The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-14

VIRnEN. H. Oct i3-The excitement
a. Yesterday prior 10 the arrival OF the
negro train was equaled tonight wheA IT
cecame known that a special uala' con-
sistlng OF one box car. three apparently
empty coaches and a caooose that passed
through here al 5.25 clock this evening.
bore two car loads OF negroes taken
tarough here TO Springfield yesterday
The train went south and by clever ruse
succeeded in passing through Nirden quiet
IL and without Interference. \ big crowd
Of miners was AZ the station. bur the mill
tia held them in check.
When the train stopped at the stockade
Capt FEWER. who was in command. then
shouted:
-Do1't allow one to dlsembark from that
train
The gate was opened and a file OF SOL
diers rushed cut in double quick with fix
ed bayonets ard lined up alongside of the
train General Manager Lukeus made
formal request that their employees be al
lowed 10 land and enter the stockade
Capt. FEWER declined 70 grant this. Then
Manager LukeHs pat il IN the form OF 4
demand. but the officer replied that he was
2nder orders from Gov. Tanner 10 pre-
vent the disembarking Of any negro min
ers at the works ard tha; he would have
to carry out these instructions. Lukens
protested in vain. and the train pulled out.
headed south.
by this time the advance guard OF the
strikers, gathered at the depot, had ad-
vanceG up the track 70 within 10 yards
of the stockade. The presence OF armed
nluecoats in the lookout boxes evidently
Ill the train passed, when they greeted il
with waving hats and cheers for Coy. Tan
ner. who they believed had been instru-
mental in starting tha blacks on their
hcueward tourney.
After the departure OF the train MI Lu-
kens made this statement:
When the special train carrying the
backs arrived this afternoon At he mine
the troops. under orders from Gov. Tan
ne- refused 20 let them get of the train
ard they were compelled 70 go through. I
protested % the captain In command OF
the suard a. the mine a. this action. and
tod him there was no law. except the law
q force. that would Justify this action. He
replied tha. ne had strict orders fro-n the
governor not 70 permit the blacks To land
and that re vas compelled 10 follow in
structions'
While the streets are practically DESERT
ed tonight. there is st!l feeling ot un-
rest among the miners. demonstrated by
the periodical visits ot small groups 70 the
station all during the night X Is fc.t
that an attempt WI be made 70 quietly
srnugzIe the negroes back 10 town before
morning and place them within the st0ck-
ade. ], Is said on me best 81 authority
that President Lukens. OK the Chicago-Vjr-
Gen Coal Company. tonight wired Gov
Tanner saying in substance that their ne
gro miners would most certainly Be placed
within the s.ackade.
The day PASSED without another out
break If violence. hut aside :Eom the re-
s.ralnirg iuaaence in the militia. 10 pro-
gress has been made toward permanent
neaca. II.e miners we're exc.tabie and de-
tern!ned.
Yesterdays shooting has resulted in
fourteen deaths 50 far. as follows Ernest
kl.terIy. miner. Mount Olive; Els Smith,
miner. Noun. Olive: - wash, miner
Springfield: W..l.aT B]ge. miner. Spring
fed. Ernest X mjer. miner. Mount Olive.
NJ H. prenneman. miner. Gir3r3: Fcark
Bllyen. miner. Springfield, I'd Green. -nIa-
- Mount olive. d!ed IN hospital q, Spring
s4td yesterday. Ernest Long miner
Noun, Owe. died in hospital ~ Spring
field today. y II. kiley. c5!et detective.
CHICAGO: a W. Carrot. guard On train,
ased in hospital a. spr.nzfel3 yesterday:
Al " NerEan guard. C1lcaro. kl.s5 IN
sto~kafe: Thomas Preston. guard. Chioazo.
f'ess AZ sto.k73e l0st night: william Ha--
mon miner. Cjrar3. eied at Springfield
tonight
me number q injured VII 10, exeDal
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