The record-union., 1894-06-02
BEFORE THE STORM.
ALL QUIET LAST NIGHT AT GRIP
PIE CREEK.
The Strikers, However, Redouble
Their Vigilance in Guarding
Their Stronghold.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


CRIPPLE CREEK, June 1.-Absolute
quiet reigns throughout the camp to-
night. Not deputy has put in an ap-
pearauce. The strikers, however, have
redoubled their vigilance in guarding
their stronghold on Bull Hill. Four lines
of pickets guard every road and trail
leading from this city to the mountains,
and the guards extend down the Canyon
City and Florence roads for distance of
twelve miles.
The same is true of the Cheyenne Can
yon road to Colorado Springs. Pickets
are static ned as far as Midland and be-
yond. and it will be next to impossible
for the deputies to surprise the strikers.
At Altman, the stronghold OF the min
ers, the strictesr military rule is enforced.
All the saloons are under lock and key,
but by some means some of the strikers
procured small amount of whisky and
became slightly intoxicated. General
Johnson, who has charge of the military
| forces, upon being informed of the doings
of the men, caused them to be put in the
guardhouse Immediately.
| The opinion is generally held that the
strikers have lost sight of any effect Gov
ernor Waite's visit may have had, and
that they intend to fight, as they are con-
fident OF routing the deputies. Consider
| able excitement was created to-day by
the appearance of six armed strikers the
first to come into the city, and the subse-
quent shooting of Smith, a drunken rail-
road employe, by policeman. Smith
will die.
DEPUTIES IN BETTER SPIRITS.
| DIVIDE (Col.), June 1.-The deputies
were in better spirits to-day, the sun
! shining for the first time in three days.
| Chief Neach received a telegram from
Commissioner Boynton, stating that re-
| inforcements were coming in and that no
move would be made until the party
should be large enough to do effective
work. Probably no move will be made
before Sunday. 1t is expected that the
deputies will number 1000, and that they
will approach the strikers from three diff
| ferent directions.
CANNOT DEPEND ON FEDERAL ASSIST
| ANCE.
| WASHINGTON, June If the Colorado
| people rely upon the National Govern
| ment to use its military forces against the
| Cripple Creek strikers, without appeal to
| local authorities in due form, the Gov
ernor or Legislature, they will be disap-
pointed. Although no application for
Federal Intervention has Yet come to the
| War Department, they will be absolutely
without result it they do come.
The reason is easily explained at the
| department., as there is no authority
| to be found in the law for Federal
action. The issues involved are re-
garded as purely State and not ma
tional in their present aspect. The sug-
gestion that the National Government
| might intervene between Governor Waite
and the Sheriff's forces, under cover of
| Section 2229, Revised Statutes, was soon
disposed of. That statute was framed in
reconstruction days to permit the Ma
tional Government to go into State and
protect any of its citizens when they were
denied protection by their own State otfi-
GERS. 1t was embodied in the army regu-
lations, but in the first case that arose the
courts held that the Act was unconstitu-
| tiOnal, and so it is of no avail at present.
The opinion prevails at the War Depart
| ment that if Governor Waite violates the
| law he can and will be restrained by the
| State judiciary, and they are looking for
some such termination of the present
difficulties.
A LABOR AGENT TERRIBLY BEATEN.
| ScoTTDALE (Pa.) June 1.-Several car
| loads of non-union men were brought in
by special train to-day. There were 36S
men in all, and principally colored men
from West Virginia. The Italian labor
agent who brought the men here was as
saulted tonight by strikers and terribly
beaten. John Steilen was also attacked
but was rescued by deputy. He was
badly disabled. Deputy Sheriffs were
called from the Valley plant to take him
home. The operators are giving more
evidence every day of determination to
run. a special train of new men is ex-
pected about midnight.
REIGN OF TERROR.
LA SALE Gill;, June 1.-Since the
withdrawal of the troops anarcnistic
striking miners have established reign
of terror in Spring Valley.
CARPENTERS WILL RETURN TO WORK.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The 10000 union
carpenters who went out this morning to
secure an adjustment of wages will re-
turn tomorrow to work. The rate of 50
cents an hour was accepted by the con-
tractors.