Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-08
II HAS A SALUTARY EFFECT,
Acting Governor HaCgott's ProcIama.
ton Recltes Condition Of
Affairs.
RESURRECTION AND REBELLION,
Declared to EKist-Dispute Has Arlsea
Over Right to Hold Inquest on Bod.
les Of Victims Of Explosion.

cripple Creek, Colo, June S.--Telim
county is once more under martial law
and the military is In supreme com
nand. Adjt.-Gen. Sherman NJ. Bell and
stan arrived In Victor early today and
Immediately promulgated military rule
by posting on the door Of the aJInory.
where a large number OF union men
and sympathizers are imprisoned. Act.
Gov. Warren A. Haggotts proclama-
ton Gen. Bell IL In command and wall
be assisted by Col. Edward Yerdeck-
berg. Two companies OF infantry are
on duty company l. Of Victor and COM
pany II Of this city, both OF which had
been called out by the local authorities
before martial law was proclaimed, and
had been assisting in making numerous
arrests during the past two days.
Declaration Of military rule has al
ready had a sanitary effect. All fac
lions In the camp are tired OF the long
drawn out controversy and are plan
ming n settlement. That the union min
ers who went on strike Aug, 10, 1903,
would be glad TO bury the Ratchet Is
shown by the publication Of two.col.
umn editorial In the Victor Record, the
mouth piece OF the Western Federation
OF Minrs urging that the strike be
called OF.
Gen, Bell has assumed command "
the military and control OF the district
IA Huu III la Ill q 49, ala
OF the local military company officers
He has also ordered Col. Verdeckberg,
who had charge OF affairs I'm the district
when martial law ended there several
months ago. 10 the district.
THE PROCLAMATION.
The proclamation reads: Whereas
There exists In Telluride county. Colo,
large number OF armed persons acting
In conjunction with large number OF
persons outside OF that county who are
fully armed and acting together for un.
lawful purposes, and,
Whereas open riot and insurrection
now exist in said county OF Teller and
felonies and murder have already been
committed by such persons and are still
threatening to commit murders and fel-
onies and are offering violence TO Tho
NAAlH'iAo hhu plbp'lA9 III hhlU county,
and are resisting the laws OF the state
OF Colorado, and
Whereas. At divers and other sun
dry times various crimes have been
committed In said county OF Teller bv
ana with the aid and under the direc-
Ton or said vicious and lawless persons
ana The security OF persons and prop
erty is now threatened IN said county
and,
Whereas. Threats. lntlmldatlons ana
violence are threatened and believed
viii be resorted 10 by said lawless class
OF individuals, and.
whereas, IL is represented Ia me hv
the sheriff Of said Teller county that tho
clyll authorities within said county are
unable to enforce the laws 10 secure
peace and order IN said county. and
that II Is necessary 90 put the military
into said countN for the purpose of en-.
forcing the laws and restoring peace
and order.
Nov. therefore, l. Warren A. Bag
gott acting governor and commander
tn-chef OF the military forces OF the
state OF Colorado, by virtue Of the pow.
or ana authority In me vested. do here
by proclaim and declare the said conn.
~ Of Teller In the state Of Colorado TO
be In state Of insurrectlon and rebel
lion
In testimony whereof have hereun.
to set my hand and caused the great
seal OF the state OF Colorado to be AZ.
fixed at Denver, the state capital. this
seventh day Of June, a. D., 1904
(signed) WARREN A. HAGGOTT,
Acting Governor.
SHERMAN NJ, BELL, Brigadier.
General and AdJutant General
40 4 - L..
and the mine operators, led by Charles
NJ, MacNeill and c. C. Hamlln, were
preparing to ,ake a secret trip down
the Short Line railway, their destina-
tion being unknown. every member OF
the party taking the greatest pains 70
conceal the purpose OF the trip. No
sooner had Gen. Bell arrived than the
trip was suggested,
DISPUTE OVER INQUEST.
A dispute has arisen over the inauesv
ON the bodies OF the victims ~ tho
Independence explosion Coroner
James Doran. who resigned under pres.
sure, brought to bear by tho Citizens
Alliance, the pressure being a moose
around his neck, according 90 his state
ment now saya that his resignation
does not go, and that he viii hold the
inquest. lie has empan-
elled jury for that purpose. George
Han, the new coroner, appointed as
Doran's successor, Is also proceeding 10
conduct m inquest.
Gen. BELL said today, I'VE Will not
bring any outside troops here unless
the situation becomes worse than II
IS M present. These strikers did not
appreciate the treatment We gave them
when here before, No resistance from
them well be tolerated.and II necessary
they will he shot down"
Gen. BELL intlmated that further de.
portations Will be made today. Tho
citizens alliance and the mine own
ere. who are In control of the camp
and count upon the continued support
OF the military, have determined TO Dc
port all idle men except those against
whom lnformations charging crimes
VIII be filed.
Mai, II. A. MAYOR, the new marshal