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Show VICTOR, COL. Victor, Colo., Feb. 2. Damage suits aggregating $1,000,000, growing out of military control of this district since the miners' strike was inaugurated several sev-eral months ago. will be called up before be-fore 'District Judge "Lew is hero today. The defendants are Governor ' Pea-body, Pea-body, Brigadier General John Chase, ! formerly in command of the troops in i the Cripple Creek district; Coloned Edward Ed-ward Verdeckburg, at present in command: com-mand: Majors Thomas H. McClelland and Naylor. Judge Lewis will today set tliese cases for trial. He will also designate the date on which numerous criminal charges now on file will be heard against Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell. General Chase and others , connected con-nected with the. state militia in its enforcement en-forcement of the decree of martial law issued by Governor Peabody after the miners' strike was begun. |