Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-22

Lamont, secretary of war, Washing
ton. I am quite able to maintain peace
here unless the militia of the state is
used against me. Nobody but the
governor is seeking to disturb the
peace and he is acting in contempt
OF the district court of this county.
"(Signed) VIM. X BurchinaIl."
Judge Bailey has issued an order for
drawing the grand jury to meet Mon
day. District Attorney Steel thinks
it will be well to have it in session
until the danger of riot is past.
IF any one is killed in this contro-
yersy the person who does the killing
and the one who incites the act will
be tried for murder" said Steel today.
This means that Governor Waite will
be tried for murder if anybody is killed
in the dispute now on.
Many people want the governor ar
rested for gathering an unlawful as
semblage.
The chamber of commerce directory
S circulating for signatures a paper to
be given to the press. The paper de-
MES that there is an instruction or in
vaSion in Denver. In attempting to
enforce his order by military power
it is asserted that Governor Waite is
violating the law and abusing his high
office. Very many signatures have been
obtained.
Governor Waite acknowledged to-
day to Gen. McCook that he feared as
SaSSlna ton.
The cause of the governors obdu-
racy, it is learned on excellent au-
thOrity. is his wife. She attended last
nights conference in an angry mood
and declared with clenched hands that
the fight should go on until the last
national guardSman in the state Law
dead on the pavement. Many popu-
lists do not uphold Gov. Waite.
Denver, Col, March 17.-Gov. Waite
has at last decided to submit the QueS-
ton of the legality of the two police
boards to the supreme court.
He refused to do this last night, al
though men who have influence with
him labOred long to get his consent
After two hours conference with
Thomas NJ. Patterson in which both
the legal and business aspects were
gone over. the News this morning an
rounced that nothing had been accom-
plished. Editorially the News says
all danger of an armed conflict is now
at an end.
The Republican urges the governor
to go to the supreme court and says:
''The chaotic condition cannot continue
longer without positive peril of a most
serious character, and this in itself is
an overwhelming reason why the gov
ernOr should brush aside all the petty
technicalities that may be urged by at
torneyS interested in defeating the ends
of justice by delay. in order to settle
the contest on it's merits without de
lay"
The presence of federal troops has
had a most salutary effect and without
their presence it is believed mob VIC
| lence would have been aro'!sed. The
temper of the opposition to Gov. Waite
, is such that a slight preteXt 7 Ould
be the cause Of a personal assault upon
him. When prominent citizens like d.
I H. Moffatt, w. S. Cheeseman, Daniel
Fletcher, Maj. Mcnamara, ], 8. APP
pell and others meet and seriously
consider in a secret night meeting the
propriety Of having the governor held
for lunacy as means of safety to
the public, the gravity Of the situa-
! ton must be great.
The city hall people last night had
! many exciting hours. A raid by a
hundred deputy game-wardens sworn
in by one of Gov. Waite's most er-
ratio followers was anticipated and
! every street in the vicinity of the hall
! was patrolled by policemen and deputy
sheriffs until daylight. The militia are
still out and the federal troops are en-
camped in the heart of the city.
The case has been set for Monday
afternoon and a decision is expected
| Tuesday. AS far as the trouble is
concerned the militia is disbanded.
The fedral troops are still CHARTERED in
the Gettysburg building expecting
orders to return to Fort Logan.