The morning call., 1891-07-01
TROUBLE AHEAD.
Threatening RumOrS From the
Washington Mines.
The Hostile Factions al Franklin Separated
by State Militia.
Strikers Believed 10 Be Preparing for De-
GiSiYe Movement Funeral Of the
Victims Of the Riot.
Epecislto THE MORNING CALI.

SEATTLE June 3O.-Everything Is quiet a
Franklin to-day, the presence OF tile militia on
the ground between the hostile forces restrain
Ing both from continuing the race war, but from
Newcastle Back Diamond aud Gilman there are
threatening rumOrs that denote serious trouble
within the next forty-eIght hours. There are
now nearly 200 negroes AT work at Newcastle,
the number taken there ON Sunday having been
qnielly augmented since. The strikers have
done nothing yet, but are reported to be making
secret preparations for some decisive move.
Company d, \. e. W, new at Franklin, has
been paced under marching orders, and Will be
taken to Newcastle. thirty mics away, in
special train, kept ready Tor the purpose, on the
first intimation Of trouble there.
AT Black Diamond The situation has changed
for tie worse. When the miners struck six
weeks ago It was not because of any di>salls-
faction With the Black Diamond Coal Company
but because OF sympathy with the miners who
had been driven out BY the negroes taken INTO
the rankin Nine by tile Oregon Improvement
Company. which Is a rival Of the Black Dia-
mOnd Corporation. and II was supposed the men
would return 10 the works as soon as matters
could be settled. Tie miners agreed 10 return
10 work upon tile old terms, but to-day they
notified tie superintendent that If they returned
the Miners Union must have the employing aud
dlscharglnG Of all tie men. This the supeEin-
tendrnt refused 20 aecede to, and Immediately
posted a notice that any white man who wishes
work may secure it, whether he belongs TO
union or not The Black Diamond Is only
short distance from the Franklin, and the camps
VIII iiobabiy JON forces IN lighting lie TWO cor
p6ratlOns. 4 detachment of militia Is h-ld in
reserve 10 go 10 Black Diamond upon moments
notice.
At Gilman the Home Guards composed of
miners, are drilling daily. The Seattle Coal and
Grain Company has been sending up few nOn-
al 81 f#TF ftaaNr4 rrAFa
the Il IN by large force of armed men, A
large force OF guards and deputy SheIltfs at
0lldh Tor tlie purpose OF protecting all who
VISA 10 work, but out OF 100 men sent only eight
or lea nave dared 10 stay. and these have
strong guard protecting than day and night. Ii
Is thought tbai The company viii take IN several
hundred men tomorrow, protected by Company
Z, now aSsenlb ed in the armorv here ana that a
military guard will be maintained until the strIk-
erS give up the conflict. large humber OF
rifles were shipped IL Gilman from Tacoma To-
day. II IS thought that within the next forty
eight hours every coal mine In this county viii
% manned by non. union miners, working under
tile protection OF the National GuId. IL IS
feared that serious trouble Will result at al OF
The places, as there arr over 1000 strikers, who
viii see IN The Introduction of negro aud non
union labor the disappearance OF their last hone
OF employment in tie mines OF King County.
A special from BACK Diamond says: The
miners held meeting here Today al which II
was received 10 stand by the strikers al Frank
lin, Newcastle and Gilman. Resolutions were
passed condemning the Allllne OF the ikets in
sundays riot at Franklin and charging Park
Robinson, who fred tile two fatal shots, with
murder
A slecial from Franklin says: This was day
OF quletuess aud mourning Ia The camp OF the
stikeIs. The funerals OF the men xii Ell Ia sun
DAYS IlOt occupied nearly the entire day sefv-
ices beIug held here IN Tie morning aud the
intefmeut being at Black Diamond. four miles
distant, In the afternoon. Every white miner
10 camp, headed by the Franklin Band
composed tile curtrgr. A committee called upon
lie military TO project them while passing
through the black camp. and an escort was fur
nished. A patrol also put on the fats %
protect the homes of the miners while they were
deserted By tie strikers, as tue negroes had
threatened 10 seize the nrst opportunity OF clean
ing out the homes OF their enemies. The bodies
oil Morris aud Williams, tie dead strikers were
Tut on fteIghI-cars, aud a line Of militia stood
between The funeral cOrtege and about 400 ne
grOes while the preparations were being made
for lie Train To leave. MOI word, however, was
passed between The TWO uartieS