Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
ORDERS THE MILITIA
TO AT ONCE PROCEED
Governor Peabody Decides to
Use Troops to Protect
Lives Of Citizens.
CONDITIONS THREATENING
The Investigating Committee Report
That Citizens and Property Are IN
Immediate Danser-SheriH
Protests.

Denver, Sept. 7.-Governor
mas received a message from GeneFal
Bell at Colorado Springs that he a
been delayed by the change in trans
portation plans, and adding hat ne
was advised by Lieutenant Whahn'
commanding the Cripple Creek militia
company, that the conditions were De-
coming very threatening ana was
urged to hasten the movement OF the
troops.
Denver Sept. 7.-Governor Peabody
decided after receiving the report OF
,be committee which he sent to Cripple
Greek to Investigate strike. conditions
there, to dispatch troops TO the solu
camp. B%rigadier General John chase
will he i'm command of he force, Whlch
will number 1000 men.
president Meyer of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners addressed a letter TO
Governor Peabody today In whlch ne
declares that the conditions In the
Cripple Creek district were not such
as to warrant the calling out or troops
He declares that such an act by the
governor at this time Is the iolation
of the law under which the
S empowered to call out troops. Pres-
ldeut Mover SAYS that the members or
the federation in the Cripple Creek
district will help to maintain order.
Governor Peabody, in discussing the
matter tonight, said he tried 10 act
with prudence. The committee sent py
him to Cripple Greek to investigate
conditions was composed of General
Iohn Chase, Attorney General N. &.
Miller and Assistant Attorney General
T G. McClelland. Their report says in
part:
Having visited Cripple Creek and
Victor, and after careful inquiry among
the representative citizens n property
owners, including the mayors or Grip
pie Creek and Victor, we are OF the
~nDinion that the lives Of citizens of the
dietrict are i'm imminent danger and
p]roperty and personal rights are in
ieopardy. Prompt action Is impera-
lively demanded by the above people
To protect the lives and property or the
citizens. We FIND that a reign or ter
ror exists which should be relieved at
once. We could not believe that the
civil authorities are able to cope with
the situation"
Sheriff Robertson has maintained the
position he took when the matter was
first brought up-that he thought there
was no necessity for the presence Oh
troops.
A dispatch from Telluride last night
said the Federal Labor union, whlch
works in harmony with the miners fed
Grafton. called out the cooks n walt
ers at the Smuggler-Unio mines, ana
i'm consequence, the men stlll Worklhs
there-some 800 in all-will be COM
pelled to stop. This makes the tieup In
that county practically complete.
Cripple Creek, Colo, Sept. 5.-Ihe
hoard of commissioners Of Teller Coun-
ty yesterday adopted resolutions de-
nouncing the action Of Governor Pea
body in sending troops TO grippe
Greek district. The resolutions declare
mat there is no need for troops here,
and that their presence will do more
harm than good. The belief Is eX-
pressed that in the investigation mace
by the governors commission was not
made in good faith. Sheriff Robertson
Yesterday afternoon made pubnc a
statement in which he protests against
the governors action, declaring IL an
r~surpation OF authority and a viola
ZION of law.