The Meeker herald., 1894-06-16
PEA CE PER(HES ON BULL HILL.
THE MILITIA IN CONTROL.
An Agreement Reached by Which the
Deputies Disband and the Militia
Guard Mines and Make
Arrratx.

| night that Governor waite. representing the
miners, and Messrs. Hagerman and MotIat,
representing the mine owners, had agreed
| upon terms Of compromise, and that there
was u prospect OF peace.
It appears that President JefIery of the Rio
| Grande had interested himself in securing
peace and succeeded In getting the principals
| named to go to the Equitable building Moh-
day night
Governor Waite was quick TO submit to the
| mine owners the same demands that were
made at the Colorado Springs meeting on
| Saturday. In this the governor asked for
eight hours work with twenty minutes OF the
| eight hours cut out for lunch, and the en-
| ployment of no non-union men. The offer
WAS not only promptly rejected, but the goT-
/ ernor notified that unless reasonable and
| fair" terms were offered the conference might
| as well end.
| The governors second proposition agreed
| TO eight hours actual work for days labor,
but it contained the clause so Objectionable
to the mine owners, that referring to the en-
pioyment only OF union men.
Again the governor was notified of the re-
lection of the overture. The mine owners
claimed that apart from all sentiment, it
open their mines without the right to employ
non-unIon labor They questioned II they
could get enough people to man their mines,
and Il they did, there would be nothing to
prevent the men from repeating the pres.
ent difficulties as long as 1t might please
them.
This, thc,., kft the governor no recourse
other than TO bind the men to work eight
hours actual time, with twenty minutes at
noon for lunch. which twenty minutes Is not
TO be deducted from their eight hours labor.
lie won the demand for SO pay, but lost
the Important part Of employing only union
men.
paper was drawn up and signed by the
/ three parties. The conditions read as fol
lows:
"Flrst-That eight hours actual work shall
constitute u day, divided as follows: -Four
hours continuous work, then twenty minutes
for lunch. then four hours continuous work,
for which snid eight hours of labor there
shall be paid s..
"socond-In the employment OF men there
shall be no discrimination against union men
or against non n-union men,
Governor Waite acted for the miners on
the str engih of power of attorney given by
the miners union Of Cripple Greek. In order
to insure ncquiescencc on the part OF the
miners to the agreement the governor At once
issued an order calling out the entire state
militia AMI ordering them To proceed 10 Grip
pie Creek under command Of General Brooks.
Ia THU order he incorporated the following
command to the miners IAN persons who
ever in said county OF FL Paso unlawfully en-
gagged in strife are warned 10 preserve the
| peace: any In possession Of real property TO
Weld the possession thereof to the rightful
owners, and to cease from any and all acts
tending to promote civil war, to the end that
the laws may resume their sway, and III
rights OF property determined by the courts"
When the news of the settlement was car
rIed to Cripple Creek 1t was received with re-
ioicing. Early Tuesday meeting OF all the
strikers was to be held in Altman square. the
proposal OF settlement submitted 10 them and
fual action taken upon it. II the miners re
fuse TO ratify the agreement the whole state
multla numbering 500 men and reinforced by
nearly COO deputies would be sent against
them.
The Denver Repubiiedn stated Tuesday
/ morning that the reason Governor Waite
asked for another conference and finally
cede to Sheriff Bowers request for state aid
supprcsslng the beil!gcrant miners, Troops
sent In this way would be under the orders Of
Sheriff Bowers and terrible conflict must en'
sue. Governor Waite's desire to declare
martial law In the district aud
| disarm everybody, including the sheriff
forces. His attorneys advised him on Mon
/ day noon, says the Republican, that in view
of the fact that Sheriff Bowers had asked for
troops, the governor could not do this. II he
desired the federal government could inter
fere on the ground that the governor was yio-
latIng the law aud that civil war existed.
Hence his renewed attempts 10 secure peace.
! Monday In the Cripple Greek district was q
| dny of excitement and dread. All the women
and children from the surrounding towns
were gathered at Cripple Creek TO avoid tn,
| dangers of battle. The stages and othei
vehicles leaving the camp were loaded with
panic-strckcn people. Reports were con
stantly circulated that the deputies were ad
vancing, and everyone was on the qui riee. A
T. Wood was carried 10 the miners fortress
| Sunday night and given n court martial on {
charge OF having given away the striker
plans He was acquitted and released MN
day.
In the agreement nothing was said abou
the punishment OF the men who had violated
| the law.
Sheriff Bowers continued TO swear IN depu
ties and took $50 up to Divide in the after
noon 1t was understood that Sheriff Bowers
intention was to retain the big force of depu
ties until the mines were in the possession o.
their owners and until he had served warrants
upon large number of the leading miners
The number of arrests was put as high as 200
Governor Waite expressed himself as salts
fled that there would be peace. He sent Gen
eral Brooks down to Colorado Springs to Sc
cure the ratification by the other mine owner
of the agreement. General Brooks was thel
TO proceed to Cripple Creek and satisfy him
self OF the intention OF the miners. 1t WA
expected that these conferences would not b
completed before Thursday morning.
In the meantime the militia was sent for
ward. The troops from Denver did not ge
away until late Tuesday night, as the Boulde
com pany was delayed. They went via Pueblo
hat fhn,, Il