attempts to
recover Carlson's body were met with vol
lcys from the Gem b Q ,styork, and when
the body was recovered all hour a!terward.
it was ~lifeless and another bullet having
been sent through the breast. No shots
were returned fro n tho Gem until the
armed miners from Frisco. half a mile
above, Gem returned. At s O'Clock
TRUCE
and the sheriff, district attorney and deputy
United States marshals appeared ON the
scene. The. sheriff took the mail
on his shoulder and passed
on to Gem. The guards leveled
their rifles at him, bpt dropped them when
they learned lis identity. AT Gem several
hundred men were huddled in the street
with rifles and ~revolyers. Peace negotla-
were Immediately set on foot, and at
II o'clock the mine force surrendered to the
union men.
The number so far as at present can be
learned is !our and about ten wounded,
they there may be bodies under the Frisco
mill. Two Of the killed are Gus Carlson
and Harry Cummings. union miners. The
other two are non-union men, names I'M
known. Among the wounded are: John
Ward. citizen OF Gem; Hugh Campbell,
with rifle over head, not danger
ously injured; +. w. Gankardoger, union
shot through hip. will die; Gam
Peters, from Tacoma, shot in head, but not
George Pettibone, union miner,
through hand.
Tho Er,ecn anI Gap, ,voro A., o,l, NM
union places in the east OF Ceur d'Alene.
There is still considerable excitement
but no further trouble is ex-
About sixty men in the mine sur
rendered.
H CAUSE OF THE STRIKE .
was the demand o! the union miners OF
the district Tor $3.50 for every MAI working ,
under ground. The mine owners held that
unskilled laborers should be paid only
e3. When the miners refused to &C
cept the scale the mines were closed.
The owners declared excessive freight
rates were the cause OF the reduction. The
was begun April l by the Mine
association and 5000 union miners
thrown out of work. Since then the
mine owners have been making q struggle
70 run their mines with non-union men
guards. The tension has been great
'or months, and the opinion has prevailed
hat only a spark was nceedd to start the
of riot. The example at Homestead
decision OF the United States courts
It Boies making a perpetual injunction
the miners union brought matters
a head. % #
Late to-day James Hennessy, q miner
rom Butte. Mont. was found in the Gem
lead rom a wound in his breast. making
i've deaths. The bodies are now in Wallace
sixteen wounded are so far reported.
armed bodies are now leaving here for
vardner and trouble is expected there to-
light. All OF the Gems and Frisco tniners
ire Cow in Wallace.
To lie Held ut Bratnerd.
BRAINERp, Mimi. July 12.-H. e. S,ivers,
hartman, to-day issued u call Tor the Sixth
1900