The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-11
GEN. FUNSTON
EXPECTED At
GOLDFIELD
Story AfIoat in the Camp That
Martial Law Is to Be Declared
by Order of Roosevelt.
SERGEANT STABBED BY
ONE OF THE SOLDIERS
OTHERWISE NO TROUBLE HAS
occURRED-soME MINES TO
BEGIN WORK TODAY.

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% erll Funston tonight said that he Q
. would leave tomorrow with two or &.
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. the situation. He wished it made 9
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. TO take command of the troops 9
(. there or in any way to supersede 4.
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->Goldfeld, New, Dec 1o.-It was re-
ported here tonight that General F'uns-
ton is to come to Goldfeld to personal
IN take charge of the situation here.
More troops, it was also said, may he
sent. Governor John Sparks arrived
this afternoon from Carson and had a
conference with Colonel Alfred Key
nolds, in command of the federal
troops here. Meetings of the executive
committee of Goldfield Miners union
and of the Goldfield Mine Owners as
sociation were held tonight. l. is Se-
lieved here that President Roosevelt
is responsible for the decision OF Cen
eral Funston to come to Golddeld; that
the intention is 10 take the cO1duct ~
affairs out of the hands of Governor
Sparks and the Esmaralda county OF
ficials, and that martial law viii be de-
clared in Goldfield Immediately al on
the arrival of General Funston. Doubt
less the request for this drastic action
u. Ff-nr MI
operators here. who are fearful Of the
consequences when the attempt to re-
open the mines is made, but apparenI-
" are determined to carry out their in
tentiOn to resume operations on Thurs
day
Hint of Martial Law.
The arrival of Governor Sparks in
Goldheld early this afternoon has lei
to many rumors of impending trouble,
but beyond the little excitement caused
by the presence of the governor two
days ahead of the time announced,
nothing has transpired today to mate
rally affect the situation. Indications
are that the military authorities are
preparing to proclaim martial law. The
situation then will be taken out u the
hands of Governor Sparks, who is not
in touch with the sheriff's office. and
General Frederick Funston, who is TO
arrive here from San Francisco Thurs
day to personally take charge or the
troops and handle the situation, VIII he
i'm absolute control. This afternoon
Governor Sparks, accompanied by his
representative here, Colonel Wi.ham
Cox. went in an automobile TO the
headquarters of Colonel Reynolds, and
an hour was spent in going over me
situation in Goldfield. Colonel Reynolds
said that he has not vet obtained a
thorough grasp of the situation CT
learned all of the conditions which ed
to the sending of troops.
Sparks Holds Conferences.
Governor Sparks was visited at the
hotel where he is stopping by many or
the prominent mine owners and MEM
bers and officials of the Goldheld Mine
owners association. but he denied that
any official conference between himself
and the officials of the association has
taken place since his arrival. He was
also visited by officers of the Gold
field Miners union, who assured him
that the union will do all in its power
10 prevent violence, and has been, and
stil is. earnestly endeavOring to effect
a peaceable settlement of the difficult
ties between themselves and the ope-
rltors of the mines.
The universal IMPRESSION Il tildl mar
tial law will not be declared until after
the arrival of General Funston, buc
that preparations will be made at once
for the work which will have to be per-
formed by the troops as soon as such
action is taken. Doubtless search of
the camp will be made for weapons and
ammunition alleged 10 be hidden by
some OF the desperate element among
the miners, and the districts where the
miners live will be patrolled b. the
soldiers night and day.
Few Signed the Agreement
The Mine Owners association Off
Gals still assert that the original in
tention to reopen the mines on
Thursday morning Will be carried out,
and that enough men have already
been secured to carry on the attempt,
although IT is admitted that the num-
Der of men who have already signed
the new agreement as individuals is
small, and that their hope lies in the
supposition that after few of the
more fearless ones have gone back
many others will soon follow. 1t is He
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