The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-29
READY FOR BATTLE.
Cripple Greek Miners Greatly
Encouraged by Waite.
THEY BUILD THREE MORE FORTS
Organize . Troop Of Cavalry, and
Establish Martial Law.

80 Afne VWneee ReJect Arbttfotaeus
Sayfsg the Miners want Tee Msay
Csnessssess n Aavsnes-wAy 0ev.
Waite Backed Dews.
CnIrrfx CREKK. Col, May 2S-lf trouble
breaks out again. and IL - impossible 20
see how IL can b avoided. the results
threaten to BE- far more terrible than those
already witnessed. The armistice de-
clared yesterday Vas made use of by the
sheriff 10 increase his forces. Nearly 600
men hare bsen recruited in Denver. and
only await the slightest outbreak to be for
warded TO Cripple Greek and sworn in as
deputies. The striksrs TO have taken
courage from the action Of Gov. waite.
and affect TO believe that the militia
would tend 10 aid them in carrying out
their purposes. Be this ~ IL may. tho
entire district il serrorized and the strik-
srs. encouraged BY the temporary with.
draval Of the deputies. are beco ming
boider and moro imperative and bslliger-
ent There 10 no danger Of = non parts an
being fired upon without first being
warned. but when ordered % stopit means
that he must stop just where his feet are
resting. II 10 but . step from this attitude
to one Of the most reckless bearing, and
people living In the camp fear the out
come.
All day the strikers have been searching
for arms and ammunition in the mining
camps. and wherever arms, ammunition
or provisions are found they are confis-
Gated and receipts given for them. No
one about the camps except the strikers Is
permitted to carry arms. and the strikers.
who reign supreme. have issued an order
that every abls-bodied man found in camp
when the real contest commences will be
forced to carry arms in their ranks. The
result il that many people are moving
away from the camp TO the city Of Grip Pile
Creek and elsewhere. Town and county
oflicials are utterly unable to do anything
in the face Of such an overwhelming num-
Der Of desperate men.
Parties Of men who are in sympathy with
the mine owners have gone to Midland,
where they will meet the deputies aud
conduct them through the best routes to
the strongest points about the scene Of
trouble. A large party Of the strikers
have also gone towards Midland 70 meet
the deputies and retard their progress ~
much - possible. The country about Bull
hill, the minsrs' stronghold, eight miles
square. b held and patrollsd By striksva
ThrOs new forts have sprung mp on
Bull HILL The four forts aro said
to b occupied BY 1000 men. They
ere amply provisionsd end prepared
for siege in every way, except that they
have not large supply Of water. A troop
Of cavalry has bssn organised. and thirty
horssmsn are constantly scouting. The
deputies have gone into camp % Divide.
Mra Myers lodGinghouss. whore several
mins-ownsrs have made their head
QuartsFs, vas searched last night BY
strtksras and every weapon carried
away. The coach from 2idland vas
stopped at the top of the hill above town
today. On board we're the union miners
captured BY the deputies in the tight FRI
day night Word was quickly carried to
the fort on Bull hill. and supsrintsndsnt
Mcdonald and the other two prisoners
were released. Five miners. members Of
the union, but who would not leave work
in the Abe Lincoln mine TO Join in the
warfare. were driven of Bull hill today.
The miners have received offers OF aid
from Denver. Pueblo. LsadviIie, ouray,
Coal Greek and other pointa. II battle
becomes inevitable. It 10 said loo armed
men will be sent to aid the strikers on
forty-ei9ht hours notice.
CoLoRApo 6FRiSss. COL. May 2s.- The
following vas handed out for publication
today BY the mine owners:
Presideat Slocum, Of Colorado college.
and some other gentlemen interested in q
peaceful solution Of tho difiiculties be-
tween the Cripple Creek Miners Union
and mine owners, had . meeting IN
Cripple Greek yesterday. The miners
whether or not they would appoint .
committee to meet with . committee OF
mine owners to arbitrate the differences.
After the meeting was held Caiderw wood,
the president Of the miners, called J. j.
Hagerman up by telephone, May "a, and
informed him that the Miners Union hsd
appointed committee to confer with the
mine owners and wanted 10 know when q
conference could bs held. He was asked
where he preferred to have il, and he
said in Cripple Creek. Mr.. HAgerman re-
piled that he preferred the Divide, 10
which Caldsrwood consented. Wanting
to know what hour IL could Be- held. Mr..
Haeerman replied, "f think We caa 20 up
tomorrow morning and be there about 10
o'clock" The following conversation
then took placs over the telephone, and
was reported ~ sssnosrAphsr on the
spot:
Mr.. Hagerman-How many Of your men
will b these3 Answsr--Two.
HAgerman-Have you full power TO oct
AnsweY-That will depend on certain
things that mnst b settled before she con-
ference.
Haserman - Would wha.ever II done
n - .tss- a r.
firmationf Answer-Yss.
Hagcrman - What are your principal
conditionsf Answer-Ths first condition
IL that all union men must b nrst en-
ployed.
be union msnf Answsr-Yss. IL there are
enough Co 20 around.
Haesrman-That viii practically mean
that no non.uniou men should b en-
ploysd. Answsr-Ths msn that are en-.
ployed must agree TO join the union within
. month after they commencs work.
Hagerman-lf Ne must agree in advance
to accept your proposition, what 10 the uss
Of having cocfsrsncsf Answsr--Thsss
are the conditions that We insist upon.
Hagerman-ws will nsves consent 10
any arrapgsmsnt which dsprives On Amer
out joining the union Ansssf-Thsrs ID
no use taking. these are our conditions,
and u 10 that or nothing
DEsvER. May A-Ths mine owners hav.
ing decided not 70 arbitrass the differences
with ths Cripple Creek miners, troubls
may begin ~ any moment. Information
has been received from Cripple Creek that
eveu had the strikers bsen driven from the
camp. the men who took thsir places In
the mines would havs besn In imminent
peril. Every mine in the camp over which