Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22

The governor says he is still con-
sidering the matter. but it is generally
believed that Stevens speaks by the
book.
So the Colorado national guard,
which was ordered 10 b. ready to take
the field on short notice, will not be
called into action.
! Gen. McCook'S ordering the United
States troops 10 the city has been ap.
proved 1t Washington and he has
removed them from the union depot
tc the Gettysburg Building. There
they will remain until further orders,
Sheriff Burchinall sent the following
I telegram this afternoon:
Lamont. secretary of war, Washing
ton. l am quite able to maintain peace
here unless the militia of the state is
used against me. Nobody but the
governor is seeking to disturb the
peace and he is acting in contempt
of the district court of this county.
"(SignedD VIM. IL. Burchinall."
Judge Bailey has issued an order for
drawing the grand jury to meet Mon
day. District Attorney Steel thinks
! it will be well to have it in session
until the danger of riot is past
IF any one is killed in this contro-
versy the person who does the killing
and the one who inciteS the act will
be tried for murder" said Steel today
This means that Governor Waite will
be tried for murder if anybody is killed
in the dispute now on.
Many people want the governor ar
rested for gathering an unlawful as
Semhlage.
The chamber of commerce directory
$ circulating for signatures paper to
be given to the press, The paper de
MES that there is an instruction or in
vasion in Denver. In attempting to
enforce his order by military power
! it is asserted that Governor Waite is
violating the law and abusing his high
office. Very many signatures have been
obtained.
Governor Waite acknowledged to-
day to Gen. McCool that he feared as
SaSSinatlon.
The cause of the governors ohdu-
ltANS II 10 lNtliiIN WI CAANllIhN dN-
thority, is his wife She attended last
nights conference in an angry mood
and declared with clenchcd hands that
the fight should go on until the last
national guardsman in the state lay
dead on the pavement. Many popu
lists do not uphold Gov Waite.
Denver, Col, March 17-Gov. Waite
has ut last decided to submit the Qucs-
ton of the legality of the two police
boards to the supreme court.
He refused to do this last night al
though men who have influence with
him lahorcd long to get his consent.
After two hours conference with
Thomas Nj. Patterson in which both
the legal and business aspects werc
gone over, the News this morning an
nounccd that nothing had been accom-
pliShcd. Editorially the News says
all danger of an armed conflict is now
at an end.
The Republican urges the governor
to go to the supreme court and says:
The chaotic condition cannot continue
longer without positive peril of II most
serious character, and this in itself is
an overwhelming reason why the gov
ernor should brush aside all the petty
tcchnicaliticS that may he urged by at
torneys interested in defeating the ends
of justice by delay, in order to settle
the contest on its merits without de
lay"
The presence of federal troops has
had Il most salutary effect and without
their presence it is believed mob VIC
lence would have been aroused The
temper of the opposition to Coy. Waite
is such that n slight prcteXt would
be the cause of a personal assault upon
him. When prominent citizens like d.
II. Moffatt w. s. ChecSeman, Daniel
Fletcher, Maj. Mcnamara, j. S. Ap-
pell and others meet and seriously
consider in a secret night meeting the
propriety of having the governor held
for lunacy as a means Of safety to
the public, the gravity of the stua-
ton must be great.
The city hall people last night had
many exciting hours. A raid by a
hundred deputy game wardenS sworn
in by one of Gov. Waite's most err
ratio followers was anticipated and
every street in the vicinity of the hall
was patrolled by policemen and deputy
sheriffs until daylight. The militia are
still out and the federal troops are en-
campcd in the heart Of the city.
The case has been set for Monday
afternoon and a decision is expected
Tuesday. AS far as the trouble is
concerned the militia is disbanded.
The fedral troops are still quartered in
the Gettysburg building expecting
orders to return to Fort Logan.
HOW FAST THE EARTH TURNS.