The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-27
Probable Action OF n. r. En-
ployes Is Headed or
EnJoINEo BY FEDERAL COURT
Kesdrfekss Uitimatnm Promptly Vol
lowed by . Heavy o~-EmpisJes
SIN In Conferences

ticipated the action which the employes
would probably take IN consequence bT
securing from the United States court
m order enjoIning them from siFik-
ing and their organizations from
ordering q strike. The original I'M
Junction was obtained AZ Mhsau-
kee. bat similar ones have been OBJ
tanned at Portland and other places along
the line. Similar action may be taken
here 20 cover this state. Whsls tue re-
ceivers have thus headed off possible
strike, IL il by no means certain that, even
with their hands free. the employees woaia
have struck, for a. last accounts their COM
mittee Was still in session AZ 80. Paul dis-
russiag the action TO be taken on the uiti-
ma.um Of General Manager kendriek-
The course OF events st the scene OF ae-
ton il related in the following dispatches;
st. Papr. Dec 2a--This morning. when
II sas expected tho Nothern Pacific OH
cials would give their answer to the cru
ployes' protest against the proposed re-
duction in wages. TO take place January ],
they invited their employees to further
conference which at once went into ses-
sion. General Manager kendTick ex-
planned 90 the men that the new schedule
became necessary because Of the condition
OF the road, and IL had been issued only
after thorough consideration. IL could
not. therefore, be altered I'm any manner.
Representatives Of the different organ
izat;ons of employees are in session to-
night. but 1t l. not believed the discussion
will lead to strike. They received the
conlpany's answer 10 their protest today
and Immediately went into executive ses-
sion 10 consider il. They refuse nov "a
they have all along. to make any statement
of their grievances or plans, so that the
general public is considerably at sea about
the matter. The injunctions against an
instantaneous strike issued ct Milwaukee
today were served on the leaders tonight.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 6.--The receivers OF
the Northern Pacific. preparing for
strike OF all employees. applied some time
ago to Judge jenkins, of the United States
court, for an order restraining them from
declaring an instantaneous strike and do
ing any damage 10 the property and inter
fering with the operation of the road. The
receivers had ordered a general reduction
oil wages of 5 to per cent, and the EN-
ployes objected. Negotiations between
representatives of the employees and re-
ce,vers have been in progress for three
weeks.
Today negotiations were broken of. and,
a strike being imminent, the receivers
have decided to make use of the injunction
issued by Judge jenkins. which they hope
will enable them to operate the road inn
mcdiateIy with new men. The legal docu-
rnents now in the hands OF the receivers
comprise nearly 10000 words. The in
functional order will be served tonight
nd al If ha h
ern Pacific railroad employees by the
United States marshals OF the districts
through which the Northern Pacific passes
A somewhat similar injunction was issued
during the Ann Arbor labor troubles. but
not until the strike was In progress.
In enumerating those who are enioined
from striking or ordering strikes, the petit
ton OF the receivers mentions the names
of thirty-two men who have been in con-
ference with the receivers as a committee
and asks that they DO enjoined from or
derinr strike. which the court grants.
TIE petitioners say the employees cannot
carry on strike without the pecuniary
assistance of the different national organ
ixations to which they belong. They
therefore pray that these organizations.
through their chief officers, such as L. VI.
Arthur, L. C. Clark. T.. +. Sargent. u. q.
Ramsay. :. l.. Wilkinson and others, be
enjoined from ordering and sanctioning
"a strike. The court grants this and these
men are included in the injunction
The report of the Northern Pacific re-
ceivers for the month of October shows
an increase OF $i42. CAS-. ~ in net earnings
over the previous month.
PosrtsNn. Dec. ID Special Owing
to threats made by employees of the
Northern Pacific railroad to resist by any
means in their power the reduction OF
wages made by the receivers appointed
some time since IL il said the receivers ap-
piled 10 Judge Gilbert today for a restrain
ing order. which was granted. and which
entoins all employees of the receivers, all
persons. associations. combinations, vol =
un,ary or otherwise. and all persons gen
orally from interfering with the property
ri the company or its employees by force,
threats or otherwise. or with those wish
ing 70 work or take tho places OF others
and not to ohstruct travel or combine TO
out the service 81 the road, With or with
out notice. and net to modest telegraph
lines. Inconvenience passengers or inter
ferc with freight or the transmission OF
malls. The process. is directed TO the
marshal Of the district OF Oregon. who il
commanded - execute the same within
his jurisdiction.
TAcoH.. bee. Especial That the
managers Of the Northern Pacific scored A
decisive point when arrangements were
perfected AZ the wage conference at 81
Paul whereby the train dispatches were
net 10 fejerate is confirmed bv another
cipher dispatch received today which an.
nouncss tina; the new schedules calling for
o 10 and other per cent. reductions would
- into effect January /, as announced.
hgf even before this cipher arrived the
locomotive engineers had begun TO hedge.
They he'd that strike cannot be ordered.
and they cannot cooperate or federaIe un-
til two-thlrds vote Of ali ths engineers
employed on the Northern Pacific system
iavorlng IL is secured. ani even then no
action can he taken until the executive
head st Cleveland has approved OF it,
II the American Railway Unica we-. n
reality with the engineers lt would Re az.
fcrent. They say the <arthcrn Pacl6e
has no contract With that order. ana
therefore they cannot act under IL, uaigs.
they break away FROM the Arthur ieeA al
s@gregAtinc engineers aad handling their
grievances Independent; of other unions
Heretofore Arthur has hal majority 81
the engineers as his back.
Al the annual meeting at Boston last fall
q, the Brotherhood Of Railroad TrAian1su.
the telling against ArshuF's independent
handling oi tho eng lneeFs waen federation
was considered iae eaiy hope Of ultimate
success. VAS vented sab rosa 1t IS IN