The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-22
NO WAR AT DENVER
United States Troops Will Remain
to Preserve Order.
THE GOVERNOR WEAKENS
Both Sides OF the Dimculty win 30 Heard
In the Supreme Court-Mrs. Waite
Is Much to Blame.

DENVER, March 17-What threatened
at one time to end in boodshed between
Governor Waite and the police was
ended yesterday by the governor weak
ening. 1t is announced by Attorney
Stevens, who had been in consultation
with the governor, that his excellency
has accepted the advice of attorneys
and consented to submit, the fire and
police board question to the supreme
court.
The Colorado National Guard, which
was ordered to b. ready to take the
field on short notice, will not be called
in a;tIon. The state troops at Durango,
Lake City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs,
Grand Junction and other centers have
been uninformed and under arms all
day ready to take trains to Denver, and
the United States troops in chis city
have been on call. Exciting reports
have been flying all over the state.
Many people regard the governors mil
itary demonstration as bluff to show
his contempt for Judge Graham's In
junction and to compel the Judge, If
possible, to arrest him.
General McCook's ordering United
States troops to the city has been APP
proved at Washington and he has order
ed them from the Union depot to the
Gettysburg building on Champv street,
where they will remain until further
orders Prominent attorneys and other
distinguished citizens have been labor
ing with Governor Waite to submit the
matter to the supreme court, which has
power to call upon counsel for both the
old and new police board to settle their
cases. The interrogatorirs to the court
are based on the police forces being in
existence, the right of the governor to
remove them from power and to APP
point others to fill vacancies, and his
right to call upon the militia to seat
his appointees in office. Sheriff Bur
chinel sent the following telegram yes
terday afternoon;
"DENvER, March 10 To Daniel S.
Lamont, Secretary OF War, Washington
am quite able to maintain peace here
unless the militia is used against me
Nobody but the governor is seeking to
disturb the peace, and he is acting II
contempt of the district court OF this
county. Judge Bailey has issned al
order for the drawing of a grand jury
to meet on Monday. District Attorney
Steel has for some time been contem
plating the calling together of The grant
jury to act on several cases pending
and he thinks 1t would not be we'll tc
put it In session until the danger of ! 10
is passed"
Governor Waite acknowledged t,
General McCook that he feared assas
siuation. The general says there is n,
oubt that had gun been fred Govern
or Waite would have been lynche,
within half an hour, to the states last
ing disgrace. General McCook says h
has the United States troops here onl
to protect public property and the
will remain in town until the excite
7 ment is over.
The cause of Governor Waite's oh
duracy, it is learned on excellent al
thority, is his wife. She attended tn
conference in an angry mood, and de
clared, with clenched fist, that tn
fight should 60 on until the last Nationa
Guard in the state lay dead on the pave
ment