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rELEGRApH1o NEWS.
Troops in Control.

SPOKANE, July ID A special 10 the
Reuieeo just received says the Cnur DIAL,
enc country is how ia the control of the
Federal authorities. The Federal troops
are In camp at nearly every important
point. There was general movement
of troops this morning from Cataldo uu-
der the command Of Colonel Carlin. At
neon 10 day several compauies from Van
couveT aud F.ut Sherman arrived in
Wardner and immediately went ioto
camp. Inspector General Curtis is in
command, with Captain Buob as second
officer. The town is low uoder martial
law and proclamation to that effect has
been posted IN all conspicuous places.
The strikers have been orderly and quiet
since the arrival OF the troops.
AT WALLACE.
Another ReUieao special says Wallace
was IN control OF an armed and rabld
moh all night. The victory of The union
at Wardner yesterday inflated the strikers
with unusual excite ment. Upon the ar
rival of the union men from Wardner
yesterday many proceeded to get drunk.
During the night the strikers held high
carnival, and run things about as they
pleased. This morning number of non
union men came down from the Granite
mine to be paid off and leave the country.
They went into the Wallace bank to get
their checks cashed, but number of the
strikers marched boldly into the hank
and hustled them out, aud oriered them
TO leave town. They hurried to the depot
and boarded the train. The strikers then
marched back to the bank. and told the
officials there il all the non-union men
were not delivered up in an hour the
bank would be blown up with dynamite.
The excitement became intense and the
miners became more arrogant. Com
mittees waited upon several people and
told them to leave town. Among those
called upon were the clerk of the Pacific
hotel, the manager of Holley, Mason,
Marks & Co., and other prominent people.
Mayor Dunn hurried q message to Col
onel Carlin and the troops were hurried
into town before all semblance of reason
had fled. The message was no sooner
wired than one of the strikers came into
the telegraph Office, snd. drawing a rifle
on the operator, ordered him to send no
more messages to Wsrdner. Troops are
now here and the people are thankful
once more for safeguards of society,
which are never fully appreciated until
they are gone.
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The cholera is raging fearfully in
Russia, and the death roll is being in
creased every day. Suffering under
the most cruel despotlsm, decimated
by the ravages of famine, and now
several dying daily by that malignant
disease, cholera, it seems that provl-
dence deals very severely with the in
habitants of that empire. If physical
suffering is decreed by the supreme
being as the means of punlshing in
dividuals and nations for violation of
the moral code of laws these Russians
must be wickeder than any other ra-
tion; but this is not the fact, and
drouth and cholera can be traced to
natural causes. If, in connection with
q proper reverence for religion, all peo-
pie would be careful to follow sanitary
regulations, there would be less dis
ease and want in every community.
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In the Cour d,Alene mines there is
war and bloodshed between union and
uon-union men, and several have been
killed and wounded. Will our friends,
che enemy, attempt to lay this to the
charge of the Mckinley bill end the
policy of protection. THIS would be
just as reasonable as the grayamen of
the articles now written by Demo-
cratic editors regarding the Pittsburg
riot. the first cause in both instances
is simply question of wages, only
that the Pennsylvania affair was ag-.
gravated by the appearance Of Plnker-
toms detectives on the scene. And
until the world grows much better and
wiser, and the reign of thas universal
peace and good will, called the millen-
ium, begin-lf it ever will-this selfish
world will continue the same as it IS
to-day, the scenes of despotism and
fraud. Night will overcome right and
the possessor of wealth will rule with
an iron hand over the innocent and
virtuous, even in free countries
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Ano.ner account From wallace.


WALLACE. Idaho, July 11.-A battle
occurred at the Frisco mine and Gem
mine at the town of Gem this morning
between aud O'Clock. between union
and non union miners. The fight lasted
for several hours. Fonr men were killed
and about 10 wounded. Among the
killed are Gus Carlson and Harry Cum
mings, union men; the ether Two were
guards at the mine The wounded, 20,
as far as learned, are John Ward, of the
Gem, sho. through the erm; Hugh Camp
bell, union man, hit by rife on the
head; J. W. Gankroger, non-uniou, shot
through the hips; Gam Peters, of Tacoma,
non nnion, shot in the head, will recover
The Frisco mill was blown up during the
fight, and is d complete wreck. After
the mill was blown up the non-union
men in the Frisc,, mine hung out flag
of truce snd hostillties ceased, and about
60 men surrendered. The men are now
under guard at the Miners Uuion head
quarters at the town of Gem.
The miners in the meantime got around
the hills up the canyon above the mine
They loaded Union Pacific car with 75O
pounds OF giant powder aud sent the car
down the track toward the Frisco nine.
Directly in front of the mill the explosion
occurred, shattering the mill to spllnters
and making it a complete wreck. Ths
scabs then showed the white flag and
surrendered. They were marched to the
Miners Union hall and guarded. no iu-
dignities being offered after the surrender.
While the fight was going on at Frisco,
the Gem guards suddenly began firing
voiIey after volley into the town of Gem,
riddiing the buildings with bullets. John
Ward, u citizen, was shot through the
arm, and Gus Carlson, union miner,
shot and tell. All attempts 10 recover
Caslson's body were met with volley
from the Gem breastworks, and when the
body was recovered, an hour afterward,
be was dead, having been shot through
the breast. No shots were returned from
the Gem until the armed miners from the
Frisco, balf a mile above the Gem, re-
turned. About o'clock truce occur
red, and the sheriff, district attorney and
deputy United States marshals appeared
on the scene.
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HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 12.-The night
passed quietly. All Homestead was in
holiday attire early this morning in an
ticipation of the militia. It was expec-
ted the troops would arrive by daybreak,
and the people turned out in anticipation
of that event ready to welcome the blue
coated representatives of the state with q
procession of brass bands, school children
and flowers, but the situation became
somewhat ludIcrous as the hours passed
and the militia did not appear. The
bands did their best to keep up the spirits
of the multitude, with Indifferent success.
It was after o'clock when a cry went
up "The troops are coming" They ar
rived by train from the rendezvous at
Greensburg, and consisted Of the Second
and Third brigades, numbering 5000 men,
under command of Central Snowden, to-
gether with two Calling guns and three
field pieces. Their sudden arrival in the
absence CT the leaders OF the strikers dis.
concerted the programme for their recep-
tlon, and the soldiers evidently did not
desire such treatment from the men
whom they were sent to keep in order.
They were received with perfect respect.
and here and there an attempt at q cheer
was set up By the onlooking populace,
The troops descended from the train.
formed silently, marched in perfect order,
took possession Of the mills, deployed
artillery across the Monongahela opposite
the mills, set pickets all about the works,
and settled the question of taking pos
session of the town by marching one
company direct to the strikers headquar-
ters, another to the vicinity of the depot,
and a third to a slight eminence over
looking and commanding the CONNER
cial center of the town. Then Homestead
was in the hands of the military and
martial law had succeeded the arbitrary
reign of the advisory committee. The
citizens Of Homestead are desperately
that the militia thought it
necessary to occupy the whole town
instead of coninlDg themselves to the
mills, but gave no open evidence of the
fact. 1t was complete acquisition of
power by the state, and as gracefully as
they could the strikers accepted the in
evitable. The batteries across the river
the whole town as well as the
Carnegie warks.
When the troops arrived. the strikers
plckets, located 10 the neighborhood, left
their posts and congregated 10 watch the
soldiers. The strike leaders at once sent
them back to their stations, telling them
they had no right to leave their posts,
and instructing them not to let any nom
union man or detective through the lines. |
The leaders told them the troops would |
not interfere with them IN this. Similar |
Instructions were gwen other watchmen,
and the whole strike line of plckets re
formed outside the picket of the troops.
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vlc,.m. OF the Berke,y Expiosion.

SAN FRANCISCO, July n.-Five bodies
of the victims of the explosion are lying at
the Oakland morgue. Three are the remains
of white men and two are Cinnamon. The
funeral of Iohn Bowe will be held at the
Catholic church in Berkely tomorrow morn
ing. His Inflated white companion will be
buried at O'Clock to morrow afternoon.
The Chinese dead will be turned over to their
countrymen after the inquest, to be buried, as
in the case of the white victims, at the ex-
pense of the Judson Shepard Company. The
inquest will be at o'clock this afternoon,
and may occupy several days, as all the en-
ployes are to be summoned. Coroner Evers
summoned his jury this morning.
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TRADE FIGURES.


An eastern exchange says: 1t is
quite true that the bouuteous Ameri-
can harvest of 1891 and the unusual
scantiness of that of Europe had much
to do with increasing our exports for
the fiscal year that ended Oh the 3Oth
of last month, hut it also is true that
our exports Of things not agricultural
were unusually. large. For examp's,
onr exports Of copper ingots and
manufactures amounted to 81, OLE, $50,
which is just about double what they
were in the fiscal year ending June 30,
1891. Our exports of agricultural
implements increased by about one
third. Our exports of American
made pottery came near to doubling
themselves Our exports of fax,
hemp, jute and other cordage increased
by nearly third. Exports Of glass,
ironware, silk, spirits, wines and zinc
all rose in quantity and in value.
On. the other hand, our imports of
leaf tobacco fell off by more thap $3,-
100000, and those of cigars and Gig
arettes by nearly 100000. We
grew and made more at homo. We
imported less lumber from Canada.
We kept more than $6,0OO,0O0 at
homo that we had been in the habit Of
paying TO Europe iirrper.sa-4aalen-
goods, and we were supplied with as
good and as cheap articles from our
own factories. Our imports of iron
and steel manufactures fell from $44,-
931,s5 in 1891 to S25,267,746 in
1899. We bought foreign diamonds
to the value of about half million in
1892, and to more then the value of a
million and quarter in 1891, but our
bill for foreign jewelry and manufac-
lures of gold and silver came to nearly
81, ,OO0,0 900 in each of the two years.
During the eleven months ending
May 81, 1892, we imported 359, ,907,-
33l pounds of tin plates, terne plates
and taggers tin, against SSS.SS4,74l
pounds in the corresponding eleven
months of 1891, which is sufficient
answer to the free-trade falsehood that
the increased duty is not checking i'm
por.ation. Our imports of these goods
for the month of May, 1892, were
44,S04. 1916 pounds, against ll9,442,-
OLD for May, 1891.
The fiscal year just ended has been
remarkably prosperous one for the
United States. The country has
raised more agricultural products.
manufactured more goods, mined more
ores and built more ships than for long
years before. What is even more
cheering than this retrospect is the
prospect of a continuance or increase
of such remarkable prosperity.
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They Fought to XIII.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July II.-Informa.
ton reached this city last night of the frs,
blood-letting of tie heated political campaign
in this state. 1t took place last evening Just
below Gadsden. A steamboat excursion
party was coming up from Smokeneck,
Etowah county, to Gadsden. On the boat
there were five young men-the two billiard
brothers, Kolb men, and three Green brothers,
Jones men. The Billiards were loud in de-
nouncing Jones and his followers. Words
grew TO blows. One of the billiard brothers
struck Bill Green with billet Of wood.
Green grabbed Whit billiard, threw him to
the floor and drew his knife. A brother of
billiard ran up, and in the scuffie Whit
billiard was stabbed to the heart. One
of the Greens lost finger and an eye.
billiard is dying and one Of the Greens was
fatally wounded. The boys belong to some
of the best families in the state.
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shoot down all who opposed them.
The lesson IS plain and easily under
stood Labor is in combination aud
it will defy any onslaught by Pinker-
ton men to the death, il necessary;
but in almost every instance it will
obey the law and respect its enforce
ment. The rights of property are
sacredin every country, and the powers
of government in any nation that
is worthy the sacrifice of patriotism or
the intelligent care OF statesmen, should
protect these rights at all hezards.
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The Oregon delegation has been
successfully in incorporating in the
river and harbor bill very liberal
appropriation for the Cascade locks
and a change to the contract system.
This is commendable work on the part
of Senators Dolph and Mitchell and
Mr.. Herman; but the river
will not be free of impediments
to navigation when the canal is
completed. There are other obstruc-
tions to be removed, and, as the boat
railway-the only feasible means of
improving tie navigation of the Co
lumbia between this city and Celilo-
was defeated in the general appropria-
tion bill. every effort should be made
to insure the passage by the next Ore
gon legislature of bill for sufficient
amount to build portage road around
these rapids until the government IN
dertakes some plan of permanent i'm
provement. Eastern Oregon is en-
titled to this aid from the state, and
there should be an unanimity of SEN
timent in this region requesting the
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The seizure of the British vessel
found poaching in Behring sea was a
conpendable act on the part of. the
United States, and the captain of the
Corsoias is entitled to considerable
credit for his prompt action in the
matter. This fishing ground must be
from the vessels of all gov
ernments until the question in dispute
Great Britain and this country
is settled by arbitration.
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The late elections in England do not

The late elections in England do not
insure certain Liberal victory, and if
Gladstone forms the ministry he will
have hard work to carry forward his
favorite measured. It was expected,
from the trend of public opinion in
the empire during the last few years,
that the Liberals would be very strong
in the next parliament; but this will
not be the fact, and it is very evident
the Conservatives can cause a dissolu-
tion Oh almost any popular measure.
However much the American people
may sympathize with ireland in her
long continued struggle for local gov
ernment, the results of the recent cleo
ton can give but little hope that the
home-rule measure will be successful
for the next few years. There is a
forward movement in the British en-
pire, and it will not stop until the
House of Lords is abolished and there
is confederated parliament; but this
may not be accomplished during the
next twenty years.
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miles from Wardner. The miners took
possession of this during the night, and
sent word up TO the mine that unless the
non-union men would surI Iender before 8
o'clock this morning the mill would be
blown up. Large bodies of armed miners
went up to Wardner proper and toward
the mine to await an answer and develop
ments. Before o'clock this morning
all the Bunker Hill and Sullivan forces
walked out of the mine and surrendered.
The Sierra Nevada forces also surren-
dered. Not shot was fired. What will
be do1e with the non union men is not
yet known. The Frisco and Gem COM
panies are paying their men off this
morning.
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We were requested to-day to write
an article on political economy by a
Democratic friend. As the columns
of the TIMEs-MoUNTAINEER are some
what COO limited to discuss this ques-
tion in detail, we forbear. In answer
We will say that the American policy
protection- has proven beneficial to
the Omitted States in every instance,
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and the only disastrous financial Pc
riods have Teen those when we fol-
lowed the f:llacies of free-trade.
This is enough poll ical economy for
any patriotic American citizen, and
all that he desires to know. The re-
public has practically tested the two
doctrines, and theorizing On the diff
ferent policies is worse than useless.
Protection has built up our rnanufact-
urlns industries, extended our com.
merce with foreign countries and de-
veloped our resources. The wealth of
the nation to-day is the result of pro-
lection, and the independence of our
laoorers is from the same source. We
should be satisfied with present accom-
plishments, and not desire to expert
ment with untried theories.
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aaIlItIa Wi, Arrive To-day.

BOISE, Idaho, July 1.-THE state
troops will arrive at Wallace late to NOR
row night. Six small companies will
comprise the force. Ex-Brigadler. Gen
eral j. F, Curtis. the old Californian, will
have command. Secretary of State A. J..
Pinkham was to-day commissioned
quartermaster-genera of state forces and
he will be second in command. Both
these men have seen much service, and
they may be depended upon to fight.
Could Governor Wiley secure cars he
would start the soldiers tonight, but he
cannot. Captain W. c. Hood, of com
pany A, Second regiment, of Wallace. is
said to have fed to escape duty, and will,
1t is alleged, be court. for his
cowardice. The union miners have o
wonderful system of espionage Their
spies lurk in every county in the state.
Judge j. H. Beatty, United States dis
trict court, who lives at HALEY yesterday
sent out private telegram announcing
that he had decided not te dissolve the
injunction preventing the union miners
from interfering with the mine-owners
and non union miners. Instantly the
news was, by some spy, flashed to the
north, and the desperate miners then
hogan their destructive work.
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CAPITAL AND W.4GES.

The congressional investiga tion into
the strike at Homestead has brought
out the fact that the scale of wages
was much higher than at first supposed,
ranging from $50 to 1915. From the
dispatches in Wednesdays Oregomian
we learn that at Homestead $500 men
were employed, and the wages paid
were as follows: "Rollers, $3.50 to $275
per month; heaters, $lS5 TO $50;
heaters helpers, $l30; trainmen, $97
to SIP; others averaged $50 per
month. The total amount of wages
in May was $40, 202. 3d."
The most fanatical advocate of the
rights of labor cannot consider these
prices inadequate for the support of
families, and, with the exercise of
economy, men receiving such wages
would, in a few years, accumulate
competence. There are few men who
will not agree that the laborer is
worthy of his hire, and should receive
a fair compensation for the time and
muscular effort he devotes to the in
terests of his emgloyer. But capital
comes under the same rule, and have
certain rights which should be respect
ed and protected by law. He who in
vests his money and devotes his ex-
perience and intellectual facul-
ties to the development of
a business enterprise is en-
titled to remuneration. Every dollar
of his capital represents labor, and the
inyestment of it IN iron, woot other
manufacturing enterprise should bring
to him certain percentage of gain.
1t is much better for the community
to be so invested than to be loaned out
to individuals, for 1t developes the re-
sources of the country and gives en-
ployment to wage-earners. Mr.. Car
negie could have taken his wealth
and invested it in government securi-
ties and received a princely income,
but the 5000 workmen at Homestead
would be forced to 60 elsewhere and
work for less wages, and thousands of
dollars woaid annually be sent to
Great Britain for manufactured iron.
If the affairs at Homestead have
any political significance what
ever they show that protected
labor is paid higher wages in the
United States than it can command
elsewhere. The strike would have
happened under any administration of
national affairs, and was not caused by
Republican policy, no more than that
in the Ceur d'Alene mines. 1t is
somewhat amusing to read column
after column in Democratic exchanges,
charging all the evils which have hap
pened at Homestead to high pro-
lection, written by editors who do not
receive one.half the wages of some of
Carnegie's employers; but the party
must have something upon which to
make the campaign for free-trade, and
the strike at Homestead is much better
than nothing.
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The Governors Message.

BOISE Cry, July l1.-The message
sent to President Harrison by Governor
Wiley reads:
"This morning riot and bloedsbed by
the striking miners Of the Ceur d'Alene
district commenced. A mill was blown
up by dynamite and many men were Kill.
ed and injured. Inspector. General Curtis,
of the Idaho National Guard. informs me
that 400 or 500 armed men Constitute the
mob. The legislature Is not in session
and cannot be promptly convened. The
civil authorities of the county and state
are wholly inadequate to maintain the
peace. The immediate available mill.
tary force of the Idaho National Guard
numbers only 1876 men, which is, In my
opinion. far too lew to successfully cope
with the mob. though / will order 1t at
once into the field. In this emergency
deem it necessary to call for the assistance
of federal troops. I therefore request
that sufficient forre be detailed from
Fort Sherman, or elsewhere, to act in
concert with the state authorities in
maintaining ORDER"
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Gov. Pattison has finally

Gov. Pattison has finally ordered
|out the militia to protect the CON-
|pany's property at Homestead, and
|there is no trouble apprehended with
|the strikers. In country like the
United States, where law is supposed
10 be supreme, there is no necessity
Tor hired band of assassins to be
{ne1Red to protect private property,
Ike the recent acts of the Pinkerton
Isrce near Fittsburg, Pa. If the mat.
eer had been treated in the same man.
her, from the beginning, as any other
violation of law, there would have
been nc rioting or bloodshed. 1t
might have been expected that there
Rodld be q stubborn resistance when
these foreign hirelings came to Penn.
,ylvania, not to epforee law but to