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The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11
DEADLY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION AND
RIOTS IN CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT

criminal charges, seated in the back
end Of buggy, which was being driven
by woman and heading down toward
Colorado Springs at great speed.
Specific charge against any one man
or set of men for committing the crime
has not been made. Detective Rob
Sterling. an employe of the Mine
Owners Association, says that he has
positive information who it was pulled
the wire
News Of the enormity of the crime
was telephoned to President A. E. Carl
ton of the Findley mine by his super
intendent. James S. Murphy soon after
the explosion.
At $3.50 O'Clock special train on the
Midland Terminal was made up in
Cripple Creek with all available physi-
clans. by Mr.. Carlton. Mr.. Murphy and
e. C. Newcombe, and hastened to the
scene of the disaster. There the view
Of the wreck which met them in the
early light was one which beggars de-
scription.
The body of one man had been blown
seventy-five yards away, two feet OF
Others were found on the Delmonico
dump 400 feet away.
The hillside was covered with por-
tions of flesh and the nearby buildings
spotted with blood.
The injured were placed upon the
train and hastened to the hospital in
Victor A return trip was made for the
bodies of the dead, and everything pos
sible done toward gathering up the re-
mains.
! There had been many miraculous es-
capes from the effects of the explosion.
Fully two-thirds of the men waiting
on the platform were able after few
minutes to render assistance to the in
jured.
Officers from Cripple Greek came
upon the scene soon after the removal
of the bodies. Under Sheriff ]. Knox
Burton reached the scene of the crime,
and after tracing the wire by which it
had been committed to the point where
the perpetrator sat, he called two un-
ion miners from the crowd, deputized
them and with them in charge of the
clew, left. Later in the day, when a
new sheriff had been appointed, the
first act of his official life was to re-
move Under Sheriff Burton from Of
! flee
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Denver, June THE Republican
correspondent at Victor gives the fol
lowing account Of the terrible dyna-
mite explosion at the Independence
depot yesterday morning:
The most dastardly crime ever com
mitted in the annals of the West cost
the lives of thirteen miners en-
ployed at the Findley mine, crippled
many others for life and has precipi-
tated condition of riot in the Cripple
Creek district which has cost at least
one other life and before peace is
again restored may cost many more.
At 35 o'clock a. m, at the change
of shifts at the Findley mine, between
fifty and sixty of the miners working
on the property passed down the hill
few hundred feet to the Independ
ence depot of the Florence & Cripple
Creek railway there to board the com
ing suburban train for their several
homes in Victor and Cripple Creek.
They had completed their nights
work, the train had whistled for the
station and was slowing up for the
platform to take these men aboard.
Suddenly a terrific explosion occur
ring under the platform OIL the depot
tossed nearly one-half of the waiting
miners high into the air mangled the
bodies of ten of them almost beyond
identification. killing Immediately
eleven, injuring two to such an extent
that they died soon after their arrival
at the hospital, and manning five for
life.
The scene following is one beyond
description. The force of the explosion
put out lights in Altman, a mile and a
half away, broke windows in Goldfeld
and independence. wrecked a number
of homes near the depot and tore an
immense cavern in the ground where
the depot platform and building had
once stood.
The platform of the depot stood
high above the ground and was open.
There is no agent at the station at
night.
A small feed wire had been run
from the end of the depot to the crib
bing of the Delmonico shaft, 400 feet
away.
A jerk of the wire had worked some
Internal machine which in turn had
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

exploded between fifty and a hundred
pounds Of dynamite, judging from its
effect, which had been surreptitiously
placed beneath the platform in prep
aration for the commission of the
crime.
A number of buildings surrounding
the Independence station and which
were damaged more or less by the eX-
plosion had been occupied as homes
by union miners now on strike in the
district.
Warning had been given these, and
none within the reach of the explosion
were at home when it occurred.
Fortunately the hoisting at the
Shurtloff mine near by had been de
layed. and the forty or more miners
employed on that property had not
been released to take the train as was
their custom.
But for this, and with a little more
careful planning of this plot by the as
sassins, 100 men might have met death
in the explosion.
That it was deliberate, cold -blooded
murder, and that it was perpetrated by
union miners is not denied, and is be-
lleved by practically every person in
the Cripple Creek district tonight. The
assassin had planned the work care
fully, deliberately, and there is no
doubt but that in doing it he had the
connivance, support and advice of many
besides himself.
No arrests for the specific act have
been made, but as the outcome of the
violent demonstrations of thousands of
citizens and non-union miners alike
fully $50 union miners were taken in
charge by deputy sheriffs, deputy mar
shals. militiamen and private individ-
uals. by force of arms, in Victor. indie
pendence and Goldfield. and these at
11:20 o'clock tonight were placed upon
a special Florence & Cripple Creek
train and headed for Cripple Creek, six
miles away.
The Trinidad bloodhound was tele-
graphed for, brought here and took up
the trail of the murderer at O'Clock.
The pump man at the Altman water
works pump house on the Colorado
Springs wagon road, about mile be-
low Cameron, says that at noon to-day
lie saw Victor Poole, one of the union
miners who was taken in custody in
the early days of the strike on various
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o. little Land of Used-to-be,
So far, and fair, and faint,
Whence mellow songs come murmuring
in accents old and quaint!
And prodiEal of shade
Wherein the scattered sunshine in mo-
saics leaped and played.
Outlines we look to where 1t lies
For this we know full well
Its distant glamour never dies;
We. never lose the spell.
All, would that we might rise and 60
Down paths of memory
And find the land we used to know,
The Land of Used-to-be.
o, little Land of Usad to-be,
What treasures do you hide!
The singing streams that romped ana
ran through meadows green and
wide;
The birds whose songs. 1t seemed to US.
We're echoes of our glee-
Why Is It We can never find the Land OK
Used-to-be?
w. D. N. in Chicago Tribune
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Hod Finch. dangerously stabbed by
some unknown person. He is at Red
Cross hospital and reported in critic
cal condition.
Spud Murphy, a bartender, shot
through the back under the right
shoulder. Wound bad, but not neces-
sarily fatal.
John Davis, watchman at the Vindi-
Gator mine, shot in back by man who
is now under arrest. Davis was quickly
removed to the Victor hospital and
died there at 6: 80 tonight.
Victims Of Second Riot at Miners
Hall.
Peter Calderwood, shot in leg.
Edward Mckelvey, shot in leg.
Arthur Parker, shot in leg.
Thomas McMannus, shot in leg.
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Victims Of Victor Riots.

Denver, June THE News cores
pondent furnishes the following list OF
killed and wounded in the Victor riots:
Peter Crisman, Gold Coin miner,
shot through the mouth but not fatally
injured.
Roxie MCGEE. killed outright, shot
through the heart.
Fred Studevant, shot from behind,
through the right side. He found the
bullet in his left pocket, where he re-
covered 1t. Not serious.
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Secretary Shaw's action in having
his picture taken while he was signing
that $40,0OO,000 treasury warrant will
doubtless be criticised by many peo-
pie who will never have a chance to
sign away $40,000,000.
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Lord Brooke. who is only % years
old and who has no prejudice against
cash, is coming over to this country
from England. Let the heiresses get
ready to line up at the dock.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

An English countess has married
her coachman. American heiresses
will have little interest in the coach
man, however. as he will not be able
to share the lady's title.
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Mr.. Sully declares that he will new
er buy another bale of cotton in the
speculative market, and doubtless a
good many of those who have lost
money by following his example have
similar intentions.
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The mosquito militant is charged
with carrying still more excess bag
gage. This time it's the African fever
germ. The theologians are finding
1t harder and harder to convince the
public that every creature is made for
some good purpose.
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The heir to the Japanese throne
promises to further initiate European
customs by taking only one wife. He
doesn't promise, however, that he will
not take a deep interest in the ladies
of the Jap stage.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

Because one woman stuffed the bal.
lot box men need not put on superior
airs They have to have a special
detail of policemen at each election
to prevent them from doing the same
thing.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

The humanitarian who protests in a
Philadelphia paper against the serving
of live broiled Holsters" doubtless be
lieves they should be broiled to
death.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

Mrs. Hetty Green says it's all
dream. the report that she had let 60
of $55O,O00 for charitable institution
And it is safe to say Mrs. Green did
not do the dreaming.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

Great Britain having announced
that it is "at war with Tibet" one
does not have to be a prophet to see
where the next great land grab is to
be pulled off.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

Miss Lottie bod has won the wom-
ems golf championship of England.
Add the name of Lottie bod to those
that shall never die.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

A citizen of Allegheny, Pa, being
told by the doctors that he was about
to die, requested a musical friend to
play BILL Bailey" as a solace for his
last moments. The end came quickly.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

One might expect the mothers
congress to make few rules and reg.
Nlations for the government of the
fathers whose failings they under
stand so thoroughly.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

So sorry that Our Mary" isn't com
ing over here to give series of read
tngs through the country and all the
more because reports agree that she
is quite as beautiful as she was when
selfish Mr.. Navarro took her awav
from us fifteen years a"~
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

Col. Pope's contention that bicy-
cling fell of because manufacturers
quit advertising, and that the way to
revive 1t Is to resume the advertising,
appears to be based on correct bust
ness principles.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

The fashion of painting automobiles
black is growing. And public opinion
is settling down to the belief that the
red devil' is not SO black as it is
painted.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

A sharp advance in the price Of
sugar is announced, but, as Mrs
Malaprop used to say, dollars worth
still costs the same as it used to.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

1t is noted that Associate Mother
Edward Howard Griggs has just ad-
dressed the mothers congress in New
York.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

.affy" is sometimes laid on pretty
thick and slab; but it is nothing to
epitaphy.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

A society woman who passes bogus
checks is not forger. She's an un-
fortunate signomaniac.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

A ST. Paul man is said to have died
of fish bite. A great many patient
fishermen of this vicinity are in dan
ger from that source.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

The idea probably is that when a
maniac hears some of this classical
music he comes to the conclusion that
he is not so crazy after all.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

was thrown from his bicycle and
severely bruised The important
thing TO note is that he was riding a
bicycle.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

AS Prof. Starr remarks, the British
lion is on his last legs. He is reach
ing out after new territory with his
forelegs.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

It's a pretty strong country that can
ship out $4,000 900 worth of gold in
month and never feel it. That's us.
The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11

The sensational thing about the
blowing up of the docks at Dalny is
that the Russians did it intentionally
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
DON'T FAIL 70 REGISTER.

During the three days set apart for
the registration of voters last week the
number who got their names on the
books and thus assured themselves of
the right to vote on November was
considerably short Of the number that
should be registered at this time. Only
one more day remains-next Saturday
and every voter should make it his
special object to visit the places of
registration as early as possible on
that day and see that his name is on
the books of the registration board
The boards are in session at the vari.
Gus places of registration in the sew
eral wards of the city from a. m.
until 8 p. M, and as this is the last
day upon which registration can be
made except by those who are out OF
the city on all four registration days
it is very important that all who wish
to vote attend to the duty as early
as possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
THE ELECTION AS AN EDUCATOR.

Despite the disagreeable characters
tics, politics is the life of the Ameri-
can nation A government Of the peo-
pie must of necessity be government
by the people. The people have an
opportunity to express their opinions
on affairs of administration at the
polls. The oftener they are given this
opportunity the more chance they
have to express their opinion. An
election once year, while it is not so
frequent that it causes the elector
trouble or Inconvenience, is not so sell
dom that he fails, if he votes, to keep
in touch with the affairs governed by
his vote and the vote of the other men
whom he meets at the polls
1t is a fact, no matter how much 1t
reflects upon the people, that great
many know too little about the
manner in which public affairs are
conducted. They deserve to know
more than they do. They deserve to
know all. And the only way for them
to learn is to be told by the men who
have charge of the conduct of public
affairs. who meet the voters during
campaigns and render to them &C
counts Of their doings while in office
Every political campaign is cam.
paign of education and when the mum
Der of elections, therefore the number
OF campaigns is reduced the opportun
ity for education along important lines
is lessened These are some of the
reasons why the biennial elections
amendment should not be adopted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
HOT AIR SPECIALS.

If you see it in Chicago paper un-
der a Des Moines date, you can gener-
ally assume that it is not true. Why it
is that the average Des Moines cor
respondent of a Chicago daily would
rather go out of his way to tell lie
and misrepresent the facts, when the
plain truth is we'll known and easily
obtainable. is past all understanding.
AS :. sample of these Des Moines hot
air .pecials, we note the following in
the Chicago Record-Herald of Sun
day:
Some time ago there was a chance
that the sixth district would be close,
but now politicians regard it as safe
as any district, though by not so large
q plurality, in favor of Congressman
J. f. Lacey. who seeks reelection"
The fellow who wrote the above
stuff is either fool or willful pre-
varicator At no time during
the present campaign has there been
chance that the sixth district would
be close and any and every observer
Of political conditions in the state of
Iowa of ordinary common sense
knows this to be the case. The further
statement of the Des Moines cor.
respondent that while the district Is
now considered safely republican, it
will be so by mot so large plurality
as heretofore, is too absurd to talk
about. Major Lacey will have the
largest plurality this year that he has
ever received
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03

Belmont crowd would control him in
the white house the same as during
his candidacy and they will not hand
over the reins of government to such
men as these. Grover Cleveland has
endorsed Parker, but, as Mr.. Bryan
says. in a rather negative way Con-
corning Mr.. Cleveland's ''blighting en-
dorsement," as he calls it, Mr. Bryan
said in, his "Commoner' recently:
"Mr. Cleveland has endorsed the
nomination of Judge Parker, but he
has done it in such way as to Justify
the judge in praying to be saved from
such friends. Instead of rejoicing that
Mr.. Parker's election would rid the
country of imperialism, reduce the
army. quench the war-like spirit which
the President has engendered and re-
move the race question from politics,
Mr.. Cleveland insults the loyal demo
Gratis by talking about a return to
sanity and enlarges upon the Judges
telegram. Mr.. Cleveland seems more
anxious to turn the campaign into a
vindication of himself than to contrib
ute toward Judge Parker's election"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
THE BIENNIAL ELECTION AMEND.
MENT

At the election one week from to-
morrow. the people of Iowa will have
an opportunity to vote for or against
an amendment to the state constitu-
ton providing that general elections
in this state shall hereafter be held
each two years instead of annually
This is not political question, but
a matter for individual Judgment on
the part of each voter. When there is
any general demand for it, as there
was in this case. we are heartily in
favor of submitting propositions of
this character to the people for their
judgment and determination Senator
S. H. Harper Of Ottumwa Is to be
commended for his action along this
line with reference to the amendment
under discussion. This leaves the mat
ter open to the voter to determine
what he individually thinks is best
with reference to the question.
In our judgment the arguments in
favor of biennial elections are over
balanced by those against making
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
THE PARTY AND THE Flag.

While it would be freely admitted
that no man nor set of men nor politi-
cal party has an exclusive privilege to
the use of the American flag, yet after
all 1t seems more fitting that the stars
and stripes should be, as they always
are. emblematic of republican prin-
ciples.
Half century ago the republican
of keeping intact our union and of
every state within it's borders. Ten
years afterwards through the efforts
Of the republican partys first presi-
dent and it's great general the union
had been preserved and the stars and
stripes flung to the breeze from every
port throughout the land.
Coming down through the decades
as the financial and commercial honor
of our country has time and time
again been at stake, in every instance
the republican party has come to the
rescue and in spite of democratic op-
position has made the stars and stripes
stand throughout the world for honor,
for progress and for liberty.
When in 1898 a republican president
and a republican congress decided that
the cause of a down-trodden neighbor
should be taken up and that war
should be made upon Spain then 1t was
primarily through the efforts of Theo-
dore Roosevelt himself that the stars
and stripes were planted not only in
the West Indies but in the far distant
islands of the Philippines, and since
that day the republican party his in
sisted that over those distant islands
the flag shall wave until such time as
those people, like the Cubans, are
ready for self-government.
| On the other hand the democratic
party ever since the war with Spain up
to the present time has insisted and
does insist that the flag be hauled
down and that the Inhabitants be left
to fate worse than that from which
they were rescued. 1t is fitting, there
fore, that the stars and stripes should
in our presidential campaigns, and par.
ticularly in the present one, be EN-.
4 blematic of the republican idea of lib
erty and justice. Go where you viii
throughout the land today and particu
! larly to the great metropolis of the
country and through the stately av
enues and streets on every side you
find the stars and stripes surmountet
by the simple legend Roosevelt 6
4 Fairbanks"
At the great demonstration in Madi
son Square Garden where the name O.
] Theodore Roosevelt was Wild.
cheered for fifteen minutes, every per
i son present waved aloft tiny flag, add
4 ing not only to the picturesqueness o
the scene but to the sentiment which
accompanied the sincere and heart!
II out l,11,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03

such a change in the constitution. We
believe that annual elections are a
safeguard of immense value to the
public and that they are an educa-
tional feature Of far greater value
than any expense incident to holding
elections. One Of the dangerous tend
encies of the day is the lack of inter-
est on the part Of the masses in public
affairs and political matters 1t seems
to us that biennial elections will tend
to increase this apathy, and they will
certainly be move In the direction Of
getting away from the people. Presi-
dent Lincoln was right when he said
that the common people, the masses,
can always be trusted when thor
oughly aroused and fully comprehend.
ing the question at issue. The educa.
ton of the people along political
lines is the safeguard of free institu-
tons. We are not in favor of the bi.
ennial elections amendment.