Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-09
A MIGHTY HOST.
General" E1lly'S COniIuSol, Under
Guard al ogden.
SURROUNDED ny ruE MILITIA.
Que Momb or The Army Killed.
Haggard aud Desperate Men,
Iuiuntt on Ignored by the s. r.


now sub ecis Of Territorial chlriiy.
In anticipation Of thoif arrival Com.
maudcrin.Chloi West General
Oltluger and Surgeon General Fowler
with two companies Of tho National
Guard Of Unh. C.hu Nofiel and
Military mpanies) went upto Ogden
on the O'Clock train yoa,t Ilay morn.
ing taking with them a rauius gun
aud the necessary pirhphernniia and
equipment for a regular sei{o. Afdv.
lug 1T OsIon thsy were au ,n 1a,lI by
the fr.t cavalry compiny 1aH nod ni
that place aud also by largs pumDer
Of special police In addition 10 tho
regular force.
Daring tho day there was nothing 10
DO beyond the making of pgeunIulry
arrangement iof tho reception and
caro- Of tho army as soon as 70 should
reach o Ion, which Il was understood
woulI be about six 3'cloes last night
Governor W,s. aud slan, Secretary
Richard, Mayor Bnkiu, Mayor Bfoush,
members Of the Ogden city council ami
the chiefs Of police Of SAT- Lake aud
the junction city were Ia close consul.
iAtion tho mos, o. the Jay. AZ fret
npp AIRED 10 be- tue Intention OF some u
the officials named 10 BrrauFe Tor the
transportation OF the army east over
either the Union patinU 1r the RIO
Gnnde. fEurrriutondcnta Bancroft Aud
Wulby, however, both fluIy refused 90
BE- Iaftics 10 any such trsnsactiln or
90 entertain lhu ilUa Tor n single mo.
ma nl, asst wac. they claimed, In direct
violation uf the law aud would subject
Thorn aud thulr companies % very pc.
we're penalties. The southern Pacific
could engage Ia ns much pauper pas.
aunger business no it might SEQ 90, but
ne Tor them, they would not &C, al
though they realized thatit was q great
hardship uu the people VI Ogden aud
Uiah 10 have such a horde VI hungry,
destitute aud desperate men on their
hauda.
Something had 10 be- done that was
clearly evident aud tue Governor aud
Mayors Basknisnd BfJugh decided 10
appeal 10 the curt 10 irsue au inllnc.
ton Prohibiting the southern Pacific
from allowing the army % ofoss thu
state line or 10 make ogden tue dump
ing ground
The case was heard by Judge Miner
who Issued the order prayed for and IN
avery short time ami early la the after
moan the papers were served, but
Division superintendent Knapp stated
tnat the men were coming aud that ho
was pOwerloss TO stop them. This
latter statement was not generally be-
llovei ami II was freely asserted that
he made no effort In that direction
ami this would neom correct from the
fact that the army came iu tbs order Of
the court 10 the contrary nOtwith.
standing. Asa result ui the indiiier.
uncc OF the Southern Pacific officials
the claaliug between Governor West
anu Nj. Knapp was at times decided.
ly warm and interesting.
Mussrs. h. 3, RlChuril, aud Van
Cott OF Salt Lake AMI kimball anu
other well kuowu Ogden attorneys
advised with the chief executives Of
the Territory and this city and Ogden,
and every Contemplated movement
received the most careful attention and
confederation from a legal point Of view
auu II N believed tnat thuir nc lon
cannot DO Assailed from any point.
Tue Southern Pacific was represented
by Thomas Marshall VINO was In com.
municalion with Mr.. Knapp all day.
When it WAS ascrftainud that tiis
army was coming despite the efforts
10 prevent theiT arrival strip VI C1un-
Try adjoining the 3. 4. tracks near tue
stock yurls, about three quarters Of
mile from the central part Vt the city
was set apar, for then aud here II was
decided 20 keep them under guard IN
al a further settlement WAS arrived at.
Tho train pulled in NJ the depot NJ
$3.50 in the presence Of probably three
or four thousand people. TnH north,
south au1 Hast sides wore surrounded
by the Utah National Guards aud Salt
Lake aud Ogden p llutmun, sni e..
cape was maize implssiulu on tho west
by the Weber river. The train con.
sisted Of tweniy.siN cars, and on board
huddlel together like sheep were ,gbO
men VI At least a dUzHu different ma
uOnaiiiies. They were very much
dismayed on seeing the troops drawn
up ia impfegnablo linva though they
said but little an they hal been eau.
toned by their leaders 10 maintain
order and this they dld iairly we'll. A
little later they were permitted 10 par
take OF a car Load OF provisions thai
hAd been eent out 10 them uy the Og.
den authorities.
Many OF the men were well nigh
ftozeu ~ they were as a rule very
thlnly clad, aui hadna they claimed,
but very little 10 ea. Tor the legt two VI
three days. superintendent bancroft
and Wulby sent down n car load OF
coal aud couple Of car loads OF ties
and In short time there were great
fires blazing ON either side OF the train
around winch hundreds OF shiyefing
forms soon sought warmth and COM
fort.
In the meautltne II was learned that
the army was Bplundidly orgnni2sl-
better, II IL thought than tue Utah
militia. They were divided into com.
pAuies OF illty each, which hai IL cap.
tain AMI other Officers. A man who
answered TO the title Of Colonel"
Baker had charge, ami hh and his
"itan" were summoned 90 appear
| b fore Governor West at Mayor
BrOugh's Ofilce. luis they did
without complaint, anu we're sub.
jecled TO a most rigid caleohi.
IatiOn by Governor West ana gfaiu-
ally tho story OF the memorable march
anu the circumstance anu conditions
connected Herewith was drawn from
them. All OF them, ani especially
Baker, were very careful US " their