The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-28

This admission followed = day Of wild
runors in regard to happenings at Chand-
Ter. Ludlow and Trinidad IN the southern
coal fields and at Louisville in the north
ern part OF the State.
Two companies OF militia took posses
sion OF the Chandler mine early in the day.
whore 900 strikers had been intrenched
sine" driving out the mine guards early
sunday. Not "A short was fired there. In
fact the strikers aided the cavalrymen in
getting into the mines. However. 1t is
declared the strikers had made way with
two machine guns Where these guns are
hidden Is "A mystery
A. Walsenbarg. where affairs have been
quiet since the Withdrawal of the militia
three weeks dEo. strikers and mine guards
are wagIng desperate battle tonight.
The camps at the Nelly mine. about A
half mile away. is on fire. Walsenburg is
IN Huerfano county and more than forty
miles from Trinidad. which T. In Las AMI
mas county The Louisville district occu-
pies two counties n tho extrrne northern
part of the state and $50 miles from the
centre of the trouble IN the southern fields
The state Capitol from o'clock this
morning until late IN the day was thronsed
with men and women, some of them rep
rcsentivcs of the coal companies, but a
great majority persons who went there TO
plead with the Governor to use MS utmost
power to halt the bloudshed and pillage,
Tor IL IS now amounting 10 d'luti p4lIdSt
in the strike ridden counties of the state.
The news that Congressman Foster,
chairman of the committee which Few
weeks ago investigated conditions in the
southern strike zour, was in conference
with John l.. Rockefeller. Jr., for a time
inspired the hope that some settlemen;
was at last In sight. Hut the subsequent
Information that Mr.. Rockefeller had re-
fused absolutely 10 Offer any assistance
To Colovado's plea for AID fell TX" "A pall
over 'ue strikers and those who arc
earnestly hoping for peace.
All over the Sta;" unions are voting
appropriations 10 arm their men and TO
send them into the field 10 aid the strikers
IN their battle AGAINST the militia This
is being done openly and without cqulvo-
cation Thus far the ciy'l authorities have
not dared. and it is doubtful II they Will
dare, to prevent actual preparations for
war among the lahorng people
Skirmish!ng to-day took place through
out tho southern zone. prspit" deuials
at the Governors office and 10y IN" oper-
ators that the soldiers had fired 4 shot
since tn. truce was formed ON saturday.
persons ON the ground have telcphoned
necessarily to- Denver. asking that some
thing hr done Immediately and declaring
that only summary action can prevent
The women of Denver, after appealing
yainly tn Gov. Ammpns. through tn" Won
ems Peace League. to-da! notified Tia"
| Executive that tomorrow they VIII SEM
committees ont of their own ranks into
every field Of dissensiou. TIL" committees
are being named tonight
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
, the Rockefeller interests here, to-day
posted II notice In the court house that a
suit for $500. 600 would b" filed against
the Rocky Mountain NstrS. John G, shat
fer. owner. and W :. Forman, managing
editor alleging II had been libelled
Gov. Ammons frankly admitted tonight
that the situation is beyond his control.
lie also admitted that the public mind IS
so inhamcd that the rebellion is fast
spreading TO all parts of the state,
This was burial day in the Trinidad dis
trict. That fact alone is believed To have
held in leash the vengeance seeking men
whose women and children were killed at
, Ludlow only part of the strikers at
: tended the funerals The others remained
ON duty I'm their Entertainments a short
distance from where GOO members Of tho
State militia are campcd and ready Tor
action.