The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-31
GOVERNOR WORKS TO END COAL
STRIKE AFTER TWELVE
HOUR FIGHT.
TROOPS AWAIT ORDERS
JOHN MEMO, A DEPUTY SHERIFF,
KILLED IN PITCHED BAT
TILE NEAR LUDLOW.
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Denver, Oct. 27.-Hope for set
tlement of the Colorado coal strike
was held out by Governor Ammons
last night after a busy day during
which he spent part OF his time in
making preparations to send militia in
the field to prevent violence.
A terrific twelve-hour battle be-
tween guards and miners at Berwind
Canon yesterday, during which one
man was killed, was the Immediate
cause of these preparations.
"I have suspended further action in
relation to the militia. hoping to ter
inmate the strike, by bringing both
parties to a mutual agreement" he
said. I'm the meanwhile the leaders
have assured me that every effort will
be made to prevent further outbreaks
pending negotiations by me between
both parties involved in the strike.'
To Confer With Operators.
The executive this morning will
meet representatives of the mine op-
that the meeting will be for the pur-
pose of presenting to the operators
proposals to settle the strike. which
have already been found satisfactory
by leaders of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
Reports OF shootings and battles
around Berwind and sTabasco in Las
Animas county were received all day
by the executive. It was reported
that as many az fifteen hundred strik-
ers, armed. had surrounded the two
coal camps. Practically all the re-
ports were received by y.long-distance
telephone.
John McLennan, district president
of the United Mine Workers. denied
them. He said that his advices were
that conditions were quiet.
Vice President Hayes of the Mine
Workers expressed the opinion that
the reports were deliberately circulat-
ed by the operators, to injure the
strikers cause. and were false.
Companies Ordered Ready.
Late yesterday afternoon Adjutant
General Chase of the National Guard
ordered the commanders of Companies
of the Second Infantry regiment, sta
toned at La Junta. Fowler. Ordway.
Lamar and Holly, to mobilize their
companies and hold them in the arm
ories.
Battle Lasts Twelve Hours.
Trinidad. Colo. Oct 27.-One mine
guard is dead. eight others are report
ed to have persisted. an unidentified
miner is missing. his fate unknown,
as the result of the worst outbreaks
In the present strike.
Last night the important mines OF
the Victor-American Fuel Company at
Hastings and Delagua were reduced to
state OF siege, cut Off from all ex-
cept telephone communication with
the outside, while at the mouth OF
Berwind cai1on, adjoining, other strik-
ers, armed, are stationed. ready to pre-
vent either entrance or exit.
Firing, which commenced at 3
o'clock Sunday morning and continued
for twelve hours. has temporarily
| ceased. The guards known to be dead.
Thomas Whitney, So. until ten day;
| ago stationed fn Trinidad, was slain
near the tipple of the Tabasco mine
Of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company,
the second from the mouth of Berwind
canon, when party Of strikers at
daybreak invaded the opening in the
hills and carried the war into the ene-
my's country. The other eight guards
reported killed also are said to have
died in opposing the miners advance.
John Memo Killed.
Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 27.-John Ne
mo. 80 years old, of Denver. deputy
sheriff of Las Animas county, was
killed and several other men are said
to have been wounded in a pitched
battle between thirty deputy sheriffs
and from 100 to 200 coal mine strik-
ers, half mile south Of Ludlow. Sat
urday afternoon.
Strike Battle at Walsenbure.
Walsenburg. Colo, Oct. 25.-One
dead, two dying ard three wounded
men lay on upper Seventh street here
Friday afternoon after battle be-
tween the guards and strikers that be-
gan and ended so suddenly that spec
tators were still scrambling to shelter
as the smoke from the rifles lifted
from the street.
| The Dead-Cisto Croci, Italian
striker, shot through the head; An
drew Anwin. Fin striker. shot twice
In body.