The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08
nos RECORD OF CRIME.
~vrxESBERG's STARTLING
~ .TryE TO COMMITTEE.
..,.ed Labor but Organized
:" Re.ponsibIe for Reign of
.r in shoshone County
vet Needed to Keep Order.

escisl. ip,,s sSsoN April THE skillful
FAsni.. -.bich Representative Dick
essnA - ~ redirect examination of
xfsc,su ..,hsru on the idaho mining
81. Ire cornmlttee on military af-
rro'ss ether day elected testimony
~ W .as4ng 10 the case which Mr..
tfs1 heen laboring so unsuccessful
! - a.,hgish. Could Mr.. Lentz have
r., oficial statement Of inside
w. -.slntng 10 the conspiracy to blow
~ pnnker Hin and Sullivan mill he
~ nave lost some Of his brazen as
- - mai the presence in the Occur
sss.,s district Of armed troops was
p.MsIcial to law and order
ss.wsr to Gen. Dicks questions, Gov.
a.,snberr gave detailed Information as
al conspiracy. Said he:
I 4 learned that Mr., 70. B ,,Hn p w1n
y. N ahoshone county ten days be-
y - sxnlnsIon Of the Bunker Hill and
s,rsr mi. and at that time he inaugu-
~ ~ nerfected this conspiracy by
sesing twenty men from ui't era s ,aopr
shsro. that these twenty men each
4 y nns man and swore them, and the
- .arb chose q man and swore them.
~ Ike eighty each chose a man ana
:. thA,n. and IN that way there were
IEnn
b secrecy.
49,. asked how he obtained this in
.s-s,,on Gov. sieunenberg replied that
- giyen him by James X. Sovereign
1000 Campbell. who is A mutual
800 ~ both himself and Sovereign.
s',s,,u,ns he told how speech deliver
= 4, M Boyce IN Salt Lake city on
s.vs 1W7. had most infiammatory ef-
- anon the miners OF Shoshone county
N made impraeticable an investigation
-sl,h h. was about 10 make there, In re-
.srsss "a a request from the county com
v1soners 70 withdraw the militia.
s.rer Advised Labor rifle Clubs.
4 hAa started for Shoshone county to
~ an Investigation" he said but
4 .t.~n~d IN AT Moscow About this time
4 " Royce delivered an address In Salt
Ii CITY IN which he said
II deem u important TO direct your
sssr,ion 10 article OF the constitutional
srscdmsnts OF the United States--the
mi OK the people to bear arms shall not
y ABRIDGED This you should comply with
Inmsdiatsly. Every union should have
r1s club. | strongly advise you 10 pro-
NJ every member with the latest i'm
srsy<d Yike, which can be obtained from
a. factory at q nominal price. ! entreat
Joa 10 take action on this important ques-
M 70 that IN two years we can hear
1 IN Inspiring music OF the HhFtiat trehu
Zoo armed men In the ranks of labor
Two days later body of masked
M appeared at the Windsor hotel. at
psIlsn, and compelled to be delivered over
Il them the fines and ammunition stored
bare % inhamed was the public mind
nai deemed II advisable 20 go to Sho-
here county"
lsv steunenherg stated that no trace
old be obtained at that time of the
essn arms About that time he received
I decentralization from the post commander
4 he O. A. n. OF Murray. saying that he
hS on hand a number of muskets and
kFinSash rifles. which under proper au-
nMaiy. had been loaned to the post by
NJ stale. The commander stated that
nsss AIMS we're In danger OF being stolen.
rhfsais had heen made which had caused
Aim 10 taxa immediate action, and he ask
u for authority TO ship them out of the
ssrs. or for state officer to come for
'ssm Authority was given and the arms
xae sent 10 Boise.
Assasonism TO National Guard.
q being asked by Gen Dick what kind
isAing existed toward the militia on
" NJ OF the miners, the governor re-
30 Nal L was exceedingly bitter, and
W Ne militia was usually spoken OF AS
" ~ month nurderers" As further IL
NsfAlan OF this hatred for the militia
aHosed from Mr. Boyee's Salt Lake City
9eNh ~ follows.
! sculi recommend tho adoption OF n
- rt'nai The constitution (of the West
- fsaefsiion OF Miners) should also be
NFnaft ~ as to declare all members of
NslionAi Gaatd Ineligible TO member
an withhold our patronage and as
ssaee from All companies and indiyid-
~ % organisations whore any member
lR Nstinnsl Guard IL employed or ad-
es,fd y membership"
II Aiutant general OF Idaho was cent
tninef BY Gov Steunanberg to make
Nfss'isasion- lie remained there three
Z ~ aass nnd returning. reported that
~ Assmens the militia organizations
~ aes a menace to public safety. and
were requirement for public safe
" reported further said the gov
49, hAt he had learned there was a
-. or foot that tho moment the
49, 49, Msaniiaiions were withdrawn from
1919 she miners on Cannon creek
- down 20 Wariner and dynAmIte
sasssf htll and sullivan mine"
II .sass we're repeated threats" contlu-
~ governor that the officers OF the
49,. FIJI and Sullivan Mining Company
SO m murdered II they did not quit
~ VANITY sui took the matter under
@SsNfft m The hope that matters would
ss@Nh somewhat, and then | Thought
!. 49, ~ GOVT 90 that county ana make
: .IsAi investigation. was acting
~ lruEpn OF the county cOmmlssior-
y p 1eoNnd the militia.
GOVERNOR Goes 60 Inve.ttsnt..
nins arrived 10 shoshonc county
$50 zane " November or early I'M ne
49,. w aad visited the different
u 80. ~ iaise3 with the People found
! 49,, u.Atsll tD get Information ON this
- ~ ~ tee rpasan I told YOU here
| ~ E MAT when the business mon
4 A. s'st05aele men 90 that community
a. ~ mN mission they would a.mnly
81 ~ tAke hack everything We have
nn., VII pot permit you 10 use our
&c., ANY way continued my to-
X 49, ahi fe'urutf 20 U0lse I atl
49, ,s An immediate decision. SAN
ss.- Maiier under confederation
Ae.a.s W 1d ef December 1887 / Was
~. s..s.., .eafn thai another Outrage had
AssS '..e4 IN that countY. and that
Aaa st,A HhttheNt experimentation I
4As~ ~ ~ trieNR- fTias0 mill Ind hepn
sse = =, Rls 4oom hy "a body of SIX
nsSs stasstd tHd efuot mea
~ : tseeaed dgw1 toward Nstla-c
2ea n, ,eFs'as condition. bad Uyta areB
u "' wra ara shot Through the
"a asSi dRy eot evt8evr. Uhth
~ saefst before rs. s'r,,',.,. .''. ne q
~ tse4 ta mc tr hn IA hlvs, 'N',,.'t;
49, tseens aNair Without ,f,., ,..,','.'
M y A. hHMenaus oitt-a $50 ,.. -
Eva FpS that ana IN a,f.r ~,
W ANt NcNTt SAVE r..rs