The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-24

A report reached the city Yesterday that
ono OF the guards at Gilman had been
far.a npoa. It was impossible to learn
! Shasherit Was correct
The committee in charge of the miners
difficulty did not meet yesterday, as sew
eral of its members are out of the city,
somc soliciting money to aid the miners
and send away the negroes who are quit
ing. and others on other business relat-
ing TO the trouble. Just what the object
Of the latter is was not made public.
Eight more negroes came in yesterday,
and one of them, in conversation with a
PosT-ISrELLrsEScEg reporter, placed the
number who have left at sixty to seventy
five, though the white miners claim that
fully 100 have gone away. The negro
further stated that no intimidation was
used by the superintendent or guards 10
force them TO remain. He said the guards
tried TO persuade them not to go. but made
no attempt TO coerce them further than to
inform them that they conld not come
back again. The negroes who come into
the city are furnished with meals by the
general committee until arrangements can
be made to send them TO such places as
they desire TO 60 to. The miners claim
that large number do not come to the
city at all, but 60 East over the Northern
Pacific.
The organized workingmen here are in
censed over the resolutions adopted at
Wilkeson by mass-meeting OF working
men, which condemned the negroes as
NJ worthy the association of the whites.
The miners who have been serving on
the committee are 10 return 10 their re-
speetiye camps within day or so, watch
the progress of affairs there and keep the
rest of the committee posted on what is
going on.
Large crowds attended the concerts gwen
yesterday afternoon and evening by the
Franklin miner band At Beede's cafe. A
slight change has been made in today's
programme. whereby both the afternoon
aud evening concerts are TO be given at
the Madison street pavilion. At the after
noon concert several speeches are
to be made The Musicians Union
will turn out In full force and
several other hands aud orchestras have
volunteered their services. making in all
about leo pieces that viii he ON the stage
Resolutions of thanks 70 George h. Beede
were passed yesterday by the Franklin
hand and n number of miners who were in
the city. The band was given free trans
nDFtatlpiA ONSE tue iaAtENdt. ~ lew miners
came in 20 attend the concerts and re.
ported everything orderly at the mines
They say the miners are still deter
mined 20 win. but do not contemplate a
resort to anything but moral suasioa
They all express the belief that Mr. Corey
has deceived the. negroes and is still de-
ceiying them. and that as soon as the
guards are withdrawn, So they can asSo-
ciate with the negroes, gain their conf
dence and explain the whole affair 10
them. nearly every one of them will go
away
The visiting miners say that the negroes
had dance on Friday night, at which \
ros was caused BY n jealous eolored man.
He was put under arrest and strenuously
resisted attempts 60 deprive him OF his
gun. Another negro who fired shot
recklessiy was compelled 10 surrender his
gun, protesting violently. The miners
complain Of being stopped every few yards
by over-gealous negro guards.
The Western Centrsl Labor Union yes
tcrday sent . communication 10 the organ
irations Of railway employees, requesting
those employed on the Columbia & Puget
Sound railroad 10 refuse 70 handle
cars loaded with coal from Frank
lin. The railroad men last night held an
informal meeting 90 discuss the question.
and il will come up before their respective
organizations for final consideration.