Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-13
Gen. Bell Says He Has
An Abundance of
Evidence.
COLORADO MINE WAR
Western Federation is
Caring for the
Needy.

Cripple Creek, Colo. June 13.-Gen-
eral Sherman Bell made the following
statement for publication: Il have in
disputahlc evidence in my possession
which will lead to the conviction of Il
number of union men for the murder
of the nOn-uniOn miners who We're
killed i'll the Independence depot eX-
plOsiOn. We have betV cen thirty-fve
and forty men in the bull pen who
will swing for this crime. We are
only waiting to capture two or three
more men before we tell what our evil
dencc is
Statement Of - Court of Inquiry Man.
OF those retained for prosecution at
present the Jail is full to oyerfiowing.
One of the court of inquiry, speak
ing of these, said: I'VE have evil
dence that will legally hang five and
possibly double that number, and
enough to fill the penitentiary. We
have unearthcd state of things that
the public will be slow to believe; that
we ourselves are appalled, at, even
knowing as we have that they were
bad. We would be doing the public
wrong To turn these people loose
upon it. They must he punished, and
Will be, now that the laws are en-
forced" The committee states that
IT has extremely damaging evi
dence against Il number Of persons,
connecting them with the Independ
ence dynamite outrage.
he'll Closes Some More Mines.
In following up the determination
TO cxterninate the Western Fedora
tiOn of Miners from the district, root
and branch. General Bell, as military
commander of the district, has issued
a proclamation similar in wording and
intent TO that concerning the Portland
mine, directed to the operators of the
Pride. of Cripple Creek district. mine,
and the Winchester and Morgan leaSes
These were prepared to be operated
with men who are alleged to be
menace to the welfare and safety OF
the good people of the county, and u
hindrance TO the restoration of peace
and good order. and their arrest was
ordered as military necessity.
Deputies Search the Hills.
All day long deputies searched the
hills. and the result was the confine-
ty-five men. Ten of these are marked
for immediate deportation. They are
all Altman men,. and were taken by
A. II. ROBBERS and Frank Bennick, two
OF Sheriff Bells most trusted men.
Among the men brought off Bull hill
were the COogen brothers. in whose
cabin the military found rifles last
winter Earl Reed. recording secEe-
tary of Free Coinage union No. 10,
was also arrested. Bailey and Stew
art. two OF the men arrested, were
found in seventy shaft.
where they were hiding.
Syracuse. Wis. June 13.-The de
ported Colorado miners are at Holly
just across the Colorado line They
have been notified that special train
would be sent to take them all to Den
yer. The miners held n meeting and
discussed the situation with officials of
the Western Federation of Miners.
They decided to await instructions
from the officers from the Federation
in Denver as to their future move
ments. The Federation Of Miners has
furnished the men with sufficient mon
ey to pay their expenses at Holly, and
there is no immediate necessity for
them TO move TO another town. All
the miners We're the guests of the
mayor OF Holly at dinner Saturday.
Care for Wives and Children
Denver, June 13.-Supplying the
wives and children OF the union MEM
bers in the Cripple Greek district with
provisions and taking care of the de
ported men are serious problems be-
fore the executive board OF the West
crn Federation of MineTs at the pres
ent time. At the meeting OF the board
II was decided that commissaries shall
I've Immediately established at Cripple
Greek, Victor and Anaconda. Whether
the miners win or lose in the present
strike the board is determined that
the wives and Titles ones shall not
suffer.
SrArEMFNT OF THE w y nE NJ