The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-05

added Mr.. Kline, s.thas the strike so far
as We are concerned has been 3
dead failure 10 the strikers. and viii re-
dound TO their injury, because We propose
TO stick by an the non-union men whom
we employ who prove themselves compe-
tent to do the work, and il viii be the
policy Of this road 20 positively shut oas
all men who desert their posts without
just canse for so doing.
Furthermore" concluded Mr.. Kline,
I'VE propose 20 see that every man who
remains loyal to rs is fully protected
have tried to be fair TO the men who de-
serted me, but il seems 10 have made no
difference"
The Northern Pacific road had one train.
No. g. in from Portland. which arrived
nearly on time last evening. Il was in
charge of G non-unlon crew, Bent Morrell.
engineer. who will take the same train
back to Portland this morning. The reg
ular Portland train also went out yesterday
afternoon at 2:l5 with non-union crew,
and everything appears TO be very quiet.
The train In from Portland last evening
had an accumulated lot of mail matter
that not only filled the mail wagon that
plies between the postofflce and the trains,
but necessitated piling the mail bags on
top of the wagon in order to carry them
out on one trip.
The Great Northern road is out of the
trouble. and its trains ran al. day yester-
day with clock-like precision. 1t received
three freight trains from the East and
sent out two. Last Saturday the company
sent out five cars loaded with potatoes
grown in this state consigned to parties in
St. Paul.
At midnight last night everything was
quiet along the various railway lines, the
strikers refusing positively to say any
thing on the situation. They have very
little feeling in the matter. and seem to
prefer that the battle shall be fought out
where it originated before making any de-
cided move.
The strikers held a meeting at Western
Central Labor Union hall last night and
appointed committee to look after the
financial condition of men who
have agreed to keep off, President
T. s. Blonde, of the American Railway
Union, received a message from Debs say
ing that 1.-THE situation is extremely en-
couraging: each hour adds new strength
to our situation; feel confident of success"
TACOMA, July 4-TSpecial John Crib
bic, an old brotherhood locomotive engi-
neer who is leaning toward returning to
the employment of the Northern Pacific,
was severely beaten while announcing his
views today.
! superintendent McCabs says GOO men,
mostly section men, have been laid off on
the Pacific division as . result of the
strike
Deputy Marshal Metler was today ex-
pelled from Populist club in the Fifth
ward for serving as a deputy.
In reply to telegram from Chairman
Creehan. of the local American Railway
Union, Debs wired today: THE situation
Is extremely encouraging. Each hour
adds new strength to our position.
Do not be dismayed by reports of
soldies or deputies, and above all do not
be misled by false and vicious reports put
in circulation by the subsidized tools of
corporations. Let there be no violence.
Orderly conduct will win. We are certain
to succeed in this righteous contest.
All true soldiers will stand by the cause
until its triumph is proclaimed" Dur
ing the past four days American Railway
Union men on bicycles have visited
Northern Pacific employees throughout the
Pacific division between Tacoma and Port
land.
TACOMA, July 4.-Up to tonight there
have been no new developments in the
strike situation. -Four trains have arrived
and four departed to Seattle and Portland,
guarded by marshals. The strikers have
remained quiet.
PAsco. July AT 2 p. m. TODAY q spec
ial arrived in charge of General Manager
Dickinson and two non-union engine
crews, together with seventy-five deputies.
They left at p. m. for Sprague, leaving
i've deputies in charge of the yards.