The Portland daily press., 1892-07-14
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE.
Regulars Marching to Fight the
Occur d'Alene Miners.
BROKEN BRIDGES AND DYNAMITE
In THEIR PATH.

The DeSpatcneS nave an Ugly cound-One
Report Tells of Twelve Men Found
Dead in a Gulch-It Is War to the
Death-It Is Feared The Miners Have
Captured Several Prominent Men.
BOISE CITY, Idaho, July 13.-Federal
troops are now moving toward the scene
of trouble in Northern Idaho, as ar
ranged in the telegraphic correspondence
between Governor Wiley, President
Harrison and General Schofield. On
receipt of the orders from Washington,
General Ruger, at San Francisco, tele-
graphed Governor Wiley that he had
ordered the commanding officer at Fort
Sheridan to move at once with all avail
and to report to the governor. Governor
Wiley then wired to the commanding
officers marching orders. The Missoula
troops were ordered to proceed at once
to Mullan. The troops from Fort Sher-
man were ordered to move at once to
Wardner, where they will be reinforced
by militia. Shortly after sending out
these orders word was received from
Inspector General Curtis that the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan Company's property at
Wardner was being attacked by 1000
armed men, and that a full regiment of
regulars was needed there Immediately.
Gov Wiley Immediately wired to Gen.
Schofield as follows:
II would suggest that available troops
at Walla Walla and Fort Spokane be
added to those already in motion"
In reply, the governor last evening re-
ceived a dispatch from Gen. Schofield
saying that Gen. Ruger had full author
ity to order all necessary troops into the
field.
The following dispatch, purporting to
be from v. NJ. Clement, manager of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines, was the
feature of the day:
To Governor N. B. Wdueg
By all means delay troops of any class from
coming to this section for the next two days.
The union has full possession at present. Every
piece of machinery is tied down, with powder
ready to blow it up. In two days non-union
men will have left our place. Then matters
may may take their natural course. If the troops
come wholesale massacre of unarmed men,
who are prepared to depart will follow. Moth
ing is TO be feared and everything to be gained
service.
[Signed] " M. CLEMENT.
It was inexplicable to the authorities
that such a dispatch should be sent by
Clement. The conclusion was reached
that he must have sent it under coercion.
A dispatch received at o'clock last eve
ming from the leading attorneys Of the
mine owners bears out that assumption.
It follows:
SPOKANE, July II.
Pretended kilograms from Clement are bogus.
Send on troops.
[Signed] HAGAN & HEYBURN.
Governor Wiley will place Shoshone
county under martial law as soon as the
legal requirements can be completed, the
proper officials having failed SO far to
the Constitution.
Adjutant General Curtis, in command
for the state, who went to the Occur
d'Alene in advance of the outbreak, has
not been heard from today, and it is
feared he has fallen into the hands of
the strikers. A despatch to the governor
from Judge Hepburn of Spokane says
the union men drove 1872 non-union
miners out yesterday, firing on them and
killing two. Another message says sew
eral non-union men Rave been blown up
and the union men propose to tigh
the troops to the death. Union ment
assert that if troops appear on the scene
they will blow up the Bunker Hill,
Sierra Nevada and Gem mines. 1t is re-
ported that union men have taken Van
dalush of Portland, William Sweeney
and other mine owners and will hold them
as hostages until the trouble is settled.
1t is reported that II dead non-union
miners have been found in the Fourth of
July gulch.