Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-11-22
TWO GREAT COUNTIES.
Ex-Governor McConnell'S Estimate
Of Nez Perce and Idaho Counties.
LABOR TROUBLES AND POLITICS
A Brief Review OF the Situation
and Future Outlook.
LABOR TROUBLES AND POLITICS

Ex-Governor Mcconnell, who returned
last evening from visit at Grangeville,
where he has spent several days looking
after business interests there. When |
interviewed by Teller reporter concern
ing his observations on the trip said: |
"The development Of the entire north |
Idaho country during the past two years
has been phenomenal especially Is this |
true of Nez Perez and Idaho counties. |
The progress made in Lewiston and
Grangeville, in fact in all the towns
within the two counties named, tells the
story Of progress better than words Of
mine. The day before left Grangcvilie
rich strike was made in the Dewey, a.
gold and copper property within eight
| miles Grangeviile, SO rich Is the ore In
gold that when II is broken with ham,
incr seams of the rich metal may be
pinched off with the fingers. Al Kincaid
and three other gentlemen are the lucky
owners Of this bonanza. The develop
inent of this property, which Is now as.
sured, will add greatly TO the business
prosperity of Grangeviile This is but
one of the strikes recently made in the
country adjacent to Canlas prairie. The
railroad now in process of construction
will 1t is hoped reach there next summer
into that region could afford to ignore
Grangcville. neither cain the towns of
Denver and Cottonwood be safely over
looked, for If the Northern Pacific does
not reach all these points some other
company will do so. / predict that
Camas prairie, including the inning
region adjacent, will be one Of the great
est freight producing districts in
the Northwest, and that too in the i'm.
mediate future; while the passenger traffic
will be on the increase from the day the
road opens for traffic. My present busi
ness takes me all over the United States
and know of no such promising country
for the investment of capital in eithei
farming, mining or town properties as the
country concerning which | speak
Mr.. Mcconnell, upon being asked
what he thought of the mining troubles
| in the Cnur d'Alcnes, said that he be
lieyed that Governor Sleunenberg mad,
mistake in withdrawing the three com
panies of National Guards from Kellogi
and Wardner He certainly knew tha
trouble was imminent there. and that /
was only the knowledge that th
authorities were able to enforce the Ia,
which had prevented an outbreak fron
occurring sooner The governor doubt
| less had some good reason for Leaving
/ the lives and properties of the people II
II Wardner and Kellogg at the mercy c
| what has proven to be a iawless arganiza
| ton. Plenty Of men could have bee
| enlisted to take the place of the troop
| withdrawn. and why ii was not done
/ difficult to comprehend. The expens
| incident to maintaining and enforcin
law and order would have been triflin
in comparison TO the loss Of life an
property incurred, besides the disgrac
Il
The Ex-Governor stated, when aske
| what he thought Of the long con6ncmeI
OF prisoners In the pen al Wardner, thi
all organizations are subordinate 10 the
| leaders, or, rather, the rank and file 70
low where their officers lead Throng
| the aggressi9eness Of the leaders in tn
miners nnion that organization has b
| come lawless through its violation OF II
tlrigits of others under the law VIII
the members at large are responsible.
/ decided by the courts, for any act perp
trated by or through authority OF Il
| Hodge, il must not be thought that nj
| Iconsiderable number Of the miner
Iluniou would Ike guilty of willfully takif
human life. Most Of those who went {
that fatal day to Wardner fell IN with Il
crowd as boys sometimes do with Ill
lowe'en party, as lark, their obje
being TO remove gates, upturn outhous'
aud do other things which they consid
a joke. Even these youthful gatherin
under malicious leaders are sofnetin
guilty of grave crimes. II Is to be regr
ted that all those who were charged vi
D violating the Law at War1ner could I
n have had speedy trial. They are eitl
yiiI.y or innocent, which fact shot
have been established as early as pos
. ble. To confne so many men in pris
pen for nearly seven months without
e trial is simply terrible. do not belle
the people of Idaho have given this 81
iect sufficient thought--haye not cons
. cred to what extent or what end su
procedure may lead, OF the press, regai
less Of party afdliatioH, would have Civ
this subject such an expose as would ha
III uaaFfnI &. sxsaf ..sttf,fs, reasonable ftr