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The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
DENVER ARREST
OTHER WARRANTS TO SERVE.
Cripple Creek Placed in Dem
yer County Jail.

Denver, June 1.-The Republican
this morning says: Wholesale arrests
are to be made In Denver Of the ON
GERS of the local unions of the Western
Federation of Miners in the Cripple
Creek district, il the accused can be To-
Gated here. These arrests are to be
made on warrants now in the hands OF
Marshal Moore Of Goldfeld, who Is
acting under direction Of the militia.
The charges against the men will be
murder, in connection with the blow
ing up Of the independence depot plat
form, which resulted in the killing OF
fourteen non-union mnerA They are
based upon information and evidence
secured by the military and citizens
committee in the district.
C. G.. kennison, president Of the
Miners union No. 40 of Cripple Creek,
was the first man to be arrested on one
of these warrants. He was taken by
Marshal Moore at Thirteenth and We'll
ton streets, and after some little resist
ance was lodged in the county jail.
While resisting the officer. kennison
was struck over the head with re-
volver. A slight scalp wound resulted.
This was dressed by Police Surgeon
Davis.
Others for whom the marshal is said
to hold warrants are:
Sherman Parker, secretary of local
No. 10 of Altman. Charged with muir
der. Parker was held in the bull pen
at Cripple Creek for three months on a
charge Of wrecking Florence & Grip
pie Creek train, but was released by
the courts.
w. F. Davis. president Of local No.
10 of Altman. charged with murder.
E. l.. Whiting. secretary Of Engi-
neers'' union No so of Cripple Creek.
charged with murder.
Fritz Corey and w. B. Easterly,
| union members and charged with muir
der. and others wanted for MURDER in
timidation and on other charges.
1t is claimed by the citizens COM
mittee that evidence sufficient to con.
vict these men of completely In the
| terrible crime committed at Independ.
| ence last Monday morning is in the
hands of the Teller county authorities
Upon being arrested they will be taken
lack to Cripple Creek and held in the
bull pen by the military authorities un
| til preparations can be completed fol-
their trial.
| Although diligent search Of several
| days has been made for these men
only Kennison has been located and ar
| rested. The others 1t is believed fed
| from or left the city and are believed
to have gone to Butte. Mont, where
| they will be cared for by the Butte
| local of the Federation. The men left
| Immediately upon the arrival Of Mar.
shal Moore in the city. which was two
days ago.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
HaiIstorm and Flood.

Denver, June IA special dispatch
from Brush, Colorado, last night. says;
To-day has been one Of sorrow. Never
did the crops of the valley look moro
promising than they did yesterday
forenoon before the hailstorm. which
was the most severe ever known here.
utterly ruined them. The territory
covered reaches from Sterling to a
point four miles from Brush. a dist
tance of fifty miles. The estimated
damage to crops and buildings will
easily reach 100000. The hail de-
stroyed the composition roof of the
Brush Mercantile Company, the larg'
est general store building in Brush.
and the water ruined a large part OF
the stock of goods. Many windows
were broken out, but the damage in
town Is as nothing compared with the
loss in the country.
Farmers who have come to town say
their crops and fruit are total loss
Many report lambs, pigs. poultry and
calves killed, and in some instances
grown cattle were beaten and bruised
until the blood dripped from their
wounds.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
Lynching Narrowly Averted.

Denver, June IA News special
from Cripple Creek last night says:
Late this afternoon lynching was
narrowly averted at Goldfield, when
party of citizens started to secure
John Brothers, formerly marshal OF
the town, who was deposed from
office, and Robert Mccarthy, the night
marshal there. who was also deposed
from Office Both of these former Off
cials were arrested last week by the
military and were released under mill
tary guard until they could straighten
up their personal affairs in Goldfield,
after which they were ordered to leave
the district. The time stipulated for
their departure having expired and
their presence in Goldfield still being
known was the cause for the gathering
of a crowd of citizens there whose pur-
pose, was, it seems. to lynch both Of
the men, or at least drive them from
the district
The military, however. was informed
of what was going to take place and
took charge of both the former Off.
GERS, and at their request returned
them to the bullpen in this city. Both
prisoners we're later taken to the
county Jail in Cripple Creek. To-mor-
row morning Brothers and Mccarthy
will leave for Colorado Springs. There
is little doubt that if the two men had
been secured by the mob they would
have been severely dealt with.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17

IL was designed to work At soma dis
tance, the same as the revolver which
caused the Independence explosion
hasterly. who is q strong union man,
has disappeared and his Whereabouts
arc unknown.
Second only to the Independence dy-,
Mantle autrage was the wreckins Of the
once Of the Victor Record. The paper.
which has been strong advocate OF
unionism for some time. contained an
editorial in which it stated that the
strike was ill-advsed and that 1t should
be called off. The result was that the
following night eight men entered the
office. stuck up" the employees and de-
molished every bit of machinery with
sledge hammer they brought into the
building
The Goldfeld aldermen, all sympa-
thizers OF the union, were arrested
some time ago and yesterday after
noon. under pressure from the Citizens
Alliance. they resigned their positions
and other men were elected in their
stead. Upon condition of resigning the
men were given a chance to leave the
district, of which each availed himself
Day Marshal J. X Brothers and Night
Marshal Robert Mccarthy of Goldheld
were yesterday afternoon given twenty
four hours to leave the district If they
have not left of their own volitlOn they
will be deported by the military.
General Bell Is satisfied that the mil
i.ary can be withdrawn by the middle
of next week. Tomorrow morning ev-
cry mine In the district will resume OPP
erations General Bell says. it Is being
currently rumored, that the soldiers are
to be returned home in few days and
martial law declared off to see il the
depOrted men return. Should they re-
turn. it Is said they will not be es-
COrted o, the district, but hung to
the nearest trees and telegraph poles.
In addition to shutting down the
Portland mine, General Bell has issued
proclamation closing the Morgan
lease and the Winchester lease of the
Gedge property, near Elkton. and the
Pride Of Cripple Creek mine. These
properties were closed without trou-
BILE, General Bell had heard there was
seventy-Hve so-called objectionable
men employed on the properties and.
after issuing the suspension proclama-
/ ton he ordered Lieut. James 7. Wal
! lace, in command of a squad OF sixteen
guards. to arrest the miners. Instead
! OF firding seventyeY, men. II, expect
ed. the guards found but six. who were
arrested. The Pride of Cripple Creek
mine has already closed and only an
| engineer and two men were working
| on each of the two other properties.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
General Bells Statement.

Cripple Creek. Colo. June 13.-Fol
lowing are extracts from telegram
sent out by General Bell yesterday. in
answer to a question as to his reasons
for deporting men to another state and
what crimes they had committed:
Il deported these men from the
Cripple Creek district because in my
judgment it was military neces-
sity.
Il sent them to the Kansas line be-
cause believed it to be the most Of
fective method Of ridding Teller cOun-
ty and the state of Colorado of an or
ganized gang Of assassins. dynamiters.
anarchists and lawbreakers.
More than that. | sent them ont OF
the district for their own safety. Mar
tial law and the presence of the mill
tary is all that has prevented these
men from being lynched by the indig-
nant citizens of Teller and Ell Paso
counties. My men have even taken
ropes from their neCks and saved
them.
THE deportation was the quickest
way Of restoring peace. | don't want
these men in Colorado. They are the
leaders and participants in the insur-
rection now existing in the Cripple
to break that up. That is exactly
what | propose to do.
For ten years they have had this
county terrorized. Since the begin
ming of the strike last August thirty
eight non-union men have been muir
dered. They dynamited the Vindicat-
or mine and caused two deaths. They
placed 800 pounds Of dynamite under
hn Ini ct
dered fourteen men and hopelessly
crippled twenty others.
They tampcred with the machinery
on Stratton's Independence mine. an
English corporation, and dropped fif-
teen men 400 feet TO the bottom Of
shaft The remains were picked up in
little pieces. All Of the men killed In
these instances were men who would
not affiliate with their organization,
and all of the mines damaged. had re-
fused to employ members OF the
Western Federation Of Miners.
Il took charge OF the district last
week and proceeded to clean 1t up.
II had more than 800 men thrown
into the bullpen and | had every ono
of them put through the 'sweatboH.
The confessions they made were Ap-
palling.
To-day have absolute proof that
will send a dozen local Federation
leaders to the scaffold and twice as
many to the penitentiary.
THE men deported were Indirect
" concerned in these crimes. Those
am keeping are directly concerned.
"Forty-six Of the agitators now in
my custody have voluntarily request
ed that they may be deported to some
safe place. | am going to send them
| out with 100 more tomorrow. am
| going to fumigate this district and
! the state before | finish.
! 81 am going to Danish the agitators
| and then | will establish military
| quarantine that will keep them ban
| ished."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
Revolt Against Socialists.

New York. June 13.-Eforts of Social.
lists yesterday to make fiery speeches
regarding the miners strike in Colo
RADIO at a meeting here of the Central
Federated Union will probably result
in the disruption Of that body. Dele
gates of the building trades and others
objected to the extreme utterances OF
the Socialists and left the hall. They
held a caucus and decided to break
away from the central body and leave
the Socialists by themselves.
After the anti-Socialists had bolted
the meeting the Socialists listened to
several speakers appointed a commit
tee to raise funds for the Colorado un'
ion miners, and indorsed resolutions
and memorial to President Roose
welt calling for an immediate inVeStl'
cation of the Colorado situation.
The trouble star:Sd with a speech
made by J. A. Reed of the Western
Federation of Miners in which he ap,
pealed for financial aid and stated that
the present trouble would not have oc'
CURED had the miners been affiliated
wIlh the American Federation OF La
Dor.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
ATTORNEY ARRESTED.
Counsel Of Western Federation Of Min
ers in the Bull Pen.

Denver, June IA News special
from Cripple Creek last night says:
Frank ]. Hangs. leading counsel for
the Western Federation OF Miners in
this district, was arrested this morn
ing by order Of General Bell. The
reason given is military necessity Mr..
Hangs has been very prominent in the
affairs of the federation here, and was
leading counsel in the defense of the
alleged train wrecking cases that were
tried in the District Court some time
ago. Mr.. Hangs arrest was not unex-
pected; in fact, it has been rumored
for number Of days that he would be
taken in. After he was arrested he
was ordered to be taken over to Victor
and no one allowed to speak 10 him or
he to anyone.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock Majors
McClelland and Naylor. accompanied
by two sergeants, visited Hangs resi-
dence on Golden avenue for the pur-
pose of searching it to see if any docu-
ments Of the Western Federation OF
Miners or private papers might be
found. The first thing OF importance
found was in a closet in the rear OF the
house where they found one Of the
handsomest and most expensive pump
shotguns. 1t cannot be learned If any
thing else was found.
When General Bell was asked for a
statement regarding the arrest of
Frank ]. Hangs. he said: Mr.. Hangs
was regarded as very dangerous agi-
tator, adviser, alder and abettor, be-
ing himself a member of an organiza-
tion which are in open rebellion and
insurrection against the legally consti-
tuted authorities Of the state. found
incriminating evidence upon him when
arrested. MIR. Hangs was not arrested
because he was retained as attorney
in defending outlaws accused of train
wrecking, assassination, dynamiting
and murder. All will be treated justly
in all these matters. which may be nee
essary in order to restore all things in
their normal state. Mr.. Hangs was
armed with revolver when arrested
and had also close at his command
Winchester shotgun"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17

terly absurd. AZ matter Of fact, ac-
cording to the constitution of the West
ern Federation of Miners. it is abso-
lutely impossible for the executive
board to call a strike of its own voli-
tiOn.
The present strike Is the result OF .
direct vote of the members of the va
rious unions in the district. which left
the matter entirely In the hands of the
proper delegated authority for adjudi-
cation and settlement. The twelfth an
nual convention. recently held in Den
yer, appointed a special investigating
committee, consisting of Malcolm Gillis
of Butte. Montana: H. B. Seaman OF
Rossland British Columbia, and r. f.
Allen Of Dillon. Wyoming. which COM
mittee made a personal investigation
by visit to the Cripple Creek district
only last week and reported to the con-
vention that the constitution Of the
Western Federation of Miners had been
observed in the minutest detail during
the entire prosecution of the contest.
Absolutely no deaths have occurred
during the contest for which the West
ern Federation of Miners can be or
ought to be held responsible. Some fif-
teen men were killed in the Stratton
Independence mine through the incom-
petency of the men employed and the
Culpable negligence of the management.
These men wer unfamiliar with the
work and were such as this mine and
ether mines in the district have been
compelled to employ at the behest OF
the Mine Owners Employment Agency.
We are unfortunately forced to abids
by the acts of an unbridled military
despotism that is driving our members
from pillar to post. Their fortitude un-
der the circumstances is the marvel
of the age, and shows that the West
ern Federation of Miners is composed
of the ghest type of American citizen
ship.
Our attitude is fully expressed by the
following telegram:
Hon Theodore Roosevelt President
United States, Washington, d. CA
duty devolves upon you as President OF
the United States to investigate the ter
rible crimes that ale being perpetrated
in Colorado in the name of law and Or
der. We will render every possible as
sstance to the proper authorities in
such investigation, to the end that the
people of the country may realize the
outrages that are being inflicted on in
nocent persons by those in temporary
official power.
'.W. D. HAYWOOD,
Secretary"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
Deported Miners at Holly.

Denver, June ia News special
from Holly. Colo, last night says:
About forty of the deported miners
from Cripple Creek are still In Holly
Thirty-five Of them left last night for
the west. presumably Colorado
Springs, or as near Cripple Creek and
Victor as they cared to go until quiet
is restored in the riOtous district.
They are getting out OF town In small
punches. some paying fare and others
going in box cars. The deported men
during their stay here have been as
quiet as the home citizens and dis
cuss the situation freely. A number
of the unmarried men intend to seek
work In the harvest fields near this
place and in western Kansas.
AS near as can be learned it appears
that the executive committee of the
Western Federation of Miners in Den
yer does not want the deported men to
at once return to Denver or the min
ing camps.
The men are being cared for and
meals furnished by the hotel and res
taurants here, and several Of the de-
ported men stated to-day that the
Western Federation is putting up
money to foot the bills.
A number who left last night for
the west were evidently furnished
money by friends in Victor and Grip
pie Creek. as it was given out by one
of the men this morning that the
Western Federation is not ready to re.
move the entire lot, and they may
have to remain here several days.
The rumor that the Salvation Army
people of Amity colony, four miles
west Of Holly, were rendering aid to
the deported men is false, as Is also
the rumor that Prowers county will be
asked to foot any bills that the men
incur at hotels or restaurants. They
are being looked after by their sympa'
thizers in the Federation.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
MURDER At PUEBLO.
Gilbert p. Dodge Shoots His Wife and
Another Woman.

Pueblo, Colo. June 12.-Crazed by
the disobedience OF his wife and her
alleged infidelity. Gilbert p. Dodge
shot and killed his wife and her com
panion. Mrs. Maud Mckinney, at 30
o'clock last night on North Union ave
nue. near Main street.
The two women were in a buggy at
the line. Dodge rode up on horse
back and commanded his wife to go
hone. This she refused to do, where
upon Dodge dismounted, walked
toward the buggy and drew gun. fir,
ing five shots. The firing frightened
the horse hitched to the buggy. He
began plunging. and both women fell
from he vehicle into the gutter near
the curbing. Mrs Dodge was dead
and Mrs. Mckinney died within two
minutes.
Mrs Dodge was hit by two bullets.
one laking effect in the left side OF
her neck and the other in the lett side
of her head near the ear. Mrs. NC
Kinuey was struck above the lett ear
the ball passing through and lodging
beneath the skin of the skull on the
right side.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were married
about eighteen months ago ana ms
wife Is said to have come from lndl'
ana.
Dodge and his wife had not been iiv'
Ing t0gether for several weeks. Trou'
Bile is said to have arisen over the at,
tenti.Gs which Mrs. Dodge received
from lin Flynn. a prize fighter.
Dodge is a half owner of the Eclipse
livery and is one Of the most proml'
nent horsenen in this part oil the
country.
Mr. Maud Mckinney was the wife
Of c. II. Mckinney, who turned state
evidence in the train wrecking case
agaiust Sherman Parker. she was
Miss Maud Weir and her mother runs
a rOyuing house in independence. Her
father IS dead. She has brother NV,
ing sumewhere in the state. She mad
been married about four. years ana
was =" enty-six years old. She was
prominent witness in the trial agaihs,
Parkrr. corroborating the testimony OF
her tGsband.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
Storm at Sterling.

Denver, June IA dispatch from
Sterling Colo, last night says: A rain
and hailstorm yesterday over strip
five miles wide and thirtyfive miles
long, of the richest section of the val
ley, did much damage. The first crop
of alfalfa, which was ready for cut
ting. is an entire loss, as well as all
small stuff Cantaloupes were entirely
ruined and gardens are nearly total
loss Sugar beets were damaged, but
will not be total loss. They Will
make fair late crop. The hail accom-
panying the storm did the greatest
damage by beating the blossoms and
small fruit from the trees and smash
ing many window lights.
In Sterling the streets were flooded
and were washed full of holes.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT SUFFERS
WEEK OF MURDER RIOT AND TERROR

DenTer June l2.-The Posts Cripple
Creek respondent last night gives
the following summary Of the events
OF the past week in that sorely afflicted
region
Undoubtedly the most strenuous week
II ths history of the Cripple Creek
mining district closed tonight. During
the week there was not moment that
was nG of the most exciting nature.
The excitement began with the lnde-
pendence atrocity early Monday morn
Ing. when a planted piece Of dynamite
blew up the depot platform and hurled
Into eternity eleven miners and injured
clever others. Since then two OF the
tpjured have died and a number of 9TH
crs may yet succumb.
MONDAY afternoon Roxie McGee was
killed IN the mass meeting fight at the
corner ot Fourth street and Victor ave-
nue. J. D. Davis. who was injured
with others, died during the night and
the fighi will probably cost the life OF
two Others. The rioting started while
SecrelarF c. c. Hamlin of the Mine
OwneIs Association was addressing a
mass meeting called by the citizens.
Chris Miller began the rioting by start
ing fight with a bystander. Miller
fired Into the air, whereupon the shoot
ing became general, including, it is
said. shot from Victor Miners Union
hall. across Fourth street. and from the
Union store, across Victor avenue. This
affair leI to second riot. The military
was sent for and for a half hour
poured lead into the Victor Union Min
ers' ha. from the roof of a building
opposite. 1t was only after a contin-
ucus fire that the miners surrendered.
Three miners were wounded in the
shooting, none seriously. Michael
O'ConneIl the city marshal, who was
removed from duty during the day, and
who was responsible for the arming
of the men who fired from Miners hall,
was arrested. together with all the
miners in the building.
Tuesday martial law was declared by
Acting Governor Haggott, and Adju-
tant General Bell placed in command OF
hundred troops and nearly twice that
number OF deputies who were sworn in
for the occasion. Wholesale arrests
were made and the Citizens Alliance
and Mine Owners Association made nt
secret Of the fact that they intended
driving the members Of the Western
Federation of Miners and their sympa
thizc.s nut of the district
General Bell arrived early Wednes
day morning, and the battle of Dunnvill
was fought during the afternoon of tn
same day. General Bell had been in
formed that large number OF miner