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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE S, 190
CANNOT AIDFORT
Kuropatkin on .Port
Arthur Situation.
MAKES REPORTTO THE CZAR
Ruler Is Leaving AH in the
Hands of His General.
HE WILL RISK NO DEFEAT
Non-Activity Is Explained by Move
ment of Second Army From
Vladivostok Toward Yalu--Japanese.
Between Fires.
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDOX TIMES
AND PORTLAND ORDGONTAN.
PARIS. June 8. A St Petersburg dis
patch quotes a general officer pf the Rus
sian army as follows:
"Two days ago there was a conference
between the Emperor and the chief
partisans of General Kuropatkin and Ad
miral Alexieff. The latter were active in
an attempt to influence the Czar to send
an order to General Kuropatkin to ad
vance at once and relieve Port Arthur.
The intention, of course, was to upset
the disposition of -troops made by the
military commander-in-chief and compel
him to give battle even at the risk of de
feat. "Fortunately the good sense of the
Emperor prevailed and he contented him
self with inquiring of General Kuropatkin
If the situation permitted of his advanc
ing to relieve the beleaguered stronghold,
saying he wished it could be done, but
leaving It to his General to decide. Gen
eral Kuropatkin replied it was Impossible
at present to do anything for General
Stoessel and his command. Knowing him
as I do, I am certain that the Commander-in-Chief
would sooner have resigned
than to have executed an order which
might have brought disaster upon his
troops."
Replying to the observation that Gen
eral Kuropatkin has an army of 200.000
men available for service against the
Japanese the officer said:
"Who told you that?"
"If you were to suppose that a portion
of that army has been dispatched to
Vladivostok to march down along the
coast and occupy Corea; if you added
that they have bejen instructed to estab
lish themselves in Kuroki's rear and that
the army of which f General Rennen
kampf's division is the vanguard, is
commanded by General Llenevltch; if you
were to say that you would not be as
tonished to hear soon that General
Kuroki's arnjy had been annihilated. -1
would say that -you Vere. not far from
the truth. In any case"i am certain that
General Kuropatkin will not move on an
order from St. Petersburg. I do not say
he will not move, but simply that he is
not hammered by any orders from St.
Petersburg. He is acting on his own
initiative unhampered by instructions."
Another dispatch from St. Petersburg
states that General Kuropatkin has not
one, but twq armies in the field.
The first is at Liao Yang, the second
between Kuroki and the sea. This would
explain Kuropatkin. remaining inactive
as he is waiting for the second army to
complete its long and difficult march
from Vladivostok toward the Talu, thus
cutting the Japanese base of supplies an.d
placing Kuroki and his troops between
two fires.
RUSSIANS DESPERATELY BOLD
Reconnolterlng Parties Go to Any
Length to Get Information.
SPECIAL CABLE) TO THE LONDON TIMES
AND PORTLAND ORDGONIAN. ,
TOKIO, June 8. According to the Japa
nese correspondents with the first army
in Manchuria (Kuroki's), the active Rus
sian operations are limited to a series
of skirmishes fought by Cossacks and
mounted Infantry, but which accomplish
little else than to occupy the 'attention
of the Japanese outposts. The Russians
engaged number hardly more than 600
men, supported by a mountain battery.
Their operations extend through the dis
tricts of Aiyang and Saimat, and their
object is to interfere as much as possi
ble with the Japanese provision trains.
Their efforts have proven futile, and no
damage has been done except the killing
of a number of Japanese troopers.
The Russian reconnolterlng parties are
bold to the point of desperation. .They
consist chiefly of a young officer and a
handful of men who are willing to go to
any length to secure information. They
w Jl ride boldly within the Japanese lines
and. If discovered, shoot their way out,
endeavoring to do as much damage as
possible before being killed or taken,
tprlser.ers.
DRAW IN ADVANCE GUARD.
Japanese Adopt New Tactics In the
Vicinity of Vafangow.
LIAO YANG. June 7. The Japanese
ha e drawn in their advance guards from
Vafangow. They blew up part of- the rail
way and the telegraph station on the
night of June 3. The damage was soon
repaired.
SamsonofTs Cossacks are harassing the
Japanese toward Port Arthur. Cossacks
scire hlng the hills occasionally 'catch de
tached parties unawares. In the clothing
ol a Japanese officer .of the Fourteenth
Regiment, who was killed, important or-de-s
were found, showing that the Japan
ese had lost heavily in the fight on May
SO. Many of the Japanese killed wore tat
tered Chinese clothes, such as spies use.
SamsonofTs fight with the Japanese
June S, in the valley of Pulsian Tun. took
place In an Immense amphitheater in the
hills. Samsonoff threw forward skirmish
ers to feel out the Japanese positions. The
Cossacks and dragoons crept forward,
examining the steep hllllsldes, deep ra
vines an3 dry water courses likely to pro
tect Japanese ambuscades.
Finally, the Japanese fire on the crest
of the hills located them, and the assail
ants swarmed up almost inaccessible
cliffs.
The Japanese at first kept In the shelter
of the rocks, but the Russian fire searched
them out and they flitted shadow-like
across the rocks as the Cossacks con
tinued to advance, while the dragoons
cleared the valleys leading from the am
phitheater. The Japanese cavalry retreat
ed. unwillingftoVisk a collision at close
quarters. v ,
The Russian line encircled one great
hill on which was the principal Japanese
position, and like a living ribbon crept
toward the summit. Colonel Sereda led
the advance until he fell wounded half
way up the cliff. The command devolved
upon Lieutenant-Colonel Chlcsvllle, who
continued the forward movement, clear
ing the Japanese" from the heights.
In the meantime a Russian battery
placed an accurate shrapnel fire among
the hilltops, hastening the Japanese re
treat. Two Japanese sharpshooters on a
hill seriously annoyed the Russians at a
critical period of the advance. An officer
of Terileskl's company scaled the rocks
in- the face of almost certain death and
killed both the Japanese, returning un
harmed. Soon after the Russians had occupied
the hilltop and an entrenched village they
received an order to retire. Just then the
artillery reserve was brought Into action
and showered the retiring Russians with
shrapnel, but failed to get the exact
Tange. Besides Colonel Sereda, 17 Rus
sians were wounded in the day's -encounter.
The Japanese losses, owing to the
accuracy of the Russian artillery fire,
seemed heavy.
VLADIVOSTOK NOT WEAKENED
She Could Well Spare the Supplies
Sent to Port Arthur.
VLADIVOSTOK, Monday, June 6. All
Is quiet here. It can be stated that Port
Arthur Is abundantly supplied with pro
visions and munitions of war. The bulk
of supplies there "now was sent from
here before communication was cut off.
Vladivostok was not weakened by send
ing the supplies, and there Is plenty of ev
erything remaining here except sugar.
Kerosene is also scarce among the civil
ians, but the quantity on hand is adequate
for the needs of the .garrison. Trade with
the interior is improving. A train of 'ten
cars loaded with miscellaneous goods Is
dispatched daily. The railroad Is open
and the traffic In ordinary freight is con
siderable. Much excitement has been caused by the
reported discovery of gold in the vicinity
of the mouth of the Amur River. Several
hundred prospectors have already gone to
the locality and others are starting.
Mall advices from Liao Yang say that
the ambulance train to arrive here has on
board among other wounded a Japanese
prisoner whom General Kuropatkin took
particular care to single out and compli
ment on the fighting qualities of his com
patriots. The General told the Japanese
he would personally Insure the forwarding
of a letter to his parents In Toklo.
A Russian soldier who was badly wound
ed at Turenchen, has received a medal for
an exploit performed by him during the
fighting there. He returned to his unin
jured gun, which could not be removed,
when the Russians withdrew, and disabled
It as the Japanese were coming up. Ho
received a number of bayonet wounds, but
succeeded In making his escape.
TWO RUSSIAN BOATS LOST.
Japanese Commander Tells of Recon
naissance Off Port Arthur.
LONDON, June 8. The correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph In Toklo cables:
"The Commander of the fourth Japan
ese flotilla, who has returned to the ren
dezvous of-the fleet from a reconnaissance
in the vicinity of Port Arthur, mentions
the loss of the Russian gunboat Gillak,
and the blowing up of another Russian
gunboat about the same time.
"A Chinaman escaped from Port Ar
thur says that the rations of the soldiers
is two pounds of bread dally, but as tho
officers have an abundance of food, the
men are discontented."
The loss of a second Russian gunbbat
alluded to in the Dally Telegraph's dis
patches Is mentioned In other Toklo spe
cial telegrams, but -is probably due to mix
ing the names Gillak and GremlashehL
Explains Attack on Lamsdorffv
' "WASHINGTON, June ?.-Thls official
statement was received at the Russian
Embassy today concerning, the recent at
tack on Count Lamsdorff , and has been
given to the Associated Press by Count
Cassint, the Russian Ambassador:
"On the 29th of May. In the evening.
Count Lamsdorff narrowly escaped be
'comlng the victim of a base attack on the
part of Prince Dolgorouky. Not having
succeeded In his plan, the culprit made
an attempt to escape by flight, but was
ultimately captured. Prince Dolgorouky,
who showed signs of great excitement,
due to the influence of spirits and men
tal disorder, tried to explain his action
as being the result of the nervous con
dition In which he xound himself because
of a feeling of personal dislike for his
former chief, who did not And it possible
to give him an appointment he desired.
Otherwise he expressed sincere regret for
his behavior.
"By supreme order Prince Dolgorouky
was assigned to medical surveillance,
after which appropriate measures will be
taken."
Japanese Punishing Bandits.
CHEFOO. June 8 (11 A. M.). A fleet
of junks which has arrived from Dalny
for the purpose of buying stores for the
Japanese report having heard continuous
firing between Dalny and Port Arthur for
several days.
Japanese warships are making Dalny
their headquarters -and are coming and
going continuously. They take turns
guarding the entrance to Port Arthur.
The Junks report Chinese are no longer
allowed to leave Port Arthur, and that
the Japanese are punishing the bandits
who raided Dalny and Tallenwan,
Three bandits have been executed and 0
have been arrested. The junks saw noth
ing of the Japanese fleet off Port Arthur.
Situation Is Unchanged.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 7. The Gen
eral Staff today received the following
dispatch from General Sakharoff, Chief of
Staff to General Kuropatkin:
."There Is no change In the situation In
Feng Wang, Cheng.
"A Japanese detachment has evacuated
a position which it occupied south of Va
fangow, near the village of Chu Chla Tun,
southward, pursued by our cavalry.
"During a reconnaissance June 3 In the
neighborhood of Salmatsza a detachment
of Japanese infantry fired on our rear
guard. Their approach was stopped by
an advance of our troops. The firing last
ed two and a half hours. .We had two
men killed and six wounded."
Correspondents Can Now Proceed.
MUKDEN. June ".The authorities an
nounce that the interpretation of journal
ists criticism of things Russian, written
before the war or before military recogni
tion of the press. Is now waived; that all
charges against correspondents detained
here on account of such criticism or for
other reasons have been removed, and
the correspondents are being allowed to
proceed south. Few of the newspaper
men, however, are allowed to go forward
at the time, though about 15 will go to
Liao Yang soon. This step Is taken at
the order of General Kuropatkin.
Spear and Kill Prefect.
SEOUL, Corea, June 7. A telegram has
been received here from the Japanese
Consul at Gensan, Corea. saying the
Russians who were at Ham Heung have
retired in the direction of Ping Yang. It
is reported that retreating Cossacks
speared and killed the Prefect of Kowon.
who refused to iurnlsh the troops with
the provisions demanded by them.
Cossacks Are Killing Coreans.
SEOUL, June ".Reliable information
has been received here from Ping Yang to
the effect " that Cossacks between Anju
and Kai Chou are reported to be killing
the Corean natives and . looting their
homes.
CORRESPONDENT IS SLAIN
(Continued from Urst Ps.
tack on Port Arthur last night, the Jap
anese apparently made a determined effort
to advance on that stronghold by land.
A CSlnese junk which left a point three
miles south of Port Dalny early Monday
morning has arrived here. She reports
having beard firing north of Port Arthur
from 7 o'clock Monday morning until I
o'clock that afternoon, by which time
she passed out of hearing distance. It
would appear that the Japanese planned
a land and sea attack on Port Arthur
yesterday. The Russians, on seeing this,
sent their fleet out to give battle. The
result is not known.
(The foregoing dispatch would seem to
confirm the dispatch previously received at
Chefoo today from the Associated Press
correspondent at Teng Chou, Shan Tung
Peninsula. The correspondent said there
was firing at Port Arthur last night, be
ginning at 11:30 o'clock and continuing for
several hours. The above Chefoo dis
patch also confirms the report brought
there by a Chinese Junk which arrived
during the night. The latter reported
that there was heavy firing all day yester
day in the vicinity of Port Arthur.)
THIRD PACIFIC SQUADRON.
Turkey Already Said to Have Agreed
to Its Passage.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 7. Grand
Duke Alexis, Commander in Chief of the
Navy, according to an apparently reliable
report, which, however. Is not officially
confirmed, has obtained the permission of
the Emperor to create a third Pacific
squadron from the ships of the Black Sea
fleet, and permission has already been
obtained from Turkey to take the ships
through the Dardanelles on the condition
that they will not return. This squadron
will be composed, according to the report,
of the battleships Rostlslav Dvenadzat,
Apostoloff and Trla Sviatltella, and will
be accompanied by torpedo-boats, and torpedo-boat
destroyers, and will sail for the
Far East simultaneously with the Baltic
squadron.
The Associated Press Is unable to obtain
any confirmation of the report.
Nothing Said to Britain.
LONDON, June 7. The Foreign Office
has not received any request from Rus
sla or Turkey to agree to the passage of
the Russian Black Sea fleet through the
Dardanelles. It Is pointed out that Tur
key would be delighted to get rid of the
Russian Black Sea fleet, but the passage
of warships through the Dardanelles
would be a distinct contravention of the
treaty, permission for which has not been
asked or is likely to be granted If asked
for.
JAPAN MAY HAVE GOT IT.
Submarine-Boat Protector Said to
Have Been Shipped.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., June 7. A re
port reached this city today that the
submarine boat Protector had been
shipped to Japan from New York, and
that four boats modeled after the Pro
tector are now under construction at
the works of the Newport News Dry
dock & Shipbuilding Company. Bridge
port men interested in the construc
tion of these boats decline to give any
Information as to what has been done
with the Protector.
Japanese agents have been In this
city several times and as a result, it is
said, draftsmen are working day and
night at a local shop on plans and mod
els of submarine boats. Some of the
models are known to have been shipped
to Newport News.
Another Rumor of Sortie by Squadron
ST. PETERSBURG, June 8., 11 A. M.
The government, It Is authoritatively said
tonight, has no more Information than
the -public of the-happenlngs in the . neigh
borhood of Port Arthur. The lack of of
ficial news from Southern Liao Tung was
responsible for the' usual number of
rumors throughout yesterday, among
them the reports from Chefoo and else
where that the Russian squadron had
made a sortie from Port Arthur and that
the Japanese had begun a land attack
upon the fortress. The general staff
could neither confirm nor deny the stories
any more than similar ones during the
past 48 hours. However, It was pointed
out that while a preliminary shelling of
tho land defenses of Port Arthur was not
Improbable, It is too early to expect any
news, of a serious assault, which could
not be pressed with any prospect of suc
cess until siege guns have been landed at
Dalny, brought overland 20 miles, em
placed and all the arduous preliminary
work of a systematic advance against the
outer works of Port Arthur completed.
Say Russians Poisoned Water.
TOKIO. June 7. Supplementary re
ports from the blockading forces Indi
cate that the Russian gunboat, which
was sunk by a torpedo off Port Arthur
Saturday, was of the Gremlachl type, In
stead of the Gillak class. Admiral Ka
takoa, commander of the third squadron,
reconnoitered San Shan Tao and Taku
Kao. Chinese say that when the Rus
sians abandoned Taky Kao they poisoned
the water sources. Admiral Katakoa Is
Investigating the charge.
Surprise and Rout Cossacks.
TOKIO, June 7. A detachment of the
Japanese force which landed at Taku
shan surprised and routed a company
of Cossacks on Sunday, at Kan Chla Tun,
on the Klnchou road, seven miles north
west of Takushan.
Kuropatkin atUao' Yang.
PARIS, June 7. The Foreign Office
received a dispatch this morning definite
ly announcing that General Kuropatkin,
with his main force, is at Liao Yang.
TifAlTK MINERS GO.
(Continued from First Page.)
ihat a state of insurrection existed In the
Cripple Creek district.
The fact that Sheriff Bell, the successor
of the deposed Teller County official, has
expressed a determination to handle the
situation without the aid of troops, other
than the local companies, gives assurance
to many that the citizens of the camp
have offered him all the assistance nec
essary to meet the conditions, and that
the trouble will be brought to an end by
sheer force of pluck.
Sheriff Bell is known as a man of nerve,
and this was demonstrated when he com
pelled the" deputies appointed by the de
posed City Marshal of Victor to surrender
their commissions and guns to him per
sonally. No attempt Is being made by
the so-called vigilantes and the new police
officers to Interfere with crowds who con
gregate on the streets, and, although
nearly everyone Is carrying arms uncon
cealed. Sheriff Bell and his deputies and
the soldiers mingle freely among them
searching for persons upon whose arrest
they are bent. All citizens of the district,
union and non-union sympathizers alike,
unite In condemning the atrocity at Find
ley which caused such appaling destruc
tion of life and property and precipitated
a condition in the district little short of
anarchy. '
BELIEVE MEN ARE MARKED.
Mineowners Secure Bunch of Photo
graphs Held by Union.
VICTOR, Colo.. June 7. Two hemp
ropes knotted with a noose for hanging
were lying on a table In the room where
the Cripple Creek Mineowners Associa
tion held heated discussion today behind
closed doors. The members were greatly
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Incensed by the discovery of what they re
garded as evidence of the existence of a
plot In the Victor Miners Union for whole
sale assasslnattons of mineowners and
miners. This evidence was a bunfle of
40 marked photographs jfound by lieuten
ant Keegan lh Jthe union hall. On the
backxof some of' the photographs was the
name of James Cochran, secretary of the
union.
The photographs were groups of men
employed In various mines. The most Im
portant was a group of the night shift of
the Vindicator. The' photograph contains
about 20 portraits, five of which were
numbered from one to live. On the back
were written the names of the persons
numbered. Of the Ave names, those of
Charles McCormlck and Mel Beck had
been crossed out. These two were men
killed In the Vindicator explosion last No
vember. On other photographs, similarly
arrranged. It Is asserted, there are crossed
out the names of some of the men who
have disappeared, and whose whereabouts
or departure are unknown. James Coch
ran was arrested and taken into the Mine
owners' headquarters for hearing.
"I do not know anything about
these pictures," he ' said, "except
that they were taken to show the scabs.
The marks by the names of the men who
have been killed are mysterious to me.
I was not present when the pictures were
taken, and cannot tell you any more
about It."
News leaked out today that had Thomas
Chrlstianson been captured last night,
three men would Jiave been lynched. The
plot was arranged, and a special train
was standing on the Florence & Cripple
Creek tracks to carry a body of men who
were ready In Cripple Creek, awaiting a
signal.
Alfred Miller, ex-Marshal Mike O'Con
nell and Tom Christiansen were regarded
as ringleaders In the rioting of yestredayv
and they were marked for lynching on
that account. The failure to capture
Chrlstianson was the only reason the plan
was not carried out. The. other two are
still in custody and awaiting the decision
of the Citizens Alliance as to their fate.
BLAMES ENEMIES OF UNION.
Williams Believes Citizens' Alliance
Back of the Riots.
DENVER, Colo., June 7. Tlie News
prints the following interview with
Vice-President Williams of the Western
Federation of Miners, who Is acting in
the capacity of president during Mr.
Moyers imprisonment in the military bull
pen In Tellurlde:
"Troubles at Cripple Creek the riot and
disturbances there are simply an at
tempt to disrupt the union and bring the
strike to a close.
"It Is my candid opinion that the Citi
zens' Alliance, an organization that Is and
has always been utterly hosUle to the
unions, is at the bottom of this attempt
to break the strike by a display of vio
lence. ,
"The opinion among the miners Is that
the Citizens Alliance Is afraid that the
compromise committee just returned from
Cripple Creek may have produced good re
sults by their visit. It Is to break the
strike and discredit the unions that the
disturbances of yesterday were started.
"News dispatches contain references 'to
the mass meeting that was In progress
when the trouble originated. My own
opinion is that this meeting was called
by Mr. Hamlin, of the Mineowners Asso-.
elation, ostensibly to 'give an open, free
and fair discussion of matters Involved
In the strike, but that, as a. matter of
fact, the 'scabs' employed in the mines
were to play the part of miners. Then,
when anyone attempted to speak, he was
to be shot down.
"As for the Citizens Alliance, Its mem
bers are absolutely unf airland pay no at
tention to law and order. This was
brought out In the Tellurlde strike when
miners were driven out and many forms
of violence used to defeat the strike.
"This whole matter came up In a man
ner that appears very peculiar. Just after
the visit of our committee, when the strike
was progressing satisfactorily. and dur
ing the Governor's absence, the. trouble
springs up. There are few soldiers In the
district The Citizens Alliance, absolute-
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ly unfair, will resort to anything. Such
outrages do not occur during the presence
of the military, who are responsible to
some one beside themselves.
"Our organization is founded on the
principles of truth and justice, and Its
members are as much interested as other
persons in suppressing lawlessness. Who
ever committed the dastardly crime at In
dependence must be found and punished,
and we want to put ourselves on record
as helping to bring that about"
FEDERATION OFFERS REWARD
It Will Pay $5000 for Perpetrators
of the Outrage.
DENVER, June 7. The convention of
the Western Federation of Miners today
delegated to. the executive committee the
full charge of the Colorado situation, both
politically and otherwise, with' instruc
tions to use their best judgment in the
Fall campaign.
A telegram was received, from Eugene
V. Debs, saying: "Enemy Is desperate.
You are on top. Stand pat"
A resolution condemning the "nefarious
dynamiting plot" which sent 15 miners to
their death and seriously Injured a num
ber of others at Independence, Colo., Mon
day, was adopted unanimously by the con
vention. A reward of $5000 is offered by
the Federation for the capture of the per
petrator of the outrage.
Vice-President J. C. Williams and Secretary-Treasurer
William D. Haywood
were today re-elected to their former po
sitions. Owing to the absence of Presi
dent Charles H. Moyer, no nominations
were made" for the office of president, the
constitution providing that the president
of the federation shall be In attendance
when the vote on the nominee for the
office Is taken.
M. W. Moore, of McCabe, Ariz., was
elected a member of the executive board
from the first district, and L. J. Sim
kins, of Wardner. Idaho, a member from
the second district The other officers of
the federation will be elected tomorrow
and final adjournment will probably be
reached. . .
SEARCHING FOR UNION MEN.
Deputy Sheriffs Will Warn Them to
Leave the Camp.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 7. A
special from Cripple Creek to the Tele
graph says: A posse of 300 deputy sheriffa
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WEDDING
INVITATIONS and
armed with rifles and revolvers is now
scouring the hills of the Cripple Creek
district, with the object of rounding up
every union man and every loafer In the
camp. When found they wllll be escorted
to the county lines and warned never
again to return to Teller County.
The union men are also well armed and
say they will resist any attempt at de
portation. Many of them are desperate,
and serious trouble is liable to occur be
fore noon.
EVERY PERSON TAKES SIDES.
Renewal of Rioting at Any Moment
Would Not Be Surprising.
.VICTOR, Colo., June 7. Mayor French
said today that, in his opinion, no more
troops are needed here.
"Company L, now on duty, consists of
60 men," he said, "and the number can
be Increased to 100 If necessary- Besides
these soldiers, we have 100 "armed Depu
ties. The civil authorities have perfect
mastery of the situation. Should the mili
tary turn over their prisoners to the civil
authorities there will be no lynching."
However, the feeling against Alf Miller,
who Js said to have started the rioting
here: ex-City Marshal Michael O'Cpn
nell. by whom. It Is asserted, union men
who fired upon people In the streets from
the union hall had been sworn in as
Deputies and armed, and Harvey Star
buck,. ex-Marshal of Independence, Is
strong. Every person In the district has
taken sides with one faction or the oth
er here, and nobody would be surprised
should rioting break out anew at any
moment
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be banished from the district" declare
the mineowners.
"It has not been proven that the
dynamiting was done by the Federation,"
retort union men; "we have a right to
organize and to remain here."
Both sides express a determination to
fight to the bitter end. Business is prac
tically suspended in Victor, and condi
tions In Cripple Creek are little, if any,
better. All saloons are closed by order
of the authorities. Many merchants .have
closed their stores, and all who can are
doubling or trebling their Insurance.
Two More Dead at Independence.
Two more names were added today to
the list of those killed by the Indepen
dence dynamiting. They are George S.
Henderson .and Fred Buckley. It Is be
lieved that the bodies of several others
were blown to atoms, and the remains
are In the mass of flesh and bones at the
bottom of the 'hole made by the tremen
dous charge of dynamite.
George Hall has been appointed Coroner
in place of James Doran, who has been
forced to follow the example of Sheriff
Robertson in resigning, and will hold the
Inquest over the murdered miners.
Governor Peabody Starts Home.
ST. LOUIS, June 7. Governor James
H. Peabody, of Colorado, left for that
state today at 2:15 P. M., over the Bur
lington route. Up to the time of his
departure, Governor Peabody received
numerous telegrams from the Colorado
authorities apprising him of the situa
tion in the disturbed districts.