The chronicle=news., 1913-09-27


have been instructed not to permit
the men to do anything which will
cause them TO come into conflict with
the civil authorities. | believe that
II the stage was molested II was be-
cause the men were provoked to the
act by the taunts OF some of the pas
senEers.
In her speech at Aguilar yesterday
Afternoon Mother Jones made an at
tack upon Governor Ammons for .
statement attributed TO him in II
Denver newspaper in which he was
quoted as threatening to send the
state troops here because o! '.incen-
diary" utterances she had made.
Mother Jones challenged the co.
ernor 10 send the troops. When the
governor Of the state threatens 10
seud troops TO stop me from talking.
it's s!kn there is something wrong
with the governor said Mother
Jones. Il defy him to send III"
troops. But never as long RS there Ii
a breath In my body Will l cease nv
campaign In the interests OF human
ity.''
Five shots were fired last night
near the West Main street bridge BY
persons who mad. their escape In the
darkness. The police Investigated
and could learn nothing. I; l. mt
known that the shooting had any
|SiSnificance In regard to the prcsent
strike situation.
WalsenburE. Colo. Sept. ?;.--Ar.
thur Miller. u cripple nt the Wsls~n
mine was captured ON his way to
wals~n At s o'clock yesterday morn
Ing by . gang OF twenty pieke,s and
when he refused to TO back. was
beaten over the head and shoulders.
The picketa then forced him back to
the stree, AMI into the yard Of bis
home. Miller. who j. - crippled that
h. 10 forced to ns~ = cane. made no
attempt to defend himself. This II
the second attack since the strike
hcxan. The guards on duty NJ the
mine were ~ far away that they did
not witness tn. attack.
II was late In the morning before
Miller could notify the nInsrs WAY
he had not reported for work. H..
has been In the employ Of the e. y.
and I. for . number Of years and an
accident In the mine broke his hip
making his u cripple and the com.
isany has krr, him - weight bosa
Miller suffered = temporary los Of
the pse Of Ab eight arm. lie and
hIs fsmily are preparing to 90 wiihia
the wire enoiousre. From so to I 90
striking miners gather a, the end
Of seventh street near the mine
every nikht and morning. Every
effort IL being made by the au'hori-
iissti~s TO guard the mine ~ they
consider II = hot-bcd OF trouble
The striking miners arc celebrate
tug tonight the signing of the wage
scale by the Mcdowell Rrothcrs. ot-
orators OF the Reliance mine sig mil~a
west Of Ia vets. one Of the largest
independent mines Of tho district.
According to the Organizers the con-
tract signed 10 one Of the hest in the
history OF the organization.
In addition to the demand made
At the Trinidad convention which
was signed the NacDowclis have con-
sracted to sell powder for 3: = kce
where Il previously sold for s..ta
and fuse for 3; cents where II was
.; cents. A check ~c,shman II TO
he selected by the men. A shot-fircr
il to he employed where before. the
men had to do this themselves. THIS
clause wss one over which the union
officials were particularly cIatci. and
provided for the ch.ck.of system Of
the comranr's office.
The operators shall collect the
miners dues TO the union out Of their
pay checks. and will turn them over
to the United Mine Works. Of AM
1 erica.