The Delta independent., 1894-05-30

cts dropped In behind rocks, the miners FOL.
lowing to within forty feet, when they saw
their mistake.
Veatch and his lieutenants, Dunnlngton
and Newmeyer, had their men together. and
poured forth volley after volley In the air.
The miners retreated. Their ruse was not
success. Seeing this, the Denver contingent
assumed the aggressive and gave chase. Slow
ly and sullenly the miners retreated, firing all
the time. The light was bad, however, and
the enemy protected by the natural situation.
AS they were falling back their leader, Hiram
Crowley, fell mortally wounded. A shot
pierced his cheek, the bullet passing through
the lower part Of the neck and fracturing tho
spinal cord. All but few of the miners
ceased firing. They assembled around their
leader and carried him away.
After Crowley fell most Of the miners broke
in confusion, making their way for their
train. 1t was at this time that the Veatch
forces made capture Of six of the strikers
scouts.
Some three hours after the encounter, the
Denver pickets found William Raoideau, one
Of the deputies, lying cold and dead. He had
been shot three times. One of the bullets
passed through his heart. The honors Of war
wOiC CNCu IIitCh bluS huu hillCu ohC "uh.
John Todd of the miners and e1-Policeman
Padget of the Denver army were each slight
ly wounded.
The deputies sent their prisoners to Colo
RADIO Springs.
The miners returned to Victor. They have
no idea Of giving up the struggle except by
force Of arms. A muster roll Saturday morn
ing showed 57i bearing Winchesters and
probably 100 more with shotguns and other
arms. In the afternoon a report was circu-
lated that 300 men were on the way to cap
ture the mines, and in few minutes the hills
were black with men running to tho post to
be ready for action. The rumor was false.
1t having been reported that three men
were entombed in the Strong mine, a party
Of strikers went down the shaft to investigate.
The three men consisting Of Sam p. McDon-
aid, the superintendent, Charles Robinson,
foreman of the mine, and John Baggett, the
engineer, were found unlnjured and were
brought to the surface.
The moment they were on the surface they
were placed under arrest and an armed guard
marched them to one OF the strikers lodging
houses in town. From there they we're
marched to the Independence shaft house
and on entering the fret thing that McDop
aid saw was . moose suspended from the root
Of the bunk house. An angry crowd Of men
who had returned with the corpse of their
leader from the battle with the Denver dep
uty sheriffs were determined TO lynch Nc
Donald and his two friends. II It had not
been for the guard which had promised them
protection, the three men would have been
dangling from the rafters In every few min
utes. The protection guaranteed them, how
ever was given. They were sent to Altman
to be held as hostages for the men the Den
yer army captured from the strikers. 1t was
said, however, that II IN attack was attempt
ed on the camp, the miners swore that the
three prisoners would quickly danglc from u
rope.
Late Saturday afternoon Governor Waite,
as commander-in-c of the state troops, Is
sued an order to the adjutant general to or
der the First and Second regiments, Colorado
National Guard, to report at the different
armorles as speedily as possible and proceed
to Florence.
The next morning, however, the governor
changed his mind, deciding that It was not
necessary to send the troops until further hos
tllIties took place.
The first active steps towards arbitrnting
the differences between the miners and mine
owners were taken on Saturday BY the labor
conference committee OF the Colorado Springs
trades assembly. J. J. Hagernian, on behalf
Of himself and other owners, offered a basis
Of compromise, and the trades assembly sent
. committee to submit It to the miners. The
committee consisted Of President Slocum OF
Colorado College, Rev. E. Evans Darlington.
G. Collais, president of the trades assembly,
L. W. Bates, president, and Z. GeIssler, Sec
retary of Colorado Springs carpenters union,
and d. II. Hogan. member Of the same body.
Tho committee proceeded TO Altman Sum
day morning. After experiencing some df-
lculty in getting past the pickets and into
the town the committee attended large
meeting OF miners which was called by
President Calderwood Of the Western FEEDER
alton Of miners.
President Slocum explained the errand up
on which he and his colleagues had come.
On behalf Of J. j. Hagerman and others,
whom he did not name, be made the follow
ing offer to the miners:
Eight hours for a days work, with 20
minutes of for dinner. There would be no
arrests nor prosecutions for any acts contrary
to law done by the miners and no discrimIna-
tion against union men in hiring help. The
question OF wages would be left to arbitra-
tIon. It was also proposed to effect IN OK
change of prisoners between the strikers and
the deputies.
The proposition made by DIR. slocum con-
ceded every ything the miners al ked for except
the question Of wages, and he intimated that
not much difficulty would be found In dispos-
Ing Of this.
Then the speaker formulated plan Of ar
bitration on the sole remaining hindrance to
resuming work. He proposed that the min
ers appoint two men to represent them, the
mine operators two others, and that these
four select fifth. To the decision OF the
quintetts should bo left the amount which
should constitute the pay for q day Of seven
hours and forty minutes.