The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-17

Denver Colo, March 16.-The war is
over. At least it is announced by At
torney 1. n. Stevens, who has been in
consultation with the governor a large
part of the afternoon that his excel
lency has accepted the advice of his
attorneys and consented to submit the
fire and police board question to the
supreme court on its merits. The gov
ernor says he is still considering the
matter but it is generally believed Mr..
Stevens speaks by the book. So the
Colorado National Guard, which was
ordered to be ready to take the field
on short notice will not be called into
action.
The state troops at Durango, Lake
City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Grand
Junction and other centers have been
uniformed and under arms all day
ready to take special trains to Denver,
and the state troops in this city have
been on call. Exciting reports have
been flying all over the state.
Many people regard the governor 5
military demonstration as a big bluff
to show his contempt for Judge GI'a-
hams injunction and to compel the
judge, if possible, to arrest him.
General McCook's ordering the Unit
ed States troops to this city has been
approved at Washington, and he has
ordered them from the union depot tc
the Gettysburg building on Champa
street where they will remain until fur.
Their orders. Prominent attorneys anC
other distinguished citizens have beer
laboring much of the day with Cover
nor Waite to have him submit the mat
ter to the supreme court, which ha:
| power to call upon counsel for both The
old and the new police board to settle
| their cases. The interrogatories to thu
court are based on the police forces be
ing in existence, the right of. the gov
ernor to remove from power and to ap
point others to fill the vacancies ant
his right to call upon the militia tt
seat his appointees in office.
Sheriff Burchinel sent the following
telegram this afternoon:
Denver, Colo, March 16.-Daniel
: Lamont, secretary of war, Washington
i am quite able to maintain peac
, here unless the militia of the state ar
! used against me. Nobody but the gov
l ernor is seeking to disturb the peac
{ and he is acting in contempt of tn
, district court of this county.
''WILLIAM K. BURCHINEL.'
q Judge Bailey has issued an order fo
. the drawing of a grand jury to NEE
\ on Monday. District Attorney Steel
l. has for some time been contemplate
:, the calling together of a grand jur
: to act on several cases pending, an
d he thinks it would be we'll to have
/ in session until the danger of riot
= past.
I IF anybody is killed in the contrt
u versy between Governor Waite and til
old police board the person who doe
: the killing and the one who incites IL
> act will be tried for murder" said Di
Il trict Attorney Steele this afternoon.
II Afraid of Assassination.
General McCook received joint lie
ter this evening, from Chief of Polit
Stone and Chief Pearce, of the fire d
,r partment, stating that Governor Wal
N had some malicious, fiendish and de
a perate scheme" on foot which he migl
- - put into execution either this evenir
a a or early in the morning, and askir
~ him to call at the city hall at once f
- a conference. 1t is feared that tomo
&c row being st. Patrick's day may gil
- an opportunity to those inclined to ST
~ up fight leading to a general riot.
Governor Waite acknowledged tods
- to General McCook that he feared a
1e sassination. The general says there
- no doubt that had gun been fired We
q terday the governor would have be-
y lynched within half an hour, to t
states lasting disgrace. General NJ
Cook also says he has the United Stat
troops here only to protect public pro
n. erty, and they will remain in town u
ne til the excitement is over especial
or since there is a large number of iG
to men in town to foment trouble.
he The cause of Governor Waites c
VS. duracy, it is claimed on excellent a
MS thority, is his wife. She attended le
e. nights conference in an angry mo
and declared with clenched fist tn
the fight should go on until the Il
national guardsman in the state /
dead on the pavement
nd Many Populists do not uphold Gc
ernor Waite, and Judge Croxton, G
of the best known Populists in
ne state, has asked General McCook to
I'm his influence with the governor to av
ity further trouble. Referring to the e.
IN ernors action, Judge Croxton sa
nd This is not politics, it is anarchy"