Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-07
PROTEST SENT
TO GOV. SPARKS
From Esmerelda County Officials
Against Sending Of U. S.
Soldiers to Goldiield.
SHERIFF INGALLS, DlSGUSTED.
VI. y. Munncuc Lays Blame for All the
Trouble on Haywood of the West
crn Federation of Miners.

Goldaeid. New, Dec. 6.-Thc following
protest was sent Co GOV. John Sparks
today. signed by various county officers
and members of the state legislature:
"Goldnold. New, Dec 8. i9O5.-To
Hon. John Sparks Carson city New:
we protest against the sending OF
soldiers TO Goldheld Esmeralda coun-
ty. New. There is no disturbance now,
nor has there been any.
(signed)
Benjamin Bosenthal, county COM
missioner. Thomas II. Tigh, assembly
man. Joseph Hamilton. assemblymau,
A. f. Swallow. district attorney, A.
Solomon. Justice OF the peace. Bert
knight, acting sheriff. George Brodi-
gan. county auditor George ID. Payne,
state senator. Henry SPEAKER. commits
sioncr."
There is intense but suppressed eX-
element Goo Goldhcld today over the eN-
poCted arrival of the United States
troops ih the Goldheld camp tomorrow
morning. II is the only subject of con-
versation. Miners uniOi. hall has been
filled an day and crowds hl the side
walks and streets iu front. There has
been mo- demonstration To- speak Of
though some excitement has been Gre
ated by hOt-heads. who talk OF what
they viii do after the troops come. The
miners have thought the reports OF
the troops was all a BLUM, intended TO
iutimidate them, and they have only
come TO a realization Of the real situa-
ton I'm the last few hours. They seem
Disconnected and nonplused, as events
have happened and swept along too fast
for them. They are certainly unpre-
pared for the present turn OF affairs,
President McKinn0n Of the local
miners union, "a brOther-in-law Of
William d. Haywood. Is I'm charge OF
the miners campaign Vincent ST.
John has been IN the hospital for sew
eral weeks as a result of a gunshot
wound received i'm duel between him
self and another labor leader, but he
is ready for duty now.
Sheriff Ingalls, and his force are dis
gusted at the coming of the troops. aud
this afternoon the sheriff disappeared,
and his whereabouts is unknown. 1t
is conjectured his action has an im-
pOrtaut bearing on the present situa-
ton. Before he left the sheriff said he
knew OF no trouble In GOldheld. and
that the call for troops was made over
his head The sheriff and his forces
have always been charged by the Mine
Owners association as being more than
friendly 70 the miners. He Is one OF
the owners Of one OF the largest sa-
looms and gambling houses In Goldheld.
largely patrouized by the miners. Last
spring during the strike, hundreds OF
striking miners we're sworn In as depu-
~ sheriffs and armed 1t was because
Of the mistrust Of the sheriff that the
mine operators appealed to the gov
arnOr direct. Under Sheriff Bert
Knight and nearly all the county off,
GERS signed a protest against troops
coming 10 Goldheld
MONNETTE BLAMEs HAYWOOD.
Los Angeles, Dec. 6-M. j. Monnettc.
president OF the Los Angeles Nevada
mining exchange, and one Of the big
operators OF Goldfeld, In an interview
today laid the whole blame for the
present situation IN Goldheld upon
William ID. Haywood. Mr.. MOnnette Is
quoted as follows:
"All OF the present trouble at Gold
field Is due to the activity Of William
ID. Haywood secretary-treasurcr OF the
Western Federal ton Of Miners II was
due solely TO his influence that tho
miners union there refused 10 accept
checks on the Golddeld banks I'm part
payment of their wages some time ago.
p
them to refuse these checks. 1 ana sat
isiied that Is per cent Of the members
OF the union We're not IN sympathy
with him In this move, but they seem
to be SO thoroughly under the control
Of a few leaders that they have been
afraid TO take independent action.
Many OF these men are anxious 10 re-
turn to work, and IN my opinion there
win either be a split Ia the union On
Goldheld or the open shop rule Will
prevail IN an of the large mines there
The Mine Owners association rs deter
mined that It win no longer submit 10
the arbitrary dictatlon OF a few union
agitat0rs."
FUNsTON's ADVICEs.
Washington. ID. c.. Dec. 6.-In Lis
dispatch 10 the adjutant-genera of tho
army, Gen. Funston says;
IL have Just conferred with "a promi-
nent mining operator OF Goldheld now
here. "A man thoroughly familiar with
Am conditions there. He states fha
Western Federation OF Miners iu Gold
field number about $780, OF whom about
1000 have rifles and shotguus. Not
more than 800 Of these men might Dc
considered dangerous, and he doubts NJ
they would resist regular troops Their
leaders are some of the men who made
$50 much trouble in Idaho and colorado.
Danger is that before troops can arrive
they will blow up mines and Kiln pe1-
Pile The sheriff Is a member or tho
federation and In sympathy with them
The schedule time of the trains is 20
hours. "a special could make 70 in IS
] feel that J should inform tho depart
ment that every morning paper In
San Francisco knew that the depart
ment had wired within three hours