The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
A WAGE VAR IN COLORADO.
The Sheriff Wants Troops TO Check
RiOtin5 and BlOOdShed.

The Miners Collecting to Stop Work In
All the Mines Unless Eight Hours
as a Days Labor Is Agreed To-The
Governor Orders Civil Expedients
Exhausted Before Ordering Out
Troops.
Denver, Col, March 1.-THE governor
received the following dispatch from
Sheriff Bower, at Cripple Greek, Col,
this morning:
Cripple Creek. Col, March I'D H Waite,
governor, Denver; / have issued a call TO
the cOlouels OF the first and second regiments
Tor troops TO aid the civil authorities in en-
forcing the laws OF the state which l under
stand / am authorized to do. The emergency
is great II / have not this authority | cali
upon you TO order said troops to Cripple
Creek Immediately for there is at said camp
body OF men acting together doing violence
10 persons and property, by force and violence
breaking and resisting the laws OF this state,
and must have them to aid in the suppress
sion OF riot and insurrection
(Signedl NJ. r. BOWERS,
Sheriff Of lei Paso County.
THE GOvERNR's REPLY.
He answers as follows:
sheriff III Paso county. Cripple Creek,
Denver, March Il, 3 q. m.-You ought first TO
summon posse cOmttatus OF your county
If they cannot maintain order then call upon
me as governor for aid. Calling out the
troops must be the last resort / will order
troops held in readiness Immediately. Wire
me. DAVIS Ii. WAITE. Governor
A QUESTION OF WAGES
The trouble at Altman and Cripple
Creek is over a question of wages The
mine has been practically idle for thirty
days The miners insisted on working
only eight hours d day, the owners wanted
nine hours work, and pending settle
ment of the dispute the miners struck. A
few weeks ago prOprietOrs working nine
hour shifts We're notified by the
miners organizations that the men
must labor only eight hours a day in the
future or quit work altogether Some of
the owners acceded TO the demand and
others closed down. A few days ago the
sheriff went to the scene and posted
notice, warning the miners that If they
iuterferred with the working of the mine
they would be in contempt Of court and
no other difficulty was experienced until
yesterday, when the men started to the
Victor mine and, as stated in a dispatch
from Cripple Creek, were halted and dis
armed, and the sheriff decided to ask tho
Intervention OF the state. Sheriff Bow
ers, with a large posse of deputies is in
possession Of the mines and no trouble is
anticipated during daylight. The hills
there are IN an uproar and the miners are
collecting The trouble will come in the
night. The mines are working with
limited number Of men.
DENVER QUIETs DOWN.
Denver, Col, March 17.-Gov. Waite's
lengthy statement and questions were
submitted TO the supreme court to-day.
He will await their decision before ma
king any other move. The city hail peo-
pie were not considered and no stipula-
tion or agreement was signed
The governors communication to tho
court was about 1000 words long After
reciting the case from the first up to the
present day, he asks the court to decide
which men constitute the legal fire and
police and excise commissioners of the
city Of Denver This ends for the present
the controversy which, for q time,
threatened to plunge the city and state
into bloodshed The Denver militia COM
panies started to-day for the Cripple
creek mine troubles.