The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-09
THE SITUATION
At the Union Pacific Coal
Mines in Wyoming.
SLAUGHTER OF CELEsTIALS
TWENTY-FIVE Riot Leaders Arrested
Charged with Murder, Arson,
Rioting and Robbery.

OMAHA, September General Man
ager Galloway, of the Union Pacific
Railway Company, was asked this after
noon to make statement of the situa-
ton at Rock Springs, Evanston and
other mining camps on the line of that
road, regarding the existing trouble
between white men and Chinese miners.
Mr.. Galloway said that notice had been
served on Beckwith d Quinn, coal
mine contractors at Rock Springs and
Evanston, to remove all Cinnamon from
Evanston by tt. lay, otherwise serious
trouble would ensue. The United States
government has sent troops there, and
he assumed that order would soon be
restored. "In consequence of the diff
Guilty experienced, Continued Mr.. Gala
way, "in getting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
in the Territories, a contract was made
some ten years ago. under which GER
tain proportion of Cinnamon were en-.
gaged.' Both classes, he asserted, are
now paid fully thirty per cent. higher
wages than are paid In eastern mines.
At Rock Springs, where the massacre
occurred, the Coal Companies returns
show that during the past month there
were employed about 800 miners, at.
Evanston 300 and at Carbon 300. All
those at Carbon were Americans, while
at the other two they are divided, two
thirds Chinese and one-third Ameri-
cans. Their pay is from 75c. to 81.
per ton mined. according to the width
OF the veins, and the difficulties en-
countered.in getting out the coal. Both
classes are paid at the same rate, and
Il
to men for eight hours work. Ameri-
cans being more industrious and skill
full, get out larger number of tons
than Cinnamon, and many of them earn
over 500 per month. This scale has
been in force many years, and was sup
posed to be satisfactory to the men. I he
only advantage claimed by the coal
company in the employment of Chinese
was that it enabled them to mine a
sufficient quantity of coal to keep trains
moving when other miners were off on
strikes. Last winter the men at Carbon
went out by order of the Southern Colo
RADIO Miners Union, Will lthey admit
ted having no grievances OF their own.
Mormons and Chinese will not JOIN these
unions, and, therefore, come under their
ban. Mormon miners are now moving
their families away, fearing a repetition
o last weeks troubles.
Mr.. Galloway was aske, I to define the
policy of his company. be replied that
inoffensive employees OF the coal depart
ment and some of its officers have beeu
driven from their homes, had their
property destroyed and many of them
were foully murdered; they are now
awaiting protection from the Territorial
or Federal authorities. When they cln
be assured of this we will resume opera
tons.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., September 1.-The
sheriff of Sweetwater County has ar
rested twenty-five of the supposed lead
ers of the Rock Springs riot, including
Legislature. They were taken to Green
have a preliminary hearing tomorrow.
More arrests will follow. The charges
against the prisoners are murder, arson,
rioting and robbery. The ruins of
Chinatown have not yet been searched,
and no more dead bodies are yet dis
covered. 1t is estimated now that the
number OF killed will be about fifty, in
Guiding several that died of wounds in
the surrounding hills. All Cinnamon
at work in the Amy coal mines,
near Evanston, numbering 400, have |
been taken to the latter place under
the escort of United States troops. A
Calling gun was sent from here to
Evanston yesterday. The military
under command of Colonel Anderson, |
Ninth United States Infantry, is
stationed at Rock Springs, Evanston,
and Almy, guarding the company pro-
perty. No further troubles need be
apprehended.
WASHINGTON, September THE
latest intelligence received at the War
Department from the scene of the
recent disturbances in Wyoming, is a
dispatch from General Schofield to
General Drum. dated yesterday, as
follows; There is no report of further
trouble since the troops went to the
scene of the disturbance, and none is
likely to occur in presence of the
troops. [ do not see now any necessity
for further instructions being given"