Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-07-21
ONLY A BIG SCARE
Reports of Lawlessness and
Murder at Cnur d'Alene
Exaggerated.
No Truth in the Report That
Twelve Non-Union Men
Were Killed.

| WALLACE, Idaho July i5.-The situation
remains quiet. All tie miners went home
to the various mines last night. The Poor
Nan and ger mines, which have been de-
serted since Monday, started up again this
morning; also the Mammoth and Custer
mines. Work at the Morning and Hunter
mines was also resumed this norni- &. A
ripple Of excitement was created last nigh.
among the remaining miners when it was
leagned that the Gratite mine force had not
left. A delegation OF miners imme diate.y
started in the darkness for the mine, four
miles from Wallace and brought the nom
union u!en down. They were ordered out
OF CGnr d A.ene j ae miners clam that
Deiashmutt and McAuley agreed to dis
These are TIE last non union men in Cceur
d'Aene- It is said they will leave to-
| morrow.
The report that twelve men were killed
in tie Fourth OF July Canyon created great
indignation among the citizens and con.
servat!ve miners. The Associated Press
corresp oadent telephoned TO Mission .V.ce
and got an answer twice that nothing was
known o. j: there.
NOTHING IN IT.
The courier OF this county Wen: down to
Mission last night on I special tram a.d
returned a.; midnight. He told tn $50
ciated ii>.ss correspondent that he uld
learn nothing about tie killing y .e.e-
phone message from Occur Alene City
states that one OF the men reported killed,
J. II. Ward, who has his family here las
arrived there. Nothis further could De
leaned. Troops have arrived at Wa-dner
now ana Nil. possibly come here soon. The
women and children are returning to Gem
and other points on Canyon creek.
The union men claim q complete VIC
tory and say all the trouble Is over.
What the troops will DO wren they
arrive IS mere conjecture. Conservative
men think the civil! authorities can now
take charge. Secretary Point of the CEN
trail executive miners union is now in the
telegraph office AID says all the miners will
go home as speedily as possibly.
There is absolutely no cause Tor
alarm Tor more trouble unless I'M
ioreseen circumstances should pre-
cipi:ate II. Had the co.ored troops passed
Wallace last night 1t is hard 70 tel what
would nave happened. The Gem mill was
na.szned ready for match ard the
Bunker XII! and 81 Ivan C.il!s contained
NEARLY HALF a TON Of POWDER
with q fuse attached. Both mills we're
under st.ict guard and only as an extreme
las, resort would the match have been ap-
piled. Fortunately Tor all the trouble did
not need such extreme measures The
miners kept {, close watch on the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan MILL but when the scabs
surrendered the mill vas turned over to
the company uminiured, The scabs were
sen. on. westward on tae Union Pacific
spccia. as soon as they could be GOT 20 the
depot and all the mines not belonging in
Wardner returned to Wallace and then to
their home. The body Of A. I. Mcdonald
was found in the depr!s o. the Frisco .nil.
He was employed in the mil. 81 Inc .iu.e Of
the explosion.
There is no truth in the report o: yester-
day that Van DelashMust, enc o: the mine
owners. was held prisoner by the
miners. Ii !. ably grew Ut OF The tact
tina. the strikers were hunting Da!ash-
mutt in order 20 have him request that
the com nsoi the troops be delayed.
Coroner SImnis has sun! noned Jury TO
investigate the killing OF tve men in the
Frisco mine explosion. TIE bridges be-
tween here and Mu!lan have been repaired
and the trains are running on time. An
appeal has been made 10 Senators Palmer
Ullinois) and Sanders lMontana) and Con-
gressmen Dixon tMon:ara), Sweet Idaho)
and Watson (Georsia) for congressional in-
vesiisation o: the CHur d Acne troubles
the anpeaI is signed by Peter Brcen OF
Butte Miners union, S. f. Bushnell, attor-
nex 20. the miners uaion, and large num-
Der o! citizens. Reports o. massacre at
Old Mission were greatly exaggerated, only
one man being killed, and ne accidentally.
TROOPS ~ CONTROL
Two com anies OF United States Infantry
and two companies OF state militia arrived
atnoon. A guard was at once distributed
throughout the town. There are about l3U
men III the four COZ panies War,iner is al
most deserted. and except for the military
occupation all signs o: trouble have dis
appeared. The headquarters o. the military
will be est b!ished al Wallace. There is q
large number of unarmed miners in town
and everything is quiet. Col. Ca:lin, o. the
Fourth United States III antry is in COM
mand OF the military forces in Ceur
d'Alene and is now at Wardne.. where he
has established picket Ii. $ aud ..ken
charge OF the town. There are now about
400 troops. United States aud state. in
S6oshope county. Companies B. c. D, E
and +. Of TIL. Fourteenth infantry from
Vancouver, in command OF Lieut.. Col.
Theaker, are now on the way b ere.
Wind, Hail and Rain.