Show CONSPIRACY IDAHO Steunenberg throws Light on Coeur dAlene Riots 1 HE CAUSES A SENSATION Declares that Ed Boyce President of the Western Federation of Miners Perfected a Conspiracy Theso Tacts He Learned from James R Sovereign Through a Mutual Friend A B Campbell Governor Concludes Has Testimony After Being Be-ing on tho Stand for Twelve4Days Washington April 2The chief interest In-terest In Gov Steunenbergs testimony before the Coeur dAlene Investigation today was In hi continuance of till re cltai i begun at the last session of the disturbed conditions prior to the upris 1 I lag of April last He had been asked i by Representative Dick why ho refused to disband the militia of the Coeur I dAlene district in 1807 as had been re fjucsted by l tho County Commissioners He said that at that lime I the odlcers of the Western Federation of Miners were advising the arming of the unions and he had an address by one of the ofli clals slating that every union should have a rifle club and that In two I years we can hear the inspiring music of 25000 armed men in the ranks of I labor THE ADVICE WAS FOLLOWED Cot Sleimnnberg said that following this there were evidences In the Coeur d Alone 1 district that the advice was be I I Ing followed A body of armed and I I masked men he said appeared at Mul Inn and compelled the delivery of a I large supply of arms and ammunition I owned by the State of Idaho and stores there pending the p organization of a militia company BLUNT ANSWER FROM SHERIFF Ho began correspondence and Inquiry and could get no trace of the arms or those who look them When he applied tc t the local Sheriff the latlor ansvciod in effect to mind your own business The Governor said that about the I same time he received a loiter from the G A R commander at Murray stating that a number of rules and ammuntlon were In 1 dang r of being stolen HAD ARMS SHIPPED Threats hud bee made to seize them and a t notification had been served that they would be taken The G A R asked to be relieved or further respon sibility and the Governor says he had arms boxed and shipped away THREATS OF DYNAMITERS Gov Sleunenberg said he sent AdJt Gen French to Coeur dAlene who re ported that a movement was on foot on Die disbanding of the militia for miners to come to Wardner and dyna mite the Bunker Hill mill There were repeated threats the Governor said that time ofllclals of the mine would he murdered if they did l not escape before the Canyon Creek miners came down SUPERINTENDENT MURDERED He said he was shocked to learn that Frederick B Whitney superintendent of the Frisco mine had been taken from his room at night by sixteen armed rind masked men marched down the creek and shot dying in a day or two BOYCE PERFECTED CONSPIRACY A stir waa caused In the commlllee room when Gov Pteunonberg In answering an-swering a question as to what he knew or a conspiracy in connecllon with the blowing up of the Bunker Hill mill said I learned that Ed Boyce presi dent of the Western Federation of Miners was in the country len days before the explosion of the Bunker 11111 and Sullivan mill and at the lime he Inaugurated 01 perfected this conspiracy conspir-acy bv l choosinir twenty men from the different organizations in that country and swearing them SWORN TO SECRECY These twenty men chose one each and swore him and the forty each chose a man and swore him and the elgthy each chose a man and swore him In that way there were at least ICO men in this conspiracy to do this timing sworn to secrecy Representative Hay of Virginia questioned ques-tioned the Governor sharply as to his sources of Information HOW liE OBTAINED FACTS The Governor hesitated and tlen said I learned these fact from Jainos rt Sovereign through a mutual friend When Mr Hay wanted the name of the friend there was some question ns to giving the name but the Governor finally gave H I as A 15 Campbell CAMPBELL AND SOVEREIGN PRESENT Mr Hay asked If Mr Campbell was in the committeeroom and the answer came that he was Mr Soveielgu was also present The Governor said he had not been able to pet further evidence as peope who Ihfd in the country were afraid they would be assassinated If they were known lo have given any Information Infor-mation The committee then took a recess until l oclock At the afternoon session Mr I Hay moved to strike out all of Coy Steunen bergs testimony prior to the conspiracy conspira-cy This motion was defeated > to J GOV STEUNENBEUG CONCLUDES Mr Dick concluded the redirect examination ex-amination and In the absence of Mr Lent Mr Robertson prlvale counsel for Ihoso making lie charges renewed the crossexamination of the Governor It covered much explanatory detail on tho events previously tesilfled to He said he did not charge the doaih of 1 Su perjniendenl Vhltney to the Miners union Lalu In time day Gov Sleunen berg testimony was completed after he had boon on the stand twelve days and ho wih oxcused l Brig Geim W P Carlln U S A re tired was the next wllness Ho lestl lied that he was In command of the United States troops in the Coeur dAleno district during the troubla In 18 J2 and gave a ivcllal of the disturbed 1 condition there Gen Carl I mu will I I continue con-tinue when the investigation Is resumed tomorrow |