The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-19

WALLACE, Idaho, July 12-The
strained situation in the Cour d. Alens
labor trouble eliminated yesterday
morning between and o'clock
The events of the Day previous con
sisted of challenges from non-union
men at the Frisco and Gem mines To
the union men at the town OF
Gem, and all seemed to indicate
. speedy rupture. Both Gem and
Frisco mines were guarded behind
barracks by men armed with Win
chester rifles, and, as the canyon is
narrow where the mines are located,
the men behind barricades could
sweep the two railroad tracks and the
country with bullets. The Gem mine
barricade is within 800 feet of the
center of the town Of Gem.
Yesterday morning at o'clock a
miner from Gem started for Burke.
When opposite the Frisco mine he was
fred upon. He ran back several hun
dred yards to Gem. where the shot had
been heard. and soon the miners in the
town gathered in arms
They marched in a body toward the
Frisco mill, located directly in front
Of the mine. When scarcely within
rife range from the Frisco mills shots
greeted the miners and lead whistled
all about them They scattered and a
regular battle ensued. One miner and
one non-union man were killed and six
wounded during the engagement
The miners in the meantime went
around the hills up the canyon above
the mines, loaded a car with 750
pounds Of giant powder and sent the
car down the track toward the Frisco
mine. Directly in front of the mill an
explosion occurred. scattering the mill
to splinters, making it a complete
wreck. The non-union men then
allowed the white flag and surren-
dered They were marched down to
the Miners Union hall and guarded
from any indignities being offered
after the surrender.
While the fight was going ON at Fris-
60 the Gem Guards suddenly began
firing volley after volley into the town
Of Gem, riddling the buildings with
1ulleta John Ward. citizen, was
shot through the arm and
Gus Carlson, union miner,
was shot and killed. Attempts
10 recover Carison's body were
met with volleys from the Gem breast
works, and when the body was recov-
cred An hour afterward it was Iifeless,
another bullet having been sent
through the breast. No shots were
returned from Gem until the armed
miners from Frisco, half a mile above
Gem. returned.
At o'clock q truce occurred and the
sheriff, district attorney and deputy
United States marshal appeared on the
scene. The train was stopped by
armed guards at the Gem mine. The
sheriff took the mail on his shoulder
and passed on to Gem. The guards
levelled their rifles at him. but dropped
them when they heard his duty. At
Gem several hundred men were hud-
died in the street with rifles and re-
volvers Peace negotiations were i'm
nediatelv set on foot, and at IL O clock
the mine force surrendered to the
union men.
The number killed SO far as can at
present be learned is four and about
ten wounded, though there may be
bodies under the Frisco mill. Two of
the killed are Gus Carlson and Harry
Cummings, union miners. The other
two are not union men, names unknown.
Frisco and Gem were the only nom
union places in the east end of Cour
dAlene. There is still considerable
excitement everywhere, but no fur
ther trouble is expected. About 600
In the mine surrendered.
The cause of the strike was the de-
mand of the union miners of the dis
trict for 81. SO per day for every man
working under ground. The mine
owners held that unskilled laborers
should be paid only So. When the
miners refused to accept the scale, the
mines were closed. The owners de-
clared excessive freight rates were the
cause of the reduction. The lockout
was begun April l, by the Mine Own
ers' association, and 5000 union min
ers were thrown out of work.
Since then the mine owners have
been making a struggle TO run their
mines with non-union men and guards.
The tension has been great for months
and the opinion has prevailed that
only spark was needed to start The
flames of riot. The examples at
Homestead and the decision of the
United States court at Boise against
the miners union brought matters to a
head.
Troops Ordered Out.
A dispatch from Boise City says:
''Governor Wiley has ordered compa-
mics A, o, 1. \ and G of that city to re-
port at p. m. and hold themselves in
readiness to proceed to the scene of