The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-17

DENVER, Colo, March lO.-Ihe war
Is ovor. At least, it is announced by
Attorney |. n. Stevens, whe has been
in consultation with tho governor n
large part Of the afternoon, that his ex-
ccllency has accepted the advice OF his
attorneys and consented TO submit the
fire and police board question to the
supreme court on its merits. The gov
ornor says he is still considering the
matter, but it is generally believed Mr..
Stevens speaks by the book.
So the Colorado national guard, which
was ordered to be ready TO take tho field
on short notice, will not be called into
action. The state troops have been
uniformed and under arms all day,
ready to take special trains to Denver,
and the state troops in this city have
been on call.
Exciting reports have been flying all
over the state. Many people regard
tho governors military demonstration
as big bluff TO snow his contempt for
Judge Graham's injunction and compel
the judge, il possible, to arrest him.
General McCook's ordering the
United States troops to this city has
been approved ot Washington, and he
has removed them from the Union
depot 10 tho Gettysburg building
There they will remain until further
orders.
Representatives from the chamber
Of commerce, prominent attorneys and
other distinguished citizens have becn
laboring mucn oi the day wish Governor
Waite to submit the matter to the
supreme court, which has power to call
upon council for both the old and tho
new fro and police board to present
their cases. The interroGatories to the
court are based on two police forces be-
ing in existence, the right OF the
governor to remove from Office and ap-
point others TO ill the vacancies, and
mis- right to call upon militiato seat his
appointees in Office.
TIE GOVERNORS RESPONSIBILITY.
Sheriff Burchinall to-day sent tele-
gram to Secretary OF War Lamont, in
forming him that he was quito able to
maintain peace here "unless the militia
OF the stQtc is used against me. No.
body but tho governor is seeking to dis.
turb the peace, and he is acting in con-
tempt oil the district court OF this coun-
ty."
District Attorney Steel said this even
lug:
III anybody is killed in the consro.
ycrsy between Governor Waite and tho
old police board, the person who does
the killing and the one who incites the
act will be tried for murder"
This means that Governor Waite will
be tried ior murder If anybody is killed
in the dispute now on. At least twenty
people have called on tho district at
torney and urged him to have the gov
crnor tried as to his sanity.
Others wanted him arrested for
gathering an unlawful assemblase.
but Mr.. Steele informed them that this
would do little good, as he could con-
tinue the assemblagc as often as he
gave bonds.
A PAPER ny BUSINESS MEN.
The chamber OF commerce directory
is circulating for signatures OF the most
prominent attorneys paper to bo
given to the press and headed "Mili-
tary force in time OF peace; cons,itu-
iional statutory provisions relating 10
the uso OF military forces"
The paper denies riot, insurrection or
invasion in Denver. Tho courts, it is
declared, arc ready to decide tho rights
OF tho two boards. Use Of the military
in this case, the paper says,
mems that Whenever in the COVER
nor's onlnion the courts are wrong
and ho is right, then he may nee mill
taIy force to compel obedience in his
decree, This is despotism and should
not ior moment be tolerated. In at
tempting to enforce his order by mill.
tary power, it ia assorted tho governor
is violating tho law aud abusing his
high office. Very many signatures were
obtained.
A GENERAL RIOT FEARED.
General McCool; received joint let.
ter this evening from Chief OF Police
Stone and Chief Pearsc. OF tho fire de.
partment, stating that Governor Waite
had "somc malicious and fendish and
desperate scheme" on foot which he
might put into execution either this
evening or early in the morning and
asking him to call at the city hall at
once for conference.
1t is feared that tomorrow, St. Pat
rick's Day, may give an opportunity to
those inclined to stir up fight leading
TO 4 general riot.
Governor Waite acknowledged to-day
TO General McCook that he feared as
sassination. The general says there is
no doubt that had gun been fired yes
terday the governor would have been
lynChed within half an hour, to the
states lasting disgrace.
The cause OF Governor Waite's OBJ du-
racy, it is learned on excellent auth or
ity, is his wife. She attended last nights
conference in m angry mood and DO
clared with clenched hands tina. the
fight should 90 on until the las. nation
al guartlsruan in the state lay dead on
the pavement.
Referring to the governors actions.
Judge Croxton, ono OF tho best known
Populists in the state, said:
This is not politics, il ia anarchy"
AN ATTACK EXPECTED.
l2 o'clock midnicht-In anticipation