Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-17
HOME AND ABROAD.
INVESTIGATION OF TaE MiSSA-
GRE IN WYOhING.
The Puritan Defeats the Genesta-
Maryland Prohibitionists-
Eastern Races.
lsrEcIAL DISPATCHES TO The REcoED-uSIos.I
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Wyoming Massacre.

II ~ - .A0oiotait W IISSIucut Atdllls
OF the mon Pacific Railroad. has Ueen en-
gagged Tor the past two Gays investigating
the recent disturbances at Rock springs
ana the massacre ol Chinese miners. He
was met at kock Springs yesterday by
committee OF ctlzens, two or three OF whom
were miners, VINO had been informally de-
puted py puoIlc meeting, held soon after
the massacre 70 present the 1acts III the
Case 10 IepreSeHtatlNeS OF the company.
with them was Mr.. Nearsham, OF the
hnlghts OF LABOR organization OF the Union
Paclhc Company: The hearing took place
IN Mr.: Bromley car and was confined
exclusively 10 statement OF grievances
on the part vi tHe miners. W hen
questioned concerning the burning OF the
Chihese quarters ana me killing OF the
Ghlhalnen, tley uecilhea 70 answer, saying
tnat was III the AahdS OF the civil authol1-
ues Ior lnVestisatioil' ana that they should
say nothing ABOUT II uluI called upon III
Court. 1he grievances presented were that
favorltism had been shown the Chinese, in
giving them the oest rooms IN the mlne to
WORK 'haU they secured theSe privileges
by paying the pit posses ior them that the
Whlte men were not gwen a lalr show
that there had Deen fraud IN the use of
ia4Se welShts Dy the posses' VINO weighed
the coal as 1t was mined, Tor which
the miners are pald Dy the ton
that the miners dld not then complain
Tor lear ol oelnS QlscharSed that the Chi
nese were deceived When they were brought
back, beng told that they were going to
San FRANCISCO: that they would be glad to
goaWay II they were furnished transpOrta-
uon. The testimony concerning the sale
OF privileges was from two or three China
men, who SAID they pad SlOO for room.
Ihis turned out TO be transaction be-
tween Two gangs oI Cinnamon, one gang
purchasing from another: There was FUR
ther tesllmony, TO the effect that
a put boss; named Mcbride, had
sold privilege, but II appeared
that when complaint was made to
Ilsdel, the superintendent Mcbride was
discharged, Ilsdel saying that II there was
any more room-buylng they would have to
buy OF him. This was construed seriously,
though there was no attempt to show that
Iisdel had ever done anything of the kind.
A miner named Davis made statement Of
his grievances, to the effect that he had
been in the employ of the company seven
years, and had been put to work in rooms
which the Cinnamon had abandoned, and
assigned work where he could not make a
decent living. he had earned money
enough to build house, upon which he
said he had spent 81 100 and when he was
discharged in August he was offered but $3.50
for it. He said he would fire it before sell
ing it al that price. He was discharged a
month before the disturbances took place.
A miner named Hicks stated that he had
acted temporarily as weigh boss, and had
found false weights in use; that he had re-
ported the fact, and the false weights had
been taken away, but that whereas he had
expected TO be employed permanently as
weigh boss, he was disappointed, and at
tributed il to his having reported the false
weights. Other miners present intimated
that this had been going on for long time.
and that they had been defrauded in con-
sequence. No complaint of this had been
made until now, though it happened over
a year ago. The names of the miners
whom twas alleged had been discharged be-
cause they made complaints were given Mr.
Bromley, but they did not appear III person.
Concerning the desire of the Chinese to
so away, there was the testimony of two
Cinnamon that they wanted 10 go, and one
of the company who said there were 800 of
them who felt the same way. OF this no
proof was offered. After the hearing, 4
committee of miners waited on Mr.. Clark,
General superintendent OF the coal depart
ment, with proposition that all the mi
ners, including those discharged on account
OF beng engaged IN the disturbances,
should be set at work, and the Chinese eX-
cluded until there should be settlement of
the grievances complained Of Mr.. Clark
at once declined the proposition as being q
complete surrender OF the company.
Mr. Bromley, accompanied by Superin-
tenqent DICKINSON, lett Rock Springs last
night ana has been at Evanston to-day,
Where ne received the statement of
Messrs. BeckWlth " Quinn, the contractors
lahnrprS
lie hnds that Beckwlth, Quinn x Co. have
no no responsibility Tor the employment OF
Chlnese' put that they have acted simply as
agents lor the company. He VIII so report,
anu Ia conversation says he has no doubt
tnal lne company Will take the same view
ol II "heh the iacts are known. He says
lhe company mas no disposition to make
any one sCape-Soat lor auotherS acts
that tney nave no intention to supply white
oE Ohlhese Iaoori that the present man
agement OF the company found the situa-
atloh al the coal mines exactly as 1t now
exists ana mas never had the slightest init
lnatlon OF complaint against 1t until this
disturbance broke out IKE lightning from 4
clear sky. While not authorized to speak
lor the company, he says he
aoes not see how they can enter
into any negotiations, or entertain any
proposluon Tor compromises, until they are
put back III the full enjoyment of their own
property, and liberty to work 1t unawed by
threats or violence The question of the
n,otr n ote,-o-,oo r,,,t;I IL - P1'1
lisbment Of neoce and order ana nrtii H.
necessity no longer exists for using troons
to protect their property. In reply 10
question whether he believed the KNIGHTS
OF Labor would order a strike if the de-
mands of the miners were not complied
with, Mr.. Bromley said he did not believe
anv organization which was 50 for as he
had been able TO Judge. directed nv mon of
and good sense would
ever make the mistake of iustifv-
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