Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-26

the mob dispersed, while few miner WHO
had not been Ht thr bonfire or had play,da
shruwd Annnias game displayed thair pa-
per- no the supreme moment, aud the conn
missioner aud his police and armed sol'
dlrry marched hack 70 camp rejoicing
The miners lost no time Ia rplyinE q.
this raid by n declaration II war The
lone ENilc ~ Erin, whom fate had made
the John Hancock Of the Declaration ol In
dependence, wa, elected military dictator,
aud Tor The SPACE OF fort eight hours, more
or less, siifncd himself Peter Labor Com.
mandcr IN Chief n the Digger, Under
Arms" An iusurgcnt camp was pitched
on height overlooking Ballnmt, known
~ Eureka illll. Horses. weapons ammu-
milton, provisions aud oycl recruits wcto
Impressed by the simple cdiGt Of Peter
Labor" ctc., aud the hill was fortified by
means ~ barf.oade aud stockadc COM
hincd The work of intrcnohing WINS under
taken In hurry and every hour added
some new device for ohssruciing and hnrtsr.
INK the oncmy'sAppronoh. A, fast aa they
could DO procured slabs were iinhoddcd 40
ono end, stakes were driven, ropes wcrr
stretched, carts aud other bulky obstacles
were overturned and toall was added earth
cmblnEmcnts Tor tho dirgcrs hadn't for
gotten their trade The strangely com.
pd,itn intruuchmunt enjoyed cphvmcrnl mo-
toHoty as the Eureka Stockadc,"
Tho warliko preparations NJ the insnr-
gents went on for two days aud three
nights undisturbod by the government.
The miners gave Out that they would as
sault the governors cpmp, but didn't do
It. Their equipment was the weakest part
ot the Instruction. Many hundreds pre-.
tended to bear arms, but shooting pieces
were scarce. and the majority had 20 take
up with rude pixies, made at common
forge aud mounted ON slaves green from
the bush.
After four days OF tho widest excite.
mtnt aud fatiguing labor-countlng from
the mass meeting Of Nov, @I-cverythins
being ready Tor the grand struggle, Pcior
l4alor's army took a notion about mid
night Of Dec to go to sleep. Aud II was
not sleeping on arms, either. The men
stood valiantly to the barrcade until mid.
night. then made oil TO town, TO thcig
huta, to wherever inviting and comfortable
berths could be had. OF course not all
were 40 suddenly overcome by druwsincss.
| Tho Commander IN clileC' aud handful
of trusty fellows, chiefly plkcw =, how
ever remained 20 guard the stockddc and
perhaps giyenn alarm OF impendng danger,
Now the governors troops were real sol
dlcrs-regulnrs at that, barring few po'
licemcn. which Ia the same thng-and 40
half past Q o'clock ON Dee ., when the
great army OF "Diggers Under Arms
were also under their blankets the gov.
crnor's military undorling led out u de
tachmcnt uf not quite 300 men and noise
lessly stormod the stookndc on Eureka
Hill. General" Labor and his old guard
were alert, aud began to shoot with such
irons as they possessed, The British bugl,
sang out. "Commence ilringW and the sol
dicrs rushed upon and over the harricadc
dropping u score 0r more OF plkemen he
fore the recall was sounded The flag o
defiance 20 colonial tyranny was quickl!
hauled down, over 100 prisoners, wuundct
aud unwoundcd. were taken, and between
30 mud 40 dead miners showed what might
have been had not the bull, OF the diggon
gone 70 sleep Mt time ~ inopportuna fO
the future of the Victorian league.
Labor escaped, but carried q bullet In hi
person that cost him an arm and "a marke,
him Tor life ~ the lender Of the Victorian
gold fold rebellion. There wcro prosccu
tions for high treason and all that sort o
thing but no conviction, and q genera
, amnesty resulted. The leader RENAME,
IN hiding until the affair cooled down, al
the time unrcpcntant aud hownlling thu
unfortunate druwslues. " HE army on tha
momcntuus morning The miners cNentu
p ally sent their hero with the empty slew
To parliament aud he served term ate
#. term, landing at last In the speakers chat
Z Of the Victorian commons. so much 70
I sentiment aud that brief uight tussle n
! defense OF the Eureka StoCkgdu"
GEORGE l., KiLMER