The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-17
TO MONTANA
Fled Miners for Whom War
rants Have Been Issued.

Denver, June Is. Eighty seven
warrants are out for miners who are
accused of completely in the explosion
at the independence station and the
rioting at Victor. These warrants
Under Sheriff Felix O'Neil here and
will be given to his deputies to serve.
1t is said that some of the men for
whom warrants have been issued in
Teller county have left Denver for
Butte, Mont, to avoid arrest.
In each case the charge is murder.
based on the explosion at Independ-
ence station.
Il have nothing further to say about
plans for reopening the Portland
| NINE" said ex-Gov. Charles s.
Thomas, counsel for the Portland
Gold Mining Co., yesterday. I'VE all
realize that If we open our mouths
about anything connected with Grip
pie Creek we lay ourselves liable to
the bull pen or some other drastic
measures that come under the head
of military necessity
Matters remain absolutely in statu
quo. We have not decided fully as
yet what course will be taken to re-
open the mine. l suppose that If 1
talk too much / might get what Frank
Hangs received. His only offense was
acting as legal counsel for some men
charged with crime several months
ago. Perhaps If l should talk ex-
tensively in reference to my client,
the Portland, might be burned at the
stake"
Cripple Creek. Col, June 15.-A
committee of 40 leading business men
yesterday agreed upon the following
statement of the attitude of employ
ers toward organized labor in this dis
trict:
I'm the future neither walking dele
gates, agitators nor labor unions will
be allowed to say who may or who
not labor in Teller county, who may
or who may not do business here.
The source of all strife in the Cripple
Creek district has been the Western
Federation of Miners and the trades
assembly. which they dominated, and
through which they carried out their
boycotts. etc.
There is no room in Teller county
for these organizations and their ex-
istence will no longer be tolerated.
The citizens and taxpayers are de-
termined to have peace in Teller
county, and. while they have no wish
to work hardship on any person sim
ply because OF his membership I'm n
labor union. nevertheless, drastic
measures will be adopted to preserve
peace.
Unions OF the various crafts al
ready organized will not be interfered
with as to their local or international
affiliations. provided the trades as
sembly be forthwith disbanded and
no similar bOycotting agency be or
ganiZed."
Thirty-six prisoners confined in the
bull pen were placed aboard a train
yesterday and deported. II is reported
that the destination of the deported
men is Mexico.
Virgil King. Charles Matthews and
Patrick Mull1ney we're taken from
the Victor bull pen" to the county
jail yesterday. The military authori-
ties say that King and Mullaney will
be charged with completely in the In
dependence dynamiting ard that Mat
thews is held as n witness. The three
men are prominent members of the
Western Federation of Miners.
Herman Hertz, a clothing dealer of
Gold Field, was arrested Tuesday by
a detail of soldiers cent out from Vic
tor by Col. Verdeckberg. Hertz was
accused OF aiding and abetting the
union cause by furnishing headquar-
tiers for secret union meetings in his
store.
NJ