Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-08
TIE MILITIA HELD READY
,r II, Election the Real Battle Will
Begin, it Is Said
..,,rn,orrrnnrS AND noNEY
10. rel, About Thousands oil
rs,iei, ofsus"r. n"i"'s's M"
Oihtr Products.

-, hss the militia in readiness Tor
,,,.alate notion, but the beiiei IL
III c,ouuded that no steps VIII DO
lien until Wednesday, az any serious
,,,,hls before would not only compile
~. ,be election here, but In other
'..u,ns The idleness OF such large
rAyot negroes, and the desperation
ming upon loss Of earnings is feared,
,,s the Democrats will have a hard
,,re 10 maintain supremacy In con
-nsnee. IA crowds OF strikers aud the
Larcs n street cars will servo to keep
INV Of the better element away from
n, rolls. In the mean time tho gov
moi l. using every means to bring
'sut m amicable termination. HAY
isy incurred CONCESSIONS irom The
,S.,cban,s, the governor referred the
alter 10 the unions, and they took II
nsds, confederation and promised TO
I've an answer by noon today. Up to
,onisht, however, nothing has been
heard from them ,,.
4, well as they could, ami determined
n .iaud fifm. They received promises
af ,uppoft from other orders and organ
i,,tlpps, and IL IL said the executive
,ommitiee received letter from Gov
.,nor WarmOught, the Republican
leader In the state AMI a large planter,
nylng the planters desired the mer'
chants to stand firm, IA victory for the
unions would mean the organization OF
lhe negroes throughout the South.
The supremacy OF the blacks Is "a con-
,lapt menace 10 business. Some Of the
lirre,t planters in the state were In the
eIly rday, AMI said the strike meant
% much 10 them that they were will
Ing 10 answer the first call for mon or
Money sent out by the merchants. AZ
,oon ~ election Il over the real battle
will begin, and II IN believed the city
authorities will throw of good deal
o. the lt,hargy charged against them.
Governor Foster Inns received an
opinion INN legal authorities that he
can step In 10 preserve peace without
waiting 10 he called on by the munici-
pal authorities. Merchant say num-
Der OF men arc willing 20 return 10
woik, but DO not propose to make targets
iaf the union until they are ready for
vigorous defense, and 30 they declined 10
take them back for the present. The
strike falls 10 effect newspapers to the
extent expected, ana the only paper
which has NJ far failed TO appear Is the
Item, the official organ OF the strikers,
although that IL expected 10 appear
icmofIow. During the morning. a
nrnrlau,atlan xyau i9a.,.,d hu Tho ~, sos
calling upon all pefsons 10 preserve the
peace and warning the people that
any disorder would be repressed by the
sitfnesl measures. The most serious
feature Of the situation IL the suspen.
sion Of the two lighting companies,
The gas and the electricity, and some
alarm was felt when the officers OF the
Two electric companies called upon the
mayor and said they thought they
could furnish light II granted protec-
uon Tor the men engaged 10 take the
place OF the strikers. This was realty
Promised.
During the Afternoon the president
o. 'hu sugar and rice exchange asked
uhe mayor that protection bp furnished
mose Interested. Nearly forty thou.
sand barrels OF sugar, molnsses and
olher products lay on tho levee at the
mercy OF the public, and II tho mayor
could no. furnish the force required the
exchange, ho said, would tender men
70 70 sworn In as special officers.
Tue mayor agreed 10 commits.
non all such men. The board
o. fade also urged the mayor
10 MS utmost to bring about the
sumption OF the street car travel and
continue the supply OF gas,
tecuici,y, water anu DINER actual
h,eessilies. In reply tho mayor an.
nyunceu mat his powers were restrict
~ 70 The preservation OF peace, and
.na. he could not force the men to
nV'A, nut he could anu would mai ntnin
v'aet' A strong Influence was brought
~ uear on tue electric light men, M
,uey being out was such n serious mat.
w, anu they were finally induced TO
'e,uih TO work. The gas men are still
ou', however, az are the telephone line.
uni out The exchange bureaus are In,
, asne me Western Union operators, al.
oush strenuous efforts were made TO
".ing ,hem out. Tho Charity Hospital
spptAleu to the directors OF the pas
stVnpany for lig hit today, and offered to
"naai Tue laborers required for tho
SVmlauon OF the plant sufficient 10
,a',l Tue hospital, but the directors
g,,u.ei, fearing for the safety OF the
,,nu y the strikers Were opposed. The
tuioh freight hanulerB quit at noon but
NV men employed IN the cotton
i.''ts ana yards are still at work, bus
wn,L ,esuets claim the men simply
' ",seu lhe day out and will strike as
H. n ~ positive orders shall be given.
hn ue cotton Exchange Ia not Involved.
MIL Ds' u me cotton trade Is affected es
, r,,OpOseu, the cotton mon will Join In
nosa measures, which employers pro.
f''0 70 inaugurate Wednesday.