The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-09
5000 SHOTS TN
COLORADO BATTLE
Union Men Behind Rocks Resist
Military and One Is Killed
in Conflict.

Victor, Gel, June "a squad Of mount
ed lnfantrymen left to-day In pursuit of
fifty three union miners said to be en-
camped In the Beaver creek region, east
of this city. The troops have orders to
shoot the men when found If they resist
arrest.
Cripple Creek, Col, June 9.-After
night Of intense excitement due to
at Dunnville, small skirmish on Big
Bull Hill, and the wrecking of the
Victor Record office, matters have
quoted down in this military district
and it Is generally believed the worst
Is now over.
Adjutant General Bell of the Col
orado guard headed the party Of 100
deputies to Dunnville. The posse was
| In search Of union men supposed to be
In hiding on account of the dynamit-
ing several days ago.
The union men, numbering twenty
five, had heard rumors Of the ap-
preaching force and built trench in
which they fortified themselves.
General Bell ordered his men to
| fire. The volley was returned, but
owing to poor Workmanship no dam
| age was done to Bell and his men.
The firing continued for ten min
utes, 5000 shots being exchanged.
| he men SURRENDERED alter one
had been killed outright. Fourteen
were wounded, three so badly that
they are not expected to live. After
| the firing ceased Bell and his follow
| ers advanced and disarmed the others
and with the wounded returned to the
train. None Of the posse was
wounded.
The citizens were armed with the
latest patterns of Winchesters and
| 1t is considered remarkable that
| only one man was killed in the Dunn
Vile battle. The contesting forces
| were 200 soldiers and deputies, under
personal command of General Bell,
| and sixty-five miners, who were Sc
| GREETED behind rocks and trees in the
hills.
The attacking party left it's train
| and walked thru narrow canyon into
the open gulch where the town OF
Dunnville is located and was subjected
to a hail Of bullets from the rocks
high above.
Bullets struck about General Bell
and literally sprinkled his boots with
| earth and broken rock, but he was
cool and gave orders deliberately. He
even thought to turn to a newspaper
man who was standing few feet
away and shouted: Cover up that
white vest and take off that Panama!
They were excellent targets.
After several minutes hot work
desultory firing was kept up for ar
hour. About twenty men were cap.
tured and fourteen of these, who are
members Of miners unions, were
brought to camp and imprisoned, the
others being released.
General Bell will not call for more
troops, believing that, the two com
panies now on duty assisted by the
Isheriff's deputies can cope with the
4 small parties Of miners scattered
y among the mountains.
To queries on this point, Genera
! Bell answers: "See how those mer
fought without cover and death sing
ing about their ears"
General Bell was informed that me1
| wanted for participation in the riot
ing at Victor were at Dunnville an(
J he made the raid for the purpose O.
J capturing them.
George r. Kyner, proprietor of tn
Victor Record, whose office and ma
! mob, said to-day that he would estab
lish new plant as soon as possibl
!, and resume publication Of his news
Tho the Record has been the officia
organ Of the miners union since tn
. strike began last August, it has vigor
! ously denounced the assassination
, which took place at Independence o.
I, Monday, and has been outspoken Il
support of law, order and justice.
A grim reminder of the Indepen
dence tragedy was furnished at Vic
tor to-day by joint funeral service
over the remains of five of the victims