Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-07

Cripple Creek, Col, JlIe 1.-The
strikers have spent the day in perfect
ing their defenses. Their forces
were increased today by 300 men, who
came from Pueblo. Women and chill
dren have been streaming toward this
place from Victor and Altman.
The miners have loaded beer kegs
with dynamite, scrap iron and rail
road iron and placed them on the
crestS OF Globe Hill and Battle Noun
tain.
The defensive movement of the Strik-
ers has been decided upon and is about
as follows.
Mounted scouts, upon discovering the
advance of the deputies, will hasten
to the camp with the information. A
prearranged signal will be sounded on
q steam whistle at the Pixies Peak
mine, when the strikers will take their
positions. SkirmiSherS will fall back
slowly keeping the deputies engaged
until they reached the barbados at
the foot of Bull Hill. Behind the
good stand, defending themselves
with guns and bombs. If driven
from the barricadeS, they will hasten
up the slope to the fort. Should the
deputies follow them, the dynamite
mines, which have been planted at
every few yards, will be exploded. Can
ons aud bombs will simultaneously
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RUMOR OF SETTLEMENT.
Denver Col. June 1.-The strike at
Cripple Greek appears to have been
settled tonight at a conference.
Denver, June 4.-Sheriff RadfOrd, of
Las AnimaS county, has made a de-
mand upon Gov. Waite for troops He
says 800 coal miners are making
threatening demonstrations at the
camps in that country, and that his
forces are inadequate to control them.
Springfield, Ill, June 4.-Governor
Altgeld received the following tele-
gram from Sheriff DoWell, of William
son county:
Am powerleSS in the hands of LOCO
men and women, armed with dyna-
mite and guns. Am compelled to with
draw my forces at Carteryille."
To which the governor replied:
How any deputies Gid you have at
Carteryille, and what acts of violence,
if any, occurred? Sent you thirty guns
and 1000 rounds Of ammunition, which
should reach you tonight"
Pittsburg, Pa, June At seems
that there is little prospect that
settlement of the strike will be reached
as the outcome of tomOToW'S con-
ference of miners officials and the
organizers at Columbus. Secretary
Warmer said that there will certainly
be no SO cent rate compromise for the
Pittsburg district, as the miners will
not hear OF it. They struck for 70
cents and unless they get it, will con-
tinue the fight.
Rico, Col, June Fifty miners,
armed with WincheSterS and having
sufficient provisions to last for several
days, left here today to reinforce the
striking miners on Bull Hill.
Ashland, Wis, June 4.-Orders have
been received to sell no more coal
from the Ashland docks to boats,
The railroads have secured all the
coal on the docks, and it will be im-
possible to supply any more vessels.
VincenneS, Ind, June 4.-Adjutant
General Robbins is in VincenneS this
evening on his way from CannelSburg
to Indianapolis. He was ordered by
Governor Matthews to take five COM
panies to FarmerSburg, where a train
of coal was seized at o'clock this af-
ternoon and side tracked by armed
miners.
A special train has just left bearing
the militia to the scene of the trouble
General Robbins will go to Indianap-
oils at once to get more troops in read
mess.
General Mckee is now at Farmers
burg with six companies and has tele-
graphed General Robbins that he and
his men will leave at once in pursuit