Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13
MORE sHRIeVAL DIFFICULTY.
Triumphant Miners Have Things Al
Their Own way.

WALLACE, IDAHO. July 12.-The Sheriff
last night made an effort 20 collect posse
and 60 to Mardner on a special train. lie
served summonses on all citizens known
to be in active sympathy with tho NINE
owners TO report at 10 o'clock, but when
the Sheriff started only one citizon re-
ported. Armed bodies of miners went
from Wallace all the evening. About 8
o'clock O large crowd proceeded to the
Union Pacific yards below town. took
fat car. put It on the main track. and
started lor Wardner. Being all down.
grade. no trouble was experienced. lhe
mill Of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Com
pany is located on the Union Pacific
track two miles from Wardner
scABs FORCED TO SURRENDER.
The miners took possession of this during
the night and sent word up to the mine
that unless the 'scabs" would surrender
before O'Clock this morning the mill
would be blown up. Large bodies Of
armed miners went up 10 Nardner proper
and toward the mine to await develop
ments. Before Q o'clock this morning all
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan forces walked
out of the mine and surrendered. The
Sierra Nevada forces also surrendered
Not shot was fred. What will be done
with the non-union men Is not yet known.
The Frisco and Gem companies began
paying their men of to-day.
The situation serious.
WALLACE, IDAHO. july 12.-5 p. M-The
situation is serious at Wardner. The nom
union miners IN Bunker Hill and Sullivan
have not yet come out. Private informa-
ton states that the union men have 300
pounds of giant powder with a fuse at
tached. and will soon set 1t off II the nom
unionists do not come down.
Troops Moving.
BOISE. IDA.. July l2.-COmpany A. Idaho
National Guard, thirty-nlne strong, left
for Occur d. Alene to-day under command
of Captain Stevenson. Governor Wiley
has received a telegram from General
Schoheld placing troops at Fort Sherman
and Fort MissOula under his orders. He
has directed the former to meet the mi-
htia at Wardner and the others to march
TO Mullan.
ADDITIONAL AID ASKED.
The Governor has also asked for addi-
tional troops. IL il belieYed a regiment
will be needed. The superintendent of
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines wires
| that the property aas been captured by
| 800 men. He asks that the sending OF
| troops be delayed. as the men will destroy
| the property on their appearance. The
request was not considered. The situation
| is now believed TO be very grave.
Great Anxiety Existing.
WASHINGTON. July 12.-The Idaho Sena-
| tors have again to-day received number
| OF dispatches bearing on the mining
| troubles IN their State. Ii IS evident from
| the tenor of these dispatches that great
| anxiety exists there, and that the arrival
of the Federal troops at the scene of the
| trouble is auXiOusly awaited. Several tele-
grams, evidently written before noon, were
signed by w. h. Hepburn, an at
torney, now at Spokane. Washington,
| who represented the mining company
| in the legal proceedings which were had
preyious to the present difficulty. These
| kilograms said II the lives of our men
nj Wardner are to be saved there Is not an
hour 10 delay. No orders yet" Strikers
| have taken possession of the Bunker-Hill
works have 1t loaded with powder, and
notify US that unless We surrender by noon
they will blow us up. General Carlln has
received no orders yet. Please hurry them
up" c
Shoup and Dubois aud Representatlye
Sweet tslegraphed Us follows To Dir. Hey
burn: Your telegram shown General
Schofeld, and second order TO General
Carlin 10 move Immediately sent by him.
Troops from MissOula en- route.
A REGIMENT REQUIRED.
The following telegram came from At
torney-General Rooerts. at BOISE CITY ::
One thousand armed miners have
nossession of the Bunker hill and
Sullivan mines. Inspector General Cur
tis now at Wallace. wires the Gov
ernor that a full regiment of regulars
will be required. In my opinion addi-
tional troops should be sent from Walla
Walla or Fort Spokane. Hevburn concurs
in this. Can't this at once be done? The
mob must be crushed by overwhelming
force. We can't retreat now. Please ex-
PLAIN situation TO President. Answer"