Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-30
BAYONET RULE
IN TWO CAMPS
Troops Are Dispatched to Various
Towns in San Miguel and Las
Animss Counties, Cal.
WILL BE FIGHT TO THE END
Representatives Of Various Unions
Condemn Governor and viii Con.
tinue the Strike.


Condemn Governor and viii Con.
tinue the Strike.
Denver, Colo, March 24.-Military
law is In operation today in two Col
orado counties-San Miguel and Las
Animas. Reports from both districts
are to the effect that conditions at
the present are peaceful. At Tellur.
ide, San Miguel county. press cen.
sorship Is exercised and no news Is
sent out except such as is approved
by the military authorities. No press
censorship has yet been established
at Trinidad or other towns in the To-
cal coal fields.
At the capital no secret is made
of the fact that the purpose In de-
claring martial law in San Miguel
county is to prevent the return to
Telluride OF the union men who were
expelled from the camp by an armed
organization OF business men and who
have announced their intention to 20
back under pain OF an junction
grated by District Judge Theron
Stevens.
Captain Bulkley Wells, whom Gov
ernor Peabody has appointed military
commander Of the district. was one
OF the leaders OF the party that drove
the union men and their sympathiz-
ers out of the camp. He has said
that II the exiles should attempt to
return they would be regarded as
characters likely to create disorder
In the district and would be dealt
with accordingly.
Governor Peabody today issued or.
ders to Adjutant General Bell to send
800 more soldiers to Telluride.
The miners may return IL they be.
have themselves" said the governor
A special train bearing troops left
Denver for Telluride this afternoon
The entire force will be under the
command OF Adjutant General Bell.
Governor Peabody said today tha,
he declared San Miguel county In 4
state of insurrection and rebellion
because OF the representations made
to him by public officials and citi
gems OF the town. who declared that
a body OF men was arming outside the
county to join with men within the
county for the purpose of destroy
Ing property and inflicting personal
injuries on persons In Telluride. The
message sent to Governor Peabody IL
signed by Mayor r. N. Rodgers, sew
eral Of the aldermen, the city at
torney. deputy sherin, the county
attorney, two OF the militia officers
living In that city and by many 9th
er citizens.
The governor added that deportet
miners will be permitted to return
to Telluride under the Injunction Is
sued by Judge Stevens II they will
conduct themselves like good citizens
but he intimated that the leader o
the Western Federation of miner,
will not be allowed to go back, or Il
they do 90 back, will be deported b,
the military.
| A dispatch from Telluride today
which had been censored by Captain
Bulkley Wells. contained the news
that twenty Finlanders had left tha
place today. II is inferred from thii
fact that the deportation of striker,
and their families have been resumed
by the military. President Charles
II. Meyer, OF the Western Federation
OF Miners, is now at Ouray, wher,
he Is comforting with the Telluride ex
lies. II is the plan OF the federation
TO send back to Telluride, now an,
then, a few OF the exiles and ascer
tain whether they will be allowed Il
return to their homes under MARTA
law. II the men are driven out agaiI
they will abide their time until mar
tial law is lifted. Then they will re
turn under the pain of the injunction
Issued by Judge Stevens.
II was reported today that tn
Western Federation Of Miners ha,
made second appeal to Presiden
Roosevelt to send federal troops /,
Colorado. The union men take tn
ground that Go. Peabody only pu
martial law In force In Telluride L
prevent the Injunction against the cit
zens from becoming operative. 1t 1
further stated that Governor Peabod
has prevented the deported men fror
enjoying their full rights as loya
American citizens, and the call ON tn
president for aid contends that Go,
ernor Peabody Is violating the prt
visions OF the federal constitution
The previous requests for fedora
troops have been made-one from tn
governor and one from the miners
and both were refused.
Trinidad, Colo. March 25.-Th
coal miners strike in district No. II
United Mine Workers Of Americi
consisting OF Colorado. New Mexic,
Utah and Wyoming, which has bee
on since November 8, will be contiI
ued TO the bitter end, according to
unanimous vote today of delegate
, of the several unions In conventio
assembled here.
Resolutions were also adopted col
demning Governor Peabody and cit
gems OF Trinidad for having trooT
brought to the district.
Denver. Colo. March 25.-GovernC
Peabody sent the following messae
today In reply TO one received frol
President Charles H. Meyer. OF tt
Western Federation OF Miners, as
, in whether the miners deported fro
: Telluride by a mob will receive pr
/ lection from the national guard whe
, they return to their homes:
, Denver, March 25.-Charles
!, Meyer, President OF the Western Fe
4 Grafton OF Miners. Ouray. Colo. A
4 swering your telegram of yesterds
n I have no disposition to interfere VII
or interrupt the movements OF u