, 1889-03-07
SOUND STEAMERS TIE UP.

A Strike Among the o. s. N.
Steamer Employees.
On Monday Port Captain Clancy, OF
Tacoma, who has charge Of the boats of
the o. r. & \. Co. on the Sound divi,
sion, issued orders received from head
quarters in PortlEnd reducing the wages
OF all steamer employees, who receive 500
and over per month, 10 per cent. The
employees were given until tonight to
make up their minds as 10 accepting the
reduction. Yesterday it was currently
reported that all the steamers would tie
up as soon rs they reached their respec-
tive headquarters. The Hayward, Pot
ter, Olympian and North Pacific have
| their headquarters at Tacoma, while the
| HassalO and George +. Starr, which run
on the Whatcom route, have their head
quarters at Seattle 1t was stated that
all the captains, mates, pursers, stewards
and engineers are affected by this order,
and all have struck, or will strike, with
| one exception, and that is Captain
| Thomas Davis, OF the Hayward. The
Hassalo WIS tied up TO the o. r. & \.
dock yesterday afternoon, and the Geo
Z. Starr, it was claimed, will be in the
same position to-day.
The strike on the Sound is but con-
tinuation OF one begun on the river diyi-
sion of the o. II. & N, on the Columbia
and willamette rivers, where all the
boats were tied up on Monday.
The strike Will have q disastrous effect
on the mails all over the Sound, if it is
kept up for any great length of time.
The loss in mail contracts to the o. K. &
n. Co. will amount to considerable.
\ well-kuown steamboat man was seen
yesterday in relation TO the matter, and
stated that it would be quite difficult
matter to find men to iiil the place OF the
strikers. ''It is very difficult he said,
u to replace tie men who are in the en-
ploy OF the o. X. {; n Co. The captains
and engineers are licensed by the United
States, and it would hardly 90 to replace
them with irresponsible men. 1t would
be the height OF folly to place the Olym-
plan, which cost several hundred thou
sand dollars, in the hands OF an incom-
petent man, to say nothing OF the many
valuable lives which would be at his
mercy. l do not think, therefore, that
| it will be an easy matter to find substi-
| tutes for the men who have struck II
the strikers were lot Of unskilled men,
there would be but very little trouble in
securing others for their places, but they
are q lot of skilled, responsible men, the
like OF whom cannot be picked up in a
few hours, or even in few days"
THE SITUATION AT TAo6II.
The following dispatch from Tacoma
shows the situation there:
TACOMA, March 4.-Phe u. j. Potter
was the first of the o. Is. L n. boats
to tie up this afternoon at Tacoma on
| account OF the 10 per cent. reduction OF
| the wages of emp-oyes. The Potter peO-
pie wanted to stay here this morning,
bnt were prevailed on by the captain to
make the trip down the Sound and to
| return here this afternoon, when she
was ii d up on Der arrival at i O'Clock.
The Hayward came in at 6 and she was
served the same way. The North Paci-
fc is expected at 10 tonight, when she
will tie up also. The OlympIan's crew
Will quit at Seattle Tomorrow No in-'
tImation has been given the men of the
proposed reduction, and az wages are
far from .eztrayagant, the feeling is they
are not being treated fair, and it is pro-
posed to tie up every o. r. & N boat
on the Sound
REFUSED TO RESUME WORK.
At 1:30 this morning the following
dispatch was received:
TACOMA, Ma rch 6-LATER-A dispatch
was received here late to-uIght from C..
W. johnson, superintendent of the o.
4. & n. Company, at Portland, request
ing the men to go back TO work at the
old wages, pending the receipt of word
| from Omaha, as 10 what the company
intend doing regarding the enforcing OF
the recent order, but the strikers refuse
to turn a wheel till word has been re-
| ceived from headquarters.
THE HAsSALo UNITED.
Port Captain Clancy Of Tacoma arrived
IN Seattle last night on the $40 o'clock
train. He Immediately held consulta-
ton with the crew OF the Hassalo. What
was done at the meeting is not known,
bat the Hassalo departed on her regular
route on schedule lime last night, and It
is understood that she will continue un-
til further notice. One OF the crew of
the Hassgio0sas seen last evening, W hen
he stated that the officers agreed to con-
tinua work only On the promise of being
given their regular pay.
The o. Il. &; \. Co has contract to
carry the mails between Seattle and
Whatcou. OF ths Hazsalo, and it is most
likely the' thc con upauy prefers 20 pay q
Few dollars to tue man rather than to
forfeit moncg..ia thei7 ,hriii contract, be-
sides isyins themselves ii-blo to fine
PORT CAPTAIN CLANCY VsLKs.
! Capt. Clancy said: Il have effected a
lSthf.'iragg aGIecrDsnl win the HassalD'f
erev and viii reiaru to Gacqma on the
morninc tTaiu, VIXEN 1 will endcGyur to
nix up an agreement wit the crew OF the
North Pacific, which is our other mai
carrying -'eamer. or this refusal of the
men to ~ t. work the-e j. nothing tn he
said, because it's or Affair b-.v6sr ihs