The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-24

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u.tln uu.U i5. After tbe musi
.s0uug day iu BEL history pon,ci
Irrps a- best She can tonight ppc
icalI, under martial law. The National
iumd of Colorado BE- under arms. tive
companies ut she United states troops .
guard the Civ Hall. and there ia no /
lihpf police protection fur the city. All |
Dis is due o. Governor Mates deter /
mnatiou to seat Mrs. Mullins and |
Barnes a. Fire and Police Commits |
.ioucrs, despite the forcible resistance /
li the entire police force, the Fire De |
mrtment and several hundred deputy
,heritls.
When the Federal troops took their
places around the city Hall the State
troops withdrew. and it was understood
that the whole matter would hercferrcd
To the Supreme Court.
shortly before midnight the second
battalion Of state troops was ordered
out. when Denver awoke this morning
to find the city under martial law. with.
out police ON the streets and full of eN-
element The Governor had ordered
out the militia, The militia this after.
noon moved upon the City Hall where
the enemy was barricaded, and gave
the police thirty minutes TO surrender.
The time was extended and the two
sides parleyed for two hours. Waite re-
fused to listen to a Committee from the
Chamber of Commerce, and the Police
Board declined to surrender their seats
to his new appointees. Thus there was
danger of a clash all the afternoon but
it did not come.
The militia anchored their Napoleon
guns ON the asphalt pavement, near the
| City hall, and loaded them, but did not
| fire. Had move been made there were
men enough, detectives in citizens
clothes, in the crowd to spring in and
/ disarm the troops and throw them in
/ Jail. Several times during the day the
militia moved up to the hall and the
crowd scattered like sheep, but the sol
diers did not fire.
The city was in state OF intense sus-
pense all afternoon, and that there was
no bloodshed is marvel. Finally, &c
cap the climax, the Governor called Oh
General McCook of the United State.
army at Fort Logan to aid him in put
! ting down the instruction, and five
companies were ordered in from Fort
Logan TO clear the streets and maintain
peace. These took up their place,
around the City Hall, while the State
troops withdrew for the night, il being
the understanding that the Who'll,
matter would be referred to the Suprem,
Court, where the right OF Governor
Waits appointees to their seats will un
questiorably be sustained, but hi,
calling ON the militia may not be sup
ported.
Late tonight Governor Waite ISSUED
an order calling out every militia com
pany OF the State. This NAV mean !
good deal, for though Colorado's Ma
tional Guard consists of but two regi
ments, one with headquarters at Denve
and the other at Pueblo, all these sol
diers, added to the troops already on tn,
field, could make it pretty lively for tn,
City-hall crowd ii put in action.
WAITE CooLs DOWN.
DENVER, March 16.-The war is over
At least it is announced by Attorney /
n. Stevens, who has been in consulta
ton with the Governor the greater par
of the afternoon, that his excellency ha
accepted the advice of his attorneys ant
consented to submit the Fire and Polio,
Board question to the Supreme Cour
on its merits and abide by the decision
The Governor says he is still consider
ing the matter, but it is generally be
lieved Mr.. Stevens speaks by the book
When Governor Waite called tn,
United States troops to his aid h,
thought the power OF the Government
would be used to enforce his orders IL
seat the new Commissioners. Genera
McCook however, has refused to side
with him, and has so far shown tn,
utmost impartiality. This angered the
Governor, and this morning he sent q
Communication to the General request.
ing him to withdraw.
Residents OF the city objected, with
the result that the regulars at O'Clock
this afternoon marched to the Gettys.
burg building, where, it is understood
they will remain ten days.
The police department claims vic.
tory and insists that in the event o.
trouble, the United States troops viii
intervene in their behalf.
By many the sanity of the Executive
is doubted. He is right in that he ha,
the power to remove and appoint Chm.
missioners at will. The present Board
was seated by proceedings similar tc
those by which the new Commissioner,
will eventually obtain possession of the
City Hall. But the action of Waite in
calling out the militia is clearly illegal
The most charitable say that he only in.
tended to make display of force which
would undoubtedly precipitated a riot
and slaughter.
NC COOK APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, March 16. - General
McCook at Denver, Col, has notified
the War Department that, in pursuance
to the demand made upon him by Gov
ernor Waite, he has ordered the United
States troops from Fort Logan to go al
once to Denver for the sole purpose OF
preserving the peace, under paragraph
$50, Army Regulations.
The report from General MCCook as tC
the conditions at Denver which led hin
TO bring the troops from Fort Logan tc
that city was discussed at the Cabinet
meeting to-day. What General McCool
has done was approved, as was indica
ted by the instructions sent to him latel
in the day.