The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-03

washington. April 2.-The chief in
terest IN Governor S~teUnenberg's tes-
tim0ny before the Occur d'Alene inves-
tig4ti0n today was in his continuance
Of the recital begun at the last session,
Of the disturbed conditions prior TO the
nursing Of April last. He had been
asked by Representative Dick why he
refused TO disband the militia Of the
Occur d'Alene district in 1897, as had
been requested by the county commits
sioners. He said that at that time the
officers OF the Western Federation Of
Miners were advising the arming Of the
unions and he had an address by n
Of these officials. stating that every
union should have a rifle club" and
that lin two years we can hear the in
spring music Of $1,000 armed men in
the ranks Of labor"
Governor S-teunenberg said that fol-
lowing this there were evidences in the
Occur d'Alene district hat the advice
wac being followed. A body of armed
and masked men, he said, appeared at
MuIian and compelled the delivery of
large supply Of arms and ammunition
owned by the state of Idaho, and store
there. pending the organization of a
militia company. He began cOrrespOn-
denC- and inquiry and could get no
trace Of the arms or those who o
them. When he applied to the local
sheriff the latter answered in effect to
mine your own business"
Threats Of Union Men.
The governor said that about the
same time he received a letter from
the G.. A. r. commander at Murray,
stating that a number of rifles and
ammunition were in danger of being
stolen. Threats had been made to
seize them. and a notification had been
served that they would be taken. The
G. A. r. asked to be relieved of further
responsibility. and the governor says
he had the arms boxed and shipped
away.
Governor Steunenberg said he sent
Adjutant General French to Occur
d'Alene, who reported that a move
ment was ~ foot for the disbanding
OF the militia. so that miners could
Come to Wardner and dynamite the
Bunker Hill mill. There were repeated
threats. the governor said, that the
officials Of The mine would be murdered
If they did not escape before the Can
yon Greek miners came down.
He said he was shocked to learn that
Frederick =. Whitney. superintendent
OF the Frisco mine, had been taken
from his o at night by sixteen
armed and masked men. marched down
the creek and shot, dying in a day or
two.
A stir was caused in the committee
room when Governor Steunenberg, in
answering a question as to what ht
knew of a conspiracy in connection
with the blowing up of the Bunker Hill
mill, said:
Accuses Ed Boyce.
"I learned that Ed BOyce, president
Of the Western Federation Of Miners
was in the country ten days before the
explosion of the Bunker Hill & Sulli-
van mill. and at hat time he inaug-
urated or perfected this conspiracy by
choosing twenty men from the differ
eut organizations in that country and
swearing them. These twenty men
chose one each and SWOre him, and
the forty each chose a man and wore
him, and n eighty each chose a man
and swore him. In that way there
were at least 100 men in this conspiracy
e. do this thing, sworn TO secrecy"
Representative Hay CVa.) questioned
the governor sharply as to his sources
OF information. The governor hesitated
and then said:
.I learned these facts from James r.
Sovereign through a mutual friend"
When Mr.. Hay wanted the name Of
the friend there was some question as
to giving the name, but the governor
finally save it as 4. 3. Campbell.
Nr. Hay asked if Mr.. Campbell was
il The committee room. and the answer
came that he was. Mr.. Sovereign was
also present.
The governor said he had not been
able 10 set further evidence. as people
VINO lived i'm the country were afraid
they would be asS3Ssinated if they
were known TO have given any infor-
nation. The committee then took a
recess until > o'clock.
Completes His Testimony.
AZ the afternoon session Mr.. Hay moved
o. strike ont all of Governor Steunen-
conspiracy. This motion was defeated,
3 TO q.
MI. Dick concluded the redirect exam
nation and i'm the absence Of Mr.. Lent.
-il ROBERTSON, private counsel for those
making the charges. renewed the cross
examination of the governor. II covered
much explanatory detail on the events pre-
EouSly testified to. He said he did NOT
charge the death of Superintendent Whit
nov to the miners unions.
Late i'm the day Governor Steuuenbere, <
sumouy was completed after he had
been on the stand twelve days, and he was
tA.uSed-
HriGadier General w. p. Carlin. L. s.
a. retired. was the next witness. He
-eStihed that he was in command Of he
lrited States troops I'm the Coaur
O Aiene district during the trouble in 1SQ2
..l gave a recital of the disturbed con-
OI-.Un there.
General Carlin win continue when the
t~esusatlon is resumed tomorrow.
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