The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-13
no SIGN OF A STRIKE.
Railroad Traffic Fast Returning
20 Its Routine.
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Returning Militia.

so far Is Seattle and the railroads run
ming into this city are concerned the rail-
road strike j. thing Of the rass. and the
only signs of its exssteuee are the presence
OF speclai policemen and deputy fnarshsis
in the yards and If the revenue cutter
Grant in the harbor. Though the leaders
s,f the strike profess thai their ranks are
as solid as ever. the fact remains that
traffic on the Lake Shore road has been
fully resumed and was carried on yestef-
day without incident Superintendent,
Kline stated that both passenger and
freight trains we're running on time. with
full crews, and extras awaiting assign
rnent. As far rs his road vas concerned
the strike was thing Of the pasL Gen
eral Agent NAdean, Of the Northern Pa
cJfic railway, reported the line between
Seattle and Portland 70 bo in good shape,
a. far as the strike vas concerned. and
called attention 10 the fact thst all the
usual trains were arriving and departing
on time The frat freight train % arrive
from Tacoma since the embargo reached
the city al 20 =. m. Thus far no North
srn Pacific passenger train has reached
here from the East since the beginning OF
the strike. One through tram has been
tied up at Helena for some time. lester-
day the Northern Pacific dispatched n
passenger train from #. Paul and IL Is be-
lieved IL will come through all right The
selling OF east-bound tickets from Puget
sound points TO ST. Paul and Eastern ter
mini 10 hourly expected.
Though rhe roads are thus rapidly get
ting into full operation without them, the
strikers profess 10 be as confident as ever
OF ultimate victory in the boycott Of Pull
man cars. When the dispatch was received
from Chicago stating that pressure had
been brought TO bear upon the strikers at
Pullman TO request President Debs 10 call
the strike off and that such action would
probably be taken withirhthe next twenty
four hours, President Blonde, of the local
American Railway Union. who was found
In Central Labor Union hall among
crowd of strikers. was informed OF its
purport and replied
ayes. have received such information,
and am unalterably fopposed To such ae-
tion. Ii would ruin rs within the sight OF
victory. All We strikers have 10 do is to
calmly await our vindieation, which will
come through tho directories of the vari-
Gus roads. The roads now operating are
run by incompetents, who will sooner or
later ruin the railroad property and then
will come our time"
The two companies OF the National
Guard under command Of Col. Joseph
Green, which are returning home from
Spokane, did not arrive yesterday. as ex-
pected. but Gov. McGraw received dis
patch from Col. Green dated at Ellens-
burg, stating that they had arrived there
ell right and would reach home today.
One Of the effects of the strike has been
20 shut down ell but four of the lumber
and shingie mills on the Seattle, Lake
Shore 4 Eastern railway. This is due,
according 10 superintendent Kline, TO the
scarcity of Northern Pacific aud Canadian
Pacific cars. 400 being required to move
the product in sight aud sold.
When informed of President Cleveland's
promise 10 appoint board of arbitration,
Mr. Blonde said:
II am not in favor of an arbitration
board appointed by the president for |
have no confidence in him, although
] voted for him. lie Is a mil
lionaire aud IS in sympathy with
capital and might appoint all Pullman
stockholders on the board. We are i'm
favor Of arbitration. but | do not want any
board appointed by Cleveland. Let him
appoint three aud Dehs three, and those
sir elect the seventh"