The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-07
WAR NEWS.
Progress of the Labor Insur-
rection Today.
A Short Engagement Takes
Place at Bull Hill.
NO ONE is KILLED.
Troops Are Hurrying to the
Scene.
Gov. Mckinley Calls Out Ohio
Militiamen.
THE WAR IN INDIANA.
Soldiers at Farmersburg Try to
Maintain Peace.
One Thousand Bluecoats in
49, Maryland Kept Busy.
Soldiers at Farmersburg Try to
Maintain Peace.
One Thousand Bluecoats in
1z s Maryland Kept Busy.
MYRON REEDS VIEWS.
Says We Are on tie Verge of
Civil War.
Minor Disturbances in All Parts
of the Country.

DENVER, Colo, June AT 1920
o'clock Governor Waite received the fol-
lowing message from Rohde & Goss, real
estate dealers at Victor:
deputies moving on Bull Hill. Skin
mishing is in progress. No one killed
yet that we know of"
Governor Waite is determined to pre-
vent bIoodshed at Cripple Creek if pos
sible. He has instructed General Brooks
not to allow armed deputies to pass
through his lines, bat to permit Sheriff
Bowers to pass through alone and serve
papers on the miners. The governor
will not permit wholesale arrests.
All news from Cripple Creek is sent by
telephone, as the deputies lave cut all
telegraph wires and will not allow re-
pairs to be made.
M. c. Duncan, Western Union line
man, was fred upon by deputies when
he put spurs to his horse to avoid arrest,
and his horse was wounded.
The Situation Critical.
The situation is extremely critical in
view of Governor Waite's orders to Gen.
Brooks not to allow the deputies to pass
through his lines, and may result in a
conflict between the militia and the
miners one side and the deputies on
the other.
A Cripple Creek newspaper publishes
today what purports to be interviews
with Under Sheriff Mullins and
County Commissioner Boyton, who
are in charge of the army of
1900 deputies camped within sight of
Bull Hill Mullins declares it is the in
tention to storm Bull Hill regardless of
consequences. Commissioner Boynton
was even more emphatic. He declared
that Gov. Waite or any other man had no
right to arbitrate out of the law. There
were men on Bull Hill guilty of grave
crimes, for whose arrest they had war
rants These men would be arrested at all
hazards. He allowed that in doing this
many lives would be placed in jeopardy.
Nevertheless, the county had gone
to great expense in the massing
of large force with which to vindi-
cate the law, and this was not the
time for hesitation. 1t is conceded that
the deputies are safe from attack SO long
as they attempt no offensive movement
1t is raining and is bitterly cold.
State Troops Leave Divide.
State troops mum herring 800 men left Di-
vide at o'clock for Midland, from which
point they will march to Bull Hill. The
troops are equipped with two Napoleon
field pieces and gatling gun More
troops are expected during the day.
An Engagement Takes Place.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. June 6.-At
between the miners and deputies. Over
800 shots were fired, but SO far as known
no one was killed.
During the night the miners threw up
Notifications along the line of the hills
between Bull mountain and the depe-
ties camp. Sixteen miners advanced on
the picket lines of the deputies and secur-
ed horses belonging to the cavalry men.
The pickets opened fire, but the miners
drove them back Immediately the full
force of deputies took up the line of bat
tie and gave chase to the miners, who
retreatsd with the stolen horses. The
miners took refuge behind their fortifica-
tons.
A battle at long range followed. The
deputies got their Parrot and Calling
guns in position and fred several shots
from them.
General Adams says he will train his
long guns on Bull Hill and begin bonn
bardment of the miners on the fortress if
the militia do not arrive soon. The troops
are now marching from Midland, but the
roads are almost impossible and they
cannot reach Bull Hill before D. m.
Sheriff Bowers is with Gen. Brooks and
Adjutant General Tarsney. The sheriff
declares that when the troops reach Bull
Hill the deputies will arrest the men for
whom he has warrants.
SHOOTING AT FARMERsBURG.
Indiana Troops Have an Exciting Ex-
perIence Today.
SHELBURN, Ind, June about one
o'clock this morning, several drunken
men approached the picket line around
the militiamen stationed at Farmersburg
and tainted the guards.
One man attempted to pass through
the line and was brought to halt The
intruder hurled brick at the guard and
the latter. opened fire. This was the
signal for general fusilade of
stones and firing by the guards Forty
or fifty shots were fired in quick success
sion. Col. Ebel, of Terre Haute COM
handing the three companies called to
arms all his men, but they were unable
to run down the attacking party, not one
being found. The firing caused great
excitement.
A general alarm was sounded and COM
panies d. of Washington A. of Indiana