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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
MINERS UNION HALL CARRIED
BY ASSAULT BY SOLDIERS

Denver. Colo. June 6.--Adjutant-
General Bell has been informed by tele-
phone from Victor that an attack was
made late this afternoon on miners
union hall by q squad of soldiers. Ma
for Taylor seft guards TO AID IN uueii-
ing the disturbance. when the uni
formed men swung into Fourth Street,
they were fired on from houses on both
sides OF the street.
They returned fire and raced on at a
double quick until they were near the
miners union hall. At that point the
mob scattered and as the soldiers halt
ed several shots were fred at them
from the windows of the hall. The
doors of the building had been lef:
the hail as fast as they could work
their rifles. ,
After a few volleys the order to take
the place by assault was given and
they jumped in. 1t was reported 10
General Bell that a number of men
were killed. but none OF the guardsmen
were injured, The detail OF guards
men was In command of Captain Har-
ry c. Moore of Cripple Creek.
VIII Send No Troops.
mo request has been made on me
for troops from Teller County officials
and there will be nothing done in the
way of ordering out the guard until
the legal demand is made" said Lieu
tenant Governor Haggott, who is the
acting Governor of the State while
Governor Peabody is in st. Louis. Il
will not anticipate the request in any
way and not until am officially notl-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07

fed that the authorities cannot deal
with the situation will any troops be
sent to Teller County to investigate
the situation there
The Western Federation of Miners
win investiRaAe the dsnHr,ite outrage
lat Cripple Creek. At the session OF
the federation's convention today, G. q.
Mitchell, of South Dakota; c. Ma
honey, of Montana. and Harry l.. Lane,
of Nevada, were appointed to go Ia
the Cripple Creek district and make a
thorough investigation of the affair
and to spare no one in it's report
/ Committee Reports.
The committee which was sent to
Cripple Creek last week to report on
conditions there reported to the con-
vention today. The report says that
the mine owners admit that they are
not getting anything like the returns
they did before the strike. The COM
mittee found a great many men were
employed. almost az many as before
the strike on some properties, but the
returns were not nearly so large pro-
portionately. The miners are stand
ing firm and the committee could sug-
gest no change in the policy which had
been pursued.
The secretary of the mine operators
association had made the claim that II
the matter had been put to a referen-
dun vote of local unions, there would
have been no strike. But the com
mittee found that the local unions had
considered the strike and referred the
matter to the district union, which
had advised the calling out of the
men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
OUT TO WIN FIGHT
PARKER's FOLLOWERS ARE FIGHT
ING FOR THEIR FAVORITE.
Beloved in Washington that Kentucky
and Virginia will Instruct it's
Delegates for the New York
JuFist.
Advertiser Bureau,
Colorado Building,

Washington, June 8.
There has been a stiffening of sinews
of the Parker adherents within the
past week, the indications having
reached here from New York and else
where that the New York man has a
following and that his organizers and
advocates are going forward after the
nomination with more than ordinary
aggression and spirit.
Senator Carmack. IL is reported, on
the advice of friends of Judge Parker
in New York. went to Kentucky to try
to persuade the Democrats there TO
emulate Tennessee in instructing for
Parker. Word came today from Sena-
tor Carmack that there is now no doubt
that Kenteucky will instruct.
The Virginia convention, which
meets Tuesday will probably instruct
also for Parker The principal Demo-
Gratis of the State have announced to
that end, including Chairman Ellyson
of the Democratic State Committee.
The Parker leaders. especially those
from the South including Senators
Daniel and Carmack will insist that
any other man considered for the nomi-
nation shall have just as good a record
for loyalty to the ticket in 1895 and
1900 as Judge Parker had. the idea be-
ing that the old Bryan Democrats of
the South have gone more than half
way in the effort to get Democrats
together in supporting Judge Parker.
They do not believe another Demo
crat of equally availability can be
| found and in that they rest a confident
hope in his nomination as soon as the
force of the favorite sons shall have
been spent. r. H. Watkins
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
REBUILDING THE RAILROAD
Russian Vessels Reported
Short Of Coal.
General Kuropati<in Sends to tine En,-
peror Account Of Fighting Near
wasenkou I'm which the Jap
anese Lose Heavily.

London. June THE correspondent
of The Times aboard the steamer Hal
nun. telegraphing June 8. says:
1t Is pretty certain from intelligence
received by the Japanese secret SER
vice that even II the channel OF Por,
Arthur is practicable for large draught
ships. there is not SUFFICIENT coal In
Port Arthur for such vessels to take
the sea
The explosions heard at Port Arthur
are believed to have been caused by
the demolition of certain government
buildings.
A portion Of the Japanese second
army corps will hold the land APP
proaches to Port Arthur until Talien-
van bay shall have been made practi-
cable for further debarkation. Mean
time, a screen OF mounted troops Is be-
ing pushed up beyond KaipinE for the
purpose OF allowing the reconstruction
Of the railroad TO proceed as rapidly
as possible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
MUST GO ON THB STUMP
ROOSEVELT WILL SEND OUT MEM
BEERS OF THE CABINET.
Each Of the Nine Is Expected 10 Make
at Least One Speech, and
Some VIII he Used
Often.
Advertiser Bureau.
Colorado Building,

washington. June D. r
President Roosevelt Is mapping out
program Of campaign spellbinding
| for members of the cabinet. Each of
abe nine members will be expected to
make at least one speech. Every effort
will be made to give these addresses
the widest publicity.
The President would like to particle
pate in the campaign himself. but this
has been considered inadvisabfe. He
will, however have at least two OPP
portunities for sounding keynotes. The
first will come when he is formally
notified OF his nomination. The second
will be In his formal letter Of accept
ance.
Three or four Of the cabinet mem
bers are old political wheel.horses and
will be heard from often. One of these
will be Secretary Shaw, who has al
ready delivered several speeches Of a
semi political character. His speeches
will grow more and more political as
the campaign progresses. 1t will be
one of his duties to emphasize that the
Republican party Is the party OF pros
perity, in contrast with the Democratic
party, which he will paint as the ca
lamity party.
Secretary Moody another crack
stumper. will be started out on the
hustings soon. He Is an effective
speaker, and will be used in all parts
of the North. Secretary Taft is a pop
ular speaker and the intention is to
use him extensively. Secretary Wilson
always bankers for political touring
as soon as the din OF a national cam
paign Is beard. He will be allowed to
follow his pronounced inclination.
Secretary Hay will make at least one
speech and perhaps more. His effort at
the semi-centennial OF the Republican
party in Michigan July 6. next, the day
the Democratic National convention as
sembles at st. Louis-is reekoned TO
prove of value to the party in the pres
idential contest. The plan is to eircu-
late Hays address widely.
Attorney General Knox has made
some notable utterances on the stump
during his term as a cabinet member.
In view of the agitation about trusts
he will have abundant material POST
master General Payne and Secretary
Hitchcock are somewhat averse to pub.
lie speaking, but each are capable OF
making an interesting talk. and both
Will have opportunities.
r. II. watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
ARKANSAS
RIVERS RISE
Bottom Lands Flooded BY
the Waters.
CROPS WILL BE RUINED
Many Persons Have Been
Driven from Homes.
Railroad rrame Ds.neralinsa ows.s =
the washoata--As Little Ro<k
Maxinsn stage % ~ Feet
IS Predicted
CROPS WILL BE RUINED

Little Rock. Ark. June e.---one Of the
worst foods ever experience Ia the Ar
kansas River valley 10 threatened. and
the situation tonight In the iowlands
is bad.
At Little Rock the rivers height Ii
rs. feet. or IA feet above the DANGER
line, and the prediction Is that d max
imum stage OF ~ feet Will be reached
tomorrow. No danger is unprecedented
here. but many valuable river bottom
plantations are already submerged.
In most instances the crops VIII BE-
total failure. as 1t is too late to re-
plant
Reports from Fort smith are that me
river has reached a stage OF 50 feet and
Is still rising. The danger line at Fort
Smith Is 90 feet and this point was
passed early yesterday. s4-foot
stage Is expected as reports from Web
hers Falls and other up-river points
indicate that the crest Of the rise has
not yet reached Fort Smith.
Families Drivea FROM Honaen.
More than 1000 acres near Fort
Smith are under water and great dam
age is being done. Many families
have been driven from their homes IN
the lowiands and many farmers In the
Inundated sections will be In destitute
circumstances as their crops will be q
total loss.
Yesterday the city was practically
shut OF from railroad communications
with the outside on account Of the foods.
Washouts have occurred on several Of
the roads and the Frisco has been un-
able to get a train out south Of Fort
Smith.
The Poteau has been rising even
more rapidly than the Arkansas and
much damage Is being done In tbs
PoteAu bottoms by the floods.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
woaK on MEDIoAL sTUDEsrs.


Evident That They DismesmheFea Body
Eaund In River.
Knoxville. Tenn. June 6.~-D Develop
ffients today connected with the finding
OF a dlsmembered female body In the
Tennessee River Sunday so to show
that the police theory OF the job being
the work OF medical students Is the cor
rect one.
j. e. Henderlight. a farmer residing
near Boyd's Ridge. five miles from
Knoxville. reported to the police today
having seen two men drive on to the
bridge last Friday night at II o'clock.
When near the centre Of the structure
the men stopped their horse, both
alighted from the buggy and lifted
from 1t a box which they dumped into
the river. The men drove 70 the bridge
from the direction Of Knoxville and
returned the same way.
Henderlight was preparing a load OF
produce for market at the time and
plainly saw the men, as did his wife.
Physicians who have examined the re-
mains. believe that the body has been
under dissection. but why any students
should have taken this method OF dis
posing of 1t they cannot explain.
No explanation can be offered for the
fact that the head was found two and
a half miles from where other portions
of the body was discovered by the lone
fisherman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
TWELVE NON-UNION MINERS ARE BLOWN Jg
ATOMS BY EXPLOSION OF INFERNAls MACHINE
RIOTiNG IN VICTOR Fl CLOVIS
THE INDEPENDENCE OUTRAGE

streets, and union men are arming
themselves and are lined up on the
corners of Fourth and Victor Avenues.
Previous to the rioting. Sheriff Hem
ry M. Robertson had been summoned
to a meeting of the Mine Owners As
ISOLATION at Armory Hall by commit
tee composed of c. C. Hamlin. Secre-
tary of the Association; J. s. Murphy,
manager of the Findley mine. and l..
E. Hill of the Theresa. At this meet
ing. his resignation was demanded. He
yielded to the demand. Edward Bell
was appointed by the County Commis-
sioners to oil out Robertson's unexpired
term. Robertson was a union miner
before he was elected sheriff. Bell is
a member of the Citizens Alliance.
Nearly all the mines of the district
had been closed by order of the Mine
Owners Association and hundreds OF
miners focked into town from the sur
rounding hills. Fully 1900 supporters
armory where 1t was meeting.
VIII Fight to the Death.
AT the same time 1000 men armed
with all sorts of weapons were assem-
bled on the vacant ground at the cor
ner of Victor Avenues and Fourth
Street in response to a call for a mass
meeting. Most of these were union
men who declared their intention to
resist to the death any attempt to run
them out of the district.
City Marshal Oconnell hurriedly
swore In several hundred citizens, most
of them union men, as deputy police
men, after being refused admission 10
the mine owners headquarters. Az
ter a conference with Sheriff Bell and
number of mine owners Mayor Frank
d. French removed City Marshal O'Con-
nell. who then dismissed his deputies.
Then followed the rioting in which
MCGEE was killed. and at least six per-
sons injured.
After the rioting began Sheriff Be-.
ordered out all the soldiers In the dis
trict. He also appointed 100 deputies.
Wholesale arrests of union men will be
made. 1t is said.
Soldiers have already arrested a trio
of editors and printers OF The Daily
Record. and City Marshal o'Connell.
and put them in the bull pen. All
wealthy mine owners are carrying
guns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
TALIAFERRO AND DAVIS.
They Seem Like Sure Winners In Flo
ida Election To-day.

They Seem Like Sure winners In Flor
ida Election To-day.
Tallahassee, Fla, June 6.-The sec
ond Democratic State primary will be
held throughout Florida tomorrow to
decide several nominations left unde-
cided by the first primary May 10. I'M
der the Florida primary law where
there are three or more candidates for
any ONCE and neither has a majority
OF the votes cast at the first primary,
a second primary shall be held in
which two receiving the highest vote
shall be candidates
The principal contests tomorrow
will be between Congressman Davis
and Captain N B. Broward for. the
governorship; between Senator James
p TaIiaferro and John N. C. Stockton
of Jacksonville for the United States
senatorship. and in the Second Con-
gressional district between Frank Clark
and J. NJ. Bars for representative in
Congress. There is much excitement
through the State over the result.
There is no doubt of the election of
Senator Taliaferro and but little of
the election of Congressman Davis as
Governor The other nominations are
more or less uncertain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
THE BATTLn OF wAFENokAU.

4 +
General Kuropatlkin sends a Telegram
to Gear Nicholas.
st. Petersburg, June S.--General Ku-
ropatkin telegraphs to the Emperor
under date Of June 4 as follows
Fuller reports give particulars OF the
AFFAIR near Wafengkau station May 30.
A detachment of Russian cavalry. con-
sistinR OF dragons, Cossacks and
mounted chasseurs, with a battery on
their way from vanzalon, were in
formed that two companies OF the
frontier guard were engaged with the
enemy occupying position near the
village OF Lutsidtuns. A portion of
our cavalry advanced toward Wafeng-
kau while two squadrons Of dragons
were sent 10 support the frontier
guard and one aanpany Of chasseurs
was sent to protect and reconnoiter on
our right flank in the valley of Fu-
chau. After accomplishing this mis-
sion. the chasseurs and "a company OF
cossacks formed the right flank Of our
position.
Towards / o'clock the enemy began
to debouch in considerable force from
Lutsiatun with the object of attacking
our advance line. Two companies of
Siberian Cossacks crossed the railroad
In front of the cavalry and attacked a
guard, almost, entirely destroying 1T in
a hand to hand night. They afterwards
encountered the fire of Japanese in
fantry.
Two squadrons of our cavalry and a
battery of machine guns hurried up
and then retiring drew after them a
second squadron OF japanese cavalry
The squadron followed until 1t came in
contact with a detachment of chas-
seurs, who succeeded in firing eight
voIleys at fixed range into the squad
ron, which then fell back having suf-
fered considerable loss.
While retreating to the left. the
japanese squadron came under the FIRE
OF company of the frontier guard,
which had advanced, and the squadron
retired in disorder. Our Dragons
came up at this moment, but owing to
geographical conditions, they could
participate as part Of our front, but
fred on the enemy from the heights
north of Lutsiatun.
Discovering our endeavors to turn
their left, the Japanese retired on a
second position. Our battery got into
position and opened a successful fire on
the Japanese infantry and machine
guns. Meanwhile, a movement of the
enemy's infantry toward Lutsiatun
was observed, and subsequently. about
D. M, dense lines of infantry were
seen occupying the crest of the heights
which had been previously occupied by
dragons Our losses were Lieutenant
Won Meyer, seriously wounded; Lieu
tenant Brandt, slightly wounded, three
men killed and forty-two wounded
1t appears from the report found on
the body of a Japanese non-commis-
stoned officer that the 14th dragons
alone lost seventy men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07

crash. When he realized what had oc-
CURED, he was surprised to find him
self uninJured.
The internal machine with which the
diabolical work was done consisted of
a quantity of dynamite. estimated at
one hundred to three hundred pounds.
a loaded revolver and a long slender
steel wire. attached to the trigger. The
revolver was fastened so that tlse pull
ting of the trigger would not draw 1t
away. The wire ran from under the
station to the cribbing of the Delmon-
leo property, about 400 feet away,
where it send was fastened to the rung
of a chair. The dynamite was placed
close to the muzzle of the revolver,
which was discharged by pulling the
wire when the engineer blew his whis-
tie. The ball from the revolver ex-
ploded the dynamite.
BIoOdhounds Sent For.
"A man was seen running down the
hill from the Delmonico after the ex-
plosion. The Victor troops, who were
ordered out by Mayor French were SO
stationed as to keep persons from
passing over the path taken by this
man and blood hounds were sent from
Canyon City and Trinidad for the pur-
pose of trailing the assassin. The in
fernal machine used to-day was SINH
lar to the one exploded in the Vindlca-
tor mine in November q, 1903. killing
two men.
BY order of Maj. H. A. Nay1or, of the
National Guard. the bodies were remov-
ed from the coroner's establishment
to another undertaker's. This action
was taken on request OF ]. S. Murphy,
superintendent of the Findley Mine.
because It was alleged that Coroner
James Doran had remarked before the
discovery of the Internal machine that
the death of the men was due to an
accident. Later the cofoner explained
that although he had spoken OF the dis
aster as an awful accident" he was
convinced that terrible crime had
been committed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07

Victor, Colo. June 6.--Rioting broke
out in this city this afternoon while a
mass meeting was being held to discuss
the murder of twelve non-union miners
by means Of an Internal machine at In
dependence. Forty shots were fred into
the crowd In the street.
One man was killed and six persons
at least injured.
The dead: r. MCGEE Of Victor, shot
through the heart.
The injured: William Hoskins of
Goidfeld, shot through the body, may
die: Alfred Miller of Goldfield, shot
in body, may die: J. B. Davis, skull
fractured by blow from revolver, seri-
ousiy injured; Peter Fleming, shot;
Fred Strudevess. engineer at Independ-
ence mine; an unknown man.
Secretary Clarence G. Hamlin of the
Mine Owners Association. concluding
a short address, said:
II want to hear what the boys in
the mines have got to say about this
trouble"
Free Fight Follows.
william Hoskins. union miner from
Goldfeid, threw up his hands and
shouted: Let me talk" At this the
crowd began to hiss Hoskins. and cry.
Put him out" A free-for-all fight fol-
lowed and shooting began.
Most of the shots were directed sky
ward Hoskins fell with a bullet in
his body and the crowd scattered in
every direction. Secretary Hamlin.
who had been standing on a wagon,
kept talking, unmindful of the halls
of bullets. that whizzed about his head.
After the first excitement had some
what cleared away. the injured and
dying were gathered up.
r. MCGEE of Victor. who was In
stantly killed, had been standing on an
embankment thirty feet above the men
who had been lighting. and was an
innocent spectator. Alfred Miller and
j. d. Miller were carried to the Vic
tor hospital
More Than Five shot.
An eyewitness said of the shoot
ing; II saw them carry three men
away. one shot through the head and
another through the arm. think that
more than five were shot"
A pitched battle is looked for at any
moment. There are 5000 men on the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
STORIES OF TWO FIGHTS.
sharp engagements Between OutpOsts
of the Two Armies.

of the Two Armies.
IJaoyanR. June 6.-Details have
been received here of two sharp out
post fghts, one at Liaotung and the
other in Southern Manchuria. The for
mer occurred in the morning of June 3
at Yam Tsi Antur, east of Vanfangow
(25 miles above Kin chou.
The Russian force consisted of an
infantrymen regiment. some artillery,
several companies of Cossacks and a
squad of dragons The enemy was dis
covered in the valley of PWy Isl An
tue. The Russians brought up bat
terry, opened fire and cleared the Jap
anese out Of the valley. Then the
Russian guns were moved to a more
favorable position. The Japanese. TAX
ing advantage of this, fired a few
shells. The Russian losses were Colo
mel Zereda and seventeen men wound
ed Both sides retained their posi-
tions.
The other fight was between Major
General Mistchenkow's Cossacks and
the Japanese advance posts along the
river Kolendzy. north of Takushan. 1t
lasted from the evening of June till
late the following day.
company of Cossacks tried to cut
off a detachment of Japanese posted
on the heights at Ladzlapudsy. but the
enemy brought up achievements and
the Russians were reinforced by FIVE
companies of Cossacks. Finally 5000
japanese were engaged. including artil-
lery. The Cossacks repeatedly drove
the enemy from their entertainments.
The Japanese then fed across the
river but returned with more reinforce
ments and the Russians drew of. The
Cossacks commander Colonel Starkoff,
was killed and two officers and nine
men were wounded. The Cossacks car
ried the body OF their commander to
Siuyen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07
SENT A WARNING LETTER
Police, However, Arrived Too
Late to Prevent Murder.
Killed Two Of His offsprinGs and
Embaimed rheir Bodies, and At
temsted to wipe oas the
Entire Family.

Roselie. N. J.. Tune e.--After killing
three Of his children and wounding a
fourth. Joseph M. Pouch. at one time
an undertaken. shot himself through
the head today and died In q few mo-
ments.
Pouch lived in little cottage with
his four children. Yesterday he shot
two of them and embained their
bodies. He took the other two to an
upper room with him. Meanwhile he
had mailed warning to County Physt-
clan westcott. who upon receiving the
letter. notified the police.
When the officials knocked at the
door of the Pouch cottage today. Pouch
shot and killed his little daughter and
wounded his sole remaining son. tae
then shot himself and died as the po-
lice forced an entrance.
Pouch was believed to have been In
sane,