The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-08
GILMAN MINERS REFUSE.
Home Guards VIII Not Drill Any More.
but Decline to Surrender Guns.

but I'd CufEChUrN
GILMAN, July :. = Especial = General
Curry's peace mission to Gilman was not
success. The miners peremptorily refused
TO surrender the guns in their possession,
but passed motion, by vote of mass
meeting in the picnic grove, declaring the
home guards disbanded. This was done
ct the suggestion of George Parks. in
order to get around the letter of the gov
ernor's order that all armed bodies should
lay down their weapons. The strikers
brought up the point that the so-called
"blacklegs" now at the mine were
armed, and that as they were not
an armed body by reason of not being
organized, they would not come within
the order. There was hardly a single sug-
eestion of complying with the request that
General Curry made. George Parks made
q number of stirring speeches, advising
that the men retain their arms. When
motion to appoint conference committee
was made he interfered, and made mo-
ton TO disband the home guard, which
carried No effort was made by the miners
to temporize with the visitors. Their atti-
tude was stubborn, and they listened i'm
patiently to the propositions that they
voted down. When the motion TO dis
band was passed, George Parks OBJ
served that as there was no armed
body there was no one to disarm,
and the meeting adjourned. The action
OF the Gilman strikers is looked upon by
the officers as meaning nothing and indi-
eating only the firmness of the attitude
the men maintain. They say that while
the home guard is nominally disbanded,
the citizens who composed it are still
ready to answer the bugle call. and to take
up their guns and meet as citizens, If the
occasion requires it. So it is that the officers
are discouraged by the result of their trip
here, although General Curry believes that
the situation is not so serious as it was at
one time supposed, and he thinks that
both sides have been too prone to exagger-
ate and falsely interpret the actions OF the
other.
The first train load of coal, a little over
eighty tons in weight. was taken from the
mine at this place today, consigned to the
Seattle Coal and Iron Company at Seattle.
Nearly as much more was mined during
the day. The company has all the men it
can use at present, and Superintendent
Parker says they are giving satisfaction to
the company and are doing well for them
selves. The condition of the mine prem
Uses is good, and accommodations for all
the men have been furnished. The men,
bers of the militia are enjoying them
selves.
Captain Ashton and twenty members of
Troop b are encamped on the bank of the
Issaquap river. Just below the mine.
Private Wright. of Company ID, met
with painful accident today. While
scuiiling for the possession of knife he
was cut deeply in the left arm, but is not
In dangerous condition.
W. l.. Beebe, who was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Miller yesterday for chas-
ing William Ross with an AK and threat
ening to injure him, was released from
custody today by Sheriff Woolery because
Ross declined to prosecute him. Ross was
one Of the company's drivers and
had come into town 10 bring TO one of the
miners his tools. which had been left at
the mine. He claims that he was reviled,
that vile epithets were hurled at him, and
that he was driven to desperation. Ross
says he might have referred 20 Beehe as
blackleg. but he does not think he used
harsher terms. However, the two men
have been pacified and are well satisfied to
let the matter rest where il is.