The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-16
LEADERS OF RIOTS ARRESTED.
Troops Hold the District, and the
UniOnistS Are Perfectly Helpless.
Mine-Owners In Better Shape Now Than
Ever-Lawbreakerst to Be Punished
The Strikers, Victorious for Few
Hours, Lose All They Had Gained.


Inspector General Curtis is hereby appointed
with authority to appoint as many deputies as
he deems necessary.
This evening General Curtis telegraphed
the union to surrender themselves and
their arms to the military authorities.
Another order, of which he sends copy
to the governor, was addressed to the
Union and Northern Pacific Railroad
Companies. and commands them not TO
transport any persons out OF the district
VINO are not provided with passes
from military headquarters. A problem
has been raised here by the
fact that an act of congress creating judi
ciai districts in Idaho, transfers all the
cases now pending to the districts in which
they originated. This would send the
Miners Union injunction cases TO the
northern district. where the court will not
convene until January. 1t tends to COM
plicate any action that may hereafter be
taken in reference to furnishing any of the
union men for contempt in violating the
restraining order of the court.
WALLACE. Idaho, July 15.--Last night
about 10 O'Clock two heavy explosions
were heard at Wallace. In a moment ex-
element and CONSERVATION prevailed.
A special train was soon prepared on the
Union Pacific and a company of troops
were marched to the depot. A report fol-
lowed the explosion that the Gem mill and
the Granite mill had been blown up. 1t
was also feared that the Northern Pacific
train would be blown up with troops if it
made the run to Gem in the darkness.
Another report was started that the white
troops would receive a welcome up Cam
yon creek, but the colored troops would
be blown out of the canyon with
giant powder. 1t was finally
thought best not to move the
train. and the troops were marched back
to camp. Another report was started that
the mountains about Wallace were full of
armed miners and that they were to be
seen moving about just before dark to Sc
cure positions of advantage. This morn
ing the Associated Press correspondent
went to Gem and found everything quiet.
The Gem mill was all right and has been
protected by an armed guard of miners
since Monday noon to prevent any damage
to the property. Troops came up this
morning at 8 o'clock and they are now
quartered at the Gem mill. They num-
caused an excitement in Wallace last
night occurred below Mullan, and startled
the Muilan people as they did those at
Wallace. The people turned out in body,
including all the miners in town. They
found that a telegraph pole had been
blown up, but could not in the darkness
find the cause of the second explosion.
Who caused these explosions is yet mys-
terry but it is supposed union miners did
the work.
Tom O'Brien, president of the Cen
trail Executive Miners Union; G. +.
Poynton, secretary, and about twenty
other members of the unions were
arrested this afternoon. Arrests are being
made steadily by Coroner Sims and a
provost guard. Some citizens have also
been arrested, including Robert Neill and
Walter A. Jones, who has been one of the
unions attorneys. The prisoners are con-
fined in school-house. 1t is said all
members of the Miners Union are to be
arrested. If this is the case there will be
about 1000 arrests made.
SPOKANE, July ia Reuie,o special from
Wardner says that late this afternoon the
military began to arrest the leaders of the
Miners Union. Arrests are now going on
in all of the camps Colonel Carlin had
called upon all the members of the union
to come in and surrender, and many of
them complied. Among those arrested is
Tom O'Brien, president of the Miners
Central Union of the entire Cgur d'Alenes.
He had always preached peace tactics, but
when the test came he shouldered rifle
with the rest and helped to carry dyna-
mite for the mills. The citizens are
iubilant over the action of the
authorities. AS a striker would be pointed
out they would cry "Good!" "Good ~
and give every token of pleasure at the
downfall of the regime of the mob. The
universal sentiment is favorable to mar
tial law and the preservation of order.
Tomorrow the long and tedious work of
taking the coroner's testimony in relation
to the bloody battle of Canyon creek will
begin
The military have arrested Jack Wal
lace at Cataldo, who is suspected of being
the ringleader in the Mission massacre,
and who runs low resort in that country
Troops are deptoying from Cataldo today,
and il is thought the hills will be secured
for other suspects. The troubled district
has been closed to travel. Nobody is now
permitted to go into the country without
a military pass. General Carlin now has
1000 troops under his command, and has
called on ali members of the Miners
Union 10 come in and surrender. Notwith-
standing the presence Of troops, the
strikers continue to make their presence
felt. They are still ordering spotted indi-
viduals out of the country. Newspaper
CORE spondents are particularly objection
able to them. Three car loads of nom
union miners taken out 10 Tekoa for safety
have been taken back To Wardner and will
be set TO work. They were taken in under
protection of regular troops. No dis
turbance was raised on their arrival.
Fugitives from the mission continue to
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 can
Won. 1t is not likely that the truth will
ever be learned about this shocking affair.
The country is wild, and the murderers
could easily have concealed the bodies of
the victims or thrown them into the river
PORTLAND, July l5.-At meeting last
night OF the Federated Trades resolution
was adopted calling on congress toinvesti-
gate the mining troubles in C9ur q d'AIene.
A copy Of the resolution was ordered sent
to the Oregon delegation in congress. also
tn Senator's Palmer and Sanders and Co.,.