The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-10


miners was fought at Dunnville, the
new mining camp. thirteen miles out
of Victor shortly after o'clock this
afternoon. John Carley, union min
er, was killed. The troops returned
to Victor at o'clock tonight, bring
ing with them IA captives.
Before the special train left Victor
bearing the force under General
Bell, it was reported that the miners
in the hills about Dunnville number
ed about $50 men. and that it was
their intention to march into Victor
tonight in a body and attempt to lib
crate by force the inmates of the
temporary 'bull-pen' in Victor. That
the force actually consisted Of but
twenty-one men is the statement of
one of the fourteen men who were
captured by the militia.
The train proceeded to the imme
date vicinity of Dun1ville without
unusual incident. When about
quarter of a mile distant from the
Dunnville temporary station, the Of
icers could see the camp of the min
ers. 1t included one cabin and six or
seven huts. The officers left the train
at the command of General Bell and
prepared to advance upon the camp
of the unioniStS is regular skirmiSh
order.
As they emerged from the cut in
which the train had come to stop
they were greeted with vOlley OF
shots, which came from points of
vantage surrounding the hills.
Tho ar
promiacuous shooting was engaged in
for a period of ten minutes. From
the character of the shooting from
the hills, General Bell Immediately
recognized the fact that the strength
of the miners had been greatly over
force under his command to make
an immediate round up and capture
the entire opposing force. Accord
ingly he divided the deputies and
soldiers into seven detachments, and
these set out to make a clean coup
of the surrounding hills.
The captured miners included John
James, charged with shooting John
Davis in the riot at Victor. Among
the dead was John Carley, a union
miner of Cripple Creek Great ex-
citement prevailed in this city upon
the receipt of the news of the bat
tie. The deputies secured the arms
miners.
Cripple Creek, Colo, June S.-Tel-
ler county is once more under mar
tial law and the military is in Su-
preme command. Adjutant General
Sherman NJ. Bell and staff arrived
in Victor early to-day and immedi-
ately promulgated military rule by
posting on the door of the armory.
where a large number OF union men
and sympathizers are imprisoned act
ing Governor Warren A. Haggott's
proclamation of martial law. General
Bell is in command and will be as
sisted by Colonel Edward Verdeck-
berg. Two companies of infantry are
on duty.
All factions In the camp are tired
of the long drawn out controversy
and are planning a settlement. That
the union miners who went on strike
bury the hatchet is shown by the pub
1ication of a two-column editorial in
the Victor Record, the moutn-piece
of the Western Federation of Miners,
urging that the strike be called off.
dispute arose over the inquest
on the bodies of the victims Of the
Independence explosion. Coroner
James Dorsn, who resigned under
pressure, brought to bear by the
citizens alliance (the pressure being
a moose around his neck, according
to his statemenO. now says that his
resignation does not stand and that
he will hold the Independence in
quest.
Coroner Doran being Informed that
he would not be permitted by the
military authorities to proceed with
the inquest or to act as coroner in
this county, relinquished the Office
during the day and discharged the
jury which he had summoned. The
inquest will be conducted by George
Hall. who has been appointed coroner
by the county board.
General Bell to-day appointed a
commissioner to try all prisoners.
The commission is composed of May
or French, of Victor; Captain Gail
Hoag, of Colorado national guard,
and Judge NJ. Gray.
The prisoners will be treated
fairly" said General Bell. TT is not
my desire to inf1ict upon any Of then,
punishment that they do not deserve
and as fast as this is practicable
they will be sent awav or placed in
the class that will be held indefi-