The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-16


sAxs theT .srs 0n azsy xn1 resz1s - 20 90
work. xnG .ney also -.cesvez oz<rs froz .
-an sssr 81 operators sad serssoa Aan6s 20
10 so WORK II was stated by sonss
Of ssse corsz<sors shs: sAey were
Bss On strike ard wers ready 70
fsks cut taesr trsszss rksa csz5e1 rTez-
irso~snataca wsS also rse>swed thss Tbs
strike bad reached ssrxad Forks and was
ifxesy 20 er:ezt 70 - Psz. lass nsrhs. ~
meetings were besnx hesa .. Ba-7ssy.iis
sod -. Glo1t. Mia, 70 decide wbefaer
the men CO tAoss divisions sho1Ac sotr sss
ranks.
A telegram vas received by Secretary
Adams, Of she S<ssfls lodge Of TIE Arser-
ean Railway Unioa. FROM orgzaissr Hogaa.
issiruc.fng Mira 30 f1Ynsse nea 70 protect
the eorzp&ny's proc<<zT. IL necessary.
and Mr.. Adams made the offer 20 super
sntsr1eat Copeland. The telegram also
stated snzs Superintendent Carrier. CT tie
aonsaas Csntrzi. had started IA . cagxy
from Hese1s 20 Great Pals. . distance CT
100 miles. In spite q the state 1sezts II
ifs oEse4a1s Of The company, M Adams
states tt4as the road 10 tied ~ from here
- Spokane. that al che nea are working
IN aaason and that sli railroa3 prcperty
chants. farmers, kEssness nsa and labor
unions are staining hy them He sdded,
siin3ing 10 the s21dea departure Of Prsss-
dent Eugene y. Dsbs from Omaha. "Deos
10 al rsgnt ADD as the right place.
A meeting q representatives Of various
trade unions connected xish the Western
Central was bsli s; Labor hall yesterday
afternoon 20 consider the reductions 20:
oa!y On the Great Northern bat on other
roads and IN other ;ra1es and Is was de-
cidsd 10 hold . mas. meeting IN Armory
bali in the near fntars for the pnrpose Of
laying the sage question. from the wage
esrners' standpoint. before the puslsc.
With this object In yssE q conference Of
obe representative from each nnion ard
u representatives, Of nnorganixed Labor
was called 20 meet ST Laeor bal. on FRI
day evening. Arrii -. rndsr the auspices
OF The Western Centrai Labor Union Tn
Organized labor VAS requested 90 effect
soEse kind Of organization 30 that ii can
ae represented A committee OF arrange
meats Vas also appointed.
The boycott, eircaiar on the Crest North
ern vas DOT issued 6y the American Rail
way Union nor any other organized body.
but by q number Of railroad Toen acting IS
individuals. and the boycott. IS not favored
by the rsiigay union until other means
have been exhausted.
The following dispatches tell the situa-
ton on The Eastern division:
sr. PsrI> April is.--Tbe strike on the
Crest Northern is gradually working East.
having taken in Grand Forks. y. D.. last
msansght, and II not soon settled, will
probably resen this cad OF the line II
about tao or three days. IL is develop
ing = peculiar state Of affairs. The
s;rik~ sss ordered by the American Rail-
way Union, and - being more actively an
tagonlZcd by the railway employees broth-
erhoods than by the railroad company
itsesf. As far rs can be learned ~ this
hour the road Is tied up over !, 500 miles
of its system. the number of men Idle
being much greater than the number
O. actual strskera SO ong as the
strikers can prevent the making Up Of
trains. the crews, although wiling to run
trains. are helpless Ala mum Ger Of points
Along the line the citizens lave openly
esponsed the cause OF the strikers. Il: is
not thought any iaxlessness Will be per-
mIited ~ any point
The com pany this evening handed to
the Associated Press the following copy Of
a message TO the mayor of Helena. xho
bad sent message asking for . Statement.
as TO the extent and cause Of the ssrake:
al. PArL April i&-ra Hsa JoA. Cerfaa.
Eszeaa. A0sts Alter :uli constellation ul me
,usss anSs seascases Of wages. tie eoars ssf
ssfx we're approved adopted By TIE
gFsni brotherhood essssrs Of the Brother
aosts 81 Locomotive Eaginsers aud fsrernen ~
;ha fully aathar4xsd Committee OF the mer. in
SERVES sn1 reduced 20 Writing. These took 81.
feet March / since issa 40 chaeges IN these
sche3EAss have seea made 81 tno1ga: Of Pro
posed eAangss Ia similar seheGules toy coadur-
taFs aud tfa as8en, making slight reductions in
sFccsaI cAsss, cat earlas lArEe proportion 81
Gers Ct tia eosapsny a3d the principal osaoers
OF the r~.reetsvs orders and Of tie ETA
psoyes sreetsa and have been .ua-
sp l'ss TIE ,o. sa 'As@ ss.ss
sny peevsensly agreed upon schedule aas been
/ Easas- No deduction Of Tsy or iucresse In
I upser consideration, and the proposed changes
1 n the scse1aAc 81 trslansen saa eeud aesoss
We-s subj cs - sae vote Of tie nea sooa 10 &c
take and reported 90 The Company
.-Unasr these conditions, tue company had 10
/ thoaght ~ nafice Of irousle uutss telegram
/ dated Butte sas signed hY jsrses Hogan VAS
unless ths iosGes wages were restored the
1 men would ssSIae a. aooa the same
/ tay. Thus tse strike wss p-eei psisssd
/ slthoni notsee 70 the eampany from
tbs4r rvspes tive cStisfs OF oghetw ice that ssrss
: or te-sas 81 service we're unsatisfactory. All
fgEaoTs ~ statements ~ 20 the cosagaay proyos-
( lag 30 replsoe its srzpsoyss hss hsea false.
/ Taa eorGpaag Is not respo ssttae for the strike
] ~ vhlch E1en are throwu ogs % en p4oyfaeni Ia
| al business os she several Communities along
/ il line made Ia suffer loss Tie cnsnvany hss
~ al 1ttaes hSva sising 20 discuss win its EN-
| psoTss or With rs duty sEtacriEs. repress ia
1 tsvs any questions affecting wages or terms Of
| employment AVS HJtE. pveSi9eat
J - ". 1ASk. zen Manager.
The correspondent Il the Associated
! Press at Superior tsiegraphs there IS 80
| sign Of a str Ike a; that point yet, severa.
/ trains 90 the Minnesota branch OF the
Nsa~s 49, D. -. a
| without any interference. No trouble IS
! anticipated there.
A disYstch received BY the Roresr Prs,
I from summit, Mont, on the Montsna
/ division, says no ere Is working on tina,
! division. Al DEVILS Lake the strikers have
! prevented aay movement Of the trsins from,
! tass point for tcriv-esght hours. The com.
! psny. With Tire help of the crew o. the
( train that vas stopped there yesterday.
tired 20 make M train today for the
/ east but sa- prevented nv the strikers
( They viii allow the baggage car and
tee mail cars 90 proceed but wal
iarctbiy prevent the coupling of any
passenger tssInS The baggage car /.
exempt from interference. as il has m All
matter IN II. A specsal meeting OF the
! council decided today 10 hear snv wSr
/ rants the company raigAi ssear ous ard
! entaTce them. The strikers are ORDERLY
! aud have been kssrtng the rsacr Ii i,
understood that 81 Of them Who may -
. come diserdeEly viii Re promptly locked
/ az by the strikers themselves
GEKsr FtHtS. Mont, saril tS-Tn an
| swer 10 the circular issued from the Cr~a;
/ Northern headquarters a. -. rAul. an.
| n0unelng the abandonment OF trans on
! TIRE Nontans Central railway shroaeh ~.
/ strike OF the employees. Chairman X Ssr A
| neon to-day issusa a eounter-csrrls, a.
! stating that jhs strike VS. practically IN.
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