The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-04

been brewing for some time. The first
rumor to reach town was that eight or
ten had been killed, but this proved not
to be true.
MANY CASUALTIES.
However, 1t is positive that VIII Jord n
was shot in the right hip; Charles Becker
superintendent of the mine had his gat
arm broken and badly shattered from
bullet Shift Boss Nicholson was sho. in
the head and Mexican trimmer, by the
name of ]. Lujan, was killed
Jordan was brought to town about
o'clock this afternoon by five of the men
who were working for him on the Sheri-
dan dump.
This afternoon the corpse of a man was
brought to town from the basin and 1t
was found to be John Barthem, a
Swede miner, who was. killed at about
the first shot fired Barthem was fight
ing with the union miners.
The killed as far as known are:
JOHN BARTHEM, a union miner.
]. L. LUJAN, a Mexican, employed as
trimmer in the mines.
Wounded
Charles M. Becker, mine superinten-
dent, right arm broken and badly shat
tered by bullet.
w Jordan. shift boss and deputy
Sheriff, shot through hips, no bones
broken.
John Nicholson, shot through head, viii
probably die.
An unknown man shot through both
legs.
All of the wounded except the last
named were working in the mines.
HOW THE FIGHT STARTED.
AS nearly as can be learned
the fight was preclpitated at the sheri-
dan tunnel which IS about three-quarters
OF a mile above the Bullion tunnel
through the mines are worked and where
the principal boarding and bunk houses
and other buildings Of the Upper Termi !
nal tramway are located
During last night a number of union
miners went up to a point near these
places, and at 8 o'clock this morning II
Is said, sent man with a message 10
the men working with William Jordan to
the effect that if they would stop work
and come down the hill there would be
no trouble. In response to this message
it Is said, the union men were fired on
resulting in the instant killing Of Bar
thell.
Jordan and his crew then sought refuge
in an old tunnel, and 1t was while run
ming for its mouth that Jordan was shot
through the hips. At about II o'clock
an opportunity was offered for bringing
Jordan to town by an old and unused
trail, all other avenues being strongly
guarded by the union men. The firing
gradually worked down to the Bullion tun-
nell
Telephone wires leading from town to
the mines in Marshall and Savage basin
were cut at an early hour, and commu-
nication shut off unit a late hour this
afternoon. 1t is impossible to learn all
the particulars of the fighting, as both
sides refuse to say anything. During the
day all kinds Of rumoTs were current
some that fifteen men were killed. Dr
#. j. Sheldon who went up early this
morning, telephoned that ten men, includ-
ing the four men mentioned above, were
injured, and that they would be sent
down as rapidly as he could dress their
wounds. DR.. 6heldon was shot through
the hand by stray bullet.
The Tomboy and Liberty Bell miners
who went to Smuggler- Union early this
morning, compelling those properties to
close down, returned TO their respective
mines this afternoon, after 1t was an
nounced that temporary agreement had
been reached by the union and Assistant
Manager Collins.
AGREE TO A TRUCE.
This agreement is said to be that the
company will withdraw all men from the
mines except few watchmen, and make
no effort to resume work until the strike
is amicably settled or officially declared
Off
As a result Of this agreement every
thing is quiet tonight, and If 1t continues
tomorrow morning the sheriff will doubt
less revoke his request for state troops.
The battle Of today grew out Of the
strike inaugurated on the Smuegler
Union mines on May l. The company
for some two years prior to that date
had been letting contracts for breaking
part Of the ore produced by the mines.
From the start the union complained
about the contract system, claiming that
large number of the contractors could
not make wages, and that some even
came out in debt to the company at the
end Of the month.
The manager Of the company was
called on by local officers Of the union
and asked that the contract system be
either abolished or the contractors guar
anteed district wages Of So per day in
case they failed to earn 1t contracting
The manager declined to Gccede to the
request and a strike on this particular
property Yas ogdersd