Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-31

Governor Gooding is in communication
with the authorities of that county and
is prepared to put the full support of the
state behind the officials there in running
down the perpetrators of the crime. 1t
is thought probable that the leading de-
tective agencies of the country will be
asked to send some of their best men to
the scene and the state will offer as great
a reward as the governor may find he has
power to propose
Steunenberg was governor from 1897 to
1901, having been twice elected. He was
born in Iowa, forty-four years ago, and
had been in Idaho since 1887. He leaves
a widow and three children.
Governor Offers BIg Reward.
Governor Gooding has Informed the
Canyon county officials that the state will
offer a reward OF 5000 for the apprehension
of the murderer \ special train is leaving
here for Caldwell at 10 o'clock. carrying
the governor and others. who go to assist
In organizing the work of running down
the criminal
! The latest Information from the scene
| is to the effect that the bomb was prob
ably placed by the gatepost and the NOV
|
! sons rushing to the spot reached the
PROSTATE man the latter said something
like Who shot me?' 7Ie also said semer
tfifns MIN over. 81
lapsed into Inconsistencies at once and
died without giving any information.
! Victim Horribly NnngIed.
The victims clothing and his shoes were
! torn to tatters and his back was terribly
| injured. Both legs were shattered fright
| fully. The shock of the explosion was
| felt all over the town and broke all the
glass in that side of the governors home
| Every road out of town is being guarded
and IT is hoped to intercept every sus-
pect.
Two men are under suspicion who had
been lying about Nampa several days and
left for Caldwell today. They lived ir
the Occur dAlenes at the time of the
riots there in 1899. Descriptions of then
are being wired in every direction.
story of Occur D'AIenc strike.
Governor Steunenberg became known
throughout the nation through his con
nection with the Occur d'Alene miners
strike. which began in the spring of 1899
The Miners union made certain demands
which were refused by the mine owners
Most of the mines were closed down, bu
an attempt was made to operate the mil
of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan with non
union help. In April of that year a crow,
of strike sympathizers took possession o
a train and went to the mill. The build
ing was blown up with dynamite and a
least one man was killed by the explosion
| The mine owners appealed to the gov
ernor for protection. alleging that tn
strikers were resorting I'd every form o
violence and intimidation to prevent tn
; operation of the mines by nonunion men
The state militia being considered in
sufficient TO cope with the situation, Gov
ernor Steunenberg proclaimed a state O
: insurrection and called upon President Mc
Kinley for federal troops. General II. {
Merriam occupied the district and pro
I claimed martial law. A stockade, know
I generally as the bull pen" was erected
Strikers and strike sympathizers were i'm
prisoned in great numbers. A permit sys
TEN was also established by the military
l and no one was permitted to work in tn
r mines who did not make affidavit that h
> was either not a member OF the unio
: or had severed his connection with it an
E would not join again. This drastic treat
ment resulted in the determination Of tn
1 miners organization in the Coeur d'Alene
: and 1t has never been re-established. I'll
! matter aroused such widespread interes
y that a congressional inquiry was ordered
! The republican members of the commi.
sion made a report uphoding Governc
SteunenberE, although he was a demo
! crat, and the action of President McKir
8 ley. The democrats, under the leadershi
e of Congressman Sulzer made a minorit
: report censuring the state and nation;
= administrator The bitterness againi
\ Governor Steunenberg was accentuated b
a the fact that he was at the time OF h
4 incumbency a member of the Typograph