The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-25


expecfine that there woujd BE- 4 new
boss. but instead they found Vaughn
there st5u and they did not 70 70 vSrk-
I The company pat other men. both
miners and lsApferx who belonged 10
the Miners Union, xt work and there
Vas about fwenfy men there armed
With rilies. xhof-Eua~ and pistols 70
peDeert the scabs We have the names
ct Al OF the nseu who had arms The
men who we're put on had been threat
ching for some time to create . rot 10
break up the Knights II Labor. ne-
cause Of ii-feeling between the
knights and the Miners Union The
latter organization has no existence
ouf.iie Il Newcastle and has no char
acte-, but Is simply
A sECRET MOE
AN attempts 70 reason with them
was no use, and the knights ef Labor
concluded that IL Was best % have q
mass me<fing Of the miners Of the
different towns 1t Newcastle. They
sent delegates 70 the different towns
TO request immediate attendance.
some thought it vas best 10 travel by
night. - Il vas 50 hot in the day time.
When the Gilman miners reached
Coal creek, Wednesday morning. they
saw that the mine vas working They
asked the men
TO LKsyE WORK
And 20 home. The scabs said they
knew they had done wrong and would
never do 80 again. and they left and
both parties vent down the railroad
track together TO Newcastle. The
Knights Of Labor OF both Gilman and
Newcastle invited the Miners Union
men TO come 10 their meeting ut 10
O'Clock that yesterday morning.
which they said they would do. When
we we're coming down the railroad
track 70 Newcastle We were warned
that twenty men armed with rifles
and shot guns were waiting for US at
Newcastle. We formed solid ranks to
protect ourselves bat were unarmed
and marched through town TO the
sawdusf and dispersed
THE Mass MEETING
Commenced at 10 O'Clock Mr. Palmer.
OF Gilman, was elected chairman. He
stated that the meeting was held for
the purpose Of arriving at a friendly
settlement II possible, and advised the
appointment VI a committee consist
ing of two men from each town to dis
CtAc5 tShG uatAtAfkI. &uttt t0iliHtltttF
Was appointed, except that IL had
four members from Newcastle, inciud-
ing two Miners Union men. An an
nouneement was made that mass
meeting would be held at 3 p. IN. to
hear the committees report The
committee met at l.30 and the two
Miners union men would not agree to
anything that was suggested. They
maintained that the bosses have
right To hire and discharge whoever
they pleased. The Knights Of Labor
representatives claimed that the COM
pany had no right to discharge men
without sufficient cause or men who
were capable Of and did perform the
work properly. The Knights Of Labor
men claimed that as they had the ma
iority of the committee by seven to
two that they should decide a. TO the
mode of procedure The Miners
Union representatives said that there
was no use Of staying any longer and
that they had better leave the confer
encc, which they accordingly did. The
Knights Of Labor had done all they
could under the circumstances and
adjourned. At the O'Clock mass
meeting yesterday the committee re-
ported that no friendly settlement
with the Miners Union had been
reached. The report was
NOT SATISFACTORY,
And the meeting adjourned until !
O'Clock last evening. While the mass
meeting was in progress the officials
from Seattle arrived. Deputy Prose-
cutting Attorney Piles sent in word
that he would like to make o few re-
marks, and all the men went ont 10
hear him. Mr.. Piles stood on the plat
I form Of the car. He said that he he
heved that the company had right to
engage their own bosses. There was
considerable discussion on that point
between Mr.. Piles and the men, and
the boys said finally that their princi-
Pile was to settle difficulties by arbitra-
I ton. which they were willing to do in
I the pre- cent case. He said that he be-
| lieved that that was right and proposed
that a committee be appointed to go
with him To the superintendent to see
I IL he would not submit TO arbitration.
( The committee was appointed and
went with Mr.. Piles. The superin-
/ tendent said that he would leave the
matter TO Mr.. Miner. Mr.. Piles told
I us that he would see Mr.. Miner and
send us word the first thing this morn
Z ing. The committee went to the COM
pany's office this morning and got n
dispatch from Mr.. Miner stating that
I he had left the matter in the superin-
tendent's hands. and the committee
would have To confer with the super
/ intendent. That is how the matter
Z stands now"
By the way, the sheriff came into
mass meeting last night and said that
he was surprised to find such an or
derry assemblage where he had expect
I ed u find riot. He said tina; ii he
caught anyene with firearms he would
arrest him and lock him up; that he
was there 10 keep the peace and en-
i force the Law and he hoped the men
would behave themselves in the fu-
/ ture as they bad done in the past.
The chairman OF the meeting told the
men that the sheriff was perfectly
right. Regarding the alleged putting
out OF the fires and drawing of revoly-
ers by the men il is a fabrication of
lies. Jones and Couroy, who were ar
rested had no more 10 do with the
/. trouble than any of Us, 10 which disin-
terested parties will certify"
STATEMENT or THE xrsERs' Union.
The following is the gist of letter
received last evening from William
Penmsn. a member OF the Miners and
Mine l.aborers' Association, commonly
called the Miners Union;
NEWCASTLE. May "a, isss.
EnfroR Posr-ISrEILieEScER
In YOUR issue to-day in relation To
the shutting down Of the Newcastle
mine, you state that the miners strike
en- masse. Su n statement gives the
public the wroug impression The
facts are these The driver boss,
Galley Ramsey. asked the superintend-
ent, T.. r. Morgan, for q few days
leave Of absence. which was granted.
Mr.. Morgan requested Steve Vaughn
% tili the position until Ramsey re-
turned, and Vaughn agreed. Now
any sensible, reasonable man will adj
NIT that superintendent has right
20 Judge who Is capable of filling the
position OF any individual who may
see ut 10 90 away either temporarily
or permanently But we have few
individuals in this community who
believe that the working committee
of the various mines ought TO be EN-
r.,werrd % decide who shall have the
various positions around the mines.
suppose after awhile these parties will
want 60 he consulted regarding who
shall be superintendent and who shall
own stock in the companies. The
members OF the Miners and Mine
I,aborrrs' Association are principally
Knights of Labor who resolved TO
LEAVE THAT DISSEMINATION