Showdown at Cedar Mountain

Sheriff Cochrane received a telegram from Cedar Mountain yesterday, just before noon, stating that the miners who were on a strike had attacked the men on their way into the mines, and that one man had been thrown into the river, and further trouble was anticipated. The Sheriff at once detailed his deputy, Mr. Pedden, and his jailor, Nick Hannan, to the scene of the disturbance. They left on a special train, accompanied by a Post-Intelligencer reporter. We arrived at Cedar Mountain at 3 o'clock, having left today at 1 p.m., and found everything quiet and the mine shut down. The men were congregated about the store, talking over the situation and speculating on what Cochrane's deputy sheriff would do when they arrived. We were informed by L. J. Gilman and the officers that an effort will be made to run the mine tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7 a.m. Deputy Sheriffs Pedden and Hannan will remain until the trouble is over. The cause of the strike is the refusal of the company to pay the wages that were paid in the Newcastle mines last month. There are four Newcastle miners urging the strikers to resume work, but their efforts have proved unavailing. L. J. Gilman addressed the crowd, urging them to be patient and reasonable until James M. Colman, the manager of the mines, returned from Seattle, but they refused to comply and declared they would prevent anyone from going to work until their demands were complied with.