Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-15
COLORADO MINING TROUB[ES|
UNION MINERS FORCED TO LEAVE
VICTOR, COLORADO.
"The Car" General Bell Of Colorado
State Militia, Orders the Men
Thrown Into New Mexico and Utah
Union Miners Cared for by Fedora.
tion-Appeai to President Roosevelt.

Colorado Springs, June ia spe-
cial to the Gazette from Cripple Creek
says:
THE Cripple Creek district expert.
enced a quiet Sunday. General Sher-
man Bell and staff attended divine
services and transac, ed 10 business ex-
-cept what was absolutely necessary.
Another party Of aeported miners
will leave Victor today, their destina
tion being either New Mexico or Utah
This party will consist Of about 100
men. A number Of arrests were made
today and the peace commission sat
for few hours and passed on several
cases.
"The saloons are opened for the first
time In a week. The closing of the
saloons was one Of the factors In bring
ing order out of chaos"
Miners Scatter.
Denver, June ia Republican spe.
cial from Holly, Col, says:
About 10 of the deported miners
from Cripple Creek left here at mid
night last night for La Junta, Col I,
Pueblo and Denver. The remainder
are staying in town and are quiet
and orderly and have been SO since
their arrival. They have paid cash
for their meals and lodging and made
their purchases at stores and seem to
be well supplied with funds for i'm.
mediate needs. They are worrying
considerably over the welfare Of their
families who were left behind In Grip
pie Creek, and say that they are
willing to leave the district forever
IL their wives and children are al
lowed to join them. 1t is probable
that considerable number If the ex-
lies will 60 into the country 10 seek
work on the ranches.
It is understood that all the big
mines except the Portland will resume
operations Monday morning with full
forces. ~
Send In the Federal Troops. =.
Chicago, June 13.-Organfzed labor
in Chicago Sunday, through its central
Sbdy, the Federation of Labor, passed
a resolution appealing to President
Roosevelt to send federal troops to
Colorado to restore order in the Grip
pie Creek district. The resolution,
which declares that the lives Of the
miners are in danger under present
conditions, was mailed to President
Roosevelt.
In pursuance of another set Of reso.
lutions adopted by the federation, a
telegram was sent to President Com.
pers of the American Federation Of
Labor tonight, suggesting that he con-
fer with labor leaders throughout the
country for the purpose of calling .
general meeting to consider the Colo
RADIO situation.
A general committee was also ap-
pointed by the federation whose duty
1t shall be to procure legal advice and
take whatever action 1t may deem
proper to aid the Colorado miners.
Miners Not First to Fire.
Rockville, Wyo. June 1S.-Coal min.
ers who we're in the skirmish at Dunn
vile when John Carley. one Of the
Cripple Creek miners, was killed by
the militia. deny the published report
that the miners were first to fire.
Neither were they entrenehed behind
rocks waiting for the militia. accord.
ing to their statement, but they ap-
neared ON the scene and ned immedi-
ately when they were fred upon. The
miners deny having fred shot. They
say it would have been easy for them
to have completely annihilated the
small squad of militiamen had they SO
desired.