Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-05-01
COLORADO CIVIL WAR
FOUR OF MINE GUARDS At CANON
CITY KILLED AND Twelve
ARE MISSING.
WILSON SENDS TROOPS TO QUfI II
Strikers So "Rtied" up at Working
Conditions, ETC., That They Make
Savage Attack on Property Of
Mine Owners There.

savage Attack on Properly VI
Mine Owners There.
Washington, April 27.-President
Wilson probably will send federal
troops into Colorado to aid in compos-
ing the serious situation in the coal
fields. Colorado representatives in
congress-, after conference at the
White House, said late tonight they
expected the troops to be ordered out
In the morning. The emergency has
become serious, four guards at the
Chandler mine, near Canon City. hav-
ing been killed Sunday, while IL 9TH
ers are said to be missing.
Mine Guards Shot.
Canon City. Col.-The force of mine
guards at the Chandler mine, near
here. after the death of at least four
of their number, fled Sunday before an
attacking mob of strikers, who were
continuing their assault upon the
mine property. The mine camp of the
Victor-American Fuel company was
then occupied by the strikers, and the
tipple dynamited and buildings fired.
Four mine guards William King Rob-
ert Perrine, Charles Pinch and John
Thomas, are known to be dead, and at
least IL other guards are said to be
missing. Fighting opened at o'clock
and shortly before 3 o'clock the stri-
kers we're in possession.
Ill ~ (vpo n a
tured 20 mine guards and one ma
chine gun but officials of the mine
declare there were not more than 25
or 80 guards about the property.
Canon City itself was believed to be
threatened with invasion by strikers
who, 1t was reported to the mayor, in
tended to destroy the Arkansas Val
ley Light and Power plant. the city
hall and other buildings, which are
large consumers of coal mined by non
union miners. Thoroughly alarmed b!
the reported situation the city coun
Gil issued call for massmeeting o
male citizens to form town guard
At the meeting. attended by hundreds
of men, 200 v Volunteered to be deput.
sheriffs and were commissioned AM
armed
A patrol OF deputies Is marching
about the streets now. Another pc
troll il placed at the approach Of tn
three bridges over the Arkansas rivel
means of ingress to Canon City.
Governors Statement.
Denver, Col.-State officials, incl,
ding Governor Ammons. declared tn
truce which had existed for two day
between the strikers in the souther
coal fields and the state militia ha
been broken by the strikers and ths
the militia now Is under no obligatio
whatever to refrain from aggression.
Send 100000 On Strike.
Des Moines, Iowa.-Unless cond
lions are improved In the southern Co
orado coal fields strike of the SOC
900 coal miners of the country prol
ably will be called next week. sal
John p. White, International presider
of the United Mine Workers. A NEE
ing OF the executive board has bee
called for May 4. at Indianapolis
consider the question, he announced
There has been a great demand Il
a strike over the country said Pres
dent White. Both east and west hav
asked the walkout because Of the CO..
ditions In the Colorado fields"
seven More Killed.
Walesburg, Col.-Sheriff jeff Fa1
reported Tuesday morning that firm
continued, spasmodically. at the Wa
sen mine near here, and that seve
men had been killed. Four of thes
were said to have been killed befol
dark an dthe remainder after. All
the reported dead. he said, were hire
mine guards. Troops arrived just b
fore midnight Tuesday and set out Il
the mine.
At the hecia Mir e.
Louisville, Col-The Hecla mine.
Rocky Mountain Fuel company pro
erty in this city, % miles north
Denver, was attacked Monday nigl
by an unknown number of striker
The firing began at 10 o'clock al
continued undated through midnigh
There are 40 mine guards and 1t
not known what the results Of the d
tenders fire from rifles and macnll
guns has been. So thick were the p'
let's from the battle In the darkne
that all telephone and telegraph col
munication was destroyed for mo
than an hour, giving rise to the
port that the town had been rred.
Rush Posse by Auto.
Just before the wires went down Z
attacked miners and guards sent CT
for help to the sheriffs Office IN Do
der. Later 1t was learned tnat ASST
ant District Attorney Harold Mart
who lives near Lafayette, had orgs
ICED posse OF 200 men and that IN
were speeding toward this town
automobiles. Sheriff Buster ID amo
the defenders.
The Hecla mine Is surrounded by
stockade and at this and the upI