The morning call., 1894-06-02
NO TROOPS TO GO.
Colorado Must Fight 1t
Out.
UNCLE SANS HANDS TIED.
Besides 1t Is Purely a State
Matter.
MINERS REGAIN CONFIDENCE.
They Fully Believe They Can Hold
Cripple Creek Against All
the Deputies.
NERS REGAIN CONFIDENCE.

WASHINGTON, June LIT the Colorado
people rely unon the national Govern ment
to use its military forces against the
Cripple Creek. strikers without application
in due form from the Governor or Legis-
lature they will be sorely disappointed.
Although no applications for Federal in
tervention have yet come to the War De-
partment, they will be absolutely without
result if they do come. The reason, as
explained at the department, is that there
is no authority to be found in law for
Federal action. The issues involved are
regarded as purely State and not national
in their present aspect The suggestion
that the national Government might inter-
vene between Governor Waite and the
Sherff's forces under cover of section 5299,
Revised Statutes. was soon disposed of.
That statute was framed in reconstruction
days to permit tie national Government to
go into State and protect any Of its cIti-
zens when they were denied protection by
their own State officers. 1t was embodied
in the army regulations. but in the first
case that arose The courts held that the act
was unconstitutional. and so it is of no
avail at present The opinion prevails at
the War Department that il Governor
restrained by the State judiciary, and they
are looking for some such termination of
the present difficulties.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo, June 1.-Abso-
Lutte quiet reigns throughout the camp to-
night. Not a deputy has put in an ap-
pearance. The strikers, however, have
redoubled THAR vigilance in guarding their
stronghold on Bull Hill. -Four lines of
ick r. I'd
from this city 10 the mountains, and the
guards extend down the Canyon City and
Florence roads for distance of twelve
miles. The same is true of the Cheyenne
Canyon road to Colorado Springs. Pick
cts are also stationed as far as Midland
and beyond and it will be next to impossi-
BILE for the deputies to surprise the strikers.
AT Altman, the stronghold of the miners.
the slrictest military rule is enforced. All
the saloons are under lock and key, but
by some means some of the strikers pro-
cured small amount of WHISKY and be-
came slightly intoxicated. General
johnson, who has charge of the military
forces. upon being informed of the doings
of the men. caused them to be put in the
guardhouse Immediately.
The opinion is generally held that the
oIl iholo nave IUSb eISuk Ok any eu6cL T0Y.
ernOr Waite's visit may have had and that
they intend to fight. as they feel confident
of routing the deputies.
Considerable excitement was created TO-
day by the appearance of six armed
strikers, the first to come into the city, and
the subsequent shooting of Smith,
drunken railroad employe. by policeman.
Smith will die.
DIVIDE, Colo., June 1.-The deputies
were in better spirits to-day, the sun shin
ing for the first time in three days. Chief
Veatch received telegram from Commits
sioneT B0ynton stating that REINFORCE
ments were coming in and that no move
would be made until the par y should be
large enough to do effective work. Prob
ably no move will be made before Sunday.
1t is expected that the deputies will num-
Der 1000, and that they will approach the
strikers from three different directions.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, June IAN
order has been issued for a special session
of the Grand Jury on June s. becau Sc of
the Cripple Creek affair.