The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-03
EXCITEMENT IN COLORADO.
Gov. Waite Attends a Confer.
ence of the Mine Owners.
he Was Accompanied by John Calder
wood, President of tho Miners Union
Mt Cripple Creek-rhs Latter In Danger
OF LynchinE-A Authorities Have Great
Trouble in Restoring Peace-Progress
of the Strike Elsewhere.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June a.
Governor Waite, accom- panied by Private
Secretary Lorens and John Caldorwood,
president OF the miners union a. Cripple
Creek, arrived in town this afternoon
from Victor. The party went into con.
ference with the principa! owners.
President Calderwood was not present
at the conference, being excluded be-
cause he would in no wise be recognized
IS part OF the conference.
While the conference was in session
q large crowd gathered outside. Many
threats were made, some favoring the
arrest OF Calderwood, and others lynch-
ing. The sheriff and a large number
OF deputies were on hand to protect
both Governor Waite and President
Calderwood.
ATT 80 p. M. the conference adjourned
for supper, after which Governor Waite
stepped to the door and addressed the
crowd as follows:
"Gentlemen, understand there Is q
great deal of excitemsnt out here and
down In your city over the presence of q
man named Calderwood. He is here
and came with me-. But he has nothing
to do with this conference. He came
with me in my private ear and at my in
vitation, and he is my guest. He is go.
ing out Of this hall with nc, and you
may do with him as you want, but hope
he will not be disturbed.
ARREST him." cried several voices.
and the crowd surged after the gov
ernor and Cslderwood
Il. II. Lunt, president of the cham.
per OF commerce, Immediately ad-
dressed the crowd, urging the reople
TO 90 nothing rash. He was greeted
with cries Of shame" where is ius-
tice" and many oaths and it was with
dl1hculty tho crowd was restrained.
Meanwhile Governor Waite and Calder.
wood had disappeared.
The city remains in most excited
condition tonight and requires the
most utmost watchfulness on tho part
OF the authorities to maintain order.
Troops Ordered Out In Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, June "A message
from Sheriff Letting, at Cannelsburg,
said that forty care OF coal had been
sldetracked and tho trestle at other
end OF the switch torn up in the face of
restraining order from the court, The
governor immediately ordered Adiutant
General Robbins to mobilize nine COM
panies OF troops, about 500 men, at Can
nelSburg.
The four companies, one colored, of
tho second and third regiments of this
city, were included in the order and
the companies ut Anderson, Green
Castle, Aurora, New Albany and Jeffer-
sonville were also ordered out. A train
was provided by the Pennsylvania Com
pany and the troops left at $50 D. IN.
They will halt tonight at Mitchell,
until daybreak in order to prevent &C..
tident by track distractions. Governor
Mathews order included one for all tho
companies in the State to be ready In
reserve for instant mobilization. The
reports from Shelburne arc still indica-
1.-Two or defiant spirit and much trouble.
The GOAL Creek Trouble Magnifed.
KNOXVILLE, June 2.-There was no
truth in the sensational dispatch sent
out from Nashville that 1000 miners
had gone out at Coal Creek. There were
only 800, and it is believed they will ro
sumo Monday.
Effect of the Strike mt Sioux CITY.
SIoUX CITY, June 2.-The first effect
OF tho coal famine is being felt here.
The Illinois Central issued an order yes
terday abandoning the local passenger
on its main line, u way freight, fast
meat train and passenger trains on its
Sioux Falls, Onawa and Cedar Rapids
divisions. Tho fast express Is reduced
to local passenger. Factories hsre
have commenced mixing cora with coal
for fuel.
Miners Fired Upon by Strikers.
WAsHrNGroN, June "A special from
Chattanooga says: The striking miners
at Rathburn, tais county, are becom-
ing FESTIVE. For week past about
dozen men have heen at work in the
coal banks, but yesterday afternoon
several hundred strikers gathered oppo-
site the entrance and when tho men
came out OF the mines the strikers
opened fire on them. Thirty or forty
shots were fred, but no ono was hurt.
The mon will go TO work Monday.
10 cents buys the cloth binding and
sl.6o the elegant Russia leather binding
of 1.-THE Magic city"