The morning call., 1894-03-20
TROOPS MAY RETIRE.
Miners Are Returning to Work
at Cripple Creek.
Governor Waite Issues an Order
Sending the Militia There to
Their Homes.

CRIPPLE CREEK, March 19.-The Iude-
pendence mine, one of the largest here,
started work again this morning with a
small force on the basis of nine hours fol
the day shift nd eight for the night shift
miners to receive S3 25 per shift. This
nffer was made the day the men quit work
several weeks ago and refused. II was
rene wed few weeks ago and last night
accepted by he Miners Union. Every
thing is quiet this morning. The troop
are in camp and the commanding officer
says he does not expect 10 move them
TODAY.
Although the militia is still here not a
single arrest has been made to-day. This
lethargy on the part of the authorities evl-
IDENTIFY Influenced the Governor to recall
the troops. Mine-owners, business men
and others have appointed a committee to
wait upon the Governor and TO try and
prevail upon him to rrscnd the order.
Adiutant- General Tarsney, finding he
could not get transportation until morn.
ing, made trip to Bull Hill this after.
noon, and while be was absent the follow
ing characteristic message was received
from the Governor:
General TarSney: Can get nothing by
telephone only tnat you have disobeyed
my orders. Return troops TO their respect
i've armories. DAVIS FL. WAITE"
The general was well received by the
miners, who assured him they would use
no violence.
DENVER. March 19.-Ths morning, after
conference by telephone with the adiu.
tant-general in charge of the militia al
Cripple Creek, Governor Waite issued an
order dismissing ali the militia there tO
their homes, their further services rot
being needed.
Governor Waite looked greatly relieved
when General Tarsney informed him that
his orders would be obeyed at once. He
explained that he had decided to recall the
troops on the statement of this adiutant-
general that there was no disorder at the
camp and that no process of court had
been violated nor was there reason to be-
lieve that any disorder was contemplated.
1t was the opinion of the Governor and
his friends hat Sheriff Bowers had acted
somewhat hastily in calling for troops.
The militia will begin their march from
Cripple Creek tomorrow morning at z
O'Clock and will reach here tomorrow
afternoon. The order to disband will not
armory, and strong guard will be left on
duty until the Governor is convinced IL
will not be necessary to storm the city
hall again.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., March 10. -
John Caderwood, presden OF the Miners
Union; Martin Dean. Mayor, and II. G.
Daley, Marshal of Altman. who were
arrested at Cripple Creek Sunday for
arresting the deputy Sheriffs sent to pre-
serve the peace at the mines on Bull Hill.
said in an interview to-day that they did
not know the men were deputy Sheriffs
and that they were arrested for violating
town ordinance which forbds men
carrying firearms; that as soon as they
found that the men were deputy Steriffs
they were released. The Mayor and the
Marshal profess to believe that If the
deputy Sheriffs ard the militia had not
been called 10 Cripple Creek the disputes
between the mine-owHers and the miners
would have been settled.