The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-14

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czE nss1e t4rsax fSS3 are ressoer5 ard tbe
company agrees 10 ssseez exsrzoyess coza-
Fu2s.~e sr9 Formulate sxEe61ss accord
snxT Oh ars -sg1@s1ed 30 take sane
ass4on- Ese~v nsa in 81 depaxsneat. IL
cSs from te-s 20 -. Ps1s."
Es. Adams sad sAas TIE socas znson q
sesssse rcaId 10. order strike On snss
ssf Of TIE road. ~ fhxs ras . matter 70 -
astesses TO By sae eEzpsoyss Of thai davas-
Lon themselves
The ssssessent ira. tEs Greas Northern
tassn3ea 80 bring rzen frcrn TIE Ea.< 20
take the places II tie pres~as employees Is
eeEsed fv shs zsrsxsDsnt, for tie fcSio1-
Jag raesssgs wss s<n. a.ong the lie yes-
ssrdsy morning ~ Gsnsrxs Manager Case.
~iEa Instructions 10 saos Is 20 n.
e-pioTes.
Inserstan1 rsn going 20 gzis ss noon.
Please irstrrcf fhsu rhsE there - 20 truth
Ia Ehs rurnors that se are bringing men
frnr the East, A. we DO nos wish 20 part
vita tie men who hsve besn IN tessnp soy
81 the company 30 iong
rae exteat OF tie tSeEp 10 shown BY the
following Associates. Press dispatches from
other points aicnx The lire.
HxLxsx. ysat. April i3-TAe strike
90 slss Crest Northern and Aontans Cen
trial system wzs peacefully snauznra.-d
soesy 1t noon. Al she stroke Ct II tee
r0ea al Jeff sEsar pests Of duty
aud gatheyet q. the station
sass-sosiBd passenger train 1t i1.szs
As soon - the trssa stopped two r@n
delegated for that parpos. ancoupaed the
mai car fsons The coaches. The baggage
sad express w2s al taken from tee csY
and thee The engine and mail cars were
fifteen minutes no ORDERS 10 move nat
been received. Tncn j. l. Damn. 81 Gree;
Fails. the Official representative Of the
American Railway E nion. stepped 20 tie
end of rhe platform and said:
.Fri<ssds 1Hd Fsiis~ Citis>ms. We sre
ready and wiling 10 move ftais mall car.
the men are AZ their posts IL IS the con-
ranys faait. rot oars. that IL did nos leave
On sine We are ready and willing 10 do
car part The company aisI try 10 make
IL APPEAR That re are the caS.se OF the ce-
lar Of mail. bat | want yo1 ali TO bear
witness TO the fact that we are ready 10
move the car.
Mr.. Dann stated tina: the train crew
could. and would. run the car through To
the fact that she Superintendent bad given
express orders thai the trains should not
leave the station. Some time since, off,
Gals Of the Great Northern issued . new
srheduis To govern various employees.
This MAS TO 70 into effect April /. and il
made sxeeping reductions in the ages
oil al the employee Tie men would not
accept ~. and Ii Was hung up. awaiting
the return Of President Hill from Europe.
since his return he nas ordered that the
schedule be enforced. and rather than ae-
cede 20 the demand. which Their consider
unjust, the men isft work II noon so6ay.
The order for the strike xas issued
from Butte last night by James Hogan,
organizer Of the American Railway Union.
The strike extends from Larimore, n. D.,
10 Spokane. and so men are nov out.
300 Of that NUMBER being in this city. The
only trains that left today are two frelgh:s.
one east and one west-bound, Which left
this morning. They sere allowed TO pro-
eeed 10 their destinations. General Super
intenaeat Bryan. Of 81 Paul. and Division
Superintendent Gurrier. Of Great Falls.
are managers Of the situation for the CON-
panv ut Helena.
srosssE. April ia speciai to the Re-
ssew from Crest ta.ss. Mont, says: No
railroad IA any city Was ever tied nn more
com plefesy than the Great Northern 10
here this afternoon. At noon every man
obeyed the order Of the American Rail-
say Union and quit. A long train
the bridge giving access to the city
and prevented the wesi-aound express
from coming 60 this side of the RIVER
Permission vas gwen 10 60 on 20 Bate.
bat there Nae no dispatcher to give il
clearance. The Trades ana Labor Council
has Endorsed the strike, and at meeting
this afternoon merchants offered assist
or ~ ha3 tsxr~
OF the biz Boston and Montana smelter i.
cat of There Is no disturbance The
strikers have appointed a committee to
protect the property of the company.
SPOKANE. Wash, April tX-The Great
Northern is tied upfrom Spokane 10 Great
Fails, Mont. most OF the men on the
kaisspe!l and Montana division and Mon
taaa Central icing ont. West Of Spokane
the road IS operated. trains moving as
usual. and none OF the men are out
Assistant General Superintendent Far
req expects no violence. and
thinks trains will be running on the two
divisions inslde Of three DAYS teie-
gram gas received from General Manager
Case. denying the report that the Great
Northern was running Ia new men TO take
the places OF employees who are members
ofthe American Railway Union. The men
here are quiet sn1 await further Develop
meats. The authority of the two men or
dering the strike ~ questioned by many.
The east-bound train left at iI:io last
night. bat IL is doubtful whether i, will &c,
any further east than Spokane. to whlch
point the crew run, as they are not posted
on the situation bsyond thas point II
the engineer should be asked to take i,
further he would probably demand q pilot.
~ he would not knox the road, aud the
company could not furnish one.
sr. rArI. April ia. is diff cult mat
ter at shss time and at this distance from
the scene Of the strike on the Great North
srn system To understand its sire and sig
nslesnce. In fact. from all local sources
Of information the same report come.
that tine strike is not general. Vice Pre.i-
dent Cloagh said tonight that the frs,
word received by the company
was in the share OF telegram
signed by rome one named Striker.
announcing that the men would go gu,
a. noon on the Western division. No de-
maads bad been resolved from tie men.
and Judging by the result. Of the con-
ference with them lately. they
we're fairly well eontentsa Win
AFFAIRS as they nov exist Over a month
ago = committee of engineers conferred
With the officials and finally signed An
agreement tnss sasn earnings OF the com
Ysay reached a certain 6gaEe the old rates
aoasd he restored. Cos. CIoush says the
present strike Nas net only unauthorized
by The brotberhoois sad their chiefs. bns
Is deprecated y them.
President Hill. OF the Great Northern. q
AZ West superior. and when approached
ey Ian Associated Press reporter said
These reports are exaggerated. Th~r~