Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16
.UNIONISTS fXILfD
SEVENTY-Slx UNION MINERS ARE
BUNDLED OUT OF COL
oRADo.
DfPORTED BY ORDER OF MILITARY
AFFECTING SCENES AMONG THE
RELATIVES OF THE Elk
lied MEN.
WHOLESALE CHARGES OF MURDER
SIXTY MEN CONFINED IN BULL
PEN MUST ANSWER TO GRIM
lNAL CHARGES.

Colorado, Springs, June 12.-Acting
under orders of Adjt. Gen. Bell OF tho
state national guard, a special tram
was made up shortly after noon yes
terday in the Short Line yards at Vic
tor for the deportation of seyenty-siX
union miners. Almost Immediately
the work Of loading the men began.
They were marched to the train be-
tween heavy lines of military and
deputies. A crowd Of fully 1000 peo-
pie had collected to see the men
placed on board. Among the specta.
tors were wives and sisters, fathers
and mothers of the deported men, and
the scenes were very affecting. Moth
ers, sisters and sweethearts cried
goodbye and tried to push through the
lines for parting handshake. Most
of the women had been allowed to see
their relatives at Armory hall before
the men were marched out.
Not Wanted at Colorado Springs.
Mayor Harris Of this city had been
appraised of the decision to deport the
men and Immediately took steps to see
that none of them landed in Colorado
Springs. Under his instructions a
large force of officers and deputy
sheriffs met the special train at G:10
last night for that purpose. No at
tempt was made, however, to unload
the men here, arrangements having
previously been made to send them to
the Kansas state line, over the Santa
Fe, because of protests made against
taking them to Pueblo or Denver and
leaving them there.
Another party of exiled men will be
sent out Of the district to-day Sixty
men confined in the Cripple Creek
bull pen were taken to the county Jail
yesterday and charges Of murder were
placed against them.
Federation of Labor Exempted.
Cripple Creek, June 12.-The COM
mittee having in charge the petition
being circulated among the merchants
and business men pledging themselves
not to employ union labor ordered the
expunging of the American Federation
of Labor from the list of Objectionable
unions, because the printers, press.
men, stereotypers and newspaper
writer's are affiliated with that body,
and to place the federation under the
ban would necessarily involve the sus-
pension of the Cripple Creek Times
and the Evening Star, which employ
union forces.
Officials in Exile.
Denver, June 10. - The following
Teller county officials are exiles from
their homes and will not return to
Cripple Creek while the military is in
control, owing to reports that the
citizens committee, which is co-ope.
rating with the military intended to
force them to resign their offices:
District Judge w. P. Seeds, County
Judge A. S. Frost, County Assessor P.
]. Devault, County Treasurer D. J. Nc
Neill, County Clerk T. H. Naming. All
Of these officials except Judge Seeds
are in Denver.
Appeal to President.
Denver June IL. The executive
board Of the Western Federation of
Miners decided yesterday to appeal to
President Roosevelt to investigate con
diticns in Colorado Secretary w. D.
Haywood was instructed to send the
following telegram:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Wash.
ington, D. c.: A duty falls upon you
as president of the United States to
investigate the terrible crimes that are
being perpetrated in Colorado in the
name of law and order. We will ron.
der every possible assistance to the
proper authorities in such investiga.
ton to the end that the people of the
country may realize the outrages that
are being inflicted on innocent per-
sons by those in temporary official
power. Haywood, Secretary"
1t was further decided that history
of the labor troubles in Colorado shall
be taken to Washington by an ennis
sary and placed in the presidents
hands.