The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-24

LEADVILLE, Colo, Sept. 23.-The
presence of the militia has had no
apparent effect in quieting the nerves
of the people of this unfortunate city.
The feeling is SO intense that people
clutch eagerly at the most absurd of
rumors, and the fear is general that
dire disaster is certain soon to over
take them.
There were plenty of sensations to-
day. but interest centers in the hoped
for martial law order, which has not
yet come from Governor McIntire.
General Brooks received at an early
hour today an order from the governor,
which appears to be of an advisory
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 APP
parently not satisfied with his inter-
view, and he declined to talk.
All day the business men and mine
owners have been frantically
DEMANDING MARTIAL LAW,
that the strikers may be disarmed
their ammunition and dynamite conf1s-
Gated, and all possible means Of resist
ance taken from them.
A warrant was issued in the justice
court of P. NJ. Wall for the arrest
of P. B. Turnbull, vice president of
the Miners union; E. J. Dewar, fnan-
cia1 secretary of the Miners union; Eu-
gene Cannon, one of the leading strike
agitators, and a member of the engi-
neers' union, and Conner Richards, a
principal character in the union strike
| committee.
The men are charged with being prin-
cipals 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 be-
fore p. m. today. Another large num-
Der of arrests is likely to be made to-
night, and probably some effort to
search for arms will also be attempted
ONE OF THE FRIGHTS OF THE
is the rather vague story Of an at
tempt to destroy the city water works.
The Miners union have long boosted
that in 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 Big Evans
gulch. Troops had been posted there
yesterday, and last night a detail Of
thirty men, in charge of an officer,
were stationed inside the works. Pick
cts 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 report 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 several scattering shots were fired
from the gullies, but the attacking
party, finding the guard wide awake.
drew off without any injury, so far as
could be learned on either side.
MERE HORSEPLAY.
Colonel Mccoy, in charge of Camp
McIntire, took the matter less SER
iously.
81 am not inclined to think from
the report my officers made to me that
there was much in the affair, said he
1T is true, there were some shots fired
in the darkness. but I don't believe,
from what [ heard that our boys re-
turned them. None of our men were
hurt, and 1 am inclined to think that
it was merely hOrSeDIdy ON the part