The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-02
IN MILITARY ARRAY.
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refgns shroaghout the camp sonighk Not
. deputy hs pat In N appearance. The
s$riksrB, hOWsvsF. hsss rsdouhled their
Bull hill Four lines Of ptckef1 guard
every roed and tfail Isoding from this eisy
10 the mountains. and guards sxtsnd
down the esnyoa and rlorsncs roads Tor .
distances 81 tweive miles. The same 10
tsus Of the Chsysnns canyon road - Coz
crado epeiaeA Pickets ars also staticaed
- far q Midland and beyond, and e would
b nsxt 70 Impossible foe ne dspufiss 70
surprise The sssikers
AZ AItman. the strcaGhold ~ ths ninsss.
IL stricssst military rule h enforced. Al
the saloons are under lock and key. but By
soms means some Of the strikers procured
small amount of whisky and Became
slightly intoxicated. Gen. johnson, Who
has charge Of the military forces, upon
being informed Of the doings al the men,
caused them 20 b. put in the guardhouss
Immediately. The opinion ID generally
held that the striker have lost sight Of
any effect Gov. waits's visit may have
hsd. and they intsod 70 light. q they feel
confident Of routing the deputies. Con-
siderable excitement vas created today by
the appearance of ak armed strikers, the
fnt to como into the city. md subse-
quently the shooting Of Smith, ! drunken
railroad smploys. By policeman. Smith
viii die.
WAszrSeroH CrrY, June LII the Cold
RADIO people rely upon the national gov
eminent to use it, military forces against
the Cripple Creek striksfs without applica-
tion In dns form from the governor or
Legislature they Will be sorsly disap-
pointed. Although no application for
Federal intervention has yet come TO the
war department., il will b. absolutely
without result II it does come.
The reason. = explained q the
department, = that there IL NO
authority 70 BE- found In law for
Federal action. The issues involved are
regarded - purely state and not national
In their present aspect The suggestion
that the national government might intsr-
vens between Gov. Waite and the sheriff's
forces under cover Of section 6,290 Of
the Revised Statutes was soon disposed
Of That statute was framed In the
reconstruction days TO permit the na-
tionai government TO 60 into . state
and protect any Of it, citissns when
thsy were denied protection By their own
stats oficsrA Il Vas embodied In the
army rsgulatlons, but In the frst case that
arose the courts held that the act vas I'M
constitutional, and 90 Il ID of NO avail ct
present. The opinian prevails ct the war
department that II Gov. Waite violates
the Law hoes and will BE- restrained By the
state judiciary. and thsy:.ars looking for
some such termination Of the present
difficulties.
DIVIDE. Col, June 1.-The deputies were
In batter spirits today. the sun shining
for the FIRST time in three days Chief
veatch received . telegram from Commis-
sionsr Boynton, stating that reinforce
ments were coming and that no move
would b made until the party should b.
large enough TODD effective work. Prob
ably no move will be made before Sunday.
1t II expected that the deputies viii num-
Der Zoo. and that they will approach the
strikers from three different directions.
coLoRADo SPRrHos. Juna Ian order
has been issued for special session Of the
grand jury on June because Of the Grip.
pie Greek affair.
DEsv4R, June Army officers here
believe it viii b necessary to call ont the
regular troops to suppress the instruction
1t Cripple Creek. Mining attorneys have
advised the mine owners to ask President
Cleveland to protect them in their rights.
~ the state officers have refused to do %.