Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-14

LnNk. superintendent of the Queen Of
tie Aills-Et.
The preliminary examination OF the
IL members of the Broadford Miners
Union arrested on Il charge Of con-
spracv, was continued this morning,
at 10 o'clock, IN the Probate Court.
Judge Waters said the defense pre-
ferred 70 examine al the defendants
together, instead of separately, as they
had asked to do yesterday.
THE EVIDENCE.
Captain Lusk was the Grst witness
called: Is Superintendent Of the
Queen of tke Hills mine, near Broad
ford, in Alturas county, Idaho; has
been Superintendent of the Queen OF
the Hills since April, 1885; knows of
the existence Of the Broadford Miners
Union.
IA question as to the aims and oh.
jects of the union being objected to,
the objection was sustained.
This brought Mr.. Harris to his feet,
who, in lengthy argument, held that
the rin,ei Constitution and BY. Laws
of the Union did not fully set forth
its aims and objects.
The prosecution thereupon intro
duced the preamble and Section 3 of
Article LIST Of the Constitution as evil
dence.-REP.
Examination Resumed: A commit
tee of the Miners Union of Broad.
ford waited upon and informed him
that the miners could not work for
less than 81 per day; received COM
munication from the Miners Union
of Broadiord in reference to the wages
of miners not members of the Union
Communication offered. The de.
feuse admits the sending Of the com.
municatlon. 1t is signed by Presi
dent McDeyitt and Secretary Il L.
: Wrig!essn. 1t is as follows:
BRoADFoRp, Feb. 4, 1885.
Captain Lnsk, Supt Queen of thu
Hills m,ne-You are hereby notified
, that, at a meeting of the Broadfort
t Miners Union, held this evening, i
was decided that all work in the mine
at Broadford be stopped until suc'
time as the trouble between the com
, panies and the Union is settled.
Respectfully,
IsEAL.1 b. MCDEvITT, Pres.
II. l.. WRIGHTsoN, Sec
Captain Lusk resumes: On tn
10th Of January | notified the miner
working in the Queen Of the I:l
mine that on AMI after the goth tn
rate Of wages would be $3.50 per da..
, and thai the company ordered me
shut down unless | could get me
for that rate; on the 18th or 18th
January committee Of the UniC
Of waited on me, and after considerab
le conversation, in which l stated Il
re reasons for reducing wages, they moi
a" fed rue that men could not work f
less than 81 per day. Informed Il
committee that had not heard fro
he my men yet, and that did not knc
what their answer would be. III
n; 10Th my foreman informed me tn
the mon would not continue work
rs the reduction. The Goth ] stopp
IN. all work on he NINE. Since the ~
of January have stated that | wor
start work up again at the mine
id $3.50 per day, but never attempt
to hire any men fer less than "a
nothing but general stateme'
49, About the 1st Of February ! Motif
several parties that | intended sink
ger winze. On the 9TH OF Februar,
de- let a contract to sink the Wine,
e. commence the 9th. ] let contr
,.v before that, but the parties who t.
it gave it up. The first contract
to A. Glidewell, Josh Cowan, &
eight others; this was let on the
49,, or the 9th of February; no work
o. ever done by these contractors.
second contract was to Samuel II;
-. lin, John Galbraith, H. w. Hort
Edward Cnesnu., George B'onou
and P. J. Quinn. The 4th Ut +
-, ruary no work whatever was be
done in the mine. The morning
49, the 9th Of January Hamlin, Phil e.
"a man employed by the contr
ors), and Galbrai.h went to work
remained until noon. No more v
n was done under that contract.
on's the afternoon Of the tlay thew wen