Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06
RUSSIAN RULE
IS PREFERABLE.
Merriam Has an Abhorance for the
C@ur d. Aleno Mobs.
GUN TO BE NET WITH GUN.
Prisoner. at wsrdner Held In u
n"rn Taken Tor an Airing
crowds at Camp.

wardner. Ida. May s,-Ten compa-
niles Of United States troopa. number
Ing between BOO ana Gao mon. are now
stationed In shoshohc county suardins
mining and other procprty. Three COM
panlcs are held Mt wardncr 20 guard
prisoners arrested FOR alleged PARTED.
patton In Saturdays riot. and the other
seven companies are stationed NJ Mui-
Ian. Gem. and Burke for the purpose
OF guarding all passes out % the dis.
tfict and preventing the escape Of
those SUSPECTED Of riotinE.
The number OF prisoners here IL con-
atantly being Increased and diminished
Suspects are being brought IN from
various directions and those found to
BE- innocent ARE released Immediately
The pflroncra are held In q barn near
the railroad station under strong
guard ~ United States troops. They
we're taken out Tor an aiming twice to-
day. when the guard II Increased to
prevent "A possible outbreak. Crowds
of women and children flock about
camp IN the hope ~ setting a glimpse
% husband or father who may be
among the rriaonnrn
Tho bunker nm and sullivan Mine
company has let a contract for new
machinery and timber for the recon.
~ A'AA'M ~ wv NANNNlI MNNAN MNH UlONn
M a week ago. The mill site. which
cuvern several acres. II ntiil covered
with broken tlmhcrH and twisted and
bent Iron beams and boilers. About
100 men arc at work clearing the dehri.
away aud within a week the site will
be ready for the new buildings. The
mine l. now being operated with about
Hcvcnty-nye men.
lien. Merriam went 20 burke this
afternoon on n special train 10 look
over the situation and TO locate the
camps In the most advantageous post
tiunH.
The eoroncr'H Investigation into tho
killing of Smith and Cheney WIS con-
tinucd this afternoon and a large num-
her ~ witnesses testified. while the
investigation l. private the coroner
claims that the evidence AGAINST soy.
erai ~ the prisoners under arrest here
u conclusive.
The charxcs nealns, the prisoners
have not been formulated yet. hut "
l. likely charge ~ murder will be
lodged against a number ~ them.
The trials may BE- held In shoahonc
county. but dow. stcunenhcrg will prob
ably appoint n judge and prosecuting
attorney 10 conduct the trials, taking
them out Of the hands % the present
officials.
state Auditor Sinclair he's been en-.
gagged iis afternoon In iibcratinK from
the guards those prisoners known TO be-
lnnoccnt. In tho arrests nt burke last
niRht II was Impossible TO make very
nice distinctions. nn they took prnc-
ticaliy all tho men they found. About
fifteen were thus liberated. There are
now In tho barn used an u prison about
30 men.
a.. coroncr'n Inquest this after
noon James u. fovcrrlgn was on the
stand and wis requested to Identity
certain articles which have been print
ID In his paper recently. The inquest
n conducted privately.
The noon train today brought In COM
pany ", Twenty-fourth regiment. col
ored. from Vancouver.
Contrary to expectations. II was
found that but few had escaped ffom
burke. and II IL believed that not many
have left dem. The leaders have. how
ever. and the officers of the several
unions are mostly out u the county.
The body ~ Chcyne, the man muir
dered. will be Inferred tomorrow by tho
knights of pythiaa.
Nothing but the pumps worked ON
Canyon creek today. After iiurke'a ex-
nerience last night. the miners further
down prepared for similar trcatincnt
today. not going on shin this morning.
but dressing w and getting clothes and
blankets ready 20 move A few morn
took 10 the hills. The heEira Via Muir
ray 10 Thompson Falls stan continues.
Thirty or more fugltivea have already
passed Murray. The vanguard should
reach Thompson Falls tonight or to-
morrow.
Tonight at conference with num-
Dor Of Wardner business men. Gen.
Merriam declared against tho cHtAb-
llnhmcnt ~ new military post In the
couer d'Alenea for the purpose OF keep
Ing down the dynnmiterr. The forna-
s'7- Of "a strong state militia. he Hug.
Featcd. would be- the best means OF
maintaining order after the present
riots are cffectually auellcd.
~ have only nbhorrcnce for such cons
dltionH ~ exist here" said Gen. Mer-
riam. ~ should rather live under the
tyranny 81 the Russian monarch than
To live In terror Of the mob such as
rules IN the coucr d'Alenea. have
tried In vain TO discover what motives
prompt men 60 such deeds OF crime as
have mnrfcd the history of the district.
since l cannot discover the reasons.
am forced to the belief that the only
way 10 qucii these disturbances IL BY
the aid Of martial lava ono man
power where run shall De met with
gun. and dynamite with dynamite.
Nevertheless there are grave difficulties
In the way OF establishing permanent
military post here"