Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-06
CRIPPLE CREEK TROUBLE.
The Strikers Promise to Surrender to
the Militia Tomorrow over
Thousand Deputy Shcriffs
Ready to March on their
Stronghold.

htduy 10 MuiCh Ou thCA
Stronghold.
Divide, Colo, June 6.-Fully 1000 de-
puties under command of Sheriff Bowers
left here at an early hour this morning to
march to Cripple Creek. There are also
twenty cavalry men under command of
Gen. Chas. Adams. ExChief of Police
Veatch, of Denver, who has been in charge
of the deputies, did not go with them.
Heavy firing has been heard since the
deputies left and it is supposed that an
engagement has taken place between the
deputies and skirmlshers from Bull hill.
The newspaper correspondents were all
locked up until 6 O'Clock and the tele-
graph wires were cut in order to prevent
any news from being sent out.
Under sheriff Mullins invited all the
newspaper correspondents in the camp
into room at the Hardy honse at 10
o'clock last mig gt and informed them that
the deputies were about to move on Bull
hill, and as it was desired to have the
fact kept secret the correspondents would
be kept under guard for a few hours.
There are 1900 deputies in the army
which left here at 2 a. m. Sheriff Bowers
did not 60 forward with the deputies, but
returned to Colorado Springs for a con
ference with Brigadier General Brooks.
The deputies are under command of a
young military man who enlisted as q
private and whose name is not known.
1t is the intention to proceed to Beaver
Park and send q committee to Bull hill
and demand that certain strikers be sur
rendered. If this request is not complied
with the march to Bull hill will be re-
sumed. Owing to washouts on the rail
roads it is not expected that state troops
will reach Cripple Creek until after the
strikers have capitulated or a battle has
been fought.
A BATTLE EXPECTED TODAY.
Cripple Creek.-A message was re-
ceived from Bull hill early to-day to the
effect that the miners scouts who were
stationed in the vicinity of Gillette en-
countered body of 400 deputies Just
after dawn. The scouts retreated before
the deputies and quickly gave an alarm
to the miners garrison. Preparations
were made to receive the deputies and n
battle is expected within a few hours.
Gillette is only five miles from Bull hill.
dense fog prevails and this will help
the miners who know every foot of the
ground. The telegraph wires between
Cripple Creek and Bull hill have been cut
and it is difficult to get any news.
DEPUTIES IN CAMP.
The deputies have arrived at Beaver
Park, five miles from Bull hill, where
they have gone into camp. The miners
feel that the reported settlement of the
strike reached at Denver by arbitration
was merely trick to cause them to dis
arm. They say they will resist any at
tempt OF sheriff's deputies to arrest any
of them until the strike is settled. After
the mines are opened they say the sheriff
can arrest any of the miners he wants.
REFUSED TO SURRENDER.
A message from Bull hill says that 1,10O
deputies on foot and at least 100 on horse
back can be seen on the fat near Gillette,
approaching Bull hill. The leader Of
fered not to attack the miners if they
will surrender 200 of the strikers for
whom the sheriff has warrants. The
strikers refused and will resist any at
temp to make the arrest. The deputies
have two Gatling guns and one Napoleon.
Later.--2:30 p. NJ. The strikers have
agreed to- surrender to the militia to-
morrow. If the sheriff accepts their
terms tho fight will be avoided. The
miners are ready for the attack. One
hundred men on both sides are drawn up
in battle array near Gillette.
PREVENTING NEWS GOING OUT.
Denver.-The telegraph operator at Di-
vide says that deputies with rifles are
standing guard over him and will not
permit him to send any messages about
what is going on, or deliver any messages
conveying any instructions to CORES.
pondents. As the deputies control all the
telegraph offices on the Midland Terminal
railroad there is no prospect of receiving
news until the censorship is abandoned.
| "wuEELs-1N-H1 HEAD" TALKS.
Gov. Waite says that the move of depu-
ty sherifrs against Bull hill toarrest strik-
ers is in violation of an armistice. While
nothing is said on this point in the agree
ment made by him in behalf of the min
ers with the mine owners, it was tacitly
understood that no attempt should be
made to serve any warrants until after
the militia had reached Cripple Greek and
the mines reopened.
Colorado Springs.-The first regiment
national guards are stranded here owning
to railroad washouts. They can not
possibly reach Cripple Creek to-day as it
would take nearly week to go overland
Later 8 p. m.-Sheriff Bowers has
agreed to hold his deputies where they
are now, on the understanding that the
strikers will surrender to the militia to.