The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-01
SITUATION CRITICAL.


psration, Flee 20 the Hills and Orgsniss.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.--A special from
Leadville, Col, says: Maj. WA. Smith
was appointed provost marshal hero
Thursday and followed up his appoint.
msnt by making number of arrests,
which threaten to bring on clash be-
tween the military and the civil au-
thorities.
One of the provost marshaps frst
acts was TO cause the arrest of J. w.
Mitchell, reporter for the Denver
Times, thereby establishing press
censorship.
It seems that he instructed Mitchell
not to send out certain pieces of news.
1t was sent as private note to the
paper, and for this Mitchell was ar
rested and the military authorities re.
fuse to release him. There is already
a clash, as it is asserted martial law
has not been formally declared, and
the right of the provost marshal to ar
rest and hold people without warrant
of law will be tested.
One of the men arrested will be re.
leased on bonds by Judge Overs.
The military officials declare that If
rearrested. If this is done warrant
will be issued out of Judge Overs
court for the provost marshal, who
will be arrested and brought before the
judge, and the prisoner will be pro.
duced by writ of habeas corpus If
necessary. The civil authorities main.
tain that their rights are inviolate so
| long as the courts remain open, and if
men are to be arrested without war.
rant of law a declaration of martial
law must be declared. The courts re.
| fuse to countenance the present pro.
ceedings.
! LEADvILLE, COL, Sept. 26.-There is
danger ahead in the situation unless
cool counsel prevails. Mine managers
and citizens in general are determined
to wipe out the cough element. The
strikers realize now that they are out
laws and have retreated from the city
and banded together to fight to the
bitter end. Innocent sufferers from
the strike are likely to become desper-
ate also, since they realize their jobs
are likely to 60 to outside men.
Nearly every business man in the
city has joined one of three militia
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Guns and arms for 800 men arrived
Friday. The governor has so arranged
things after the militia leave that in
event of riot recurring, martial law
can Immediately be declared and home
troops will take care of the situa
tion. The city and county Jail is
full of strikers and late arrests have
been turned over to the militis
and sent to the guard house. There
were Is in the last named place at Il
o'clock Friday morning. All are likely
to be released after examination. The
marshals are searching for arms ant
ammunition, so far without success
No miners are to be seen, having re
treated to the hills.
The mines will open immediatel.
with imported labor. Three hundred
are expected to arrive Friday night
So far the strikers have no thought t.
surrender.
The 15O miners from Joplin. Mo-, al
! rived here safely Friday afternoon ant
we're escorted by squads Of militia t.
quarters prepared for them at the EN-
mitt, Marion and other mines adjoin
ing in the downtown district. Thougl
there was some jeering by men an
|, women in the great crowd assemble,
at the depot to witness the arrival O
I this first installment of non-uniol
miners, no acts of violence were CON
mitted.