The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-29
The MINERS GAINING
Non Union Miners Refuse TO Go
to Work.
THE GOVERNOR AT THE SCENE
Nine OWNERS Using Every Means to Ineite
the Miners to Violence, So That the Fed
eral Authorities VIII Protect Them.

WALLACE, Ida, May 2S-TSpecial tele-
gram to TEE HERALD. l-Forty-on non
union miners on their wsy to the Con.
d Alenes, arrived in Missoula, Mon, last
nlghe' and were met there by committee
OF delegates from several labor organiza-
tons. They stated that they knew moth
ing about where they were going. and "a
soon as the situation was explained thew
left the train and refused to 20 anv
further.
"hen the news was received here early
thls morning there was great deal Of ex-
citenenG among citizens and miners. Tbe
Mine Owners association intended to rush
In "scabs' over the cutoff branch OF the
Northern Pacific railway from Missoula.
Fifty armed constables are said to be on
hand in MullaD and had the train ever
reached there trouble would have IN.
douotedly followed, as many citizens havs
declared their intention of preventing any
more armed guards entering Idaho.
Governor Wiley was to have been
present upon the arrival Of the special
train at Mullsn to see what action wouId
De taken by the miners. The governor is
here to examine into the complaint entered
by Assistant General Supsriutendent
Dickenson Of the Northern Pacific that
miners had been in the habit of boarding
trains and interfering with and insulting
passengers. The miners claim that the
mine owners know this to be untrue. but
are using every means to incite the miners
to acts OF violence, so that the federal
authorities can be called upon to protect
them.
There is no question but had the carloqd
OF ''scabs" reached Mullan, and been I'M
lawfully interfered with by the miners.
the governor would have called out the
militia and proclaimed martial law. Luckily
all trouble was avoided.
Governor Wiley viii visit Burke tomor
row afternoon. Great preparations are be-
ing made for his reception. The town Ia
decorated with flags and bunting and the
Wallace band has been engaged upon the
occasion. The governor says he intends to
visit every town in the Coeur d'AIene and
endeavor to bring about a peaceabIe settle
ment.
Twenty non-union men were to have left
Spokane this morning for the mines. but
twelve of their number refused to go when
they learned the true facts in the situa-
ton. The union miners say they can
handle as many ''scabsn as the mine own
ers can hire.
Reports circulated here today that fifty
union miners had deserted the ranks and
gone to work in the Bunker Hill and SulH-
van mine at Wardner are denied by prom
inent union men who say that not man is
at work there who is member of their
organization. It is known that about
twenty five men at work, but several of
these have been there for some time.
G. M. Dallas Of the Butte miners union
addressed a mass meeting of labor organi-
cations in Spokane last night. They ap-
pointed committee to take up a subscrip-
ton for the benefit of the striking miners
in C9ur d'Alene. The proceeds viii be
spent in buying provisions and other nee
essary supplies.
1t is reported here tonight that several
members Of the Mine Owners association
are anxious to start up with the old hands
and previous scale of wages 1t is said
that at least two mine owners will leave
the association on June l. Nothing detn-
lite can be learned as to the truth of the
statement.