The morning call., 1894-05-27
MET IN THE DARK.
Bloody Fight on Nipple
Mountain.
DEPUTIES WIN A VICTORY.
Although 1t Cost Them Very
Dearly.
WAITE IS WITH THE STRIKERS.
Troops Sent to Cripple Creek Prob
ably to Take Sides With
the Miners.
DEPUTIES WIN A VICTORY.
IS WITH THE STRIKERS.

ARlPPLE CREEK, COLO. May % Inc
first clash of arms between the striking
miners Of the Cripple Creek district and
the deputy sherltfs occurred at A. NJ. to-
day. William Rabideau. deputy sheriff,
and another deputy whose name is IN
known, and Hiram Crowley, miner, were
killed, and Dynamite Shorty" and TWO
other miners wounded. Frank Mason,
Fred Todd, D. d. Dunn. William Bailey
aud T. NJ Russell, miners, were taken
prisoners BY The deputies and are now
held in their camp. SIX Of the deputies
were captured by the miners during the
night. but are thought to have been re-
leased after being disarmed.
The trouble was precipitated by an en-
deavor On the psrt of the deputies to make
night march aud gain possession of the
city If Victor, with the intention of using It
Gs a base Of operations in future attacks
on the miners. When the deputies re-
treated Friday afternoon, thirty-fve armed
miners were detailed to follow them and
watch their operations, guarding against
such an attack as was made yesterday.
The deputies retired but a short distance
down the railroad and encamped to await
the arrival of the dark hour just before
dawn, before attempting their coup d'etat.
liae along the top Of the hill from the
railroad to Nipple Mountain.
All was quiet until about PAS o'clock,
when the train bearing the deputies
steamed down within a short distance Of
the miners line and stopped. The depu-
ties disembarked, 12S strong. and advanced
on the miners in full foTce. They were
met with vOlev after vOlley from The
-
tie FIRE was briskly returned. The night
was dark, the only light being furnished
by a pale moon through breaks in the
tieeting clouds and much fire was wasted.
The fighting waged fercelY for half an
hour. The deputies finally succeeded in
driving the strikers back Crowley was
killed early in the fight by bullet which
entered his right cheek, causing a CHASTITY
wound. passed downward and came out at
the back of the neck. After he fell his
comrades, craZed with rage, fought more
fiercely than ever. Dynamite Shorty
had part Of his right ear shot away, while
one of the other miners bad an arm
broken by a ball. The third received
three balls, but fortunately all were flesh
wounds and not serious
At what time during the affray the two
deputies were shot is not known. Rabi-
dsau's body, containing three balls, one
through the heart, was found near the
railroad tracks. He had evidently been
deserted by his comrades, as the body Of
the other man was placed on a fiatcar and
sent to Florence.
By the killing Of Rabideau the miners
avenged themselves for his insolent bear
ing while acting as deputy at Cripple
Creek during the past year and his efforts
10 break the strike. A few weeks ago he
was beaten. run out of camp and warned
never to return. Rabldeau went TO Den
yer, and when call was made for volun-
teers 10 take up arms and deputies com
missioned, he at once volunteered, saying
that he would 20 down and get his re-
venga.
After the deputies had retreatsd the body
OF Crowley was brought to Victor by sor-
rowing comrades.
It was thought at P n. to-day that a.
battle between the miners and Deputy
Sheriffs would surely occur after dark,
but both sides seemed to have weakened,
and it is now predicted that no further
trouble will occur at the Victor side Of the
camp tonight.
1t is now positively known that no lives
were lost by the blowing up of the Strong
shaflhouse yesterday. Samuel McDon-
aid, superintendent, Charles Robinson,
foreman. and Jack Vaughn, workman,
were in the second level of the mine at the
time Of the explosion and remained there
in safety until to-day, when they were
brought out by union miners and taken
under guard to Bull Hill.
Such black and begrimed men have
seldom come from under ground. The
poor fellows found the timbers burning
after the explosion in the bottom of the
shaft, and with their coats and hats fought
out the FIRE. The men are now held pTis-
oners
Newspaper correspondents have all been
ordered away from the hill by the miners.
ana only representatives. OF one local
paper and the Associated Press have ac-
cess inside the lines. Yesterday F. j.
Donahue, the local representative Of the
Denver News, was ordered to keep away
from victor. When he appeared there
again to-day his horse was taken away
from MIN ana he was put in wagon and
sent to this city, Thomas Howell. repre-
sentative Of the Times, was served in the
same manner.
Inc western Union wires were cut near
the camp by the strikers, but were ouicklv
repaired. at the request Of President
Calderwood Of the Victor Miners Union
every saloon in Victor was closed to-day.
He regrets deeply the conflict. The
miners say that the armed force from Dan
yer has been sent to take from them their
rights and consider that they have been
more sinned against than SHINING.
Several hundred additional deputies ar.
rived at Florence to-day from Denver
Colorado Springs and Canyon City and il
is Sheriff Bowers Intention to have
sufficient protection to all miners who
want to work on the terms offered by the
mine-owEers-S3 per day of nine hours.
The whole trouble is over the question
of wages. The miners struck for So for
eight hours work instead OF ten and the
mine-owners agreed to compromise On
nine hours. That was over ak months
ego and all later efforts at compromise
have failed. The miners would not work