The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-29
TIE MINERS STRIKE.



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tSzsly nashanxsd The Ensxt1ss a Lar
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q nosn To-Day sad eisiza 10 xatsetrsse fhs:
The dsxc1fty viii thea se srsxaxsss- 50 thai
the sseu ~tii rsfarr - ws@k-
{ Ssfeyvieu ufsh tAe SspesfnaenA~ue.
Tr1uss fesnxla ursrA<a1-d q tas
snine." aid Nr. Morgan. superintendent
- Se~ra<s5e. to reporter yssssrfsr. sws
nnderssck 20 ssa-f rp MIS- res<asax, hr,
VIXEN Il came % The yanes- siso~e uAc
/ se~zsx<i wisiinx - iabox fAek~d 1ssf. sayiuz
/ they did MT fers thxs II vxr safe sssr thew
70 stsn ~ ffe nsiae aassi isse trsuafs wss
TIE sFrrxssos mas easseEp
A Iistis. daring the past s~s sxys. and Al
rfssr< y s<1ag nsafie new 10 rsfx the com.
I teay az, In the frozstsi< A. a rs5rrs zis
I've 81 TIE r1wF&nf ! Shall hstx saysesi
sssssf fssn the dlascnlfs, NATL stss men x<s
I tbcff Troubles netfS~1 kam>es, WINS. Tar.
rare. and . nnas<r u ssiserz fazaf 10 fox !,
/ ss>zsag 10 s~ Mr.. Miner, thinking sssaf ks
wgu1d - better ~ f1sesa tssnss & sx,rne "a
tbs miners ssy thas II the company would
J take Kelly Ramsey beek. everything wsuId
r. Al rsxaf. and ne 'aineFs would ssars mp,
bat tfsaf u nos true. A. svsn - ne sfoassd
fske kxlasry tsek- thu Knixa,,
III IafsT Seria .a,rnnd thai We
/ take taek . d0xen o. ssssl<- faeu wko Quit
work without nftice bs.,fe tbs trout ie
and whose plafer hare been Allied ~ css.
4~z1
they would then demand that the sofk
ssrnslftee Of their order he rez1xnize<i
and n1ne other. That mtaf.s that com
mtttee 81 men In the employ 81 tsss com
/ pany shall dictate 20 their employers whs
thu ehail sud Who shey shall mot ~snpioy,
disehsrye. Under this arrangement the
woeLb EEQCrsg no srrxnfxrKxnExr.
or no representative =. the nsines. aas. All
they would have 10 do would be To ssnd =
TAymssser To the mine once 90 twier per
dent the ~ofbpany weah tnsist On having
something " say about who shall BE- en-
Plssyed ~ The mine aud who shall ncf 10
employed. and for that feasou have n
fused 70 commences making concessions To
/ the sfrikers~
what have goa tn say ssnns Ransryr'
The facts IN regard TO Kelly Rsm~ry are
- follows Ramsey has rtssfiesf a Scs-
castle fof lang time, and been 10 the EN-
Pi"y Of the company greater porsion II
that time. He ws an experienced sasi
trusted man. and was employed By the
ON saturday and said be would like . few
days leave OF afsence. ami must get away
In half an hour. Although Il disrnfn-
NODDED me greatly ] lrs him go and went
with him fstce 20 the o;fiess, 80 than he
could draw what was due him before he
h - n he t~~ ftx.xs
had with him ! told nim | weuid put
Vaughn Ia his place until suc1 time a. be
came bach. wisrss he should have his Job
back and would NH something else Tor
Vaughn He lrft. alparvntly well satisfied.
and the next SAN ~ him he wAs
AT THE HEAD o. 4 NOR.
Endeavo,ins 20 sailf down the mine This
Is the man the knights Of Labor now de-
insnd the company ~ take back Into Its
"wifi Franklin be closed DOWN.
II think not A committee from New
castle went over there on saturday 10 In
tiuec the miners To elose down the mines,
but from all fhxf I tan learn they did not
meet with much announcement
THE sRASKi-iS MEN
realise that this Is = row between two labor
organizations II Newcastle. and they very
Wisely refuse To mix up In the affair a;
all. /"
'.now soon win the Newcastle mines
start up"
II do not know. but feel snre that II II
/ Is kept shut down much longer. the com
| pany win do as they did nj s~suth Prairie.
lake ont the purps and let the mine ill
with water. As long IS the franklin rnins
Ia kept running. the company can get alcsE
very well, and especially daring the SUM
mer months"
rag GILMAN xES cosE
"IIaye the Gilman miners ieft Newcastle
-ph yes. they hare all snne. and We only
have the Newcastle men 10 deal with.
Some Of them declare they will organize a
crowd OF four OF ak hundred men aud su
/ to Franklin and shut down the mine. bnt
/ I don't take much stock IN stIrh threats, -
the main body OF iatoFing men In this
country must have some RAJ grievance, az
see some great Injustice being done, before
1 they will resort to such high handed meas
uscs as have been proposed"
The Master workman.
/ "fIew are things In Newcastle" said a
reporter to Frank Terrace, master work
uian of the Newcastle assembly. Knights
Of labor. yesterday kssrythisg y ana,i,s,,
/ no froabi. Ia settling the DILIGENTLY when
Mr. Miner arrives FROM Victoria to-mos-
| row. ss our
RELATIONS vim THE COMPANY
Are Of the best, aud Il seems pity tha;
such a small matter should CRATE such
| trouble The arbitration committee Is now
here awaiting Mr.. Miners rvfurn. We
have Ramsey with Us, and Mr.. Morgan,
the superintendent, IL also In the city. We
have great confidence that when Mr..
Milnrr returns 10 morrow the trouble viii
/ be settled satisfactorily and the men can
resume work al once.
Hex do YOU think u VIII be ketiied-
I By Ramsey reinstatement
II don't care To say just now. but think
the old hands VIII 10 back to work eoiite
1 of the union men wcnt 10 The milne this
morning to 90 10 work and To one troubled
them They decided. however, 20 al; IN
al the matter vas settled
The Cesnutttee's Claims
County Commissioners wllks. who. witt,
Frnuk Terrace. l. IN the city - a commit
bee OF the Knights OF Labor 10 confer WITH
Mr.. Miner, said yesterday. We VIII tell
Mr. Miner that Kelly Ramsey bad nothing
10 do with healing mob from Gilman 90
Newcastle. that some men from Newcastle
went over 10 Gilman. where Ramsey was
enjoying his leave 81 sbscaee. and told him
that his absence was the causss Ut the tro,t-
BILE tsrausr steve Vaughn, under whom
the men would not work, had been put Ia
following
rnrE STATEMENT:
Ramsey said. III that's the case will 60
hack f.fitight and take my place IN tue
morning The crowd of men came over
from Gilman ON their own accoat 10 con
suit with the miners al Newcastle about
the trouble. Neither Ramsey nor any enc
eise forced the fsremcn out at pcint OF
n ptx,ol or A. all The frs were not paiicsf
and nobody forced the Union mel. out
with pistols. and no man In the crowd eS-
hihises. pistol Kelly Rarnscy. seeing ave
men ia the cage rcasiy Ia 90 down into the
mine. made them get ef, and told them
thai the cage was defscttsc. Assd that with
such a crowd when u got 10 the end OF THE
chain Il world hrsak loo-r and 20 dow n
the incline and kilf them all. To Keep the
crowd from going oowa he went Ibs,rat
and told the ,Rea IA thc tatne ihat the men
above
WANTED vffgN ~ ctr
rnt.i The trsni,le was settled. this cssn
mfr,es sloes not y beet 10 The company htF-
lag uuian men cr any "taes msn tEss
ch.s.se To, but We do atsiecs ~ the com
pauy siisrharxing any iaoorcF aud eza1i'
ms him as a bad nan al over the country
by zach dtsstsoN withau, Knowing The
facts. and firsheTiaorv wc object 70 hse las
n loss over the men who. hke Steve
Vaughn, has been continually siurFttns
aud abusing them. We eau prove every
assertion ~e rssake 20 NJ. Miner.
why, instead ~ the nvu puiun< the
firs-, they. wouid nos allow such thinn.
fsar We al know thai The ressi OF sscn
80 ,...,,fla ~ "a, ssssu MI the mine VITA