The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
GUARDED BY GA|LNGS.
CoIorado's Capital the Scene
of a Civil War.
ALL THE MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
Uncle Sans Troops Also Hurried to
the Scene-The City Hall I'm tho
Hands of Police, Who Defy the
Governor.

DENVER, March 16. - The National
Guard OF Colorado is under arms; the
troops from Fort Logan have been called
out, and although martial law has not
been officially proclaimed there is no
other authority in Denver but the strong
arm of tho military.
The situation has been brought about
by the determination Of Governor Waite
TO GUST the two members of the fire and
police board-Jackson Orr and ID. j. Mar
tin-whom he removed for protecting
gambling houses, and placed in Office
their successors, s. ID. Barnes and Dennis
Mul s.
Orr and Martin, having obtained from
the district court an injunction restrain
ing Governor Waite from forcibly remov-
ing them, were determined TO resist TO the
utmost. They accordingly kept the en-
tire police force at the city hall yesterday
under orders TO resist if the soldiers at
tackled It,
In addition, several hundred of the
toughest citizens, many of WHOM have
records as mankillers, were sworn in as
deputies by Sheriff Bushnell and placed
In the city hall as reinforcement for the
police department. Each deputy was
structed TO use them in case of necessity.
The police were armed with shotguns, in
addition TO their club bs and revolvers.
Arrival OF tho Military.
The First regiment and the Chaffee
Light artillery arrived at the city hall at
3 o'clock, and General Brooks, command
ing officer. delivered 70 Police Lieutenant
Clay, in command outside of the city hall,
"a message to the effect that If the police
commissioners did not vacate within half
an hour the offices would be taken by
force. Orr and Martin refused to sur
render.
Before the half hour expired prominent
citizens entered into negotiations with
both parties of the controversy, with a
view TO reaching a settlement by arbitra-
tion, and while the negotiations were in
progress truce was declared. The
streets around the city hall were packed
with an angry mob, numbering many
thousands.
On the governments representation
that the state militia would probably be
inadequate to cope with the mob that
had full possession of the city, General
McCook called out the United States in
fantry from Fort Logan 60 act in con
81 junction WIN tIe blAte anu local autuofl-
ties in clearing the streets and preserving
the peace. The United States troops ar
rived about $3.50 p. m.
Gatllng Guns Brought Ont.
Adiustant General Tarsney, an old
indian fighter, has placed the militia
in frcnt of the city hall in Fourteenth
street, with two gatliug guns. covering the
two big Napolcons, loaded with grape
and solid shot, trained on the city hall.
and four companies Of militia in front
and around them 20 stand the crowd OF.
The excitement is intense, and Is i'm
creased by the reinforcement of the
local state troops. Numbering 220 men, by
the Boulder and Fort Collins companies
Of the First regiment and the Second
regiment companies from Colorado
Springs and Pueblo
Since O'Clock Yesterday morning the
city has been entirely without protection
from the criminal classes. The causes
leading up to this state of affairs are "a
follows:
How 10 Begun.
Governor Waite has been changing the
personnel Of the city fire and police bodr5
from time to time, ostensibly for cause,
but IL is claimed for political purposes
purely. This mode of procedure began