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Show ASSASSIN'S BULLET FATAL Manager Collins Died Yesterday at Tcllurldo No Expense to Bs Spared Getting Evidence. Tellurlde, Colo, Nov. 21 Manager Arthur L Collins of the Smuggler-Union Smuggler-Union Mining tompun), who was shot In the back by un assassin at 10 o clock Wednesday night, at Pandora, died at 1 30 this morning The news did not reach Tellurlde until ufter da)llght this morning Mi. Collins tiled In a room on the second floor of the office building of the Smuggler-Union mine ut Pandora Theie were nt his bedside ut the time of death Drs. Juynes and Treetnan. Mrs Collins, Miss Stitss and others connected with tho offices With the exception of some delirium, Mr Collins was conscious and leullztd thut the end was appioachlng Hc made no statement, state-ment, however, and, n few moments before the end, sank Into u stupor and passed away, The only rematk hc tvet made recpectlng the assassin was that he did not know what he had ever done to nny one to cause him to shoot him In the buck. MltS. COLLINS PROSTRATED. Mrs. Collins, though she expected the worst vvus completely prostrated and was curried out of the room. A physician physi-cian attended her Mis Collins, Mrs A II Illulney, wife of the thief electrician, Dr Juyiio and one or two other friends left on the regulur train at 8 :o this morning for Denver. A car suitable for the con-ve)ance con-ve)ance of tho body wus attached to tho special which brought the ph)sl-clans ph)sl-clans und Mrs Collins from Denver, this trnln, with II II Lawrence, president pres-ident of the Smuggler Union company, George Collins, h brother, Mr Illalney and one or two ntheri, passed through Tellurlde with the lemalns ut i: o'clock At the depot was a largo gathering of citizens nf Tellurlde, who showed deep grief und stood with bared heuds MANY MINIMIS MUST SUFFER. This morning the big mine and mill of the Smuggler-Union. nun closed Tho intention of those In authority Is to keep tho mines nnd mills closed for an Indefinite period Telegrams have been sent revoking all orders herctnfoie placed for coal, lumber mining supplies, sup-plies, etc This company gave steady emploiment to between 400 und MO men, and tlila army of workers was among the principal supports of the camp It Is reported that other big mines In this section, employing In the neighborhood of loao men, may also be closed, sn threatening Is the labor situation sit-uation In this ramp NO LIMIT TO INDIGNATION Friends of Manager Collins who were most Intimate with him sit) that during dur-ing the labor troubles at the Smuggler-Union Smuggler-Union mine ho ulwu)s tried to do what was for Ihe best Interests of all par-tleu par-tleu concerned, und there Is na limit, to the Indignation feltTiy his frlends"mcr" the atrocious manner of his dnlh Opinions van as to the motive which prompted the shooting The friends nnd business nssoclites of Mr. Collins f ''" 'hat the shooting comes, from the bitter hatred the Jllners' union there has alwis displayed toward him MtNKItS SKCUDTAltY DISMAYKD. On the other hand Secretnr) I) llovwood of the Western Federation or Miners expresses deep dlsinii) at the .f.''d;.n.n'1,"l'' t,ml " '" " niH-essar) niH-essar) to den) the Imputation that the union would Incite such a thing A D Knodgiuss chief clerk for the coi.ipnri) s engineer. Is ver bitter In his comments on the causes of Mun-iiger Mun-iiger Collins s shooting Hill he On the face of It there Is nothing whatever what-ever to Indlcntc other than Hint It is the outcome of the bitter spirit fos. tered and ha, bored b the union since the trouble of u )car ago The Miners' Muguzlne which Is the oignh of the federation In lis last Issue speaks bit-terli bit-terli of Mr Collins making his Initials of A I stand for 'nntl. labor' This s not the first nor the second case, but the third Two of the men who weie lojiil to our inmiiiii) during the strike hive misterlouslv ills ippearod W I Dime) and Weslc) J Smith aic the men Ir.0!,"",'.""" Mfn' association nut at Tellurlde tonight and sent a tele-ftiom tele-ftiom to the Governor nt Denver asking ask-ing him In view of the tetrorlsm now reigning tn Tellurlde to offer a icwnrd of 110 000 for Collins s slaier guYrai,. teeing that ii slmllir amount would bo offered b) organizations nt Tellurlde. |