The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-29

crate the road, ana ne SHAH enaessor 10 obey
the court"
During the morning Vice President
Prescott OF the Northern Pacific. thought
IL would be wise for him to return to Port
Land today. as possibly he might not De
able 20 do so tomorrow. lie left by the
Orders not to sell tickets to Eastern
points were received today. and tickets on
the Pacific division were sold only condI-
fionaliy.
superintendeus Joseph Mccabe. Of the
Pacifc division, said this afternoon:
ssThe road IL tied up from Lester east. The
nremen refuse 20 scs on locomotives nsn.ing
Pniirnana The enginsers have not refused TO
act as YET"
IL is the opinion among railroad men
that most of the engineers would not act
II non-union hreFnen were put TO work 70
fire for them. The Northern Pacific has
only fe9 cars Of perishable freight en-
route. No freight trains were sent ont 20
day, but Superintendent McCabe said the
overland passenger train would go forward
tonight.
Shingienen say the tie-up viii shut up
the red cedar shingle mills Of the North
west If il continues. as the sningle mills
are already oyerstocked as a result Of the
blockade caused by the floods. III the
product Of the sbingie mills cannot go for
ward the owners of the mills cannot draw
funds on bills of isding. or otherwise, and
when the ready cash runs low, the mills
must close.
The following Associated Press dis
patches tell the situation all along the
line:
ST. PArL. June-The general strike on
the Northern Pacific system went into
effect at midnight Not wheel IS moving
on the Eastern end. aud complete tie-up
Is reported from Fargo, Livingston and
other points The strike Is direct out
come of the Pullman boycott; the en-
pioyes demand the reinstatement OF men
discharged for refusing TO handle boycott
ted cars, and demand that the order for
the discharge OF all employees who refuse
TO handle cars be rescinded.
The Northern Pacific officials say they
will operate their trains, depending on
United states marshals for protection.
The shons NJ Como are silent. Three
Wisconsin Central engines are stalled on
the Northern Pacific tracks Officials
tried TO do the switching this morning.
but as the interIocked system is used they
made a failure. The overland train due
last evening arrived on time.
HELEsA Mont, June 2s.-There has
been no change today in the situation on
the Northern Pacific road in this state.
A report from Missouia says the MEN now
intend to demand that the scale of
wages in effect prior 10 last January
be restored. They say that as they
are nov out they may as well de-
mand restoration of wages. Members
of the American Railway Union in
this city deny that such action has Deen
taken. but intimate that il is likely to be.
The tie-up in the state IL complete. and
not train of any sort is running on the
a. A. ~uet .xs~~
pany is compelled TO use the Western
Union wires. No action has been taken
in court.
SPOKANE, June .. No Northern Pacific
frains moved n wheel today. The main
line and branches were tied upat Wallace.
Idaho. The employees struck here for a
return TO the wages allowed prior to JAM
uary. The Poorman mine was closed for
lack of fuel at 6 this evening. The other
mines will run for n few days yet.
At Davenport. Wash, on the Washing
ton Central. business Is suffering.
The Union PACING south-bound train
left two hours late TODAY with Pullmans
attached. The yardmen would not handle
PuiImans. but the manager OF the Union
Depot Company coupled q car on and the
train pulled out.
The Great Northern, having no Pullman
cars is raining all trains.
TACOMA, June 2S.-Trains carrying Pull
man cars are running between Tacoma,
Seattle and Portland. Marshal Drake has
just returned from Seattle and is prepar-
ing TO execute Judge Hanford's order TO
bring in from ElIensburg the train
carrying Brig. Gen. Curry and Eastern
Washington militia companies, en- route
to the encampment at Woodland.
The local railway union is in session to-
night. Northern Pacific officials are pre-
pairing TO make brisk fight against the
strikers. They think that the roads be-
ing under the courts control is fortu-
nate circumstance. as il insures the aid of
government forces in operating trains.
The overland t-ain, due at $50 this after
noon, was tied up at Eilensburg this fore.
noon, and last nights train East was
stopped there early this morning.
Five hundred members were present at
tonights meeting of the American Rail-
way Union. and $50 new members were
initiated. The engineers made bold
move by stating their intention
of offering to take Northern Pacific
trains through from Tacoma to ST. Paul.
They said the union men at Helena and
other points had made mistake in strik-
ing, aud that since the Northern Pacific
owned a half interest in its Pullman cars
the strikers were simply hurting their
own road and cutting of their own
employment. The engineers hope by
their loyalty TO have their wage
schedule raised to the old standard.
IL was agreed TO indorse the action of the
National American Railway Union in
every detail. ft was decided to
handle perishahle freight such as
fruit and produce for farmers
and local dealers, by means OF
steamboats,. but under no consideration
TO permit wheel 10 turn on any road un-
I'll SO ordered by The national union. At
1850 toright an edict went forth TO Join
the strike and tie up the Western
terminals until such time as the Pull
man boycott NAV be satisfactorily
settled. Mail cars will be per
mitted TO run If the company cares to
start trains for mail transportation only.
The men assert that thev are not lighting
the United States, but simply aiding their
Eastern co-workers.
The train at Ellensburg having the East
ern Washington militia companies aboard
will start west az daylight. the
train manned by engineer and
fireman from the militia companies.
The train for the East viii leave here
early in the morning with deputies
aboard. Officials here EXPECT that
Judge jenkins Will issue some orders
tomorrow. There are enough idle rail-
road men st Tacoma. Seattle and Portland
10 operate the entire road.