The morning call., 1894-06-30
ONLY HALF BLOCKED.
Men on the Western End of the
Northern Pacific at Work.

Men on the Western End of the
Northern Pacific at Work.
TACOMA, Wash. June .29.-The Pacific
division of the Northern Pacific is not
fully tied up. One train went to Seattle
this morning and one train arrived from
there; train arrived from Portland at
4;30 O'Clock and d. train for shat city de-
parted at 3: 80 o'clock. The local train TO
Carbonate came and went. The trains ar
rived between noon and p. NJ. from
Ellensburg bearing Eastern Washington
militia companies and two troops of cav
airy, and went through to Woodland en-
campment. None of these trains carried
Pullmans.
About 2:30 o'clock this morning. after
initiating 200 men, the American Railway
Union took another vote on the subject OF
striking. The motion to strike carried by
a very small majority. The engineers and
conductors belonging to the order still
stood out, and so far all engineers. con-
ductors and most of the switchmsn have
been ready to carry out trains. as shown
by the fact of trains running. But for the
lack of fremen other trains. including
overlands for the East, would have gone
out. AS a result of the final decision 275
employees at the Tacoma carshops and
twenty-one freight clerks and twenty-five
truckmen at freight warehouses struck,
some of the latter working until P. NJ
The engineers held a session this after
noon aud later the conductors. A union
meeting of all employees was then called,
which is now in progress. over 800 men
being in attendance.
No freight is moving. Five solid car
loads OF tea which arrived Sunday on the
Oriental steamship Sikh are tied up in the
yards and 1900. 600 shingles are piled up
on the wharves awaiting shipment. On
account of the floods many merchants
have not received merchandise in six
weeks. The general conditions are such
as to create feeling against the strikers.
Assistant General Superintendent Dick
inson says the road can be operated with
80 per cent of the regular force, and that
there are enough loyal employees to run all
trains as soon as the Federal court orders
the receivers to act and furnishes adequate
protection. The railroad is organizing for
States Marshals. When the time is ripe
it is the intention to start all trains, leav-
ing the strikers out of employment
SPOKANE, Wash, June 29.-The Union
Depot Company, in charge of the Union
Pacific terminal yards, locked horns with
the strikers this morning. Manager r. n
Smith discharged the entire force of
switchmen for refusing to couple Pull
man car yesterday. Smith and his secre-
tary are switching cars and making up a
train with a Pullman. The switchmen
telegraphed President Debs for orders for
bidding union men to take the train when
made up. Smith has notified Deputy
Marshal Vinson to prevent strikers inter-
fering with the trains. The Daily Review
petitioned the union to remove the boycott
FARGO. n. D., June 29.-Not half dozen
men are left in the Northern Pacific yards
here. In the carshops only two men are
at work.
GLENDIvE. Mont. June 29.-The mail
and supplies are being brought by boat on
the Yellowstone from BufOrd.
LIVINGSTONE. Mont, June 29.-Some
passengers on the trains have been de-
layed sixty hours and are in want.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 29-The Northern
Pacific is not turning a wheel. Trains on
all other roads arrived this morning with
Pullmans. The Wisconsin Central Pull
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the road was under the Government con-
troll, and interference would be punished
by the United States Court.
ST. PAUL, June 29.-Manager Kendrick
Of the Northern Pacific says the Fargo
and Winnipeg trains will be sent out to-
night. Business is suspended on the
northern division of the Omaha road.
WEST SUPERIOR. Wis.,, June 29.-The
Northern Pacific at this point is completely
tied up. The sale of tickets over this line
has been stopped at the union depot. The
Omaha passenger went out last night, but
the switching crew had been discharged.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 29.-The order
for general strike on the Omaha and
Northern Pacific roads has paralyzed
freight traffic, but as yet the passenger
business is almost entirely unaffected.
About fifty trainmen and yard crews are
out
The tie-up of tie Wisconsin and North
ern Pacific roads was broken this alter
noon. The westbound and Chicago trains,
both carrying sleepers, were sent out with
regular train crews and without any diff
Guilty. No trains have been moved on the
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