Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-25
Jenson's Travels.


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and also visited family which had for.
msrly belonged to the Church AtSp.
m. We l,f, Wellington a, passengers ON
board the little steamer WaIhi bound
for B.cnhe.m on the south island hiy.
seven miles from wellington.
Saturday. December hl,n Daylight
found the little Wun. putting aud snort.
ing at the mouth Of the Waau river.
trying TO pull herself over the bar INTO
the deeper river water She succeeded
At last and we now followed the wend
Ings OF the river Tor distance OF nearly
twelve miles TO Bier heim. town of 7.us3
inhabitants situated ON ihc l1Nlands 10
the great Wairtu valley Hoe We we're
met by Elder Joseph S. LiulJrd. presi.
dent Of the WUrau district who brought
onc.horsc cart in which the three Of us
now rode forty miles boy round about
road TO lie lIIu, native village si.ul.
ted about SIX miles above Hayr'ogs, ON
the miin road running from Blemhctm
60 Nelson. We arrived at rc llua at
? y m. aud we're warmly received by the
natives, who had houed a British Gag
on the largest house DO the village iu our
honor and who, when We approached,
strung themselves out in a long line to
"hongin with us
II re we also met Elders R. Leo Bird,
H,rum Cook aud Walter Bunoi. the
other three Elders from Zion who are la.
boring in tie Wairau district at the
present ume the two hrst named among
the Europeans, aud the latter among the
MAJORS.
The greeting being over We ate din
ner, and at s p. m. commenced our first
meeting Elder Gardner and were the
speakers; aud as there were quite a
number OF Europeans present spoke
English without an interpreter, a mum.
Der of the natives also being able 20 uu.
dersiaud English. Immediately after
the meeting was closed we noticed con.
siderable rustIng and heard some bo's.
ferrous talk ON the outside, and 10 going
TO the door wcs8w three drunken MAofIs
with barred arms. clinchei hst and des'
peraic looks attacking some Of the Saints
who had attended meeting lhss
pretended 20 have grievance to settle
with the Elders, one OF whom they aC.
cused OF having told saloon keeper in
Hav lock not to sell whisky 10 the
MAJOR s. which accuse ion was without
foundation IN fact, as our T. ders do not
associate with saloon keepers in Have
lock ur any other lock" The Saints
generally taking the part Of the Elders,
general row aud tight ensued. and tot
about an hour there was a regular war
OF words and muscles going on, the like
oi which none ofour Elders present had
ever seen before Ia all Mlofidom Both
men and women participated before tie
fight was over, and several men were
Knocked violently TO the ground and
severely beaten, but no limbs were bro
ken aud only little blood split, IS no
SHARP instruments nor fire arms were
used. Amer trying in vain 10 act as
pyaCemakufs we Elders retired TO q tOr'
utr by ourselves and formed a little
gfoul of our own, determined 90 defend
ourselves as best we could, should
We be attacked. one Of the DRINKS
made a rush at one Of our number whom
they accused OF being the ore who had
talked with the saloon keeper but Maori
40 rds tUteneTrd and the assal0ant was
Knocked down, While the fight was on,
tle excitement ran very high. some Of
the ggmlttanls ON both sides looked
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ran 10 and lro Cr ing, and the air was
rent by the terrible threats, oaths and
upcouth language that the drunken
ctoWd INDUCED iu Finally the inloxi-
Gated parties were drawn oil, aud a non.
member, who was WISER and better than
many Of the rest, su2gesIed that they
settle their difficulties by engaging in
some friendly gam,s, This broke the
spell, aud peace was finally restored
The whole att ir seemed To- be IN At.
tempt ON the part OF the adversary TO
break uD our conference aud destroy the
good b iluence aud happy feelings that
we were SO anxious to produce
wherever we went We held another
NEE INK IN the evening, at which Elder
Gardner Was the principal speaker;
also sai little, But while We wOT
shipped ON the inside Of the building
the dyvl ragged ON the outside; and the
threats aud insults offered by one Of the
DRINKS, who came to tine door several
times disturbed us somewhat No
further trouble occurred, however FL.
ders Gardner, In ford, Buuot and my.
self ept 90 the house Of llakardia Henri
the president OF tue branch, while isr
,ers Biz and Cock went home with
Bother WHneY European Saint, WHO