Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-10
BUNKER HILL
Mine Riots Being Investigated
at Washington.
TROOPS MADE TROUBLE

washington, March 1U.-Ine cross eX-
animation Of James II. Sovereign was
continued in the Cnur d'Alene investiga-
ton before the house committee on mill
tary affairs. Representative Dick took
J the witness over his statements regarding
martial law and the course Of the war
department, with Il view to showing that
it was the state authorities and not the
federal government that declared and
enforced martial law. Mr.. Sovereign said
that a reading of the official kilograms
satisfied him that the war department
declared martial law, as the military tel
egrams antedated the governors proc
lamation by one day.
When asked if the military were there
for any other purpose than to maintain
peace and order, the witness answered
that he believed this was not their pur-
pose, as their presence tended to terror
ize the people, substituting military die
tation for the usual civil methods. No
one ever heard of martial law before in
labor troubles, Mr.. Sovereign declared.
AS to his approval of the use of the mil
itary at the Chicago strike, he said, this
was limited to the use Of the military for
police purposes in maintaining order.
Mr.. Sovereign stated that he had un-
derstood the Bunker Hill mine was own
ed by the Standard Oil company, but this
had been denied in testimony before the
industrial commission, although the wit
ness believed. from kilograms developed
in this case, that this ownership existed.
He was also questioned as to the i'll
fluence of certain lead interests in the
CGur d'Alene district. In that connec-
ton he said n mine official had told him
v,,nrn1 of thn ,%,o<. had .o,,rb+ to
combine on a 5000 0 900 capitalization,
but the New York capitalists would not
consider the matter unless the capitaliza- !
ton was $17S,00O.O 600. Representative
Sulzer remarked that this means $14S,-
100000 of water" and Chairman Hull
added that it was a valuable basis for
another investigation.
Chicago, March 10.-A battle between !
striking and ''scab" machinists took
place at Thirty-fifth and Wallace streets.
Revolvers were drawn, and the rioters
fought fiercely with clubs, sticks, stones
and other %improvised weapons. One
man was shot through the lungs and
probably will die, while eight others were
injured. The crowd was dispersed by
the arrival of the Thirty-tifth street po-
lice.
Joseph Walsh was found lying uncon-
scious on the sidewalk where he had been
struck down and beaten after he had
shot William SCHNEIDER, one of the crowd
of attacking strikers. The rioters were
striking machinists and on the other side
nonunion men who had taken the strik-
ers' places at the Link Belt Manufacture
ing company, Thirty-ninth street and
Stewart avenue.
The trouble started a week ago when
40 machinists employed in the plant
went out on a strike. Their places were
filled by nonunion men. and various
threats had been made by the strikers
Walsh and McLain, whom they
considered responsible for the employ
ment of nonunion workmen. Both Walsh
and McLain We're escorted to their homes
every evening by a b%odyguard of work
men. and they were on their way home
when attacked.