The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-06
ARMY MOVES,
President Directs Troops to
Advance On Goldfield.
Funston Will Not Go With the
Expedition.
THE TOWN is QUIET.
There Is No Apparent Necessity
for Soldiers.
Mine Owners Responsible for
the Governments Action.


the Twenty-second United States in
fantry from Angel Island, and the
Presidio started by boat for Oakland
pier. where they were to take the
train for GoldfeId. AS the troops left
their posts, the bands at Angel Island
and the Preside played them off amid
| the cheers of the soldiers, who were
| left behind
| General Funston was at army head
| quarters early this morning, attending
| to the details of the transportation of
the men under the command Of Col
| onel Reynolds. General Funston will
remain in San Francisco unless the
situation at Goldfield becomes so SER
lous that more troops will have to be
sent, when he will take personal com
1nand of the men in the field. If there
are no delays the troops will arrive at
Goldfeld early tomorrow. General
Funston this morning would not state
the number of troops to be sent to
GoldHeld, but from other sources it
| was learned that there are about $50
men In the detachment It is reported
that machine guns are part of the
equipment.
Already wild rumors are in circula-
t1on as to preparations being made by
the miners to resist the soldiers. One
report is that 500 rifles have been Sc
cured; another that immense guam
titles of dynamite have been stolen
and stored, and another that many of
the principal buildings of Goldfield
have been under mined and will be
blown up by the miners.
Sparks Is Scared.
Washington, Dec. "a situation
of the utmost and immediate danger
at Goldffeld, New. is revealed in the
official correspondence between Gov
ernor Fparks of that state and the
president, just made public. The
governors appeal for troops is con-
strued by the auth critics here to in
dicate the fnminence of great peril
and If actual violence is to occur at
all it is expected before the arrival
Of the troops from California in Gold
field.
Reynolds In Command
San Francisco, Dec. 6.-Colonel Alfred
Reynolds of the Twenty-second United
State infantry, will be the senior officer
in command of the troops which will
leave today for Goldfield New. The
detachment will be provided with
supply of tents and 80 days rations,
in addition to their arms and aInmuni-
ton. A special train will take the
troops from F't Mcdowell to GoIdfeld,
leaving at 8 O'Clock this morning from
the Oakland Mole. A smaller number
of troops to be sent from Monterey will
be later in starting than the force from
this city owing to delay in getting tele
graph instructions to that point. They
will proceed directly to Goldfield with
regiment will be put in the field, ac-
companied by a platoon of machine
guns.
On Roosevelt's Order.
Washington, Dec. 6-President Roose-
velt last night instructed General Fun
Ston to dispatch a sufficient force of
regulars to Goldfield to control the sit
uation there. This action was taken up
on receipt of telegraphic request from
the governor of Nevada. The troops
c., -,
the strength of the expedition is left
to the judgment of General Funston.
Goldfield is about IA hours by rail from
San Francisco.
Goldfeld, New, Dec. 6.-In view of
the admission of the mine owners that
they applied to the president for or
ders holding troops in readiness to
come to Goldfeld, there is widespread
divergence of opinion Few people
ton 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 inquiries
directed to the governor, asking on
what grounds he asked for troops re-
main unanswerable. 1t is accepted that
the publication of the action of the
war department was premature and
that the operators only wished to get
rid of the preliuinaries before the crlt1-
cal time came for opening the mines
with nonunion Iaborers.
The mine operators yesterday held
long session, but said they had nothing
to give out for publication beyond de-
pIoring the fact that the application for
troons had gained such wide publicity.
From messages received here during
the last "a hours it is evident tnat the
outside world thinks all messages from
Coldfield are censored and that cor
RESPONDENTS are prevented from giving
the facts on the situation. Owing to
the sensational reports the officers are
ewapaned with requests to take care OF
Valuable realty in the event of rioting
oI fire There has not been an arrest
here for common drunkenness for
week.
coldfleld, New, Dec. 6.-The mine
ovCners committee which advised Gov
ernor Sharks to make the request for
saderai troops state that it is only a
nrecaIIfionary measure suggested by
he recoIIection of the terrors of the
Srinnle Creek and Occur d'Alene
strikes.
The mine owners are preparing TO
start I'D with nonun1on miners. AS
this caTnn Is strongly unionized and led
~ f7esparate agitators driven from one
sfo+a and one camp to another, the
atternDt TO resume operations as an
o,a1 cen,n will naturally be resisted.
Nonunion miners will have to be inn
nortad and a conflict will surely occur.
That tbe miners have been quietly but
avidanced by the fact that they have
sna s+on6s Of arms in their quarters.
last night a large quantity of powder
Tos eto1en from the Booth mine and
o+ber denredations are taking place in
the outlying districts. The streets OF