The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
WAR AT VICTOR.
VOlleys Exchanged Between
Miners and the Militia.
Two Men Killed and at Least
Eight Wounded.
Officials of Teller County Are
Forced to Resign.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
More Than $50 Men Are I'M
prisoned in the Armory.
Deaths Resulting From Ex-
plOsiOn Show Total of l5.
Planned to Drive Every Union
Miner Out of the District.
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OPERATORS CONTROL
Speech by Association Secretary
Started the RiOting.


Cripple Creek, Col, June f--A1ter
night of terror comparative peace pre-
walls throughout this great sold camp
today but conditions are still OF vol
canic nature and nobody believes that
the trouble is yet ended. Fifteen
deaths have resulted from dynamite
out1 age at Independence and several of
the injured are in a critical condition
and two men were killed and eight
wounded in the subsequent rioting in
Victor Following is a list of the cas-
ualties in the rioting:
Killed.
EOxTE N4ccFE
Holm DAVIS
Xx-...z.4
J. A. Heed.
Joe flnuIey-
FHe NnleA hur phy.
Peter Chrlsrnan
Fred A. Studbach.
Peter CaIderWood
Arthur Parker
James McKelvy.
A thoroughly organized vigilance
committee. composed of mine owners
snd +beir ar,n1o1yas and syronathizers.
anu NA-n '-Po' :
mas taken chaIse Oh the sofei iililelIO u
Teller county and largey squads OF
armed men are patrolling the district.
These men are ostensfbly acting ~ ~uhaer
orders of Edward Bell. the new sheriff.,
who is a large property owner and an
o,1tspo<en opponent+ofs the~fnflsers' un-
- es+ariee IIa,,r, NJ Iobar+son re-
~ - - e.,-at
signed uhder colnpuIsloh' ne was LoIcl-
bly, taken to the headquarters OIL the
MfneOWners' association and his resigna-
+iov, NOS ae,,,a1dad A. first he raf11s-
-. 80 - s,,a11,- :. ,.,;I -
0u - - - -. -1l-.,.
rope was thrown at MS Ieel ne Weahell-
ed and signed the resignation which
had been prepared for him
The hrst act of Sheriff Bell was to
- ~ -t,,. I,f 1-,,,7o,. c,tar,ee
ee'A9 q @oS ~ "a = ~
Knox Burton. Ihen ne appolnIed %
deputies TO Whlcn 1orce lafge auulll0hs
have since been mace, ana later ne dls-
armed the union of1lcers VINO had peen
appointed by City Marshal Michael
O'Connei OF victor. Aeantllne - % con
nell had VISITED the mime owners heau-
quarters IN w Mlllcn aPoul oo aLlil9G - -
We're assehloled anu uellldll@qeu @ tl4S Iq !
they surrelaeI lneir arms 70 mn nm "a
was torclbly e9ected anq aLler pelhg qe-
posed from ONCE oy Mayor Frencn ne
was placed uildeL arrest. NlaHg u tIS
other regularly chosen peace off1cers OF
the various towns IN Ihe usIlcl nave
also peeh ueposeu am a. soll!e u lsll tIlelll
locked up with apout zOo union nilLeIs, NINE
VINO were aIIesleu aAeet the ilotlHS II
victor.
HanIin Started 1t.
The sentiment of the mine owners
vroica6 " TJa Min secretary
f ~ ass0cia+ion ie that All uniOn
1t,,.rs Tnusf he driven ont of the
oar,v IIte dar1a ration that the time
Iset5i - ,,r,,a ~ s.n,Irga tba district,.
- 4.+oS ~ Tio+i5e at the mass meet
20 70 ~ TT;+- .e1lad - disc7,ss +ba
li.5 -, - - ~. e-e at Tndanandence
i.Tt,s nm to voI1 to drive these scoun-
~ - TTa,1,1i,, b.d 5aclo,sa5
,sl,,V,. -. 80 A{f NTiiler a upioT, man
~ I.-,5 ias,, e1,.orT, in as danI1tx,
sbariff raisad his rifle and in0uired
savE-t -, - -, ,eFerri17e- to -
N5iIla,.,s ,,f8.a Ss-as seized and the
-hoa+t,.ar ha--s,, Which, ,,esnltad in tbe.
ijIIfy1a oe PoV-ie NTcCzae a non-union
-aineT a1,a ne y,o1Inding of six other
larso,,. - ~ I.bo,17 Tobr na1-is
~ 80, -, ,,,f,ay diad a fa1T
1,o,,rs 1ste+ yrba s-st srot T,ae f1a5
~ .c,,1ao,, =; ~, ,,,,-5 This 80
e1ic9,-aS irl5t,+al IA - ~ +,,+o ia
blts f,, ~ NFj1,a,., Tr,in,,
bsiI r,sr, 1i'est staadi,Is ~ +ba 49,
~ the unioI,'s sto1a Z is sai5 aISo
5~a5 mo t1o o,o,ya ,,,-ttt . rapeati,9er
sbofgl,n
S6eriff Fau called ~, the local COM
T1anW Of the state Qua ri rom m a n n a6