The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-19
THE MINERS.
The Circumstances Attending
the Late Outbreak.
THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS
Are Holding an Inquiry into the
< Causes which Led to Chinese
killing.
The Min ers' Case.

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Three of the government directors,
General z. P. Alexander, NJ. A. Hanna
and James w. Savage, are at Rock
Springs, investigating the circum-
stances attending the late outbreak.
They gave a hearing yesterday to the
committee of citizens who had pre-
vlously presented their ease to Mr..
Bromley, the representative of the COM
panv. The case was presented in much
better shape than upon the former oc-
casion, and the causes of complaint
were made more Ineligible and clear.
Nothing new, however, appeared as to
the alleged grievances against the
Chinese or against the employers of
the miners. 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 their quarters. The ex-
animation 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 miners grievances.
Every opportunity has been furnished
the citizens and miners to present their
grievances. The government directors
decided, upon the facts as shown, to
send the following dispatch to
Secretary Lamar: The under
signed government directors of
the Union Pacific Railway, pursuant
to law. report that we have made an
investigation upon the spot into the al
legged outrages recently occurring at
this place. We find such a condition
of affairs here as, in our opinion, endan-
gers the property of the road, leopard
ICES the interests of the government,
and calls for prompt interference. We
therefore deem it important that full
authority should be given the proper
officers to afford ample assistance to
the managers in their efforts to protect
the property of the company and con-
duct the business of the road.
(Signed) =. ?. ALEXANDER.
Jos. w. SAVAGE.
The Chinese consul at San Fran
cisco, Col. Bee, and the Chinese consul at
New York are here with Chinese inter-
prefer, to make thorough investigation
on behalf OF the Chinese government,
of all the circumstances connected with
the outbreak. They aresOrdeIed here
by the Chinese legation at Washington.
Colonel Bee has already had the remains
of some of the Cinnamon who were
killed eXhumed. 1t was found that in
two instances, the skulls of the China
men were fractured, indicating that
they were killed in a struggle at close
quarters. The consuls have offered a
reward of SIS each for additional bodies
found in the vicinity. Accurate returns
as to the number of Cinnamon killed
cannot yet be made, but so far
as can be now learned, there are fif- |
teen missing and the whole number of |
killed is twenty-five. Colonel Bee has
made up his mind from conversations |
with the citizens and officers that any |
attempt to bring the offenders to just |
ice through the local authorities will |
fail. 1t is his intention to telegraph |
the State Department through the lege-
ton, calling for more rigorous meas
ures for the prosecution of the Grimm
ais by the United States courts. under
the provisions of the treaty with China.
Colonel Bee says that all of the proceed
ings that have been had in the matter
so far are bold farce, and unless the
matter is taken in hands by the United
States authorities there will be nothing
Zone. He finds that eleven of the grand
jury before whom the cases of the men
already arrested will go, are citizens of
Rock Springs, many of them miners,
and all of them sympathizers with
the rioters, while of the petit
jury. fourteen of the twenty-four
are from Rock Springs Colonel Bee
states, as one remarkable result of the
inquiries, that of the men engaged in the
outbreak not one was an American
born citizen. He deems it especially
significant that the outcry against the
Chinese, which is depended upon to
Justify these outrages comes from men
VINO are not themselves natives and
many OF them not citizens of the United
states, Under instructions from
me encouragement, United States
District Attorney Campbell came ND
rom Cheyenne this morning to assist
he Chinese consuls in their inyestipa- :
ions of the affair. Adiutant General
Williams, of General Schofeld's staff
las wired General Schofield'a statement
II the situation and given his opinion
nat In consequence OF the amount of
suard duty to be done, 100 more SOL
hers should be sent here. General
dcCook Is here, having in charge the
jhlnese consuls with instructions 10
give them the most complete protec-
ION even from insult or inciyility. It
thought that work will be resumed
n two OF the mines on Monday.
opportunity will be given to all
he white miners who have not been
discharged for participation in the riots.
0 resume work if they choose. If thew
70 not their places will be filled by
'ther white men, and they will be dis
harged from the company's service.
Northern Paci6ca