The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-24

THE entire national guard o. Utah
has been ordered To- Carbon county
by Governor II. NJ. Wells to pro-
Fect life and property ard maintain or
/. der at the scenes OF the coal miners
strike. The proclamation was issued at
% clock last evening. Governor Wells.
- lommdnder-in-Chief instructed Adj
llt1nt General Charles S. Burton TO is-
sue any and all orders which he may
deem eXpedient ir the mobilization OF
Tho guardsmen at the scene of the trou-
bie, and providing for their trausporta-
zion Go the disturbed districts.
Prior to the issuance Of the prOcla-
NATION Brigadier General John O. Cam
non bad given verbal Instructions TO the
officers Of the local commands TO pre-
pare for any emergency. The orders
were given during the afternoon. at an
hour when 90 was considered only
question OF time when the governors
PROCLAMATION would be issued calling
out the entire state militia. Similar
orders by telegraph, were sent to com.
handing officers throughout the state
Martial Law May Be Declared.
Al one time last evening il was
thought by Governor Wells that ne
might be compelled 60 declare that
martial law existed in the disturbed dis
tTict But after further deiberatiOn
over the situation. he decided to post
Uone that extreme action until after the
troops have arrived upon the scene and
me Isl better able to judge the conduct
of the people I'm the face of an armed
faue.
It is the expressed intention Of the
governor 20 call an extra session of the
legislature On the next two weeks to
snalze an appropriation for the mainten-
auCc Of the troops I'm the field If IL is
found necessary to expeud "a very large
amount of state funds 90 preserve peace
in Carbon county.
= Governor Wells action was based on
fhc reports of threats against life and
property that were brought 90 his no.
= tiCe Men who have wished 10 work
.have been deferred from doing so
Through fear OF injury TO their families
and the burning of their houses.
Threats have been made 90 destroy the
property Of the company rs well. AMI
there has been apprehension among the
miners that should they continue work
SIN the mines the fans that supply them
with air might be wrecked and the min
ers perish In consequence.
The governor declares that he is de-
. fUmined 90 preserve peace at all haz-
NrdF. and the troops viii not be recalled
until he is assured that their presence
S. TO longer required at Castle Gate
SUnnysidc. Scofeld and Winter Quar-
ters The entire guard will be dis
tributed among those camps I'm COM
mands I'm proportion TO the require
ments. as thought best by General can
non.
Some Commands Nay Go Tonight.
General Carnon. who win have charge
OF the troops i'm the field. said last even
eing that it was then his intention to
send MS many of the local commands IT,
Carbon county this evening as possible
They viii so on a special train. suffi-
c@nuy equipped to remain on the scene
tDdeGnitely. AS fast as possible the
other commands in the different parts
OF he state win be rushed to the scene
on special trains.
Up TO III o'clock last night 1T had
not been the irtention of the governor
L. call out the troops until either late
this afternoon or some time tomorrow.
But after a three hours conference
after dinner with Secretary of State
James T.. Hammond, Adjutant General
Charles s. Burton Judge Advocate
General Benner Y. Smith ard Brigadier