The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
TROUBLE in A MINE.
Two Men Were Killed and a Number
Wounded.
OUTBREAK DUE TO STRIKE.
Citizens Committee Almost Had Diff.
ferences Adjusted.
EVERYTHING is QUIETER NOW.
Disturbance Occurred in Colorado Min.
ing Town.
Fac siss csas5t1sy'raty ., WERE DYNAMITED
EVERYTHING is QUIEIER NOW.
Disturbance Occurred in a Colorado Min,
ing Town.
}, WERE DYNAMITED
Telephone Wires Cut and Com
munication Was Difticult--Mayor Or
dered All Saloons Closed.

Denver, Colo, July 3.-A special to the
News from Telluride, Colo. says; The ex-
element which has been prevailing all day
over the riot In the Smuggler Onion mine
is rapidly subsiding this evening. The
controversy has been satisfactorily adjust
ed for the present and everything is quiet
in the Marshall and Savage basins,
Early this morning word was received in
town that there was considerable shooting
going on at smuggler at o'clock and
many kinds Of rumors We're ahoat The
trouble is only part Of the strike trouble
which has been brewing for some time.
The first rumor to reach town wns that
eight or ten men had been killed This
proved not to be true, but VIII Jordan was
shot in the right hip; the right arm of
Charles Becker, superintendent Of the NINE
was broken and badly shattered from bull
lets; Night Shift Boss Nicholson was shot
in the head, and ]. Lujan, Mexican trim
mer, was killed Jordan was brought to
town about . o'clock this afternoon.
DR.. shelton was called TO the Bullion tun-
neI to dress the wounds of the injured men
and sent message about noon saying
that Becker had bad arm and that Mich
olson, who was shot In the head, had a
bare chance to live but that is about all.
AT the time those were the only men on
either side whose wounds ne had attended
to. Most of the fourteen shots were ex-
changed between the miners. deputies and
guards, but Mt l o'clock all was quiet with
the exception of few shots now and then
Some time this afternoon some cabins nea,
the officers quarters were blown up, but ir
is impossible to learn what damage, If any
was done. The Liberty Bell and Tom Boy
miners have all practically gone out in
sympathy and those properties are all but
idle. Miners were seen coming over the
range this morning from the ouray and
Silverton sides and it is reported that the
Camp Bird and Revenue mines are also out
in sympathy, but MS TO these last named
properties the report can not be verified
The mayor has ordered all saloons TO be
closed from 6 p, m. to 6 a. m, until other
wise notified. Telephone wires have been
cut and there has been no communication
between the town and Smuggler Hill all
day
The killed as far as known:
JOHN BARTH. union miner
J. LuJAN, a Mexican employed in the
mines
The wounded:
Charles NJ, Becker, mine superintendent.
right hip broken and shattered by bullet
W. J. Jordan, shift boss and deputy sher-
in, shot through hips
John Nicholson, shot through head, Will
probably die
An unknown man. shot through both legs
All of the wounded except the last were
working in the mines.
STRIKE is OF LONG STANDING.
Denver. July 3.-The strike at the Snug
gler Union went into effect May l, and
was the outcome OF the demand Of the
miners for an increhse in wages, Last
week an agreement was entered between
the officers of the mines and the men
whereby they were TO abide by the decision
by a committee appointed by business men
of Telluride to arbitrste the differences
The committee was working on basis OF
settlement when the outbreak occurred,
Matters ouietne Down.
Denver, Colo, July IA special to the
Republican from Telluride. Colo. says:
Matters are quleting down The miners
union is In possession Of the Smuggler
mine. The sheriff viii revoke his request
for the militia II the calmness continues
The sheriff of the county in which Tel.
luride is located telegraphed the governor
for troops 10 assist IN suppressing the
rloSSs A call for the militia 10 assemble
at their armories at o'clock tonight was
issued from the adjutant generals depart
meht and directed to the companies at
Denver and at Pueblo.