The morning call., 1894-06-29

McGraw to-day received dispatch from
Brigadisr rGeneral Curry of tie w. n. g..
stating that be and 500 men on their way
to the National Guard encampment at
Woodland were tied up at Ellensburg by
| the strike.
He asked for orders and the Governor
Immediately opened communication with
the Northern Pacific officials at Portland,
with the result that Judge Hanford of the
| United States court at Seattle directed the
receivers of the road to move the train.
| United States Marshal Drake was in
structed to arrest any person interfering
and If necessary to deputize General Curry
by wire to carry out the orders.
| SEATTLE, Wash, June 28.-The Seattle
Railway Union will hold meeting this
| evening to decide whether to strike or
| not. Judge Hanford has issued an order
| that In view of the strike General Curry,
who is at Ellensburg with 500 militia
bound for Olympia, be authorized to en-
plOy any competent engineers in his CON-
mand to move the train.
TACOMA, June 2S.-Trains carrying
Pullman cars are running between Taco
ma. Seattle and Portland. Marshal Drake
has just returned from Seattle and is pre-
pairing to execute Judge Hanford's order
to bring in from Elensburg the train
| carrying Brigadier- General Curry and the
Eastern Washington militia companies en-
route TO the encampment at Woodland.
| The local railway union is in session to-
night. Northern Pacific officials are pre-
| pairing to make brisk fight against the
strikers. They think the road being
under the courts control a fortunate cir
cumstance, as it insures the aid of Govern
ment forces in operating trains. The
overland train due at 80 this afternoon
was tied up at ElleDsburg this forenoon
and last nights train east was stopped
there early this morning.
Five hundred members were present at
to-night's meeting of the American Rail-
way Union and $50 new members were
initiated. The engineers made bold move
by stating their intention oil taking through
Northern Pacific trains from Tacoma to
st. Paul. They said the union men at
Helena and other places had made a mis-
take in striking, and as the Northern owned
half interest in the Pullman cars
the strikers were simply hurting their
own roads and cutting off their own en-
ployment A heated discussion ensued.
telegraphers favoring the strike. They
were voted down and the engineers propo-
sitlon carried. The engineers hope by
their loyalty to have their wage schedule
raised to the old standard. A member of
the union made public this information,
and it is considered correct by officials,
since the operatives at this end have not
yet struck. Trains on the coast division
arrived and departed tonight, pulling
Pullmans.
The train at Ellensburg having Eastern
Washington militia companies aboard will
start west at daylight, the train manned
by an engineer and fireman from the
militia companies. The train east will
leave here early in the morning with depu-
ties aboard. Officials here expect that
Judge jenkins will issue some orders to-
morrow. There are enough idle railroad
men at Tacoma, Seattle and Portland to
| operate the entire road.
SPOKANE. June 2S.-No Northern Pacific
train moved a wheel to-day. The main
| line and branches were tied up at Wallace,
Idaho. The employees struck there for a
return to the wages allowed prior to JAN
uary. The Poorman mine closed for lack
of fuel at 6 o'clock this evening. Other
mines will run for a few days yet. Al
Davenport. Wash, on the Washington
Central, business is suffering. The Union
Pacific south bound train left TWO hours
late with Pullmans attached. The yard
men would not handle the Pullmans, but
the manager of the Union Depot Com
psny coupled car on and the train pulled
out. The Great Northern. having no Pull.
man cars. is running all trains.
| DULUTH, Minn., June 2S.-The Wiscon-
| sin Central and Northern Pacific trains
went out with their Pullman.
At midnight the A. r. U. seems to have
carried out its threat to tie up the North
western and Northern Pacific at Duluth.
The night passenger train on the Omaha
is still here and no engineer or fireman can
/ be found to man il All the man are nnt