The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-27
CRIPPLE CREEKS CLASH.
Gov Waite Orders Out the States
Entire Militia Force.


A Deputy Sheriff and Miner Killed
as Result Of the Excitement Yes
terday- Several Miners Injured and
Carried to their Stronghold in the
Mountains-The Governor Issues a
Proclamation Calling for Order.
Denver, Col, May 26-The exciting
scenes Of to-day in Cripple Creek resulted
in the death of two men, William Ribeau,
deputy sheriff, who had some weeks
ago been driven out of the camp by the
miners who held a grudge against him
for bis pernicious activity and buster,
and the other was George Crowleyca
well known miner Several more miners
were injured, but as they have heen car
ried into thestronghold on Bull Mountain,
their injuries cannot be learned. The re
suit of the reports of sthe day determined
Gov. Waite at shutdown to call out the en-
tire militia of the state, including the
Chaffee Light Artillery with their gatling
guns and smooth bores. They
are ordered to start as soon
as the trains eau be prepared and they
will go via Florence. The militia will be
directed by Adjt.-Gen. Tarsney in the
absence of Brighten. Brooks from this
state. Capt. I[ainkaid of the Chaffee
artillery went down to Colorado Springs
yesterday to serve cannon sent out by the
sheriff of El Paso county and he has been
relieved from duty with the Chahee
artillery accordingly.
THE MILITIA MAY MUTINY
A meeting of the captains of the First
Regiment is called at the armory, and it
is rumored that they will consider the
propriety Of declining to obey the orders
TO 90 out against the miners. The militia
cannot get away before daylight. The
Second regiment, the headquarters of
which are IN Pueblo consists of companies
scattered all over the southern and west
ern portion of the state, and it will re-
quire some time for them to get together.
The governor issued a proclamation,
calling upon all good citizens in insurrec-
tion in the Cripple Creek district to lay
down their arm and dispense. In the
lengthy address he recites the constitu-
tiOnal provisions relating to the assem-
bling of armed bodies of men, showing
that the armed bodies of men sent from
Denver and other countries to FL PasO is
in violation of the law, and must not be
done He declares that the sheriff
must call in only citizens of his own
or putting down riot, and when he
fails to preserve order. seek aid of the
governor. He then reviews the previous
call of the sheriff and his action in send
ing down the militia. He ignores the
sheriff now, and orders the troops to go
to the scene to preserve order and peace
without attempting to protect the prop
erty of corporations or individuals.
EFFECT OF THE PROCLAMATION.
What effect this proclamation and this
ordering out of troops will have upon the
strikers gathered on Bull Mountain cannot
be predicted. They have, during the past
two days, been greatly wrought up by the
cunning of their dangerous lead
ers, who have fought officers and
armed bodies in Pennsylvania,
at Rock Spring, Wyo., and the
Ceur d'Alene country, and are ready to
do anything required of them. They are
better disciplined than was ever known
in similar circumstances. They have
plenty of ammunition. They have the
county fully patroled, and passed the
day in clearing it of all innocent specta-
tors.
THE MILITIA ON THE MARCH.
Pueblo. Col, May Accompanies B
and c of the Fifth regiment left on a
special train for Cripple Creek region at
8 O'Clock tonight The companies from
VIC oOutAlCAH pdIG VI INC SIdLt are lOEHl-
ing, and are now on the way to Florence.
SERIOUS AT PANA.
Pana, Ill, May 26 - The situation
grows more serious every hour. The
latest dispatches say mobs are en- route
from every section. Tho troops ordered
here by Gov. .Altgeld have arrived with
Col. J. S. Culver in command. Every
thing at this hour midnight, is quiet.
The troops have camped and placed sepa-
rate companies at each shaft.