The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-26

neon, and today there was no parade /
OF strikers here, no red flag waved over /
the inverted Stars and Stripes where 4
the soldiers could see il. The uuseenlly /
demonstrations that have characterized /
the past few days are notably lack I
ing today and citizens declare this is 4
due entirely to the presence Of the I
militia. At all events, no trouble has 4
been reported today. Unmistakable b
though quiet evidence was forthcom-
ing that the soldiers We're welcome /
guests in these parts. at least so far /
as the population other than the Unit i
ed Mine Workers is concerned.
Independent investigation developed /
those facts. There has been intimida- /
ton Of wOuld-be workers by those who /
are non-WOrkers. there have been many I
and blOOd-curdling threats against I
miners satisfied with their positions; /
there has been some violence, though /
this latter has so far reached no very /
serious stage.
Disarming Of Wilcox.
The most threatening incident re /
ported was ferociOus attack on the
sheriff OF Carbon county by an in
furiateo mob of women in which the /
peace officer was routed with the tenn
porary loss Of a gun. This happened
yesterday Sheriff Wilcox was at Clear
Creek and when in discharge OF his
duty he attempted TO take up a horse
he was set upon By a crowd Of female
Italians and Firms. CursinE the official
and vOWing they would kill him, the
women struck and kicked the officer
and one Of them succeeded In disarm-
ing him. Two Of the women carried
guns. one a rifle, the other a shot gun
With these they threatened the sheriff
until he was forced to beat a retreat
Reinforced by a couple Of deputies he
Of vfnn TfFf1n
later So far as a few hours Of rigid
inquiry could determine, this was the
nearest approach to q riot that has
occurred. If the marching and shouting
Of the union men be cited. Yester-
day also. Marshall Price. with two
deputies arrested a drunken Finlander
just as daily parade was about-to
start. The officers were surrounded
by the crowd and forced 70 give up
their prisoner.
Threatened With Death.
This morning it was reported that no
tees had been posted on the doors OF
a number of working miners warning
them of impending death II they did
not Join the union and quit working.
AT o'clock this afternoon one of the
guards employed by the Utah Fuel
company reported that about 200 men
We're marching from Clear Creek to-
ward ScOdeld. General Cannon at
once prepared 20 turn the marchers
back If they attempted to enter the
town. A little later it was reported
that the strikers had turned about and
were retracing their steps for Clear
Creek. Brigadier General Cannon then
took a detachment of two companies
and went to that place on a special
train, prepared TO head off any trouble
hat might be incubating.
Arrival at Scofield.
At $50 this morning the special train
Tearing the national guardsmen ar
rived at Scodeld and the troops tum-
lied out into the icy air. A solitary
small boy greeted them with a frosty
cheer. Not another human being was
in sight The town looked like de-
serted village. frozen into silence
Warmer welcome came later in the
form Of seventy gallons of hot cof-
Zee and other things. Sheriff Wilcox
and Doc" Shores, special agent for
the Fuel company. both carrying rifles,
approached shortly and council Of
war followed. At o'clock most of the
men We're formed in tours and marched
to Winter Quarters, taking the Cat
ling gun. This move was intended as
a show of force. Few people were en-
COuntered on the march Women and
children stood in the doorways, and
most Of them smiled as the bluecoats
tramped by.
Arrest Of Demolh
As soon as the main body Of the troops
had vanished Il crowd rapidly assembled
strike sympathiZer. and bands of men APP
peared suddenly, coming from every di-
rection. Inside of five minutes fully 200
bad assembled. A very small percentage
were Americans. In the center of the
crowd was DemOli. the leader whose
persistent ways had made strikers of
he afrrf- arsefF ID
with his assistants, a little file OF sol
diers detached itself from its guard about
the headquarters train and came down
the street. There were seventeen men in
the detachment led by Lieutenant JOr-
gensen. They marched straight for the
crowd, which parted suddenly, and before
Demoui had time to realize it he was
surrounded by militiameu and was a
prisoner He made no resistance and
there was no attempt at rescue. DemOlI
was taken before Justice of the Peace
Burrows. where, on a charge of disturb
and sentenced 10 serve thirty days in the
county Jail DemOll. whose dark face
wore smile throughout the proceedings.
asked TO be admitted 70 bail. Ihe reply
was that he had the right Of appeal 1t
was not on the cards that DemOIli should
be liberated on bail or otherwise today.
Ills arrest and prompt dispatch to Price
under military guard had good effect
on the strikers
Alleged Grievances.
Before he went to Jail DemoIli told The
Herald his version of the strike. The
men here demand enforcement of the
Cight-hOur day, which IS not really in
force here. they want to control the
check boss and they demand fair weigh
ing Of coal They also ask 20 per cent in
crease I'm wages. Il Is but fair to state
that most of the causes argued by De-
mOlli for the local strike co not exist the
alleged demands having been anticipated
by state statutes.
Demoli is veteran organizer for the
United Mine workers Of America, He has
gone to Jail several times in the interest
ot his cause. Sheriff Wilcox declares
that Demolli has made most extravaganza
assertions 10 his cOuntrymen here. say
ing among other things that thousands
OF armed men would come to their as
sistancc from Colorado. The strikers
gained twenty-tOur men from the Win
ter Quarters mine today. only three min
trs were working al Castle Gate 100 at