The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-02
CENTERED AT TACOMA
Northern Pacific Strike Leaves
Seattle and Portland.
ENGINEERS JOIN The STRIKERS.
frat nssturbanca Occurs and Peace
overtures Are Rejected - The
Delay TO Mails.

Northern Pacific system, ana tue center
OF the struggle On tie Coast remains AZ
Tacoma Reports from thai city yesteF-
day stated that the engineers and tram
men had Joined the fsemen in aiding the
American Raiiway Union
On the Northern Pacific in this city, the
train leaving at o a. m, which was TO con-
meet with a Portland train. left on time.
bot had no Pullman car, as none nan
came in the previous night, and thus al
cause for contention was removed. Inc
Tacoma local a 80 left at 2:i0 =. ~. AS no
trains came IA. there was no more equip
raent TO make up trains 10 go out, ana
thus service on the road stopped lhere
are no more Northern Pacific engines IN
town except tho switch engine, which y
dead in the yard. All the Lake Shore
trains ran az usual.
IL was reported that combined meeting
of Lake Shore employees Was TO be neid
about midnight TO consult with delegates
from Tacoma. but no trace oil any such
meeting could be found. The tifemen and
engineers held their regular meetings, but
denied having taken any action III regard
to the strike
The trains which left for Tacoma took
six non.nnion hremen TO work on the road.
over the Great Northern, and the first by
that route arrived nj n. N. Friday. but
four days mails are now tied up on the
Union Pacific and Northern Pacific from
ell parts OF the country. Some scattering
m all has come in from points on those
roads in Eastern Washington and Oregon.
President T. 5. Blonde, of the American
Railway Union, went 90 Tacoma yesteF-
- u a. H.. faF
as Eliensburg on his way home from Chi
cage when the tie-up occurred, and is re-
ported 10 be coming over the mountains
on horseback.
The tie-up has caused serious loss to the
dealers In fresh fruit and fish. A large
quantity for points in Eastern Washing
ton. Idaho and Montana, which had been
shipped by the Northern Pacific express.
was tied up at E.lensburg, and most Of ii
was sold there at a sacrifice by the ship
pers. Large quantities of fruit and fish
offered &c the local Office for shipment
East haze been refused, except that des-
tined for points reached by the Great
Northern, which was transferred to the
Great Northern Express Company.
The strike on the Northern Pacific has
evidently been now warded of from both
Seattle and Portland, and as long as no
trains run out of Tacoma with Pullman
cars attached no trouble is likely at either
OF these points. That crisis is approach
ing at Tacoma Is shown by the following
dispatches:
TACOMA. July mo train left for Port
land today. but two trains arrived from
Seattle. The Portland train should have
pulled out at II a. M, but the fireman would
not work and no one could be found who
would take his uiace. A force of thirty dep
utics Is guarding the Northern Pacific COM
pany's property at the Seventeenth street
depot This afternoon n crowd Of about
500 strikers and hoodlums attacked the
DEPUTIES. throwing rocks at them and
calling them the viiest of names Deputy
Harmon was struck on the head by rock
AMI almost knocked senseless. The po-
lice finally interfered and dispersed the
mob.
One OF the most reliable Northern Pa
eiic engineers said this afternoon:
II would not do 20 give names, or allow my
name 20 be used. bat IL IL tact that engineers
who have hesisatcd about taking out trains. or
have IN fact taken them out, have been threat
ened. / have been told that / aud my train
would Do blown up with dynamite II ! went
cut. and that | might be lynehed or shot. OF
course noiabor organization would tolerate such
threats, but those in sympathy with organized
lsb0r made the threats. have been told that
powder house Carbonate has been emptied
o. blow up trains. But aside from ell this | DO
rot like the idea OF running an engine under
mob Law. with rifles IN tho hands OF marshas,
and u mans life being ia danger.
Dehs official edict, calling out the North
srn Pacific men, went forth Tuesday
afternoon. and reads as follows:
'Yen will leave she service of the Northern
Pacific immediately, until the men discharged
for refusing 20 haul PpIlnans are rcinstated."
When the order Was given it is claimed
there were 2.o0o American Railway Union
men IN the employ of the company. and
that there are now several hundred more
The Tacoma branch waited over twenty
four hours before complying with the
order. and did not 60 out until the ques-
ton of other unions sustaining the strike
had been canvassed. Some OF the branches
responded Immediately. An American
Railway Union man says
seThs nawer 81 the American Railway Union
rests ia the fact that IL has saken in the wipers
traekmsu. brldgemen. freight clerks aud Others
wEFo have not heretofore been organized. IL
siso includes the other orders. something OF
this Kind was needed last winter. when the
wagc conference was under consideration, bat
tee sax brotherhcoas. engineers, fire
men, eondnctefs, telegraph operators,
sSree about taking In the trackmen
wipers aud the like As rule those who ere
Ret members OF their respective orders besides
being members ot tbs American Railway unioa
are simply on strike cat Of sympathy n they
have refused - work Nhite the respective
pfSers cannot taAe aCtEon Without the order o.
their chiefs, still they can Ret ne individuals.
snd have done 50. They ximulY step aside from
the old organization and sithout dragging il
iato the nght act a. members 81 The American
Railway taioa-"
Some Of the engineers complain that
they have not been kept informed by The
strike committee Of their body. and rs A
result trains have IN some instances gone
out simply because the engineers have MOI
been ordered 90 the contrary.
Engineer Denny Doyle who brought Ia
abe Seattle local this afternoon, has ali
along understood that he was hauling a
mall train. AMI in tao absence al orders 10
the contrary from the engineers
nc has continued 20 run IL. although
BIS brennan - not member 81
she brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemcn
fireman had fired IN PcRnsyivanis, had
been = member of the hroGherlteol and
hed u sthdrawn. Under the circumstances
Doyle maintains he eoaid not consider
htns non.unioa faAn. On the ticklish
question Of what constitutes 'sscahislnc'
Dove. lake others. Is puzzled.
EHeineeg Poster. ~ the Carbonate local
decided, on reaching town today, - re.
ra4o aut. II thar VAS the aish et the ma
tocstv oi she engineers. Even with the
snetAeers sad conductor az work. the
American RailNay Gnloa claims il could
Keep The road tied az. oecAaSe the b2ik Of
tae engineers would not run With non,
uniOn uscuen.
a paFty 81 six en- route Tor Portland and
other points ieit here goday hv boat and
Wagon. They wiu travel ~ Olympia by
boat. aud Thea take wagon for \ point
on the ChehaNs riyer. where another haat
eAa ns haA a. take them t. points on GRAY
harboe. after = hsch they Wiil shifs hv boat.
wagon and stage ssr OREGON t,aiaFa E8ss,r