The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-16
OCCUPIED BY TROOPS,
ooLoRADo's CAPITAL UNDER
MARTIAL LAW.
Governor Waite Called Out the State
Militia Given Aid by United
States Soldiers.
GATLINa GUNS TRAINED ON The CITY
HALL AND THE PEOPLE,
Entire Pelios Force and Hundreds Of Special
Deputy sheriff. Opposed TO the Soldiers,
a Truce Finally Declared

been called out and. although martial law
has not been officially proclaimed, there
Is no other recognized authority In Den
yer tonight but the arms OF the mill
tary.
This critical situation has been brought
about by the determination Of Governor
| Waite 20 GUST the two members OF the
lire and police board, jackson orr and d,
j. Martin--whom he removed FOR protect
ing gambling houses-and place in offioe
their successors. $, -, Barnes and Den
mis- Mullins
Messrs Orr and Martin having obtained
| from the district court aa injunction re-
strainlng Governor Waite from fercihly
removing Them We're determined 10 rp-
sist to the utmost They accordingly KEEP,
the entire police force AZ the sitss AaI
| all day under orders to resist the nol-
dlera IL attacked. In addition several hum
dred OF the toughest citizens many Of
! them having records as man killers. were
| sworn IN as deputies by Sherin hurchneli
! ana placed IN Inc city nail as reinforce
ment of the police department. Each
deputy was armed with TWO slS-shooters
| aud instructed to uhp them ia uaau or
| necessity The police We're armed with
| yolyers,
The nrst regiment and the Light .artll-
| lory arrived NJ the city han ~ 3 O'Clock
| and General Brooks. commanding pHlcor,
| delivered TO Police Lieutenant Clay, IN
! command outside of the city hall, mess
sage to the effect that II the removed
| police commissioners did not vacate with
| In half an hour the once would De taken
| by force
Before the half hour expired promlnent
| citizens entered into negotiations with
both parties TO the controversy Win a
| View 10 reaching a settlement by hrpitfn-
| lion and while the negotiations We're IN
| progress truce waH neelnted' ,u -.
The streets around the city nan We're
packed with an angry mob, numbering
many thousands.
"Had ono Of my officers given an order
to ire" said General Brooks tonight he
would have been rddled with bullets
| from the crowd and then would nave
| had 10 sweep both sides q he tireet
| with my gatiing guns" However, me
| crowd made no such act and there was
no bloodHhed.
on The governors representation that
the State militin would probably ne IN.
adequate to cope with the mob that had
full possession OF the city, General Me-
Cook called out tho United states infan-
try from Fort LOGAN, thirteen miles from
\ here, to act IN conjunction with inc
State and local authorities IN clearing
the streets and prescribing the pence.
The United States troops arrived about
| $50 p. IN. Adjuthut General TurHney, an
old Indian iighter, has placed tho militia
strHgotlcally IN front OF the city hall In
Fourteenth street with two gatling guns
| covering the two big NapOleons loaded
/ with grape shot turned on the city hall
| and four companies OF militia In front
! ana around them 20 stand the crowd or
The excitement B Intense ana increased
! by the reinforcement Of the local state
/ troops numbering go mon by the Boulder
and Fort Collins companies Of the First
I regiment and the Second regiment com.
punioR from Colorado Springs and
! Pueblo.
since . o'clock this morning tho city
has been entirely without protection
from the criminal olasscs Tho causes
leading up to this state OF n0airs are as
| follows;
Governor Waite has been changing tho
personnel OF the city iifc ana police
board from time % time. oHieuslbly FOR
| cause, but 81 II claimed for political put-
poses purely. 'fhis method OF procedure
| began last June, when George H. Phelps
| VS. removed for alleged neglect Of duty
IN falling TO prosecute gumblor
| 6tcnd was tested On appeal TO the supreme
! court which decided that all appointments
! By me governor are made win power OF
auspenHion or removal ~ any time for
| cauae TO be stated In writing. but not for
/ political rtnson6 In the face Of thlg de-
| ctslon Judge Graham Of tine district court
/ enjoinod me recently appointed members
| their seats after they had been sworn IN.
| rms action the governor regarded aa an
! accordingly ignored the injunction. He cN-
| presses n Willingness To leave rhe whole
| controversy 10 lhe supreme court 40 de-
! eide. hut the removed commissioners who
| wish io delay n final decision az long nA
possible refused TO consent 10 such al ar
Council ior tho old fro and police board
calm they nre IN fun sympathy with tho
! supreme count as 90 removals ana that n
/ 4 VIII 81 ouslqr was served on the old
board through the court they would vacate
! iustlnter The quefion. thoy Say Il mere
| ly one Of process by the courtu or by the
The governor ordered out the mllitn
| contrary TO the advice Of his counsel and
/ prominent members Of the chamber OF
The military officers were asked to re-
| sign jhpir commissions Ia tho interest Of
peace, but refused and said they would
o1cy orders = move was made 70 have
I the supreme count order Governor WaiteA
der, ~; this @'e. not done.
President ByrrR of the chamber OF com
meree, trltd W vain 20 prevail upon Cover
nor waite 70 re2ede, and the governor
guard " nfcos3ary Moreover. AdinpUt
General Jarsney Hnid VI he WAS ordered
70 IRE 90 the city hail no would shoot II
T,5rcatenlng demonstrations have been
made aguin1t the governor VINO remains
nt hia res.d nee and Ito MAS reported much
o. me United STATES troops.
A. the, city hali . was clalmea taat
shot OF raise a club uulil the militia had
taken the offensive
re6 r." we're Drawn INV 30 n lie " 6a .a
ana the city nall forces were ready Tor
action The other city ofhcAl3 were pre-.
pared 70 yacate at a mOmentH notice All
oyertures from INC governor were rejected
and an American hag vas hung from a
window. THIS was chcere1 by ne crowd
sought Ia vain for q compromise and
every hour or TWO the goyernoT threatened
10 eXternlnate the city nall people IN
thirty minutes but wiser counsel finally
| prevailed.
1,ne IRE department mad lines Of hose
luid through TIE city hall % throw water
on tle beregeTg, Thc firenen were armed.
Tine aifgfHi department was made
! q CONFLICT
Az o O'clock. or shortly aftor tae ARRIVAL
" the llniied Siatfs ifqJpA a JUG G
General Iarsney ordered inc il3kla bhek
| 20 ae afunoFy, ana preafnuN w rloWla
that had been anrging through tne streets