The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-17
COLORADO MINING TROUBLES
UNION MINERS FORCED TO LEAVE
VICTOR, COLORADO.
"The Gar" 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 quiet Sunday. General Sher-
man Bell and staff attended divine
services and transacted no business ex-
cept what was absolutely necessary.
Another party of reported miners
will leave Victor today, their destina
ton 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.
1.-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
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
h1u ba % o;,I
families who were left behind in Grip
pie Creek, and say that they are
willing to leave the district forever
If their wives and children are al
lowed to join them. 1t is probable
that considerable number Of the ex-
lies will go into the country to seek
work on the ranches. h
1t is understood that all the big
mines except the Portland will resume
operations Monday morning with full
forces.
Send in the Federal Troops. I
Chicago, June 13.-Organized labor
in Chicago Sunday, through it's central
body, the Federation of Labor, passed {
4 resolution appealing to President
Roosevelt to send federal troops to
Colorado to restore order in the Grip
Die Creek district. The resolution, =
which declares that the lives of the
miners are in danger under present
conditions, was mailed to President v
Roosevelt
In pursuance of another set of reso- u
utions adopted by the federation, a q
elegram was sent to President Com n
'ers of the American Federation of t.
labor tonight suggesting that he con- 8
er with labor leaders throughout the f
country for the purpose of calling a il
meeting to consider the Colo fl
ado situation. i,
A general committee was also an. o
'ointed by the federation whose duty Z
shall be to procure legal advice and Il
AXE whatever action it may deem q
roper to aid the Colorado miners. p
Miners Not First to Fire. " -
Rockville, Wyo., June 13.-Coal min. u
RS who were in the skirmish at Dunn. u
lille when John Carley, one of the
ripple Creek miners, was killed by
he militia, deny the published report
hat the miners were first to fire.
'either were they entrenched behind Jo
ocks waiting for the militia, accord. ST
ng to their statement but they ap- "
cared on the scene and fled immedi. IN
tely when they were fired upon. The &c
miners deny having fired shot. They nj
ay it would have been easy for them n
have completely annihilated the
mall squad of militiamen had thew so A