Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
BODIES TORN
into SHREDs
Non-Union Colorado Miners
Victims of DiabolicaI
Plot.
TWELVE MEN ARE KILLED
Pieces Of Flesh Found On Buildings
300 Feet Away Internal Machine
Had Been Placed Under Depot Plat
form Upon Which Miners Crowded

and eight or ten others badly injured
by an explosion that occurred after
midnight Sunday night at the indie
pendence station of the Florence and
Cripple Creek railroad. The cause
Of the explosion has not been ascer.
tanned, but apparently 1t was the
result of dastardly plot against the
non-union miners on the night shift
at the Shurtleff, Findlay and Lost
Dollar mines, who had just finished
work and were about to return to
their homes. These men had no
warning whatever of their impending
fate.
The explosion occurred beneath the
platform on which they were stand
ing, hurting many Of them high into
the air, destroying the adjoining de-
pot and rending a great hole in the
earth. 1t is believed a large amount
Of dynamite had been placed under
the platform, and that it was set of
by means of electricity, or by the
conclusion caused by the approaching
train.
Independence is about six miles
from this city by rail. A special
train carrying physicians WIS dis
patched to the scene of the explosion
at o'clock yesterday morning and
the injured were taken to the Victor
hospital. Sheriff Robertson with dep
uties and police officers of both Grip
pie Creek and Victor went to indie
pendence on the special train and
Immediately began a careful search
for clues to the perpetrators of the
outrage
Although the strike OF union min
ers in the Cripple Creek district,
which began August 10. 1903, and
which led to the declaration Of mar
tial law in Telluride county by Gov
ernor. abody, is still in effect, good
order has been maintained for the
past six months and military rule has
been suspended and all troops with
drawn. The mine owners, with the
exception of the Portland company,
claim TO have as many men working
as they need and they require all
miners to renounce allegiance to the
Western Federation before giving
them employment A committee ap-
pointed by the Western Federation,
now in session at. Denver to investi-
gate the situation in the district,
visited the camp last week Charles
V. Meyer, president of the federation,
is in Jail at Telluride, which is under
martial law, being held as a military
prisoner by Governor Peabody, who
charges him with melting insurrec-
ton and rebellion. Telluride is in
southwestern Colorado and is about
400 miles from Cripple Creek. The
strt es in the metaIliferces mines in
Colorado were ordered by the execu-
tive board Of the Western Federation
Of Miners for the purpose OIL cutting
off the ore supply Of mill and smelt
ers at which an eight-hour day was
refused to the employees.
Denver, Colo, June 7.-As near as
can be estimated thirteen are dead
and a score or more injured as re-
suit Of the events leading up to the
reign Of terror existing in the Cripple
Creek mining district yesterday. Be-
ginning with the early morning,
when an Internal machine, set under
the station platform at Findlay was
touched off and a number of non
horribly tnangled, events followed
thick and fast. They eliminated in
a riot at a mass meeting where bull
lets flew and at least one was killed
and number wounded. Later a
company of military was marching
past union headquarters searching
for union miners and were fred upon,
according to the reports. from armed
-, rvlu
soldiers stormed the building and the
uniOnists fed precipitately, blood
streaming from the wounds of the in
jured. The soldiers who were I'M
hurt, pursued and arrested a number
Of the fleeing men and continued far
into the night TO scour the country
in search Of men supposed to have
been in Union hall at the time Of the
assault. At the headquarters Of Ad-
jutant General Bell in this city, every
thing Is in readiness to promptly
meet a call for additional troops in
the gold camp. 1t is understood that
the roads have been instructed to
have engines and cars ready and
quick run to Cripple Creek would fol-
low an appeal for more soldiers.
However, from the tone of a commu-
nication received from Sheriff Bell,
the newly appointed officer of Teller
county, he will only ask for further
aid from the military as a last resort.
He intimates that he can control the
situation unless a general clash of
opposing interests occurs.
Sidney-"Miss Elsie Is a lovely
girl" Rodney-"Yes: say, she's a
I regular pink and white peril. Gin.
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
According to a physician drunken.
ness is voluntary illness.
A sharp tongue is often addicted to
blunt speech.
The soft snap is generally hard to
| find.
A coy corner ia place for the
| hired girl to sweep dirt into.
The wheel of fortune turns many a
| fellow down.
A girl generally takes a fellow at
| his word when he proposes.
| Don't borrow more than you need
4 II you expect to pay it back.
! Don't think because a man isn't in
| Jail that he is honest