The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-09
BUT STILL DEFIANT
AS TO THE DEPUTIES.
DEPUTIES HAVE FLED
TO THE HILLS.
The Miners, When Arrested, VIII Be
Given n Military Escort to Colo
rndo Springs, Where They VIII
Await TriaI-UnIess Waite Makes
Bad Break, Quiet VIII Soon Be
Restored in the Camp.


miner was the extent of the injuries
inflicted in the skirmish between depu-
tiles and miners yesterday, The con-
flict was caused by the advance of 200
deputies toward Bull Hill to recover
horses that had strayed.
The situation became warlike at 10
| o'clock when the entire force of depu-
ties started for Bull Hill with Calling
guns. General Adams says the depu-
ties will take THE hill or sacrifice every
man in the command. General Brooks
has ordered the deputies to halt ana
return the Gatling gun, but the order
was ignored. Orders were at once
given the militiamen to fall in before
the opposing forces or prevent a meet
ing if possible. Ten minutes after the
ideputies started there was terrific
sounding of alarm at Altman, calling
miners together for the battle. Depu-
ties. militiamen and citizens were eX-
pecting a battle in few moments.
General Brooks says he had positive
promise from Sheriff Bowers that no
advance would be made toward Bull
Hill by the deputies today
A telephone message from Secretary
George Mcmillan. of the Miners union,
states that no resistance will be offered
ITO the advance of the deputies on Bull
Hill. A majority of the miners for
whom warrants have been issued, have
already scattered over the hills. john
son. the leader, is believed to be a fugi-
tive. The miners who remain will go
TO work under the protection of the
ldeputfes who will take possession of
all the mines.
c. w Wright and W. A. McClelland,
| of Colorado Springs, were accideptly
shot today by a deputy who handled
a gun carelessly Wright was wound
ed in the groin and is not expected
to recover dcClelland was wounded
in the knee.
General Brooks at the head of the
state troops Intercepted the deputies
land ordered Sheriff Bowers to send
them back to camp After some parley-
/ ing. Bowers complied. The militia now
| holds the key to the situation.
Animosity Tempered.
The excellent conduct of the state
troops. acting upon the polite orders
of General Brooks, has greatly temper
ed the intense animosity that the de-
puties and strikers have felt towards
each other, and the chances for a con-
f1ict are more remote than at any time
since the two forces faced each other.
The militia frOal it's position between
prevent either side making an attack,
and they have executed their orders in
such a polite manner that they have
won the regard of both sides. Several
times the deputies began an advance,
but were cut off by the troops. At one
time General Brooks rode down the
front->of the deputies and his beaEing
and words were of such a nature that
he shook hands with the sheriff s
x6ri1 ha ri -
gave him three cheers. Both deputies
and militiamen prefer General Brooks
to Adjutant- General Tarsney, who,
acting in the capacity of attorney Tor
the strikers, has seemed to oppose the
deputies and TO favor the strikers.
The deputies have at all times been
DESTROYS of advancing and serving war
rants, even if in order to do so, it
should become necessary to engage in
pitched battle. The good work of
General Brooks is best illustrated by
the number of times he has prevented
a general engagement, especially yes
terday, when the deputies, in getting
in range of Bull Hill and the fort, fired
test shot which the miners thought
to be an aggressive movement which
they were ready to avenge.
The warlike attitude Of the miners
is so far changed that many Of those
for whom warrants have been issued
have scattzred in all directions, and it
is not at all likely that Sheriff Bowers
will find many of the men whom he
wants.
This is the situation at the point
where General Brooks and troops are
located: at other places, the militia is
ready to fire upon either strikers or
deputies as ordered, and the strikers
and deputies are still eager for a con-
f1ict.
The strikers thus disposed are in the
minority, but an inadvertent move on
either side may precipitate a sharp
conflict