The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-01
LOTS OF LIP FIGHTING
The Situation at Cripple Greek Con-
Sidered Serious
RESTING ON THEIR ARMS
Neither Side Seems willing to 40
cent Any Proposition Yet Made
for q Settlement OF the
Miners strikes.

CRIPPLE CREEK, May s1.-The war
clouds that hover over Bull hill and Battle
mountain look very threatening to-day.
The rumor has reached the camp that the
deputies are preparing to advance toward
Bull hill, and the miners are preparing TO
give them a warm reception. There Is no
truth In the rumors that the miners have
a lot of deputies prisoners.
The strikers are making prisoners OF
men whom they consider dangerous to
their safety, and it is stated so persons
are thus held in custody. The strikers
surrounded the Summit mine to-day, cap
three non-union miners and destroyed the
telephone with bullets.
Mrs. W. d. Smell, wife OF one of the
miners employed in the Strong mine, has
been driven from the camp. The strikers
threatened TO take her life and destroy
her property il she remained. Her hus-
band, who had incurred the enmity Of tho
mob, suddenly disappeared several days
ago, and il Is believed he has been MUIR
dered. She was not permitted to look for
him before leaving for Colorado Springs.
COLORADO SPRINGS, May Si.-The au-
thorities to-day notified the mine owners
who have properties at Cripple Crock that
the trouble in that district has gone en-
tirely beyond tho question OF wages or the
arbitration Of wages. II Is now, they say,
entirely one OF putting down the lawless-
ness and insurrection existing in the dis
trict and this they propose to make every
effort to do.
For this purpose q special session Of tho
grand jury has been called and tho Grip
pie Creek cases will at once be taken up.
People who live and do business at Grip
pie Creek are coming TO Colorado Springs
in large numbers, as they state they no
longer dare remain at their homes. The
majority havo been ordered to leave by
the striking miners. They tell stories OF
outrageous treatment aud Of innumera.
BILE threats from the strikers.
The storm Of the last two days has
stopped traffic leading 10 this region, and
until the trains begin running again there
10 no possibility Of the deputies being in
creased In force and consequently no i'm.
mediate prospect Of battle unless tho
strikers make an attack upon the depu.
ties camp at Divide.
| New complications are threatened to-
dsy as, for the past "a hours, tho reports
have II that the railway conductors
engineers and firemen have been in con-
sultation with the strikers at Altman. !,
10 thought that the trainmen may refuse
to run trains carrying arms, ammunition
and reinforcements TO the deputies. Such
o stop would immeasurably strengthen
the strikers, as the work OF mas sing tho
deputies would be slow and difficult. In
spite of rain and bad roads many men
have sent their wives and children 10
places of safety.
DENVER, May 3l.-The sheriff sent l5C
moro deputies TO Cripple Creek to-day.
They were ell armed with Winchester
rifles, and carried blankets and were
equipped for hard service. They will stop
at Colorado Springs until tho road into the
camp has been repaired. Chicago has
offered 1000 men at s. per day, but the
ers Of Colorado Springs.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, May 3l.-Nearly
one-third of tho miners employed at the
North Leavenworth shafts were prevented
from going to work to-day by agitators
who blockaded the main road TO the shaft
| A company OF 200 business men is being
organized by Mayor Dodsworth who will
be at the shaft this evening and to-mor
row morning to prevent q recurrence oi
the outrage.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, May 3i.-A conference
of coal operators Of Illinois, called to nj
tempt a settlement Of the strike, ad
journed sine die this afternoon, having
accomplished nothing.
| Ma, Tho TvnitaI C,.,a.
court, Judges Riner and Hallett concur.
ring, refused 10 grant an Injunction tC
restrain tho Miners union from interior
ing with tho workings of the Raven Coll
Mining company ut Cripple Creek, 70,
lack of jurisdiction. Tho injunction wa,
asked for on the ground that the govern
ment still has an interest in the minn.
claims, which the company is acquiring
under the mineral land laws.
PITIsBuRG. May 3l.-The conflictin,
rumors about the National guard bcinI
under orders, when siftcd, show the oil
GERS of the Fourteenth aud Eighteenth
regiments have had orders to have tbci
men in readiness for any emergency. TIM
10 considered significant in tho face of th'
proclamation issued by Governor Pattisor
| III ItBDoust w u hthtcE oodtNsseb W
by Sheriff Wilhelm Of Faye,to county.
Tho coke region strike leaders say tn,
governors proclamation is not intended
TO suppress miners meetings aud march
ings any more than II was to do ava.
with the deputies and their Winches,ers
The meetings of the strikers will continu
as usual. Two carloads OF negroes wer
imported last night for the Frick Standar'
plant and to-day AZ Austrians were rul
into the Meyers works Of the Rainey CON
pany.
BRAZIL. Ind, May 3l.-An effort wa
made to-day to move 30 cars Of slacl
which the miners have been guarding 70
several days. The miners blocked IN
track with tics. Finding IL was useless 4
attempt to move tho train. the engine wa
detached amid cheering from the miners
Tho strikers then dumped the slack o
the tracks.