The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-07

Blonde reported having sent - Clearv
up the Lake Shore road as organizer and
read the foiloHing dispatch from bin.
dated Snohonish:
Worked 10 snohomish successful. spe-
eiaI meeting there tonight. Everything
brighter
Tbs Gilman miners are showing their
sympathy with the strikers by gathering
around every engine that stops there Tor
coal and hoosIng the crews and obstTuct-
ing their taking coat from the bunkers.
There are twenty-five car loads Of coal on
the Lake Shore tracks in this city. SO that.
If any attempt should be made 70 prevent
engines coaliug az Gilman. where the
bunkers are fail, there would stil be
supply here.
The Northern Pacific has closed its
ticket Offices temporarily, and the con-
ductors collect only cash fares The clerks
and solicitors in both freight and passen-
ger departments have been laid off until
the end Of the strike allows revenue TO
come in again. but they are doing what
little work there Is in their departments as
volunteers.
The strike in this city has so far been
remarkable for the peaceabie conduct OF
the strikers and the absence of acts of vio-
lence and rarity Of damage 10 property.
The crowds which gathered at the depot
yesterday seemed 10 be composed al
most entirely of sightseers, who
went there on the chance of wit
Messing some exciting incident. The only
case of damage 20 railroad property
yesterday was the cutting of the sir-brake
hose on the back of the tank Of Lake Shore
engine No. & but Master Mechanic
Gabriel put on new hose in time for the
engine TO take out the Sis p. m. tram for
Wooley. Some difficulty was encoun-
tered IN coupling the new hose. which the
strikers attribute TO unskifulness on the
part Of the conductor and brakemen. Each
tram on the Lake Shore was guarded by
eight or ten deputies, and the engineers
are armed.
1t is reported that the L. s. Grant has
been ordered from Port Townsend 10 the
Upper Sound. bat whether that has any
connection with the strike cannot be as
certained.
The local unions A. r. T.. Nos. 2l6 and
246 respectively, at Leavenworth, on
Wednesday adopted a resolution to the
effect that as the general managers of all
railways have combined in the present
struggle between the American Railway
Union and the Pullman company. they
are Tin favor of contributing the extra per-
ccntage gained by success in the recent
strike on the Great Northern for the sup
port of our brothers during the present
struggle" Ii is suggested that commit
tees be deputized 10 solicit aid and contri-
buttons.
The following letter received by the
Posr-ISTELLIGEscER speaks for itself;
SEATTLE. July 8, 1894
To THE EDITOR: In this mornings issue
OF your paper / noticed an article in
which was stated that Mr.. Birds family
had turned against him." / wish TO say
in behalf of myself and family that such
statement is utterly false and without any
foundation whatsoever. It also stated
that the reason the railroad men de-
nounced him was because he left position
on the Columbia 4 Puget Sound railroad
to take an engine out to Sedro. Mr.. Bird
has only had fifteen days work in the
last three months, and il has been that
way for the past two years. tie has tried
everywhere 10 get work. but could not sue
coed. and the necessity OF work and the
support of his family is what caused him
to take the step he has taken. Hoping
Mrs. f. w. BIRD.
The strike is felt at Snoqualmie where a
bread famine is imminent, the -four in the
town being nearly exhausted.
The condition of affairs in the vicinity
of the Sound is told ia the following dis
patches:
TACOMA, July 6. This afternoon fifty or
sixty strikers attacked and severely beat
4. Il. Todd, one of the oest-known citizens
of Tacoma, this making the fifth citizen
that has been so assaulted since Wednes-
day noon. Todd was the founder OF the
Todd Foundry ana Machine Company,
but, business being slack. he accepted a
position with the railroad. lie was an old
engineer. and for several days has been
land. He arrived back at O'Clock
enue. By Encouragement several dozen
strikers, wearing white ribbons sur
rounded him, and when near Thirteenth
street he was attacked on all sides, sand
bags being freely used. He was pounded
and kicked besides. He caught one OF the
sandhags in his hands and pulled his re-
volver. but, being dazed, shot into the air
instead of into the mob, as he intended
He ran into y bank building, the strikers
yelling Murder nim.' Kill him." The
mob hung around the building for two
hours, awaiting his appearance. Instead.
a surgeon was called. his injuries dressed
and he was sent home in "a hack. III. A.
Fairfield. striker. was arrested tonight
on suspicion of being implicated in the
assault