Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-18
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 a 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.
"The saloons are opened for the first
time in 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 we'll 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
if their wives and children are al
lowed to join them. 1t is probable
that a considerable number If the ex
lies will go into the country to seek
work on the ranches.
1t 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.-Organized labor
in Chicago Sunday, through it's central
body, the Federation of Labor, passed
a resolution appealing to President |
Roosevelt to send federal troops to
Colorado to restore order in the Grip
pie Greek district. The resolution,
which declares that the lives of the
miners are in danger under present
conditions, was mailed to Presidenl
Roosevelt.
In pursuance of another set of reso-
lutions adopted by the federation,
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 APP
pointed by the federation whose duty |
it shall be to procure legal advice and
take whatever acuon it may deem
proper to aid the Colorado miners.
Miners Not First to Fire.
Rockville, Wyo., June 13.-Coal min
ers who were 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 We're they entrenched behind
rocks waiting for the militia, accord
ing to their statement, but they ap-
peared on the scene and fed immedi-
ately when they were fired upon. The
miners deny having fired a shot They
say it would have been easy for them
To have completely annihilated the
small squad Of militiamen had they SO