The record-union., 1896-09-24
Fear General That Dire Disaster Will
Soon Overtake Them.
The Appeal of the Citizens for Martial
Law Not Yet Answered by the
GOyernOr-Several Members of the
Miners Union Placed Under Arrest,
Charged With Being Principals in
the Riot Which Resulted in the
Killing of Fireman O'keefe.

LEADVILLE (Col), Sept. 23-The
presence of the militia has had no ap-
parent effect in quieting the nerves of
the people of this unfortunate city. The
feeling is so intense that the people
clutch eagerly at the most absurd of
rCmors, and the fear is general that
cire disaster is certain soon to overtake
them
There We're plenty of sensations to-
day, but interest centered in the hoped
for martial law order, which has not
yet come from Governor Mcintyre.
General Brooks received at an early
hour to-day an order from the Gov
ernor which appears to be of an ad-
visory nature.
General Brooks was in conversation
with the Governor over the telephone
during the day, and late tonight
Brooks issued a proclamation outlining
his military policy while in camp.
Judge Overs of the District Court
also talked with the Governor, but was
apparently not satisfied with his in
terview, and he declined to talk.
All day the business men and mine
owners have been demanding martial
law, that the strikers may be disarmed
their ammunition and dynamite con-
fiscated and all possible means of re-
sistance taken from them
warrant was issued in the Justices
Court of p. NJ. Wall for the arrest of
p. 3. Turnbull, Vice President of the
Miners Union E. j. Dewar, Financial
Secretary of the Miners Union: Eugene
Cannon, one of the leading strike agi-
tatorS and a member of the Engineers
Union, and Homer Richards, a princi-
pal character in the Union Strike Com
mittee. The men are charged with be-
ing principals in the riot which resulted
in the killing of Fireman Jerry O'Keefe
at the Coronado mine last Monday
| morning They were all placed under
| arrest before l p. m. to-day.
| Another large number of arrests is
likely to be made tonight, AMI proba-
bly, some effort to search for arms will
also be attempted.
One of the frights of the day is the
rather vague story of an attempt to
| destroy the city water works The
| Miners Union have long boasted that
in the event of armed intervention
they would destroy the water system
and burn the town.
The water works are located about
two miles from town, in California
Gulch. Troops had been posted there
yesterday, and last night detail of
thirty men in charge of an officer We're
stationed inside Of the works Pickets
were thrown out, and the dark, rainy
night passed as comfortably as could
be expected. Just before dawn there
was the flash of a shot and a faint re-
port on a distant hill. such as might
have been a signal. A little later one
of the sentries made out some dark
forms crawling up the hill He hailed
them, and was answered by a shot.
There was silence for a time and sew
eral scattering shots We're fired from
the gulch, but the attacking party
finding the guard wide awake, drew off
without any injury, so far as could be
learned, on either side.
Colonel Mccoy, in charge of Camp
Mcintyre, took the matter less seri-
ously. Il am not inclined to think
from the report my officers made me
that there will be much in the affair."
said he. "It is true there were some
shots fired in the darkness, but do not
believe from what / heard that our
boys returned them. None Of our men
were hurt, and / am inclined to think
that it was mere horse play on the
part of some one"