The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
COMMANDER OF THE FEDERAL
TROOPS IN STRIKE ZONE is.
SUES VERY DRASTIC
ORDERS.
ALL SALOONS OF TRINIDAD
ARE ORDERED KEPT CLOSED
To Remain Under Ban While Tension
lasts-Pay Day at Mines Neces.
states Extra Precautionary Meas.
ures-PIans Laid BY Unions for
Rebuilding Tent Colony.

Trinidad, Colo, May 5.-.Major w. A.
Holbrook, In command of the federal
troops in Colorado, has placed an EN-.
barge upon the importation of arms
or ammunition into the state. He an.
nounced that any arms shipped in
violation Of the order will be contis-
Gated.
Applies to All Munitions.
The order applies to any arms or
ammunition for the use of any person
whatever except for the use of the
federal troops.
| Major HolbrOok sent a letter to
Mayor W. P. Dunlavy directing him to
keep the saloons of Trinidad closed
until further orders.
! Prohibits Saloons OPENING.
| The order prohibiting the reopening
of the saloons is contained in a per-
sonal letter to tbs mayor, in which
Major Holbrook says:
There seems to be an agitation on
foot to reopen the saloons in this
county.
Considering the situation as now
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the demands Of humanity, as we'll as
of expediency, require the saloons to
remain closed, |, as commander Of
the federal forces in this district,
hereby direct that all saloons remain
closed until further ORDERS"
To Surrender Arms.
Leaders of the United Mine Work
| ers of America at Walsenburg an.
nounced that all arms in the posses
sion OF strikers in Huerfano county
will be turned over Wednesday to
Captain c. G.. Smith of the United
States troops.
Provides Pay Day Guards.
Major Holbrook provided troopers
! as guards for the day, as this is pay
| day for the companies and the strik-
ers, and would not permit either the
| operators or the unions to have arm.
ed men on duty when the men were
paid of. The soldiers accompanied
the paying officers to the different
| camps.
Wants List Of Dead.
Coroner B. B. Sipe received a tele-
gram from John Schwager, Austro-
Hungarian consul in Denver, asking
him for list of all subjects of Aus.
! tria.Hungary who had been killed in
| strike battles. The coroner announc.
ed that the inquest over the men kill
ed in the Forbes battle would be had
early in the week. ----.
Further negotiations regarding the
disarmament of the strikers are be-
lieved to be in allegiance until the ar
| rival Of the Eleventh cavalry, which
is expected Monday night or early
Tuesday. Several leaders of the Unit
ed Mine Workers yesterday had a
| conference with Major Holbrook. At
its conclusion it was stated that the
| subject Of disarmament had not been
discussed.
| To Rebuild Ludlow Camp.
| Officers of the union visited the site
Of the Ludlow tent colony to make
plans for rebuilding the camp. It is
explained that the new colony proba-
bly, would be located Just to one side
of the ruins of the old one. The strik.
ers have ordered material, and are
ready to begin work as soon as for.
NAL permission from the army author.
tiles is secured
John R. Lawson left for Indianapo.
lis to attend meeting of the inter.
national executive board of the Unit.
ed Mine Workers of America