St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-19
The Situation at Rock Springs.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 1S.-Three of
the government directors, Gen. Alexander,
NJ. A. Hanna and James W. Savage, are at
Rock Springs investigating the circumstan-
ces attending the late outrage. They gave
hearing yesterday to the committee of
citizens who had previously presented the
case to MI. Bromley, the representative of
the company. The case was presented in
much better shape than upon the former
occasion, and the causes Of complaint were
made more intelligent and clear. Nothing
new, however, appeared as to the alleged
grievances against the Chinese or against
the employees of the mines. The same rule
was observed with regard to the circum-
stances Immediately connected with the
Outrages, all the witnesses refusing to say
anything whatever concerning the attacks
upon the Cinnamon and the burning of the
quarters. The examination was chiefly
conducted by Judge Savage, who was
materially assisted therein by Mr.. Hanna,
who is himself a mine owner and familiar
with the subject Of miners grievances.
Every opportunity has been furnished the
citizens and miners to present their griev-
ances. The government directors decided
upon the facts as shown, to send
THE FOLLOWING DISPATCH:
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 occurring at this
place. We find such q condition of affairs as
in our opinion endangers the property of the
road, ieopardiZeS the interest of the govern
meut and calls for prompt interference. We,
therefore, deem it important that full author
ity should be given the proper officers to af-
ford ample assistance to the managers in
their efforts to protect the property of the
company and conduct the business of the
road.
lSignedl E. P. ALEXANDER,
M. a. HANNA,
Jos. w. SAVAGE.
The Chinese consul at San Francisco,
Col. Bee, and the Chinese consul at New
York are here with Chinese Interpreter to
make thorough investigation on behalf Of
the Chinese government of all the circunl-
stances connected with the outbreak. They
are ordered by the Chinese legation at
Washington. Col. Bee has already the re-
mains Of some of the Cinnamon who were
killed eXhumed. 1t was found in two in
stances that the skulls of the Cinnamon
were fractured, indicating they were killed
in struggle at close quarters. The con-
suls have offered a reward of SIS each for
additional bodies found in the vicinity. Ac-
curate returns as to the number of China
as can be learned there are fifteen missing
and the whole number killed is twenty-five
Col. Bee has made up his mind from con-
versations with citizens and officials that
any attempt to
BRING THE OFFENDERS TO JUSTICE
through the local authorities will fail. 1t
is his intention to telegraph the state de-
partment, through the legation, calling for
more rigorous measures for the prosecution
of the criminals by the United States courts
under the provisions of the treaty with
China. Col. Bee says that all of the pro-
ceedings that have been had in the matter
so far are a bold farce, and unless the mat
ter 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
arraigned will go, are citizens of
Rock Springs; many of them
miners and all of them sympathze with the
rioters, while of the petit jury fourteen of
the twenty-four are from Rock Springs.
Col. Bee states as one of the remarkable re-
suits of the inquiries that of the men en-
gagged in the outbreak, not one was an
American born citizen. He deems it es-
pecially significant that the outcry against
the Chinese which is depended upon to
justify the outrages, comes from men who
are not themselves natives and many of
them not citizens of the United States.
Under instructions from the attorney gen.
eral of tie United States District. Attorney
Campbell came up from Cheyenne this
morning
TO ASSIST THE CHINESE CoNsULs
in their investigation of the affair. Adjt.
Gen. Williams of Gen. Schofeld's staff has
wired Gen. Schofeld statement of the sit
uation and gives his opinion that in conse-
quence of the amount of guard duty to be
done 100 more soldiers should be sent here.
Gen. MeCook is here, having in charge the
Chinese cnnsnls with instructions to give