The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-10

Union Organ and Orders Printers
Out Of Camp Believed Nov That the
Worst IS over.
Cripple Creek Col. June TO-. After
night Of intense excitement due TO
the battle between troops and strikers
at Dunnyllle, a small skirmish on Big
Bun hill and the wrecking OF tie
Victor Record office. matters have
quoted down in this military district,
and 1t il generally believed the worst
Is now over
A squad Of mounted infantrymen has
left in pursuit of iftyfve union min
ers said TO be encamped IN the Beaver
creek region, east Of this city The
troops have orders to shoot the men
when found II they resist arrest
General Bell has appointed Major I
L. McosleIland provost marshal for the
district and lie has caused q number
Of arrests to he made Among them
were several union men employed by
the Portland Gold Mining company,
which operates the Portland mine. The
iatter's employees are union men al
most exclusively ana the company has
continued Ia operation ever since the
strike was declared Ii Is the only
mine that did not close down when the
trouble started In Victor on Monday.
Mrs, James Prenty and Mrs Bliaxer
both prominent ia the Woman's aaxll
iary to tie Victor Miners union, were
in custody, though not under arrest
for about an hour.
They We're charged with having IN
duIged iii criticism and denunciation
of the military Provost Marshal Nc
Clelland lectnred them on the necessity
Of using caution in public speech.
Chris Miller Captured.
"A sensation was created when It be
came known that Chris Miller, a union
leader and member Of the Gold Field
city council. had been captured at Can
yon city. Colonel Verdeckberg at once
requested the sheriff Of Fremont eoun
til I'd return Miller q Victor
Miller IS charged with having pur
posely fired the shot that started the
riot at the Victor mass meeting ON Mon
day afternoon.
IA question of jurisdiction may arise
over the Dunnville battle. The fight
took place in Fremont county and
John Carley. who was killed, was
brought 10 Teller. Dunnyille is To-
Gated fourteen miles south Of Victor,
short distance beyond the border
of Teller county which alone has been
decided ny the governor 70 be IN a
state OF lnsurrection and rebellion.
Adjutant General Sherman M Bells
right ID send troops out Of the terri
tory Which is under martial law IS dis
puted, but he claims authority to do
this under a paragraph Of the orders
calling out troops
IL is considered remarkable that only
one man was killed in The Dunnyille
battle. The contesfing forces were
about 2a0 soldiers and deputies undef
personal command of General Bell and
sixty-nge miners Who were seaeted be-
hind rocks aud trees ID the hills stf.
rounding the new mining camp .ihe
attacking party lett its train and
walked through a narrow canyon into
the open gillch where the town q
Dunnyilie il located and was subjected
10 4 haii Of bullets from the rocks hlgli
above Probably 1000 shots were fired
by both sides set tie only man hit So
| far rs known was John Carley, who
swas IN the timber and was slain hy i
steel bullet from the rife Of 4 man y
i the firing squad of Sergeant Baldwin
/ The dirt and rocks around the feet o.
i the invaders and the newspaper mer
who accompanied them were knocked
4 up as # 9 heavy hailstorni were II
Il progress.