Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-16
TELBGRAPHlC.
DENVER'S DARK DAY.
III, uBlool 10 tho Horses Brides
Governor Wants War;
MILITIA AGAINST TUE POLICE
r,.. street. FILLED with au Excited
1hroag.-walte scarcd'-Cau'e
OF the Trouble.

prsvrR, colo, March l5.-Thls
h,,b,ena day Of intense excitement IN
nsnver, scenes unparalleled In the HIS
,,,yof the city have been Witnessed
G,yernor Waite, Of "blood TO the
-, brldlosD fame, called out the
AL regiment and tho Chaiieo Hight
s,,,nsry to attack the city hall anu
d,Iv. tbereirom the two police commits
s,,,srs vino defoi his power, en-
t,enehei DO lind barricadtd doors and
.n,,oupded by hundreds Of armed
r,llc,meu and deputy sheriis, ready
10 do their bidding. ,,.,,--,,
Thousands OF people lined the streets
tbToueh which shortly after o'eiOch
trlop. marched TO the city nall anu
many loudly expressed approval Of ils'
.ppr0yal of the governors action Many
engaged In hot Argument hnd 20 nltief
Was the feeling on tue part OF poth
those VINO opposed ana those WHO ur'
Tended the governor thai u tevmeu hs
II a general riot would onaue rhoulu
slngle shot be- fired.
Ma..ed In the vicinity OF the city
hall were thousands, most OF them
drawn 10 the spot out OF mere outlos.
Ity. and reckless Oi tue danger that
seemed imminent Part OF the police
men, armed with fovolvcts anu clult'
were drawn up In limo outside the nall
awaiting tho approach OF the enemy
Inside were the remainder nnd large
turrs Of deputy SHERIFF., armed with
"A -. la
ttrminod 10 hold tho tort NJ any saofl'
iicr.
On the arrival Of tho troops General
Brooks ordered the city hall cleared
and announced N the order was not
complied with firing would ba begun
Many of the crowd leUred, others
chsotcd. On all sides were pale drawn
hcos, but tne onl0okuu stood their
ground. determined 10 "seo the fuu,"
" many termed H.
Victor 4. Foley, au aide, upon be.
ing pfessed by the crowd, drew his
aw1rd aud raised II with n flourish.
This threat angefed the crowd. They
hissrd him aud groaned, while some
uue la the packed crowd cried "cOw-
afd.D One man threatened 10 take the
aide from hil horse. But not a shot
was nrod nor blow struck.
Members Of the chamber Of COM
mcfce interceded, aud attempted TO
have the dispute settled by arbitration.
The governor remained slitl.ncokcd,
aihbring TO his purpose ~ clear the
hall, but be alternately made threats
aud declared truces until evening, and
the scared soldiers stood patiently Ia
the streets, waiting for the order 10 ~.
tack, which never came.
About o O'Clock the governor decided
that he would postpone operations u
another day. His troops had marched
upthc hill,a they hal marched down
again, without striking n blow.
Late tonight the governor Issued a
PROCLAMATION 10 all the state militia Il
place themselves In readiness Tor
marching ordefe. He himself did not
venture out Of his house all day, and
bic residence IL surrounded by a sifOnl
guatd,as no IL In mortal fear OF aHsns
siuatiOn. Meantime federal troop
from Fort Logan, whom the governor
asked General McCOOk 10 order out FOL
duty In Denver, are cared for at thl
union depot, aud IL Ia possible that DO
lore the difficulty IL settled martial Law
will be- declared.
The critical situation has beef
brought about by the determination o
Governor Waite 10 Gust the two mem
hers Vt the fire aud police board
Jackson Orr and ID. J. Martin, whom
he removed for protecting gambling
houses, aud place la office their sue
cessOfs, 3. ID. Barnes aud Dennis Mul
lils.
MessTs. Orr aud Martin, having oh
taiued from the district court AN la
Junction restraining Governor Walt
from iotcibly removing them, wer
determined 10 resist TO the uttermosl
They accordingly kept the entire polio
iorco at the city hall all day, unde
orders 10 resist the soldiers " attacked
In addition several hundreds OF III
toughest citizens, many Of whom hav
fecoriA as man.killeTa, were sworn u
ns deputies by Sheriff Burchinell an
placed In the city hall as "A rsinioTo,
meLt Of the police department.
Each deputy was armed with tw
slG-shooters, and instructed 10 M
them IN cae Of necessity. This polite
were armed with shOtguns In al1itlo
10 their clubs and Teyolyers.