Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-16
MONKEY ANDPARROT
Ds.svI.R TIE SCENE OF LAW
I.EssNEsS.
~aiie Try Ing to Find BLOOD For
His Horses federal
Troops On the Ground, But MOI
10 DO waiie's Kidding.

DENVER, March l6.-Somc years apo
the citizens OF Denver asked the I,cpisla
lure to give them Il new charter that
would take the police, fire and public
works departments out OF the hands of
! the municipality and put it in the hands
OF boards appointed by the governor.
hlS was done to take them out of poll
tics, but Governor Waite tried to make
OF all of these departments political
hoards filled with populist followers
ihc board OF fire and police has been
changed repeatedly to suit his whms.
wo resisted, but the governor won his
case before the Supreme court, wiich dc
clarcd that he could remove for cause.
When he demanded the removal of Mar
I'm and Orr, the police board. recently,
they refused to 20 until the courts should
so decide Governor Waite, rclying upon
he decision OF the Supreme court in the
llrSt case, declared that the members had
violated theil trust bv placing special
policemen at gambling houses, contrary
to law, and he appointed two new mem
bcrs.
The dcposcd members applied TO the
district courts and obtained a temporary
injunction to restrain the Governor, the
Mayor aud The new members from ak
ing possession Of the office of the police
and tlrc board by force.
Then the Governor decided TO ignore
the injunction and Wednesday night
ISSUED an order to the first regiment OF
national guard of Colorado to assemble
at their armory prepared for action un-
der command OF Adlutant General Tears
ncy. 1t was undoubtedly the Governors
intentions to install the new commits
Slonc1s his appointccs in office by the
use OF force. Sheriff Burchinell sworc in
a large number Of deputies Wednesday
night ana these, with the entire police
force, reported at the city hall, prepared
to resist the militia
Late Thursday cvcning Governor
waite made a rcguisition upon Gen rel
McCook, commanding the troops from
Fort Logan, to put down an 'insurrcc
ton Five companies have arrived
here
The drposed police commissioners
sta'd in their offices prepared to resist
all efforts to dSodgc them. A call for a |
mass meeting was circulated to organ
I]e committee OF safety, and this meant
an attempt by a mob to capture the
Governor against whom the most inccn-
diary expressions were heard upon every
side.
Fortunately the citizens generally were
calm and collected. Leading men beg
Gcd tor time to consider the situation
carefully and this caused a DELAY that
probably prevented bloodshcd rioting |
aud the assassination of Gov. Waite
At o'clock last evening the intciI |
gencc THAI the Governor had called upon
General McG ok to preserve ,hc peace,
settled all fears of contest between the |
militia and the police, the latter backed |
by fearless lot OF deputies sworn in by |
the sheriff, rs could possibly he gath.
cred together. Previous to that
TING the police stood with guns in hand,
ready to charge if necessary, and Chief
OF Police Stone said he would die before
he would surrender. Meanwhile bust
ness was practically suspended and the
Governor issued an order calling out
every company of militia in the state.
lie declared that peace could only come
by the withdrawal of the city hall people. |
All vas qnnet today-.and business was
resumed. Advccs from the State say that |
companies uimiltia are assemblcdat their |
awaiting an order to come to
Denver. Gov. Waite has declared, de-
spite all advice, that will again attempt
to take the city hall by force if Commis. |
sioners Martin and Orr do not retire
peacefully. The Governor is now in CON
sultaticn with General McCook.
Gov. Waite has addressed letter to
General McCooIi asking that the gov
ernment troops be withdrawn from the |
city because the latter refuses toassist in
carrying oIt the Governors purpose, bu,
will simply conllne himself to maintain
ing the peace,
WASHINGTON, March 1G G-Gcncral Nc
CooF, at Denver, has informed the war
department that he has been called upon
by the Governor OF Colorado for troops |
To assist III preserving order i'll the city,
and that he has complied with the re |
quest The action OF Gen McCook was
referred to the war department for ap |
proval, but Secretary Lamont has not |
vet advised Gen. McCuok MS TO the DO
sitlon ot the department in the matter |
Col Lamont regards the question as n |
political one upon which he is unwilling |
to take action without the formal assent |
OF the President and the rest OF the Cab |
met, and he has taken the question over
to Cabinet meeting for decision,