The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-07-21
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The great strike IL shout ended. The
Northern Pacific has been victorious
and . number Of fremen, switchmen
and section hands from the ranks Of
the A. r. T., reported for duty ut Mis-
soula and other points but the officials
declined to reinstate the men. The
same policy will be adopted with re-
spect TO MI former employees who have
in any way encouraged or assisted In
the strike.
A car load, consisting of five firemen
and fifteen brakeman arrived last Wed
nesday at MissOula on the west bound
passenger train. The men will be as
signed to duty on the Rocky Mountain
and the Idaho division.
In spite Of all this the chairman Of
the strikers committee issued . procla-
nation declaring the strike still on and
victory certain.
Sprague.-The railroad troubles ap-
pear to be about over. Trains are run
ming with great regularity and nearly
all old employees have applied for posi-
tons. Some Of those who were most
active in the strike have decided that it
would be no use to ask for reinstate-
ment, and Others do not care to 20
back. A number who have been citi-
zens of Sprague for several years will
seek other fields and their places will
probably be filled by new men.
Sheriff Dcnohue posted notice an
nouncing the appointment of a large
number Of deputy sheriffs and calling
especial attention to the penal code
making it a misdeamor to use language
calculated to provoke an assault. The
sheriff states that this law will be strict
ly enforced.
Hope.-Of the IL men who applied
for work on the 10th inst only three
were accepted. Two passenger brake
men applied Wednesday and were re-
fused. The passenger train which left
here on the 10th for Missoula was ditch
ed west Of that place, but no one was
injured. The first west-bound train
since the 18th passed here Wednesday.
Deputy marshals are being distributed
along the road west Of here to guard
trestles and bridges.
The soldiers here are having hard
duty guarding property and escorting
trains, escorts being sent out from this
point on both east and west-bound
trains.
There was decided movement here
towards a return to work on the part
Of the strikers, but an answer from
the supintendent, reading. Blank and
Blank having been called when we were
at Hope. failed to respond; they stood
pat don't want Them acted like a
cold water douche on the others, who
realized that the company really issued
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have sufficient force to operate both
the Rocky Mountain and Idaho divis
ions
Spokane.-The Northern Pacific still
continues to run trains and the loca
freight service was resumed Thursday
Trains were started out of Hope AMI
Enensburg and came into Spokane or
time. A passenger from the east witt
a large amount ol delayed mail and pas
sengers arrived at $3.50 Thursday.
A tea special of eighteen cars arrivet
from the west Thursday morning max
ing forty-eight cars of tea in the loca
yards to be sent on east. Two train
loads of -four were sent out Wednesday
The train Oh the Central Washington
branch is running regularly and tn,
operation of the line to Cpur d Alien,
will be resumed in a short time.
All of the old yard crew reported TO
duty but their places had been lille.
and they were not reinstated.
At the Union Pacific yards freigh
and passenger trains are being mad
up and sent out as usual. Mart Oar
rah who ran train on the Great Nor
thern has been appointed yardmastel