The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-06
THREATENING CALM
PREVAILS At TELLURIDE
Feeling Between Strikers and Mine Owners is
Growing More Strained.
Feared That There VIII be Trouble When Attempt is Made
TO Drive Men From the Mines.

Denver, Colo, July "a calm pre-
vailed today over the scenes Of
Wednesdays trouble with the striking
miners employed in the Smuggler-
Union mine near Telluride. Colo. The
latest information concerning the stu
alton there came to Governor Orman
this evening from Sheriff Dowlain, and
WaI contained in telegram which
read as follows.
There has been no violence or prop
ertv destroyed since the Sd. / co not
think L can protect life and property
in case of riot. It is usually done -
fore one knOg 5 it
Governor Oman was very much re-
lieved by the receipt Of the above
message. for he feared that there might
be an outbreak before mis- commission
could arrive in Telluride and take the
matters in hand.
Manager Collins reply TO the ulti-
matum Of the strikers. in which he
practically declined to accept the terms
and iutimated that II would be neCes-
sary to shut down the Smuggler- Union
Indefinitely if their demands were per
sisted in, was the most important de
VeiOUmeut in the Situa ton today. The
final demands of the miners and the re-
fusal Of the manager to acCede to them,
makes it appear useless for either side
appears TO be no chance for an AMIGA
bic settlement Of the differences Of the
COnrsudiUE parties until the governors
commission takes a hand.
Must Surrender Property.
This commission, unless it was de
layed. arrived in Telluride late this
afternoon, and it is expected that they
VIII lose no time in comforting with the
representatives of the miners union at
rT-rr n
ed 20 demand is surrender of the prop
eTty now held by the strikers. If this
IS not done at once. the governor has in
stTuCJed them to say TO the strikers rep
TeSenJaLtVe5 that possession Will be Sc
cured for the owners Of the property
even il il is necessary to call into the
service the entire National Guard of
the state.
The feeling between the strikers and
the owners OF the Smuggler-U Union is
very bitter, and it is feared that it viii
not be an easy matter TO induce the
men To retire from the property. How
ever, Governor Orman was particular
90 select men in whom the labor ele-
menC has confidence I'm making up his
commission, and It may be that repTC-
sFlJatlons coming from men whom the
strikers hold as their friends will induce
them to retire and await an amicaDle
settlement Of their claims.
state Labor Commissioner James T.
Smith. who has been investigating the
conditions at the Smuggler- Union
mine, returned to Denver today He
left Telluride before the outbreak oc-
CURED. Speaking OF the affair. he said.
"Of course the miners were wrong in
firing ana entering the mine In fact.
IL might be called unjLstifiable. But
the management is not blameless. The
strike would have been settled lOng
ago If the company had shown a dis
position TO treat the employ ees fairly
Ultimatum is Delivered.
A special to the Post from Telluride
says. The miners union has just de-
livered its final ultimatum 10 the
Smuggler-J MON mana cement. Il is.
The miners union demands that ali
men working contracts for a longer
period than ten days shall receive at
least $ day for the entire time en-
pioyed. The secretary Of the union
must have the privilege Of going upon