The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-02
STRIKE OF TIE MINERS.
The Non-Union Men in the Strikers
Places Guarded by Militia.

FRANKLIN, WASH, July Yesterday
was a day of quietness and mourning in
the camp of the strikers. The funerals of
the men killed in Sundays riot occupied
nearly the entire day, services being held
here in the morning, and the interment be-
ing at Black Diamond, four miles distant,
in the afternoon. Every white miner in the
camp marched in procession, an escort of
military being furnished to protect them
while passing through he black camp. A
patrol was also put on 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 soldiers
when the bodies were being placed on a fiat
car for transportation to Black Diamond,
but not word was spoken on either side.
MORE TROUBLE FEARED.
Reports from Castle. Black Diamond and
Gilman lead the authorities to fear more
trouble before long. There are now nearly
200 negroes at work at New Castle, the
number taken there Sunday having been
augmented since. The strikers have done
nothing yet, but are reported to
be making secret preparations for
some decisive move. A special train
is being kept at Franklin ready to move the
troops to Newcastle. thirty miles away, on a
moments notice. 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 be-
cause of sympathy with the miners who had
been driven out by the negroes taken into
Franklin by the Oregon Improvement Com
pany, and it was supposed that the men
would return to work as soon as matters
cooled down.
FAILED TO AGREE.
A week ago the miners agreed to return
upon tue old terms, but yesterday they noti-
fed the superintendent that if they returned
the miners union must have the employing
and discharging Of men. This the superin-
tendent refused to accede to, and immedi-
ately posted a notice that any white man
wh) should want work may secure it,
whether he belongs to the union
or not. Black Diamond is only short dis
tance from Franklin, and the camps will
probably join forces i'll fighting the two
corporations. At Gilman the Home Guards,
composed of miners, are drilling daily. The
Seattle Coal aud Grain Company has been
sending up few non-union miners daily,
but they have been met at the train by q
large body of armed men. A large force OF
guards and deputy sheriffs is at Gilman for
the purpose of protecting all who wish to
work, but out of the 100 men sent only
eight or ten men have dared to stay
and they have guard protecting them day
and night. A military guard will be main.
tanned until the strikers give up the conflict
A large number Of rifles have been shipped
to Gilman from Tacoma. 1t is thougnl
that within the next forty-eight hours
every coal mining camp in this section will
be manned by non-union miners working
under the protection Of the military
guards.
1t is feared that serious trouble will b.
the result at all places, as there are ovel
1000 strikers who will see 10 the introduc-
ton of negroes and non-union labor the dis
appearance Of their last hope OF employ
ment in the mines OF King county.