Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-07
A BATTLE IMMINENT.
The Deputies Moving on the Striking
Cripple Creek Iliners-A Short
Skirmish--A Militia Going to
the Scene Of Trouble.

| Denver, June 7.-Gov. Waite has de
termined to prevent bloodshed at Cripple
Creek if possible. he has instructed
Gen. Broks to not allow armed deputies
| to pass through his lines, but to permit
Sheriff Bowers to pass through alone and
serve papers on miners.
All news from Cripple Creek, is sent by
telephone, as the deputies have cut ali
wires and will not all ow any repairs to be
made.
M. @. Duncan, Western Union line
man, was fred upon by deputies when he
put spurs to his horse to avoid arrest and
his horse was wounded. The situation is
extremely critical in view of Gov. Waite's
orders to Gen. Brooks, not to allow any
deputies to pass through his lines, and may
result in conflict between the militia and
miners on one side, and the deputies on
the other.
At 1880 o'clock Gov. Waite received
the following message from Rhodes &
Gross, real estate dealers at Victor: "The
deputies are moving on Bull hill. Skirm-
ishing is in progress, but no one has been
killed yet, that we know Of" -
WILL STORM BULL HILL.
Cripple Greek. A local newspaper
published to-day what purports 20 be in
terviews with Uundersherlff Mullins and
County Commissioner Boynton, who are
in charge of the army of 1900 deputies
encamped within sight of Bull hill. Null
lins declares it is the intention of the
deputies to storm Bull hill regardless of
consequences. Commissioner Boynton
is even more emphatic. He declares that
Gov. Waite, or any other man, has no
right to arbitrate outside the law.
BATTLE BETWEEN STRIKERS AND DEPUTIES.
At about $3.50 O'Clock to-day skirmish
took place between miners and deputies.
Over 300 shots were fred, but so far as
known no one was killed. During the
fight the miners threw up fort along
the hills between Bull mountain and the
deputies camp. Sixteen miners advanced
on picket of deputies and secured some
horses belonging to the cavalrymen. The
plckets opened fire, but the miners drove
them back Immediately. full force of
deputies took up the line of battle and
gave chase to the miners who retreated
with the stolen horses. The miners took
refuge behind their forts and battle at
long range followed. The deputiea got
their Napoleon and Gatling guns in posi-
tlon and fired several shots from them.
TO lombard THE MINERS.
Gen. Adams says that he will train his
long guns on Bull hill and begin bonn
bardment of the miners fortress if the
militia does not arrive soon. Troops are
now marching from Midland, but the
roads are almost impossible and they can
not reach Bull hill before p. m. Sheriff
Bowers ia with Gen. Brooks and Adju-
tant General Tarsney. The sheriff de-
clares- that when the troops reach Bull
hill the deputies will arrest the men for
whom he has warrants.
Later, p. m.-The militia are ex pected
to arrive at o'clock. They will proceed
to Bull hill and take up position be-
tween the opposing forces. Both sides
will be ordered to disarm and when this
is done, and not before, the sheriff will
BE- allowed to serve the warrants he has
for the arrest of miners.
TROOPS MARCHING TO TIE SCENE.
Divide.--State troops to the number of
800 men left here at 6 o'clock this morn
ing for Midland, from which point they
will march to Bull hill. The troops are
equipped with two Napoleon field pieces
and Gatling gun. More troops are ex-
pected during the day.