The morning call., 1894-07-06
RIOTERS BREAK LOOSE.
What 1t Costs the Northern Pacific
to Do Business.

SPOKANE, Wash, July 5.-The North
ern Pacific passenger train arrived here at
4 this afternoon under an armed guard Of
deputies. A crowd of 800 strikers and
sympathizers gathered at the depot, but no
violence was shown. Tonight the crowd
increased to 1000 and is now riotiDg. 1t
has dtched four engines and wounded
three deputies by throwing stones Ex-
Police Captain Martin was severely
wounded in the lead. The mob is grow
ing more violent. and serious trouble is
feared.
TACOMA, Wash, July 5.-The Northern
Pacific continues operating trains to Port
land. Seattle and Carbonate with non
union men. Puilmans are carried on the
Portland trains. Last night John
Gribble. one of the oldest engineers on
the road and a well-known citizen, was
attacked by Engineer Foster and two or
three other engineers. knocked senseless
and left unconscious. Grbbie had told
Superintendent McCabe that he would
pull out his own train on his regular time,
but would not take another mans run.
He met several engineers. told them what
he had done and advised them to do the
same, as the Brotherhood rules allowed it.
Without previous warning Foster, a
man of 200 pounds, hauled off and hit Crib
Bile between the eyes, knocking him sense
less. Another engineer, also a sympa-
thizer with the strikers. jumped on him
and pounded him. By these and other
means the strikers are trying 10 in timidate
the men who remain loyal to the company.
SEATTLE. Wash, July 5.-The Chamber
of Commerce held special meeting to-
day to consider the condition of traffic and
and laber and passed this resolution:
WHEREAS. An association called the Ameri-
can Railway Union has arbitrarily prostrated
the commerce of at least half the area of the
United States in shameful disregard of public
and private rights.
RESOLVED, That the strike ordered by said as
ISOLATION against railroad companies at time
when no grievances exist between these COM
pan es and their employees Is utterly selfish, IN
volvIng millions of people inuo cent OF any
assumed or real cause of discomfort, is blow
at civil liberty, and the continuance Of such a
power coupled with the unbridled license with
which 1t is exercised will be to perpetuate a
pernciOus force within the republic.
TACOMA, Wash, July 5.-Three non-
union men employed in the Northern Pa
ciic roundhouse at this place were waylaid
this evening by gang of strikers and
beaten numerically. The non-unioD men,
James Mcfarland, j. Vivian and j. Me-
Clelland, were so badly injured that they
were sent home in hacks after Northern
Pacific surgeon had dressed their wounds.
Mcfarland had scalp wound eight inches
long, Vivian was cut across the face, ear
and chin, and McClelland was kicked in
the face. The assaulting strikers were
not apprehended.
PORTLAND. Or. July 5.-Everything is
quiet in the local strike situation to-day.
All passenger trains have left the Union
depot oD schedule time without anv inter-
ference on the part of the A. R. U. The
Southern Pacific tonight dispatched the
California express under a guard of twenty
deputy marshals.
FARGO. n. Dak., July 5.-The situation
in the strike-stricken towns west Of Fargo
is growi serious. No trains west of here
for ten days. and provisions are running
low in many places. Teams are pouring
into Fargo from all directions, some COM
ing over hundred miles for provisions.