Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-17
HAS TROOPS ENOUGH
General Sell Concludes Ho Has sufh
oient Force for Present
Needs.

Victor Record office, matters have
| Quieted down In this military district
and 1t Is generally believed the worst
is now over.
General Bell will not call for more
troops, believing the two companies
now on duty. assisted by the shertff's
deputies, can cope with the small party
OF miners scattered among the noun
tains
The question may arise over the
Dunnville battle between the authori-
ties, as Ii was fought in Fremont coun-
~ and John Carley. who was killed,
was brought to Teller county. Dunn
VILE is located fourteen miles south OF
! Victor. a short distance beyond the
border OF Teller county, which alone
has been decided by the governor TO
be In a state of insurrection and re-
bellion. Adjutant Genera Bells right
10 send troops out OF the territory which
Is under martial law is disputed, but
he claims authority to do this under
the paragraph OF the orders calling out
the troops.
Big Battle, Small Losses.
It Is considered remarkable that only
one man was killed In the Dunnville
battle. The contesting forces were
about 200 soldiers aad deputies under
command of General Bell and sixty
five miners who were secreted behind
rocks and trees in the hills surround
ing the new mining camp.
The attacking party left its train and
walked through a narrow canon into
the open gulch were Dunnvillc lis To-
Gated. and was subjected to q hail of
bullets from the rocks high above.
Probably 200 shots were fired by both
sides, yet only one man was hit. so far
as known. John Carley was In the TIM
Der and was slain by a steel bullet from
q Krag-Jorgensen rife. Dirt and rocks
| fall arottpA flh foaf nf tho fnxSu1ora nnd
newspaper men VINO accompanied them
as IL a heavy haiistorm were In prog
ress, but not a man was touched Bull
lets struck about General Bell and it,
orally sprinkled his boots with earth
and broken rock, but he rave his or
ders deliberately.
After several minutes OF hot work
a desultory firing was kept up for an
hour. About twenty men were cap
tured. Fourteen of these, who are
members OF the miners union, were
brought to camp and Imprisoned, the
others being released.
Friedly Is Captured.
one OF the wild caases In the gen
eral man hunt that thu military Is on
Quoting ended IN the capture of G. G.
Friedly at the Thompson ranch. The
three Friedley brothers, miners. had
gone southwark, as n OF them Is sus-
pected Of having fired the shot that
4 EtllCu ENQAlE NtNGCt III TIC IlOt "
| day. The military ave chase. Friedly
at first refused to talk. but the soldiers@
placed a rope about his necSs and he
then told which way his brothers Ind
another man has gone. Freddy was
brought TO Victor and placed In the
buli pen.
Chris Miller, a union leader and n
member OF the Goldfield city council,
has been captured at Canon City and
will be brought back TO the camp. He
Is charged with having done some
shooting IN the Victor riot
George FL. Kyner, proprietor OF the
Victor Record. whose ONCE and ma
chinery were wrecked last night by a
mob, said today he would establish a.
new plant as con as possible. He es-i
Inmates the loss at $4,000. Though the
Record has been the official organ OF
the miners unlon since the strike. II
has vigorously denounced the assissina-
tons which tosK place at Independence
Monday, and has bsen o~utspoken In
support OF law. order and justice.
Marshal Naylor and a squad cap
tured George Frfedley today near Cam
on City. He is charged with having
killed Rookie MCGEE I'm Victor, and with
lin. secretary OF the Mine Owners as-
ISOLATION.
Regular as Military Adviser.
Denver. July s.-Geneyal Chas. L.
Cooper, retired. OF the United States
army, has been assigned TO Colorado
as adviser TO the organized militia for
a period of four years. Cooper comes
at the request of Governor Peabody and
VIII receive the fun pay and allowance
OF his rank.
Printing Office Is Destroyed.
Victor, june 11.-Eight unknown
men, armed with shotguns, rifles. pis-
tolls and sledge hammers, entered the
Office of the Victor Record at 11:15
O'clock tonight, ordered the men TO
throw up their hands, broke VI the
Tsacaaa5Iy anu then toid rne men to
get out of the district as fast as they
could. /.
There Is no clew at the present time
to the identity of the men.
George Kyrer, proprietor of the pa
per, was at lunch. and Foreman Walter
Sweet was In charge OF the men. They
were bugiiy engaged getting out the
morning paper when suddenly eight
heavily armed men opened the front
door and walked back to the compcs-
ing room. They drew their guns on the
startled men who were at work, and
one, who was evidently the leader,
called out: i
Line up nov, and throw up your.
The men obeyed quickly. The men
then wrecked two linotype machines.
several job presses and all the equip
ment of the office. They smashed the
telephone and q typewriter.
When the work OF ruin was CONS
pleted they marched the Record en-
ployes out on the sidewalk and told
them to get out OF town.
The printers walked north, and the
eight men started off toward the south.
The Recor has been known as the
organ Of the Western Federation OF
Miners in this section. The men who
were ordered to Leave the district are
Walter Sweet, #. w. Langdon. printers:
| John Dannel, pressman, and Art Cald-
well, apprentice. The men have not
decided whether they will leave or not.
Will Shoot Miners.
Victor, Colo, June "a squad Of
mounted infantrymen left today In pur-
| suit OF 1fty-five union miners, said to
| be encamped In the Beaver Greek. re-
| gion east of this city, The troops have
orders TO shoot the man when found III
they resist arrest.