The evening world., 1904-06-08
Acting Governor Issues ProcIa-
! nation Declaring Cripple
Z Creek District in Revolt and
Puts State Militia in Control.
MINERS ASKED T0tEND
STRIKE THAT CAUSED CLASH
No Chance of Winning'and Con-
tinuance Is Turning Senti-
ment Against Them, Their
Newspaper Holds.

VICTOR. Col, Juno a.-Martial law
was declared In the Cripple Creek dis
triot to-day. the proclamation issued by
Acting Gov. Hoggett being posted at
various places in the camp.
In~surrection Exists.
D posting was lone under the d.
reotion OF Adjt.Gen. Bell. who arrived
at Victor from Denver early to-day
with the proclamation. Conditions in
the camp are quiet, according to all
accounts.
Gen. Bell has assumed command OF
the military and control of the dis
trict, and has called a council Of he
of3oiers Of the local military eom-
panies. He has ordered Col. verdeck-
berg, who had charge OF affairs in the
district when martial law ended there
several months ~ to the district.
Tho proclamation reads as follows:
Whereas. There exists in Teller
County. Col. a large number of armed
persons acting In conjunction with a
large number of persons outside OF that
county who are fully armed n acting
together for unlawful purposes: and.
Whereas. Open riot and insurrection
now exists in said county Of Teller. and
felonies and murder ave already been
/, committed by sue persons, who are
(still threatening to commit murders and
seIonies, and are offering violence to the
/, ,itizens and property in said county
md are resisting the laws OF the State
" Colorado; and.
whereas at divers and sundry other
lines various crimes have been COM
nftted in said county of Teller by and
With the aid, and under the direction OF
said vicious and lawless persona. and
the security of persons and property
Is now threatened In said county ana
B. "Whereas threats, i~ntlmidations and
violence are threatened. and 1t Is be-
lieved will be escorted to by said law
less class of individuals. and
whereas. It Is represented to me by
the Sheriff of said Teller ounty that
the civil authorities within said county
arc unable to enforce the law to secure
ueace and order in said county. and
that It is necessary to put the military
into said c%ounty,for the purpose of en-
forcing the laws and restoring psaoe
ana order:
Now, therefore. u. Warren A. Hag-
gett, acting governor and commander
in-chief of the military forces of the
State of Colorado. by virtue OF the
power and authority In me vested, do
hereby proclaim and declare the said
County of Teller. in the State Of Colo
RADIO, to be in n state OF insurrection
and rebellion.
Wants Strike Called on.
The Rcerod. owned and edited by
George f. Kyner and recognized as the
oficial organ of the Western Fedora
tlon of Miners In the Cripple Creek
district. published ar editorial to-day
urging the miners to call off this strike
inaugurated ten months ago. 1t is
held 1 nthe article that there Is no
hope OF winning the strike n that
sentiment Is going against the miners
for continuing 1t.
Three more Victor city officials nave
been forced to resign. They are JUS
lice Of the Pence ]. d. Thomas and
Aldermen ]. w. Murphy and ]. ].
robin. Police Magistrate Michael Glib
hons. VINO refused to resign, was made
Il prisoner nj the Victor military
argnory where many uniop miners are
also confined.
Frank j. Hangs, leading attorney of
the Western Federation OF Miners. has
been named to leave the district.
In all about two hundred union men
and sympathiZers have been arrested
by the Sheriff and military since Mon
3 day. Twenty-eisht of these ave already
prlsoned IN the jails. Victor Armory
and the Cripple Creek Mining Exchange
Han under military guard. More arrests
Are expected to follow.