Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-09-25
Seeking Justice.
Officials are Investigating the
Circumstances of the
Wyoming Massacre.
Not One of the Men Engaged in
the Riot was an American
Born Citizen.
The Rock Springs Riot.

INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES
ATTENDING THE AFFAIR.
CHEYENNE, Sept. 22.-Three of the
government directors, Gen. Z. z.
, Alexander, NJ. A. Hanna and Jas. w.
Savage are at Rock Springs investi.
eating the circumstances which at
tended the late outbreak. They gave
a hearing yesterday to a committee of
citizens who had previously presented
their case to Mr.. Bromley. Nothing
new appeared as to the alleged griev-
ances against the Chinese or against
the employees of the mines. The same
rules were observed with regard to
the circumstances Immediately cons
nectGd with the outrages, all the wit
nesses refusing to say anything what
ever concerning the attacks upon the
Cinnamon and the buraing of their
quarters. The examination was
chiefly conducted by Judge Savage,
who was materially assisted therein
by Mr.. Hanna, who is himself mine
owner and familiar with the subject
of tie miners grievances
Every opportunity has been fur
nished the citizens and miners to pre-
sent their grievance. The govern-
meat directors decided upon the facts
as shown to send the following dis
patch to Secretary Lamar:
The undersigned government directors of the
Union Pacific railway, pursuant to law, report
that we have made an investigation upon the
spot into the alleged outrages recently occurr ing
at this place We find such condition Of affairs
here as in our opinion endangerS the property of
the road, jeopardizes the interest OF the govern
ment and calls for prompt interference. We
therefore deem 1t important that full authority
should be given the proper officers to afford am
pie assistance to the managers in their efforts to
protect the property of the company and conduct
the business of the road.
(Sgned) Z. T. ALEXANDER.
NJ. A. HANNA,
JAS. w. SAVAGE.
CHINESE CoNsULs AT WORK ON THE
CASE.
James w. Savage, the Chinese con-
sui at San Francisco, Colonel Bee, and
the Chinese consul at New York are
here with a Chinese interpreter
to make thorough invests
cation on behalf Of the Chi
nese government of all the cir.
cumstances connected with the OUT
break. They are ordered here by the
Chinese legation at Washington. Col.
Bee has already had the remains of
some of the Cinnamon who were kill
ed exhumed. 1t was found in two in
stances that the skulls of the China
men were fractured, indicating that
they were killed in struggle at close
quarters. The consuls have offered a
reward of fifteen dollars each for ad :
ditional bodies found in the vicinity.
The accurate returns as to the num-
Der of Cinnamon killed cannot yet be
made, bat so far as can be now learn
ed there are fifteen missing, and the
whole number killed is twenty five.
Col. Bee has made up his mind from
conversations with citizens and otfi~
GERS. that any attempt to bring the
offenders to justice through tie local
authorities will fail. It is his inten-
ton TO telegraph the state depart
ment through the legation calling for
more rigorous measures for the prose-
cution of the criminals by the United
States courts, under the provision of
the treaty with China.
Col. Bee says that all of the pro-
ceedings that have been had In the
matter so far are bold farce and un
less the matter is taken in hand by
the United States authorities there
will be nothing done. He finds that
eleven of the grand jury before
whom the cases of the men already
arrested were tried, are citizens of
Rock Springs, many Of them miners
and all of them sympathizers with
the rioters, while al the petty jury IA
OF the "a are from Rock Springs Col.
Bee states as one remarkable result
Of the inquiries that Of the men en-
gagged In the outbreak
NOT ONE WAS AN AMERICAN BORN CIT
He deems it specially significant that
the outcry against the Chinese which
is depended upon to justify the out
RACES, comes from men who are not
even citizens of the United States.
United States District Attorney
Campbell came up from Cheyenne
this morning to assist the Chinese
consuls in their investigation of the
affair. Adjutant General Williams,
of General SchoGeld's staff, has wired
General Schofield statement OF the
situation, and given his opinion that
in consequence of the amount OF guard
duty to be done, one hundred more
soldiers should be sent here.
Gen. MsCook is here having in
charge the Chinese consuls with in
structions to give them the NEST COM
plete protection from insult or incivil-
ity. 1t is thought that the work will
be resumed IN two of the mines on
Monday. An opportunity will be
given to all white miners who have
not bee, discharged for participation
ia the riots, to resume work if they
choose. If they do not, their places
will be filled by other white men and
they will be discharged from the COM
pany's service.
America Retains the eup.