The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The Railroad War Over the Broad
Gauge Strip.
Ferry.sIip TroubIe-wsmsn Killed
at sidney-EIIensburg Dele
gates-To-dsy's Eclipse.

co far there has BEEN 70 litigation over
the trouble between the Columbia 4 Puget
soaua aud the Puget sound shore roads
TneSlTeuity has been temporarily settiesi
nv the Puget souns Shore making a con
cession 10 the Columbia & Puget sound
-ond by which the latter Is allowed to rwn
81 passenger trains, bat no fright. over
the mart OF the track where Af. Miner laid
the narrow gauge rail saturday.
The Puget sound shore people tried hard
N prevent the Columbia s Puget sound
frsins from passing over tkis portion Of the
traek sunday, nrst BY stretching rope
seross ID. which Col. Haiaes cut, and after
warsis by blOeka1ing u with All engine
and Solur Eat cars deta he'd from the en-
vent the 30 p. 10. passenger train from
Renfon and franklin from coming in over
this rail, which Mr. Miner had succeeded
In LAYING from the depot 10 the narrow
gnrge track beyond the Grant street bridge
HE fact that the blockade was obsfrncting
The uHited states mails carried by the Co
lnrnbia & Puget Ssnud acted with great
weight upon the Puget sound shore peo-
ME so they had the bieekake removed,
and allowed the train, which had been
tagged outside, 10 come In.
A 6eree struggle between the two roads
occurred In another quarter, during sun
dsy forenoon. supt. Miner Of the Colum-
bjs d Puget sound had set a force Of men
10 work laying track on the trestle work
over an old right Of way, which runs be
tween the two roads from South Seattle 10
the round house. Early in the day the
sound sbore road procured force OF mes.
employed through Lgee's detective agency,
BESIDE Detective Sullivan and sheriff
ClaHghtoH of Lewis county. The men
proceeded to the spot and pat IN
4 barrioade about fifteen feet distant from
where Miners men had ceased WORK The
The Columbia & Puget S0znd force bat
tered down the barricade, and attempted
70 place beuts on the timbeFs 10 proceed
with the new track. The force OF the
Puget sound Shore promptly uDdid every
thing which the Columbia Il Paget sound
wofkmeu did, throwing timbrrs of as fast
as they were placed on. The Idea OF using
q Regulations one inch stream hose suggest
ed itself To the Columbia & Puget Soand
force so they turned On a stream. 20 drive
away or drown out the Soued Shore work
men and detectives. After a battle Of
water and eanth0Gks and pikepoles, lasting
about - minutes, no one being hurt. how
ever. sheriff COchrane, who wash the me-
lee. told the men 20 cease, one Of the Puget
Sound shore men having cut the hose. The
sheriff ordered everyone away except six
men. who were sworn in as deputies 10
guard the property. The officials of the
two roads put their heads together, and as
a result, the Columbia d Puget Sound
agreed 10 stop further efforts in The track
LAYING line, and the Puget Sound shore
decided To allow the passenger trains of
the former road 90 pass over the track a.
already explained.
All was quiet GU the tracks yesterday,
and. although some arrests were threat
ened, and Justice II. r. Jones was asked
TO be at his Office IN readiness until y. m,
none were attempted.