Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-11
FUNSTON WILL
TAKE CHARGE
OETROOPS|N
n { \ A D A
Martial Law Expected to Be
Declared Upon Arrival Of Gen.
eraI and Wholesale Search
For Weapons Instituted,
.STRlKEBREAKERS HIRED
TO REOPEN THE MINES


Ready to Go to Work in Dis
triCt Tomorrow,
JBy Mornlng journal Special Leased wirs.I
Goldheld New. Dec iG---It was
reported here tonight that General
/ Funston is TO come 10 Goldfeld to
/ personally take charge OF the Nua-
/ tlon here More troops. II was also
said may be sent Governor John
! Sparks arrived this afternoon from
| Carson and had conference with
! Col. Alfred Reynolds, in command of
| the federal troops here. Meetings OF
/ the executive committee OF the Gold
/ field Miners union and OF the Gold
/ field Mine Owners association were
| held tonight IL Is believed here
| that President Roosevelt Is RESPONSE
| BILE for the decision OF General Funs-
ton 10 come to Goldheld, that the In
! tention is to take the conduct OF af-
fairs out Of the hands of Governor
Sparks and the Esmeralda county Of
cials, and that martial law viii be de-
clred IN Goldheld upon General Funs-
toms arrival
Doubtless the request for this dras-
tic action by the president came from
the mine operators here who are fear
ful of the consequences when the at
tempt to reopen the mine is made.
/ but are apparently determined to
/ carry out their Intention to resume
1 operations on Thursday
! The arrival OF iovernor Sparks I'm
| Goldheld early this afternoon has led
20 many rumors o. impending .rouble.
but beyond the little excitement
caused by the presence OF the gov
vernon two days ahead OF the time
announced. nothing has transpired
today to materially to affect the situa-
ton Indications are that the military
authorities are preparing TO proclaim
martial law. The situation then WIZ
be taken out OF the hands Vf Gov
ernor Sparks who Is not In touch
with the sherin's Office and General
Frederick Funston, who is TO arrive
here from san Francisco Thursday
to personally take charge OF the
troops and handle the situation, viii
be In absolute control. This after
noon Governor Sparks accompanied
by his representative here, Col. Will
lam Wilcox went In an auto to the
headquarters Of Colonel Reynolds and
an hour was spent In going over the
situation In Goldheld. Colonel Rey-
nOldsa said that has not yet obtained
a thorough grasp OF the situation or
learned all the conditions which ted
10 the sending of troops.
Governor Sparks was visited at the
hotel where he Is stopping by many OF
the prominent mine owners aud
members and officials of the Gold
field Mine owners association. but he
denied that any official conference be-
tween himself and the officials OF the
Mine owners association has taken
place since his arrival. He was also
visited by officers Of the Goldheld
Miners union. who assured him that
the union will do all In its power to
prevent violence and has been and
Is still trying TO reach a settlement
OF the troubles between themselves
and the mine owners
The universal impression Is that
martial law will not be declared un-
al after the arrival Of General Funs-
ton, but that preparations VIII be
made al once for the work that will
have TO be performed by the troops
az soon as such action II taken.
Doubtless q search Of the camp will
he made for weapons and ammuni-
tion alleged to hidden by some OF
the desperate element among the mi
ners and the districts where the mi
ners live will be patrolled by the sol
diers night and day. The Mine own
ers association officers still assert
that the original Intention To r~"n~n
the mines Thursday morning wiii bs
carried out and that enough men
have already been secured TO carry
out the attempt. although II ls sd-
mittcd that the number Of men who
have already signed the new agree
mcnt as individuals Is small and that
their homes lie in the suppositiou
That after a few OF the more fearless
lnes have gone back many others
Aill soon follow. 10 o. definitely
known that al least SOC men have
been secured iu the mining camps OF
California principally IN Calavarcs
'ounty. through the agency Of the
rhiei detective bureau. and are be-
ug held iH readiness 60 come %
iuldneid on two DAYS notice 4 -sp-
c-cntatite ~ the Thel bureau Is in
iuidneld and while he has had no
Irsiiurs With the Mine Owners asso-
iation. it Is said that several individ-
ial operators have retained his ser
ices to help break the strike
Thirty deputy constablcs are now I'm
boz employ ~ the Mine owners ss-
nciatinn aud al least i0o more will
be- sworn lu before Thursday morning
rd detailed Boa the district where are
'clfed The mines which are to be re-
.encd.
Thursday morning when the mines
re opened. but a few miners Who
lave reuounced allegiance to the
Western Federation OF Miners VIII b.
.n hand o. work. and little trouble
s anticipated 80 that Time. as the
nen viii come from scattered parts
y the camu and until they arrive at
De- mines no one viii learn OF their
IDENTITY eNcepf those who employ
hem. but on Thursday niEht when
ne Work - the day Is over the men