The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-07
THE STEAMBOAT STRIKE.
Manager w. H. HoIeomb Absn-
dons His First Position.
The onscers Asked to Resume work
at the Old Rates-A Partial
Refusal.

The chief topic Of conversation Is wasef-
front circles yesterday wes tle strike
suoag the eznpioyes Ga the Oregon Rail
way a1d Navigation cornpanys sound
steamers. All SORTS Of exciting stories
were flying about 9urfag the day. 1se
gas that there was 10 be general densDsi
on the pGrs OF aii the officers for an Ia.
crease Of from 70 20 y per cent. over the
old rates. II wks positively stated that ssIe
engineers held meeting during the after
noon for the purpose OF taking united ac-
ton looking toward al advance OF 70 per
cent. IN their salaries. TIE meeslBg waz
not unanimous enough IA sentiment. sad
the movement was abandoned By q ms
jorify 81 these who attended II At /
o'clock yesterday afternoon the Oregon
Railway and Navigation steamer oiyrnpisn
arrived from Victoria. and left foF Tacoma
a.s.s5 Ia The evening IN the interim The
officers Of the steamer 6IympEan were seed.
ard fheY expressed the intention Of tyiux
mp The steamer as soon as she arrived al
Tacoma.
The steamer George E. starr arrived
from Hhsteon 81 3 o'ei0ck yessersssy
morning and at once was tied up % me
dock. The officers all refused g. accept
the reduction.
One of The striking officers vas seen
yesterday and expressed himself as follows
la regaro 10 the strike. the wages here
iofofe ia existence On the q. T. & ~
steamers are 20 per cent less shaa are paid
on tire same class Of boats sn the vicinity
of San Francisco what blame the .. z
& n. company for in tic fssescat case IL Ssg
not giving US q months warning. IL they
had said 70 rs, ION the lkt II next mouth
wages VIII De reduced 10 per cent, those
who did not care 20 submit 20 such cut
could quit Al the end OF the month and
tbeis places could be supplied with cheap
or men. The company did not DO this. h0w-
eyer. but made the reduction im8e1ia.eiy
ln substances the company said. Accept
this reduction OF 10 PSI cent. or walk
ashore. This Left no Alternative for IA
bat 10 tie the steamers np 10 tae dock and
simply a5eying orders issned ffon head
quarters ~ Omaha. SO II is not OF fault
II the steamers are tied up. yFe do sof
particularly care how soon tbs 1lreg0n
Railway 4 Navigation Company replaces
us With cheaper men. our position il
simply this. The Oregon Railway L Nasi-
CATION Company wished as TO work Tor IL
per cent. less than we were receiving aud
we refused 70 accept the terms Fcanupt
see either why this reduction la vases
was made, as the steamers Of the oregon
Railway e. Navigation Company never
of tie reduction is more ihaa any fellow
can find out."
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon q
dispatch was received from Captain Clan
cy of Tacoma stating that General Mana.
ger W. II. Holcofnb of Omaha had teie-
grsphed for the officers 10 90 back 10 their
duties at the Old rates. This seen med sat
isfactnry 10 all bat the second engineers
and mates on the Emma Hayward aags
North Pacific who demanded al advance
OF 10 per cent on the old rates The sec
ond engineer and mates nss tue George T.
Starr expressed themselves as satisfied 81
the old rates and that steamer lefs Tor
Nhatc0m nj 80 last evening.
The wages OF those affected bs the
strike are as follows: Captaias. Sie0. AIS
and $3.50 per month. varying according 10
,,sngth of seryice and size III steamer con-
manded. frs, officers. SEQ - k75. pursera,
$50; chief engineers, Sio0 20 si2s: second
engineers. 800 To SO; stewards, so. In MI
cases ia addition to wages the officers re-.
ceived board and lodging.
II is due 10 Captain Thomas Davis tn
state that he was not included ia the cut
OF wages and therefore had no cause 20
join ia the general strike.
The Fleetwood aud Skagit chief did
rushing business yesterday between this
city aud Taeoma
The Puget Sound shore Railroad Will
put on an extra train between this city and
Tacoma during the strike. II viii leave
here daily al 3 y. N.