Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-17
DOINGS OF TIE DAY.
An Effort 10 Op,n townships in the
Uintah Reservation.
PUBLIC MEETING Az EuRuRA.
Transmisslssippi Dclega'es.-lieekcfp'
ers' Eleclion.--Dull Times,
Mining Notls.

took part. There was a procession, with
torchlights and banners, aui the town
band. Delegations were present from
Mammoth, Silver City, Diamond,
Payson aud Goshen. A meeting was
held, at which tho speaker were DE-.
Bosiwlck, OF Eureka, md Il. g..
sloa,or and J. a. William OF Salt
L. Ike CITY. The Bnlllot.B Beck COM
pauy was vigorously denounced.
Our correspondent sends Ia the fol.
lowing account Of the meeting:
A public meeting was held last
night g. the /. o. o. F. hall, Eureka,
for the purpose OF discussing the pres.
ent sltuation OF affairs here In regard
to the miners' union and the Il. Is.
& G.. mining company. Tuero WINS n
parade on the strset with banners,
music and drums before the meeting
convened. Tho hall was crowded to
its utmost capacity. II was estimated
that there were a thousand people In
tho parade.
Il. q. wilson was called to the chair.
He stated that thu object Of tbs A.
sembly was TO ascertain the sentiment
OF the public In regard to the fight be-
| tween the Bullion Beck q Champion
minlug company anu its employees. He
said there were four points Of Interest
| involved Ia this struggle, one for tho
company, one for the miners auu two
for Manager Hyde. He introduced II.
q. sleaier Of salt Lake, who said that
the eyes Of tho whole county were
turned towards this Struggle to prove s
a reduction o. mlners' wages ani that
the miners had the Hympathy OF the
Federated Trades as well AZ the gem
oral public. Ho advised lawful anu
| peAeoable means ns this only way TO
success In the fight-nO force beyond
moral suasion. He thought mluers'
wages should not be less than 81 per
day. IL the mino owner cannot afford
to ray tnat amount IL would DO better
to shut down the mine.
More speakers were expected from
Salt Lake on the II. q. w. due at S:l5
! PAM, but all failed to matefialize excepi
James A. Williams.
Doctor Bostwiok took the floor, and
among other things said that tne miner
who had to 20 down in'c the bowels OF
the earth where .ciRl. ic1sLni dark
ness, unseen dangers, dirt and giani
powder smoke, ought surely to have
So per day. He charged That Mana
ger Hyde had 10 get deputy mafshals
more 10 create n disturbance than any
thing else. He Hl,O said that there
were more men loaded ffom that MINE
than all the other Iiutio mines put
together.
DIR. Brunt said no was wholly In
sympathy with the striking mineis,
and thought that Manager Hyde did
not act right with his employees a. the
commencement Of the struggle In moi
giving them due notice OF the roduc'
ton and limo to consider IL.
James a. Williams had not had time
TO prepare anything 10 say at this meet
Ing, but said ne needed no preparation
to enable him, or any other Intelligent
man, to talk OF the present situation OF
ntiairs here. Mr. Williams occupied
over 80 minutes In his address, which
was an assault ON the Mormon Church
ana people.in general and ManagerHyd,
aud John Beck In Particular. He also
cast reflections on the United StateI
maIehal.
RESOLUTIONS were read approving o.
the conduct OF the miners, encourag
ing them to continue their contest by
peaceable means, assuring them o
sympathy and support.
THE RESERVATION LEASES.
News comes from Washington tina
quite a contest Is going ON there be-
tween rival parties concerning tn,
mining leases ON the Uncompahgr,
and Ulntah reservation In Utah. Ii II
understood that effort Is being mad,
10 secure tho segregation and opening
nv executive orders Of the two tiers o
townships on tho eastern bouL
Diary of the UHc5mpahgre reser
yatious along the northeast boun
diary OF Utah, upon which mex,
hnustible and valuable fields OF gilsOn
ito or asphaltum exist. The Uncom.
pahgre Utes made leases for mining
purposes to certain parties, but Score
iary Noble deClired them Illegal on tn,
ground that the Unc0mpRhgroUtes haC
no right to this reservation beyond IN,
lanus they agreed to take In severalty
when they coded their lands In Colo
RADIO, which aro now being sold and nj
the proceeds placed IN the treasury u
the credit Of tbs tribe. 50 far these In
dians have IL fused 10 take lands II
severalty, which would aggregate abou
80, 900 acres, and clalm the right I,
| control the entire reservation, contain
ing about 100000. IL Ia stated tina
other valuable mineral subatanoes ar,
TO lie fund In these lands and tina
parties are now gathered at Fcrt Dus
ohene waiting 10 make a Face for thes'
mining locations ~ soon US the land
shall be segregated
DULL TINES.
Times have been foRriully ulllnKam
as since New Year, lays the Sunni
County Chroaiols, but now since on
peoplu have beVn 10 conference, an
l. their pocket books ~ contents, tn,
town Is perfectly goneub. Merchant
arc doug very litllr, mOttpi the trad,
teluk hung up on the slate, but evel
INIT is setting too Old tor Bpmu o. them
az they hre 1t m'iljnhlrss,y AN IA,
saw mills ara uud' have been shut dow
for solna time. Roads are iinpasaa6l
ior hauling idmbeG ard In fact there h
no demand Tor II " RMk CITY, all IN
mines being suppliu1, and SOME clain
thew have enough toiast them auolhe
year. unlees samtthing turns up sool
where people can make q few dollars
someone will actually suffer for tn
necessaries OF lie, as tue stores nre VA