The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-22
DEAD.
BEh i NIEI H.
JAMES RENSON


DEAD.
BERT MEIR.
JAMES BENSON.
Both We're miners employed at the
Coronado and were killed by the explo-
sion. They were identified only by
means of papers found on their bodies
DYING
WILLIAM O'KEEFE. foreman OF
hose company No. 1, shot through the
stomach.
at the Coronado, shot eight times On
arms and stomach.
JOHN MAHONEY, miner, shot
| through stomach.
INJURED.
Frank Telle and Martin Scott, Coro-
nado miners. Their injuries are not be-
lieved to be fatal.
Mahoney, who was shot near the En-
NETT mine, claims ne was there merely
as spectator.
at the Emmett were seen to be hit with
bullets, but they were carried away by
their comrades.
CITIZENS TO THE RESCUE
The Coronado people heard of the COM
ing trouble last night, but the SUPPOSE
tion was that the attack was to be made
at the Emmett. Soon after the deStruc-
ton commenced many of the citizens
responded quickly, armed with rifles
and shot guns, but they could do little
in fighting the fire and dynamite Fore
man O'Keefe was shot from behind just
after he turned a stream on the fire at
thre Coronado.
The first attack at the Coronado was
made with dynamite near the oil tanks
The men within the enclosure returned
the attack and a fusilade of bullets fol-
lowed, but the dynamite did its work
we'll.
COEUR D'ALENE MEN.
1t is charged that the lawlessness OF
last night was due to a mob of strokers,
principally from the Couer dAlene
country, who have long been breeding
trouble in LeodYille, and who. seeing
that the strike was nearing an end, were
determined TO make a final stroke. This
assertion is largely made by the peace
able miners of the camp.
Early last night there was every evil
dence that the strike was broken. Many
miners had announced their intention of
going TO work this morning. After be-
ing repUSed ait the Emmett mine, the
mob. which numbered not over fifty
persons, fled the town and are hiding in
the mills.
Today hundreds of miners said they
would go to work at once. They bitterly
denounce the extremists, and say their
action has lost the miners the strike.
The arrival of the militia was anxious
ly awaited, despite the apparent calm.
The local companies were sent to the
hi Ne q I'D oit oil Id . Ia
streeitS.
The city council met today and decid-
ed to aid the state officers in apprehend-
ing the rioters.
AT a mass meeting of citizens this
afternoon the lawless element was de-
nounced. and it was demanded that the
men leave the camp.
NO MORE TROUBLE FEARED.
Leadville, Colo, Sept. 21.-Quiet pre-
walls here now and no more rioting is
anticipated. 1T is generally believed
that the men who fired the Coronado
shaft house this morning, and who at
tackled the Emmett shaft house, but were
repulsed have fed to the mountains,
and will be seen here no more. They
are miners FRONT he Couer AIene coun-
try, who We're engaged in the riot there
several years ago. 1t looks as If the
backbone of thes t1fke was broken and
the outbreak of violence this morning
was the final demonstration of the law
less element.
Denver. Colorado, Sept 21-The Dem
yer and Rio Grande officials took extra
precautions to prevent the
of trains carrying troops to
LeadVflle Guards We're sent out and !
the entire road from Salida to Leadville |
was soon patrolled and picketed. Three !
special trains wered ispatched from Den |
yer this afternoon, carrying soldiers and |
SUPPLIES. The troops went under the COM
mand of Brigadier General Brooks. and |
Adjutant General Moses accompanied |
them
Leadvflle, Colo, Sept 21.-It now ap- |
pears THAT the two men killed at the I
Coronado mine were leaders of the at I
tacking party, who were shot by the 1
Coronado guard They were found in a .
cabin near the mine where it was at first |
they had been taken by the |
Coronado miners. Mahoney has died /
and O'Keofe is dying.
ARBITRATION.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-Rev. Father Ma /
one of Denver, who is in Chicago on a I
ecture tour, speaking today of the Lead
Vile riot, said:
The results of the Leadville strike
Ire deplorable in the extreme. but the 4
great body of miners should not in my /
opinion be held responsible for the out
ages of last night. They are due to ir-
'esponsibles. 1t is not yet too late to i
BRING peace to Leadville If cool heads
we're to take the matter in hand Ar
)itration would settle if such a man as
Marcus Daily were to act as arbitrator.
he is a mine owner. but 1 am sure he
WOULD be acceptable to the miners and
le ought also TO be satisfactory to the
nine owners. In the Interest OF f1u-
nan1ty Mr.. DAILY should be appealed to
1t once, and L am sure het would ac-
EIDE to the request TO act &C arbitrator
md thus avert further bloodshed.