The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-17

While the Strikers Are Not Eiotous,
They Prevented Attempts to Start
Trains at Grand Forks and DEVILS Lake.
Sheriff Calls for Protection.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April 1T.-The Great
Northern strike has reached within one
division of this city, and it is probable that
1t will be nearer before night. On Sunday
Grand Forks, n. D., was the most eastern
point of the strike. but since then It has
extended to Crookston, on the Fergus
Falls division, and to Brecklnridge, on the
Breckuridge division. East ofthese points
there was no interruption to traffic yester-
day, and west there was q complete tie
up. General Manager Case said this end
OF the line WIS working as usual but that
he had no knowledge whatever from the
other end Of the line.
Friends of the strikers IN this city do
not favor the extension of the strike to
this division, for the reason that they be
ieye the company would have certain
advantage near Its hea z narters that 1t
would not have anywhere else.
Everything was running on schedule
time from this city to the boundary of the
strike territory. The report received from
the weet that the Northern Pacific EN-
ployes out there would probably strike In
sympathy cannot be verified here and II Is
generally discredtied
AT st. Cloud, Mum, the men last night
decided to strike, and all members OF the
union went out at midnight. Everybody
including conductors aud brakemen went
out. The men at Crookston are at the
dividing line, all west of them being out,
and the east not having yet gone out.
There is no sign of strike at Fergus
EQltR ha rriN al of trains
from the west. The Great Northern em-
ployes at that point did not think they
would go out, and the railroad men there
did not think the strike could possibly
win. West of these points the reports are
rather meagre, but are all ef one kind
At few points trouble is feared, but
generally the men are quiet and no trou-
Bile is looked for At Grand Forks the
officials wanted to get out train last
evening, and had sworn in twenty depu-
ties to protect them, but 800 mon assem-
bled at the depot and declared that no
train could be made up there. Another
attempt was made at Devils Lake to take
out a train, but it failed, as had both pre-
vious attempts during the last three days.
There was no rioting, but the 100 strikers
at that peint stood their ground and the
train was not started.
A report has reached Great Falls from
Knlispell that 'scab'' who was strung up
on Saturday night in order to scare him
was allowed to hang too long and did not
survive The report has not been verified,
although said to have come from relia-
BILE source in the frst place.
Superintendent Currier, at Helena, has
called on the sheriff for protection at
Great Falls. The only change In the situ-
alton is the endorsement OF the strike by
the assemblies of the Knight of Labor To-
Gated in that city. Mr.. Hogan, of the
American Railway union, who ordered the
strike, il at Bate and declares that the
disapproval Of the Brotherhood officials
cuts no figure In the strike. lie intimates
that the railroad has pulled OFF, those
leaders. and expresBes the belief that the
strikers will be yictarnus.
Vice President George Howard, Of the
American Railway union, who is here. do
nies omphatically that there is any trouble
between the Union and the brotherhooda,
and insists TINT the railroads are trying to
keep the two organizations apart.