Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-26
MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Peace Restored at Leadville by
Force Of Arms.
Five Dead Bodies ut the Morguo and the
Number MAY Be Observation-Disclosures Are
CLOSED and m Uneasy Feeling Pre-
wallis Among tho citizens.

bodies lying at the morzue ind half .
dozen wounded, with damage TO prop.
erty to the amount Of $4,000, are the
visible effects Of Sunday nights law.
lessness. It Is believed that when all
is known the list Of dead and injured
will considerably exceed these figures.
Everything is quiet now, the camp be-
ing practically under military rule.
The fifth name was added to the death
list ut six o'clock yesterday evening
by the discovery Of tho body Of Michael
Dougherty on the ground near the
Emmett mine, where no fell In the
attack OF the rioters upon the Emmett
while flushed with their victory ut the
Coronado. There were many people In
upper windows and on house roofs
provided with night glasses, who in
the brilliant moonlight saw tho attack
on the Emmett and the rcpulsc OF the
rioters. These say that the first vol
Icy from the mine was delivered Mt
close range, aud that the Attacking
party fell like grain before the sickle.
How many met the fate OF Doughcrty
II may remain for time and search OF q
long abandoned shaft in that vicinity
to tell. II now seems that the rioters
dragged away their dead and wounded.
The story of the defense Of the Em-
NETT Is q thrilling ono Easily accessi-
BILE and surrounded only by light
board fence, 1t seems wonderful that It
was not quickly overwhelmed, its men
slain and buildings demolished. But
the Is buckshot found in Dougherty's
body, and the story Of the fearful ef-
feet OF the first volley from the mine
tells how quickly the rioters lost relish
for the bloody business. Had this
mine been blown up, the great pumps
which arc in the drain aud many other
mines would have been destroyed and
the ensuing damage Unreasonable.
Yesterday mornings riot, and par
ticularly the attack on the fire depart
ment, has destroyed much OF public
sympathy for the strikers, and this
fact was evidenced at u largely attend
cd meeting OF representative citizens
this afternoon. Their proceedings
we're secret, but It Is understood that
stringent measures were decided upon.
Two companies of state militia from
Pueblo and Cripple Creek, all under
command of Col. Mccoy, arrived at
4:5O yesterday afternoon and nre now
on duty. Gen. brooks and several
other companies arrived during the
night.
The damage at the Coronado by the
burning Of the oil tanks, boiler house
and machinery Is now estimated ut
SOS. 600, on which is sla,5oo insurance.
The houses burned we're valued ut 3d..
900. with no insurance.
Despite the presence Of troops and
the unusual quietness Of the streets,
there is q very uneasy feeling prev
alent, IL being asserted that there are
500 Winchester rifles in the hands OF
the strikers, whose repeated threats
aguins. the militia are recalled with
alarm. 1t is the general belief, how.
ever, that there will be no further
trouble, unless the managers begin
importing miners.
Banks here are closed. The Coro.
nado mine buildings are q mass OF
smoking embers Citizens gather on
the street and talk OF the wild scenes
Of Sunday night
1t is generally believed that the men
who used dynamite and set fire to the
Coronado shnflhouse and attacked the
Emmett mine have 1ed to the noun
tans and will be seen here no more.
They are said 10 be miners from the
Ceur d'Alene country, who were en-
gagged In the riots there several years
ago.
It looks now as II the backbone OF
The strike has been broken by the riot.
ing, and the demonstration OF yester.
day morning was the final outbreak Of
the lawlcss element. The troops sent
here yesterday from Denver and other
points will probably return home, hav.
ing received ample assurance Of sup
port from the vast majority OF the peo-
pie OF the place and vicinity. 1t is be-
lieved that all but the ringleaders OF
the strike will return to work In q day