The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-02

300 employees. and ths entire Northwest
viii BE- released from the freight
and passenger bIockads that has oppressed
- for over two weeks.
1ns NEWS IN sEArrLE.
Losai Omssrs Of she Amsrfsaa Railway
Unisn SAN sksptt<st.
Ihs Great Northern strike 10 ended. The
most rsmaskabie contest between labor
and capital eyer inauguratsd IN this coun-
Try hiss ended In > remarkable manner.
Mystsriousiy begun 1t the behest Of
IN organization comparatively un-
known, complete paralysis OF . vast
system instantly snsusd- Without
bitterness or anger President James j.
Hill met and conferred with tbs powers
which had dealthim such assunning blow,
an1 without bringing about long and
destEuesive contest the great railroAder
has gracsfuily yielded to the sxigenciss Of
the situstion and granted the demands Of
his employees.
Early last evening considerable excite
ment was oecasiousd by the posting Of .
Dispatch from Sc. Paul on the PosT-IsTKf-
EJesHcxn bulletin board to the effect that
the ~tFiks viii b declared Oh, - the result
81 the conferences between President Hill,
President Dsbs OF the union and the rep
rsssntstivss Of the Twin City commercial
bodies. President Hill has already made
conosssions Of nearly everything asked,
ond the strike 10 the sans ~ ended.
Later IN the evening . dispatch Was re-
osivsd BY w. p. G. Adams. district organ
tssr for The Coast Of the American Rail-
vey Union from President Dsbs and Vice
Pfssidsnt Howard 70 the following effect
An adjustment satisfactory 10 the en-.
tire committee OF oil dtferenoes between
tho Great Northern company and it, en-
psoyes VAS rsechsd at 10 30 tonight De-
clare strike Oh and ill hands report for
duty q once. Il u agreed that all en-
paoyes shall return 10 their former posi.
tions without prejudice. Full report by
mai"
~ first Mr.. adams and President
Blonde. Of she local union. we're inclined
70 distrust the accuracy Of the dispatch
and feared that Is might hare been . ru,e
OF the company to get the men to 70 to
work on false prstsusss. The cause Of
their distrust was the fact that the cipher
code agreed upon between the officials OF
the order was not used, and
= vsrihcatioa Of the open dispatch
was u onco wired for. Mr.. Adams
said he knew that two or three dispatches
scnt TO him had never reached him, and
he suspected they had been lost before
reaching here, and that the district or
ganissr Of the union as Spokane was re-
ported 70 have been detected betrayinr
the union TO the company by showing the
unions dispatches to the company's agent
~ Spokane.
The iahorers who were at work clearing
away the iandslides on the shore line near
Edmonds were docking into Superin.
tendent Copeland's Office, in this city.
yesterday and on Monday, and over 100
OF them were given their time checks.
which they cashcd nj once ut Agent vii.
sons Office. On last Friday, when tho sra,n.
men OF the Coast lines came % nearlresun.
ing work, Secretary Adams sent word 10
the lsborers ~ work on the slides to Quit
work and they did 80. A few days after
the strike Mas ordered he went over the
line and recruited all the laborers into the
American Railway Union. So when the
word came they at once dropped their
shovcls. and even Ii the trsinmen had
started no train could have gone through
on account of the ssides
All the men came to this CITY to get
their time checks aud at special snectin
of the union held on Monday evening the
men related their grievances. Thew wer,
getting tL2s per day and were CHARGED
&a.ao per week for board. They were liable
10 he called out at any moment Of the
night to SO TO work and their board con.
sisted OF meat, potatoes. bread, butter.
coffee and piece of sour rie, while fifty.
four men slept in o S4-foot boarsilnS r, !,
IN their own blankets. If q man got alex
or hurt 90 that he could not work hi,
hoard went on bat his pay did net.
II he lay OFT day he had thu
big sum OF $i.55 as the net result Of His
weeks work 10 buy clothes and tobacco
With. After the men Cult Superintendent
Copeland and Rcadm sstsr Craig went IN
the read and told the men that Il thsy re-
turned to work their board would b
reduced Co $50 . week. but 60 they are
members Of the American Railway Union
and had boon called out, they would no,
90 hack until shey had orders from those
In charge Of the strike. TAey also re-
ported that il viii take 100 men more thar
two days 90 clear tho track ior traffic.
The worst effects Of tho strike are ,a,s
beginning 10 ee felt Provisions n msnv
~sSA& Wv ktncp especially
upon the mountain, are nov all consumed
and 'as strikers were yesGsrday making
srFsnssnsass 10 send In supplies to their
friends at those places on handear.
May sAinslsnen ere on the verge Of ru,n
OWNS 10 the inability 60 msrks, ,h.,,
product While thsI slender e.,a,.I
10 being daily consumed hy
Insurance. interest and other expense.
FAirhAvsa merchant with slno
worth Of merchandise in a car q, So.
komish. was yesterday In this civ eor.
ferring with the strikers about ,csa. ~
Of getting his goodA Much ineonv.us.nr.
IL being feit also AZ the stopping ~ IN.
mails. and - the telegraph iinss ar. .l.a
ciossd there has been no commuaies,,.n
with the outside world whatever. Nal,
for wsnstches and other points east Of ,hs
mountains so around by way OF Spokane.
ceulee City ana wassrviils. aat tAenee
overland.
In the complaint Published yesterday in
regard to The compensation resolved by
the station sgeas at EdmoEds. Ia ~N
stated ~ es oGiy ssssa A . matter OF