The record-union., 1896-09-23

LEADVILE (Col), Sept. 22-In spite
Of the continued manufacture of ru-
mors, the camp remains remarkably
quiet The militia are here and in camp
In the baseball park, near the Denver
ard Rio Grande depot, while details
continue to guard the threatened points
Of attack. No disturbances occurred
during the day.
The absence Of the President and Sec
retary of the Miners Union is still noted
and commented upon, and the former
boaStings of the strikers as to what
they would do when the militia should
come to Leadville are no longer heard.
The sentiment of the camp has found
voice in favor of law and order and the
reputable citizens are now no longer
afraid to express their opinions There
is consequently a different atmosphere
The delay Of the special train bearing
the First Regiment from Denver with
guns, cavalry horses and supplies last
night was due to extreme caution exer-
cised by the officers and railway COM
pany. 1t appears that at every station
where the train stopped wild rumors
were repeated, and consequently the
approach to Leadville was made with
the greatest precaution. A fiat car in
front of the forward engine contained
detail Of artillerymen and three Cat
ling guns, which We're trained ahead
and and on each side. Following the
engine was a caboose loaded with
sharpshooters
Between Malta and Leadville a lis
tance of six miles, occurs hilIy country
covered with spruce trees, Offering ex-
cellent refuge for rifiemen, who could
pick with comparative safety the heads
in the moving train below General
Brooks had received word that trouble
was to be looked for at this point. The
train was brought to a standstill, and
three companies Of infantry, under COM
mand of Major E~rsfeckberg, marched
through the cut, deplOying skirmishers
across the horseshoe and approaching
rapidly to the city. At 3 o'clock the
three companies, in lines of four,
marched through the streets to the Rio
Grande depot, where they waited until
the appearance of the specials. The
men to the number of $50 slept in the
cars all night. A detail of guards was
thrown out, and a picket line encircled
the tracks for several hundred yards
The presence of 900 well-drilled mill
tiamen, with Gatling guns, and troop
| of cavalry has had a most salutary eff
feet both upon the miners and the timid
citizens.
An incident occurred this morning
which quickly indicated the character
of the State militia. AS Colonel Hogle,
who was attacked with pleurisy last
night on the train, was being escorted to
the Vendome Hotel early this morning,
hx-
the First Regiment, one of the
strikers insolently sought to pick a
fight, calling Lendon a name and sneer-
ing at him. The trumpeter waited until
the Colonel was in the hotel, and then
chased the striker with his musket
down the street.
The City Council held a special ses-
sion this afternoon, and, inspired by the
changed situation, took a decisive stand
to suppress lawlessness hereafter. A
large number of prominent citizens will
be sworn in, and they will be officially
instructed to hunt out all tranps and
idle men of no value to the community
and drive them from town. In this
course the militia will be asked to as
sist.
The City Council has located several
saloons and boarding houses where
arms and ammunition have been
cached, and it has been decided to make
clean sweep of both the lawless ele-
ment and their arsenals.
The Emmett mine will be Immediately
started up, and the Bison and Little
Johnny will soon follow. This will test
the situation and fully settle whether
the union will continue to destroy prop
erty and endanger lives with dynamite.
REQUEST FOR MARTIAL LAW.
LEADVILLE (Col), Sept. 22-At
meeting of the Citizens Committee to-
night it was decided to make a request
| through the militia here to Governor
Mcintyre to declare martial law Ad-
| jutant-General Moses conversed with
the Governor over the telephone regard
| ing this demand. The citizens of Lead
vile have lost confidence in the Sheriff
and his deputies. in the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen, and even in the
civil courts They declare that no pun
| ishment is dealt out to offenders, as nu-
merouS recent events show, and they
believe the only way to suppress the
| desperate characters of the Miners
| Union is through martial law and mill
| tary courts.