New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-22
RIOTOUS MIN Frs.
The Strike at Minnesota Mines
Assuming a Serious and
Alarming Aspect.
The Miners Are Desperate and
Threaten to Prevent Opera
tions at Any Cost.

Tower, Mimi, Special, juno 20 The
opinion was general here to-day that it
would require strong measures, and per-
haps bloodshed in order to restrain the
strikers from interfering with the men who
will be put to work tomorrow at the
Minnesota company mines. They are a
determined set. The main disturbing ele-
ment being Austrians, many of whom have
served in the army before coming to this
country, and who do not fear anything
from firearms up to dynamite. Their sue
cess in compelling the deputy sheriffs to
leave the mines yesterday on peril Of their
lives has added to their fearlessness and
count for anything, seem to think they
own the earth.
There We're about six hundred men in the
strike Yesterday, accordidg to deputy sher-
ifs, and by clever flank movement they
completely surrounded the deputies, many
or whom had never smelled powder The
sheriff saw that his men were weakening
and came to the conclusion that discretion
was the better part of valor. To-day ru-
mors are current that the strikers will
lorce the whole mining contingent to the
extent of 500 men to go out. These ru-
mors were SO alarming that Sheriff Sharvy
determined to send for two additional COM
panies from West Duluth before attempting
to start the mines. Company A, Third
regiment Minnesota National guards, ar
rived this morning with forty-seyen men,
ia pt Tear n
tered with some forty deputy sheriffs
ARMED WITH RIFLES
at the Minnesota Iron company's old ma
chine shops, about quarter of mile from
the Mines both officers and men OF the
militia company We're anxious to-day to
take possession of the mines and hold them
against the strikers. The sheriff and Gen
eral Manager D. H. Bacon, of the Mime
sofa Iron company, determined not to risk
a possible pitched battle without more
men. All forces are waiting the arrival of
the West Duluth contingent, when the
mining machinery will be started. It is
the determination o! the sheriff, Capt. Tear
and Mr.. Bacon to show no mercy if the
strikers make an attack. but to shoot low
and to kill. 1t is believed that if a
few of them are killed that it will bring the
rest to their senses, although yesterday
when they closed in on deputy snerffs
they shouted, you may Kill dozen or
more OF US, but we will paralyZe you in the
end" The men who constitute the strik-
ers are Of divers Municipalities. There are
Hungarians, Italians Slcilians, Fins and a
few Poles.
Thus far the Cornishmen most to be
feared have held aloof, as have the Swedes
and Norwegians, but if they join strikers
i. will require several more companies of
soldiers to do anything with them. Hap
PLY the difficulty arose with a portion of
the surface men, who took a holiday con-
trary to rules and were discharged. There
is also some bad feeling over a reduction Of
10 cents made a month ago on the wages of
q portion Of the men working above
ground. This reduction was made because
it was very hard to get men to work below
in mines on account of better wages being
made on the outside Of pits. The men are
very ignorant class, who
ACT LIKE BEASTS s'ta ~
when in uriated, and are constantly under
the influence OF liquor. The presence of
soldiers or deputy sheriffs among them acts
Like red rag upon certain animals. The
s mines are rather hard to guard against q
large force Of determined men who are
very we'll armed with revolvers, rifles
sticks, stoL es and knives.
The mouths Of shafts are all on a table
land or emlnence from 100 to 300 feet above
surrounding country and include an area
$50 acres, on which are nearly a dozen
working shafts with expensive hosting
machinery which must be protected Still
more importance than these is the large
engine, boiler and machinery Of the com
pany which furnishes the motive power to
hoist the ore out Of all the shafts. tits a
very expensive plant. perfect in its kind,
which must have cost nearly 81 ZOO, OOO
The strikers could. if SO disposed, by put
ting III few blasts cause S. Ooo, 900 worth
Of loss in few minutes.
THE MEN ARE DESPERATE
enough for anything, but will not raise any
disturbance unless an attempt is made to
start the mines. Forces large enough to
protect all the property have to be greatly
divided and thus weak ened. To the north
Of the mines is a wilderness OF bush. in
which the attacking party can secure good
shelter, enabling them TO approach the
works from all sides. They came down
yesterday on the poor deputies in this man
ner like the wolf on the !old, with babel
oltongues swearing in several unknown
languages. They are like enraged animals
and not much superior III intelligence
. Upon the receipt of telegram from the
sheriff of Cook county asking Tor more
troops, Adjt. Gen. Mullen resolved at once
to go to the seat of the trouble.
Gov. Merriam also received telegram
from the captain OF tie West Duluth COM
pany stating that a special train from
Tower was III waiting, and asking If he
should take his CONF any thi,her. The
governor immediately replied III the at
tirmatiye, and the company forthwith
started Tor the scene OF the strike. Lieut..
Col. Shandrew and Assistant Surgeon Van
Duzee, of the Third, started for Tower last
night.
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