The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30
CULTIVATION OF lOAG.sInDIuG TROUBLE

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order, Thss assertion viii be received with
derixssn when II il known that his power
81 Office il conferred on him by the very
men who took part tn today's dastardiy
work. He eut but sorry figure ia toiay's
riot. and especially this afternoon when he
announced To the people Of wardner that
he stood ready to protect every man who
desired 10 return 10 work.
TROUBLE DATES FROM 1895.
The trouble between the miners union
and the Bunker Hill ard Sullivan dates
back to the spring Of lsa5. and the sores
that we're made a. that time have never
been entirely healed. Then the A. p. A..
which had lately come 30 the Occur
d'Alcnes. was rapidly gaining strength
among the enemies OF the union men. In
some places the two orders have fraser-
nized. but there they have been openly at
outs for the past four years. The strife
between them gradually became less and
Less = religious struggle. and more and
more . contest a. to whether the union
should control the mines. Now the onlcn
men have come to class generally ~ A. p.
As ali their foes In the strike. What has
emhissered the feeling between tho two
factions was thu action OF the anti-union
forces In the early part Of tsah At that
time the Bunker Hill and Sullivan had been
closed down while some Of .ts plant was
overaanled- The miners demanded that on
being reopened the management OF the
property should pay the strict union scale
OF $50 AL round for men underground. The
company demarred. ard =. last asked Tor
signatures 10 petition which was circu-
lated over the camp. The docamen, de-
elared the belief tina; while the low price
and 81 for laborers would be fair rate
OF wages. II was signed BY iA people OF
all claSsea
SUPPORT OF THE COMPANY.
The petition follows:
we, the undersigned citizens OF Ward
ner ard kellogg in consideration os tha
extremely low prices Of lead and silver
now ruling, and ia further consideration
ef the fact that the cost Of living has de-
creased. believe tha; while these low
prfcss continue 81 per day for miners and
= 50 for iaboress are fair and Just rates of
wages We further believe that the
Bunker HUI and Sullivan Miaing and Con-
eenffattng Company has the same right
so manage it's own Affairs az we have 10
manage surs. and We hereby pledge ID.
company oar cordial sapport in its de-
termination 20 pay no higher wages while
the prices of lead and silver are 50 lew"
ArrEAI TO .FRIENDs OF LABOR"
TIE circular aroused intense feeling
among the union men and il was declared
% be- al A r, A. rick. signed by A. p A
ssmpashtzefs. The executive committee
90 the Miners vnien and district assembly
No. - 81 The Knights q Labor promptly
lsSuea she following proclamation. which
was thrown broadcast ever the mining
camps ~ the Northwest
BUNKER HILL AND SULLIVAN s. 80
AND g. PETITION.
'weraner. idaho. June !, issa
ITO she friends Of organised labor wasr-
ever ssuna~tsEea;lngs: Here IS the true
native ef tbs A +. A crgsnszat1on~1e-
ssreS organized labor. The a. +. A. ot
warssa~r, Idaho havs circulated this Pc
tttsssG r. redas. she miners wages at
wsrsfner below that paid by all other
mines IN the district. Wa earnestly ap-
zeal 20 all miners ana friends 90 Justice
- assist the Miners t'ntcn ard the
Knights nt Labor by keeping ali miners
2sst FROM waraarr- Any assistance AZ
TITS time viii - the death ~ this un-
Afnaffean Organization. ASST organized
/ iahor n ta~ Csaer 4 'aierss
j Appended to tAis was a copy az tas Bank
/ 80 asU ara Sullivan petition. WITH caIl
/ ast - AL - signatures sstAchea
voTnD Not RECOGNIZE rxlox.
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avsn was FSea<n@a urser tss ia al =,
scale. wsse assae nen barred Hwever.
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