The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-07
LABOR MATTERS.


OMAHA, Sept. 6.--General Manager
Galloway, of the Union Pacific railway
company, was asked this afternoon to
make statement OF tho situation at
Rock Springs, Evanston and other
mining camps on the line of that road,
regarding the existing trouble between
white men and Chinese miners. Mr..
Galloway said that notice has been
served ON Beckwith and Quinn, coal
and Evanston, to rCmove all Cinnamon
from Evanston by to-day, otherwise
serious trouble would ensue. Tho
United States government has sent
troops there, and he assumed that Or
dor would sson be restored.
sin consequence Of the difficulty ex-
perienced," continued Mr.. Galloway,
Sin getting reliable American miners
In the territories, u contract was made
some 10 years ago,under which certain
proportion oiChinamen were engaged"
Both classes, he asserted, are now
paid fully 30 per cent. higher wages
than are paid In Eastern mihcs. At
Rock Springs, where the massacre
occurred, the coal company's returns
show that during the past month there
were employed about 800 miuers; Al
Evanston, 300; at Carbon, 200. All
those at Carbon were Americans,
while at the other two places they are
divided -twO-thirds Chinese and one
third Americans. Their pay Is from
| 70 cents to 81 per ton mined, according
| TO the width ofthe veins and difficulties
encountered in getting out the coal.
Both classes are paid at the same rate
and have been averaging about So par
day to tho man, for olght hours work.
The Americans being more industri-
GUS and skillful, get out larger num-
ber OF tons than the Cinnamon, and
many of them earn over 500 per
month. This scale has been in force
many years, and was supposed to bo
lsatisfactory to the men. The only ad-
vantago claimed by tho coal company
| III the employment Of Chinese We
that 1t enabled them TO mine sufli-
cient qusntity Of coal TO keep The train
moving when the other miners were of
Oh strikes. Lsst winter all tho men al
Carbon went out by order of the
Southern Colorado Miners Union,
while .hsy admitted having no grlev.
| ance of their own. Mormons and Chi
nese Will not join these unions, aud
therefore come under their bar. The
Mormons ere moving their families
away, fearing a repetition OF last
weok's trouble.
Mr.. Galloway was asked to define
the policy OF his company. He replied
that in0tfensive employees Of the coal
department, and some OF the officers,
have bosn driven from their homes,
had their property destroyed
and many Of them were foully muir
dured. They are now awaiting pro-
lection from the territorial or federal
authorizes, and whom they can be as
sured Of this we will resume opera
atoms.
A New Proposition to bs Submitted.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.--Chairman Pow
derly and Secretary Turner, of the
National Executive Committee OF tho
knights Of Labor, returned to-day
from Sedalia. They say that q very
largo and enthusiastic meeting of
knights Of Labor was held thore
last night and that the men
generally wero highly incensed at the
failure OF negotiations with General
Manager Talmage, Of the Wabash
road, and Mt the position taken by that
gentleman, and were very anxious TO
be called out. The leaders wore more
conservntivo in their views, however,
and curbed the eayornesB OF tho mon
TO suoh adegree that they are now will
Ing 10 quietly await the action OF tho
executive committee. Messrs, Pow
derby and Turner will tomorrow sup..
nit a new proposition Ia
Colonel Talmage, 10 the effect
that rs no increases his WORKING
force, other by filing vaoancies
or by the employment OF additIonnl
mon, ho shalt first give places to the
locked out Knights Of Labor, and shall
employ no other mon until their mum,
Der Is exhausted.