The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
BOMB MANGLES
EX-GOVERNOR
Frank Steunenburg, Once Chief Ex-
ecutive Of Idaho, AsSaSSinated.
MINERS UNDER SUSPICION
Internal Machine Was Placed at We
TINS Gate and Exploded When He
Entered--Body Badly Torn.

Frank Steunenberg, former govern
or of Idaho, was killed at $40 o'clock
Saturday night at his home, in Call-
well, that state.
A dynamite bomb had been placed
at his front gate with a continuance
with which it was exploded as he
entered, Both legs were blown OFF,
and he lived but twenty minutes.
There is no reason known for the
outrage, but is charged to some men,
Der of the famous inner circle Of the
Occur dAlene dynamiters, whom no
prosecuted so relentlessly in 1899,
while he was governor. 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.
Stuenberg was the governor Of
the state 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 wife and three children.
Governor GOoding has notified the
Cannon county officials that the state
will offer reward Of $4,000 for the
apprehension of the murderer.
The latest information from the
scene is to the enct that the bomb
was probably placed by the gate post,
and that the moving Of the gate ex-
ploded it.
When persons rushing to the spot
reached the PROSTATE man, the latter
said something like this, who shot
me?"
He also muttered something about
them turning him over, but he lapsed
into Inconsistencies at once, and
died without giving any information.
The victims clothing and his shoes
were torn to tatters and his back
was terribly injured Both legs were
shattered frightfully. 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,
end It is hoped to intercept every
suspect
Two men are under suspicion who
hid been lying about MAMMA several
DAYS, and lest for Caldwell They
lived in Occur d'Alene at the time
Of the riots there in 1899. Descrip-
tions of them are being wired in
every direction.
In May, 1899, after the concentration
of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Min
irg Company ct Wardner was blown
up by dynamiters led by 1000 Of the
Occur d'Alene district miners, Gov
ernor Steuenberg declared martial
law in Sh0shone county, and with the
assistance Of the United States troops
conducted the county government for
nearly year.
The Bunker Hill and Sullivan Min
ing company employed non-union men
IN it's mines and for many months
a bitter contest was waged between
the miners union and the company,
which eliminated in the blowing up
Of the company's concentration and
The destruction Of property valued at
$3000O0
After long trial the leaders in
the insurrection were sent to pris-
on. A permit system was also es
tablished by the military and no miner
who did not make affidavit that ne
was either not member Of the union
or had severed his connection with it
and would not again join.
This drastic treatment resulted in
the determination of the miners' Or
ganizatlon in the Occur d'Alene, and
it has never been re established.