The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-23
IN REBELLION.
Gov. Peabody of Colorado Issues
Proclamation
Declaring Las Animas Co. to Be
I'm State of InsurrectiOn.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Will Start for Scens of Trouble
Under Sealed Orders.
Miners Obtain Injunction
Against Citizens Alliance.

Denver, March pa proclamation
was issued by Governor Peabody last
night declaring the county of Las Ami
mas in a state of Instruction and re-
bellion. Subsequently an order was is
sued for 300 troops under command of
Major Zeph T. Hill to proceed to Trini-
dad, the county seat. The men were
instructed to gather aboard trains and
their commanders given sealed orders
and told to opend them at midnight. In
his proclamation the governor says that
there exists in Las Animas county a
certain class of individuals who are
fully armed and acting together resist
ing the laws of the state and Offering
violence to citizens and property. The
civil authorities of the county are quot
ed as authority for the statement that
not less than ], 500 unemployed men are
armed in apparent anticipation Of an
open conflict.
Las Animas county forms the largest
portion of the southern Colorado coal
fields, where the members of the United
Mine Workers of America have been on
strike for several months.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Montrose, Colo, March 23.-On appli-
cation of John H Murphy, general
counsel of the Western Federation OF
Miners, District Judge Theron Stevens
today granted a temporary Injunction
against the members of the citizens
alliance Of Telluride and an others who
may attempt to prevent the return to
that place Of union miners recently de-
ported by a mob Notice of the inillnc-
ton will be served on the persons
named in the application tomorrow and
otherwise given publicity. Judge Ste.
Nens in granting the injunction ex
pressed the opinion that the evicteL
miners were being deprived of theil
rights Attorney Murphy when seer
after the decision had been made sale
that the deported men would arrange
Immediately to go back to their homes
NO VIOLENCE REPORTED.
Denver, Colo, March 2S.-No news
mas reached this city of any deeds of
violence committed of late by the
striking coal miners of Las Anfmas
county which Governor Peabody has
declared TO be in a state of insured
ton and rebellion. Two officers of the
United Mine Workers have been at
tackled there by masked men and Sc
Nerely beaten. The coal mine operators
charge that these labor leaders xyers
assailed by dissatisfied members OF
the union, but the men attacked be-
heve that the assaults were instigated
and committed by persons opposed t.
the union.
About 400 members of the national
guard reached Trinidad today and
viii be distributed among the various
camps in Las Animas county The
governor has instructed Major Zeph T
E1il' commander OF the force, to use
such means as he may deem proper
acting in conjunction with or indie
pendently of the civil authorities, t
restore peace and good ORDER
The coal miners in the Trinidad dis
fgict have been on strike for severa
months, claiming that they suffer
abuses in the weighing of coal. the
company store and other matters The
Colorado Fuel and Iron company anC
the Victor Fuel company have declin
treat ~ afzA h.
istence of the union. The men belons
to the United Mine Workers. Laboi
leaders express the opinion that tn,
purpose Of sending a military force [,
Las Animas county is to inaugurate I
series of deportations such as hav,
been carried out at Telluride