Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-17

CAisl Arthur caa's Explaia Tie AteAi-
- Strike. aHa he ssrikeEs Say
fAsy osly Want . Resa.
KAxDAs Crx1, 1aesA 1.-The stsiks
dt1A11eo - ~ 6an1a 70 saiifosd Il
useAaneo0 thio mosninG. Noe vheel
y tnSning exeopt thoos Of few switch
ecefooo. No trains hsve hoea moved
u aay difeetina and The o6leiaia refuse
% ressivs freight Of any kind. The
Unioo Depot rseeeots . regular Oaafie
6asdsn sepessAoce e. hunAseds Of emf
grants have besn hro10ht in whoss des
tiaa15oD u somewhere on the line Of the
Santa Fe. Ths o6fctals Of the read
said they vcold have trains mcv.ag TO-
morrow bot the outlook at present IL
ne4 Aattegtne for the road. 1te mana.
aoss of TIE saRike absolutely deny aiv-
tpa any order fos q strike. The enai-
neefs say they havs no Grievances but
ny they Will rest until tbs Burlington
road oJues 70 terms With ito employees 8.
In sx1nKH VnuOuf AurHo1x1H.
Cu1uAeo, March le.-When Questioned
regarding The otsike on che Atchisou
eyste0, Ohisf Arthur said: "lt 10 be-
yoad my power TO give you an explapa-
iicn Of tkis aetion. The msu have not
notiAsd me and ! am completely in the
dark. II the eompany kAs nos broken
~ agreement With the men they did
vron0 and musl safer the conxquences.
Il u nothing lee thsn open Rebellion.
for % looks much - though the men
we're tired Of theif grand offieef's sdvice
or vilfully disregaIded tbeir duties 10
the laws and constitution
The following message vas seut 10
OfOouuor, chairman Of the grievances
committee yesterday:
J. VCoaaor, CAaiymas 1T II reported
here that you have ordered the men TO
quit work. Revoke IL. Your grievance
can b settled here By Mr.. Smith. Come
to Chicago By nfst train.
The ofnoials Of the company say that
the action Of the men IL beyond their
comprehension. - the road hes NOT been
haudlinQ any BuYlinetop freight.
suxKnm AMOUNT. On yRRIaHr 1IxD Up.
ToexKA, Ks. March 16.-Reports
from points along the line Of the Atoh-
isou Gtate that she engineers and fire.
men have gone out ell along the line
a. d business 10 practically suspended,
exaeyt the passenReF tfairs nov on the
roa6 uhich vill be run to their desti-
natieo. General Manager Goddard
eaye thaA the amount Of pesishsble
ffeicht on the line between California
end Chicago 10 unusually large. amount
iioo m ear Iosds OF m.rchandise tied up
On the yayions divisions. At Q meeting
~ sSsts6 that the strike vas due to
4. nomnanv peIsistjna in handling
oe ~01on freisht.
oofiA -
D. -VSso AA1v USS Ssn IS s'...,.;.
KANSAS Saa. ns.on .;n;-. u-s.svs .na;n..,s
1Stn nuH - Ss-.ion. ths TAI thas
~. =, ~. ~, ,,nined ths list Of stock
eoiXees an Tia Chicago. Burlington b
1nsrev ana Atokjoor, TopskA & SANTA
~ 1hsv Ana thas d cousiderable num-
=, ~ ~ 6anfa Fe stockholders are
s.o is ,Cei, ineere sted 81 the "Q". They
~ shss tnav oame 10 the conclusjon
IN sh~v vonld dip into both pockets
!. : rrcs sca ID these men feel she full
.1ssss ~ shs striko bv stopping their
s..~",ss. All IN tratns on tbs Calf
!. Gam 81. movipe promptly on time.
Tina soIIovinn deepsteh vas sent from
h.,s 10 nioSt: al, b. Stone. general
.rs .aos, Chiosc a. Darlington l. Quincy,
Ohicaso. We wish 700 10 understand
sSas - -,,i hold the Burliueeon system
-. n Asmaoes 10 our company on &C.
ccnrs ~ this strike" Signed BY the
Uoperintendent OF tee Atenisou GUN
pany.
Seposts from points on the iine snov
! complese blockade oote OF ffeiens
ead psssecgaS. Train nunoef W.
otaudoued bat the overland number
cot OF at II 30 O'Clock. manned oy Den
WaStou o non- brotherhood man - en-
ainef and bis wife ~ fireman.
u-n,r.,rou ynr NsAosH.
,1--.,,c Th. ;rso,mation
CH1oAoo' AaEcn .H - ths ssrirs
eoeainaote eete " nk~ 90 a,"rnsn
u nsosoetnooo . ooen;. !. -. - ,rssors'
q ene Aseesson systSsm Ia = IN IN. r,orninc
n ~. ~" ssiii in the dark &C 70 the
:, = a the mems action snd that they
-, :. "a not deeide on any line OF action
~, kbey were thosoHRiy informed OF
=. |. eaatiop, both on their Own account
a cn account of the connecting lines.
= Th~. n efiutendents OF the Ascoison
"A Oah "a. MA lines we're notined yes.
80. Al n h ~ brotherhood men would
s,;S. ,ods = m 'less the COMPANY refosfd
: = hs snS,s EerIin 2tcn oars. Mr.. smith
20 not ve1 been .1otited - to the 40
=. -, ~ ~, y" 3nif. 4. dorado and santa
- " n IN tSs Atohison proper the striks
1880 ~ - N assurN1 facS, atfhonen
,svsssi trains are SIN ru. 1oine.
A. ths head 1usrtefs OF the brother
,oo1 I hos iitsie ,nformstiou ,as been re-
% ,s;cs6 from The strikers. OhAae Arthur
IA % sbas be hsd 8 despatch fToI1 Chair
nan VCoonor, He claims that the
~ ,ampsny has violated sheir proDiss Of
ssr,os neutr Atty bot gives no psrtic y
Az The local situation y practically
n chan sed shis forenoon. ALI lines UtsS
the exception of the Sc. Paul are
haadiine Burlingsou cars, aud do mt
a any trouble on the part OF
,-,..rx,.. ~.uryrrxp.
80. cr,x n.,os le-a n. NAT
nsAs - r.;s. S.r.s {. A.. rted.