The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-09

Meager press dispatches last week
gave the news of renewed outrages by
the Citizens Alliance in Colorado but
at this distance detailed information
could not be had until the arrival of
Denver papers. From the Denver
Evening Post we reprint here the ac-
count wired by it's representative. who
was all eye Witnes Of this latest act Of
anarchy by the Citizens Alliance. The
Post says:
Telluride had an experience last
night she never went through before
and perhaps will never have again. It
was one Of those that only occur once
during a life time, and so unusual that
1t seems like dream or nightmare to
person witnessing it. Eighty men,
who at 10 O'Clock were at home with
their families, or quietly sleeping at
their boarding house or hotel are this
morning in Ouray. having during the
night been depOrted from Telluried and
San Miguel county by members of the
Citizens Alliance Of this place.
For several days past the Telluried
Journal, the Citizens Alliance organ,
has maintained an ominous silence
with respect to union men and strik-
ers. In it's issue Monday afternoon
several notices were published calling
meeting of the alliance at the Red
Mems Opera house last night. Every
member Of the organization was urged
to attend, as business of Importance
was to be transacted.
Since the strike was declared last
September there has been no open
gamdling in Telluride. Immediately
after the miners walked out some Of
the officers and leaders of the union
sWore out Warrents against proprietors
Of saloons in which gambling was con-
Quoted. The propretors closed their
gambling tables and they have been
idle since.
When martial law was revoked last
week. the gamblers lost no time in
throwing faro banks and roulette
wheels wide open. The union men de-
clared gambling would not be permit
ted to be reopened and there was
church element also bitterly opposed
to a resumption. Since last Saturday
night, when the games resumed, union
men were gathering evidence. The
crusade against the gamblers was
headed by l.. c. Kinikin. city attorney
for period of four years until last
spring, Yesterday he submit ed athea
deputy district attorney, and it is .un-
rdestood sixty informatiens were to
have been filed against the gamblers
today
The proprietors of the saloons in
which gambling Is conducted are men,
bers of the Citizens Alliance. The
mine managers are said to be also in
favor of gambling as it has a tend
ency to keep the men here. After
coming down from the mines on paw
day and remaining a day or two the
men do not have enough money left to
get away and must go back to work
in the mines.
The aI1ianro pooot;pr Mo,,lou ,,;~l+
lasted about one hour and was over
shortly after o'clock. The members
came up from the opera house and
walked hastily hoome. In a few mo-
ments they were noticed returning and
congregat1ng in front Of the First Ma
tlonal dank. While at home they had
armed themselves with Winchester
shotguns and from one to three revolv-
ers, and number of them changed
their attire, donning corduroy suits.
high boots and Slouch hats, pulling the
latter close down over their forehead.
At 10 o'clock all members of the al
lance to take part in the proceeding
building. No particular person ap-
peared to be in command The body
of men moved up the street to the al
ley at the telephone office, following it
to the Victoria house. the small build
ings along the way being thoroughly
searched.
In front of the hotel an alliance
member. who is bartender and hold
ing commission as deputy sheriff,
suggested that former City Attorney
Kinikin and A. H. F'loaten be taken.
Mayor R. N. Rogers, who was follow
ing protested earnestly against this but
the crowd paid no attention to his re-
marks and the mayor went home.
The mob here separated into three
bodies for the purpose of ransacking
at the same time different districts
inhabited by union men and sympa-
thizers
The heavy tread Of men walking on
the street and the character of CONVEX
sation indulged in struck terror to the
man not a Citizens Alliance member
was encountered on the street he was
ordered to go home at once, and the
commands were given in such a man
ner that it was obeyed without ques-
tiOn.
A. H. Floaten, president of the Peo-
pies Supply company and who Is
charged with being a socialist and an
agitator and largely responsible for a
continuance of the strike. failed to
open the front door Of his home
promptly, when three or four alliance
members broke open thief bmgb fig gig
members broke in the heavy glass pan
el and burst the lock from its fasten-
ings. Floaten. who was sitting bv the
range in his stocking feet, asked the
invaders what they meant by breaking
in his door. and one replied: why
in HI didn't you open itA" Floaten
asked to see their warrants and the
reply was, 1--WE don't need any war
rant for you,' and struck him over
the head, starting the blood to flowing.
He was then jerked out Of his house
and marched up the alley in his stock
ing feet. 1t was cold and the ground
was frozen.
The home Of Tony LangerJ, who
was deported by the militia. was also
invaded. Mrs. Langeri and her two
children were in bed and badly fright
ened. says the men entering her house
wore masks. Langeri ahd not, returned
to Tellurid and was not found. Sew
eral shots were fired at the home Of w.
A. Schiller, in East Telluride. -s,
AS the union men and their sympa-
thizers were captured they ewese
marched to q vacant lot lii front of the