Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-05
They Promise a Warm Reception When
1t Comes to Quitting Their
Cabins.
SOME GUARDSMEN ARE SICK.
Milsmdtic Fever Breaks Dat Among
The Troops at Sunnyside--Cold
Weather More Hay.

Sunnysi1e, Dec 5,--The Italian s,rik-
crs in the coal regions are beginning 20
assume threatening attitude as the
date Of eviction draws near; and word
has reached here that strikers are Civ
ing 1t out that they will kill the first
man who dares throw them out Of their
houses. Thus it Is felt that the SOL
ders viii be needed in the coal camps
about that time.
Miasmatic fever has broken out in
camp among the troops and Capt Webb
is under the care OF the doctor for this
complaint Steward Schmale, however.
thinks that the captain viii he alright
again within few days. one Of the
cooks named Charles =. Blakesly was
taken to the hospital last night with
the same complaint
Among the others who are in hospital
and consequently of duty. are Lieut..
Smith of the cavalry troop, rheumatism
in shoulders; L. j, Watts, slight attack
OF pneumonia, and r. II. Shepard and
W. c. Branford bronchitis The stew
ard, however, reports that none OF the
cases are serious and they will all be
| patched up again in a few days.
The nights here are bitterly cold and
despite the fact that 10 bales of hay
| were distributed among the guard Tor
bedding in the tents yesterday owing to
the cold sleep was out Of the question
last night,
The working forces at Clear Creek
and sunnyside We're increased this
morning by 40 men, the force at Winter
Quattcss remaining the same
one hundred and fifty miners at work
here today; coal dumped yesterday
amounted to 6O4 tons.
Reports from all camps state that the
foreign miners are steadily leaving for
the east and for ore mining camps in
search OF work; and as the influx Of
English-speaking miners continues the
personnel Of the miners is rapidly
changing from the unsatisfactory to the
satisfactory.
The Fuel company is making active
preparations to resume work at the
Castle Gate coke ovens.
SIGNAL CORPS WINS.
There was hot baseball game here
yesterday afternoon between the signal
corps and the troop The outcome Of
the encounter was that the first named
wig-Nagged the sphere To such an eN-
tent that 'When the casualty list was
summed up It stood: Troop II, signal
corps A., There We're also many athle-
tie games INDUCED In, while the bat
terry had an equipment race and tho
signal corps q competition Drill
Sergeant shay of the signal corps
won Tst prize Corporal Earl Of bat
tory A. the second prize. I'm the 100
yard race, Private Pitt troop A. FIRST;
CORPORAL Margotts, battery A. second
Mr. Cafcy has rendered the use of a
large hall for the troops. which offer
win Probably be accepted,
The hospital corps has Oronod q dem
tai parlor and has found happy homo
AT the company boarding house by re-
Loving two cooks of troublesome mo-
lars,
Three new men at No mine ana two
al No, this morning. making the to-
tai force working about 90 per cent
The output here yesterday viii be m
creased today
Whilc the strikers are confident OF
winning out, the company Is equally
confident
General Cannon and star, who have
been here since Thursday cveumgleavs
| today for SCOHeld.
The arduous duty OF the sentinel,
! win be cascd somewhat, as General
. ! Cannon considers % no longer necessary
, | 10 have the number Of posts now on
duty, and win con0na the guard more
To tho resident portion.
ono hundred more coke ovens are {.
Boz started early uovt week.
, The strikers held meeting tri.
morcl1g and passed number Of res-
! u,i1vs.