The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-12

WALLACE, IDAHO, July 1.-THE
strained situation in the Couer d'Alene
labor troubles eliminated this morning
between and 9 o'clock. The events of
the day previous consisted Of challenges
from tho non-union men at the Frisco
and Gem mines to the union miners at
the town Of Gem, and all seemed to in
dicate a speedy rupture. The Gem
mine barricado is within 800 OF the
centre of the town OF Gem. This morn
ing at 5 o'clock miner IRON Gem start
ed for Burke. When opposite the Fris-
co mine he was fred upon. The miners
marched in body toward the Frisco
mill, located directly in front of the
mine. When scarcely within rifle range
n voiley from the Frisco mill greeted
the miners and lead whistled all about
them. They scattered and regular
battle ensued. One miner and one nom
union were killed and six wounded
during the engagement. Tho miners in
the meantime went around the hills up
the canyon above the mine, loaded q
car with $50 pounds Of giant powder and
sent the car down the track toward the
Frisco mine.
AWFUL EXPLOSION.
Directly in front OF the mill an ex.
plosion occurred, shattering the mill to
splinters, making it a complete wreck.
The non.union men then showed the
white flag and surrendered. They were
marched down to the miners union hall
and guarded, no indignities being of
fered after the surrender.
While the fight was going on at Frisco,
the Gem guards suddenly began firing
yolley after volley into the town of Gem,
riddling the buildings with bullets.
John Ward, a.citizen, was shot through
tho arm, aud Gus Carlson, a union
miner, was shot aud killed Attempts
to recover Carlson's body were met with
volleys from the Gem breast works, and
when the body was recovered an hour
atterward it was lifeiess, another bullet
having been sent through the breast.
No shots were returned from Gem un-
til tho armed miners from Frisco half q
mile above Gem returned.
THE SURRENDER.
Ats o'clock truce occurred aud the
sheriff, district attorney and deputy
United States marshals appeared on the
scene. The train was stopped by armed
guards at the Gem mine. The sheriff
took the mail on his shoulders and
passed on to the Gem. The guards
levelled their rifles ct him but dropped
them when they learned his identity.
At Gem several hundred men were
huddled in the street with rifles and
revolvers. Peace negotiations were i'm
mediately set on foot and at IL o'clock
the mine force surrendered to the
union mon. The number OF killed, so
fur as can ut present be learned, is four
killed and about ten wounded, though
there may be bodies under the Frisco
mill. Two of the killed are Gus Carl
son and Harry Cummings, union
miners. The other two are non-union
men, names unknown.
Among the wounded are John Ward,
citizon, of Gem; Hugh Campbell, struck
with rife over the head, not dangerous
ly injured; ]. w. Gankadoger, union
miner, shot through hip, will die; Gam
Peters, from Tacoma, shot in head, but
not fatally; George Pettibone, union
miner, shot through hand.
LATER-srARTLISa REPORT.
A rumor is current that twonty of
the non-union miners were killed in
the Frisco mill when that structure was
destroyed with dynamite this morning.
It is impossible us yet to obtain con-
frmation OF the report.
The cause Of the strike was the de-
mand Of tho union miners OF the dis
trict for $3.50 per day for every man
working under ground. The mine own
ers held that unskllled laborors should
be paid only So. When the miners re-
fused to accept tho scale the mines
were closed. The owners declared ex.
cessive freight rates were the cause OF
the reduction. The lockout was begun
April by the mine owners association
and 5000 miners were thrown out OF
work. Since then the mine owners
havo been making struggle to run
their mills with non-union men and
guards. The tension has been great for
months and the opinion has prevailed
that only spark was needed to,stars
the flames Of riot. The example ut
Homestead and the decision OF the
United States courts ut Botse making
perpetual injunction against the min
ers' union brought matters to
head.