The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-21
UNDER ARREST.
Soldiers Capturing ana Locking Up Lead
ers in the Idaho Miners Strike.


SPOKANE, Wash, July 16.-A tele.
phone from Wardner says that Gen.
Carlin has arrested 100 union strikers
at Wardner and placed them under
guard. The arrests have caused in
tense excitement and violence is
liable to break out at any moment.
The military arrested Jack Wallace at
Catalde. He is suspected of being the
ringleader in the Mission massacre,
and runs a low resort in that country.
The troops are deploying from Catalde
and it is thought the hills will be
secured for other suspects. Gen. Car
lin now has 1000 troops under his
command and has called on all
members of the Miners union to come
in and surrender. Citizens are iubilant
over the action of the authorities and
as some tough striker would he pointed
out they would cry Good! good!" and
downfall of the regime of the mob. The
universal sentiment is favorable to
martial law and the preservation of
order.
The wholesale arrest of embers Of
the union, including both President
O'Brien and Secretary Boynton, has in
creased the i'll feeling already existing.
Owing to the disposition of Gen. Car
Inns forces they find it extremely diff.
fcult to make any move, but the blow.
ing up of the bridge and telegraph poles
Thursday night clearly indicates that
the men are not without resources.
Notwithstanding the presence of the
troops, the strikers continue to make
their presence felt, and are still order.
ing spotted individuals out of the coun-
try. Newspaper correspondents are
particularly Objectionable to them.
The three car loads of non-union miners
taken back to Wardner were taken in
undcr the protection of the regular
troops, and no disturbance was raised
upo1 their arrival.
While the strikers are apparently
submitting to the rule of the military
and mum bcrs have already surrendered,
as stated above, the fact is that they
are playing waiting game. They had
driven every non-union man out Of the
district and are much angered at the
troops for escorting them in again. I'm
mense quantities of dynamite were
known to be in their pos
session, and it is not believed all
of it has been used in the destruc.
tion of the Gem and Frisco mills and
railroad bridges. Where the rest of il
is is question not only asked by the
people, but Gen. Curtis, Gen. Carlin,
and the forces commanded by them.
The rigid rules enforced by the troops.
under the proclamation of martial law,
evidently annoy the union men and
they have by no means come to the
conclusion that they will abandon the
fight.
Fugitives from Mission continue tc
straggle into Spokane. SO far none of
the wild stories about heavy loss of life
there have been verified. One wounded
man has been picked up and now lies
in the hospital at Wallace. The troops
and others are searching Fourth of July
canyon. 1t is not likely that the truth
will ever. be learned about this shock
ing affair. The country is wild, and
murderers could easily have concealed
the bodies Of victims or have thrown
them into the river.
WALLACE, Idaho, July 16.-Two rail.
road bridges near Mullan were blown
up Thursday night and with them sew.
eral telegraph poles. The strikers also
cut down a number of poles, thus shut
ting off communication by that route
for time. The Gem and Granite
mines are all right. The ru,nor that
the Granite mine had been blown ur
probably started from the report of the
explosion when the bridges were de.
stroyed. The military investment OF
all the towns is complete.
LONDON, July 16.-Speaking of the
outbreak at Ceur d'Alene, following
the Homestead troubles, the London
News says:
THE Idaho troubles, following those al
Homestead, seem to show that there is
something rotteA in the state OF
America; but those troubles may be-
come a real help if they destroy the
spread-eagleism, which assumes that the So
cial problems which perplex us here have all
been solved there 1t may be predicted that
the fiercest outbreak against organized capital
would probably occur in new country like
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