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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
,y,snl,u Narrowly Aver,.s.

Dcnver. June IA News special
from Cripple Creek last nirht says:
Late this afternoon lynchlnE was
narrowly nysried at Golen.li. when n
party Of citizens started to secure
John nrc,hcrs. formerly marshal OF
tho town. who was depos.d from
once. and Robert Mccarthy. the night
marshal there. who vas also dcposcd
from once. Both Of these former on
cials were arrested last week by the
military and were reieafcd under mill
tary guard until they could strniFh'cn
up their personal Affairs In Goldncld.
after which they were ordered To leave
the district. The time stipulated for
their departure having expired and
their presence In Goldncld Still bcin.
known was the cause for the gathering
Of a crowd of citizens 'hcr. whose pur.
poAr. was. II seems. TO lynch both OF
the men. or ct lcah; drive them from
the district
The military. however. was Informed
Of what was going To take place and
took charge OF both the former OIL.
ccrs, and Mt their request returned
them to the buiipcn In this city. Both
prisoners were later taken To the
county jail In Crippi. Creek. To.mor.
row mornin. Brothers and Mccarthy
will leave for Colorado Springs. There
IL little doubt that II the two men had
been sccurcd by the mob they would
have been severely dealt with.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
Storm at Sterling.

Denver, June IA dispatch from
Sterling, Colo, last night says: A rain
and hailstorm yesterday over strip
FIVE miles wide and thirty-fve miles
long, of the richest section Of the VAL
ley, did much damage. The first crop
of alfalfa, which was ready for cut
ting, is an entire loss. as well as all
small stun. Cantaloupes were entirely
ruined and gardens are nearly total
loss. Sugar beets were damaged, but
will not be a total loss. They will
make fair late crop. The hail accom-
panying the storm did the greatest
damage by beating the blossoms and
small fruit from the trees and smash
ing many window lights.
In Sterling the streets were flooded
and were washed full of holes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT SUFFERS
WEEK OF MURDER, RIOT AND TERROR

Denver. June l?.-The Pests Cripple
Creek correspondent last nigh, gives
the following summary OF the events
OF the past week in that soTely AFFLICTED
region:
Undoubtedly the most strenuous week
tE tAs history Of the Cripple Greek
n.iniug district closed tonight During
The week there was rot moment that
vas not OF the most exciting nature.
The excitement began with the inae-
pendenee atrocity early Monday morn
tng. when q planted piece OF dynamite
blew W the depot platform and hurled
tIto eternity eleven miners and injured
eleven others- Since then two OF the
Injured have died and . puiabes OF 9th
ess may yet suceumb. y - ~ ? y
Monday afternoon Roxie MeGee was
Killed In the mas meeting fieht al the
corner Of Fourth street and Victor ave-
Luo. J. u. Dasis. Who Was injured
with others. DIED .turisE the nigh, and
the nsht will probably cost the life OF
two others The riotins started while
Secretary G. G. Hamlin OF the Mine
Owners Association was addressing a
mass meeIing called by the citizens-
Chris Miller began the TioiIns by start
Ing . nsht with = bysiander. Miller
ing became general. Including it h
said. shot from Victor Miners Union
hall. srfoss Fourth street. and from the
Union store. across Victor avenue This
adAir led to . second riot. The military
vas sent for and for knif hour
poured lead Into the Victor Union Min
ess' hall from tho root of building
opposite. II was only after n eontin-
ucus nro that the miners surrendered.
Three miners wrro wounded In the
shooting. mono seriously. Michael
O'Conncii. tho city marshal. who wns
removed from duty during the day. and
who was responsible for the h;minE
Of the men who fired from Miners hail.
was arrested. together with all the
miners In the building.
Tuesday martial Law Was declared by
Acting Governor Hasso,t, and AdJu-
tnnt General bell placed In command OF
. hundred troops and nearly twice that
number Of deputies who were sworn In
for tho occasion. Wholesale arrests
were made and the CItixcns' Alliance
and Mine Owners Association made no
secrct OF the fact that they intended
driving the members Of the Western
Federation Of Miners and their sympa-
thixcrs out Of tho district.
General Bell arrived early wcdncs-
day morning. and tbs battle of Dunnvillc
was fought during The afternoon OF the
same day. General He'll had been in
formed uat large number OF miners
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
DENVER ARREST
OTHER WARRANTS TO SERVE.
President Of Miners Union No. 20. OF
Cripple Greek Placed in Den
yer County Jail.

President OF miners Union No. 70. oS
Cripple Greek Placed in Den
yer County Jail.
Denyer. June 1.-THE Republican
this morning says: Wholesale arrests
are to be made In Denver of the ON
.ers Of the local unions Of the Western
Federation Of Miners in the Cripple
Greek district. II the accused can be ID
Gated here. These arrests are 10 be-
made on warrants now In the hands OF
Marshal Moore Of Goidneld. who is
acting under direction OF the militia
The charges against the men will bs
murder, in connection with the blow
Ing up of the Independence depot plat.
form, which resulted In the sIliins Of
fourteen non'union miners. They arc
based upon Information and evidences
secured by the military and citizens
committee in the district.
e, q. kennison. president OF the
Miners union No. 20. of crippi. Creek.
was the first man to bs arrested ON ono
of these warrants. lie was taken by
Marshal Moore at Thirtecnth and Wei
ton streets. and after some little resist.
ance was lodged In the county jail
While resisting the officer. kennison
Was struck over the head with n re-
yoiver. A slight scalp wound resulted
This was dressed by Police Surgeon
Davis.
Others for whom the marshal Is said
to hold warrants are:
Sherman Parker. secretary of local
No. 10 Of Altman. Charged with muir
der. Parker wns held In the bull pen
at Cripple Creek for three months on y
charge OF ~reckins florcnc. 4 Grip
pic Greek train. but was released by
tho courts.
W. ,. Davis. president OF local No,
10 Of Altman. charged with murder.
l.. l.. whiting. secretary OF En.t
nccrs' union No. So OF Cripple Greek.
charged with murder.
Fritz Corey and ". 4 Eastcriy.
union members and chnr.cu with mur.
,dcr. and others wanted for murder. In
limitation and on other charges.
II Is claimed by the citizens com.
mittcc that evidence sufficient to con.
Wet these men Of completely In tho
| terrible crime committed ut lndepcnd.
cncc last Monday mornin. Ii In ths
hands OF the Teller county auihoritica
Upon being arrested they will he taken
back to Cripple Greek and held In the
bull pen by the military authorities un.
! III preparations can be completed for
their trial.
Although n diiircnt search Of several
dayh has been made for these men.
only k.nninon has been located and nr.
| rested. The others II IL believed ncd
! from or left the city AND are believed
TO hnvc gone To Bate. Mont. whcro
they Will be cared for br the Butte
local Of the Federation. The men left
! Immediately upon the arrival Of Mar
shal Moore In the city. which waS two
/ days ago.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
Haiis,orm and Flood.

Denver. June IA spccin; dispatch
from Brush. Colorado. last night. says:
To-day has hccn one of sorrow. Never
did the crops Of the valley look more
promising than they did yesterday
forenoon before the hnilstorm. which
was the most severe ever known here.
utterly ruined them. The territory
covered reaches from Sterling to n
point four miles from Brush. n dist.
lance OF fifty miles. The estimated
damage to crops and buildings Will
easily reach 100000. The hail de-
stroyed the composition roof OF the
Brush Mercantile Company. the larg.
est general store building in Brush.
and the water ruined n large part OF
the stock OF goods. Many windows
were broken out, but the damage In
town is rs nothing compared with the
loss In the country.
FArmers who have come to town say
their crops and fruit are total loss.
Many report lambs. pigs. poultry and
calves killed, and in some instances
grown cattle were beaten and bruised
until the blood dripped from their
wounds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
MURDER AT PUEBLO.
oIibsr. =. Dodge Shoots His Wife and
Another Woman.

Pueblo. Colo. June l:.-Crnzcd by
the disobcdicncc OF his wife and her
alleged infidciIty. Gilbert p. Dodge
shot ard killed his wifc and her com.
panion. Mrs. Maud Mckinney. Mt 1880
o'clock last night on North Union ave.
nue. noar Main street.
Tho two women were In buggy at
the time. Dodge rode up on horse.
back and commanded his wife TO go
home. This she refused to do. where.
upon Dodge. dismountcd. walked
toward the buggy md drew gun. hr.
ing five shots. The firing frightened
tho horse hitched to the buggy. He
began plunging. md both women fell
from the vehicle into tho gutter near
the curbinE. Mrs. Dodge was dead
and Mrs. Mckinney died within two
minutes. ,.-
Mrs. Dodge was hit by two bullets.
one taking effect in the left side OF
her neck and the other In the left side
of her head near the ear. Mrs. Nc
Kinney was struck above the left ear.
the ball passing through and lodging
beneath the skin Of the skull on the
right. side. cEg gfFHAtIsN :,
T, Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge were married
about eighteen months ago and his
wife 10 said to have come from lndi-
ana, e-fNs9 u j fa4I'sI aff 'Hf. ~ w - ~
Dodge and his wife had not been liv-
ing together for several weeks. Trou-
BILE is said to have arisen over the at
tentions which Mrs. Dodge received
from Jim Flynn. . prize fighter. -
Dodge is q half owner Of the Eclipse
livery and IL one OF the most promi-
nent horsemen in this part OF the
country. glI a.lfl y 4IlEL III y
Mrs. Maud Mckinney was the wife
Of C, H. Mckinney, who turned states
evidence in the, train wrecking case
against Sherman Parker. She was
Miss Maud Weir and her mother runs
q rooming house in Independence. Her
father is dead. She has brother liv.
ing somewhere IN the state. She had
been married about four years and
was twenty.six years old. She was a
prominent witness in the trial against
Parker, corroborating the testimony OF
her husband.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
General Bells Statement.

Cripple Creek. Colo. June l3.-rol.
lowing arc extracts from n telegram
sent out by General Dell yesterday. In
answer to n question ms to his reasons
for depor'lrr men TO another state and
what crimes they had committed:
u dcporied these men from the
Cripple Creek district because in my
Judgment Il was n military ncccB.
sity.
- sent them to the Kansas line be.
cause I believed II to be the most cf.
fectivc method of Kidding Teller coun.
" and the state of Colorado OF m or.
ganixcd gang OF assassins. dynamitcrs.
anarchists and lawbrcakcrs.
more than that. I sent them out OF
the district for their own safety. Mar.
t.al law and the presence OF the mill
tary Is all that has prevented these
men from being lynchcd by the indig-
nant citizens Of Teller and Ell Paso
counties. My men have even taken
ropes from their necks and saved
them.
"The deportation was the quickest
way Of restoring peace. ! don't want
these men In Colorado. They are the
rection now existing in the Cripple
Greek district and II Is my business
TO break that up. That Is exactly
what propose to do.
For ten years thev have had this
county terrorized. Since the begin
ming Of the strike last August thirty
eight non.union men have been muir
dered. They dynamited the vindicat.
or mine and caused two deaths. They
placed 900 pounds Of dynamite under
the Independence station and muir
dered fourteen men and hopelessly
crippled twenty others.
"They tampered with the machinery
on Stratton's Independence mine. an
English corporation, and dropped fif-
teen men 400 feet to the bottom Of
shaft. The remains were picked up In
little pieces. All OF the men killed in
these instances were men who would
not afYiliate with their Organization.
and all Of the mines damaged had re-
fused 20 employ members Of the
Western Federation Of Miners.
"I took charge of the district last
week and proceeded to clean It up.
II had mere than 300 men thrown
into the bullpen and had every one
Of them put through the 'sweatbox.'
The confessions they made were ap-
palling.
To-day I have absolute proof that
will send dozen local Federation
leaders to the scaffold and twice as
many to the penitentiary.
THE men deported were Indirect
ly concerned in these crimes. Those I
am keeping are directly concerned.
"Forty.six of the agitators now in
my custody have voluntarily request
cd that they may be deported to some
safe place. am going to send them
out with 100 more tomorrow. am
going to fumigate this district and
the state before finish.
81 am going to Danish the agitators
and then l will establish military
quarantine that will keep them ban
ished."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17

Hittes made a personal Investigation
by visit TO the Cripple Greek district
only last week and reported TO the con-
Nention that the constitution OF ;he
Western Federation Of Mixers had been
observed in the minutest detail during
the entire prosecution Of the contest
Abs oiutsly no deaths have occurred
during the contest for which the West
ern Federation Of Miners can be or
ought TO be held responsible, Some hi-
teen men were killed in the Stratioh
Independence mine through the ineom-
psleney Of the men employed and the
eulpable negligence OF the management.
These men wer unfamiliar with the
work and were such as this mine and
ether mines in the district have been
compelled TO employ at the behsst OF
the Mins Owners Employment Agency.
We are unfortunately forced to abide
by the acts OF an unbridied military
despo,ism that is driving our members
fIOm pillar TO post. Their fortituds un-
der the circumstances Is the marvel
Of the age. and shows that the West
efn Federation of Miners Is composed
OF the highest type Of American citizen
ship.
Our attitude is fully expressed by the
following telegram:
Zion. Theodore Roosevelt. President
United, States. Washington. u. Ca
duty dsyolyss upon you as President OF
the United States to Investigate the ter
rible crimes tina, are being psrpetraied
In Colorado in the name OF law and or
der. We will render every possible as
sIs,anee to the proper authorities in
such Investigation. To the end that the
ps,lp.e Of thv country may rsalix. tho
ourras.s that are being Inflicted on In
roc-nt persons by those in temporary
Official power
w. d. HAYWOOD.
-SeeF-tsEy."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17

IL Was designed to work AZ aems dis
tanee. the same as the revolver which
caused the Indepeneenee explosion.
Easteriy. who is \ stFoag union man.
has disappeared and his whereabouts
are unknown.
Second only to the Independence dy-
rsmite ausfsge was the wroeking OF the
once OF the Victor Record. The paper.
which has been . strong advocate oI
unionism for some time. contained an
editorial IN which Il stated that the
strike Was ~ advised and that II should
be called of. Tho result was that the
following night eight men entered the
once. stuck up the employees aud de-
moiished every bit OF machinery with a
s!sdgs hammer they brought into the
building.
The 0oldnsid aldermen. all sympa-
tbixeFs Of the union. were arfcsted
some time ago and yesterday after
noon. under pressure from the Citizens
Alliance. they resigned their positions
and other men were elected In their
stead. Upon condition OF sesisning the
men were given y chance tn leave the
district. of which each syaiied himself,
Day Marshal J. X. Bro;hers and Night
Marshal Robert Mccarthy Of Go,aneld
four hours 10 leave the district, II they
have not left OF their own yoiition they
will be depof'ed by the military.
General Bell Is satisfied that the mil
itaTy can BE- withdrawn by th. middle
Of next week. Tomorrow morning ev-
cry mine In the district Will resume OPP
srations. General Bel says. IL Is being
currently rumofed. that the soidicrs are
TO br returned home In few days and
martial Law declared OF to see u thc
deportrd men return. Should they re-
turn. II IL said. they will not he es-
coTt.d out Of the district. but hung TO
the nearest trees and telegraph poles.
In addition to shutting down the
Portland mine. General Bell has issued
proclamation closing the Morgan
lease md tn. Winchester lease OF the
Gcdre property. near Eikton. and the
Pride Of Cripple Creek mine. These
properties were closed without trou-
blc. General Bell had heard there was
seventy-hve so-eaiied Objectionable
men employed on the properties and.
after issuing the suspension proclama-
ton. 40 ordered Lieut. James T. Wal
lace. In command OF a squad Of sixteen
guards. to arrest the min-rs. Instead
OF hndin. scventy-fivc men. rs expect
ed. the guards found but six. who were
arrested. The Pride of Cripple Greek
mine has already closed and only an
engineer and tso men were working
on each Of the two other properties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
Get. Rhode. scholarship.

Denver. June 13.-Stanley X. Horn.
beck, of Denver. has been selected as
the first Colorado young man to take
advantage of the Rhodes scholarship.
The selection was made Saturday at Z
meeting Of the committee to make the
selection for this state. the meeting
having been called because Of q COM
munication received from the authorz-
ties at the University Of Oxford, in
England. who had passed upon the
examination OF the Colorado candi.
dates.
The committee of selection for Colo
RADIO of President James H. Baker OF
the University Of Colorado, chairman;
Dean A. Howe Of the University OF
Denver, and Dean Edward 8. Parsons,
secretary, of the Colorado College.
E. H. Lehman Of Pueblo and MT.
Hornbeck both passed the Oxford ex.
animation. It was found, however,
that, owing to the fact that the prepa.
rations for carrying the terms Of Mr..
Rhodes will into effect had occupied
more time than was expected. Mr..
Lehman had become ineligible for the
scholarship because Of age.
Mr.. Hornbeck Is the son Of Rev. M.
D. Hornbeck of Denver. He was stu
dent for one year at the Central High
school of Pueblo. and finished his pre-
paratory course with three more years
at the state preparatory school in
Boulder. He then entered the Uni
versity of Colorado. where he re-
NAMED two years. The family remov-
ing to Denver, he entered the Univer-
sity of Denver, where he completed
the course, graduating with the degree
of bachelor of arts in 1908. Mr.. Horn.
beck expects to go to Oxford in the
fall. The scholarship yields him an in.
come of $500 year for threa rsars-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
Train Robbers At Large.

Denver, June 13.-A News special
from Glenwood Springs last night
says: Sheriff Adams returned late this
evening from Parachute and stated
that he thought that the train robbers
had succeeded In making their escape
for the time being. They were not In
the house which was guarded last
night, and 1t is now thought that the
report which brought the posse to
Parachute was unfounded and that the
robbers were not in that locality at all
They have not been seen by any Of
the sheriff's men since the day when
the shooting occurred on Divide creek
which resulted in the death Of one Of
the trio. For the time being the
search will be abandoned:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
pepor.sd Miners at Holly.

Denver. June IA News special
from Holly. Colo. last night says:
About forty Of the dcportcd miners
from Cripple Creek are still In Holly.
Thir,y.Hvc Of them left last night for
the west. presumably Colorado
Springs. or rs near Cripple Greek and
Victor rs they cared TO 20 until quiet
Is restored In the riotous district.
They are getting out OF town In small
lunches. some paying fare and others
going In box cars. The deportcd men
during their stay hero have been ms
quiet M the home citizens and dis.
cuss the situation freely. A number
Of the unmarried men intend TO seek
work In the harvest fields near this
place and in western Kansas.
As near rs can be learned II appears
that the executive committee Of the
Western Federation Of Miners In Den.
yer does not want the deported men to
at once return to Denver or the min.
ing camps.
The men are being cared for and
meals furnished by the hotel and res
taurants here. and several Of the de.
ported men stated to-day that the
Western Federation is putting UP
money TO foot the bills.
A number who left last night for
the west were evidently furnished
money by friends in Victor and Grip
Pile Creek. as 1t was given out by one
Of the men this morning that the
Western Federation is not ready to re.
move the entire lot, and they may
have to remain here several days.
The rumor that the Salvation Army
people Of Amity colony, four miles
west OF Holly. were rendering aid to
the deported men is false. as 10 also
the rumor that Prowers county win be
asked to foot any bills that the men
incur At hotels or restaurants. They
are being looked after by their sympa-
thizers in the Federation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
Death Of Abner Mckinley.

Somerset, Pa, June 12.--Abner Nc
Kinley, brother Of the late President.
was found dead in chair at his home
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
His death came without warning to
his family. His colored servant. who
slept in his room, was up with him at
2 O'Clock, and 1t is not known at what
time Mr.. Mckinley got up again. as
he did not awaken his servant. Mrs.
Mckinley walked into his room at 8
o'clock and found him sitting in a
>1hair, cold and apparently dead. A
physician was summoned, who said
death had probably occurred two or
thraa hours before.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17

were armed and entsenched In the
bills. waiting for an opportunity To
march 10 Vietng and storm the armory
Luilding in an effort to Teieale their
brethren from the bull pen. In . spe-
eiai train with $50 soldieFs and depu-
ties. General Bell proceeded TO Dunn
vile, where a pitched battle with the
ehtrehehed miners was fought. in
which John IL. CaTley was shot
through the heart and killed. No other
casualties occurred despite the fact that
The soldiers were ambushed in an open
canon.
Public officials in the district favor
able TO the Western Federation Of Min
srs have been forced TO resign and n
number Of them throNn into the bul.
pen. while new otteers in sympathy
with the Citizens Alliance and Mine
o~ners' Association were appointed 10
succeed them. A committee oi citizens
Was appointed by General Bell TO in
quire into the records of the men un-
der arrest and make recommendations
as TO their disposition.
The upshot was that iwenty-seven
miners were depor'ed. This Was fol-
lowed with another deportation of sew
enty-fiye To the Colorado-kansas line
wv
the Portland mine Vas elossd by order
Of the military and a number OF min
~rs on that property arrested and
thrown into the bull pen. General Bell
has the hearty assistance OF the sher-
IA. Ed. Bell. who was appointed In
place of II. ". Robertson. who re-
signed under pressure.
The eoroner's jury which invesiisn'-
cd the Independence depot horror re-
turned . yerdIc, charging that the
crime wns the result Of q conspiracy
entered into by members Of the West
ern Federation Of Miners melted by
certain officers Of that organization.
Another important event In the his
tory OF the past week was the signing
o. q petition by the merchants OF the
district p!edgin. themselves no; TO en-
play IN the future sympa'hizers OF the
Western Federation Of Miners. Am~ri-
can Labor Union and Cripple Creek
District Trades and Labor Assembly
The petition was signed by nine out oi
every ten merchants.
Friday afternoon X. c. Sterling. the
detective of the Mine Owners Assoc!a.
,ion. found what he claimed to be m
Internal machine In the home Of ". ID
Eastrrly nj Altman. According to the
detective. the machine IL In the shape
Of IN electric battery and operates
by means of pumping apparatus
There seems to be place TO attach
wire. which has led TO the belief that
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-17
Deadly Assault at Denver.

Denver, June 12.-An assault, which
will probably result in the death Of
Charles Barth, son of William Barth,
the millionaire pioneer, was made last
night when Barth attempted to drive
a negro minstrel company off his
fathers vacant lots at Twenty.third
and Welton streets. Barth was beaten
on the head, first with brass knuckles
and afterward with stone, and when
taken to the hospital his brains were
oozing from an ugly wound In the
back of his head.