The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-05

uafea yesterday morning IN Fl0t, pasfici
na,ed IN by Iniierr from Gilman aud Neal
ilger. aud resulting in the death ef wra
gus.on, Of Gilman, aud the serisns injury
ofsaumber 81 others.
The immediate cause 81 the difficulty
was a dispute over the title II q mar named
wu,. Doyle 70 breast" Doyle IA a mem.
her Of the Miners Union and about two
ueeks since he was chosen by a miner
named J. Cooper as his mate,
being entitled to the position by the
.cus,om OF the lniserS in allowing breast
10 wofkmen each in his turn. The knights
Of Labor. who numbered less than 50 OF the
10 mea employed in the mine. insisted
that DOYLE was not entitled TO the place,
and named one Petsr zuiig to be CoopeT's
mate ia his stead. This neither Cooper
nor the Miners union would consent 20,
and Doyle continued TO work with Cooper
from Monday, December ztth.
THR KxiGHTs' THRRAT
The dispute about Doyle's eligibility
went on during the whole OF last week aud
until the morning after New Years, when
notices 10 the following effect wers found
posted ia several places about Newcastle:
mo more work in Newcastle mine until
thls trouble Is settled
K.oF L. COMMITTEE
no attention was paid 20 tails edict Of the
Knights By the mcnbefs Of thu Union, aud
tie non-uniou employees Of The mine and
they continued their usTal w-fS. The
Knights Of Labor, however, failed 20 show
up at The mine. which IL mar be stated, Is
loeaied al Coal Creek over mile above
Newcastle. During Wednesday the miners
we're unm0lested, and during Thursday no
IA 40. q Al
them from labor.
PREPARATIONS ron An ATTACK.
Thursday night. however. rumors began
to Goat that crowd o. miners was coming
over from Gilman aud McAliister for the
purlose Of iuiimidating the working
misers That night was PASSED In no little
uueasinrss, aud Yesterday morning the APP
pfehpnsi0ns OF the people Of Newcastle
were iuliy justified BY the appearance, an
hour Dr. fore aas light, 81 a large number OF
outside miners. vsriously estimated 90 be
from 100 % 600 The crowd came noisily
Into town. arousing the inhabitants
by firing pistols, shouting, aud
by such uthtr b4isterous means as they
could devise. 40 effort was made 10 clean
out tie camp" buf the Knights sent a com.
miitee ufhe milcTs los the pdrpnse Of arbi-
iraiian, Tire union inen say thas the
Knight committee agreed - Withdraw II
they would allow fnem 10 run their affair.
then passed GA thraugh Newcastle. COINS
up the railroad trick % tbs mine a. Coal
creek And hsfc Is where the real trouble
began.
the ISuttL ArrAeRa.
A mluel NAMED p1s-u iowery, aged 60
year,, was on Bis Naf io work NJ the mine
and Ae wac Fy~liaAeu by the crowd. lie
WIS., So aud beaten il "a saai@efal
ma ser wi'h Cat, aud clubs. II head was
cot yfrA seriously aud enc ~ the wounds
a. a4ff. a4 s-fr as
the phy.ieiaus' uetaie - draw 70 together
agaiH. When i.1Nesy had Hec1inr iuseusi-
bic from Dts rough handline, his assaiiants
lett him aud iaiued thcir comps lions, Wde
had teaiiored iu groups ab}ui rae mine.
James Prulert, union man. was me.
shartit after 10y sosne ~ tge visitors. ana
he was chased aud eUf vcfy severely iu ths
back ~ the head Frnltcr managed - rs
cane without further Injury. and boarding
the regular train, came Ca seattle aud had
hts wound dressed hy Dr. Minor
sCESEs AT rfg NINE
Taese were preliminary incidents The
news Of the arrival Of ihe rioters had
spread, aud such w0rkmen Us were IN the
mime began "a pour out while those who
were arriving dld not enter thc mine
MANY women 81 Newcastle, who had
noted the direction I'm which the rioters
had gone. followed them 80 Coal creek foi
the purpose OF Withholding husbands
brothers snd sons from cauiact with the
niue, but were held al hay hy the clever
rusc II German named August Reichart
helFingeg al the head Of the shaft
kcirhart. when he noticed the coming a
the mob. concealed himself hchind a
fass cage aud called opt la percmptary
tone, "HaltF' Tho advancing men stopped
aud while debating whether or moi
70 go on. thcy heard RciehaFi giving order.
10 an imaginary posse ~ ARMED meu. Con
luNHi oy the darkness Rad fearful that II
thcy Ncut On. they might b. I'D into u
tfap "a" rioters concluded % retire from
the mine
THx oUrRkGEs CONTINUE
awhile i had become daylight aud
uu Der of miners hal collected outside.
The, scattered when the rioters appeared
bur number 81 them werc caught and
numerically tsca boy named George
ho6,on was assaulted by several men, Whu
ATTEMPTED r. threw him over the high
Goa creek trrsile Then gave him push
Catch hold Of he apron ci a
woman And 10 recover his halauee, saving
himself from frightfui death. The cut
side foreman. Duncan buchanan, WAS a.
= sauljvd and was dealt severe blow acrpss
ths back by Winchester ride. The
crowd paid rs attention Ia turn 20 Thomas
NayiUr, Gnorge Richardson, George Evans
sud one 4 rtey, and handled ibem VERY
naght, Two If Bosiey's ribs were
broken and hc was otherwise seri lasly
hpFi. The other men were badly bruised
up
RACK "a NEWCASTLE
The kuights had hy this time cleaned
our all Sac uuiuu men at Goa, Greek. aud a
isfst part of them went hatk on foot IA
Newcastle. DtNcrN remained until the
rgensr train started FOR seatil" and then
thc' fody % iGt town. The huai and most
serious s'-Hy 1T the day occurred upon
laeir arrival When she trata pnllcS into
zee station number 81 men ans women
Nerr ga hcrei az the depa;, anxi0gsly
A"a.Nng ucws from che mine. fhe rioters
jumped OF tir train ami Immediately
feshthrt ;ae.- methods Of Intimidation ~
sotrt 70 a. Uual creek. several % them
s,a'se4 Thomas HsEheS uresideut ~ the
Nlu'rN jAiun. aud Indicted prettv severe
injury ap'a bis person Others assaulted
hStrh iuNyry suH &C Thomas lowcry.
snoeAiur N.m down AND beating him with
hSis sn4 gigt>
1ovNs -oSr~ ATTACK.
t'ew llta Jones, s3n ot Howe'l T. Jones,
vice president of sae unior. ard a pro'nt-
: ine smc of tae Jeauhls
zee irrat Hearing tae fracss
soa t15HkiaE IL was DTS father who wss
go haa'en Pee sg.-'i q ,ua sui ran out
h 9epss aaa snw lte crowt lie
-. A'i down one msn With the gIia, AID
l'.A or smother. huf. wi-siaE The weapon
~" "a, ci hfs hsuts and De- fell down.
.t fl.ty-e t4uHy4 eu Aim aud ham
a.f..t .I-fa..NA rfH-fiff i.lN tH.HLiN. jones
sNtf '.r-rs BIN iu the midst cf the fray
s.>st. Zoo eri threw herself between him
= a,saa sHts. s wsH uawr1 Ntlism
.s.'a. p aNava~s, WAS beut upun shooting
~lt1 q rae, sai was oa,y pre-
Nr1'Ni from duI1e So hv rhe voaur
sA Hy arusJ Oil, .4ac drSt 90 one
ri 'le -irl ANA then tbe other, tut
4e4'.r to fire Witfr1' hitfiug her
- .>.Nn vgs tgtrgNuEtug 90 DOT .
g. Whose ispt utY viii pHatsAty
.'F' - kuoWH. 6osi 8 Wurhcsrt- and
- 3a# st-gtA &u>,sn la tGJ ahiomcu
~ Nf"hiF1 to ;he ground sud scene ~
5Ha| confusion eusas3 4 fUsl-
- gi s"ois vas E-ct. samy say fam
ssl"a an adjoining ts-n. others declare
- - NyIEha1rtug house The crowd
,a ,u' .eialc'N 3e', and though many saw
N.} Rad very uarron escarcs from
a. SCOT, EV enc tUt knstun WAS ss-ucs
sf' Ae ur4ns assd BE WIS picked Up
- stfftu ia tlv house ~ Wa~ry Ju.ic-s-
p expired 30 minutes isfcr. THE
- Z ha~ta1 seems o. hsEc broken the
- F" lac rioters, fer they Gisptr~El after
'taln ahd wvrt cuiCtly back 70 Hii-
"sN ai'l NctNs'.-.
Use NUrA ChJLKp orr,
-..Rg tie fto3 tAe train az the depot
49, e2i, sla when kcnteu was rearhet
ne, oI re Trouble was seat on - SuEer-
S,,55saeit Miner 81 the Columbia < FaEet
tSS thc neaS WIS also speedily sent
80 toehlaue, who GcpauEed Justice
M T. Jones snd Constable Cad
~ ara collecting a posse
s,eS mea ST once pnscecssd, by
- tfhsa, 50 the scene uf the
nsnt ssrriatcndent Miner. who sccola