Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-04
THEY ASK FOR FOOD.
!. wmrBEcK THEIR SPOKESMAN.
When Furnished Win Five Days Pro-
visions They WI Clear Cut
ul Once.

The ordinary routine bushes, Of .he
county court was interrupted for
shoe, time this forenoon by personal
application Tor aid from the county
on bshalfof "Geusra" smith aud his
army % iuIus,rIslis,s, Win are ten.
p1mrIly located In this city.
The spokgtm,u was Nc. John Whit.
beck, aud De stood there alone; not
even the general" had accompanied
him.
"l have something 10 present before
your honorable body" he began, aud
then proceeded 20 explain TIA, he had
been sent there a. committee ~.
pointed by the "homo reserve" auu
also on the request Of "General"
Smith. The "goucra" was IN the city
with some a2j men; but whether their
mission was right or wrong he Che
speaker was not there TO discuss. All
he hal ~ ask VI the county court was
10 approprlatc--.f In lie Judgment
II saw ni-hvo days' provisions
NNA NNaHAAAAI NANA ~ ANAAANN NAhNAhH
gent. II this favor were granted them
they would pledge themselves 10 leave
Salt Like for good tonight. While
detained on tue Davis county line they
were obliged 10 eat the stock Of pfovis.
ions IN hand, anu had thus run out.
COT course" chifTupcd Mr.. Whitbeok,
"these men will have 10 be fed n they
remain In this city; anu ihe "home re-
tofyon requested me 10 lay these facts
before you, There II no danger OF their
scattering throughout tbs Territory "
assistance IL given them now; they
will 10 straight
Judge Blait-Wu have got a good
many poor VI our own In this city
residents who are In very straitened
circumstances.
Mr. whilbeck-I am aware OF that,
but here we have 32j vino do not be-
lOug to here, and n they are "lot 10
remain" We msy have more still.
These men are very anxious, l know,
10 got away.
Judge Blalr-well, 1 think Davis
county ought 10 make up the de.
ncirncy. They arc tue people who
stopped them.
Sir. Whitbock-t cannot say any.
/ thing ~ 10 that The court IL ha
we'll acquainted with tho CIT.
cumttaucvs M Am. We DO not want
these men Ia Salt Lake; We do not
want them ~ remain 10 tns Territory
either. They claim that arc
going east, aud want ~ get bi K ~
their hOuIes.
| A conversation ensued as 81 what
eum would bo required TO furnish tho
i've days' provisions applied for, AMI
Oh this opinion Eppe red TO differ.
5ultCtman Bamborger said tae ques-
| ton was simply thu; II these men
were here hungry, they must DO fed by
somebody. We could not allow
them to stnrye. II the county
court deemed Il advisable 10
give them sufficient food 10 carry them
out Of Salt Lake county, anu II was
possible % aeu them safely through II,
then this body would have done It's
duty; aud be thought It would be
wise act
Judge BlAir-As they are here l
suppose something ought ~ be done
to gut them out, n not, aud they
should remain, I guess the county
would have 20 keep them II the oiuEsna
! would not contribute, Hul their patti
cnce Ia doubtless pretty we'll exhausted
By this time.
srleOtmnu Morris remarked that
inasmuoh ~ the holding Of Smiths lu-
dustrials, ~ called, at the liue sepatat.
ing Weber Rui Davis counties, was
unwaTrsntsd by law, unprecedented
In the history Of this Territory, aud
unauthorized by the authorities oi
Davis county, honor, fairness aud
simple Justice should prompt Testitu.
ton by the man or power that inHl.
gated the wrong, But Rs "thrse blum.
derefsn had thus fRr shown no dipUti-
ton TO make the dUionds honorable, he
would m We;
"That inRsmuch "a SelectmRn BAN.
berger Ia the authorized Representative
u this court, empowered 10 supply the
necessities VI INDECENT poor, 70 MIN be
referred this request for assistance from
General Smith anu his InduslTials,
aud that he have full power TO act In
the premises"
SrleCimau Cnho0n seconded.
Judge Blait-rhis Il predicated on the
HuppOsiuOu thHt when the provisions
are supplied they will move Oh a.
once,
Mr. whitbeck-There ID no question
about that.
The motion was thea put and carried
unanimously.
Seleolman Bamberger will take
tho matter under his cOusid-
erstiOn upon the adjournment OF the
county count this afternoon, and make
The necessary inquiries before m
appropriation IL made. At $3.50, how
ever, the court WAS still Ia session.