The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-07

The announcement in The Herald
yesterday of the possibility OF the gov
ernors of wyoming, Colorado and Utah
uniting for the suppression of the
gangs of outlaws which infest TINS
state. caused a great deal of excite
ment throughout the city, especially
among the members of the national
guard.
Groups of members assembled at the
armory and talked the matter over
among themselves. The concensus OF
national guard opinion was that it was
preferable to go south and fight Span
iards than to stay here in titan ana
battle with outlaws.
Officers commanding companies were
very reticent about what they mad
heard from headquarters Beyond the
statements made by two or three, that
they had been asked if they could turn
out their men on short notice, they
would say nothing. The Herald mas IT,
however, from an officer who ranks
few notches above company COM
mander. that preparations have been
going on quietly for ten days or more
that the plan is to have the people nv
ing in the infested sections watch the
passes and see to it that the outlaws
do not escape until the arrival OF as
sistance in the person of members OF
the guard. Then enough men VIII De
left TO guard the egresses of the coun-
try. while the balance so in and either
compel the surrender OF the gangs or
kill them or the spot
The news from the infested regions
and the dispatches TO The Herald from
Cheyenne and other points, together
with the statements made in this city,
10 q fTp1Joor-ta nj story.
The sther morning paper did not realize
that anything was in the wind until
after The Herald appeared on the
streets. although the news was fore
casted by The Herald's special dispatch
from Denver Saturday morning. Then
it set its reporters to work gathering
what news could be obtained on the
subject, and this morning will print
what it can get concerning the matter
two days behind. as usual
Governor Wells was seen last even
ing and said he had nothing new to
report concerning the case Matters
were as they had been for few days
past.
The governor is a bit reticent about
talking of the plans for the eXtermina-
ton of the outlaws, here at home, al
though when asked by the Denver
News. he cheerfully responded in a
telegram to the paper, a copy OF which
appears elsewhere
Tt is presumed that the other morn
ing paper. following its usual custom
when scooped. will this morning deny
that any efforts have been made toward
the determination or capture of the
desperadoeS. OF course the public is
in q position to judge. The news re-
ports IN The Herald speak for them
selves. and are corrobOrated by reports
from Colorado and Wyoming. Officers
of the guard were interviewed yester-
day by reporters. and, of course, re-
fused to say anything for publication.
One Of them. speaking to a Herald man
last evening. said: They came to me
during the day and tried to get me to
say something, but l did not. it would
not be proper for me TO give away any
information given TO me officially. Let
those in authority speak; 1 shall not"
The requests for information as to
how many men could be turned out
for this duty were sent to the heads of
the various organizations several days
ago Two officers stated to a Herald
man that they received the requests
from headquarters ten days ago. or
nearly. One of them said he could pro-
ducr the missive, if required.
The publication in the News of Sat
urday was denied by Governor Wells
last night. He declares he did not au-
thorize the statement, which doubtless
means that someone Will be called on
the carpet in the News office this morn
ing for mssrepresenting the executive.
However. the executives anxiety to
conceal his plans is due, doubtless, to
his zeal. He fears if the plans are pub
listed, the outlaws will take alarm and
flee from the state, which would not
be . bad thing for the state.