The chronicle=news., 1913-11-03

tlou II created by the prcscnce of
large crowds OF people On the
streets. that II viii not lee necessary
again to pu, the roops On patrol
duty In this city.
Seven persons were arrested late
saturday night by militia officers and
iodEsl In the city Jail. where they
are being held. General Chase said
last night b. would order their re-
lease this morning.
General Chase reported upon his
return 10 camp that tho reports OF
trouble In tho walscnburw were uot
wtthOut fact. u. had been advised.
he said. early YESTERDAY morning
that y :rainload al sirikcbrcnkers
had been brought into waiscnburE
for the purios9 Of going to work in
tho walxcn mine and thut there hal
bon u shooting. tic reported that
his Investigation had established
that the Mon. tairty negroes. wcrc
MOI strIkcb, csk-rs. but were In real
ity old employees ~ the &. =. and I.
company n the Pueblo steel works.
Ono shot had been fired. the general
aaii. presumably nj one of the men
On tho way IN the mine and ,hs:
the shot had bccn rcturncd and that
oae Of the two men had rrceivcd !
slight vsusd ID the sidc. lie said
NO bad not learned whether the
.es vessaed ys: : ssstssc. .....,,
The eesessi. While 10 the xalsen.
burg district Yesterday provided .
military escort Tor about fifty m!u.
ere and their families to the Jack.
sou. strong and sunnysidc mincs.
The men. the general learned. bn,i
manifested y DESIRE to return to
work and wanted protection. which
wal given. lie declared that he
found tho .i'naii,n quiet elsewhere.
That the t0ai operators of south
<.rn Colorado arr insN,nR no attempts
to .hip In strikcbrcakcr- Was the
siniciucnt u General Chase. - know
this said III. general. ''h.cxu.c y
have had no requests Tor protection.
and " men were being shipped Into
the disirtc, requests would he made
for miittars escort Ne declared
that the operators h.d 80 FAR play
cd the game right" anj regarded
the mandate u: tho governor In scnd-
ing til. troops into tn" Strike ,onr.
Military guards which were stu
toned u, t,- HrrwinL. Tabaseo.
Hastings and Dciaxua camps fol-
low ing tn" disarmament OF the mine
guards will he kept permanently at
the properties. A troop OF twenty
fiN. cavalry h. u rstroliiaR force ut
the BcIasus. which was the center
of attack by striker. tho days prior
to the arrival of the militia last
week. fifiy men cf company X.
twenty three men OF company A,
thirty-two m.n Of company II und
twcnt y-Onc men Of company l.. First
regiment. make up a military forcf
that has replaced the guards and
deputies at tho camps in Berwind
canon.
The general reported last night
that the three guards ARRESTED for
indiscrtminatc shooting at Berwind.
and who have been held At the
militia camp. had bcen released. or
the fifty-cnc guards diSsrmcd Sat
mrday and brought to Trinidad un-
der military escort. most o! then,
were .,lcportcd yesterday. General
Chase said that all Of them were
glad to 60.
II was the presence Of these fifty
ono guards at the Corlnado hotel
Saturday night that caused the DEM
onstration and the ncar-riot which
resulted In the calling out OF de-
taaliment Of infantry and troop
Of cavalry to dispersc the mob and
clear the Atrects. There being u
noticeab;y large number of strikers
in the crowd around the hotel. 1t
wus feared that mn attempt would
be made 10 attack the guard. It was
when the cavalry rode over the side
walks on their horsss and moved the
crowd ahead Of them With drawn
sabers that seven were arrested.