town's going to furnish a little music for the hoys" He said there was no truth in the reports of violence, and in the report that Sheriff Robertson had been forced to resign. He said when he got to Victor he was going to take charge of the situation. A. A. RoUestone said simply he was sorry he had not been in Victor to take a hand in tiie fun.
On arrival of the train at Victor, a squad of militia met the train, examined the passengers closely, and secured two cases of ammunition consigned to them from Denver. Curz met me at the train, and I accompanied him to the Military Club and to the improvised bull pen in the dance hall of the Armory. Curz was the executive officer in active command. There were one hundred and sixty union miners and sympathizers in the bull pen, among them being Marshal Mike O'Connell, of Victor; Marshal brothers, of Goldfield; former President O'Neill of the Miners' Union; Davis, of the W. F.
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of M. Executive Committee, and Police Judge Gibbons. Squads of soldiers and citizens were busy bringing union men, agitators and sympathisers. Major Naylor is acting marshal, and has in his company constantly "Kid" Waters. Wilkes, who is claimed to have assaulted Wardjon, is here to-night, and has been made deputy sheriff.
A train load of soldiers, deputy sheriffs and citizens just left for Independence and Goldfield to bring in all the tmion men and agitators. The city is in the hands of the militia and citizens, all of whom are armed. Every available citizen is acting as a deputy sheriff and is armed with revolver and rifle. As soon as I showed my face at the Armory, I was made a deputy sheriff and told to kill any union man or sympathiser that said a word to me. All the mine owners, managers and superintendents are commissioned as deputy sheriffs. There is considerable talk of taking out the strong union leaders from the bull pen and hanging them, and at this time the streets are thronged with people from all over the district.