The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-11

Union miners who renounce their fed
GRAFTON VIII he permitted 60 remain IN the
camp ff thsy have satisfactory records.
esverL hundred men applied at the mine
owners headquarters for cards yester-
aay and today and but few we're issued.
m the rule TO investigate thoroughly the
record OF each applicant Will be enforced.
The nasuss are rapidly rcsuming work and
hy next Monday all except the Portland
win Be In fun operation. employing only
noo-union men.
NO RADICAL STEPS
no radical steps have yet been taken
10 enfurce the agreement with the ousi-
ness nea In general TO employ no MEM
bsrs OF unions connected with the local
TRADES assembly. the American Labor
union or Kindred organizations. Order
having bean restored, Sheriff Edward
Dsii today larwely reduced his force OF
spec1al dapueies- There remains In the
county Jail between LOO and LIS prisoners.
against whom criminal charges will be
nlsd. IL n said. and there are about 100
IN the Victor aTmory and Cripple Greek
lrintng Exohange hall many of whom
are marned Cor deportation.
Ths situation has been made more trou-
h1escuac TO the military authorities and
ths oftipens' committee by the fact that
non-union worknen have been .nsulted
and uoed by women who are In sympa-
thy with tho strikers. None of the women
has besn arrested or driven out.
LEAVING CRIPPLE CREEK.
Denver. Col. juno LA number OF
miners and citizens OF Cripple Creek.
haxs arrived in Denver bound for osier
points where they can obtain work and
remain uumcicsfed
IN one party were former Sheriff Rob
srxson who was deposcd from office and
about dozen others.
Eve are getting out, !" said one Of them.
'~becauss we want to keep ont OF jail
Union men are now leaving a. rapidly as
possible to avoid being placed In the bull
pens
When the men were discharged they
Were advised tn remain In tho vicinity as
the Portland mines would be working
again, as they were told. With force OF
both union and non-union men, as here
toforeS
The carnp Is being depopsiated OF it's
union Labor" said James Baker, and IL
win talCe IL months To get over the blow"
Many of ths men arc enroute to the east
srn states to SO TO work IN the mines
there-
DUMPED INTO KANSAS.
Victor. Colo. miners. sent out from their
etnxe ON a special train IN charge OF half
q hundred Colorado military men were
litsrnlfy dumped into Kansas today and
LETT destitute ON the prazfe. With part
ing vollsy fired into the air tho military
men deserted their charges and returned
west
Later the unfortunate miners were
turned back TO Colorado by an armed
Kansas sheriff and ~ deputies. The
miners had been placed ON the train
which was a special mada up by the au-
th0r5fjes in control OF the disturbed Colo
RADIO town and In charge Of armed mill
tary men, started for the east late yes
tcrdny.
was mads cars wore oloec,y guarded. The
miners worc not permitted TO leave the
cars nor were any OF the hundred or 30
men who gathered at the station allowed
point IN Kansas hak a milo ease of tho
Colorado sfafe nne. was reached early
today, halt was made
II was a deserted SPOT on the wild
prairie with no railway station. eating
house. nor FARMERS house within several
mfles-
TURNED BACK
without delay the men were disem-
harfked ard the militia men reboarded tho
train Colonel w. /. Krnnedy, the officer
IN command OF the guard. instructed the
minsrr p,ainiy that they were not wanted
IN Colorado and told them they had better
60 east Half dozen OF the soldiers
fred n voiley into the air to intimidate
the men and the train started west with
ths militia men leaving the miners TO
make their way % some habitation as
best they might
While the miners were deciding on
what they would do. Sherin Jack Brady
OF Hamilton county. Kansas and 10 arm
ed deputies arrived on the scene and or
dcred tho unhappy man back 20 Colorado.
Three OF the miners had already started
east afoot. The others retraced their
steps ar the command OF the Kansas offi-
GERS along the railroad track west After
q long weary tramp they struggled into
Holly. Colorado. a small town near tho
Coiorado-Kansas boundary, where they
were furnished food al the big salvation
Army sta don located there.
Despite the emphatic command OF Coli
onel Kennedy the men after a rest. soon
took mp their journey west and started