The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
UNIONS MUST GO.
They VIII Be Banished From
Cripple Greek Forever.
Three Thousand Men and
Women viii Be Affected.
THE WORST is OVER.
The Situation Is Becoming
Quieter at Cripple Greek.
Pitched Battle Fought Between
Militia and Miners.
MANY SHOTS FIRED.
Only One Man Is Known to Have
Been Killed.
Large Number of Prisoners
Brought Into Town.
The Situation Is Becoming
Quieter at Cripple Greek.
Pitched Battle Fought Between
Militia and Miners.
MANY SHOTS FIRED.
Only One Man Is Known to Have
Been Killed.
Large Number of Prisoners
Brought Into Town.

Cripple Creek, Colo, June 9.-The
Citizens Alliance determined at d
meeting today that unionism must be
banished from the Cripple Creek dis
trict forever. Attorneys are prepar-
ing a document to be presented to all
merchants, business men and other
employers of labor for their sigma
lures pledging them to not in the fu-
ture employ anyone connected with
labor union. Three thousand men
and women will be affected.
Quieting Down.
Cripple Greek, Colo, June 9.-After a
night of intense excitement due to the
battle between troops and strikers at
Dunville, a small skirmish on Big
Hill and the wrecking of the Victor
Record office matters have quieted
down in the military district and it is
generally believed the worst is now
over. A question may arise over the
Dunnville battle between authorities,
as it was fought in Fremont county,
and John EARLY, who was killed, was
brought to Teller. Dunnville is located
fourteen miles south of Victor, short
distance beyond the border of Teller
county, which alone has been declared
by the governor to be in a state of in
surrectiOn and rebellion. Adjutant
General Sherman NJ. Bells right to
send troops out of the territory which
is under martial law is disputed, but
he claims authority under a, paragraph
of the orders calling out troops which
read as follows:
1T having been made to appear to
me by the sheriff of Teller county, and
by other officers Of said county and
citizens Of said county, that there is
within the county of Teller and adjacent
thereto a large number Of persons
working together and threatening to
join forces in said Teller county for the
purpose of resisting the state of Colo
RADIO" etc. 1t is considered remark
able that only one man was killed in
the Dunnville battle.
The COntesting forces were about 200
soldiers and deputies under personal
command of General Bell and IS min
erS VINO were Secreted behind rocks
and trees in the hills surrounding the
new mining camp. The attacking party
left its train and walked through d
narrow canon into the open gulch
where the town of Dunnville is located
and was subjected to a hail of bullets
from the rocks high above. Probably
1000 shots were fired by both sides, yet
only one man was hit so far as known.
John Carley was in the timber and
was slain by a steel bullet from the
Krag Jorgensen rifle of a man in the
firing squad of Sergeant Baldwin. The
dirt and rocks around the feet of the
invaders and the newspaper men who
accompanied them were spitted up as
If a heavy hailstorm was in progress,
but not a man was touched.
Bullets struck about General Bell and
literally SpT1nkleQ MS BOOTS with earCA
and broken rocks, but he was cool and
gave orders deliberately. He even
thought to turn to a newspaper man
VINO was standing a few feet away and
shouted, Cover up that white vest and
take off that Panama These were ex-
cellent targets. After seven minutes of
hot work desultOry firing was kept up
for an hour. About 20 men were cap
tured and fourteen of these who are
memb bers of miners unions were
brought to camp and imprisoned, the
others being released General Bell
will not call for more troops, believing
that the two companies now on duty.
assisted by the Sherfff'S deputies, can
cope with the small parties of miners
scattered among the mountains.
To queries on this point General Bell
answers: See how those men fought
without cover and death singing about
their ears
General Bell was informed that men
wanted for participation in the riOting
at Victor were at Dunnville and he
made the raid for the purpose of cap
turing them.
In the party that went to Dunnville
was Charles MCNEIL, manager of the
United States Reduction and Refining
company, whose refusal to grant its
mill men an eight-hour day caused
the Cripple Creek miners strike. Nc
Neil was armed with magazine re-
vOlver which he fred frequently but
apparently without hitting anybody.
One of the wild chases in the man
y
ended in the capture of c. c. Fridley
al the Thompson ranch. The three
Fridley brothers, miners, had gone
southwark. and as one of them was
suspected of having fired the shot that
killed ROxie MCGEE in the riot Mon
day. the military gave chase. c. c.
Fridley at first refused to talk, but the
soldiers placed a rope about his neck
and he then told which way his
brothers and another man had gone.
Marshal H A. NayIor then continued
the pursuit to Canon City. C. G.
Fridley was brought to Victor and
placed in the bull pen.
Chris Miller, a union leader and
member of the Goldfeld city council
has been captured at Canon City and
viii be brought back to the camp. He
is charged with having done some
shooting in the Victor riot.
The military commissioners ap-
pointed by General Bell continued to-
dav to Investigate the records of the
prisoners. The members of the com
mission are: Major F. D. French of
victor. Nelson Franklin. J. Cunning
ham. r. N. Reardon, Judge E. Nc
cary. d. f. Copeland and T, J. Dalt-
zeIl The. understanding is that their
work will result in the separation of
fbe prisoners into two classes, those
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