The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
LYNCHING TALK.
Every Man a Walking Arsenal
at Cripple Greek.
Large Number of Union Men
Marked for Arrest.

Cripple Creek, Colo. June Two
thousand people are congregated this
afternoon at Second and Bennett ave
nues, Citizens Alliance headquarters,
for a mass meeting to be addressed by
the mine owners, and business men
and armed squads are searching for
several men. Lynching is freely talk
ed of and almost every man is a walk
ing arsenal
The union stores are in charge of
deputy sheriffs. Wholesale arrests Of
union miners are TO be made as fast
as they are found. Mounted armed men
have been sent on a quick march TO
the extreme northern and southern ends
of the district TO guard all avenues
of escape Of union miners marked to be
arrested
All mines except the Portland, which
employs union men are still closed
and will be until after the inquest and
funeral of the victims of the dynamite
outrage
w H Ross, Dayton, O., has tele-
graphed for a description of Ed Ross,
killed in the explosion, who he believes
is his brother.
Guard, is under arms at the
armory in this city and win be called
out should there be any rioting here
At IL o'clock a detachment Of twen-
/ ty-fiye deputy Sheriffs arrived at Elk
/ ton and rounded mp about a dozen
union miners A little later another
detachment of twenty-five visited In
dependence and at about the same
| time a etachment of fifty was going
| through the town of Anaconda. A
large body of deputies are at this hour
| (noon) forming in Cripple Creek for
the purpose of escOrting the union
! leaders to thecOunty line.
L
Denver, June Tt is reported at
the capitol that troops from Colorado
| Springs and n2ighbOring cities viii be
! ordered to Victor before night Fears
that the town VIII be burned up are
/ entertained by every one familiar with
/ the feeling existing. Nearly 500 troops
are now modified and can be rushed
| to the Cripple Creek district on short
notice.
Miners Are Disarmed.
| Victor, Colo. June THE situation
I in Victor grows more intense, though
1 a recurrence of yesterdays experience
/ is not expected, because nearly all of
/ the union miners have been disarmed-
The feeling against the unions IS very
bitter. The crowd around the arm
/ ory. the Short Line and the Florence
/ & Cripple Creek depots continue TO
| increase and the soldiers and depu-
keeping the streets passable- By or
der of Mayor French the fire depart
ment has stretched line of hose from
a fire plug at the corner of Victor ave-
nue. and Third street to the armory
for the purpose of dispensing tho
crowd without resorting to the use OF
arms.
There are now 200 union miners IL
the bull pen and others are beinz
rounded up. The sheriff, the military
authorities and the mine owners now
openly state that a wholesale deporta-
tion of union miners viii occur al
though they will not state when. 1t Is
believed that all but the leaders viii be-
sent out tonight on special trains with
a warning not to return The leaders
of whom there are probably II or Is il
custody will be held by the sheriff. The
sheriff is swearing in deputies as fas
as possible. Fifty We're added to this
force in Victor alone today. No frina
/ has been heard today and no outward
disturbance of any kind has occurred