The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
TROOPS ON THE WAY
GEN. FUNSTON SENDS NINE COM.
PANIEs TO GoLDFIELD.
MAY GO THERE HIMSELF
Sheriff at the Nevada Mining Town
Denies That He Is Unable to
Control the Stu
alton.

San Francisco. In compliance
with President Roosevelt's order,
Brig Gen. Funston, commanding the
department Of California, Friday dis.
patched troops to the Goldfield New
mining district, where trouble is
| threatened because of the differences
between the miners and mine owners.
Gen. Funston sent five companies from
Fort. Mcdowell and four companies
with a machine gun platoon without
animals from Monterey, all Of the
Twenty-second infantry. in command
of Col. Reynolds, to go to the dis
turbed district.
The total strength of troops prob
ably did not exceed $50 men, and Gen.
Funston says that in view of the
large amount of property liable to de-
struction and the scattered condition
of the same, he thinks 1t better to
send the troops enumerated instead
of a small detachment. He says that
| il conditions are such as to make it
advisable he will go to Goldtield him.
SELF BY rapid transit the scene of
the trouble can be reached in about
| Is hours.
Goldfield, New. - In view of the
admission of the mine operators
that they applied to the president for
orders holding troops in readiness to
come to Goldfeld, there is a wide
spread divergence of opinion. Few
people can be made to believe that
such action would be taken over the
head of the sheriff, who says he has
not been consulted.
He denies that he is not able to con-
troll the situation and adds that he has
not been approached. Several in
quiries directed to the governor asking
on what grounds he asked for troops
remain unanswered.
Appealed to President.
Washington. - A situation of the
utmost and immediate danger at
Goldfield, New, is revealed in the Of
| fetal correspondence between Gov.
Sparks of that state and the president,
Just made public. The governors ap-
peal to the president dated at Carson
City, follows:
"At Goldfield, Esmeralda county,
state of Nevada, there does now exist
domestic violence and unlawful COM
bination and conspiracies which do
now SO obstruct and continue to so OBJ
struct and hinder the execution of the
laws of the state of Nevada and now
deprive and continue to deprive the
people of said section of the state of
the rights, privileges, immunities and
protection named in the constitution
Of the United States and of the state
of Nevada, and which are secured by
the laws for the protection of such
| rights, privileges and frnnlunities; and
the constituted authorities of the state
of Nevada are now and continue to be
unable to protect the people in such
rights and the reason of such inabil-
ty and the particulars thereof are the
following, to wit: Unlawful dynamit-
ing of property, commission of felo-
MES, threats against the lives and
property of law-abiding citizens, the
unlawful possession of arms and am
munition and the confiscation of dy-
namite with threats of the unlawful
use of the same by preconcerted ac-
ton.
Governor Asks Aid.
Therefore, pursuant to article four
section four of the constitution of the
United States and to sections 5297
and 5298 of the revised statutes there
Of, I, John Sparks, governor, do here
by respectfully request that your ex-
cellency Theodore Roosevelt, presi-
dent, do Immediately send to Goldfield,
Esmeralda county, Nevada, two COM
panies of the troops of the army of the
United States to suppress unlawful
disorder and violence. to protect life
and property, to restore peace and to
insure protection of law to the people
of the state of Nevada" The presi.
dent ordered the soldiers sent.
Miners Prepare Defense.
Already wild rumors are in circula-
| tion as to preparations being made
by the miners to resist the soldiers.
One report is that 500 red rifles have
been secured; another that immense
quantities of dynamite have been
stolen and stored, and another that
many of the principal buildings of
Godfield have been undermined and
will be blown up by the miners.
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