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



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md feci confident they viii remain
closed until the miners grt their dis
psste settled have been called away
and viii be gone unfl the middle oi
next werk. don't think the miners
WIZ attempt 70 destroy the company =
property, Tor the relations between the
miners and the company are pleasant
80 Tar a. J have lseen able 70 learn.
THE suEErFr's ACTON.
A gentleman who arrived from the
mines YESTERDAY. said ~ was sur.
pYised 10 see sheriff Cochraue lose hi
head and make I fool Of himself. and
I think the people should know what
kind 81 q man they have At the heal
OF their county government. II came
about in this way: After the meeting
at the lake. where the tninrr- appoinf,
ed conference committee. the sheriff
and hi. party accompanied the com
niftee back to Newcastle TO confer
with the superintendent. Before the
conference sn1mber of union men and
others asked the sheriff 70 swear in
some deputies 70 guard the property
and protect those Of the miners who
wanted 70 go 20 work. but this he re-
fused % do. When the meeting was
c4iied M. Files stated that the Object
oa returning was 20 enaeavof 10 erect
o.np.o.ss, 30 .nas sne men migns
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y snen hane stare
mn sa1i.nk BIS cohauct IL
a as ,'o va =. .'huan, anu a. tns
si''tsIs we're coming over 10 newcastle
ae a..""l'snasa tnem hst on theif
s ~ me mines, ne went win
.nesn "a she caec Gown INTO tne mine
- 1870 'ney ns'e unasquainten WIN
.,'e aope. anu shat ne showed them
ntostn .ns nihe peesnse 'ney Nahte''
~ ~, snat nc took no part otnrf.
' W. ~ snmsI'ng aown tne mine al
croek IN the morning W nen ne got
tnfougn. your shsrin sochrane got
~ anu eotnnaenee" masking excuses
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Al tins Juncture MI. Morgan, the
superintendent. said that while In
the employ Of the company Ramsey
mad gwen entire satisfaction, and viii,
ali due respect to Mr.. Coehrane and
his ofncial position. no apologies were
necessary on his part Tor the recent
conduct OF Mr. Ramsey.
These remarks seemed To
RIFLE THE ngGa SHERIFF,
For with n face red with rage he
iumpsd mon n nile ~ humber and ct.
claimed: AS sheriff of King county
I give ali men fair notice: that every
man caught carving weapons OF any
kind around these mines will he ar.
rested, handeuffed and locked NJ in
the Ming county jail. turning 20 Mr..
Morgan, the superintendent, he con
timed; ] know that this corpora
ton has always been run by a groyel-
ing and tyranical foreigner, who has
Always tried to dominecr and run over
the miners, and J again give notice
that anyone found With weapons VIII
be arrested
After a pause. Mr.. Morgan said
calmly ask yout as sherin oi Ming
county, you VIII guarantee, my
men and tbs companys property
projection, II l start mp tbe mine
cannot guarantee anynody pre-
testnn, rePsicu the snenn'
nsn' a. an a'nreieah ei'iAeh re
Puen NJ. MorRan' oeHahu oi you
as snerin OF Ming county awful pro
tcsson LOT uhe men VINO are whins
anu ANXIOUS 70 go 70 wo,k ia .he
nlines ,os .ne support VI '"e'' WIVES
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anu NC. nc'e W eu .a, p'o'..
.i"i ~ any ohe, noI VII aplp"'
~. ~ nepuscs 70 PIose0' any lily.
nav vne oeP"'s "e'e anu VIII stay
my sc'' az
ANTICIPATE TROUBLE,
For am satisfied the strikers viii moi
allow the mine 20 start ap. ! attended
meeting held by the Gilman miners
tonight. and ! heard them pass 9
resolution to stand by the strikers TIL
their last dollar was spent and the last
chunk OF coal exhausted in the Gilman
mine, and know that they mean bus
mess.
There were other things said at the
meeting, but ! have faithfully quoted
what | heard and saw. Such utter.
auees from such an officer. and still
you call this free America
WHAT THE SHERIFF SAYS.
Sheriff cochrane said Ia reporter
Yesterday: The whole trouble seems
10 have originated about. young Ram.
sey. He seems to have been great
tavorite. not only WITH The company,
but with the men. HIS iather was
killed IN the mines, and he was born
there. He u oil good family ana mas
several quite prominent relatives IN
the county. lie played BAH with the
boys and was general fasorite- lie
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