Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-01
THE FRANKLIN RIOTS
Further Trouble Expected From the
Striking Miners.
RUMORED PIGH TING In CHILL.
The Pope Opposed to Herr
CahensIy's Scheme.
BARDSLEY'S CONFEDERATES.
MINERS PROTECTED WITH RIFL Es


Serious Trouble is Feared From the Striker
i'm Washington.
FRANKLIN, WASH, July The funerals Of
the men killed in Sundays riot occupied nearly
the entire day, services being held here in the
morning and interment being at Black
Diamond, four miles distant, in the aft
ernoon. Every white miner in the
camp marched in the procession, an
escort of military being furnished to pro-
tect them while passing through the black
camp. A patrol was also put cn the flats to
protect the homes of the white miners during
their absence, as the negroes had threatened to
seize the first opportunity Of cleaning
out the homes of the strikers. -Four
hundred Of them stood behind the lines of SOL
diers while the bodies were being placed on
nat cars for transportation to Black Diamond,
but not a word wss spoken on either side. Re
ports from Newcastle Black Diamond and Gil
man lead the authorities to fear more
trouble before long. There are now
nearly 200 negroes at work at Newcastle. the
number taken there on Sunday having been
quietly augmented since. The strikers have
done nothing yet, but are reported to be max
ing secret preparations for some decisive move.
A special train is being kept at Franklin ready
to move troops to Newcastle, thirty miles away,
on moments notice.
THE CAUSE OF THE STRIKE.
AT Black Diamond when the miners first
struck, six weeks ago, it was not because Of any
dissatisfaction with the Black Diamond Coal
Company, but because Of sympathy
with the miners who had been driven
out by the negroes taken into Franklin
by the Oregon improvement Company, and il
was supposed the men would return to work as
soon as matters cooled down. A week ago the
miners agreed to return to work upon the old
terms, but yesterday they notified the superin-
tendent that If they returned the miners union
must have the employing and discharg:ng of
all men. This the superintendent refused to
accede to and Immediately posted a notice that
any white man who should want work may Sc
cure II. whether he belongs to the union or not.
Black Diamond is only short distance from
FRANKLIN and the camps will probably join
forces In hghtlng the two corporations
MINERS DRILLING DAILY.
At Gilman the Home Guards, composed of
miners, are drilling daily. The Seattle Coal
and Granite Company has been sending up q
few non-union miners daily, but they have
been met at the train by large
of guards and deputy sheriffs are at Gilman
for the purpose of protecting all who wish to
work, but out Of 100 men sent only eight or ten
have dared to stay, and they have strong guard
protecting them day and night 1t is though,
that the company will take in several hundred
men tomorrow. protected by the company now
assembled in the armory at Seattle, and tha,
the military guard will be maintained until the
strikers give up the conflict. large number
of rifles have been shipped to Gilman from Ia
coma
1t is thought that within the next forty
eight hours every coal mining camp in this
country will be manned by non-union miners
working under the protection of ma
tional guards. II is feared that serious
trouble will be the result at all of the places as
there are over 1000 strikers, who will see in the
introduction of negro and non-union labor the
disappearance of their last hope of employment
in the mines Of King county.