The Lamar register., 1897-02-13

the union nAl pNN@1N AEtnN. iAe ALSO
heard that the owners o. the Coruuado
had bought arms. He dld not apprc.
bend auy fn0uhle Thnnzht the eNu-
duet of The imported miners In the
main was not good
The committee sent word 70 exlsber-
~ Newman, asking whether he de-
sired 70 make any statement lie re-
piled that he hMd no explanation 10
make. and had Ootbgnz % say.
Judge Frsnk W Dyrers N thp Dis.
trict court was next caileL aud toid
his story as follows n wnF IN March
when be Grst hearl that q strika was
10 occur on June 10. whiir ne was a.
Twin Lakes the news was 'elHcrauhri
from Bcadvillr tfHt q strike was a..
clarcd lie was surrsls.tI sui cansif-
cred n lIl,sdvised. Is came 20 Tsad.
. vile aud began ta take sftra steps A.
element. He went % Twin Lakes with
judge Kerr and senator Crssga 10 soc
Mr.. CnWp!1n He there 3rss learned
~ thc agreement hsfwern fhH raln4
Managers. under which Il took 4 ma.
3orlty of them 20 take ans action Tie
did not 60 70 Twin Lakes fn an dsTg.faf
{ capaci;ys bur s. 4 citizen Interested 10
seeing termination % tn trouble
The meeting was fruIficss of rrsulta
A. all meetings the serfus rrorcresi
werc satisfactory 20 CBiy frnr o. nVe
! of fhe manaerus
Witness hai hrsni % ouJrnreE i,rInr
comns0H and had hsd an ln1pgvi~g
with the ofiictrs - the Mines TuIun
EnoWlDder ~ nuv rufr5ssE. but vit.
ness warned thefu fhst they nlass alser
tho laws Hnd whatever Chaure thsr
! bad fov success w0u'A b. frQparliI.rd
! by any lcts - ylaicarr. The ufiI-sr.
{ assured rim that they wUui try 10 In
iurncr their meH tn keen Fhc rsace
when thE complaints zane o~ arus-i
baiIrs ~ men arunnd tEa City hy 4r1i-
sent f0r ths ofliesrs ~ thp srIan ap1
I hag tax wiih ilfsu They tald hin
they knew uothih- ~ fhfsa drruaf tsA
les ~ men hnf iN-s fr+- haF .sirkAt.
stationed ga thr outside 20 advise pro
pic " the strike. THE pick-ts were un-
armed and were INSTRUCTED 70 use oalv
moral suaslcu Iuiee Overs sala Be
Told them they h1d no right 20 patrul
tie outside. and ihnt would - lutiuiI-
datsnn. They aGrsad that the pIeketk
should be Instructed not 90 turn any
body hack
After the decision IN the Weldon
case. judge Overs SAID. Ia which the
court hLed 81 aS the rate Of pay for
all underground men aud men At the
collar of the shaft and f2so for an
f. othc- surface labor, the officers Of the
union declared thar they were willing
10 accept The Weldon decision as the
basis OF q settlement ~ the STRIKE.
witness suggested that the union take
action TO that effect, and upon request
drew up 4 ct of resolutions. enbody-
tnc the Weldon wuEe scale. which
were adopted.
About August 10 witness asked for
permission 20 address the Union. He
receivcd permission aud addressed
them al the Weston Opera house He
told them thar be considered a., strike
itl1Fporilne and ID advised lie told
I iheia That .f they would adopt the snr.
sesuors be made be believed that ~
least three Or four mines would ~
sumo. He further suggested that II
ms Suggestions were no. aIaptrd ~.
strikers would he confronted bV a.
teat. He un red the resa,utiou ans
asked that secret ballot be taken On
on Augus, rs be met John Maxwell
ana was much worried over the ont
iook, He advised Ar. Maxwell 10 nut
ms abstract books iu place OF safety
tie uld not tell Mr. Maxwell TINT a.,
tiad peeu Ia secret councils OF The un.
ION ~ ne never WIS He talked 10 him
y a friend ana his conversation Il now
distorted beyond his meaning. The
only way In which lie represented The
Ihiners was as mediator.
Mr. Campion. ia his laSr Ipterysc,,,
( win hin, told HIN he was willing to
pay tho old vaggz ~, ,r,, rt..- -.