Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-03
Prisoner in Calumet Tries
..*. to Set Off Dynamite
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these replies. 1t is unlikely the text
OF the replies and the governors con
templated action will be made known
before night.
Gen. Abbey this morning decided
that in view of the strained situation
at Calumet and the repeated discov.
cry Of dynamite plots the military
forces at this point must be strength.
eneds and accordingly has armed and
mounted the hospital corps of the
Third infantry and will do the same
with that Of the First. One platoon
of tEattery A artillery moved here
this morning from Quincy with fifty
men and two guns. making 100 men
and six guns at Calumet.
Further attempts at burning the
houses Of witnesses in riot cases we're
made last night at Superior and
Plainesdale. but failed.
Troops Will Stay.
All hopes of the federation that the
governor could be induced to with
draw tile troops was brought to an
end last night when eight men, bear
ing federation membership cards and
loaded with guns and dynamite. were
arrested by the militia at the Red
Jacket shaft, and with the arrest of
four others this morning at South
Hecla on a charge OF threatening to
dynamite company and private prop.
erty and kill non.strikers.
Gen. Abby says further plots of~this
sort will mean martial law. Sheriff
Cruise has been informed of the ship.
ment into the district of a large guam.
tity Of dynamite, and a quantity was
stolen from the guarded powerhouse
at the Hancock mine last night. The
Dupont and Senter Power works are
being donbly guarded today.
All powder at the shafts in the
Calumet district has been seized by
the militia.
There is said to be no possibility Of
the Federation's securing an injunc-
ton to prevent the troops making ar
rests without civil warrants.
The number Of men employed in the
shops OF the Calumet & Hecla Mining
company at Calumet were about dou-
bled today, and several hundred 9th,
ers are looking for work, among them
being members OF the federation. Sen.
timent In the federation against a
continuance of the strike is daily
growing stronger, and federation Off.
Gals are having a hard time to keep
the. men lined up. Every day when
marches are held more and more
members of the union refuse to
march. and the swamps about All.
meek. Allouiez and Calumet are filed
with hiding me- during the hours of
daylight.
Three more arrests were made later
this morning ut a result OF alleged
threats of dynamiting.
Mine Guards Redoubled.
Shipping of dynamite by strikers
caused redoubling of the guards al
most of the mine workings today.
The mining companies probably will
organize All armed force among the
Workmen who apply for labor. but for
whom no work is available as yet.
The shops Of the Baltic. Trimoun.
tain and Champion mines of the Cop.
per Range Consolidated reopened to.
day with q large force of men and
pumping was resumed at Tamarack
No. l shaft. Victoria mine now has
q larger force Of men than ever be
fore in it's history. This mine is In
al isolated portion of Ontonagon
county. and the ranks of the work
ers are being swelled by mine work
ers from Houghton county. Full
mining operations are under way at
that property, which the strikeres
have not yet bothered with.