Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-08
MARTIAL LAW RULES
Acting Governor Haggott Is
sues Proclamation.
GEN. BELL IN COMMAND
MINERS URGED TO CALL OFF THE
STRIKE.
More Victor City Officials Compelled to
Resign-Attorney Warned to
Leave the District.
GEN. BELL IN COMMAND

VICTOR, Col, June s.-Martial law was
declared in the Cripple Creek district early
today by the posting of Acting Governor
Haggott's proclamation at a number of
places in the camp. The posting was done
under the direction of Adjt Gen. Bell.
Conditions in the camp are quiet, accord
ing to all accounts.
Gen. Bell has assumed command of the
military and control Of the district and
has called council of the officers of the
local military companies. He also has or
dered Col. Verdeckberg, who had charge Of
affairs in the district when martial law
ended there several months ago, to the
district.
Early today Gen. Bell and the mine op-
orators, led by Charles M. MacNeal and
C. c. Hamlin. were preparing to take a.
secret trip down the short-line railway.
their destination being unknown, every
member of the party taking the greatest
pains to conceal the purpose of the trip.
No sooner had Gen. Bell arrived than the
trip was suggested.
The Record. owned and edited by George
e. kyner, and recognized as the official
organ of the Western Federation of Miners
in the Cripple Creek district published an
editorial today urging the miners TO call on
the strike inaugurated ten months ago.
Three more Victor city officials have been
forced to resign. They are Justice of the
Peace j. d. Thomas and Aldermen ]. w.
Murphy and ]. ]. Tobin. Police Magistrate
Michael Gibbons, who refused to resign,
was made a prisoner at the Victor MILL
tary armory. where many union miners are
also confined.
Western Federation of Miners here, has
been warned to leave the district
Many Union Men Arrested.
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pathizers have been arrested by the sherin
and military since Monday. Twenty-eight
of these have already been deported. The
remainder are imprisoned in the jaiis. Vic
tor armory and the Cripple Creek mining
exchange hall under military guard. Tho
dragnet is still out and the "houseclean-
ing as the authorities term their proceed
ings, continues. Records of the unions
have been seized whenever found and are
under examination for the purpose of se-
curing evidence showing that the unions or
some of their officers have participated In
or approved of crimes that have been COM
mitted- In addition to the unearthing Of
about thirty group photographs Of nom
union workmen at various mines, which
were concealed in a heap of rubbish In the
Victor union office, 1t is alleged that In the
Office of the Altman union were found
quantities of electrical fuses and batteries
to produce explosions.
Talk of lynching or violence has subsided
to a degree, though IL the man who ex-
ploded the internal machine at Independ-
ence, killing fifteen men. should be cap
tured, ii is doubtful whether any military
force could protect him from the vengeance
of friends of the murdered men.
The man who killed Roxie MCGEE at the
mass meeting here on Monday has been
positively identified by an eyewitness Of
the shooting, and although he has not been
ii is believed he cannot escape.
No further deaths have been reported
among those wounded in the explosion and
riots of Monday.
Renewed Activity Of Militia.
TELLURIDE, Col, June s-Recent out
breaks in the Cripple Creek district have
inspired the militia here to renewed ac-
tivity. Crowds have been gathering be-
fore the bulletin boards containing news
from Cripple Creek, and some feeling was
displayed. Lest trouble should result from
a too free discussion of the incidents oc-
curing at Cripple Creek, Captain Wells,
In command of this district, began round.
ing up the men until he had marched bC-
tween sixty and seventy to the district
court room Each man arrested was COM
PEELED to give an account of himself The
ma jority of them made a satisfactory
to the captain and were released
with few words of admonition as to their
future conduct
Those men who are not employed at the
present time were told plainly that they
must either go to work at once or leave
San Miguel county
Captain Wells advised the men of the
OF conducting themselves in an
orderly manner, and they were especially
to indulge In discussions talk
that would create excitement in the camp
Or tend to prompt persons to lawless acts.
Exiled Miners in Denver.
DENVER, June S.-The twenty-four de-
ported union miners from the Cripple Creek
district exiled since the serious riots In
that section have arrived at Denver on
a special train over the Denver and Rio
Grande. In the rear OF the car stood nine
guards armed with shotguns and army
-ifies, who had been deputized to conduct
hem to Denver from the gold camp. The
miners were unarmed. Nearly all were
penniless The men were met by about
forty of the delegates to the convention
Of the Western Federation of Miners, and
were taken to restaurant
The miners declare that the Cripple Creek
district is no longer safe for union men.
The miners assert that when arrested they
we're searched by guards OF the military
md citizens alliance and their money
Ind valuables taken. They also de-
rain they were lined up by armed men,
,ers of the citizens alliance and their fed
ration cards taken from them. They were
old that they were wanted in Cripple
-reek, Dut tHht tney must take out cdr0S IN
he citizens alliance to stay. If they did
rot consent TO do this they were to be de-
ported.
One of the deported miners said: II don't
snow why l was arrested, nor why / was
ient away from Victor and the Cripple
Creek country. / have violated no law. de.
;troyed no property, injured no man. So
ar as / know every one of the men driven
With me from home is equally innocent with
myself"
After having read the dispatches from
today / am more firmly convinced
han ever that those who are sworn to ex-
cute the laws of the state have very poor
conception of their duties.''
This statement was made to reporter
or The Star today by Samuel Gompers.
resident of the American Federation OF
aboi'.
..As a matter of fact / think Gov. Pea
.ody and those associated with him have
Wild conception of law end a poor idea OF
he oath of Office they took upon assuming
he duties, for which they were elected. As
have said on many occasions. Gov. Pea
,ody has done more by his acts to provoke
itterness than all the other elements In
combined. II he acts the outlaw
.msels be- the highest officer Ct the OtatA