, 1891-02-11
ORGANIZING.
The Coal Miners Want the Eight
Hour Law Enforced.
Four Tramps Strung Up by the
Vigilantes.
Chinese in Rock Springs Loudly
Celebrate New Year.

Suuuaf SNeuluR' lue nan was paNkeu.
j. A. Smith was made chairman and
William Little secretary. The meeting
was addressed by Mr.. Smith. Messrs.
John Mates and Thomas Buckley of Car
bon, Mr.. John Green of Hanna and
Messrs. Richard Kirk, P. D. True and
others of this place. Mr.. Smith spoke in
a quite eloquent manner and some others
proved themselves well posted on the
labor question and capable of expressing
their views in most vigorous terms. The
agitation has been going on at the other
camps for a month. Delegates from these
camps were present, and one of them said
that the miners of Rock Springs we're the
only ones not vet prepared to move. The
advantages of the eiRht-hour system were
explained in an intelligent manner and
organization urged. One speaker said:
Those We send to Cheyenne will not do
anything for us, We ourselves must act.
Another said: by the contraction Of
the currency the working man has been
made a slave"
Alter some discussion as to whether or
not Wyoming really had an eight-hour
law, a motion was carried to the effect
that the coal miners on May | demand
that eight hours be a days work and re
fuse to work more than eight hours after
that date. A committee of three was ap-
pointed whose duty it will be to see that
the agitation is continued and keep up a
correspondence between the different
camps. Another committee was appoint
ed to solicit miners to join the Knights of
Labor.
Last Friday night a vigilance commit
tee composed of nine of the best citizens
OF the town broke into the jail and took
therefrom four tramps who had been ar
rested for theft. The same ramps had
been previously arrested several times and
seemed to court arrest for the sake of the
OF the advantages offered bv a home in
the jail. The citizens. iLecoming exasper-
ated, determined to get rid of the tramps
forever and thus put an end to the petty
thieyIng and robberics that have become
so frequent of late. The vigilantes we're
masked and numbered 80 that in convers-
ing 1t was not necessary tn call names.
The tramps were taken TO one of the
bridges that span Bitter creek, ropes we're
placed around their necks and they were
swung of. However, they we're also
held by the heels to prevent instant death.
The poor fellows begged numerically and
asked in the name OF the Lord that they
be spared for their mothers aud sisters
sake. They we're finally allowed to go on
a promise never to return. The business
men Of this place are tired of having
goods stolen and say this is only a fore.
cast of what ID to com il the thieving
and robbery are not stopped. Tramps with
thieving proclivities should beware.
Sunday was Chinese New Year. When
the moon iulled at | o'clock SUNDAY
morning the seventeenth year of the
reign OF Quopg Sui began. Open house
was kept by the Cinnamon of Rock
Springs, and from the middle of the
forenoon until late in the evening throngs
OF people, both gentlemen and ladies',
were passing to aud from Chinatown.
The kids especially awaited themselves OF
this opportunity to visit John" and eat
his candy. About fifty persons. some of
them the most prominent townspeopla,
called on All Say. the best known and
most prominent Cinnamon. All Say has
been in this country twenty-one years and
talks quite interestingly Of old times. At
the time your correspondent called he was
engaged in entertaining four ladies and
five or six gentlemen. Cigars and re-
freshments were passed around, and each
visitor was given two paper sacks contain.
ing fruit and confectionery. At other
places all callers were entertained in
much the same manner. At one place an
electric lamp, "as Chinese Sam" called
it, attracted a great deal of attention. 1t
was a cylinder-shaped box made of tissue
paper, inside of which dragons, fish, etc,
could be seen apparently swimming or
moving about. The lamp is somewhat
on the principle of magic lantern, and
the figures are made to circulate by means
of hot air. Many trinkets aud bouuets
of artificial flowers wers displayed. On
Saturday night hundreds of irecrackers
were exploded. New Year is over. but
today there will be a big din
ner and the Cinnamon will not
settle down to work before Friday.
Their New Year does not always come
on the same day, though always in the
month of February. n Eyanston they
have a "Joss House" and in Il few days
will have a big time there over the election
of officers. If your correspondent is not
misinformed these elections are very ex-
citing. A balloon Is sent up and wien it
IN down a great rush 1t made for t
and the man who gains possession of it
holds some big Office for q year. 1t is
said that for this honor they fight des
perately and occasionally one is killed in
the encounter.
A great deal of complaint is heard here
about the way the postoffce Is managed.
The Eastern mail arrives at 1887 p. ~.
but is not distributed until next morning.
Judging from an interview your cores
pondent had with the postmaster he is 4
very cranky servant OF the people. These
criticisms do no not apply in any manner
to his assistant, Miss Lizzie Ramsay. She
is spoken OF in the highest terms and her
wonderful memory and ability as delivery
clerk have been many times remarked and
commented upon.