The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-09

Creek District, the Record asks the
Western Federation of Miners TO call
off the strike Men living In this dis
trict are losing Their homes or be-
ing obliged to go away and leave them.
None of them, when they express their
convictions, as many of them hav~ X
the writer. believe there is ap-.oke
of winning the strike but -, me
longer 1t is kept going the further they
are away from securing work. They
are not In a position to stand It much
longer and the Record asks as labors
best and demonstrated friend through
this hard struggle that it be called off
at once or these people will either be
forced to leave the federation or their
homes.
The Record does ont have the conf
dence of the mine owners. of the mill
tary or of the Citizens Alliance and 1t
makes this plea solely In the interest
of the men and women of this distric,
that are without work. without money
without food and who believe there Is
no hope of winning the strike and
want 1t called off,
Three more Victor city officials have
been forced to resign. They are JUS
tice of the Peace ]. p. Thomas and
Aldermen J. w. Murphy and }. j. Tob-
In. Police Magistrate Michael Glib
bons. who refused to resign. was made
a prisoner at the Victor military arm
ory. where many union miners are also
confined.
Colorado Springs. Colo, June S.-A
special to the Telegraph from Victor
says:
Fridley. the alleged murdered of
Roxie McGee and three pals. have
taken refuge in cabin three miles
south of Victor. across Straub noun
tain. General Bell has ordered Major
Naylor and six mounted soldiers to
capture or kill them. The desperadoes
are heavily armed and will not be
taken without a fight.
Frank j Hangs. leading attorney Of
he Western Federation of Mine-s here
has been warned to leave the district.
1t Is said that in several instances
drastic means We're used by the mine
operators and military to compel Off
eials to resign, both here and at Grip
pie Creek.
In all about 200 union members and
sympath zers have been arrested by
the sheriff and military since Monday.
Twenty-eight OF these have already
been deported. The remainder are inn
prisoned IN the jails. the Victor arm
Dry and the Cripple Greek mining ex-
change hall under military guard. The
drag net is still out and the "house
cleaning" as the authorities term their
procedure. continues.
Records of the unions have been
seiZed whenever found ard are under
examination for the purpose of secur-
ng evidence showing that the unions
)r some of Their officers have partici-
pated in or approved of crimes that
have been committed In add tion to
the unearthing of about thirty group
photographs of non-union workmen at
various mines, which were concealed
in a heap of rubbish In the Victor
union office. II is alleged that I'm the
office of the Altman union were found
quantities of electrical fuses and bat
tevies to produce explosions.
Talk of lynching or violence has sub
-ided to a degree though If the fiend
who exploded the Internal machine
IN Independence. killing fifteen men.
should be captured It is doubtful
whether any military force could pro-
tect him from the fury of trends OF
he murdered men.
The man who killed Roxie McGee al
the mass meeting here on Monday has
been positively inentifled by an eye
witness of the shooting and although
he has not yet been captured 1t is be-
ieved he cannot escape.
No further deaths have been report
ed among those who were wounded In
the explosion and riots of Monday.