Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08
FIRST CLASH OCCURS
STRIKE BREAKERS TO FRISCO
MET TROUBLE In NEVADA.
Union Miners Met Train and Hurdei
Stones Through Windows-Shootin
FoIlowed-Cars Still at StandstlII in
Frlsco-600 Men Arrive in City
Some Say They Were Deceived.


BILE occurred here this afternoon at the
junction of the Southern Pacific and
Goldfield & Tonopah railroads when
the second section of train carrying
strikebreakers to San Francisco ar
rived A number of union miners met
ers. Finally stone was hurled
through a car window and it was an
swered by shot. A. number of the
men on the train jumped Off The
conductor gave the go ahead signal,
but the strikebreakers stopped the
train and delayed it 80 minutes. A
hundred or more dismounted and BRAN
dishing revolvers hurled defiance at
the union men. Fifty or more dele
gates to the republican state conven-
ton at Tonopah and crowd on their
way to the Goldfield prize fight took to
to the sage brush.
When the train was finally started
a crowd with revolvers stood on the
rear platform. AS they passed several
miners the latter hurled stones at
them. Fully so shots were fired from
the train. One hat was struck, but no
one was hurt. A number OF shots
struck the depot and several struck
freight car on a sidetrack. Not shot
was fired by the miners, who were the
only ones left about the depot except
ing employees when the strikebreakers
dismounted and advanced on the
crowd
More trouble is feared when the
next section arrives.
There was no change today in the
street railway strike in San Francisco.
No attempt was made by the United
Railroads to operate cars. Prospects
for an early settlement of the strike
are growing less, as neither side to the
controversy seems inclined to make
any further concessions. Six hundred
men were brought into the city by the
United Railroads Sunday morning be-
tween and 3 O'Clock. The men have
been held at nearby points for a ia
vorable opportunity to bring them In
without the knowledge of the carmen's
pickets. These men are, it is asserted,
not motor men, but construction men.
President Calhoun of the United Rail-
roads says that he was patiently await
ing the arrival of enough motormen.
He expected to be able to start the
cars some time this week.
Referring to a city ordinance that
motormen must have one weeks train
ing before being permitted to run cars,
President Calhoun said that it would
not be regarded.
Fifteen strikebreakers, electricians
and linemen, recruited in Tampa, Fla.
also arrived. Edward Benson, one OF
the party, deserted at Third and Town
send streets and was taken to the car
mems headquarters by. union sympa
thizers. Benson stated that he and
the others were hired for the United
States Railroads by an agentof James
Farley, who provided them with rail
road and Pullman transportation Ben
son declared that he was promised st
a day, but that Farley's agent did not
inform him that. there was strike or
the United Railroads. Not until they
entered California did he learn OF the
strike, from the trainmen, and he de
cided to desert. He did not know
what became of the rest of the men
According to Benson, there was no one
in charge of the party, but no one was
engaged who did not have considera
BILE baggage the checks for which were
kept by Farley's agent, who instructed
the men to report to the Office of thu
United Railroads for their baggage.