The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-24


Atz o'csock yesterday morninx lp
miners from the Gilman and e<hes
mines marched into Newcastle and
shut down the mine 4 miner
DREW 4 yrsroI
On the fireman It sfe hos~flnx uorks.
and After driving him on. the uae.,
drew the fires fron tAe furnaces and
closed down th< rntrse- The trouble
grew out ct q differences between the
Knights Of Labor ard the Tuife.i
Miners and Lzborers Society. Several
days axo Kelly Ramsey, ihe boss Of
the IoAders. asked for : lev days leave
Of absence, which uas granted and :
man named Vaughn, sko beIonxed 70
the CHson, vas temporarily put Ia his
place. The Ioa<iers refused 70 work
under vaughn. without assigning any
reason. but II h SUPPOSED t<caslse be
was not . member q the knights.
KswsKT's coSprs7
Was very ssrase and cannot he under
stood He vent awsy apparently in
good spirits, hut w4urned III company
with those Who shut down the mine,
rendering them every assistance.
Mr.; Miner vent up yesterday and
f0aysd that those who
WANTED To vokx
We're afraid 20 do 20. He returned to
town and reported the sifuafion 10 the
proper officials. Al 4 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon Sheriff Gocnrane, As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney 4. n.
Plies. Alexander Alien and l.. c. Gil
man took . special train for the mines.
When they arrived the knights Of
Labor AID outside miners we're hold
ing mas meeting. during which the
following
RESOLUTIONS WE'RE ADOPTED
And served on the superintendent.
who refused To accesie to them, claim
ing that he had . right to select his
own foreman:
R<~efref, That We go to the superin-
tendcnt oi Sewcactle, requesting him
10 recognize the knights OF Labor
work commiffee OF l.. A., 1886, and
none other. Carried.
Rgoired. That every man gets his
turn, provided he IL qualified for the
position his qualification Is 70 be de-
eided by the knights Of Labor work
committee OF L. A., 1886 Newcastle.
Carried.
Reseissa. That the Knights Of Labor
work committee serve said resolutions
to the superintendent, Mr.. Ed. Nor
gan nj Newcastle.
The shove il the decision OF the X.
Of I. assemblies of Newcastle, Gilman
and McAiiister.
RICHARD RoEstoEn, Secretary.
After the meeting an effort was
made by the officers 70 effect CON-
promise. without success Atso'clock
last evening the knights OF Labor
went into convention ut Eta Court
ney Lake, one mile this side OF the
mines, and at 10 p m. the sheriff and
party started for Seattle. but stopped
ut the lake 10 put the sheriff OF While
there the miners called on b. II. Piles
for speech. He talked for an hour,
telling them they were
VIOLATING THE Law
In thus preventing by threats OF vio-
lence other miners from pursuing
their vacations, and advised them TO
dispense and 20 10 their respective
homes. They appointed a committee
10 confer with the superintendent, aud
all hands went back To the mines.
They demanded the reinstatement OF
Ramsey and his men before they
would go TO work OF allow anybody
else to 40 TO work. The company re-
fused to grant this demand.
b. Conray and d. II. Jones were ar
rested for riot and Kelly Ramsey will
bc arrested to-day on similar charge.
Serious trouble * threatened, although
all was quiet ut midnight.