Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06
RUSSIAN RULE
IS PREFERABLE.
Merriam Has an Abhorance for the
CUur d. Aleno Mobs.
GUN TO BE NET WITH GUN.
Prisoners at wsrdner Held Tn I.
nsrn-rakcn Tor an Airing
crowds az Camp.

wardncr. Ida. May s,-Ten compa-
niles OF United States troopa. number
Ing between 100 and Gao mon. are now
stationed In shoshohc county Euardlns
mining and other procprty Three COM
panlcs are held Mt wnrdncr TO guard
prisoners arrested FOR alleged particl-
patton IN Saturday. riot. and the other
seven companies are stationed at Mui-
Ian. Gem. and Burke for the purpose
OF guarding all passes out OF the dis.
tfitt and preventing the escape Of
those SUSPECTED of rioting.
The number OF prisoners here II con-
stantly being Increased and diminished.
Suspects are being brought IN from
various directions ana those found TO
be innocent are released Immediately.
The priroucra are held In q barn near
the railroad station under strong
guard ~ United States troops. They
We're taken out Tor an airing twice to-
day. when the guard II increased TO
prevent a possible outbreak. Crowds
of women and children flock about
camp IN the hope ~ getting "a glimpse
~ husband or father who may be
among the priaonern.
The bunker nm and sullivan Mine
company has let contract for new
machinery and timber for the recon
rtfuction ~ the mill, which wns blown
up week ago. The mill site. which
covers several acres. IL ntll covered
with broken timbera and twisted and
bent iron beams and boilers. About
100 men are az work clearing the debris
away aud within % week the site will
be ready FOR the new buildings. The
mine l. now being operated with about
rcvcniy-nye men.
Zen. Merriam went To Burke this
over the situation and To- locate the
camps In the most advantageous posi-
lions.
The coroncr'r investigation Into tho
killing of smith and Cheney was con-
tinucd this afternoon and large num-
Der ~ witnesses testified. while the
Investigation Il private. the coroner
claims that the evidence against soy.
eral ~ the prisoners under arrest here
~ conclusive.
The charges against the prisoners
have not been formulated yet. but n
Il likely u charge % murder will be
lodged against a number u them.
The trials may b. held In shoahone
county. but Uov. steunenhcrg viii prob
ably appoint n Judge and prosecuting
attorney TO conduct the trials. taking
them out Of the hands Of the present
officials.
state Auditor Sinclair he's been en-
gagged tiis afternoon In iibcrating from
the guards those prisoners known TO be-
innocent. In the arrests at Burke last
niFht II was impossible 10 make very
nice distinctions. as they took prac-
ticaiiy all tho men they found About
fifteen were thus liberated. There are
now In the barn used an prison about
20 men.
- coroncr'H inquest this after.
noon James u. sovereign was on the
stand and wis requested TO Identity
certain articles which have been print
I'd In his paper recently. The inquest
Ia conducted privately.
The noon train today brought In COM
pany ", Twenty-fourth regiment. COLI
ored. from Vancouver.
Contrary TO expectations. II was
found that but few had escaped from
Burke. and II Ia believed that not many
have left dem. The leaders have. how
ever. and the officers of the several
unions are mostly out % the county.
The body of chcyne. the man muir
dorrd. viii be Inferred tomorrow BY tho
knights OF pythiaa.
Nothing but the pumps worked on
Canyon creek today. After iiurke'a ex-
nfrience last night, the mincrs further
down prepared for similar treatment
today, not going ON shit THIS morning,
but dressing up and getting clothes and
blankets ready 90 move. A few mora
took 20 the hills. The heEira Via Muir
ray 10 Thompson Falls sun continues.
Thirty or more fugitivca 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 the eatAb-
ii~hmcnt of new military post In tho
coucr d'Alenca for the purpose of keep
Ing down the dynAmlterr, The forma.
49,. OF "a strong state militia. he Hug-
gcatcd. would be the best means of
maintaining order after the present
riots are effectunlly quelicd.
~ have only abhorrence for such con-
dltionH ~ exist here" said Gen. Mer-
rinm. ~ should rather live under the
tyranny of the Russian monarch than
TO live In terror Of the mob such az
rules In the couer d'Alcuca. have
tried In vain 10 discover what motives
prompt men 20 such deeds OF crime as
have married the history of the district.
since l cannot discover the reasons.
am forced 10 the belief that the only
way 90 queli these disturbances n by
the aid OF martial lava one man
power. where run shall BE- met with
gun. and dynamite with Dynamite.
Nevertheless there are grave difficulties
In the way Of establishing q permanent
military post here"