New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12
A BATTLE BETWEEN MINERS
MEN SHOT AND : MILL BLOWN UP IN THE
COEUR D'ALENE REGION.

| AN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THEM, DYNA-
MITE is USED by THE UNION MEN TO
DEsTRoY THE STRUCTURE IN WHICH
THEIR ENEMIES wERE-TwENTY MEN
REPORTED TO BE KILLED-THE
NoN-UNIoN MEN FINALLY CON-
PEELED TO SURRENDER.
Wallace. Idaho, July 1.-THE strained situa-
tion in the Coeur d'Aene mining region culmi-
na,ed this morning between and o'clock wheh
fight occurred between the union and non-unlon
men, and the former blew up mill in front OF the
Frisco mine with dynamite The number oil Klleu'
far as can be definitely learned at present, Is four
and of wounded about ten.
| Later rumor is current that twenty Of the
non-union miners were killed in the Frisco mill'
when that structure was destroyed with dynamite
II is impossible as vet to obtain confirmation of
the report.
| The incidents of the day before consisted OF
challenges from non-union men al the frisco anu
Gem mines TO the union miners at the town Oh
Gem, and everything seemed 70 indicate serious
trouble Both the Gem and Frisco mines were
guarded by men behind barricades, armed with
Winchcstcrs; and, as the canyon is narrow where
the mines are located, the men behind the oarri-
cadcs could sweep the two railroad tracks ana
the country with bullets. The Gem Mine barrl-
cade is within 800 feet Of the centre OF the town
of Gem.
This morning at o'clock, miner from Gem
started for Burke. When opposite the Frisco
Mine he was fred upon. lie ran back several
hundred yards TO Gen. where the shot had peh
| heard and soon the miners in the town gather"i
with arms. They marched in body toward the
Frisco mill. located directly in front Of the m1ne
When scarcely within rife range, voilcy from
the Frisco mill greeted the miners and lead whlsted
all about them They scattered, ana regular
battle ensucd One miner and one non-unon man
were killed, and six wounded during uie cn-
gagement
The miners in the meantime went arounn inc
hills TO the canyon above the mine, loaded car
with seven hundred and fifty pounds of giant
novcdcr and sent the car down the track toward
the Frisco MINI Directly in front OF the mill
an explosion occurred shattcring the mill to SPIN
tors making it complete wreck. The non
rnion men then showed the white flag and sur
rordercd They wen marched down TO the
/ Miners Union Hall, and guarded, no hdishl'ies
being offered after the surrender
While the fight was going on at Frisco the
guards suddenly began firing volley after voile!
! into tile town Of Gem. rddlinS the buildings win
bullets John Ward, citizen. was shot through
the arm and Gus Carlson, union mlner' "'s
shot Attempts TO recover Carlsons Dody "e'c
met with voleys from the Gem breastworN' III"
. when the body was recovered, an hour ai'ei-
ward. it was lifelcss. another bullet having oee'
sent through the breast. No shots were returned
from Gem until the armed miners from frsco' haI
a mile above Gem, returned
Al o'clock truce was declared. ana the
Sheriff. District Attorney and Deputy United
States Msrshals appeared on the scene. The tram
was stopped by armed guards at the Gem mine.
The Sheriff took the mail his shoulders and
pasS,d on 70 Gem The guards lcvelcd their
rifles at him, but dropped them when they learned
who he
At Gem several hundred men were hudded
in the street with rides and revolycr7. fcace
negotiations were Immediately set on foot, ana
at l2 o'clock the mine force surrendered 70 the
union men. The number of killed, as before
stated, so far can at present be learhed' II
/ four and about ten were wounded. though tere
NAV br bodies under the Frisco mill. Two OF
the killed are Gus Carlson and Harry Cummings
union miners The other two are non-unloh
men. names unknown. Among the wounded are
John Ward, citizen of Gem; Hugh Campbell
strucl, with rifle over head, not dangerously in
ured. J. w Gankardoger, union miner, shot
through the hip, will die; Gam Peters iroul
Tacoma, shot in TIE head, but not fatally; George
Pettibonc union miner, shot through the hahd'
! Frisco and Gem were the only non-union places
In the east end OF Coeur dAlcnc. There Is
still considerable excitement everywhere. but no
further trouble il eipected. About sixty men
! in the mine surrendered
Tie cause OF the strike was the demand OF
the union miners 0f the district tor - % day
fo, evcrv man working underground The mine
owrers held that unsklled laborcrs should oe palo
only S3 Whcn the miners rcfmcd TO accept the
scale the mines were closed. The owncs de-
clarcd that excessive freight rates were the cause
of the reduction The lockout was begun April
by the Mine Owners Association, aud 5000 miners
were thrown out of work. Since then the mine
owners have been making struggle to run their
mires with non-union men and guards. The ten
sion hus been great for months, and the opinion
has prevailed that only II spark was needed TO
start the flames of riot. The example at Home
stead and the decision Of the United States Courts
nt Boise, making a perpetual injunction against
the miners union brought matters TO head
Spokane Wash, July lit is impossible an
present to learn the exact condition OF affairs IN
the Coucr dAIcne mines. IL Is known however.
that nine men are dead: that the Frisco mill has
been destroyed by dynamite. and tnat the Gcm
Mine has been surrendered to the strikers and the
enpLyes taken 70 Wallace dispatch from tho
superintcndcnt of the Gem Mine reports one man
| killed AZ Gem and the other eight at Frisco. To
avoid further bloodshed, he surrendered the mine
and all it's arms. The property is now III charge
# guard appointed BY President OBrien, OF the
! Inon.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
SIX COMPANIES NUMBERING TWO HUNDRED MEN
tn STApT THIS MORNING.