The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-07
TRYING To GET BACK.
PULLMAN SHOPS DOING BETTER.
strikers to Assist In Dsfending Damage
suits Against the City-A Labor
Unisn Attacking Judge.

CHICAGO. Aug. 8 During the past week
committee of the American Railway
Union has held frequent consultations with
Mayor Hopkins. Today 4. W. Burns, .
director OF that organization and the head
OF the committee, admitted that the pur-
pose OF their visit was to furnish the au-
thorities with information touching the
damage claims Of the railway companies.
lhe American Railway Union men say
shat they expect TO prove in many in
stances that the destruction Of property
Tor which damages are claimed was done
oy men employed by the railroads and
Oeneral Managers Association. They
claim 10 be able TO prove that the men ar
rested last Friday charged with leading
rioters and burning cars on the Rock Island
tracks on July were at time in the en-
ploy OF the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
railway. They also claim to have other
similar cases. Their object is TO show
that the American Railway Union Is not
responsible for the riots and destruction Of
property.
Ine train yards OF the Lake Shore and
Wabash companies, at Root street, were
hiied today with switchmen and engineers
ready TO return to work. Few of them
were reinstated, their places having been
taken during the strike by new men.
Considerable surprise was shown by the
men at the delay of the company in ac-
cepting their services. About 1000 men
who applied for work at the stockyards
we're sent away. The Switchmen's Asso-
cation took charge of the switch engines
in use about the yards, and the old men
were placed over the new ones to give
them instructions. The repair shops
opened at Pullman today with $50 addi-
tionai men at work. This increase makes
the force now employed number 500 in all j,
and II is expected by the company that by
tomorrow at least 1000 will be at work.
ST.. PAUL, Aug 6.-At meeting of the
local organization of the American Rail-
way Union, embracing the employees of
the st. Paul & Duluth, Omaha, Burling-
ton and Milwaukee systems. the strike at
this point was formally declared off.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 6.-The committee of
seven from the strikers were notified to-
day by President Ingalls,. of the Big Four,
that none Of the strikers would be taken
back. This decision is in accordance with
the decision of the officials of all the rail-
roads centerIng here. Fifteen hundred
men are affected.
OMAHA, Aug. 6-As far as Evanston and
Rock Springs are concerned, the strike en-
the Union Pacific Is over. The orders
now are to bring in the troops that were
sent to those points last month to open the
overland route. Capt. Corliss and his
company of the Eighth infantry, now at
Evanston. will go back to Fort Niobrara,
leaving no troops at Evanston. The COM
pany of the Seventeenth infantry sent
from Fort Russell TO reinforce the COM
pany garrisoned at Camp Pilot Butte.
Rock Springs, is ordered back to its post
Orders to withdraw other troops from
Union Pacific strike points are expected
soon, including the troops at Butte from
Fort Mckinney. Railway men predict
that within this month the condition OF
feeling along the road will allow of all the
troops being withdrawn.
TACOMA. Aug. Especial. THE Amer
lean Railway Union lodge was notified
Saturday last that the strike was off, The
announcement was kept secret pending an
effort by the men TO secure their old places.
Some OF them applied for work, but were
told that no vacancies existed, and that
they would be gwen work when an oppox-
tunify was afforded.