Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-19
COY. WELLS ArrER FAcrs.


Gov. Wells is after the facts, and has
sent the following communication to
Sherff Wilcox at Sunnyside
State of Utah Executive Office, Salt
Lake city, Nov, IA, 1903.
Sheriff Wilcox, Price. Utah.
My Dear Sheriff. Complaint has been
lodged In this office to the effect that an
outrage has been committed on the
county road between Sunnyslde and
Price, In that six men who had been
chosen by the striking coal miners at
Sunnysde to give certain other men
who are called forganlzers' reception
and were proceeding with n conveyance
down said county road, when at point
about 10 miles from Sunnyside they
We're met by armed men (supposed TO
be IN the employ OF the Utah Fuel COM
pany) and stopped at the point Of re
nes; that one Of the six men was order
ed from the wagon and made to state
their destination and business. that they
were there and then maltreated and Or
dered 10 enter the wagon and compelled
TO return to Sunnyside, thereby being
deprived of their right to proceed on
their business and that two other citi-
2ens called Organizers" were denied
the right Of the county road and COM
PEELED to return to Price.
Other information in my possession is
20 the effect that the so-called strikers
at Sunnyslde have armed themselves
and are seeking by threat and lntlmi-
dalton to prevent non-strlkng coal
miners from peaceably pursuing their
way and that firearms are being dis
charged and unlawful disturbances of
the peace are common, ! should he
pleased to have you Investigate those
alleged occurrences and report to me at
once the facts in the case and also
whether or not the local police author
lily Is sufficient 10 cope with the aleg-
ed lawlessness and protect lfe and
property and maintain law and order
Very respectfully.
HEBER NJ, WELLS.
Governor
ADDITIONAL ARMED GUARDS.
The 20 guards recently sent down to
Sunnyslde, do not seem TO be enough
ms walking delegates are being sent
over from Colorado I'm punches 10 Try
and get the Utah Fuel compauy'g min
ers TO quit work. So doe" shores. the
secret service man in the employ Of the
Utah Fuel company rustled up 80 more
men yesterday afternoon who knew
how to handle a Winchester, and with
tue pIolnlHN Oh 70 per any were sent
down TO the mines TO act az pickets and
sklrmishers A squad will drop on at
Castle Gate for duty there. and II there
Il any trouble In either camp, the force
now I'm service viii be on the spot to
take hand in the game.
AT CASTLE GATE.
Word from Castle Gate states that
the Colorado agitators who have been
al work on the miners there have met
with poor success. A meeting was call
ed for yesterday morning, but not over
90 attended, and OF these were boys and
persons not miners There were not
over five English speaking people In
the whole outfit, The aFltators have
their camp a mile below the town. An
afternoon parade was INDUCED In, and
that was about as successful as the
first attempt or the men in line. none
had families. The English speaking
operatives are against any strike, and
are satisfied with their jobs. Agltator
Con kelllher has gone east leaving an
Italian to do his work as far as pos
sible, There are several cases Of dis
order but the county attorney is af-
ter the disturbers Of the peace.