Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-11


Cripple Creek, June 8. After a
night of intense excitement Que to the
battle between the troops and the
strikers Mt Dunnville, and the wreck
ing of the Victor Record office, matters
have quieted down in this military dis
trict and it is generally believed the
worst is now over.
Has Enough Troops.
General Bell will not call for more
| troops, believing the two companies
| now on duty, assisted by the sheriff s
| ties of miners scattered among the
| mountains
Friedley is Captured.
One of the wild chases in the gen.
eral man hunt that the military is con-
Quoting ended in the capture of G. G.
Friedley at Thompson's ranch. The
three Friedley brothers, miners, had
gone southwark and as one of them
was suspected of having fired the shot
that killed Roxie MCGEE in the riot
Monday, the military gave chase.
Friedley, when captured, at first re.
fused to talk, but the soldiers placed
a rope about his neck and he then told
which way his brothers and another
man had gone Friedley was brought
| back to Victor and placed in the bull
! pen.
| George Friendly Captured.
| Marshal Naylor and squad captured
George Friedley today near Canor
City. He is charged with having killed
Roxie Niece in Victor and with hav
ing attempted to shoot G. G. Hamlin
secretary of the Mine Owners asso
citation.
An Alderman Prisoner.
4 Chris Miller, a union leader and {
member Of the Goldfield city council
has been captured at Canon City ant
will be brought back to the camp. HI
is charged with having done SOM
shooting IN the Denver riot
Will Revive Paper.
I George H. Kyner, proprietor of tn
Victor Record, whose Office and ma
chinery were wrecked by the mob las
night, said today that he will establish
new plant as soon as possible. He es
Inmates the loss at $4,000.
Has Fought for Law.
Though the Record has been tn
official organ of the miners unto
since the strike began it has vigorous
ly denounced the assassinations whic
took place at independence on Monda
and has been outspoken in support G
law, order and justice.
Two Battles Yesterday.
Denver, June 1.-TWO pitched battle
We're fought yesterday afternoon and ever
ing between miitIamen and strikers, 1
which one man Is known to have bee
killed and many others wounded. The eS
tent of the casualties may not be know
for some time as the strikers, after thei
attack on the soldiers, retreated into til
hills, taking their wounded with then
The one man known to, have been kille
. was John Carley, union miner of Crippl
Creek.
The first fight took place near ne,
camp called Dunnville, sixteen miles sout
of Cripple Creek. Adiutant General Be
! arrived in Cripple Creek at . o'clock i
3 the morning and Immediately placed tn
entire district under martial law. Late
! he learned that large number of stril
ers who participated in Mondays rio
were encamped in strong position nea
Dunnville. that they were well supple
with arms and ammunition, and had al
nounced their intention of fighting shoul
an attempt be made to capture them
General ben, WIFI luo Hlililiulleh an
deputies took a special train. which cal
ried them within few miles of the plac
where the miners were encamped.
Galley is Killed.
\, After n hard fight at Dunnville the so
diers pressed the strikers hard. Their
was no bluffing, no shooting in the air i
an attempt to scare the men they were Al
lacking. They shot to kill, and the frs
one to fall was John Carey, who was she
!. through the heart with n Crag-Jorgense
bullet Carley. in the retreat, was runnin
. from his hiding place behind rock to tn
: shelter of tree, some distance away
J, when he was killed.
v Relief in Six Hours.
J Distressing Kidney and Bladder Di