The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-03-17
GOV. WAITE'S' WAR.
10 Is Not Raging as Violently as It
Was-Troops No Longer on
Guard.
And the Gatling Guns Have Been
Taken Back to Militia Head
quarters.
4 Little Colloquy With General Me-
Cook as to The Proper Use of
Regular Treeps.


DENVER, March II. The city is COM
paratively quiet ut 8 .. m, all hostili.
ties having been suspended awaiting the
result of the conference between Cen
eral McCook, commanding the govern
ment troops, and Governor Waite and
his advisers, which is to take place at
o. m. Five companies OF the Seventh
United States infantry are encamped at
the Union depot, ready to move on the
city hall at a moments notice, should
the government request them to do so.
The militia have been wi thdrawn from
around the city hall, and the streets
leading to the building, which in the
afternoon had been packed with 1000
people, are now almost deserted The
police force, greatly reinforced, are still
under arms at the city hall.
/ ii is understood their fighting force
numbers about $50 men, and that under
no circumstances will they surrender.
Governor Waite has ordered all COM
panies of the Colorado national guards
to be at their armories at 0 o'clock a.
m. and 1t Is expected that at this hour
they will be ordered to the city. The
guards number 7S5 enlisted men, 10
commissioned officers and 4-gun bat
terry. Governor Waite appears to enter
tain some fears for his life His house
Is guarded by detachment Of the state
militia and no one allowed to enter
until after his business had been stated
and the executive given his consent to
see the visitor.
Want Regulars withdraw.
At. $50 a. M, the militia guard at
Douglass place, where Governor Waite
resides. was recalled TO the armory, and
for the first time since p. m. Thurs
day the building was left unprotected.
ShdTtly afterwards his excellency left
for the executive chambers, but refused
to discuss the situation further than to
eag that he would like consultation
VIII General McCook of the United
6enEas army at 10 o'clock.
he conference, which was held In
the presencc OF no other person, lasted
but short time, and it il understood
was exceedingly peppery, the governor
being very angry because General Nc
Cook refused to aid the governor in his
purpose to seat the new commissioners
but r0n6ned himself 20 dispensing the
crowd and maintaining the peace.
Governor Waite almost immediately
after addressed letter to General Nc
Cook, asking that government troops DO
Withdrawn from city, because the latter
refuses to assist in carrying out the gov
ernor's purpose, but will simply confine
himself to maintaining the peace.
General McCook did not answer Gov
ernor Waite's letter, and will take no
further action until he hears from
Washington. General Nc Cook declares
that Governor Waite, in his letter,
makes several erroneous statements. one
Of which is that he stated for what pur-
pose he desired the government troops.
General McCook says Governor Waite
did not specify for what purpose they
were.wanted.
Think 1t Il Over.
Fire and Police Commissioners Orr
and Martin, over whose Office the fight
is being made, were at their offices early
but no efforts were made to do business.
Judge Orr looked upon the governors
actions as bluff. and having failed in
its purpose he does not anticipate any
further demonstrations of hostile or
threatening nature. Mr.. Martin indi-
Gated that he was Of the same opinion.
All of the city Offices were opened for
business but there was little going on.
A few policemen were sent out on patrol
duty, but most of the force was con-
tnued on guard in the basement of the
city hall.
The attorneys for both the old board
and the governor were firm in the posi-
tions taken by them. Neither side would
recede an inch, and both parties claimed
to be right The former expressed a
Willingness to arbitrate or go to the su-
preme court on the question OF the gov
ernor's right to call out the militia at
once. This the governors attorneys re-
fuse, hut are willing to go to the SUI
preme court on the question of the right
OF the governor to remove the old board
and appoint new men in their places.
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