The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-27
Utah Officials Threatened
With Dynamite.
Great Uneasiness Caused by the
'Wealers.
Train-Stealers Plead Guilty and Are
Sent to Jail.
Repressivo Measures Against the Indus
trials In Wyoming Helena,
Mont, Gets Rid OF
Its Army.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE, May 26. Governor West,
Chief Justice Merritt and Mayor Bas-
kin have each received postal cards
making threats against their lives. The
messages contain the most disgusting
language and state that unlese the otfl-
cisls leave the city within four days
they will bs killed, il dynamite has to
be resorted to.
The 81 so-called Induatrials who were
arrested eeveral days ago for train
stealing and rioting at Neophi, were
arraigned for trial at Provo today.
Twenty-three pleaded guilty. Six OF
them were sentenced to Jail for 60 days
aud II for 80 days. The remaining four
were released.
UNREST AT OGDEN.
OGDEN, Utah, May 23. The commun-
itv here is in a state of unrest and un-
certainty, caused by the attitude OF the
Commonweaers in their apparent de-
termination to disregard the injunction
of the court and march through Davis
county to Salt Lake. The band numbers
about 800, under command OF one Smith,
an Englishman, unnsturalized, who is
making numerous demands in the name
OF american freedom"
Early this morning it was reported the
men would go south if they had to NOW
their way through the guards with dyna-
mite bombs. They approached the
county line and were halted by the
sheriff, and under protest hesitated and
went into camp. Further rumors OF
force were heard and the sheriff sent for
Smith and informed him that at the
first suspicious move he would order the
deputies to FIRE. The men then settled
do wn with the expressed Intention OF
freezing out the officials.
A meeting of Industrial sympathizers
was held at o'clock. Several speakers
entertained The crowd by abusing the
officials generally. Resolutions were
adopted declaring that Judge Merritt
had exceeded hle authority in Issuing an
injunction. There is strong talk of try
ing to force the lines of the sheriff and
deputies at the county line, but they are
q determined set OF men, and such an
attempt will result in serious bloodshed.
wEALERs SUPPRESSED IN WYOMING.
GREEN RIVER. Wyo.. May 26.-Judge
Riner of the United States court made
an order today directing Marshal Rankin
to prohibit all members OF the so-cslled
Industrial army from interfering with or
taking possession of any OF the property
of the receivers OF the Union Pacific,
and to restrain them from obstructing
any of the engines. cars or trains, and
from riding on any of the engines, cars
or trains without paying proper COM
pensation. The marshal is prepared to
execute the order upon all Common
wealers.
Nineteen Commonwealers under ar
rest here will pe taken to Evanston for
trial on June 9th before Judge Riner.
HELENA LOSES IT'S ARMY.
HELENA. Mont, May 26. Helena is
going to lose its Coxey army tomorrow,
arrangements to that end having been
completed. At meeting of the city
council the matter OF what to do with the
Coxeyites now in camp here was
discussed for more than an hour
A committee was appointed to see the
leaders and devise means to help the
men on their way. The Great Northern
railway was first applied to, but terms
could not be made. Other plans were
discussed, one being to settle them ss
colonists, but this was not feasible.
They made proposition to the men
that the people of Helena would pro-
vide a number of wagons to haul them
and their supplies and bedding and
tools to Fort Benton, where lumber
would be provided for them to build
boats and float down the river. I'll Q
men have accepted the proposition and
will leave tomorrow morning.
WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED.
M1NNEAPoLs. May 26.-The problem
OF unemployed has been taken up in
Minneapolis in earnest. The ways and
means committee Of the council has
decided to Issue bonds to the amount
of 500, QUO at 2 per cent, to furnish
money for an extensive scheme of public
The business men of
the city have agreed to take the whole
issue at par, 90 that the bonds will not
have to be foated on the money market.
Extensive Improvements are to be
undertaken
GENERAL KELLY's ROMANCE.
1t has just leaked out here that Gem
eral Kelly OF the California Common
veal army, now at Quincy, ILL.,, when
a boy ran away from his home
in Kentucky. His family moved to
Minneapolis, where his sister became
prominent as a musician. His mother
recently wrote to Kelly. found him to
be her long lost son and has gone to
Quincy to see him.
CARTER's CoMMoNwEALERs.
GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, May 26.-
Carter. with 200 Commonwealers from
Salt Lake, arrived here today and will
90 on east.
OuarrsIed Over Money Matters.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 2o -Carl Becker,