Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-23
PIGTAILS0N HEPACIFIC.
SEATTLE RISING UP AGAINST
THE CELESTIALS.

Rock SPRINGS, WY. t., Sept. a.
Work has been resumed in two Of the
mines where the recent trouble occurred.
About 100 Cinnamon and few white
men have gone to work, but while as .
rule the white miners have refused to 90
back, no attempt has been made to inter-
fere with the Chinese workmen. The
miners are being guarded by troops. On
Sunday night one Of the citizens COM
mittee named Dowell, who presented
the case of the miners 70 Mr.. Bromly
and TO the government directors,
was busy giving notice to all the white
miners who are suspected OF dispositions
to resume work that they must leave ths
place within "a hours. Notice was also
given to the Deputy sheritTs who were
| doing guard duty at the mines that they
must quit. Another meir her Of the citt-
zens' committee named Hoyt, who was
most conspicuous in the management Of
the miners case, has left town.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The miners still hope that they win bo
supported by the knights of Labor, but
the members Of that organization in the
employ Of the company are free in their.
denunciations OF the whole business. and
will be confined TO the miners. The rail-
road officials mere say that they will have
no difficulty iu procuring the services OK
white miners. A little time viii DO re-,
quired 20 bring them here, but the officers
are confident that before long the mines
will be running with as fun force aS
before the outbreak. The Chinese Con-
suls are still pursuing their investiga-
| tlOns, and will probably remain through
| the week.
DRIVEN OUT BY MASKED MEN.
SEATTLE, Wy. T., Sept. pa body OF
masked and armed men paid a visit to
the quarters OF the Chinese workmen at
| Black Diamond and burned their houses.
! The Cinnamon fled at their approach The
| Chinamen had been discharged from the
mine and were preparing 20 20 TO Seattle.
| A convention OF delegates from all quar-
| ters Of the Puget sound country has been
called to meet here Sept. 2s to devise
means Of Riding the section OF Chinamen.
DRIVEN FROM THE BLACK DIAMOND. |
The quarters OF the Chinese work.
men at the Black Diamond mines
were visited by mob last night
Those comprising the mob were armedl
with repeating rifles, and each man
had sack drawn over his head in which
| holes were cut for the mouth, nose, and
eyes. All were thus completely disguised.
At the approach Of the mob the Chinesol
fed in terror from their houses, which,
were then burned. Theee ChiDamen hedl
already been discharged from the mines,
and expected 10 come here this morning.
THE LAW DEAD LETTER.
There is much excitement over thes
Chinese question here. The feeling is ia
tensiGed by the fact that the Federal au-l
thorities hardly make pretense OF stop
ping the M0ngolians from coming into thisl
| territory from British Columbia. The
| law, which was made % protect the peO4
! pie from an influx Of Chinese, is practi-i
cally dead letter, and in consequence
the citizens propose to take the law intol
their own hands with view TO protecting
| themselves.
NO CAUSE FOR THE ATTACK.
Later reports from the Black Diamond
mine show that there was no cause tor
soaring the Chinese. except to set an ex-
| ample for other Chinese, and for whites
who might employ them. The Black
Diamond Company had, In obediencs
to public sentiment, discharged.
all the Chinese, and they were engaged ain
the next day packing up preparatory to
leaving. While they were thus waiting
the masked men approached, frightened
them OF, and burned their camps, tools,
blankets, and entire Outht. No Yiolence'
/
Cinnamon, who were allowed 10 flee into
the woods uninjured.
CHINAMEN LYNcHKD.
LEWISTON, IDAHO, Sept. 22.-Five Chi-
namen implicated in the murder OF Frazer
and the robbery In Pierce City were taken
from Jail by citizens last night and hanged
10 trees near by.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
Mr.. Frazer the murdered man, was one
OF the pioneers Of Southern Idaho. He
was weli-knOwn and respected. His room
in the rear OF his store at Pierce City Was
entered on the night OF Sept, II. He
was murdered and his body
horribly mutilated. An attempt
was then made 10 blow open the SAFE,
which proved unsuccessful. Tracks dis
covered outside Of the building showed,
that the deed had been committed By
Cinnamon. Within the last i've days 10
Chinese were arrested, charged with the.
deed. Finally five OF them confessed their
guilt. and these were the ones who were
lynched.
COST OF CIGAR STRIKES.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 22.-At the session
Of the cigar makers union to-day, the re-
port Of the President showed that during
the past two years II has cost the union
over $4,000 to support members during
strikes and lOck0uts, Of which there have
been 152 Sixty-nine Of these strikes have
been successful, go unsuccessful, 3 have
been compromised, and the others are still
in progress. These strikes affected ., ,i52
men. The sessions Of the union will con.
tinue throughout this week.
THE FOURTH POOL FIGHT.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 22.--The9 smaller coal
operators OF the fourth pool are reporteh
20 have Joined hands with the striking
miners 10 defeat the heavy operators ana
shippers, because Of the recent attempt op
the latter 10 control the business. Ihel
price demanded by the strikers has been
conceded at two mines In the fourth pool
aud az several others. Preparations FOR
an early resumption are being made.
GOO MEN RETURN 70 WORK.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 22.-Six hundred.
men went 10 work at the rolling mills In
the Eighteenth ward to-day. The strikers
congregated in the neighboring streets,
and hissed and yelled, but did no vlolence-l
There is big break IN their ranks, and
itis thought that the mills viii be In full
operation within lOdays.
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