The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-07
Miners at Franklin and Black
Diamond Surrender.
NEWCASTLE STRIKERS HOLD OUT
Sheriff Woolery and General Curry
Address the Miners.
Strikers Meet and Try 90 Argue the
Case. Bus Are Not Permstted-oafy
At Newcastle They Refuse TO Obey
Law-Gnman to Be Visited Today.

FEsyKLrS, July Especial. IA special
train bringing Sheriff Wcolery and Brig
s1ier-Ie7eral C1rrey arrived here this
morning ~ $40. There we're also on board
g e Fisher, regimental quarsernasters
Sergeant g. P. Her1ngsr, Of Suilivan's
guards, Dr. z p HelikeT. acting surgeon
OF fae First regiment and physician 10
the Oregon improvement Company during
TIE absence OF DR.. J. J. Smith. aud Corporal
Hawklns0n, PriEates OsHe4r, Prendegast
and PElHele. Cf / company. These sidis
tons make Ehirty-cne men and three offis
cars Of company and twenty-nine men
and taree officers o. company, ave cav
alryrnen and one officer Of Troop 3, q total
o. Sixfy-eight men IN this camp.
Sheriff WoOlery and Deputy Sherif q
Wells went together 10 cali on b. p.
Thomas, Eho Is recognized - leader
among the white miners. They discussed
the subject Of dis2rming wilh him, and a.
result he called q meeting Of white
miners az the Knights Of Labor hall, which
vas attended BY General Curry and Sheriff
Woolery and about sixty miners. General
Curry Il ade speech stating the situation
and that, after eonye<Sing with Governor
Ferry on the s2bjecs, ne had CONE 70 acr
wise shat al armed bodies be dishanded
and their arms be surrendered. If this
Eas not done. and the disarmament not
carried ou, in good faith. he wss satisfied
that the governor would declare martial
law 4 general discussion among the
miners followed. and Sone were disposed
70 yield 70 the guards suggestion, but the
majority seemed 10 oppose il. A motion
Was made that the guns be not surrea-
dered, and il seemed as though il would bs
adopted A nulher Of the miners tO1d
hOE the negroes had thrown rocks 81 them.
denounced Depufy Sheriff Stretch, and
questioned whether the guards and negroes
wolid surrender their arms in good faith
General Curry tod them. however. that
he and the sheriff were nos there 20 try
the csze befEeea the strikers and the NJ
grOes. but. finding the position rs Is Vas.
we're trying 10 ges O1f Of IL General Cur
" had 10 make several speeches before he
could succeed II his object He stated
that he was informed thes s5xty-eighr men
had been seen drilling with arms. but the
miners said thar only ifteen lad graS. and
that many had gone 3wAy and taken their
guns with them, while there we're GO guns
among the negroes. The meeting was about
TO pass motion 20 refuse 20 surrender
the arms, but General Curry advised them
not 20 do 80. and suggested that they ar-
point committee Of three with fniI power
10 acs and 10 meet with Representatives Of
the Oregon Improvement Company, the
Sullivan guards, himself and sheriff
Woole-v. They finally acted on this sug-
g-=E3on and agreed 10 abide by the aesioa
OF the committee, which vas composed =
l. y. Maxwell, captain Of the home gua3
JOSEPH Wy4Et and George G. Storey IL
committee met a. the store IN the affeN
.aoo1 wifh General Curry. Sheriff Wcole-v.s
Captain J. b. Troutn2n. manager Of the !
camy for Thiel's agency; g. p Herzinger.
assistant manager Of Thiel's agency.
which supplied the guards for the camp:
and W p Williams. representing the Ore
gon Improvement Company. The con-
ference lasted about half al hour and TO
suited IN the following agreement by the
miners committee. the other rsprsssnta-
tives agreeing 20 abide by the conditions:
To the Captains Of the Home Guards st Blnrk
Diamond sn6 osAe= points N tie mining CAMPS
sra A committee spvoLass9 az = EseSfnx of
czuEszs bed this Cay AZ FrznkEi1 dre~ up TIA
following agreement, which "a catered faro sv
81 Parties a. tais camp
Firss-Ths neE kn0wn az Sullivan Ezaras are
- h@ 1is1&E1ed n . body and s1slr a-Eas sux1ed
oTE- 20 E&p12z1 tscSS2~
>eca-a-T1e miners here e-rs1yec by she t0r-
eyo2 Improvement Cozz pKzy wtll surreG6er al
teeir guns and Ysxsc-s. exo<ps x1eA Is x-e
1sS5s3 - wstcare7. % Captain GgSe2, eos2-
EzsEtinE 81 tais po-n-
zAs-1-Tse he=e EuzsG ~ eltiEs1x' cS-vra7y.
composed o. The soszzr EztEsrs Of thls cssap. =
wiIl ta-z over thar k-=s % Captain 6-wen.
eczz4n1i1g this camp - es ret1rzed % fhesr
owners az suee tire fae s3e.i@ q TIA eounsy
directs.
Foz-tA-.Ths sae-sS, ~ eo1sezs % &I1 lnrsr~
ssse3 r4-Ties- 12s-rgcss tie eSEt4sa eom1aG-Sszg
q. t11s roz. - arrest All take fr0n sGl re-xnaa
any Eszzs 4ac ySxeo.s, except s2EA pe-sc1x e. ~
port - hira ard Oc-2il psrE--sslca 70 carry ia
sane soF 4 states. period
IN dong sALs re hare ds1e wkAf re thfnk =
tie bsss so- Us &zE II Tact EOr EAis rrsrz 1u1ev
an hope zen zAy ses i In tAss lErSt Ven -
sP~ctsE--y. / y MkxwKlL,
Captain HoEae Gaxrds.
2oSEFE WYATT
GKozsEE. STozEr.
CeznEtxes
There ean he no doubt that . rnaSo-ssy
Of the men present a. the meeting were IN &
favor o. the spirit Of the agreement whixh
was entered into and signed by toe cora.
fnsEtee. the members OF which xe-e rprre-
sentative nsn q the conservative esesnea1
among the miners. The trouble seems =
be very much the same as shz. whiea h.r
al along h2-r1ssed the conservative eas-
ments a. oEAe- camps. and Gilman esper