The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-11
MINERS STRIKE.


Three hundred and ffsy men are
Idle at Black Diarnond.a strike having
been ordered at that place By the local
Assembly Of the Knight 81 Labor.
The trossi5e. ~ near as can be learned.
n Ire 20 alleged injustice again-; one
man. According 20 one Of the miners
who came TO town yesterday morning.
the circumstances were abossf ~ fol-
loxss A futsier rafnerf Fsnn<gan came
70 Hiark Diamond some weeks ago
and applied for work. The mine being
sapTdsed. Finpexan Ha- put Z work
on The osss-ide and allowed laf<rers'
wagcs ESQ PER day. Afterwards he
asked 70 be psf into the mine, and he
MAS pat at rock work. ON Section
Twelve. Hh~a pay dsy came he was
only allowed Iafsyress' wagr- instead
Of miners wages for bis work. and he
reported the matter to the local a.
semidy. Action was taken In regard
20 IL. the assembly holding that be
was
ENTITLED TO xrxErs' WAGES.
For the time be worked under
ground. Wednesday evening notices
were posted ON all the entrances 10 the
mines. and when morning came all
hands refused 30 20 "a work until the
matter was satisfactorily settled. and
all day long 30 men ieitered arosnd
the camp awaiting Developments.
As -tssn as the ews AZ the strike
reached the city. Mr.. n. VI. Martin,
local agent of the company. vert cut
60 the mine to find oct the cause of
the trouble and do what he could to
adjust matters. On his return to
town in the evening. he xas seen ny a
Posr IxrEILIsEScEk reporter. In IN
swer To a question ~ to the cagse of
the strike, he said II must confess
that although ! have been To the
mines. ! do not know the cause OF the
trouble, and think IL the matter was
sifted down, no cause would be found
70 exist. outside Of the imagination Of
a few fertile brains. ! asked fifteen or
twenty OF etsf employees whom ! met
on my arrival at the mines, the
esusE or THE TROUBLE,
And every one Of them said he did not
know. ! then asked them why they
were not at work. IL they had no
grievance, and they said because the
Knights of Labor had ordered a strike.
and that the ediet ef that organization
In Black Diamond was the law"
Have you many agitators and dis
turner's Mt Black Diatpona?'
mo; our camp has always been re-
markable for its freedom from such
fellows. Our men are almost all good,
sober, honest American citizens. and
are generally ON the right side Of every
public question that comes up. While
all the other mining companies were
having trouble with their mel q year
or 80 x the Black Diamond company
had no trouble nj all, and | am sur
pfised that the men should strike at
this time. when everything was work
ing so harnioniotisly."
Must y sooS.
"How long do you think the strike
viii la-t9'
II can sec no reason Why II should
have commenced, and consequently
cannot see any reasen why it should
last any length Of time. ! feel conf
dent the men will all 90 Ia work tosiay
from what ! heard Just before leaving
the camp. hut few III the men knew
what they we're striking for. and !
understand that the supposed trouble
or misunderst standing III regard to
Finnegan's wages has been adjusted
aud satisfactorily lsestied. Ii IL safe
10 predict We viii be hauling coal
again Tomorrow