Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-04
FATAL RIOT Of STRIKERS
At TELLURIDE, COLORADO.
TWO MEN KILLED, ONE FATALLY
INJURED AND SEVERAL
OTHERS HURT,
EARLY REPORTS EXAGGERATED
TELEPHONE WIRES CUT AND SAL
O0NS ORDERED CLOSED
AT NIGHT.

DENVER, Col, July "a special
from Telluride, Col. says:
The excitement which has been pre-
yailing all day over the riot In the
Smuggler-union mine is rapidly sub
siding this evening. The controversy
has been satisfactorily adjusted for the
present, and everything is quiet in
Marsl and Savage basins. Early this
morning word was received in town
that there was considerable shooting
going on at Smuggler at 5 o'clock, and
many rumors were ahoat.
The trouble Is only a part OF the strike
trouble, which has been brewing for
some time. Ihe first rumor to reach
town was that eight or ten had been
killed, but this proved not to be true,
However, 1t is positive that VIII Jor-
dan was shot in the RICH hip; Charles
Becker. superintendent OF the mine,
had his right arm broken and badly
shattered by a bullet; Shift Boss Mich
olson was shot in the head and j. Luz
Jan, a Mexican trimmer. was killed.
Jordan was brought to town this at
ternon by five of tho men who were
working for him In the Sheridan dump.
DR.. Sheldon was called to the Bullion
tunnel to dress the wounds of the in
jured men, and sent a message about
noon saying that Becker had a bad arm
and that Nicholson, who was shot In
the head has a bare chance to live. At
that time those were the only men on
either side whose wounds he had at
tended to.
Shots were exchanged most of the
morning by the miners, deputies and
guards, but at / o'clock all was quiet,
with the exception OF scattering shots.
Some time to-day n of the cabins
near the office building was blown up,
but it is impossible to learn what dam
age, if any, was done.
The Liberty Bell and Tony Boy min
ers rave practically all zone out in sym
pathy, and those properties are nearly
idle, in the way of active operations.
Miners were seen coming over the range
ais morning from the Ouray and Sill
verton sides, and it Is reported that
Camp Bird and Revenue mines are also
out in sympathy. AS to these proper
ties the report cannot be verified.
The mayor has ordered all saloons
to be closed from 6 p. m. TO 6 a. m. I'M
til otherwise notified. Telephone wires
have been cut, and there has been no
communication between the town and
Smuggler Hill all day.
About 6 this afternoon the corne OF
a man was brought to town from the
basin. and it was found to be John
Barthem, a Swede miner, who was
killed by the first shot fired. Barthem
was fighting with the Union miners.
The killed as far as known are:
John Barthem, a union miner.
]. L. Lujan, a Mexican employed as
trimmer in the mines.
Wounded:
Charles NJ. Becker, mine superintend-
ent: right hip brokeS and badly shat
tered by bullet.
w. Jordan, shift boss and deputy
sheriff, shot through the hips; no bones
broken. /
John Nicholson, shot through the
head; will probably die.
An unknown man, shot through ootn
legs.
All Of the wounded except the last
were working In the mines.
As nearly as cen be learned the hght
was precipitated at the Sheridan tunnel.
which is about t~hree-auarters Of a mile
above the Bullion tunnel. through which