The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-12
NORTHERN PACIFIC OUTLOOK.
On the Whole the Road Is in Much
Better Condition.


TACOMA, Wash. July 1.-THE strikers
are claiming that they must eventually
win. alleging that the railroad cannot oper-
a:e the road long with the present force of
iremen and engineers unless the Edison
shops can be opened to repair engines and
cars.
Railroad officials think the strike is be-
ing gradually won and are DO more in
clined to give in than they have been from
the first Many Of the new employees have
been asking If their employment will he
permanent when the strike is over.
The officials say that the matter rests
with the court, but they understand that
permanent employment is guaranteed the
men under Judge Hanford's instructions
to Assistant General Superintendent
Dickinson and the latter's order based
on the same.
Superin tendent Dickinson's order di-
reefs that the new men rank from date of
their service and that they be employed
under the same rules and regulations that
nave been in existence.
Ed McGill. a carchecker In the employ
Of the Northern Pacific, was attacked by
strikers this morning at l o'clock on Pa
cihc avenue and his face and head were
severely cut This is the only disturbance
so far reported to- day.
Four or five engineers to-day asked Mas
ter Mechanic Warner if they would be
taken back if they so desired. They were
not given definite answer.
4 train left this afternoon bearing ma
terial for rebuilding the 400 feet of treste
which was burned near Stampede yester-
day.
1t included fifteen cars of piling and
bridge timberS, pile-driver. cooking and
eating supplies, aud was guarded by twen-
ty-fve deputy Marshals. Another train
went East carrying Company a. Four
tenth Infan try, fifty strong and Battery
B, Fifth Artillery. United States army.
Company A will do patrol duty at ElIens-
burg and Battery B will guard the rail-
road property at Hope, Idaho.
The work of raising engine 400, which
was wrecked at Twenty-first street Mon
day night, will be completed tomorrow.
A large force worked there today and the
mail car and tender were put on the track.
James Copeland. striker. was arrested
at Orting this morning by Deputy Marshal
Hopkins for haraDguing passengers about
a
RAILROAD tie upon the track and throwing
a rock at freightcar where men were
working Judge Gilbert of the United
States Court sentenced him to thirty DAYS
for contempt in violating the recent order
of Judge Hanford.
PORTLAND, Or, July IA man named
Bennett, who is a cleaner in the North
ern Pacific roundhouse, was set upon this
morning by tour men. presumably strik-
ers, Just after he left the roundhouse, and
was severely beaten.
All the local trains arrived and departed
this morning on schedule time except the
Northern Pacific local, which was held
few hours on account of the transfer of
mail from the steamer which arrived from
San Francisco last night.
FARGO, n. d., July 1.-THE Northern
Pacific engineers have nearly all reported
for work, as have also almost all the fire.
men. Freight traffic was partially resumed
to-day.
HELENA, Mont, July 1.-THE North
ern Pacific train from the East, which left
st. Paul Saturday last, arrived to-day.
None of the railroad men would 90 to
work, and it will go to Missoula with the
same crew it came in with. The train
from the West will be in tomorrow.
Both the east and west bound trains are
under guard of Federal troops.
SPOKANE, Wash, July 11.-Six men,
brought here from Hope. Idaho. charged
with blowing up an engine, procured a
writ of habeas corpus to-day.
The hearing came up before Superior
Judge Arthur. who has taken the question
under advisement. The men were ar
rested by the United States Marshels.
ST. PAUL, July 1.-THE only matter of
Importance In the local strike situation
to-day was the return to work OF North
ern Pacific engineers. The Northern Pa
cific coast train reached Helena to-day
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