The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-16
MINERS DEPOR1ED
Union Workmen Sent Away From the
Scene of Trouble
EVERYTHING NOW GETTING QUIET
The Miners Bid Goodbye to Wives
and SWeethearts and are Marched
to the Railroad Station Between
Lines of Soldiers.

Colorado Springs, Col, Special.-Act-
ing under the orders of Adjutant Gen
eral Sherman Bell, of the St.te Ma
tional Guard, special train vas made
up shortly after noon Friday IN the
Short Line yards at Victor for the de-
portation of 76 union miners. The
train was composed OF a combination
baggage car and two day coaches. AL
most Immediately, the work of toad-
ing the men began. They were marched
to the train between heavy lines OF
military and deputies. A crowd of fully
1000 people had collected to see the
men placed on board. Among the
spectators were wives and sisters. faith
ers and mothers Of the deported men
and the scenes were very affecting.
Mothers, sisters and sweethearts cried
goodbye and tried to push through the
lines for a parting handshake.
Mayor Harris of this city, had been
informed Of the decision to deport the
men and Immediately took steps to see
that none of them landed in Colorado
Springs. The train stopped long enough
at this place to give the soldiers time
to eat. The deported men had ratiens
Of beans and bread on board.
Another party Of exiled men will be
sent out of the district tomorrow.
Sixty men confined in the Cripple
Creek bull-pen were taken to the ooun-
ty Jail today, and charges OF murder
were placed against them.
Mine Owners Side Presented.
Cripple Creek, COL, Special.-Ciar-
ence C. Hamlin, secretary Of the Grip
pie Creek District Mine Owners Asso- :
citation, gave out a statement in reply
to telegram from New York news
paper asking him to present his side
of the labor troubles here. Mr.. Hamlin
says the strike was not for an eight
hour day, which already prevails, the
miners getting from SO to 81 a day,
but "to compel every miner in this dis
trict to join >the Western Federation Of
Miners or leave-the country. This Or
ganization has reesSd of lawlessness,
murder, arson and dynamiting in Occur
D'Alene, Butte, Leadville, Colorado
Springs, Cripple Creek and elsewhere,
extending over a period Of ten or fif-
oh chn,16 onno1l human
ity. Their outrages eliminated here
Monday when fifteen men were blown
into eternity and nearly as many more
manned so that death would be a
mercy. The only parallel to this or
ganization can be found in the AolHe
Maguires Of Pennsylvania, and their
members were law-abiding citizens
compared with the organization which
we have to deal with. The peace and
quiet Of the State demand that this or
ganization be exterminated root and
branch"
Miners Appeal to Roosevelt.
Denver, Col, Special.-The executive
board Of the Western Federation OF
Miners decided to appeal to President
Roosevelt to investigate the condition
in Colorado. Secretary w. d. Hay
wood was instructed to send the fol-
lowing telegram to the President: "A
duty devolves upon, you as President
of the United States to Investigate the
terrible crimes that are being perpetu-
ated in Colorado in the name OF law
and order We will render every pos
sible assistance to the proper authori-
ties in such investigation to the end
that the people of the country may re-
alize the outrages that are being in
flicted on innocent persons by those in
temporary official power"