Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-09
STR|kERSSEAR D.
&.R.G. LOCAL
TRAINS
ALSO FIRE ON FREIGHT TRAINS
BATTLE IN PROGRESS This AFTER
NOON BETWEEN STRIKERS AND
DEPUTIES AT LUDLOW TENT
COLONY.
TRINIDAD MILITIA
COMPANY ORDERED OUT

Trinidad, Colo. Oct 9.-The report
that armed strikers from Ludlow tent
colony have been interfering with
traffic on the colorado and Southern
railroad was received here today from
local officials of the road. According
to the officials freight train was
fired upon by strikers late yesterday
and box cars riddled with bullets.
The firing was done, it is said, by the
strikers who thought that the train
carried strike breakers.
Colorado and Southern passenger
train No. 2 at Ludlow last night was
searched by armed strikers who Went
through the coaches A bunch OF ne
groes were aboard in charge of depu-
ties, and bound for the Forbes mine.
Passengers assisted the deputies in
pacifying the excited strikers and in
inducing them to leave the train.
Boulder, Colo, Oct. 9.-Thirty-three
striking coal miners are lodged
in the county Jail here, charged by in
formation. with having violated the
state law against picketing. Sheriff
Buster, acting upon advice from
Governor E. NJ. Ammons, warned the
strikers Saturday night that picketing
would not be permitted and that ar
rests would be made as rapidly as
pickets were discovered. After two
days delberation. the strike leaders
decided to defy the sheriff and or
dered their pickets to work.
When twenty-one of the strikers
were brought into Boulder from Louis
Vile late this afternoon by Deputy
Sheriffs Shreve and Peterson, they
were followed by an immense throng
Of strikers, dressed in their spotless
NINE 49, ,rms which had not seen
service since April, 1910. The men,
orderly throughout, gathered about
the county court house and were ad
dressed by John O'Connor, chairman
of the executive committee of the
Louisville union. O'Connor declared
to his hearers that they "would con
tinue to picket until the last member
of the union had been placed in Jail
and the sheriff will be given an oDpor-
tunity to show us whether we cannot
gather peaceably where we want to,
and exercise the right of free speech"
District Attorney Carlson and his
deputies are filing informations as
rapidly as possible against men be-
lieved by them to be acting as pickets
and arrests will follow Immediately,
it is said, by Sheriff Buster
O'Connor declared that the miners
could schedule $4,000 worth of prop.
erty which could be used as bail for
the men as rapidly as they are brought
in. None of them have been released
yet.
Two union men, Kereako Pettroska
and Michael Spatas. arrested in La
fayette yesterday on the charge of as.
three strike breakers, and
released on $500 bond,
were re-arrested tonight on the charge
Of picketing.
Denver, Colo, Oct. AT 4:30
o'clock this afternoon Gov. Ammons
received telephone message from
Trinidad that another clash had oc-
Cured between strikers and guards at
Ludlow. The governors advisers
stated that the Trinidad militia COM
pany had gone to the scene as depu-
ties to assist Sheriff Grisham in re-
storing order.
According to advices received here
of the Victor-Ameri-
,an Fuel company, were taking a
into the Ludlow Hastings
district in an automobile. AS the ma
chine passed the union tent colony
1t Ludlow, the strikers are said to
nave fired at the automobile. Guards
n the machine replied and a spirited !
exchange of shots ensued. At last re- |
ports the battle was still on
Fighting Renewed.
Trinidad. Colo, Oct. 9.-Renewed |
lighting between the strikers of the !
Ludlow tent colony and guards start.
"a shortly after o'clock this after
loon and more than 100 shots are re-
ported to have been exchanged.
Upon receipt of the first reports Of I
he clash Sheriff Grisham ordered |
Captain e. J. Foreman, of the local
militia company, to assemble his men
md they left for the scene on a spe- |
,ial train hastily made up.
The militia was accompanied by a
arge force of deputies.
Strikers are reported to be more
han 200 strong and the firing is said
. be going on across the canyon
bout the same place where the battle
COX place on Tuesday. AS far as
,pown, no one has been killed or in
ured.
First Americans Arrested.
Boulder, Colo, Oct. 9-John Rees
nd VIM. Burt, Lafayette strikers ac-
used of taking part in the attack on
he Standard mine Tuesday night,
we're arrested today on charges of as
fult with intent to kill They are
he first American strikers arrested.
Some of the prisoners went on Jail
trike this morning when ordered to
ash dishes after breakfast. Threats
n l..