The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30

How long,"
About two hours
Where did you go?"
ITO the offices of the Hunter and Morn
ing mines"
Did you not know anything on that day
about the petition We spoke of yesterday p"
Il heard that petition was in circula-
| ton"
The Governor said he understood that
| the superintendent of the Morning Mine
was in charge of the petition. After con-
| siderable persuasion the Governor thought
the petition was from certain persons in
Shoshone County, asking that Federal
troops be retained III the county. Mr..
LentZ first drew from the witness that
there were about 1.500 miners in the Occur
d Alene district, and there might be l 500
How many names are on the petition ?"
| asked Mr.. Lentz.
Il do not know"
Have you an idea"
No"
How many pages of names?"
Il do not know. l have the petition
| here"
oh. you have it with you, have you?"
Yes; right here"
Let me see it?"
Il will hand it to the chairman of the
committee"
Member-To whom is it addressed?
Governor Steunenberg-To the Secretary
of War
Mr. Hull-If We are going 10 take up the
question OF the petition l suggest that We
go into executive session.
Mr. Dick-This petition is to the Secre
tary of War. and ought think, to be con-
sidered in executive session.
Mr.. Hull-Gentlemen will retire
The crowd filed out and the doors OF the
committee room closed.
During the executive session a score
OF Occur dAlene union miners who had
served terms in the bull pen congregated
in the corridors and window inches around
the door of the committee room.
One OF the men was reteliing the
story OF the destruction of the mill
'Klondike-this was the name by which
the foreman was called-gave orders some
what as follows: Armed mask men-at-
tention! Wardner. Burke, Gem. and Null
len to the 'front.' Unarmed masked men TO
the powder, After little recommending
during which two men were killed, the
masked men, armed and unarmed, march
ed to the mill, and In very short time
the Office was in flames and the mill was
a mass of ruins.
Then for the first time the miners saw
why Macdonald supplied guns and dyna-
mite. and laughed as he wished them good
luck; saw why Culbertson did not inter-
fere; saw why BarbIidge deserted his
property and offered no resistance; saw
that they had been sold and betrayed by
traitors and were caught in the trap OF the
enemy-saw their victory turn 10 ashes in
their hands"
Mr. Lentz asked Governor Steunenberg
some questions about the confiscation
Of the Mullen Mirror" From the tes
timony hitherto brought out it appears
that the Mullen Mirror" edited by
William II. Stewart, was conducted in the
interest of the miners unions and
printed articles criticising the conduct Of
certain State officials and the colored
troops. His plant was confscated and
destroyed and the editor thrown into the
bull pen without being arrested on war
rant or without any charge being put
against him.
Mr. Lentz asked:
do you read the Mullen Mirror? +"
Il do not and have not read it,"
Was 1t suppressed by your order?'
NO; but by one OF my subalterns. but
suppose ] am responsible"
You never heard anything Objectionable
about the paper?''
mo, sir"
The enquiry will be resumed at 10
O'Clock this morning.