The morning call., 1894-06-04
FIGHTING TO ENsUE.
Strikers Make a Last Forage
and Await a Siege.
CHEERED BY wAITE's TACTICS.
Failing to Secure the Aid of the
Militia, the Deputies Will
Soon Open the Battle.

" CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, June 3.-All day
long the striking miners have been on the
alert, expecting that at any moment some
of Sheriff Bowers deputies would put IN
an appearance in some remote portion of
the camp. Not a single miner is working
in the camp. One shift was put in on the
g. Moose. Elkton, Prince Albert, Gold Dol
lar, Iugham. ia ok G and other properties,
but the managers of these several mines
were informed at noon that 1t would be
impossible to run any of the properties
tonight
The men are now confident that they
will be attacked some time tomorrow and
that the hour may be directly after mid
night. They are ready, and this is so we'll
known by the deputies that the officer
commanding is using the utmost caution.
All men not necessary to guard approaches
10 Bull Hill and forage for supplies have
been massed about the fOrtifcation and
their number is slightly over 1900. 10
day the strikers made their last forage for
- arms. ammunition and supplies. Fearing
a siege they have filed hundreds Of beer
kegs with water and stored them in the
fort Parties have been drafting recruits.
Many of the parties were headed by
women who promise TO stand till the end
comes The towns of Victor, Anaconda,
Mound City and other places are in the
possession of squads Of armed strikers.
Cripple Creek was entirely unmolested
by strikers to-day. The plan OF the
strikers is to meet the deputies and make
= as strong a stand as possible, OF If neces-
sary to retreat to Bull HILL where a des-
perate stand will be made.
The deputies Will be commanded in the
field by W. J. Palmer. leader Of the army
that had so many scrimmages during the
building of the Denver and Rio Grande
road. He says that any moment the dep
utles may advance TO a point beyond Mid
land, after which a battle will be only a
question of hours.
The miners to-day hailed with delight
the words of Governor Waite in response
. 10 Sheriff Bowers demand for troops, and
they now look for ward TO a battle, the end
of which will be for them either victory or
extetmination. Open threats against Colo
: rsdo Springs are made as a result of the
treatment of Governor Waite and John
Calderwood. The wives of strikers refuse
TO leave the camp. Some Of them have
organized to care for the wounded, and
others have procured Winchesters and
will enter the fight.
The strikers know not what to do il the
militia is called out They believe Gov
ernor Waite to be their friend, but while
here be said to the miners: THE law has
;. been violated, and l shall see that 1t is en-
forced in the future at any cost"
Il is expected that Deputy United States
3 Marshals Wire ana Brown will soon ar
rive in the camp to serve summons on the
officers OF the union to appear in st. Louis
in the Court of Appeals. They will offer
: no resistance, as they fear Federal author
>. -ity.
II. E. Woods, president of the Woods
Investment Company, whose main Office
is in Denver, but whose local Office is at
:. Victor, some miles from this city, was
+ taken in charge a o'clock by large body
of miners and carried up to the fort on
Bull Hill. His wife was present when he
- was taken and is almost frantic. The men
: told her that she need not worry as they
would turn Mr. Woods loose in the morn
=. ing; that all they wanted her husband for
2 : was to explain certain matters that #
would be impossible for them to do with
out his presence at their stronghold. a.
this writing not ten business men here
know the news. but they look into eacf
- others faces and see nothing but dread
q. and fear The cause of the kidnapping of
MF, Woods it is impossible now to give.
=. . DENVER, June 3.-When Governor
Waite made his profane reply to Sher-
. iff Bowers request for troops at Colorado
Springs last night all hope of receiving aid
+. from the militia was given up. To-day
j.; developments but strengthen the impres
sion that nc aid would be received through
the Governor.
Governor Waite, Lorenz. his private sec
retary. and John Calderwood, president oi
the Miners Union, left Colorado Spring:
for this city at 1890 o'clock this morning
and arrived here about an hour later
Governor Waite and Lorenz Immediately
:: went into conference with the Governor
advisers. CaIderwood went where no one
but Waite and Lorenz can find him.
e: 1t Is not known who al! the Governors
advisers are Nothing was decided upon
At the conference and another was held
at 10 O'Clock, with like result as far al
any one knows.
Sheriff Bowers followed Governor Waite
to Denver on the next train. To-day he
made another appeal to the Governor FOL
troops, but so far the demand has proved
Intellectual. Sheriff Bowers tonight
started in search of Calderwood to arrest
him. but failed to find him. Lorenz re-
fused to say anything about Calderwood'
whereabouts until he had talk with the
Governor. The two went to the Gov
ernOr, who not only refused to state Cal
derwoOd's whereabouts, but instructed
.Lorenz to say nothing.
General McCook, located at Fort Logan
has prepared himself for a CALL and is II
readiness, though how he can be called
upon is a mystery.
It is said on good authority that J. B
johnson. leader OF the strikers forces n
Cripple Creek will be arrested by agent
of the Secret Service before many days
He was expelled from West Point 70
hazing son Of General Logan.