Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-05

mine. when the strikers will take their
designated positions. The sklrmlsherS
will fall back slowly, keeping the oepu-
ties engaged until they reach the 0arrl-
cades erected at the foot OF Bull Hill.
Behind barricades the strikers VIII make
a good stand, defending themselves Win
guns and bombs. II driven from the
barricades they will hasten up the slope
to the fort. Should the deputies follow
them the dynamits mines, which have
been planted at every few yards, Will De
exploded. Cannons and bombs VIII
simultaneously deal out death from the
fort.
THINGS LOOK VERY SERIOUS
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, June A
reign of terror exists in this city.
Women and children are being removed
to places of safety. The general belief
is that the deputies will advance against
the strikers on Bull Hill to-day or TO-
morrow. 1t is reported that General
Palmer, who built the Denver q Rio
Grande Railroad, has an established
reputation as fighter, will be in COM
mand OF the deputies army with Charles
Adams In the direct charge OF the cav
alry. The fighting force on Bull Hill
was increased to-day by the arrival OF
seventy.eight coal miners from Fremont
county and now numbers about l,5OO
men. 1t is reported here that over l,OOO
deputies have taken a train at DIVIDE
for Midland, the terminus OF the Mid
land Terminal Railway, and will pro-
ceed al once to Bull Hill. The teIe-
graph Office at Divide refuses to send
out messages and the sentinels will not
permit any travel between this and Di-
vide.
A DEMAND FOR TROOPS.
DENVER, COL, June 4.-Sheriff Rad
ford, Of Las Animas county, has made
a demand upon Gov, Waite for troops.
The SherifP's forces are inadequate to
control the 500 coal miners who are
making threatening demonstrations IN
Las AnimaS county.
A sKIRMIsH-Two WOUNDED.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, June A
skirmish took place TO day near Midland
tolgate between three miners and i've
deputies, who were sent out from the
main eody at Divide as pickets. Sew
eral shots were fred on both sides.
Jack David, miner, was shpt in the arm
and a deputy was seriously wounded.
The deputies were forced to retreat.
Besides taking Henry f, Woods, presi-
dent Of the Victor Town Site Company
into custody, the strikers last night
seized Clarence o. Finch, County Super
lntendent OF Schools, and d. E. Wat
kins, a Colorado Springs school teacher,
and they are now held prisoners on Bull
Hill as hostages for President Calder
wood, or any other miners who may be
arrested.
John Shorten, editor of the Crippls
Creek Herald, organ Of the Miners
Union, has been arrested by the dep
utIes.
A PREACHER sYBIPATHIZER.
DENVER, Col, June 4.-Rev. Myron
Reed said in his sermon last evening:
THE deputy sheriff with his winches-
ter, who, through pinch of poverty or
politics perhaps, or both, has enlisted
at IS a day, does not quite know what
he is doing. The miner upon the bar
ricaded hill has a deep sense that he
was there hrst. My heart goes Out 10
him." About half the audience walked
out TO show their dlsapprobatlou.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June A.
Preparations for war are going rapidly
forward here, arms and ammunition
coming in daily. One hundred thousand
pouDds Of ammunition shipped from
Chicago Saturday arrived to-day. Rifles
and revolvers are coming in and further
shipments are expected from Chicago
tomorrow.
LOTS OF ARMS ARRIVING.
LA JUNTA, Colo, June A gatling
gun, 200 Winchesters and ammunition
from Chicago passed through here to-
day for the deputies at Cripple Creek.
Fifty Remingtons and $4,000 cartridges
went through last week.