The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10
DEATH TO UNIONS
IS NOW THE CRY
AGAINST LABOR ORDERS
CITIZENS ALLIANCE AT CRIPPLE
CREEK is TURNING.

Circular Is to BE Presented to Mer-
chants and Others, Asking Them
to Agree 10 Employ no Person
Affiliated With Labor Union.
Government to Preserve Order.
Destruction of Newspaper Plant.
Cripple Creek. Col, June 9.-"Death
to unionism in the Cripple Creek dis
trict" is the new slogan of the Citi-
zens' Alliance, which has sent de-
cree broadcast that every person con-
nected with any union here must eth
er sever his or her connection with
such organization, or leave the district.
Tyson S. Dyes, Denver at
torney and one of the executors of the
Stratton estate, is here in conference
with Citizens Alliance leaders, and it
is announced that he is preparing a
form which will be presented to every
merchant and business man and all
other employers of labor in the entire
district, pledging them not to employ
any person who is affiliated with la
Dor union.
This is considered the most drastic
step yet taken by the alliance since it
secured the upper hold in the district,
and its enforcement will affect 5000
men and women now affiliated with
the various unions.
Gen. Bell issued statement to-day
regarding the raid on the Victor Rec
ord office last night, in which the
newspaper plant was destroyed, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000. Gen. Bell emphat-
ically condemns the act and says the
perpetrators will be landed in the bull
pen if apprehended. Editor Tyner of
the Record said to-day that he did not
believe union miners wrecked his Of
flee because of his editorial advising
that the strike be called Off He said
union miners approved his course.
In the Bull Pen.
The Mining Exchange hall is being
used as bull pen, IN addition to the
Victor armory. Armed deputies are
placed in the galleries of the exchange
the prisoners occupying the pit of the
call room. Several guards are at the
door, each carrying repeating shot
guns that contain buckshot. Families
and wives of the prisoners constantly
endeavor to see and talk with the hus-
pal1ds and fathers inearcerated. in
most cases permission being refused.
Five of the six members of the Gold
field City Council are in the bull pen,
SO that the town is without an ex-
ecutive body.
The Committee on Safety has made
a demand on District Attorney Henry
Trowbridge that he remove his deputy,
j. c. Cole, and also requested that S.
D. Crump be appointed to fill the
vacancy. Crump is the attorney for the
Mine Owners Association.
Sheriff Edward Bell to-day appointed
L. F. Parson of Cripple Greek under
sheriff of Teller county and the ap-
pointsnent was confirmed by the county
commissioners at once. Mr.. Parson is
secretary of the Cripple Creek Mining
Exchange.
To Hold an Inquest.
Coroner George Hall, who succeeded
Coroner James Doran, who resigned
under compulsion, to-day empanelled
a new jury, which will hold an inquest
over the men murdered at Independ-
ence with an internal machine.
Marshal Naylor and his squad cap
tured George Gridley to-day near Ca
non City and returned with him to
Victor. He is charged with having
killed Roxie MCGEE in Victor Monday
and with having attempted to shoot
c. c. Hamlin, secretary of the Mine
Owners Association, when he was ad-
DRESSING the meeting in Victor last
Monday