The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18
.SUSTAINS BRYANT.
LIE Langley Refuses Gilman
4 Miners Petition.
HOSPITAL FUND NEEDED.
- wants TO save His Timber La,d
Mate Young Il Acquitted
Hoimes Appeal.


4ss~d by John Bassett for orders 70 Pc
,;,sr John H. Bryant. Of the Seattle Coal
- Iroa Company, TO restore thu wages
se,ssising before his appointment eans
g a. hearing before Judge Langley yes-
srday and vas in effect dismissed With
g tbe taxing Of any evidence.
ne tadgs said in substances that the
...unsssy was found TO be insolvent and .
ever asked for. and the court satisfied
- thas the receiver was a competent
sr,os 10 manage the property la the con-
<a.ou IL vas in. He thought that where
- wss differences between the COM
eny and the men and IL any injustices
~ done 10 the latter they should apply
,sshs receiver for redress. and until that
~rroe vas exhausted he could not see
ws>rs the court could intervene. From
- srservisws he had had with the re-
~sxur be found that he had a. much feel
a. and tenderness for the men under his
~rploy a. anybody could have. IL
- nine was prosperous and was
rskipg money and circumstances
tws such as to justify IL,
: Asd no doubt. but that the receiver
vsald consider the matter of increased
useus. Ghe receiver must FIRST pay his
exusnt expenses out Of the earn
10 Of the property, and tho sx-
~ II any, should be used in the
uyrnsnt Of the wages due the men for
~ services. which were found to be un-
"a when the receiver was appointed.
fssrs could be but ono management for
~ property. III tho company was run
rsns it, own property IL would have to
~ upon those placed in charge. This
- also the case With the court, which
nass rely upon its receiver.
As 10 the company's store. the judge
~ that the company had a perfect right
b Keep store. but had no right to with
hold . mans wages and compel him to
rsds ct that store, to the injury Of the la
karsf The man Is entitled TO his money
sbeH he has earned il, and is entitled to
iks privilege of spending IL wherever he
chooses. This he assumed, from what he
tsi learned. to be the case in regard to
tbs management, as Ii had been stated
MT the receiver had never had q COM
paint from any of the men employed.
Tnsil there Was such q complaint, OF
course the receiver must assume that
there ID no cause for interference in his
bshsif
As 10 the hospital fund, the Judge said
haiti the $500 spoken Of in the petition was
tAe only surplus in the fund 1t was q very
smaH amount In case OF an emergency.
The money collected from the men Was o
separate fund and is so considered by the
receiver and 10 to be used for tho benefit
~ those in the employ of the company.
As for the dismissal of the men, the
3udge said that he presumed that no men
we're discharged without cause and that he
was informed that the receiver kept no
black list. The employment and dismissal
OF men In work of that kind must be
left with the management This Judge took
occasion 10 remark that in all communi-
ties theirs we're TO be found political agita-
tors who. IL accomplished in that calling,
could cause a great amount of mischief.
While he recognized the right of every
citizen of the country 70 exercise the right
Suffrage gwen him by the laws OF the
eoantry. vet IL he 1.-THE judse) had charge
OF the affairs of the company in whose
smploy there was one of that class Of
tgiators. he would manage in some way
% get rid of him. but he presumed that
there was great deal more talk of inter-
fsssnce OF this kind than anything else.
lie said:
II do not know Gen. Bryant's politics.
ner have | taken any occasion to ascertain
What they are. and | do not think that
qEsstion will enter in this matter.
II have no reason to doubt that the
property Ia properly managed for the best
Interests OF ell. IL Ii should come 10 the
sesiee Of the court thar IL was not 30. and
thss the receiver was treating his men inn
properly, the court would interfere and
samonish or instruct the receiver"
The Judge said that every man. no mat
isr how lowly bis position, could come
iato his court for redress and have his case
heard as readily as the greatest capitalist
10 Ireland, bat in this case he did not sec
sny reason for issuing an order. He
thought their best interests. IL there we're
any. cuuld be much more easily adjusted
b coming together and talking the matter
esss, than they could by invoking the aid
q the court. The court could not enter
iaio oil Of the details of the working of tho
rroperties under its charge. and, as he said
seieEe, he must rely 20 great extent upon
% 20 case would he pay attention TO petit
~1' S0thtnS from paftss VIM "cAS nus "a
iss employ Of the company.
Al Tar as he had investigated Ii. the az
hiss Of the company have been well and
my managed. and he had no doubt that
every smpleye could find redress for any
wrong perpstrated by any official BY sp-
Tssssns 70 the receiver.
Tie Judge said thar he looked upon this
haea as convention where the
PARTIES came 10 discuss their differ
sasss aud one party Vas not expected TO
Esy The costs Of the other. He could not
iasrsfors grant the prayer Of the petition
" eoansel that the receiver should be
efasssd to pay $50 toward the costs CT
sasss proceedings.
without issuing any order or decree and
va expressions OF kindness toward the
aaeorsr wAe earned his money faithfully.
saess especially who perform their labors
A0ss'y aader the ground. and with the
ss1s That all their differences would DO
slasAb4y adjusted he dismissed the case.
AtWAhD AT LAST ArfEAks.