Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-16
ARREsTING THr RINGLEADERs.
Restoring Order I'm the Idaho Mining Re
gions With Aid Of the Troops,

Restoring Order In the Idaho Mining Re-
gions With Aid Of the Troops.
SPOKANE, WASH, July 16.-The Rerie,o
advices from the Ceur d'Alene district state
that the military has arrested Jack Wallace at
Cataldo. He is suspected of being the ring
leader on the Mission massacre Troops
are deploying from Cataldo, and 1t is
thought the hills will be secured for other sus-
poets. The troubled district has been closed to
travel, and nobody is permitted to go in with
out military Passport Gen. Carlin has now
on all members of the miners union to come
in and surrender.
Notwithstanding the presence Of the troops
the strikers continue to make their presence
felt Newspaper correspondents are particu-
larly Objectionable to them. A special just re-
men, besides President O'Brien, secre-
tary of the miners union. and twenty
other members of that body, were ar
rested. Coroner Sims and provost guard
were taking men in right along during the
evening Several citizens have also been placed
Jones, who were formerly members Of the
union. 1t is reported that all members of the
union are to be locked up. If this be true il
means the arrest of over 1000 men.
Wallace is quiet and to all appearances will
remain So The arrival Of troops has not had
fears Of the citizens have been allayed. There
are nearly 1000 troops in Cour d'Alene.
About 100 soldiers were sent out into the
mountains around wardner and Wallace
last night to look out for meetings
Of union men, About fifty citizens of Wallace
and Wardner. who have taken sides with the
non-union men, have been ordered to leave. T..
Z. Harris. who keeps q slaughter house near
Wallace, was ordered out under penalty Of hav-
ing his property blown into atoms. Harris told
the unions committee that he would not leave
and would fight for his rights.
PROTECTED BY ARMED GUARDS.
The telegraph operators are protected by
two armed guards, on duty all the time. The
lives of several reporters have been repeatedly
threatened. When the report reached here last
night that thirteen disenlboweled and mutilated
bodies had been found in Fourth of July canyon
the excitement was intense. Groups gath
cred on the street corners and talked
wildly until dispersed BY the military. Two
loud explosions were heard west of Mullan
Thursday night, but "a the wires were down,
but indefinite information could be learned I'M
til last night. when it was learned that the
strikers were blowing up bridges near Mullan
tOkeep out the soldiers. They have the noun
tains picketed with union men
1t is stated on good authority that as soon as
the excitement cools down non-union men will
be brought back and put to work. When this
Is done bloody war is expected.
At Harrison. Idaho. preparations are being
made by a number Of the friends of non-union
miners supposed TO have been killed in the
Mission massacre to drag the river in the
hope Of recovering the bodies of any who
may have been shot while attempting to
swim the river. The first official
order was promulgated by Curtis yesterday
directing the Northern and Union Pacific rail-
roads not to cell tickets or TO transport pas
sengers though the county of Shoshone today,
except where they had passports from military
headquarters.