The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30

fired off their guns and gave utterance
to exulting yels.
During this shooting Cneyne was
shot, whether purposely o. accidentally
! it is difficult to say. He IS non-union
man and was carried 20 Burke by the
rioters. Rogers was wounded by acci-
dent
The mine nnanagement had early
warning Of tT- approach of the mob.
The non-ur1On miners left the mine
several hrurs before the train arrived
and toeR to the woods, where they re-
mained until the rioters departed. The
masrtger instructed the mill employees
tnat the company desired no one to
/ take chances by attempting TO pre-
serve the comDany's property, so the
mill was deserted early in the day
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho is Sc
riously i'll at Boise, but is eXeFting him
/ self to meet the situation. Early this
afternoon he wired to President Nc
Kinley, advising him of the serious
/ trouble and Of the probable need of
troops. After learning Of the blowing
UP Of the mill he made a 'ormal call for
500 soldiers to be sent to the scene-af
once. ~ ,-~
Judge Beatty of the Federal Court six
years ago issued a perpetual injunc-
ton restraining members of the Min
ers' Union from entering upon or inter
fering with the Bunker Hill and Suli-
van property. The violation of this
injunction is one ground for calling for
Federal aid to quell the rioters When
first issued the injunction was the
| means of calling the Twenty fifth
| United States Infantry into the Occur
/ d'Alenes, where it long remained pro-
/ tecting the mine.
/ Tonight there arrived in Spokane a
number of refugees from Wardner
/ They report that when last seen Super
/ intendent Burbridge of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan was hitting the trail'
over the hills, evidently intending to
strike a railroad at some remote point
| These refugees refuse to talk for pub
licatiOn, having a deadly fear of the
strikers, who have representatives
/ here. They bring a number Of shells
from the cartridges fired by the strik-
ers to-day. CuriOusly enough, they are
from cartridges used in Springfield
rifles, seventy-five Of which were stolen
from a militia company's armory at
Mullen two years ago and never recov-
cred.
One company of the Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry (colored) is sta
toned at Spokane and another at Van
couver Barracks. No orders have been
received here for the movement Of the
troops.
The strike in the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan began last Monday. when the
union men, who were in the majority
on the list Of the company's employees,
demanded an advance Of pay and a
! recognition of the union. They had
/ been paid So a day for miners and 81 30
day for muCkeTs Their demand was
/ for half-dOllar advance in each class.
/ The company signified its willingness
/ TO pay the Increased wage, which was
/ based on the advance in lead and sill
/ yer, which the mines produced, but de,
! clined to recognize the union. All the
/ union men were thereupOn withdrawn.
! Inc non-union men were retained and
more engaged. On Tuesday and We'd
! nesday the union men walked up the
NIL 10 reiterate their demands and to
taiK TO the non-union men. On We'd
! nesday, while on a similar visit T s
Murray, one of the leaders of the strike.
/ drew a revolver and others threatened
10 90 so. They intimidated a number
OF union men into quitting. Thus the
strike dragged along until to-day,
When the other union miners in the
Occur q Alenes swept down from Can
yon Creek, the hotbed of agitation and
lncendlarism, and started the trouble.
! ne Last chance mine, near the Bun
ker Hill and Sullivan, which was nav
ing the union scale. but not recogniZ-
ing the union, closed on the commence
! ment or the trouble on Monday hu+
was allowed by the union TO resume
! although 1t did not recognize the mn
ion, dispensation being made in its
| favor because 1t always paid the union
| scale. 1t will now have to close he
cause Of the destruction Of the min
used in common by the two.