The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-11-28
DIABoLICAL PLOT.
Several Cripple Creek Mines Were to
Have Been Blown Up.

Denver. Colo, Nov 25.--Startling dis
cCveries have resulted from the lnVesSii-
CATION into the blowing up of the Nlnul-
Gator mine. in the Cripple Creek dlstrlct;
Saturday. according to Adjutant General
Fell. lie says that those VINO caused the
explosion wfich killed superintendent
Mccormack and Melvin Beck also L<ottcu
10 blow up the Gold Coin, Golden Cycle;
Stratton's independence, Findlay and
several other properties.
General Bell learned that the revolver
found at the scene of the explosion was
one of number SOLD by the manulac-
turers to the San Juan Hardware COM
pany at Telluride on Oct. , A partial
description of the man who bought the
revolver was secured. General IBl! is
sure that the man is one of the sixteen
now being guarded inside the military
lines at Camp Goldfield. He Is certain
that all of those concerned in the Nindl-
Gator affair, with one exception. are IN
custody. One of the men wanted TO get
ont of the district before Gordon OF SOL
diers was thrown around the camp, ana
is on his way to Seattle, according 10 IN
formation which has been gathered since
his departure. 1t is not believed that he
will escape. OF the sixteen mgl now
being held at Camp Goldfield about a
dozen are charged with being principals
or accessories In the Vindicator affair.
The remainder are held in connection
with the attempt to wreck Florence d
Cripple Creek train few days ago:
1t is generally believed that Charles
Mckinney the alleged train wrecker who
was spirited out of the district to the
penftentiary for safe keeping. is the per
son from whom the authorities have Sc
cured much discriminating evidence.
One proof that violence was plotted is
the fact that non-union miners at work
on the properties said TO have been IN
cluded in the doomed list have been re
ceiving mysterious warnings not to work.
upon peril of bearing the consequences
Threatening Letters.
eraI Bell nave received threatening let
ters within the past few days. One OF
the communications to General Bell says:
You will be popped off if you ever come
Another letter warns the officials of
the existence of plot to blow up the
wing of the capitol where the governors
and the adiutant generals offices are To-
Gated All such letters are turned over
to the PinkertOn agency as fast as re
ceived No attempt has been made to
guard the military offices, because no
fears are entertained that any violence
will be attempted in Denver
General Bell was in communication with
the sheriff of Las Animas county Tor
more than an hour today, and the report
was in cirCulat ton that troops were being
placed in readiness to move TO the coal
fields The reserve force numbers SOD
men and they will be fully equipped
within the next ne; fey EN- days rs. storoa-r,,er
into his office this afternoon and die
tated the following statement for pub
lication: .
I'VE will fight it out in Colorado If it
takes every able-bodied man in the state
and some who are disabled. to the end
that law and order is maintained and So
cialism, anarchy and Moyerism are wiped
off the earth and there. is not grease
Snot left to assassinate dynamite, modest,
disturb or in any manner interfere with
the commercial conditions and the peace
of illustrious Colorado
vol Qall orders
two more regiments formed in the Colo
RADIO national guard, and in the course of
the week he expects to recruit 600 men.
AM cnADNE