Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-03
MOB THREATENS WAR
That Which Blew Up the Wardner
Mills Menaces the Troops
Sent There.
PROMISES TO WIPE THEM OUT

Before Eeinforcements Arrive-One Com
pany of Soldiers Gets in and Gets a
warIx Welcome from the Citizens
Others Are I'm Roufe-Arresfs of the
Strikers Have Comm enced-San Juan
Hill Veterans Start fof the War.
Spokane. Wash, May S.-A telegram
to The Spokesman-R Reeiew from Ward
ner says that thee miners union
threatens to clean outSthe one company
of regulars there before reinforcements
arrive Great excitement prevails.
wardner. Ida, May S.-A company of
colored troops arrived last night from
Spokane. Hundreds of people met them
at the station and We're Wild with de-
light. The arrests of strikers have COM
menced.
Boise. Ida, May 3.-General Merriam
left here last night for Wardner, after
a conference with the state officers. He
declined to discuss his plans, but the
orders he has issued for the movement
of troops indicate that he is prepared to
deal firmly with the strikers.
Rumor of War at wardner.
wardner. Ida, Mays s.-shortly after
the arrival yesterday Afternoon of COM
pany NJ, Twenty-fourth infantry, Cap
tain Bachelor commanding, a report
was spread among the inhabitants of
the place that the union miners from
Canon Creek had started down to Ward
ner for the purpose of wiping out the
company of regular troops before REIN
forcements could arrive. Sixty non-un-
ion men armed with rifles Immediately
rushed down the road from Wardner to
the railroad station. one and a half
miles distant. for the purpose of stop
pin the union men. Quite a number of
union men left yesterday on the trains
going in both directions. But two ar
rests have been made and these are
both out on bail. James Cheyne, shot
in the hip by the mob on Saturday, died
yesterday in Spokane.
Martial Law the Only Hope.
Wardner. Ida. May S.-Monday 8. night
Sheriff Young deputized about fifty
strikers to guard the Last Chance mine.
A small party of thes Bunker Hill men
had already been deputiZed as con-
stables to guard that property. As
four of them were returning home yes
terday they were held up by Young's
deputies and their rifes taken away from
them. State Audlter Sinclair had made
q demand on the sheriff for the return
of the property. Sinclair is urged by
citizens to use his influence to procure
martial law as the only hope for the
people in the Couer d'Alenc
region. Five masked men were seen
between Wardner and Kellogg Monday
night, but no further, outrage has been
reported.
Says the Outrage Was Unparalleled.
Wallace, Ida, May 5.-Under Sheriff
Soysler pronounces Saturdays outrage
as unparalleled. He further says that
while punishment should be meted out
to the guilty parties only the federal
government can do se. as there is not n
man in Shoshone county qualified to sit
aS juror in the case.
Hurrying Troops to the Front.
Boise. Ida, May 3.-Gcneral Merriam
arrived here at 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning and has ordered troops F,
Fourth cavalry, stationed here, to pro-
coed to Wardner at once.
Portland. Ore, May 3.-Seventy-five
picked men OF company NJ. Twentieth
infantry. colored, Captain Bachelor. left
for Spokane yesterday for Wardner.
Ida. They carry fifteen days rations
and 1000 rounds of ammunition. Many
of the soldiers are veterans who fought
at San Juan.