Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-26
MINERS SHED BLOOD.
IN IllsCs on Deputies by Cripple
Crstk Strikers,
, ,ryBER DEAD AND WOUNDED.
o,lorado's Governor VIII order The
pspallcs to Dl'per'e-Gen'
eral Unrest

c,rrLr CREEK, May 26.-The
,,lh,u seized q train at Victor about
n,splsbt and proceeded down Flor
.rr. and Cripple Greek railroad to
wilbur. where the Denver deputies
vsre ip camp. At IA. m. battle oc.
.u,frd between the slrlkers and the
,ptpas, Of the deputies, Ia which Geo.
crowley, MINER was killed and
,.vsrnl miners anu three deputies were
volpiri. The particulars are hard to
ob,aln a, the wires have been cut. A
pon.unI1u miner was shot dead In a
,.loon OF Victor this morning.
The force that attacked the deputies
number 800. Their approach was dis.
covered by the scntties and the shoot
ipg began Of once from both sides. The
deputlss fred from the windows Of
c5tchrs and the miners from behind
b5uliefs aud trees. The engagement
vas short. The miners fetreated 20
Victor after one man was killed anu
four w0ubied. A number Of miners
afr missing. The dead man Ia George
G,owIy. rhe wounded men were
sk,n BY friends In hiding, Il IL not
known how tho deputies Jared. Tue
miners claim that AT least fifteen were
eulrd VT wounded. The town Of Vic.
ldf is quiet, the miners having resumed
lhsir positions.
DuvtSu NEwspArERMEs AWAY.
Every known newspaper representa-.
tive mas been ordered away from Bat
Gle Mountain ana Bull iHill aud told
not O. return again nj tho peril Of their
lIyrH. 4. j. DOnahue, OF the Denver
NtUs, was slow Ina oDeying anI several
Kuus were loycled at hls heads. The
ofIrr has gone forth that nota line Of
iuilfmAtinn shall 20 out from here, n
o. eau br prevented. Deputy R1bldeau
Wab Eilici in the tiyhs at Wilbur aud
not In tue saloon a. reported The
where they will wait Tor reinforce.
lrnts.
WILL ASK FOR U. s. TROOPS
AZ the latest reports tho Denver
equities were still at Wilbur awaiting
TIE arrival Of ru.inforcemonts They
tfu expected TO leave Colorado
r.hngs today, The names Of tue
wounded have not been learned. As
80 ~ known none Of the deputies were
ilIed.
rle man killed In n saloon at Victor
Eas William RJbldeA, n deputy from
colorado Springs, who was driven out
% camp a lew weeks ago and ordered
never ~ return.
IL II now positively known that no
lives were lost by ths blowing up Of
tue Strong shat house yesterday.
Samuel Mcdonald, superintendent,
thRs. Robinson, foreman, anu Jack
vaughn, workman, were ia this
second level Of the mine Mt the time
VI the explosion and remained there In
safety uutil today, when they were
brought out by Union miners and taken
UNDER guard 10 Bull hill ANA released
on parole. IL IL reported here that
Attorney q. 3. Thomas, OF Denver, ou
behalf Of the mine owners, IL trying
to nave U. s. troops sent u the camp.
THE MINERS ARE MASTERS.
The officers Of the Florence and
Cripple Crock railroad have Dren mott.
tu1 ~ tue Mlnefs' union that the
company Will not DO permitted TO run
passenger or box cars into Victor ms
the miuers want 10 know wnen the
deputies and arms are sent into use
against them. The miners appear to
hold tho hey TO the situation. They
number nearly 500 and are supplied
well with arms. On the other hand, the
deputies ars lever In numbers, poorly
'n!uerrd ana equipped.
unv NyAtrrsa ungtTtnN
DRNvgR, May 26.-Attorney Gen.
crai Eugiey has given his opinion that
the deputies sent from this
city 10 Cripple creek, In an
other county, are an Illegal
h0dy, Gov. Waite regards them as
rioters anu will issue proclamation
today ordering them TO diaperse. The
militia has all been ordered to DO In
readiness for n cali to arms.
A couiilct at Cripple Creek today Ia
feared. Tho governor makes no
secret OF his sympathy for the strikers.
10 has teen lrsfned that 900 rifles aud
$1,000 rounds Of ammunition were
thirped u Cripple Creek for the
strikers during the past week.
COW WAITE RECEIVES a SLAP.
DENvER, May 2B.-Judge Hallctt In
the United States circuit court this
afternoon, In refusing an Injunction
fsstraining the miners at Cripple creek
from interfering with the Raven mine,
which Is In litigation, said, ut the
'Iale government has fallen into tho
hands Of socialists, which II has, that
lsyout misfortune"
lHE rESEaYLvASIA RIOTS.
UNGONrOwS, Pa, May 20 The
slilkefs generally attended this meeting
~ Mount Pleasant today. The report
Ihal 1900 strikcrs are on their way TO
nlehle Hollow 10 Rvenge tho killing OF
lhu i've men on "Wednesday oaused
great excitement. Last night people
remained up all night, but the mob
uldn't come. At Federal the united
mlnewOikers passed. resolutions To-.
curing Representative W. y. Stipe 10
-sk CongIess 10 appoint committee a.
make iuli inquiry into the mining
troubles anu lhe "uncalled for ahOut.
ing" VI men In the public highways Of
Fayette and West Morcland counties
About twenty-five strikers marched
% the Kyle, Martin and Fair Chauop
works today and attempted 10 prevent
lhe men from going to work. No
collision occurred. lssac Hunt
charged with the killing Of a non-unlon
slav al bfadiorl, gave himself W