The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-21
BONES IN THE ASHES.
Remains of a Funeral Pyre i'm
Fourth of July Canyon.
500 UNIoNIsTs IMPRISONED.
Most Of the Others Have Escaped Into
Montana-Arrangemen for the
Trial of the Rioters.

SPOKANE, July 20-A Reriet special
from Cataldo says: Lieutenant Smith
came in today from Fourth Of July can
yon, where he had been sent to search for
traces of the murders supposed to have
been committed. In one of the gpiches
he found large area that had just been
burned over, and in this area
he found what has the appearance
of funeral pyre. Closer inspec-
ton disclosed indications of human
sacrifice. Ashes resembling bone ash and
some that were in the form of bones
crurnbled upon being touched. The ashes
were brought here for scien tihc examina-
ton.
Quiet hangs over Ceur d'Alene. The
prisoners express their appreciation of the
kind treatment of the military. Last night
the ladies sympathizing with them served
4 tempting repast. Resolutions of respect
and gratitude were drawn up and unani-
mousiy adopted.
BOISE. Idaho, July 20.-United States
Marshal Pinkham left for Ceur Alene
today with warrants for eighty of the
rioters, charging them with contempt of
the federal court in having violated the
injunction restraining them from inter-
fering with the operation of the mines.
The policy OF the federal officials has, how
ever, been changed. and q new procedure
will be inaugurated. The contempt pro-
ceedings are in the United States circuit
court. Judge Beatty has no authority to
call special term of that court, and the
cases would have to be delayed until a
term could be authorized by Justice Field.
The men, after having been brought to
Boise, would then have TO be taken 10 Mos
COW for hearing. making a tedious and
expensive proceeding For this reason 1t
has been decided to proceed against the
offenders in the district court, charging
them with the crime of conspiracy in hay-
ing consplred to interfere with the admin
istratlon of justice Judge Beatty can call
special term of this court when and
where he will, and.he will be asked TO call
such term at Cnur d'Alene City. District
Attorney Wood will leave for the north to-
morrow in furtnerance OF this plan. The
leaders will also be proceeded against in
the state courts for murder as soon as the
machinery OF justice in Shoshone county
shall have been restored 10 working order
Reliable information is received here to-
day that the insurrectionists have sworn
to kill thirty of the leading n 2 owners
of Cnur d 'Aiene.
WALLACE, Idaho, July 20-Work has
been resumed at all the mines in Ceur
d. Alene, wages being fixed at $3.50 for
skilled miners and s. per day for shovel
ers, with the right to board and lodge
where they please. The presence of troops
is a guarantee that men can work for
whom they please without becoming men,
bers Of any organization. The actions of
the Homestead strikers. whose deeds were
commented upon in violent anarchistic
language by such men as Breen, Dallas,
Poynton and O'Brien, stirred up the
evil passions of the ignorant miners,
whom they ruled with rod of iron. On
the 18th the strike assumed its most
dangerous phase, and the mine owners
| were virtually held prisoners and 800 scabs
were in the hands of men capable of
shooting them to death at the
command of their leaders. 1t is
generally believed Colonel Carlin's de-
lay at Cataldo until the scabs could be sent
out saved many lives as well as much
valuable property. Every threat made by
the strikers on that day would assuredly
have been carried out had the troops ad-
vanced. The miners considered their fight
won when the scabs left, never dreaming
they would return within two days. Be-
fore they could recover from the surprise
occasioned thereat the deputy marshals
were pointing them out to the soldiers,
who arrested them. Since the 18th inst
there has been no danger whatever, and
the sensational reports sent out from here
were in most cases gross exaggerations.
Breen. Dallas and Povnton, who were
the tried leaders under O'Brien. have es-
caped to Montana. Requistion papers
will be forwarded to Governor Toole and
their arrest will probably follow. All the
other prominent leaders are In custody
Indications point to a generai exodus into
Montana of such union miners as have not
vet been arrested. Although the Miners
Union IN Cnur d'Alenes is completely
broken up and the mine owners free of
its halter. it will require the presence of
federal troops for six months or more TO
insure workmen here immunity from at
tack.
One hundred and eleven men have been
arrested at Wardner. and there are 100 con-
fined at Wallace Marshal Pinkham has
been looking over the prisoners and is
busy getting out indictments against the
principal ones The prisoners Will he
taken 10 Boise IN 4 few days to answer 10
charges Of contempt of court. and Will
then be returned here 10 stand trial on
several indictments. Something will have
10 be done with them soon. as the prison
pens are terribly crowded, and sick
ness will result from the unsanitarv con-
Gi;lons existing az present. Provisions
shipped in here for the Miners Union are
turned over u n committee appointed by
the miners wives, and by them distrib-
uted 70 the needy.