The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22
A Complete Surrender to the
Southern Pacific Railroad.
NOT A SINGLE CONCESSION.
The Company viii Take Back Such
Employees as Ii Pieases.
Great MassiEg of Regular Troops at
Butte-K. OF =. Leaders to Meet at
omaha-More Leaders of the A. II. q.
Arrested at Chicago.

SACRAMENTO. July H-The mediation
committee OF the American Railway
Union held meeting this evening aud
unanimously voted 10 declare the strike
off Internationally. They sent q short
notice to this effect TO Superintendent
Fillmore. The. military will probably re-
main TWO or three days yet too look after
few hot heads who have been intimidat-
ing workmen. meeting of citizens was
held today to effect a settlement between
the strikers aud the railroad company.
Very little was accomplished, however.
Men who spoke for the railroad and
several OF the strikers were seen The po-
sition of the company was explained by
the following letter from General Manager
Towne:
"Ionr committee is at liberty 10 saw that
when the strike is declared off our COM
pany will employ, IN addition TO those
now in our service and q few " no are COM
ing 70 US under engagement, such men as
We may need IN our train and other SER
wee who have not, during the strike. viii
fully damaged railroad property and pre-
vented our employees from performing
their duties, each TO be considered sepa-
/ rately and upon his individual application.
and to be disposed of according 10 the
merits of the applicant. The company
| viii be careful that no individual suffers
wrong or injuries at our hands. Beyond
! this the men must trust TO the leniency of
| the company
Following IS the reply of Superintend-
ent Fillmore TO the strikers committee
that waited on him this afternoon:
.tTo r. f. Edcombe Referring to the
meeting with yourself and the mediation
committee had last Tuesday, the 18th
inst, wherein | received the committee as
courtesy to tue patrons Of our road and
! the citizens of this city, during the meet
| ing they asked many cancellations which
the company would not grant under any
| conditions, and | said TO this committee
| that If they declared this strike off uncon-
1 ditionally we would then take into our
| employ ali our old men that had not taken
an active part in tire destruction of prop
erty, stopped the trains or intimidAted the
men that were willing TO perform service
when called upon. They promised me
they would use every effort in their power
| TO declare this strike oil within twenty
| four hours from that time, Not having
mplished anything, | had no further
! occasion 10 meet this committee
The committee thai called on me on
the 18th. said Mr.. Fillmore, asked me
to keep the interview. and especially my
| proposition, secret aud did 500
Superintendent Fiilmore's letter was
taken TO the American Railway Union
] headquarters and shortly afterward he
received the following notice from the
union, declaring the strike off uncondi-
tionally:
"Tbe members of lodge No. 2S5, Ameri-
| can Railway Union. held a meeting at
their headquarters this afternoon and by
unanimous vote of all the members present
IT was decided to declare this strike off, .
Superintendent Fillmore was asked to-
night if there was anything to be added to
the not.ce received by him from the Amer
lean Railway Union committee declaring
the strike of. e"Aothing," he replied,
except TO emphasize the fact that the
surrender is unconditional We have
made no promises and will take back only
such men as We have places for and whose
services we are willing to accept don't
know as there is anything MOI can saw
on the subject. The railway union took
this action of its own free WILL without
solicitation on our part, as the strike has
been of with US for some days past"
WEsr OAKLAND. July 2L.-Presldent
Roberts, Of Oakland lodge American Rail
way Union, has been ordered bn Chief
Justice Fuller, OF the United States SUI
preme court to appear before Circuit Judge
Mckenna in San Francisco on August G.
to answer TO any charges that may be pre-
fsrred against him. This action is sup
posed to be in anticipation of an indict-
ment - be found against Roberts by the
Federal grand jury. The order OF court
was served upon Roberts as he was coming
from tue Populist convention, where he
had lust been nominated for state senator