New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-29
All Coal Mine Fields in
Rebellion Last
Night.
NINE MEN REPORTED
SHOT DURING DAY
AT Boulder, University Town,
Hardware Stores Give
Arms Away.
fRy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

fPy telegraph 20 The Tribune
Denver. April 2s.-Every coal camp In
the state OF Colorado is I'm rebellion TO-
night. as federal troops. ordered out by
President Wilson 10 take charge or the
situation. are on their way 70 the disaf-
fected districts.
News OF the ordering OF Federal soldiers
into the field apparently has had little
effect on the strikers. or the mine guards
who have been engaged in battle for
week.
Firing wa, begun at la Veta- few
rou,, south OF Walsenburg tonight.
TrouhIe started there after the PRESIDENT
had ordered out troops and after GOVERN
or Elias NJ Ammons had Issued proc
lamation in effect declaring the enure
s,ate in instruction and virtually placing
:. under martial law. La Veta was the
onIv peaceable camp in the state at noon
Tonight there is not one where strlAers
are not arrayed against mine guards or
against state militiamen.
The most serious fighting OF the day
was at Walsenburg and at LOUISVILLE
Three mines were attacked by strikers al
Walsenburg early In the morning follow
ing the burning Of the McNally mine at
the outskirts Of the city by strikers last
night.
AZ Walsenburg ono man Is known to
have been killed and half dozen wound
ed. At the Hecla mine, near LOUISVILLE
and only thirty miles from the Capitoi
in Denver. two men were shot
by strikers before the state militia ar
rived.
The Hecla mine is in the northern coal
field OF the state.
Boulder Men Organize
The citizens Of Boulder. the university
town. have organized in companies. and
are marching on the Hecla mine The
hardware men OF the city have thrown
their stores open and arms and ammuni-
ton are supplied 10 them free.
special grand jury has been sum
rnoned by District Attorney Carlson for
Boulder TO take UP the rioting. Horace
y. Hawkins. attorney for the United Mine
Workers to-day told Governor Ammons
that firing by the strikers had ceased at
Louisville. Two guards were wounded.
one in the Jaw and the other in the arm.
A report received that four mine guards
lie dead at the bullpen on Hecla heights
has not been confirmed.
What result the arrival Of federal troops
will have is uncertain.
Will Withdraw Militia.
Governor Ammons said tonight he would
respect the Presidents request and with
draw the state militia as soon as the reg
ular soldiers reach the turblent zone. The
Governor said that in his opinion not a
shot will fired when the federal COM
panies arrive.
Trinidad. Col. April ga force Of
$50 militianen, split into four divisions,
to-day was facing a body OF strikers esti-
mated at more than 1000. The strikers
army was concentrated in Las Animas
and Huerfano counties-the southern field
in Fremont County. where on Sunday
the Chandler mine was captured, and In
Boulder County, the Ignite field north OF
Denver.
Boulder. Col. April Gone dead and
two slightly wounded are the known
casualties in the fighting at the Hecla
mine, at LOUISVILLE, winch Desan last
night and continued to-day. with brief
truce this afternoon. according 20 adj
vices received at o'clock.
Walsenburg. Col. April 3-The fghtins
at the Walsenburg mine began last night
soon after the McNally mine had beer
captured by the strikers and its defend
ers driven out The seventy-fve Walsen
burg guards took their stand on Watel
Tank HILL. above the mine. where tn
powerful searchlight installed by the com
pany was operated.
A heavy fire from tho strikers on sur
rounding hills was replied to vigorousl.
by the guards.
During the fight at Water Tank HI
the residents OF Walsenburg were startle'
by reports OF artillery. The guards hat
mounted on the hill two cannon, made Il
the company machine shops. The CUR
were constructed from Sinch shaftins
!. with 5-inch holes bored through.