Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23

Although both admit that the trouble
IN Carbon county, due to the advent
OF Mother Jones, has assumed serious
proportions Gen. John Q. Cannon and
Dr. ], - Beatty declare that troops ore
not yet necessary to handle the situa.
ton
They returned to Salt Lake at
O'Clock this morning tired and worn,
ana later reported TO Gov. Wells the
result of their trip to Helper.
Dr Beatty. who went there as secre-
tary OF the state board OF health, the
quarantine OF Mother Jones having
started the disturbance, summed up the
situation in this language:
FIRED ON GUARDS.
The people In that district are
alarmed, and justinably so. There have
been rumors for several days OF the
Italian strikers aiming themselves and
attacks have been expected since that
time The nearest approach to that at.
tack however. was yesterday morning.
when group Of armed miners fired on
the company guards, The Italians were
concealed In Indian fashion among
rocks ON the side hill In the CANYON.
Shots were exchanged for some time.
but no damage resulted. Owing to
Mother Jones entirely, the strikers
have become very restless and thew in.
slst that she shall have the freedom Of
the whole county despite the quarar.
tine laws, or any other law. That seems
to be the main trouble, She In dolized
by the miners and they are trying 10
protect her In spite OF the state laws,
MOTHER JONES PROMISES.
Upon our arrival there, we had an
J interview with Mother Jones and re-
celved from her the positive assurance
that She viii counsel her followers
against amy show Of violence. She do
clared that she would urge peaceful
measures, I'm 50 far as possible. We
pointed out TO her The usclc s'ess OF
the position taken by some A,ukerg--
that Of violonce-aud she seemed To
quite agree with us. She herself is un-
der quarantine, and perfectly satisfied,
apparently. The main trouble seems To
have been caused by the report that
armed strikers We're marching on Help
or and intended a massacre which IL,
of course absurd, ! do not consider II
necessary so long as the laws are being
obeycd, to order out the state militia"
THREATS or MOB VIOLENCE.
As threats Of mob violence had been
made at Helper by force of 100 arm
ed strikers, there We're IN men work.
lg IN the coat schutes or roundhouse
Yesterday a delegation Of the strk-
crs seryel notice ON the employees OF
the 40 Grlnde ,uuld-h0usc and the
Fuel ccmpJuyS coal schutes that II
they wen, 10 Worl, they would be killed
This notice had It's erect The em-
ploycs would take no chances. County
ATTY 8ru0oU, II ia reported, was met
by this delegation ana threatened with
death u he made any further move
against them They told him that the
Italians had suffered az lJng as they
intended TO- and he had best conduct
himself according 10 their ideas Il
Is conceded that the situation IL crit
teal but hardly 20 much 30 AS TO dc.
lrand tho presence If the troops,
Gen, Cannon expressed himself about
RI above lie believes that Mother"
Jones can stir up plenty OF trouble
Untll she appeared everything seemed
Ia he going along rs peacefully az ever
The assault on the coal company's
guards yesterday morning mas filled
every resident of the neighborhood
with the belief that serious trouble viii
follow Gen. Cannon and DR.. Beatty
witnessed NJ Strike,own great bon.
fire, around which from so 10 10 strk-
ers, AIMED with Wnchesters and re.
yolyers were gathered