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VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1904.
NUMBER 168.
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INFERNALMACHINE
Thirteen Men Killed in an Explo
sion at the Railroad Station,
Independence, Col.
SEVEN OTHERS SERIOUSLY HURT.
All the Victims Except Two Were
Non-Union Miners Employed at
the Findlay Mine.
,Rlotlng Broke Out In Victor, Col.
Forty Shots Fired Into a Crowd
and One Man Was Killed and
Others Wounded.
Cripple Creek, June 7. Thirteen
men were killed by the explosion of an
jlnfernal machine at the railroad sta
tion In Independence Monday, and sev
,en others were seriously injured. Elev
en -were killed outright and two died
'later from wounds. All the killed and
lnjured, with the exception of two
imen from the Deadwood mine, were
,non-unlon miners employed on the
might shift of the Findlay mine. The
,men had quit work at 2 a. m. and were
iwaitlng to board a suburban train on
the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad
and return to their homes in Cripple
iCreek and Victor. Just after the en
gineer of the approaching train blew
his whistle, as a signal to the miners,
according to custom, a terrific explo
sion occurred underneath the station
platform, on and near which 26 men
,wero gathered. The platform was
blown into splinters, the station was
wrecked and a hole 20 feet in circum
ference and about as many feet In
depth was torn in the ground. Frag
ments of bodies were hurled through
space for several hundred feet and la
ter were picked up still quivering.
Bodies Blown to Pieces.
Some of the bodies dropped Into the
pit made by the explosion, but heads,
hands, ears, legs, arms and trunks
were strewn about on all sides. Pieces
of flesh were found on buildings BOO
feet away and bloodstained everything
within a radius of 50 feet The force
of the explosion was felt throughout
the camp and the crash awakened ev
erybody. The approaching train was
Htopped and the train crew were the
first men to reach the scene of the dis
aster. They were joined In a few min
utes by hundreds of persons and relief
work was begun at once. A special
train was sent from Cripple Creek car
rying physicians, nurses, officers and
many others, but when it reached In
dependence the Injured had already
been placed on board the suburban
drain and removed to the hospital at
iVictor. The mangled bodies of the
dead, pieced together as well as pos
sible, were removed to the coroner's
office.
EXPLOSION WAS DEAFENING.
Tho Earth Seemed to Heave Under the
Station Platform.
H. W. Vanatta, one of the Findlay
mlners, who had a remarkable escape
from death, in describing the explo
sion, said:
"The earth seemed to heave under
the platform and station and the noise
made was deafening. We had been at
the Btation about two minutes when
the explosion occurred. I was thrown
through the air about 75 feet. There
were about 25 men on the platform and
most of them were non-union miners
who worked on the Findlay. The
Shurtloff shift had not yet reached the
station, but was hurrying down the
hill. Had these men reached the plat
form the casualty list would have been
doubled. There must have been 300
pounds of powder used, and it must
have been set off by an electric spark
or a revolver, as the miners would
have smelled the fuse if one had been
used."
Description of the Infernal Machine.
The infernal machine with which tho
diabolical work was done consisted of
a quantity of dynamite, estimated at
ilOO to 300 pounds, a loaded revolver
and a long slender steel wire attached
to the trigger. The revolver was fast
ened so that the pulling of the trigger
would not draw It away. Tho wire ran
from under tho station to tho cribbing
of the Delmonico property, 'about 400
feet away, where Its end was fastened
to a rung of a chair. The dynamite
was placed close to the muzzle of the
revolver which was discharged by pull
ing the wire when the engineer blew
bis whistle. Tho ball from tho revol
ver exploded the dynamite. A man
was seen running down tho hill from
the Delmonico after the explosion.
THE TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Bloodhounds Will Be Used In Trailing
the Assassin.
The Victor troops, who were ordered
out by Mayor French, were so.Btatlon-
ed as to keep people from passing over
the path taken by this man and blood
hounds were sent from Canyon City
and Trinidad for the purpose of trail
ing the assassin.
The Infernal machine used Monday
was similar to the one exploded In tho
Vindicator on November 21, 1903, kill
ing two men.
By order of Maj. H. A. Naylor, of the
national guard, the bodies were re
moved from the coroner's establish
ment to another undertakers. This ac
tion was taken on request of J. S. Mur
phy, superintendent of the Findlay
mine, because It was alleged that Coro
ner James Doran had remarked before
the discovery of the infernal machino
that the death of the men was due to
an accident. Later Coroner Doran ex
plained that, although ho had spoken
of the disaster as "an awful accident,"
he was convinced that a terrible crlmo
had been committed.
Sheriff Robertson Resigns His Office.
Cripple Creek, Col., June 7. With
out explanation and with a suddenness
that has caused great surprise, Sheriff
Henry M. Robertson Monday afternoon
resigned his position and Edward Bell
was named to succeed him by the
county commissioners. Bell is a mem
ber of tho Citizens' Alliance.
City Marshal O'Connell, of Victor,
has sworn In a large number of spe
cial policemen who are patrolling 'the
streets with shotguns. Many union
men have armed themselves and say
they will resist with violence any at
tempt to run them out of town, as is
proposed. Detectives have been en
gaged to shadow the movements of ev
ery prominent union leader in the
camp.
A squad of soldiers under the com
mand of Maj. H. A. Naylor Monday aft
ernoon notified all hardware and gun
stores in Victor not to sell any fire
arms or ammunition without an order
from him or the police authorities and
then to take the name and description
of the purchaser. The demand will bo
complied with.
A RIOT AT VICTOR, COL.
A Mass Meeting Broke Up in a Free-For-AII
Fight.
Victor, Col., June 7. Rioting broke
out in this city Monday after
noon while a mass meeting was
being held to discuss the murder of 12
non-union miners by means of an in
fernal machine at Independence. For
ty shots were fired into the crowd In
the street.
One man was killed and six persons,
at least, injured.
Secretary Clarence C. Hamlin, of tho
Mine Owners' association, concluding
a short address, said: "I want to hear
what the boys in the mines have got
to say about this trouble." William
HoskinB, a union miner from Goldfield,
threw up his hands and shouted: "Let
me talk." At this the crowd began to
hiss Hosklns and cry, "Put him out."
A free-for-all fight followed and shoot
ing began. Most of the shots were di
rected skyward. Hoskins fell with o'
bullet in his body, and the crowd scat
tered in every direction.
Innocent Spectator Killed.
Secretary Hamlin, who had been
standing on a wagon, kept talking, un
mindful of the hail storm of bullets
that whizzed about his head. After
tho first excitement had somewhat
cleared away the injured and dying
were gathered up. R. W. McGee, of
Victor, who was instantly killed, had
been standing on an embankment 30
feet above the men who had -been fight
ing and was an Innocent spectator.
An eye-witness said of tho shooting:
"I saw them carry three men away,
one shot through the head and anothe:
through the arm. I think that more
than five were shot"
A pitched battle Is looked for at any
moment There are 5,000 men on the
streets and union men are arming
themselves and lined up on the cor
ners of Fourth and Victor avenues.
PRESIDENT APPEALED TO.
Citizens of Tellurlde, Col., Appeal For
Protection.
Tellurlde, Col., Juno 7. O. A. Float
en, one of the proprietors tof the Peo
ple's supply store; M. J. Sullivan, sec
retary of the local miners' union, and
Tony Roll, a bartender, who havo been
advised by the military authorities to
leave San Miguel county, have retain
ed Congressman H. H. Hogg as coun
Bel and acting under his advice havo
decided to remain here until forced to
leave. The following telegram ha3
been sent to President Roosevelt at
Washington to which no reply as yet
has been received:
"Have been ordered to leave our
homes by Juno 7, but do not Intend to
go. We, as citizens of the United
States, demand your protection under
the constitutional rights. Tho civil
courts would protect us, but they are
powerless. Tho governor will not pro
tect us. O. A. Floaten, M. J. Sullivan."
Denver, Col., Juno 7. 'The Western
Federation of Minors will lnvestigato
tho dynamite outrage at Cripple
Creek. At the session of tho federa
tion's convention Monday a. committee
consisting of C. C. Mitchell, of South
Dakota; C. Mahoney, of Montana, and
Harry L. Lane, of Nevada, was ap
pointed to go to Cripple Creek district
and make a thorough investigation of
the affair and to spare no one In its
report
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Armed Men Throng the Streets In Crip
ple Creek Mining Districts.
Denver, Juno 7. A reign of terror,
brought on by a diabolical dynamiting
plot, followed by rioting and an as
sault upon the militia, existed In the
Crlpplo Creek mining district Monday
night. Armed men thronged the streets
and conflicts are of hourly occurrence.
Militiamen are marching hither and
thither, making arrests by the whole
sale. A number of union miners have
been placed in the military bull pen,
and others are being gathered in at
frequent intervals. City and county
officials have been compelled to resign
their offices because of their reputed
sympathy. As near as can be estimat
ed Monday night 15 are dead and a
score or more injured as a result of
the events leading up to the conditions
above described.
Union Men Wounded.
At Victor a company of military was
marching past union headquarters,
pursuing their search for union minorp
they were fired upon, according to re
ports, from men concealed In union
hall. The soldiers stormed the build
ing, and from last accounts at least
four unionists were badly wound-'
ed. Tho remainder fled precipi
tately, blood streaming from the
wounds of the injured. The soldiers,
who were unhurt, pursued and arrest
ed a number of the fleeing men and
continued far into tho night to scour
the country in search of men supposed
to have been in union hall at the time
of the assault.
Sheriff Bell Reported Killed.
Colorado Springs, Col., June 7. A
Bpeclal from Victor says Sheriff Bell
has sworn in over 300 deputies. At
midnight over 100 arrests have been
made.
Victor, Col., June 7. A persistent
rumor Is current here to the effect that
Sheriff Bell was shot and killed Mon
day night.
GOV. JAMES H. PEABODY.
Will Leave St. Louis, Where He Has
Been Visiting the Fair For Colorado.
St. Louis, June 7. Gov. James II.
Peabody, of Colorado, will leave here
for home Tuesday afternoon. He re
ceived a number of telegrams from his
private secretary.
One of the telegrams opened by the
governor read:
"Gabbert and Campbell (chief jus
tices) say you have right to decide
when peace is interfered with, and
courts should not Interfere with you.
That you have power to kill and im
prison. Habeas corpus or martial law
not mentioned in opinion."
"You see!" exclaimed the governor
after reading this telegram, "the su
preme court sustains me and those fel
lows are taking an iconoclastic view
of things. They realize now they are
beaten, and their only hope is in In
timidating the men who are willing to
work."
'INSANE MAN'S DEED.
Killed Three of His Children and Then
Committed Suicide.
Roselle, N. J June 7. After killing
three of his children and wounding a
fourth, Joseph M. Pouch, at one time
an undertaker, shot himself through
the head Monday and died in a few
moments. Pouch lived in a little cot
tage with his four children. Sunday
ho shot two of them and embalmed
their bodies. Ho took the other two
to an upper room with him. Mean
while ho had mailed a warning to
County Physlcan Wescott, who, upon
receiving the letter, notified the po
lice. When the officials knocked at
tho door of the Pouch cottage Monday,
Pouch shot and killed his little daugh
ter and wounded his solo remaining
son. He then shot himself and died
as the pollco forced an entrance. Tho
boy will recover. Pouch was believed
to have been Insane.
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
John Johnson Killed His Wife, Broth-er-ln-Law
and Himself.
Evansvllle, Ind., Juno 7. John Rob
inson, a fisherman at Maumee, 111., 27
miles from this city, Monday shot and
killed his wife, then turned the pistol
on his brother-in-law, Shelby Atter
bury, a farmer, killing him almost In
stantly. Robinson then shot himself
in the temple. The men had been
drinking heavily all day. Jealousy is
supposed to have prompted the deed.
Washington, June 7. Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Brlstow Mon
day anndunccd that tho salaries of' the
rural free delivery mall carriers will
bo adjusted on- tho basis of tho num
per of mllej3 travejed,
HIS BROKEN ARM.
It Did Not Deter Welsslnger From
Meeting in a Business Engagement.
Louisville, Ky., June 7. Harry Weis
singer, prospective candidate for Unit
ed States senator, fell from his car
riage at Shelbyvllle Monday morning
and his left arm was broken. Mr.
Welsslnger had a business engagement
in Louisville and boarded a train with
out waiting for medical attention.
The injury was attended to here and
Mr. Welsslnger returned to his coun
try homo near Shelbyvllle, where hu
will remain until he recovers.
HEATON'S DEAD BODY.
It Arrived Shortly After a Letter He
Had Written.
Louisville, Ky., June 7. Mrs. Eliza
beth Heaton, of 1215 Payne street, re.
ceived a letter from Washington, D. C,
from her husband, John Heaton, short
ly after 10 o'clock Monday morning
that ho would be homo Monday. An
hour later his body arrived by express.
Heaton met death Saturday by falling
from a flro escape he was constructing
at the public school In Washington for
the Bow Wire Co. of this city. Ho
was 34 years old.
Big Mortgage "Executed.
Lexington, Ky., June 7. The Lex
ington Hydraulic & Manufacturing Co.,
of this city, executed a chattel mort
gage upon Its property to the Amer
ican Loan & Trust Co., of Boston,
Mass., for $G00,000. The mortgage is
to secure as lease of five per cent,
bonds, the money to be devoted to an
extension of the water works plant.
Ballplayers Start South.
Newport, Ky., June 7. William "Ge
nie" Lewis, a young ballplayer of this
city, left Monday for Huntsville, Ala.,
where he has signed to play shortstop
for a team In that city the balance of
tho season. Joe Matthews started for
Chattanooga, Tenn., where he has sign
ed to play center field for a local club
In that city.
He Declines the Call.
Louisville, Ky., June 7. Rev. Dr.
John G. Murray, rector of St. Michael's
and All Angels' Episcopal church of
Baltimore, has declined the bishopric
of Kentucky, tendered him by the dio
cese, and gives as his reason that he
believes his duty calls him to remain
in Baltimore.
A Large Docket.
Lexington, Ky., June C. The June
criminal term of the Fayette county
court began here Tuesay morning,
with 114 cases on tho docket. Of theso
five are murder cases, C2 investment
company embezzlement cases, and 47
others, Including felonies and misde'
meanors.
A Victim of Pneumonia.
Cadiz, Ky., June 7. Jefferson Davis
Smith, a prominent farmer and county
politician, died at his home near Fen
ton, this county, of pneumonia, after
an illness of only a few days. He was
a brother of Denny P. Smith, common
wealth's attorney of this district.
Elevator Assured.
Covington, Ky., June 7. For ten
years government officials have been
trying to have an elevator placed in
the federal building. Revenue Col
lector George Licberth was notified by
the officials In Washington Monday
that an elevator would be Installed.
A Scarcity of Crates.
Louisville, Ky., June 7. On account
of the scarcity of crates strawberry
shipping from Louisville, which has
been something enormous, probably
will collapse. Tho season is at its
height, nnd the crop Is the most abun
dant ever known.
Big Damage Claim Settled.
Newport, Ky., June 7. The case of
Dr. L. C. Wadsworth against the South
Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway
Co. for $20,000 damages for personal
injuries sustained was compromised in
tho circuit court. Terms not mn.lo
Known.
Colored Jockey Won Derby.
Louisville, Ky., June 7. A cable
gram was received here Monday after
noon by Richard E. Miller from Jimmy
Wlnkfleld, the noted colored Kentucky
jockey, in which it was stated that
Winkfield had Just won the Warsaw
Derby.
Two Cases of Smallpox.
Versailles, Ky., Juno 7. Two men
claiming to como from High Bridge,
Jessamine county, arrived hero Sunday
morning. They called on Dr. Parker,
informing him that they were sick.
He soon discovered they had small
pox. Proved Himself a Hero.
Louisville, Ky., Juno 7. John Eck
orley, 14, proved himself a hero by res
cuing Joseph Brenger, who had jump
ed In Breslln's pond, near the work
house, to save John Wellenbrock, who
was attacked by cramps and drowned.
ft THE PENINSULA
Military Interest is Now Cen
tered Upon the Region of
Imminent Operations.
HEALTH OF THE TROOPS IS GOOD,
The Russian Squadron Sunk Two Jap
anese Torpedo Iloats and a Jlat
tleship at Tort Arthur.
There Was' Heavy Firing at Port Ar
thur Monday Night Which Was
Continued For Several Hours
All Quiet at Dalny.
Llao Yang, June 7. Military inter
est is now centered upon the region of
imminent operations 'the Llao Tung
peninsula. Another Japanese army is
landing on the eastern coast as a coun
terweight to the Russian advance from
Dashitsiao southward upon Gen. Oku's
army. The Japanese have seemingly
given up tho idea of attacking Liao
Yang, if they entertained such a plan.
The rainy season which is expected to
begin in two or three weeks would, It
is considered here, render an advance
to Llao Yang Impossible. Meanwhile
the Cossacks are keeping In touch with
tho Japanese outposts.
Another force Is watching Gen. Ku
rokl's right wing north of the Yalu
river.
The health of tho troops Is remark
able everywhere. They are no conta
gious diseases and only a few cases of
Intestinal disorders, but medical au
thorities do not expect such immunity
during tho hot weather that Is now be
ginning. The health of the troops is
not attributed so much to sanitary pre
cautions as to the simple but; excellent
diet. The Russians live principally on
bread made of coarse flour and soup
composed of meal and vegetables.
They seldom drink ordinary water,
thereby avoiding a principal source of
disease.
Paris, Juno 7. The St Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin says that
n naval officer repeats the story al
ready in circulation at Llao Yang that
tho Russian squadron at Port Arthur
has made a sortie and sunk two Japan
ese torpedo boats and a battleship cf
the Shlklshima type.
Che Foo, June 7. A press corre
spondent at Teng Chow cables that
there was firing at Port Arthur Mon
day night, beginning at 11:30 o'clock
and continuing for several hours. A
Junk arriving during the night from
Dalny reports that there was heavy
firing all day Monday in the vicinity
of Port Arthur. When the junk left
Dalny Monday morning all was quiet
there. The arrivals of the junk deny
the story of the sinking of the Japan
cse ship off Tallenwan.
GAMES PLAYED MONDAY.
National League.
Boston.. 104000101 07 9 10
Clncln'ti 003022000 29 12 4
Wilhelm, Fisher and Moran; EUJottc,
Kellum and Peltz. Umpire John
stone. N. York. 5 0 C 1 1 0 2 0 1G 10 1
Pittsburg 01000100 02 0 3
Mathewson, WJltse and UowermaiU
Miller, Camnltz and Phelps, Smith.
Umpires Emslfe and O'Day.
Brooklyn. 03002000 5 11 0
Chicago... 00000000 22 n 0'
Cronln and Bergen; Welmer and
O'Neill. Umpire Zimmer.
Phll'phia. 40200305 14 14 2
St. Louis 00002003 1 6 12 7
Duggleby and Dooin; Corbett, 11 Q
Farland and Zearfoss. Umpire Mo-'
ran.
How They Stand.
Clubs. Won.
New York 27
Chicago 2(5
Cincinnati 28
St. Louis IS
Pittsburg 18
Brooklyn 17
Boston 14
Philadelphia 7
Lost P. O.
12 M2
12 .GS4
13 .GS3
19 .480
21 .462
25 .405
21 .SSG
29 .191
American League.
Dotrolt. .. 00000000 00 3 0
Boston.... 00200100 03 10 0
Killian and Woods; Young and Cri
ger. Umpires King nnd O'Laughlln.
Chicago. ..00000030 03 8 4
Phila'phia. 00004110 0 G 9 3
Altrock and McFarland; Waddell
and Schreck. Umpire Dwyer.
Cleveland. 10020002 5 8 1
New York 00001000 01 7 I
Bernhard and Abbott; Hughes and
McGulro. Umpires Sheridan and Car
penter. St. Loula. 00000230 5 12 2
Wash'ton. 01000200 03 5 2
Polty and Sugden; Orth and Kltt
redgo. Umpire Connolly.
New York, Juno 7. President But
ler, of Columbia, announced at tho
mooting of tho board of trustees of
the university tho founding of the Mar
cus Daly BcbolargXIp of ?1,Q00,