The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03
G[VR ALENE CONSPIRACY
.ox srEuyENBERG GIVES DETAILS
OF THE WHOLE PLOT.
sears, on Information He Re-
lived From Sovereign, That
psvee Planned Unsolicited First
Men and They Others to DO Work

w.euryGTON. April 1.-The chief in
", IN Gov. Steunenberg's testimony
-. The couer d'Alene investigation to-
~ r.s in his continuance Of the recital
~ 90 a, the last session OF the old con-
49,. nytor 10 the uprising Of April last
~. had been asked by Representative
~ why he refused to dlsband the MILL
4. !, Occur dAlene district in 1897. as had
- requested by the county commits
sioners.
avws Of the Militia stolen.
n. sad al that time officers OF the
rvss,srn Federation of Miners were ad-
,..,ry fhe arning OF the unions, and he
- an address by one OF these officials
eating that every union should have
~ club" and that "in two years we can
ts.r Inspiring music OF $500 armed men
4 The ranks OF labor"
s,eunenberg said that following this
,hsr, was evidence in the Occur d'Alene
Mstrc, that the advice was being fol-
loved. A body of armed and masked men,
n SAID. appeared at Mullan and compelled
ne delivery OF large supply OF arms and
ammunition owned by the state OF Idaho
ssd stored there pending an organization
~ a militia company. He began CORE
snondence and inquiry. and could get no
IL.
when he applied to the local sheriff the
hitter answered In effect to mind your
own business"
q. A. n. Give Up Their Arms.
The governor said that about the same
lime he received letter from the G. A. II.
commander at Murray. stating that a
number Of rifles and ammunition were In
danger OF being stolen. Threats had been
hal Il. n
been served that they would be taken.
The q. A. r. asked to be relieved OF fur
her responsibility, and the governor says
be had the arms boxed and shipped away.
Conspiracy to Dynamite the Mil.
Gov sieunenberg said ne sent Adjt. Gen,
French to couer d'Aiene who reported that
Z Inovefnent was on foot. on the disband-
Ing Of the militia. for miners to come to
wardner and dynamite the Bunker Inn
nine. There were repeated threats, the
governor said that the officials OF the mine
would be murdered II they did not Escape
before the Canyon Creek miners came
6own.
Murder Of superintendent whitney.
He said he was shocked to learn that
Frederick y. Whitney, superintendent OF
The Frisco mine, had been taken from his
room Al night by sixteen armed and mack
ID men, marched down to the creek and
shot. dying IN day or two.
The whole Conspiracy Explained.
stir was caused In the committee room
when Gov 6teunenberg In answering a
question rs TO what he knew OF a ccnspir-
acy IN connection with the blowing up Of
TIE Bunker Hill mill said:
II harmed that Ed Boyce, president Of
the western Federation OF Miners was in
ne country ten days before the explosion
u tho Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill and
q that time he inaugurated or perfected
ihis conspiracy by choosing twenty men
rem me dinerent organizations In that
country And swearing them In. These TWEEN
y men chose one each and swore him and
Ne nfv each choose a man and swore him
and TIE eighty each choose a man and
more him. In that way there we're at least
M 70 TITS conspiracy TO do this thing,
wwr to secrecy"
ssvesstga Was His Informant.
representative Hay. OF Virginia. oue,-