The Bourbon news., 1904-06-10

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tice Of the Peace c. NJ. Harrington
said to be a union sympathizer heard
that the committee was to wait on
him and rendered his resignation be
fore the committee could see him
County Judge Albert S. Frost is out OF
the city, but it is said he will be asked
to resign as soon as he arrives here.
and so Will Frank P. Mannix. county
clerk and recorder. Both are attend
ing the democratic convention in Pu
eblO
1t is further reported that Assistant
District Attorney J. c.. Cole. who IS
very much disliked by mine owners
and members of the citizens alliance.
will be compelled to relinquish his of
fee.
Victor, Col, June 8.-Two hemD
ropes llnotted with a moose for hang.
ing were lying on a table in the room
where the Cripple Creek District Mine
Owners association held a heated dis.
cussion Tuesday behind closed doors.
The members were greatly incensed
by the discovery of what they regard
ed as evidence of the existence of a
plot in the Victor miners union for
wholesale assassinations of mine own
erS and miners This evidence was a
bundle of 40 marked photos found by
Lieut.. Keegan in the union hall. On
the back of some of the photos was
the name of James Cochran, secretary
of the union. The photos were of
groups of men employed in various
mines. The most important one was
group Of the night shift of the Vim
.dicatOr. The photo contains about 20
portraits, five of which were number
ed from one to five. On the back were
written the names of the persons num-
bered. Of the five names those of
Charles Mccormick and Mel Beck had
been crossed out. These two men were
killed in the Vindicator explosion last
November.
Victor, Col, June "a pitched bat
tie between the military and the union
miners was fought at Dunnville, the
new mining camp, Is miles out of Vic
tor, shortly after o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. John Carley, a union min
er. was killed. The troops returned to
Victor at s o'clock Wednesday night
bringing with them IA captives.
1t was reported before the special
train left Victor for Dunnyille, bear
ing the force under Gen. Bell, that the
miners in the hills about Dunnville
numbered about 250 men and that it
was their intention to march into Vic
tor Wednesday night in a body and
attempt to liberate by force the in
mates Of the temporary bull pen in
Victor. That the force actually con-
sisted of but p men is the statement
Of one of the number that was taken
captive.
The train proceeded to the imme-
diate vicinity of Dunnville without I'M
usual incident. Then when about a
quarter of a mile distant from, the
Dunnville temporary station the Off
GERS could see the camp of the min
ers. 1t included one cabin and six or
seven tents. The officers left the train
at the command of Gen. Bell and pre-
pared to advance On the camp of the
uniOnistS in regular skirmish order.
AS they emerged from the cut III
which the train had come to a stop
they were greeted with a volley OF
shots which came from the points Of
vantage surrounding the hills.
Deputies returned the fire to the
best advantage possible, and promis-
cuOus shooting was engaged in for a
period OF ten minutes. From the
character of the shooting from the
hills Gen. Bell Immediately recognized
the fact that the strength of the min
ers had been greatly over-estimated
and that he had sufficient force under
his command to make an immediate
round up and capture the entire oppos-
ing force.
Accordingly, he divided the deputies
and soldiers into seven detachments.
and these set out to make a complete
clean up of all the surrounding hills.
Victor, Col, June "a second bat
tie has just taken place Seven SOL
diers sent on horseback to Big Hill.
two miles east of Victor, to arrest
union miners, found them entrenched.
The men refused to surrender and the
soldiers opened fire. Over 200 shots
were fired. The miners opened fire on
the soldiers as soon as they saw them
coming up the hill. Nc one was
wounded. Seven men were captured
by the guards and taken to Cripple
Creek. Intense excitement again
reigns here.
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