The labour battle at Mr. Carnegie's works has had its
counterpart in another part of the States. On Monday, there was a severe struggle at Omar d'Alene, Idaho, between union and non-union men, which ended in the defeat of the free labourers. The non-union men, who held the San Fran- cisco Mill, were attacked by a body of armed unionists, but the latter were received by a well-directed rifle-fire, which resulted in two deaths. In the meantime, however, a detach- ment of miners climbed the hills, and reached a position behind the San Francisco Mine. " Here they loaded a car with a quantity of giant powder, the form of dynamite used in blasting, and sent it down the track towards the San Fran- cisco Mine. The car rushed down the sharp decline, and struck the front of the mill. A tremendous explosion occurred, which nearly demolished the mill. This catastrophe took all the courage out of the non-union men, and they raised a white flag. Their surrender was accepted, and they were marched in safety to the hall of the Miners' Union." President Harrison has ordered Federal troops to Idaho, but it looks as if the miners would even go the length of firing on the flag of the Union. They have destroyed the railway-bridges, cut the wires, have armed themselves, and are said to be going to blow the mines up with dynamite, unless the owners grant their demands. Meantime, all persons suspected of sympathy with the non-union men, and even the newspaper correspondents, are prisoners ; and a severe battle with the Federal troops seems certain.
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