Show TOWN QUIET WHEN TROOP TRAIN CAME First Detachment of Soldiers Reaches Goldfield Without Mishaps CITIZENS GUARDED THE TOWN DURING THE NIGHT WESTERN FEDERATION WILL ASK CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE INVESTIGATE Special to The Herald Goldfield Nev Dec 7 Three com corn companies companies J of ot the Infantry United States army under command of Colonel Alfred Reynolds arrived in Goldfield at 1235 this after afternoon afternoon noon They are camped on the flat be between between between tween the Tonopah Goldfield freight station and the field re reduction reduction reduction works A second detachment including two more companies Is ex cx expected expected to arrive later They will wUl be encamped on Combination Hill Hlll Con Consolidated Consolidated property The first detach detachment detachment detachment ment consists of companies c m B K and I all of whom have seen service In the They are seasoned sol soldiers so diers diors and as the crowd croud watched the detrainment accomplished with auto aut automatic matic precision they realized that it was not a crowd of tin soldiers sent to control the situation With the spreading of the news that the camp probably would be lie permanent bidding already has been begun for l t in the vicinity to be used for the erection of saloons and other oth purposes r Mere Police Duty 4 I 1 understand that the troops are being brought to Goldfield purely as a precautionary measure said Colonel Reynolds I am not familiar enough with conditions here to discuss the sit situation situation situation but we were given the impression impression impression sion in San Francisco that we were being brought here more to do police pollee duty than to suppress violence I am quite q sure that martial lay law la will not be he declared unless It Is absolutely ne necessary necessary necessary What threatened to develop in a se serious serIous serious rious clash occurred near a shack oc occupied occupied by a number of ot Hungarian la Ia laborers laborers borers midway between the reduction works and the tile Tonopah Goldfield station A number of ot men said sd to have been employed empl red on the Tonopah Tide Tidewater TIdewater water yater railroad who occupy a shack were wera accused by several miners in the vicinity of having been imported as strikebreakers A crow erow cro gathered gath rfd during the altercation but they and the disputants who were threatening each other with rocks rooks were dispersed by several deputies and private de detectives detectives detectives NonUnion Men En Route The Tho Mine Owners association de declines declines clines dines to state what wh t plans pl ns have been perfected for tho the resumption of work io IL the mines but it is reported on good authority that several hundred non nonunion nonunion nonunion union men have been secured and are arenow arenow arenow now en route to the camp Of course we intend to reopen the mines said George Wingfield vice president of the tile Consolidated Mines That is why we asked that troops be besent besent besent sent here herer Mr r WIngfield refused to discuss the matter maner nor would he answer the ques questions question tlona tion as to whether there would be a reduction of the scale The men have been receiving r 5 per day for under underground underground underground ground work and for top men It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is confidently stated that the depart department department department ment has agreed to retain troops here i for an in indefinite time Bootless Errand Both the Examiner and Call all of San Francisco and the Associated As Press sent representatives with the train carrying the troops expecting that there would be bo trouble So far there has been nothing doing along that line Two masked men held up the Mon Montana Montana Montana tana saloon last night and took 90 A from the cash register and 18 from pa patrons patrons trolls of the place The saloon Is In lower Main street The proprietor Nick BUIck fired at the men as they were leaving the place They were Joined outside by two confederates who iio had ha stood guard NOT BASED ON OVERT ACTS Soldiers Were Sent Simply as a Pre Precautionary Precautionary Precautionary cautionary Measure Goldfield Nev Dec 7 No unusual excitement was waa caused by the arrival of ot the first detachment of troops and the crowds that gathered at the depot quickly dispersed after tho the troops had marched to the mesa In the northwest northwestern ern em part of the city whore who they have gone In temporary encampment To Tonight Tonight Tonight night Goldfield is quiet and there are areno Ito no indications of Impending trouble In the command of Colonel Reynolds are men exclusive of officers From San Francisco came companies B D K I and M of the Infantry Ae A 10 tonight a special special cial elal train arrived from Monterey Cal CaI with men of companies C E F G Gand Gand Gand and H of ot the infantry With the two detachments are Captain Continued on Page 2 TOWN QUIET WHEN TROOP TRAIN CAME Continued from Page 1 Richardson adjutant Captain Wolfe quartermaster Captains Wassell Vassell and Stewart and Majors Fredericks and Captain William Cox a member of ot Governor Sparks staff and the per personal personal personal representative of ot the governor Is in Goldfield tonight in conference with Colonel Reynolds He lie states that Gov Governor Governor Governor Sparks action in requesting that troops be sent to Goldfield was merely a precautionary measure and not based ba ed on any overt acts of the union men He refused to say tonight whether er Colonel Reynolds would be asked by the governor to station men at or neat near the mines in case caS the owners de decide decide dedde cide to make an effort to start up the mines with nonunion men Reynolds refused to say whether he would take such action Refused to Accept Scrip Officers of the local union and of the Western Federation of ot Miners stated to the Associated Press representative tonight that the only grievance of the union miners Is Js over the matters of ac accepting epting scrip issued by b John S Cook Co the only banking concern now doing business In Gold Goldfield field which they say tiit mine owners refused to guar guarantee guarantee guarantee antee personally There are about 1500 1 Western Federation miners now out in inthe inthe the tho entire camp The Nevada Workmen organ of the mine workers in Goldfield issued to tonight tonight tonight night contains a statement nt by Charles CharlesK K president of the Goldfield Miners union in which he says sa s There Thore Is no sane man in the dis district district triet who will say that there was any need for foi federal troops In Goldfield The paper says editorially It Is evident that the Mine Owners association association tion intends to reenact the tragic scenes of Colorado The coming of the s means nothing short of that Violence and disorder will wUl ensue upon the arrival of the troops and It Is ap apparent apparent apparent parent that the gloomy history of Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado is to be rewritten Statement of Mine Owners A statement to the public issued to tonight tonight tonight night by the Goldfield Mine Operators association states in the beginning that repeated outrages against Indi Individual vidual rights and banishment from the camp of men desirous of investing In Inthe inthe Inthe the mines open looting of oC every mine carrying ore and deeds of violence have become so unbearable that the owners must either close the hand them over to the union or make a desperate effort to gain the right to work them as we please We have chosen the latter altern alternative tive and propose to make one final struggle for the right to manage manago our own property The paragraph concludes Individual ual miners and citizens who have in incurred Incurred Incurred the enmity of the union have been beaten up at night by the score ecore and compelled to leave the camp Citi Citizens Citizens Citizens zens of the camp and merchants who have dared to protest against or even disapprove these outrages have been threatened boycotted beaten and even murdered continues the statement Specific instances of outrages of the nature alleged to have hare been committed by the tho union miners are detailed The Tho union has encouraged protect protected ed and assisted its members in the crime of stealing ore from the mines of the district The union has prevented d every very effort to stop these practices and andin andIn andin in evory every way encouraged the ore thieves I All Contracts Void The statement concludes as follows The mine owners have hae notified the Goldfield Miners union that all an con contracts contracts contracts tracts agreements and understandings heretofore existing are at an end We W propose to adopt fair fait and reasonable rules for the operation of our property and employ men rUen Irrespective of Jf whether er Cr they th y belond to the union We believe enough courageous and miners In Goldfield who are weary of the tyranny tranny of the union and who know that they will receive ample pro protection protection protection will come forward and work the mines If there are these they will be bc given ghen the preference But if It there are not we will be compelled to secure them from other ether sources The troops are temporarily en encamped encamped encamped camped about a mile mUe from the business center of Goldfield The camp Is being bein picketed and all those without business are being prevented from approaching near The men have only the regular service equipment Tomorrow the de detachments detachments detachments will be bo divided and several sel raL camps In different parts of the city and nearer to the mines will be made The eather cather Is ill clear and cold but bur th 3 men arc art experiencing little mUe discomfort Alleged Dynamite Plot Rumors here tonight are that an at attempt attempt attempt tempt was made to derail or demolish the train over the Goldfield oldfield Tonopah road bearing federal troops from San Francisco The rumor Is partially confirmed by General Manager J F Hedden of the Tonopah road who states that an of f the road made a i verbal report to him this afternoon saying that dynamite had bren been found on the tracks at a point a mile and a halt half alf from the tho GoldfIeld depot The dynamite according to tha thi th ic e port made was found last night eral before tho the train beiring Colonel Reynolds and his command c from Fort McDowell arrived hero her Col Colonel Colonel onel Reynolds said tonight that he nad heard nothing of ot the rumor |