The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-16
srRrKKEs FIEM AT TACOMA
They Decide Not 80 90 Bssk-Dees
Cheers Them

They Decide Not so Go Bsek-Dses
Cheers Them.
TACOMA, July B.-fspeciaL. l-Thers wss
a siam peds among the Northern Pseife
strikers this forenoon. Noon was the
time limit for them 20 apply for rs-eFsa-
pIovment. A sufuciept number joined 10
the stampede to warrant the company In
stating that "ail hands creeping seven
esrhts OF the frerneu reported for duty,
ia answer 10 which statement the Ameri-
can Railway Union held an enthusiastic
meeting and declared their intention to
stay cus as ordered BY Dsbs.
In connection with the willingness OF
the Northern Pacific engineers TO return
70 work. q grave charge 10 made against
Dsbs. II comes from the company that
Debs was playing the engineers, that -.
the Brotherhood engineers, and IN keep
Ing them out on strike be was secretly
advancing his American Railway Union
hremen TO . position 70 usurp the places
Of the Brotherhood engineers. In evil
dsnce OF this IL Is said the American
Railway Union hremen on the Northern
Pacific system have been quietly slipping
away to take positions IS engineers on
other systems. and n large number OF
Southern Pacific lremen have applied to
the Northern Pacific tor engineers posi-
ton. All OF this the American Railway
Union men say will be news to Debs.
Believing the strike of. the Northern
Pacific mathematicians have set 10 work
TO figure the cost. Approximately the
system was earning $40 900 per day. which
for the twenty-one days tie-up aggregates
$50. 90 less IN earnings. or possibly si,010.-
90 including deputy uarshais' expenses
and losses from burned bridges. injury 70
rolling stock, etc. OF this large bulk OF
the earnings would have gone tor wages,
as the 1 800 employees on the Pacific divi-
sion receive sl00 900 per month, and. there
being about Is 90 employees on the system,
their pay would amount to about
$4,000.
believing the strike won soma OF the
Northern Pacific officials are willing to re-
view It's effects. For twenty-one days
there has not been train through East or
West. either way, from either ST. Paul or
Tacoma. The tie-up Is admitted TO have
been very effective, and 10 IL supposed the
great showing of men applying for work
and being assigned 10 duty by the com
pany, was in ths nature OF q bluff"
which broke tho RANKS Of the strikers.
1--WE had q small pair" says railroad
strike juggler, ''and It took the strikers
pat flush" or the 800 men employed on
the Pacific division. 60 struck, GO had TO
be laid of IN consequence OF the strike.
and the balance were kept In continuous
employment. OF the non-union men EN-
ployed during the strike, il is officially
admitted nov that IS per cent. will be
dropped for ineompetency and other
causes. when the old men are re-employsd.
OF the IS engineers employed to fill the
places of the 81 brotherhood engineers on
the Pacific division perhaps dozen can
hold their position in competition with
the competent old employees. The sam Q
holds true in other branches.
This mornings stampede to the North
ern Pacific was followed tonight by q
stampede back 10 the American Railway
Union, the iiremen deciding by vote of
IS 10 Q, the switchmen unanimously, the
trainmen BY a split vote. and lastly the
engineers at midnight sending COM
mittec 20 the American Railway Union,
stating that they woulc remain out The
American Railway Union adopted reso-
buttons denouncing the Northern Pacific's
alleged stampeding tactics and calling
upon ali to Join heartily IN the fight for
right and Justice. IL Is understood the
following sent tonight by Debs TO Chair
man Crehan had some influence with the
engineers,
''Chief Arthur admits that he Is filling
the places of striking engineers with scabs.
Cincinnati, Toledo, Chicago. St. Louis, ST.
Iaal aud other most important points are
absolutely solid. Disregard rumors and
newspapers. Advise other near points.
Tremendous meetings here today. We
are all right"
Assistant General Superintendent Dick
inson. of the Northern Pacific, returned
tonight on the first through train from
the East. and saws the entire road will be
open as usual tomorrow. All passenger
trains were run on this division today.
and solid train OF tea from the Orient,
which has been sIdetracked two weeks.
was started for Chicago.
The Northern Pacific overland train
from the East was ared at near Palmer to-
night but no one was injured.
EItESssuR0, July i6-lSpeciai. both
freight and passenger trains have been
moving In and out today. regular troors
coming in ON trains ana fresh details TAX.
ing up the journey where they left off.
The scene about the depot has been a
lively one throughout the day. Although
the engineers had nearly all reported he.
fore the time limit at noon. none ef the
Eremen or trainmen signilied any desire
20 81 tn work. The company. however,
seems 20 be getting along very well
though trains are not arriving on time.
Everything - STILL eaiet.