New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-05
AN UGLY OUTLOOK AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
PROMINENT MEN PRISONERS IN THE FORT ON


PROMINENT MEN PRISONERS IN THE FORT ON
BULLS HIIr.-GoV WAITE STILL At LARGE
Denver June AT a late hour this afternoon
Governor Waite declared that he had come to no
decision in reply to the request Of Sheriff Bowers
for military assistance. lie received request rom
Sheriff Radford OF Los Aninas County. through l.
ID. Mitchell, OF Trinidad, for troops TO quel the
rioious miners there. The Governor SAID ne ud
think the situation warranted the calling OUT oil
troops and declined act. President JeHery ana
j. +. Vail attorney OF the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad held a conference with the Governor In
relation to the Cripple Creek situation but OF
this nothing was given ont. Calderwood, president
OF the Miners Union. disappeared from view from
the time that he arrived In the city. IT Is now De-
lleve1 that no further efforts viii be made at this
time TO place him under arrest The city Is ful OF
rumors OF the most sensational kind and little effort
Is made TO deny them. 1t is believed that no move
ment Is contemplated by the Sheriff and his posse
against the revoutonists in Cripple Creek for sew
cral days yet. The operators are planning to give
him such thorough aid that the contest. II 1t shall
come to one OF force. will be short and decisive.
Grippe Creek COL. June 4.-The miners are still
active In making arrests. Mr.. Howard. formerly Of
the law firm OF Norris & Howard OF Denver. was
intercepted Beaver Park to-day on his way
into camp, and conducted prisoner mp - Bull HE
Spencer Penrose. OF the real-estate firm OF Tut q
Penrose. Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek. own
ers OF the g. O. d. mine. warned this morning
by a friend among the striking miners that 1t was
designed by the latter TO seize him tonight lie
Immediately left there for Colorado Springs. The
reason given was that his partner. Mr.. Tut. had
been making himself prominent in the raising or
forces to assist the Sheriff II. f.. Woods. arrested
10y the miners at Victor last night and taken 10 Bun
I'M conducted back to ~ Office to-day on re-
ceipt Of intelligence that the attempt 10 arrest
CalderwO0d In Denver had been abandoned. Gar
ence q. Finch. county superintendent or SCHOOLS
while Victor yesterday received warning that MS
arrest was about be effected by the miners, ana
fed. he reached Florrsant by roundabout road
and Is now safe IN Colorado Springs.
The deputies now In camp number not less IMAM
100 ana they viii be reinforced by 90 more by
tomorrow noon The artillery now consists 81 hVr
guns. among which Is mountain howltZer ana TWO
/ Calling guns.
Colorado Springs. col. June 4-Preparatlon for
going rapidly forward here. arms and am
munltion coming in daily. one hundred thousand
rounds ~ ammunition. shipped from Chicago Sat
ing in. and further shipments are expected from
Chicago tomorrow.
Rico COl June "a rnass-meetlnS or miners OF
this district held last evening resulted In the forma-
ton Of n company OF nifty members to go to Grip
ulc Creek and assist the striking miners The COM
elected captain. During the night the members or
the company secured arms and provisions. Inc
Rico Hardware company gave out about l'Dp
rounds Of ammunition. The men LEFT on the resu-
lar train this morning. paying inll rare 70 flor