The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-10-31
THREE BATTLES N
SOUTH COLORADO
HOTTEST FIGHTS SINCE STRIKE,
MARK BEGINNING OF MAR
TIAL LAW.
CASUALTIES Of THE CONFLICT
Mine Guard Killed, Four Union Men
Shot and County Marshal
Wounded in the
Fray.

Berwind, Colo, Oct 30.-Three bat.
ties, the hottest fought since the
strike of coal miners in southern Colo
RADIO began, marked the first day Of
martial law in this district. One mine
guard killed, four union men wound
ed, two children of non-union men
shot, one mine guard missing and a
county marshal wounded, were the
casualties of the three fights, one
here, one at Tabasco and the other
at Hastings.
Most Serious Fighting.
1t was in Hastings that the most
serious fighting occurred and it was
there that the mine guard was killed
and the strikers wounded The mine
camp had been hemmed in on two
sides by strikers who climbed the
hills of either side of the canon dur
ing the night and began shooting into
the camp at daybreak.
Mine officials had been notified that
Marshal Robinson with deputies was
on his way to the camps and when
the fighting started they made a
rush out of the stockade in an attempt
to locate the marshaIs party.
Only About IS Defenders.
Not more than 25 guards were de-
Tending Hastings when the miners at
tackled them, and for almost an hour,
the battle was waged. Then the
strikers, who numbered, it is said, ap-
proximately 800 men, succeeded in
driving them slowly back to the mine
While fighting outside of the stock
ade, Guard Angus Alexander was
killed. According to the story told by
strikers and guards, Alexander had
shot Greek striker through the leg,
the fighting being at close range at
that time and another Greek, one of
the four who had attacked the guard,
fired a bullet through Alexander's
head.
A Like Battle.
At TabascO two children were only
slightly injured, though it is from this
fight that the one guard is reported
missing. The battle there was of a
nature almost Identical with that Of
the hastings ngnt.
A force of militiamen from the
Trinidad company which reached the
three camps in this territory, by vir-
tue of martial government, closed
every saloon. No attempt was made
to disarm the guards, who are still
using the utmost vigilance to protect
the camps. A-
Many houses in the canon were
penetrated by bullets. Strikers are
yet in the hills. All are heavily
armed.
Eight Thousand Coal Miners Striking
Denver, Colo, Oct. 29.-Mobilized
in approximately six hours, the COM
mands of the Colorado National Guard
moved to southern Colorado coal
fields, where martial law was estab-
lished in compliance with proclama-
ton, because of rioting among the
5000 strikers.
Troops Result of Riots.
AS the result of days rioting cul
minating, it is reported, in the killing
of two Greek strikers and the wound
ing of five deputy sheriffs at Berwind,
Governor Ammons ordered 1000 state
troops to the coal fields at once to re-
store and maintain order. In order
that there shall be no laxity, Governor
AmmonS announced that he would per-
sonally direct the movements of the
militia.
Three troops of cavalry, two bat
teries of artillery and company of
infantry went on a special train to
Trinidad, where they joined five com.
panies of infantry which left southern
Colorado towns on a special train
, earlier Tuesday morning. Five hun
dred soldiers will start later.