The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-06-16
MINERS DEPORTED
Uaion Workmen Sent Away From The
Scene of Trouble
EVERYTHING NOW GETTING QUIET
The Miners Bid Goodbye TO Wives
and Sweethearts and are Marched
to the Railroad Station Between
Lines Of Soldiers.

Colorado Springs. Col, Speeial.-Act-
ing under the orders OF Adjutant Gen.
eral Sherman Bell, of the State Ma
tional Guard, special train was made
up shortly after noon Friday in the
Short Line yards at Victor for the de-
portation of rs union miners. The
train was composed of combination
baggage car and two day coaches. AL
most Immediately, the work OF load
ing the men began. They were marched
to the train between heavy lines of
military and deputies. A crowd of fully
1000 people had collected to see the
men placed on board. Among the
spectators were wives and sisters, faith
ers and mothers OF the deported men
and the scenes were very affecting.
Mothers, sisters and sweethearts cried
goodbye and tried to push through the
lines for a parting handshake.
Mayor Harris of this city, had been
informed of the decision to deport the
men and Immediately took steps to see
that none Of them landed in Colorado
Springs. The train stopped long enough
at this place to give the soldiers time
to eat. The deported men had rations
of beans and bread on board.
Another party Of exiled men will be
sent out of the district tomorrow.
Sixty men confined in the Cripple
l~,,1J a l-n n n
ty Jail today, and charges of murder
were placed against them.
Mine Owners Side Presented.
Cripple Creek, Col, Spectacular
ence C. Hamlin, secretary of the Grip
| pie Creek District Mine Owners Asso-
citation. gave out statement in reply
to telegram from a New York news
paper asking him to present his side
| of the labor troubles here. Mr.. Hamlin
says the strike was not for an eight
hour day, which already prevails, the
miners getting from So to 81 day
but ito compel every miner in this dis
trict to join the Western Federation o.
|
ganization has record of 1awlessness
murder, arson and dynamiting in Coeul
DAlene, Butte, Leadville, Colorado
Springs, Cripple Creek and elsewhere
extending over a period Of ten or fif
teen wears, which should appall human
ity. Their outrages eliminated here
Monday when fifteen men were blown
|
manned SC that death would be /
mercy. The only parallel to this or
ganizaticn can be found in the Molli
Masuires of Pennsylvania, and thei
members were iaw-abiding citizen
compared with the organization whicl
we have to deal with. The peace an
ouiet of the State demand that this or
ganizaticn be exterminated root an
branch"
Miners Appeal to Roosevelt.
Denver, Col, Special.--The executiv
board Of the Western Federation @
Miners decided to appeal to Presiden
Roosevelt to investigate the conditlo
in Colorado. Secretary w. D. Hay
wood was instructed to send the fo
lowing telegram to the President: ..
duty devolves upon you as Presider
of the United States to investigate tn
terrible crimes that are being perpett
ated in Colorado in the name OF la
and order: We will render every pos
sible assistance to the proper author
ties in such investigation to the en-
that the people of the country may II
alize the outrages that are being II
f1icted on innocent persons by those