The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-25

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abandoned cabin, where, 10 the night,
two men appeared. denounced him
as 4scab'' and gave him another
beating. The rematning nonunion
men WeFe warned that IL they returned
70 Telluride they wouId lose their
lives. After this riot the sheriff cali
Cd for troops, but q state senator.
who favored the strikers. teiegraphed:
mo occasion for the troops: mine IN
peaceful possession Of the miners
the miners here referred TO being the
strikers who had captured the property
By force Of men, aud wounded, beat
en- aud driven ont the representatives
Of the owners. and the governor then
Ia Office refused 10 take any action.
Left then Ia nndisputed supremacy,
the uHion made such terms ~ It
dessiFedwith the operators, anslly
siRuiDg . three pears contract cover
ing the mstter Of hours aud wages
The italian who was killed In the
attack, la the country, was nov given
most imposing funeral, Hurled like
hero, and monument costing 1900
appropriated by the union), was set
81 the bead. II was dedtcated July 3.
1909. the anniversary u the battle.
aud 40 accommodated Catholic
priest, Father iiagserty, made SOC
iaiistie speech in which be used these
+ words:
That railroad IL yours; the trains
are yours; those large business blocks
down town that bring IN big rents are
( yours; the mercantile stocks ~ goods
are you're; the banks aud the moneys
there 90 deposit are you're; 10 you
want them, so aud sake them. =
What must have been the deduc.
tions drawn from snch q series 81
events, = mine. the mob battle. the
capture ~ the mine. the abuse Of the
''scabs'' the boDored union hero, The
address Of the socislist priest, upon
the undigasted mass Of foreigners.
Italians, Finus. Austfnian. which
chiefly constitute the population Of
che Telluride district.
/ The result Of this sort Of teaching
4 lie Americanlsm was evident In a re.
cord OF blood aud assassination, The
climax Of which occurred on Novem.
Der 10. 1909, over gear HgteI the
strike vas over. On The night Of
that day, ManaRer Collins
Of ihe smuRelsr Union mine, sitting
81 lighted window So bic house. was
shot aud Instantly KILLED by 90
assassin out 10 tia dark. The last
and greatest RrndRe Of the union was
thus settled though The union eagerly
disclaims any part 10 toe crime. aud
the assassin IL not known te this day
coliins vas 3 mining engineer re.
spected throughout Colorado. aud bis
assassination did more than shy other
one thing TO intensity the feeling Of
hatred 81 the union. Similar VIC,
leneos occurred 10 Cripple Greek 10
1885,.
The strikers armei aud fortified
thomelVes on Boil ban, taking con.
troll Of certain Of the mines. An
army OF deputy sbcrifFs Was ureanized,
and bad Il not been for the arrival Of
the tFOops. q bloody battle must have
followed. In tbis Instance Cover.
nor Waite favored the strikers and the
operators were compelled 60 grant,
under shat IL knoEn Is the Waite
agreement, practically all Of theiI
demands.
Just before the troops we're called
into the Geld last fall an inofFensive
old Scotch carpenter named Stewart,
a respectable citizen who owned his
own home, bat who was unfortunate
IN not being 3 union man, went e
work In one Of the Cripple Greek
mines. On the night Of September .
four masked men appeared at bis
home. The old man, who had beer
quietly reading q newspaper, let then
In, they set upon him aud beat hin
frightfully with pistol butt befor,
the eyes Of bis wife. aud then drag
Red him out, shot him through lh,
back and left him for dead.
ON November ii, while the troop,
were ia control, Superintendent Nc
Cormick aud Beck, shift boss. wer
deecendinG into the Vindicator mine
which had opened with ''scab. +" Al
the sixth level a terrific explosion
wrecked The cage aud killed both mer
instantly. An internal machine, ID,
remains Of which we're found, had
been set so that the descent Of the Gag,
would explode a keg Of powder. NJ
one did this awful deed, and the cor,
eoner's jury could Ak no Alams.
Union leaders here, a. In every othel
strike, deny that the union IL 10
sponsibls for this hIoodshsd and VIC
fence. Some timea they try to shifl
the blame to rascala and camp follow,