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Show THREE U ID 01 KIT IN BED Two Are Killed Instantly and One Dies Later; Murderous Work in Michigan. CALUMET, Mich., "Dec. 7. Arthur and Harry James, brothers, wero killed, Thouias "Dally was fatally wounded and died a fow hours later. Mar- Nicholson was budly injured by rifle bullets fired before daylight today into tho apartment house in which they livedw Tho James brothers came here yesterday from Toronto, Canada, and obtained employment in the Copper "Rango Consolidated, whose men aro among those on strike. TI103' took up thoir abode with. Dally, who was both a miner and a boarding houso koopor. Miss Nicholson is the daughter of William Nicholson, who occupied the other side of tho apartment apart-ment houso in which Dally lived. All of tho victims wore in bod when shot. Three kinds of rifle bullets were imbedded in tho walla of tho house. Ten or twelve shots wero fired. Six suspects aro under arrest. The murders aroused great indignation indigna-tion throughout the coppor.miue strike zone, and big meetings of citizons wero held today at Jlougiiton and Calumet. Both meetings adopted resolutions de-uiauding de-uiauding that tho sheriff use all moans to rid tho city of "murder-inciting mercenaries." and that all law-abiding citizens unite in giving peace officors all assistance to restore peace aud normal nor-mal conditions. Tho citizens paraded the strocts in spifo of tho intense cold of a Lake Superior Su-perior blizzard. Tho strikers also hold mootings, and speakor3 exhortod the men to stick to the West onv federation of Minors, and to be prepared to defend their homes against raids from officers. All mines in the district will be closed Wednesday to enable workmen to attend at-tend law and order meetings at Houghton Hough-ton aud Calumet. |