The age-herald., 1901-07-06
CALM PREVAILS
 AT TELLURIDE
Miners Still Have Control of
 Company.S Property
GOVERNOR TAKES A HAND
He Tells the Miners They Must Sur render the Property to It's Own- CTS or He VII Order Out the
 National Guard.

Denver, July 5.-A calm prevailed today over the scene of Wednesdays trouble with the striking miners employed in the Smuggler- Union mine near Telluride, Col. The latest information concerning the sit uation came to Governor Orman this af- ternoon from Sheriff Dewtain and was contained in telegram, which read as follows:
 There has been no violence or proper ty destroyed since the 3d. do not think that I can protect life and property In case of riot. It Is usually done before one knows it..
 The final demands of the miners and the refusal of the manager to accede to them makes it appear useless for either | side to further present its claims, and there appears no chance for an amicable settlement of the differences until the Governors commission takes hand. This commission, unless 1t was delayed, arrived in Telluride late this afternoon. and 1t is expected they will lose no time in conferring with the representatives of the miners union at Telluride. They are instructed to demand a surrender of the property now held by the strikers. If this Is not done at once the Governor has instructed them to say to the strikers representatives that possession would be secured for the owners of the prop erty even if it is necessary to call out the entire national guard of the State. The feeling between the strikers and managers of the Smuggler-Union Is very bitter, and it will not be an easy matter to induce the men to retire from the property.
 Two UItimatums.
 Governor Orman received the following telegram this morning:
 Telluride, Midnight-Gov. J. B. Orman, Denver: l have just seen Senator Buck | ley. He says chance of settlement in morning. If not settled by noon he will 1 join with me in appropriate suggestions. l ''McMULLIN, District Attorney. | A special to the Post from Teeluride says: The Miners Union has just deliv- 1 cred its final ultimatum to the Smuggler l Union management. It Is as follows: 1 The Miners Union demands that all | men working contracts for longer perl l cd than ten days shall receive at least s | for the entire time employed. The secre- l tary of the union must have the priv ilege of going upon the ground as secre- tary, but not to interfere with the work l during working hours; and further that 1 the company must not discriminate | against union men.
 l Manager Collins for the company sent back this ultmatum:
 "On behalf of the Smuggler-Union Min ing Company, MT. Collins regrets that ne has to decline the above offer. The com | pany is entirely willing that the secretary | of the union may have the privilege Of going on It's grounds so long as he does 1t.ri working hours, as has always been the custom of the Smuggler-Union mine.
 ''The company will further undertake not to discriminate against union men, as | they have never done so in the past. | "As to contracts, 1t Is entirely impossible | to measure the work at the end of ten days as the ground by that time is only partially stripped, and none of the veins show apparent development.
 'The company however, has never had the slightest wish to lower wages or in- crease working hours in San Miguel coun- ty and will undertake that at the end of each month when a contract can be squar- | ed and measured up, and contractors who have made less than $3 per shift shall be paid off at the contract price and not re- employed in the same slope unless the price of the contract is raised pro rata"
 Manager Collins told the citizens com 1 mittee who obtained the ultimatum un- less his terms were accepted forthwith his company would close down the Smug- gler permanentlys throwing $50 men out of employment, and withdraw from the l district.
 The commission sent to Telluride tele- graphed to the Governor tonight:
 Conditions here are quiet and seem fa- vorable for settlement. Conflicting ele- ments are in conference and there Is ab- solutely no immediate danger to either life or property. We are just going to the scene of the trouble at the mines with Manager Collins and will send fur ther information as speedily as possible"