Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
Meat Trust Captures the London Market.
Smh6e Biggest of Its Kind the World and Mine of Historical Asoa-
Now Virtually the Hands Americans who Have Revotonzed
Methods here-A Wall Of Indignation From the London Butchers

gagged in by knights IN armor OF older
time. For instance, at Smithheld, ;
famous tournament was given by Ed
ward Ill in 1874. The old king. ther
well past 80 years, had fallen in love
with Alice Pierce, and in order tc
show his affection he arranged n
splendid pageant. to which the fair
Of the Sun" she appeared In a
splendid ear. covered with cloth of
gold, and upward of 700 knights did
battle in her honor for a week. Trou-
badours have sung this famous joust
in many q song Combatants came
from italy. France, Flanders and
from ali over the then so-callcd civil
liked world.
GREAT DUEL1NG GROUND.
smithfield was also the great duel
ing ground of those early days, When
a couple of steel-clad gentlemen
thought they had grievance, lancos
were broken al Smithheld and battle
axes rang on buckled armor. In eX-
cavations conducted some years ago
under the foundations of certain
houses in Smithheld various pieces Of
armor and other ltnightly rappines
were found.
INCIDENT OF WAT TYLER.
Besides forming a battle-ground for
lovclorn knights. the site Of the pres
ent market was famous for political
gatherings ~ every description. IL
was here that Wat Tyler was trcach-
erously murdered by Walwurth, tie
ltfd mayor " London. For this
crime the present London lord mayors
have o dagger on their flag. Wat
Tyler IS usually reforrcf To IN histories
a. h.1 Ia "a % a.
WAS one OF the first representatives of
the people. He appealed against "a
ruinous aud unjust tax imposed ON
farmers OF mis- time. He came mp
10 Smithneld with dcputatipn Of fol-
lowers. and Che people Joined in his
protest IN immense crowd went t6
Smlthhcld, ana young King Richard
IL on June ~ 1881, mot Tyler az
Smlthneld and promised 10 redress the
grievance. While the monarch and
The blacksmith were comforting, Tyler
happened 10 put his hand on the
birdie Of tho kings horse, and sir
William WalWorth stabbed the pUn-
pIe's leader Cor "imperinonce,' while
Standish, ono of the Kings Knights
dispatched him with his sword. The
young king, after this troacherous
act, led the people on TO lSlinBlon'
somewhat further uprth, whore they
we're 'set upon and dispersed by q
thousand armed men. This was con-
sidered "cute trick al the time, and
Tyler always has been regarded as
"a rank OUTLAW. l3ut such Is the way
with history, which only writes 10
PLEASE the powers that bo" OF its
day. ....u,,,
In later times Smlthhqld was the
scene OF many other tragic events. lt
was here that Horny Nlll burned many
religious martyrs who refused 20 recog-
nizc his supremacy II was here also
that. in Mays relRn many Protestants
met death at the stake. while In Eliza
beth's day the Anabaptists and other
religious minded persons preferred
flames TO faithlessness. On mo Held OF
the present market no luss thnn "a re-
ligiCus victims met death M inc hands
OF the misguided multitude, one or tha
most pathetic OF these was "a poor
girl, Joan Boucher sort OF !
English Joan al Arc. without tho milf I
.ary tendency Archbishop Grammar |
forced Edward VI 10 sign her death
warrant. though there was nothing |
igaiust her hat some foolish religious
heresy." A few years ago, while work
mon wpre cNciNatlug IA SWithneld,
hoy unearthCd a quantity OF chdrred
lumau remains together WIN portions
" the stake tp which the Victims hld
,een lied. The ring bolts were still in
no wood Tho site NJ this stake Ii
howI 10 visitors. while a tablet Ia the
memory OF tho martyrs Is let into the
vain of ST. bartholomew hospital,
which directly faces the southern or
Main entrance to mo market. The tab
Il ~ surrounded bS AN iron rllling the
nds of which are spread out 80 az To
flames
MALLACES EXECUTION,
Many other harbarlo 0cenes took place