Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1894 — MOVING ON BULL HILL. [ARTICLE]

MOVING ON BULL HILL.

Armed Deputies Advance on the Cripple Creek Strikers. Every hour adds to the gravity of the situation at Cripple Creek, and, a dispatch ea >s, a terrible conflict is impending. Under Sheriff Mullins and County Commissioner Boynton are in charge of the army of 1,20 j deputies camped within sight of Bull Hill. Mullins declares it is their intention to storm Bull Hill regardless of consequences. Comjnisioner Boynton is even moi e emphatic. He-declares that Gov. Waite 'nor Aliy other man had no right to arbitrate out of the law. There were men on Bull Hill guilty of grave crimes for whose arrest they had warrants. These men would be arrested at all hazards. He allowed that in doing this many lives would be placed in jeopardy. Nevertheless, the county had gone to great expense in massing a great force to vindicate the law’, and this is not the time for hesitation. This declaration is called out by the fact that Governor Waite has instructed General Brooks to use the troops to prevent wholesale arrests of strikers. He says that Sheriff Bowers may pass through the lines to serve papers, but can not take a posse with him. The situation is extremely critical. Brisk Skirmish at Shelburn. A special from Shelburn, Ind., says: "About 1 o clock this morning several drunken me i approached the picket line around Iho ninety militiamen stationed at Farmersburg and taunted the guards. One man attempted to pass through the line ard was brought to a halt. The intruder hurled a brick at the guard and the latter opened fire. This was the signal for a general fusillade of stones and firing by the guards. Forty or fifty shots were fired in a nick succession. Colonel Ebel, of Terre Haute, in command of the three companies, called to arms all his men, but they were unable to run down the attacking party, not one being found. The firing caused great excitement. A general alarm was sounded, and Companies D of Washington, A of Indianapolis. and the Second Regiment of Independence, under Col. Rose, were ordered toFarme.sburg on the doublequick."