The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-08
fHE MINERS GIVE UP.
:. Resume Work Today at Ros-
Iyn on Reduced Scale. zoe
.u,HA STRIKERS DIsoRDERLy.
,.rrt@s. Of the Seattle Industrial
Army. Before a Senate Committee
Train wreekers Arrested. g


80 Of the late miners and drivers of
sexorthern Pacific Coal Company was
- uanday afternoon After athonouah
s-.sa.rafion Of the situation othey de-
- he an almost unanimous vote. to 90
-..k committee waited upon the
.-.sement and was informed that all of
Z. r.su. sith the exception of about four
= xouid be given an opportunity TO
ne contract and gould be given work.
=. rspor. vas fayorably received and the
- vas open until late at night to give
I. men an opportunity to sign WedhesS
- morning the works will start with
.-sst full force. and assurance is given
- The mines will operate five, ifnot six,
-. Ia The week. General good feeling
--.r.as over the turn of affairs. and an
~.r..sion has been formed on substan-
g seasons thst In the future Roslyn will
- better camp than az any time IN the
CAV. John II. McGraw visited Roslyn to-
..x and xas the guest of Mayor wv. II.
E.ris. Il vas histirst visit TO this cSty,
"a hs was oagreeably surprised at the
rxrni.ude Of the coaling INDUSTRY fos-
s-sa here and the air of prosperity that
,vysls. in view Of the fact thatthe large
- 81 MEN employed by the Northern
f.e;6c Coal Company had just concluded
sthrse months strike. He arrived in the
~ unannounced, having ridden on horse
- from Cle-Elum. buthe was soon rec
e,s;zed BY ali his friends 0and acquaint-
.snes. 10 whom he expressed great salts
fxtien over the adjustment of the
6Hsrences between the coal company and
Il old employees. Shortly after his
rrissl the governor was escorted
i the mines By Mayor Harris and w 8.
Igsls, late OF Olympia, By whom he Was
Introduced to superintendent George BE
Hanson. The latter showed the party
ever oil the outer works, and the governor
~ given pretty general idea OF the
srgsst coaling plaintiff the state. During
he morning be met many Of the miners.
pshom also he expressed his great satisy
tr.lon over the fact that the works would
ssame on Wednesday morning. After
hnch Superintendent Harrison placed the
anch train at the disposal of the COVER
~ nand his party, and he returned to Gle
1nm TO await the westsboundo train for
Battle q q
TACOMA Aug. 7.-ESpecaal. lone Of the
reasons alleged by the Northern Pacific
Coal Company. which, operates the Roslyn
mines. for the % per cent cut in wages TO
lake effect Nay lastow as that il had con-
lracted TO supply the Union Pacific with a
supply Of cosf1aor X Western connections
Esvery low rate, anddn orisE 10 ill this
order there would haveoto be a reduction
10 the price paid for mining Its not
Known as yet just how many tons peFday
the Union Pacific will require but to be-
Gin with ie will be delivered 800 tons per
tay. The Roslyn mines wills also
supply the Spokane, dYalfap Walla and
s,hergas companies, besides the Oregon d
Washington railroad. The latter has been
barning wood Of late. in lieu of coal, and
ntorls that IL costs it more 10 pay for
shsst crop destroyed from the sparks
"a tan II formerly cost it for its supply of
cal. Owing 20 the closing of the Roslyn
sines this road has been unable to secure
tMpply Of coal.
q Fhen everything 10 shipshape &c Is ex-
rfed the Roslyn mines will turn outeser
Lotions per day. Some Gifts output will
rfast as lar as Butte. o.
Happening of the mines viii result in
STEAMERS earning from $500 to $3.50 per
ar and besides this there will be y large
W clI for men employed about the mines
b tie day.
II IL selecting Mr.. Norton as ths state or
faaizer for the miners Mr.. Mcbride, the
sAisi Of the miners in the country, appears
. have made graye1mistake, Some of
ne miners refused to recognixs Norton.
he latter IS not mining man, but il
appears that when the cut in wages was
nade al the Roslyn mines he wrote Nc
f. BRIDE and asked to be made the state
a'gsaizer, which request was complied
Nth. lie did not succeed in organizing
ne state al all thoroughlvs
The new contract which the miners have
signed provides for work for one year at
tie price agreed upon. When the handful
negro miners appeared from Franklin,
9 stated IN the PosTa STKEI IGENcrR on
heday Of their departure for the now
amp. they were marched. or rather
fafched themselves, TO the Office of the
mnpany and began signing the contract
90 TO work. This seems 10 have
hsd the eject upon the R0slyn miners
TIE Erst sheep to Jump the
ksce II sort Of stampeded them.
Us Franklin coiored miners walked over
hfaliner and took the night overland
uah At that point. arriving at Roslyn
aFiy IN the morning. The white Roslyn
hiaeFs, u y understood, dreaded the adj
Nht Of negro miners. and the appearance
stae BLACKS" as they are called, from
# Ahg county set them 10 thinking. The
AsaAeeFs OF the company knew of the
aeseasnsso of the Franklin colored miners,
h0 While Il is not admitted by the repre-
Nn'ailFes OF the company that they in
safsd TIE negroes to 40 over TO Roslyn.
As@ nevertheless considered a clever
ave On the part OF some one 10
ssse vent the handful of negroes over 10
ss!h nom Ftanklin1n order 70 help the
Aos'yh strikers TO make up their minds to
wan 10 work. The white miners who
1a'e bones At Roslyn, 1t is understood. do
.ssAAs kindly 70 The proposition OF the
81 s-apaay 70 make Rosyn a eolored. or
o camp, provided they refused TO
- ss1he - per cent cut
'ae eoairaet signed by the miners Is 20
.a.an N force for ons year from May /.
"e points OF Importance contained in
Rare as follows 9
sasd party 81 the FIRST part North
sSahc Coal Company agrees 10 pay
aa party Of tAe second part Tor each
S =. eo4l mined by him and delivered on
49, ~ the mouth of the room where
fs,ss.aaie mined, rs follows. less ali de-
49, Sst-otis and counter claims due
0ine o. payment, VIZ: For mining,
tm pr ton ~ I'D pounds. entry,
- ~ yard brushing, SL60 per yard;
Asais. IN rooms, 81 - per yard, tarn-
L. sssS y hand picked coal, 81 per
70 pounds
II su TIE party of the second part fur
- etrees that he viii not esop work,