Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-07
COLORADO LABOR TROUBLES.


TELLURIDE, April 4-Yesterday
morning 27S militiamen, including Off
cers left here under sealed orders, GO
ing through Ridgway Since their de-
parture Adjutant General Bell, who
is still here, understands their des-
sination to be Pueblo, Colorado
Springs, Denver and Loveland, at
which places the men live, and they
will be relieved from duty and allow
ed to 90 to their several homes.
With them went 12 men who were TAX.
en- from the bullpen. The prisoners
were probably released at Ridgway.
The Meeker troop b, in command
of Captain George G. Green, with 80
men; Troop c, under Captain Buck
ley Wells, with 63 men; General Bell
and his orderly: George Q. Mcdonald,
military secretary; Lieutenant Ray n.
Gales, in charge OF the commissary
department, comprise all the military
forces remaining here now.
President Meyer is still a military
prisoner.
SILNERTON, April 4.-The people
of San Juan county will soon meet and
resolute against the Durango morning
papers unless they stop printing fool
ish and misleading falsehoods to the
effect that troops are coming to San
Juan county. There is no necessity
for troops and the insinuations are
resented by the law-abiding citizens
of Silverton and the county. II ~
foolish TO presume that troops will be
sent TO this county without a request
from the proper officials or some dis
turbande and of the latter there is no
possibility.
TELLURIDE, April At is rumor-
ed here today that Information has
come to light that shows Olof Tissell,
who was killed by Deputy Sheriff Mel.
drum. 10 have been an ex-convict. 1t
is said that he was out on parole.
This, however, your correspondent has
not yet been able to verify.
TELLURIDE April deputy
Sherin Medium, who shot ard killed
Olof Tissell Friday night. has been re-
leased on $4,000 bonds to appear at
the May tern of district court. His
snreties are Manager Heron of the
Tomboy mine, w f. Wheeler of the
First National bank and e. n. Laven-
der Meldrum will go to Den
yer in day or to have his
teeth fixed, having had number brok-
en- by Tissell striking him in the
mouth. Today he is wearing a gold
wire to keep them in place.
TELLURIDE April 4-Yesterday
was an ideal day here and the knights
Templar 27 in number. turned out in
body and attended service at the
congregational church. The church
was beautifully decorated with flow
ers ana nice program was rendered,
the music being grand.
TELLURIDE. April 5.-Troop B is
out on a skirmish drill today for prac-
nee This afternoon Capt. George l..
Greer, who is an old artilleryman,
gives an exhibition with
gatling gun at longe range. The gun
he viii use is said to have a capa-
city of 500 shots per minute. throwing
them 1000 yards.
An Associated Press dispatch dated
from Telluride yesterday stated that
the strike in the San Juan district
was about to be settled and that nego-
tia'ions were so far advanced that the
strike would be called off in three
days This is misleading. as there is
no strike here, the mines and mills
All running full handed and work Is
satisfactorily. The incom-
the ulssatished ones replaced with
good men.
AS an Indication that business is
peihg restored here. Postmaster Mott
reports mat for the first quarter of
i'oi. ending March 81. the postofiice
receipts exceed those for the cores
pohdins time of the previous year by
about 5000.
Meyer is still in jail.