The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-30
A Big STRIKE PROBABLE.
Proposed Reduction in wages ON the
n. p. Effects over 5000 men.

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the west. The employees Of the company.
it 10 said. do not take kindly to the
threatened reduction and do not hesitate
to declare that they will not accept it.
A few days ago the receivers OF the
Northern Pacific, In their determination
TO reduce the operating expenses Of the
company, de ided to announce q gen.
eral reduction in wages. Only a few
weeks ago the same gentlemen cut the
salaries OF the officials and clerks. There
was no united action against this cut, and
Il was accepted without any public oppo-
sition. II is not probable, however, that
the latest decision Of the receivers will go
into effect as easily and with so little APP
parent opposition.
The latest order reduces the wages Of
conductors, trainmen. switchmen. brake
men, yardmen, section hands and all
men attached to the operating department
outside OF the clerical departments. The
first intimation that the men had OF the
order was obtained from this paper on
Saturday. Following the publication the
order was posted b. Superintendent Nc
Cabe at the Seventeenth street depot.
The announcement spread rapidly among
the employees OF the company, and they
were soon discussing the matter. One of
the best known conductors on the road
was seen vest nday afternoon and he said !:
"We understand that the cut is from 10
to 20 per cent. II it is the men will not
accept 1t. This seems to be the general
opinion among the men. The reduction
is not to take place until January l, and
before that time the matter will be dis
cussed in the different labor organizations
that the employees of the company belong
to. There is the Order OF Railway Con-
ductors, the Order Of Railway Tfainmen,
the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers
and several similar organizations which
includes every man employed on rail-
road. The matter will be brought up in
these different orders, and am satisfied
from my conversation with the men that
they will not accept a reduction OF 20 per
cent. The announcement that the cut is
to be from 5 to 20 per cent is differ ent
from the impression that the men have.
We understand that it will amount to 20
per cent on all salaries over 800, and if
it does We will quit. am inclined to be
lieve that the men would accept a cut OF
10 per cent, but even that is good deal.
"If the order includes, as We are told,
the train dispatchers, we can tie up the
Northern Pacific system. If we decide
not to accept the cut the Northern Pacific
railroad will not be able to move train
within "a hours after we decide to quit.
The men hope that there will be no great
reduction. Twenty per cent is more than
man who is receiving 500 a month
cares to see his wages reduced"
It is said that 5000 men are affected by
the cut.-Tacoma News.
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BTs OF Observation-Disclosures is built
on 80 islands.
Easter Sunday in 1894 will be March
rs.
White is the color of grief in China,
japan and Siam.
The Egyptians attributed the invention
Of beer to Osiris.
The Australian navy has l29 ships, All
guns and $40 men.
1t takes $4,000 microbes to form pro-
cession an inch long.
As a rule a mans hair turns gray FIVE
years sooner than woman's.
About $50 languages are said to ts
spoken on this continent.
The first American counterfeiter, 80 far
as known, was one. Willia Buel, OF Yer
mont.
Recruits for the Chinese army are not
accepted unless they can jump ditch six
feet wide.
Kiel estimates the surface OF the lungs
at $50 square feet, or ten times that of IL .
external body.
A gentleman must kiss every lady he
is introduced to in Paraguay. 1t is the
custom of the country.
The longest artificial water course in the
world is the Bengal canal. 900 miles the
next is Erie. 963 miles. Each cost nearly
$l0,000,000.
IaPERsoNAL BREvIrIEs.-A col ored wo-
man in Holly Springs, Miss. has hair
eight feet six inches in length.
A convict in the Vermont state prison
received $l2, 900 for piece of real estate
a few days ago.
A woman in Allentown, Pa, is said to
have been shot at three times, and each
time her life was saved by her corset.
A mother at Pemiscot, Mo, has four
daughters who bear these euphonious
names: Beulsh May, Ivy Rose, Reoda
Alwilds and Greta Alfleta.
at will cost you fifteen cents just the
same" are the reported words Of New
York druggist, when he was told that the
use OF his telephone was desired in Q case
of life or dea'h. Of course the fifteen
cents was paid.
LIGHT ARTIILERY.-All small boys adj
vocste felt slippers.
The eye is the thermometer Of the soul
A cynic is man who must be unhappy