The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-17
THE STRIKE GROWS.
The Great Northern Paralyzed
West OF Crookston.
CHIEFS RepuDlArs The STRIKE.
Amersean Railway rsssn sarersedss
tire Bresherhcs5s-s Secretary Adams
orxsnIsipg Local Jnsoas

cre.ses The condition Of tas operating
Department OF the Greas Northern roaf IN
fIIs city Yesterday. Not shesi stirred.
rot q sounder licked, NOS an ounce o.
freight was hanalsd, not ga order VAS
fssuea. Wfshal there xas no excitement.
no nervous strain Vas apparent, ana
everybody seemed rs IL he we're enjoying
q pleasant holiday, without care Tor TIE
past or anxiety for the future eensrsa
Manager r. r. Shelby srnised good nataF-
ealy in his Office and sad be krsw nothing
about the strike ~ everything wss ia as.
Hills hands ia St Paul. He had 30 al
vices from the East. did not know what
the Outcome would Be- believed the clil-
easty would not last long. bat only knew
that everything on the Shore line vas At =
ssand still Superintendent Copeland
wasked seisnreEY about the yards and
back 10 the offsee and seemed
perfectly oonseand. The clerks 81
headaaarsers fels relieved at the emporium
ity 70 catch UP on their work. The en-
p.cyes louuged about the yards telling
stories. while some Of them played bail
None Of those supposed 10 be the most
interested cared TO talk about the strike.
although al were eager 10 learn anything
new.
The officials here made DO effort to So
cure new men 10 take the strikers
places. and only one man wss dis
charged through a misunderstanding
in regard to sending a message The EN-
pioyes INDUCED In 30 vsossns or bitter
talk. bot. while wearing nonchaien. ar.
they we're watchsul and kept their eyes
urson the movements of the officials. Late
t. A. 4AM%
attempt would he M ade TO run a train ont
with Master Mechanic Cooper on the en-
gine and Superintendent core.snd IN
charge of the train. ba, the rrnor
was pronounced unfoandsd by Super
iatendcut Copeland. A crew offered
10 take Ihe mail car out nj the reg
uiar time for leaving yesterday morning.
but the offer Was not accepted, and the
mail for Beiiingham bay points was sent
mp by boat. while that for Everett. Mount
Vernon and Sex Westminster was sen.
over The Lake -hore road
sapt. = asils. Of the United States rail
way mail service, Is in the city. and the
quadrennlai Weighing Of mails on the io-
cal lines wss TO have begun yesterday. bet
was postponed one week on aeeoun, Of
the strike.
A general meeting of the railroad en-
picyes on all the local lines vas held in
the afternoon. aud IL was unanimously re-
solved that the Great Northern strikers
should be upheld.
Several railway men said yesterday
that they expected that a general
ssrike would be ordered on all the
trsnscontinentai lines except the Union
Pacific before tho end of the week They>
gave ~ = reason for this that an effort
would be made 10 bring oil of the lines Ia
adopt schedules as good ~ that which
Judge Caldwell said has not been shown
10 be TOO high on the Union Pacific,
and rs no reduction has been made
On that line the employees do not
think that other roads should have an ad-
vantage over il. but should be compelled
10 pay equally good wages. Similar work,
they say, IL worth - much on the Great
Northern road ~ on the Union Pacific.
And If other roads are not made 10 scale up
with the Union Pacific that road will have
TO make = reduction, and thus ali roads
will have TO scale down 10 the lowest.
Some OF the Lake shcrc ysrdmen we're
requested 10 do some switching for the
Great Northern yesterday afternoon. bat
shsy somehow could not ind time TO ae-
cere 10 ths request. aad Agent Wilson,
With hall doxen men picked M on the
street. xss obliged 80 push car by hand
onto tne Lake Shore transfer tracks
sreasing OF the psca!iAfiay Of this
strike ia tha. the chiefs Of the VARIOUS
hFosheraooas seem 20 he opposed sa il.
While all the men seem e. be unanimous
in quitting and the movement concerted
ana vel. organized, though myterlonssy
managed. one railroad naan said yesser-
day thas shs opposition Of the chtefs Was
all Cannon. that they knew exactly what
~as gong GA ard were only throwing dust
In Ar. Hta's eyes By pretending they had
no centred over she men.
Tacoss. April rs Especial --Thesyn,-
p&thaEsTs with the Great Northern strikers
here have been assured In writing by Pres
sdeni Ives, Of The Northern Pacific. tha.
when be is in q geoslilon "a DO SO ne will
use has influences 20 restore the oti wage
sshsaale and wage rates. Under the cir
eamssznees the employees on this end Of
the system all not move 10 secure the
former schedules uaglt the jenkins in iuuc-
tien has oeen disposed of on appeal
The grievances cotnEn tssee Of Division NJ,
2fe Of the brotherhood Of Conductors h..
jurisdiction IA matters uf grievances over
about isitscn conductors who ran ost Of
Seattle, some ct whom are essr!evei on
the Great Northern. Nessrs. Johnston If
the general grievance committee Of the
Northern faeigie. and President Dos Of
the Tacoma Trades Conncsi. ere mem hers
Of this com nttts@, and s canvass 81 The sit
uasien here. - far as the conductors are
concerned. tndscstas that IL = the wish %
she majority Of them that the chiefs OF the
hrosherhe>''s Keep thslg hands Oft
A conductor SAYS; Il aFa satisfied shs,
Chamberlain Of Spokane. cannot handle
tas conductors under him. and the rus.f.
easson 81 dispatches seat by CAsef Clarke
and ether acts. will probably cost him hi,
place Ia the order. Fer long tine there
has heen objection 10 hin teesasa be il,
net conductor in active service. and be.
sides, he seems, by his acts. TO sympathizs
more Alta the employer than With the
eIaploEe. " aiis none of the Brotherhood
men have right 10 strike ssthoat the or
des Of the eatsf. stiil they have she right
always. IL refuse ~ take the place of raen
oat On strike, aud n doing taas lhey 10
not salaT" Their standing wlta the order"
hA-NeFthesa fsciae Conductor nvw
fssoss the Apposatnseat Of nan ~ha i.
acquainted wiie tie situation in the
Northwest - handle tae conductor. in thu
Great SostheEa strike sor Chief csarse
@nd he further believes in rnakinsa
Gaes; - thai eIsecs - Chief CsarAs.
snreaisrs have been ssas here srora Seat
tle by sss American RA.WAy Tnisa rs,
saltessiag sympathy IN lie raos.sa~n. -
secure tie former wages ara STANDING
The American Railway Cn}oa saea he.
who feel thai Ii sas wroaw IN