Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
"CARIBALDI AND LIBERTY" !"
A Detachment Of Dagos Rout Theu
Milesian Enemies.
CHARGE OF THE SHOVEL BRIGADE
Rival Railroad Companies Fight Fox
the Possession OF n Right OF Way
at Aspen, Col.-Italians
Win the Day.


DENVER, Sept. 2l.--An Aspen, Col, special
says: Trouble has been brewing here for
several days between the Rio Grande and
Midland railways over the right-of-wa up
Ute avenue and into the canon, which, 1t is
believed, both desire as an outlet for their
roads over the range into Utah Tho Rio
Grande on Wednesday began laying tracks
up the street and had almost reached the base
of the mountain before the Midland dscov-
cred what was going on, They at once began
laying track in the same direction, and swore
out an injunction against the Rio Grande
to discontinue work. The matter was brought
before the council and it was discovered that
the city had granted a right of way to the
Midland, and consequently the Rio Grande
was ordered to stop. They paid no attention
TO the order. The Midland continued work,
and early yesterday, when the track was laid
almost to the Rio Grande track President
Scott of the Midland, at the head Of Omen,
charged the Rio Grande cars loaded with
railroad iron and obstructcd the avenue. With
President Scott in the front rank the men
yelled 'For the Colorado Midland,n and
tried to board the Rio Grande cars. Colonel
Jesse II. Waters, who had about one hum
dred and fifty Italians on his car, said to his
men: "Give em the best you got in the
shop, boys, and hold the fort.n With this
and the leader screamed: "Garabaldi and
liberty The gang took up the cry and
clubs and broad shovels rainod blows on the
heads of the Midland attacking party. Po-
lice officers present commenced to arrest the
Midland men, and President Scott called his
men off. The fight lasted only about eight
minutes, but with the jabbering of Italians,
the rafting made by the descent of the
shovels upon the heads of the Midland men,
and the cries and groans of the wounded, it
made a lively fight. 1t is said that by this
attack President Scott has gained his point,
for he has succeeded in forcing the city au-
thorities to show their hand in protecting the
Rio Grande obstructonists. The men whom
Colonel Jesse II. Waters armed with VIM
chesters on Wednesday We're fined by Judge
Withers this afternoon. The fines amounted
in the aggregate to Sl45.
ASPEN, Colo, Sept. 2l.--The situation Of
affairs in the war between the Midland and
the Rio Grande is unchanged. The sheriff 10
still in possession of the point of intersec-
ton, and a Rio Grand train is standing at tho
place, having taken possession after the
battle of yesterday. Agent Waters of the
Rio Grande, is being tried for contempt Of
court. The charge is founded upon his re-
fusal to clear the street as ordered by the
court, following which refusal the battle oc-
CURED, warrant for the arrest of Presi-
dent John Scott, of the Midland, is out he
having led the attacking force 1t will not
be served until the names of his men have
been secured.
Later: Sixteen of the Rio Grande men
have Just been arrested on state warrants
charging them with riot Colonel Jesse II.
Waters, agent of the Rio Grande, and COM
mandcr of its forces, heads the list, tho
others being men whom he armed Wednes-
day night to take forcibe pos session of the
intersection over which the Midland-Rio
Grande war has been raging. One man,
named Leonard, is also charged on the COM
plant by William f. Parrish with assault
with intent to kill, the assault having been
made at the time of the Wednesday night en-
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