Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-19
MILITIA ON GUARD
At the Scene Of the Cripple
Greek Troubles.
EVERYTHING QUIET AT THE MINES.

Grim-Visaged War Smoothes His Nrinkled
Front. For Time ut Least, and n Con-
ference lis Arranged-Only One Man
Wounded in the Difficulty 50 Far-Three
Arrests Made. One Prisoner Being a Ia
Dor Leader-situation at Denver.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. March 19-Ev-
erything is quiet here, and it is now
thought there is little likelihood of serious
trouble. Some of the miners. however,
are desperate men, and not few of them
went through the horrors in Co,ur d Alene,
as they have often admitted. The troops
of the National guard did not arrive in
town until o'clock in the morning In
stead of riding over from Midland in
coaches and hacks. as had been intended.
General Brooks decided that il would he
better for the men 10 march. This decision
was reached after the receipt of advices
from this city that there was a strong pos
>ihility bLat the miners on Bull Hill would
attempt to ambu2h the troops in some
narrow detiie. OF course the commanding
| officer did not know bnt that this iaformG-
ton was correct, but in reality it was
! without the least foundation.
| Conference With Miners to BE Held.
Adjutant General Tarsney and Brigadier
| General Brooks have their headquarters
in the Palace hotel. \ hospital has been
! opened in large building in the upper
town. 4 large number of business men
have waited upon Sheriff Bowers and Gen
eral TarSney and General Brooks Tic
situation was fully explained TO the OF:
! e -
rral Tarsney held "a long talk with Gov
.rnor Waite by telephone and explained
! the situation To his chief rs fully as pos
sible. Governor Waite then advised that
a conference with the miners and author
ties of Altman I've held This was agreed
10 Oh all sides and the sheriff said that the
men on the Bull Hin should come down
from the hill and return again without
moleStation. This means that he will not
attempt TO serve any warrants on the men
while they are in the city.
Only One Man Hurt 50 Far.
Bu: one man has been hurt 30 far and
that i Deputy Sheriff Allen, and Deputy
Marshal Daley. OF Altman. acknowledges
that he fired the effect I've shot. He makes
the following stateucct OF the matter:
Somebody had spread the report around
Altman that force Of men were coming
I to burn our little town last night. Twelve
deputy sherifIs were sworn IN to assist IL
preserving order. About p. IN. ! saw a
wagon coming up the road with five men
in II. followed 10y man on horseback.
Our little party Of twelve commanded the
| sg>p!cioUs-looking strangers to stop. The
request was complied with and the spolses.
man Of the party told u that they were
deputy sheriffs. We asked them to show
their papers to prove their assertion. They
refused to do 50 .s4.l
>hcrifl> Did the First Shooting.
Il then said: Gentlemen, consider Your.
selves under arrest At this Deputy Allen
fired u shot and | raised my Winchester
and shot him. As soon as the first shot
was fired crowd Of $50 men rushed from
town and IN a few minutes the sheriff>
were disaTmed. | have full proof that
Deputy Allen fired the first shot. They
were all strangers to Us and the arrests
were made within the corporate limits Of
the town. We did not abuse the men and
n soon - We were convinced they Nver,
legally appointed officers we turned them
loose The miners at Altman loudly de-
nounce the authorities for calling out tn,
state militia.
ri.ree Altman Gi.n Arrested.
Martin Alexander, the mayor Of Altman
and Deputy Marshal Daley have been ar
rested in this city and placed in jail John
CalderwoJl, the president Of the Miner.
union. was also arrested. There was an
incendiary fire in town. which was quickly
put out. and large charge OF giant DOW
der was exploded on Battle mountain
shaking the shaft houses at the Inlepen.
dence and Portland mines, but doing ul
great damage.
BEGINNING OF The TROUBLE.