Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-16
CANNON AND RIFLE
Called on to Settle the Dis
pute at Denver.
GovernOr Waite Demands
Surrender.
Calls forUnited States Troops
to Help Him.
State Militia Ready to Begin
the Battle.
l loday's News From the Scene
of Trouble.

DENVER, March I6.-Governor Waite re-
FUSED to make any statement further than
That he had withdrawn his troops for the
night. What his next step would he he
would not say.
DENVER Colo, March lG-The National
guard of Colorado is under arms. the fed
eral troops from Fort Logan have been
called out, and although martial law has
not been officially declared there is no
| other recognized authority in Denver but
the strong arm of the military. This
| critical situation has been brought about by
the determination of Governor Waite TO
| oust the two members of the tire and 30
| lice boarol-Jackson Orr and d. j. Martin
whom he removed for protecting gamb-
ling houses, as alleged, and place in
Office their successors, :. ID. Barnes and
Dennis Mullins. Orr and Martin having
| obtained from the district court an in
junction restraining Governor Waite from
forcibly removing them We're determined
to resist to the utmost They accordingly
kept the entire police force at the city hall
| all day under orders TO resist the soldiers
| If attacked.
Given Hall an Hour to Nacatr.
In addition several hundred of the
| toughest citizens, many of whom have rec
| ords as men killers. were sworn in as dep
uties by Sheriff Burchinall and placed i'll
the city hall as Il reinforcement to the
| p
armed with two six-shooters and instruct
ed to Use them i'll case of necessity. the
police were armed with shotguus in addi-
| tion to their clubs and revolyers The
First regiment aaidthe ChafTee Light ar
tiiiery arrived mt tffe city hall at 3 o'clock
p. III and General Brooks. the command
inG officer, delivered to Police Lieutenant
Clay. in command outside of the CITY hall.
| Il message to the effect that if tie removed
police commissioners did not vicatc with
in half an hour the office would be taken
by force Orr and Martin refused to sur
render.
Mighty Critical Situation.
Before the half hour expired prominent
citizens entered into negotiations with
both parties to the controversy with a view
| to reaching II settlement 10y arbitration,
and while the negotiations were in progress.
a truce was declared. The streets about
the city hall were packed with an angry
| mob numbering manyst thousands. HAD
| one of my officers given an order TO fire"
| -Hid General Brooks, 'he would have been
riddled with bullets from the crowd. ana
| then | would have had to sweep both sides
of the street with my G;itling canon. How
ever the mob made no such act and there
was 90 bloodshud."
| Called on UucIe Sans Soldiers
On the governors representation that
the state militia would probably h. in
adequate to cope with the mob that had
| full possession oi the city General NcCook
| Fort Logan. thirteen miles from here. 10
act in conjunction with the state and
local authorities in clearing the streets
and preserving the peace. The United
states troops arrived about s:3D p. m. AG-
| jutant General Tgrsney. an old Indian
| fighter placed the militia strategically in
| front OF the city hall in Fourteenth
street, with :wo Gatlings covering the two
big Napoleons. loaded with grape and
| solid shot, trained on the city hall. and
| four companies of militia in front and
around them to stand the crowd off.
| Fearful Blood,hed Was Imminent.
The excitement was intense and in
creased by the reinforcement of the local
state troops, numbering 30 men, bv the
Boulder and Fort Collins companies of the
First regiment. and the Second regimen,
companies from Colorado Springs and
Pueblo. Since = o'clock in the morning
the city had been on the edge of fearful
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