The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-23
me TROUBLE IS SETTLED.
An Order Issued that il Satizfae.
tory TO the knights.


To 81 outward appearances the
labor solcane. which hurst forth in %
mary places on Monday, had quoted
down yesterday and was ~ calm and
cool aE could be. The waIkous. o.
strike, seemed 10 have ended a.
quickly zs Is begun Itappeara thai the
knights Of Labor were not in earnest
after all, and that the men walked oat
81 the different coal mines simply to
show everybody what they could do II
they so desired.
Ii would seem, from the best infor-
matIon obsainable, the coal operators
have made nearly aiIconcessions asked
for by the Knights Of Labor. With
this understanding work vas resumed
1t all the mines yesterday morning
and the trouble was apparently over.
ALL QcrxT AT THE aIsgs.
At the Office OF the Seattle Goa! e.
Iron Company il was learned that
everything was quiet At the Gilman
mines. 1t was the impression there
that the miners quit work for TIE pur-
pose OF showing the power OF the
Knights Of Labor. II was feared that
I general strike might come as any
moment IS the miners, under the
domination Of the Knights Of Labor.
would go ont at any time and for the
most unjust cause 1t was their I'M
derstanding that the committees OF
The knights of Labor were negctiat-
ing with Mr. Mcneil and others. and
that the outcome Of this might be q
strike.
At the effice OF the Cedar River Coal
Company the officers stated that the
miners had resumed work yesterday
morning and that no further trouble
Vas apprehended.
II. ". Mcneil, manager for the
Oregon improvement Company. stated
that the miners we're all ut work at the
franklin, Black Diamond and other
mines controlled by his company. AL
vas quiet AZ the mines and there was
no grea. fear Of further trouble.
MANAGER N'sEIL > AasrrEsTo.
Yesterday Mr.. Mcneil issued the
following manifesto In reply 70 gus
tons Submitted TO him by y commit
tee from the knights of Labor concern
ing the alleged discrimination against
members of that order at Newcastle
and elsewhere:
NJ plain duty ~ 10 support all men
whom ind yeacesbly At work, and this
er. The men who are Dow ouf OF cmploy-
nens left the work voluntarily. Nearly all
the places have been filed. and zee no
way 70 better the posittea icy have taken
except that - additions may be needed
that there will be no Discrimination Tor .
or against any man because OF his connec-
don or pon-copneGtfon with asy labor or
Eanizafion. tSigued.l H. w. AcSKif~
STATUS on THE DOYLE CASE
1t viii be remembered that the case
of Michael Doyle caused fhe trouble
at Newcastle. In response to re.
quest Mr.. Mcneil gave the following
opinion a. to the status OF this now
celebrated case:
my opinion is that while We are
in some doubt as 70 Doyle's right
under the unwritten Law and cusfofss
Of the mines 10 have himself selected
D place In the mine. he Was put
righsfuliy on in his turn. because s
miner who had place selected him
as partner.
IL may be said in explanation that
the miners work in rotation, and the
work Is given out according TO the
number a. soon as breast 4
worked out, the miner who finished
il Ii put at the foot of the list. while
those az the head of the list are given
the first work.
To be brief. Mr.. MeSeill held that
Doyle was rightfulsy In his place In
the mine. bat II he had been pat in Z
new location he would have forfeited
Il under the nnwrstten law, bat as hs
was selected by man who had {
place. his position in the mine wa.
impregnable.
cocHRASR REcoxEs TECHNICAL.
Sheriff Cochrane arrived from hi.
farm on Monday night and yester
day stated that he had been asked by
Colonel Haines and Mr.. Mcneil Of ths
Oregon Improvement Company 10 II
10 Newcastle to aid in snppressin;
trouble there. The petition for help
he said, did not come In q legal way
and he did not propose TO pay any at
tention 10 it. The county, he said
could not afford 20 keep standing
army at Newcastle. As the company
had established an arsenal ri New
castle OF its own and was almost chal
longing the miners TO mortal combat
he did not propose TO step in between
the bclligerenfs. He had. however
sent q telegram 70 Governor SeInpis
asking him over 10 courtmartiai ths
Oregon Improvement Company fol-
sending rifles 60 the miners. As vel
he had received no answer from Tho
governor although he understood ht
had gone to Roslyn To endeavor q
settle the labor troubles there.
SULLIVAN on HAND.
Detective Sullivan has been here foi
the past three days with posse OF
United States marshaEs under his com.
mand. They were all ready TO pro-
coed at a moments notice 10 any
point where troahie might break out.
= but from the share matters have a..
Il looks as though there would be no
need Of their services.
QUIET RgfcSs AT NEWCASTLE.
Dir. r. j, Miner returned at 1920
O'Clock last evening from the New
castle mines. He reports that every
thing Is quiet there and that there Is
nc indicstien OF anything that locks
like trouble. The tresties and ether
property of the company are guarded
by armed men, who will see to II that
nothing Is harmed.
The executive committee of the
Knights OF Labor met at Renton YES
teraay aud after holding secret SEES
sion adjourned and dispersed h their
several homes. Just what action the
committee took is not known.
THEY DID No WRONG.
30 says Justice Jones in the New