Evening star., 1901-07-04
Ten Others Wounded in Riot at Tel
luride. Colorado.
OUTCOME OF MINERS STRIKE
Strikers Succeed in Driving the
Non-Union Men Away.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE

1ILLoItlDE, SOl., july 4--NO
bloodshed has occurred at the Smuggler-
Union mine, where three men were killed
and about ten wounded in battle between
strikers and non-union miners yesterday.
Officials of the company having agreed
to withdraw all men from the mine except
few watchmen, and to make no effort TO
settled officially declared off, there
seems no probability of further hostiilties.
Three men were killed and at least ten
wounded in the fight yesterday between $50
armed strikers and the force of miners and
deputies at the mines.
The dead:
John Barthel, a miner, one of the at
tackng party.
George Nicholson, shift boss at the mine.
]. Lujan, Mexican. employed as tram
mer in the mine.
Non-union men numbering about 1SO
were driven over the range into Ouray
county and warned never to return.
Strike Began in May.
The strike which eliminated in the ou.-
break yesterday was ordered by the Min
ers' Union May l last. 1t followed the
refusal of the mine management to guar
antee all miners employed minimum wages
Of 8 a day. The company resumed opera
tions June II with non-union force.
In furtherance of the general desire for
an amicable and peaceful settlement of the
points at issue between the union and the
company, a business mems meeting was
held at Telluride Friday, at which the posi-
tive assurance is said to have been given
that the union should not take action with
out consultation with the business men who
had consented to serve as a committee OF
mediation, and they were only awaiting the
return of Manager Collins to take action
when the outbreak occurred.
Officials of the Miners Union declare the
march on the mines yesterday was entire
ly without the sanction of the organization.
Origin of the Trouble.
A dispatch from Telluride. Col, last night
says: Great excitement has prevailed here
all day over riot in Smuggler-Cnion mine.
The shooting grew out of the strike trou-
BILE, which has been brewing for some time.
Shots were exchanged most of the morn
ing between the miners, deputies and
guards, but at o clock all was quiet, with
the exception of scattering shots
Some time during the day one Of the cab
FMS near the office building blown mp.
The Liberty Bell and Tom Boy miners
have practically all gone out in sympathy
and those properties are nearly idle. Min
ers were seen coming over the range this
morning from the Ouray and Silverton
sides, and it is reported that the Camp Bird
and Revenue miners are also out in sympa-
thy, but as to these properties the report
cannot be verified.
The mayor has ordered all saloons to be
closed from 9 m. to am. until other
wise notified. TeleL hone wires have been
cut and there has been no communication
between the town and Smuggler Hill all
day
About 6 O. clock this afternoon the corpse
of a man was brought to town from the
basin, and it was found to be that of John
Barthell a Swedish miner, who was killed
by the first shot fired. Barthell was fight
ing with the union miners
Camp Bird Owned by Thomas Walsh.
dispatch from Denver. Col, last night
says:
The Camp Bird is the property of Thorn
as Walsh, a resident of Washington. 1t is
said that miners from the Liberty Bell, Tom
Boy, Revenue and Camp Bird mines have
Joined with the Smuggler strikers and that
800 men now surround the Smuggler mine.
The sheriff of the county in which Tellu-
ride is located wired Governor Orman for
troops to assist in suppreSsng the rioters.
A call for the militia to assemble at their
armories at o'clock tonight was issued
from the adjutant generals department ard
directed to the companies at Denver and
Pueblo.
The president of the Smuggler-Union
mine at Telluride, where the riot occurred
today, is Benjamin B. Lawrence of New
York. Arthur F. Collins of Denver Is the
general manager. The strike went into ef-
feet on May l. 1901, and was the out
come of a demand of the miners for an in
crease in wages Last week an agreement
was entered into between the officers of the
mines and the men whereby they were to
abide by the decision of a committee ap-
pointed by the business men of Telluride to
arbitrate the differences. The committee
was working on a basis Of settlement when
the outbreak occurred.
At 1O:45 o'clock tonight Governor Orman
received message from Sheriff Dowtain of
n ircr hof CT RI i1ar hn6
taken forcible possession Of the Smuggler-
Union mine, and had run all the employees
over the range. The message said that the
latter made no resistance.