The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-31
Governor Waite Visits the
Field.
RumOrs of a Conference With
the Mine Owners.
A Secret Conference Held With the
Miners.
The Exaot Situation Hard to Get Ala
Resolution That tho Tims for Ar
bltratiou With the Miners
Had Passed.
By the Associated Press.


CRIPPLE GREEK COL, May 30.-The
entire day has been spent by the MIN
ers on Bull hill anxiously awaiting the
arrival of Governor Waite. The chief
executive OF the state spent from
O'Clock a. m. till p. N. travelling from
Florence to Victor, a distance OF "a
miles. The reason for this snai's pace
is that the Victor and Cripple Greek
road is an entirely new one, and l6
miles OF the roadbe is in canon, the
than a thousand feet, and the rivulet
swells to torrent with each heavy
rain. In winding down the canon the
road crosses stream 80 times, and as a
storm has been raging in this region Tor
SO hours. and as the road ia new, it ap-
pears almost miracle that none OF the
bridges went out.
On reaching Victor his excellency was
hastily put into an express wagon, the
only vehicle that could be had, and
transported to Bull hill. Here he met
the officers of the union in secret sos
sion. the word secret is used because
sll day long it has been impossible Tor
newspaper man or person not
memb of the union to tarry in the VI
clnity OF Bull hill, if, in fact, he was
permitted to reach the summit, for
longer time than five minutes.
oRAToRY sUPPREs SEQ.
The governor was not in the best tenn.
per. iSis said, and he insisted that moth
ing like oratory should be practiced
upon him, and in consequence state
ment of so-called facts was submitted
to him. What the governor said in
reality it Is impossible to learn, bat it is
given out as q TACT that ut the conclu-
sion of the conference he was given full
power to act in behalf OF the miners
with the mine owners.
Governor Waite left Victor over the
Florence and Cripple Greek railroad to-
: ght, in company with President John
Calderwood. 1t is understood that his
excellency and the representatives OF the
Miners union are to have conference
with the mine owners at Colorado
Springs some time tomorrow.
The gatling gun ordered from Chicago
is expected to arrive tomorrow.
A rumor is current this morning that
a party of miners scouts have captured
Deputy Sheriff Bob Mullin, together
with four OF the deputies, but it cannot
be confirmed. Mullin is the man whom
the miners are so bitter against, and
who was reported as shot in Colorado
Springs the other day.
AN INJUNCTION ASKED.
DENVER, May 30.-Another bill was
filed in the federal court today by @. 8.
Thomas for the Raven Gold Mining
company of West Virginia, asking for
an injunction to prevent the miners
from interfering with the working of its
properties at Cripple Creek. The bill
rectes that the title to the land is still
vested in the United States government
and that the strikers are preventing the
plaintiff from prosecuting improvements
necessary to prove up its claims. The
bill also sets forth that the state officials
refused to give the plaintiff protection.
Argument on the application was heard
today by Judges Hallett and Riner, who
announced that they would render de-
cision tomorrow. If the Injunction is
granted United States troops will proba-
bly, be sent agsinst the miners.
MORE GO OUT.
w SOlOsy may OO.-Only w
men were working in the mines at
Rouse today, all the others having
Joined the 1000 strikers assent led here.
Manager Keller of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company refused to grant their
request to close all mines and arbitrate.
He says if the men will 90 back to work
their grievances will be considered and
adjusted The strikers are very bitter
against Kebler and the deputies, who
ordered them off the company's property
at Rouse. and many are in favor OF
marching to Sopris and driving out the
miners at work there.
TOO LATE TO ARBITRATE.
CoLoRADo SPRINGS, Colo, May 80 =
At meeting OF the prominent citizens
today it was resolved that the time for
arbitration at Cripple Greek had passed
and that the miners must lay down their
arms and give the owners possession of
the property. One hundred and fifty
additional deputies have been sworn in
by the sheriff, composed OF leading clti-
zens. One hundred OF these are to
serve as home guards. Among the &C
tive deputies are such men as Percy
Hager and Judge Harrison.
MILITIA RETURNING.
LA SALE. ILL.,, May 30.-Two COM
panies Of militia went home this after
noon. There are many OF the property
owners who fear that the withdrawal of
the troops until the coal strike is settled
will lead to further trouble. Four COM
pa MES OF militia still remain here.
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