The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-06
ALL FIXED FOR WAR
Miners at Cripple Creek Strongly
Fortify Their Position.
ARBITRATION IS NOT LIKELY
Mine Owners VIII Not Agree to Shut Out
Non. Union Men-An Exchange OF
Prisoners Made.

Non. Union Men-An Exchange of
Prisoners Made.
CRIPPLE CREEK, May eff trouble
breaks out again, and it Is impossible
to see how it can be avoided, the results
bid fair to be far more terrible than
those already witnessed. The armistice
declared was made use of by the sheriff
to increase his forces. Nearly 400 men
have been recruited in Denver and only
await the slightest pretext to be for
warded to Cripple Greek and be sworn
in as deputies. The strikers seem to
have taken courage from the action OF
Governor Waite and affect to believe
that the militia would tend to aid them
in carrying out their purpose. The en-
tire district is terrorized and the
strikers, being encouraged by the tenn
porary withdrawal of the deputies, are
becoming holder and more imperative
and beliggerenr. The strikers, who
reign supreme, have issued an order
that every able-bodied man found in
the camp when the time comes, will be
forced to carry arms in their ranks.
The result is that many people are
moving away from the camps and cities
of Cripple Greek and elsewhere. Town
and county officials are utterly unable
to do anything in the face of such an
overwhelming number of desperate
men.
Three new forts have sprung up on
Bull hill. Four forts are said to be
occupied by 1000 men. They are amply
provisioned and prepared for a siege in
every way, except that they have not
a large supply of water. A troop OF
cavalry has been organized. Thirty
horsemen are constantly scouting.
Three hundred deputies are camped at
the divide where the Midland Terminal
railroad begins and are likely to be
kept there pending the efforts for arbi'
tratiou, The miners have received
offers of aid from Denver, Pueblo, Lead
Vile, Ouray, Coal Greek and other
points. If a battle becomes inevitable
it is said l 200 armed men will be sent
to the strikers on forty-eight hours
notice.
A train coming from Midland was
stopped at the top of the big hill above
town yesterday. On board were the
union miners captured by the deputies
in the fight Friday night. Word was
quickly carried to the fort on Bull hill,
and Superintendent Mcdonald and the
other two prisoners released. Five
miners, members of the union, but who
would not leave their work in the Abe
lincoln mine to join in the warfare,
we're driven of Bull hill today.
Arbitration Unlikely.
COLORADO SPRINGS, May 29.-The fol
lowing was handed out for publication
yesterday by the mine owners:
President Slocum of Colorado College
and some other gentlemen interested II
a peaceful solution of the difficulties be
tween the Cripple Greek Miners unior
and the mine owners had meeting il
Cripple Greek yesterday. The miners
agreed to hold meeting and deter
mine whether or not they would appoint
a committee to meet committee OF thu
mine owners to arbitrate the differ
ences. After the meeting was held
Calderwood, president of the miners
union, called J. J. Hagerman up on the
telephone at $40 p. M, May 27, and in
formed him that the miners union hat
appointed a committee to confer will
the mine owners and wanted to know
when and where the conference coul'
be held. He was asked where he pre-
ferred to have it and he said in Crippl
Creek. Hagerman replied that he pre-
ferred the divide, to which Calderwoo
consented. Wanting to know at wha
hour it could be held, Hagerman replied
81 think we can go up tomorrow morn
ing and be there about 10 o'clock" Tn
following conversation then took plac
on the telephone reported by the ster
ographer on the spot:
Hagerman-How many of your me
will be there7 "Two."
"Have you full power to act" "Tha
will depend upon certain things tina
must be settled before the conference.
"Would whatever is done have to b
submitted to the union for confirm;
tion?" eyes"
"What are your principal cond
tions?" "The first condition is that a
union men must be first employed"
Must all the men employed b
union men?" "Yes-if there al
enough to go around"
"That practically makes it that n
non-union men should be employed
ssThe men that are employed mu!
agree to join the union within on
month after they commence work"
"If we must agree in advanced to a
cept your proposition what is the u:
of having conference?" "These al
conditions we insist upon"
1--WE will never consent to any a
xanaament which derives an Amer