Eureka Reporter | 1904-03-25 | Page 2 | Martial Law in Colorado

MARTIAL LAW IN COLORADO governor declares las animas county in state of insurrection A proclamation has been issued by governor peabody of colorado beclar ing the county of las animas in a state of insurrection and rebellion subsequently an order was issued for troops under command ot major zeph hill to proceed to trinidad the county seat in his proclamation the governor says that there exists in las animae county a certain class 0 individuals who are fully armed and acting together resisting the laws ol 01 the state and offering violence to catl zens and property the civil authora ties of the county are quoted as au for the statement that not less than 1600 unemployed taen are armed in apparent anticipation of an open conflict las animas county forms the larger portion of the southern colorado coal fields where the members of the unit ed mine bori era of america have been on a strike for several months