The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-14
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION
IN THE TWIN CITIES.

LllVLE CHANGE IN IfIk SlA
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
The Railroad Men Claim to Be
Gaining Ground and That h
strike VIII End by Saturday, but
the Strikers Talk Differently.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 6. According
to railway officials the backbone of
the graf strike is broken. 1t is
confidently asserted that by Satur-
day night the whole thing will be called
off or the men will tumble over each
other in an effort to get back to their old
positions. They say this is not an idle
statement, but a clear presentation of
fact based upon the situation. They
point to the fact that passenger trains
continue to run as usual, the volume of
freight business is increasing daily, and
that new men are taking the places of
the old. On the. other hand the men
claim that they are gaining instead OF
losing ground and that they will yet win.
There is no disorder in st. Paul.
The condition of supplies in the city is
Still a question of considerable interest
among commission and wholesale dealers.
The prospects of a meat famine were
lessened this morning by the arrival of
some eight cars of beef provisions which
were consigned to the various packing
house agencies in the city. Nearly 200
carcasses were received and placed at
once on ice. The wholesale price Of
meats has not changed, except in the
cfse of one or W. concerns, who have
rs Used their prices since the strike. I'm
less there should be considerable extra
~ pers Sc and risk in handling meats in
the nex few days the wholess sale men
.re not disposed, as a class, to raise the
prices on the public.
Minneapolis, July 6.-The strike situa-
ton in Minneapolis continues to be quiet
and everything is peaceful. There has
rot been the slightest disorder in this
city, and the leaders say that there will
be none, for the trains. are not to be in
te1fered with Most of them expect q
settlement of some sort to be made in
Chicago by Saturday night. The meet
ings at Plummer Post hall kept the men
away from their usual haunts in the rail
way yards, and not a white ribbon is to
be seen around the railway premises ex-
cept occasionally at the union depot. To
keep the men in meetings in which there
is plenty Of work to do appears to the
leaders to be a very wise move. 1t is
confidently asserted by the officials of the
roads that by Saturday night the whole
thing will be called off or the men will
tumble over Zach other in an effort to get
back to their old POSITIONS.
Sioux City, Iowa, July 6.-The block
ade has been partially raised so far as
passenger trains are concerned, but no
freights are yet moving. The Illinois
Central got out a train this morning
which has been stalled here for three
days. The burning of the Omaha bridge
at Twelfth street has interfered some
what with the running of trains on that
re; d. 1t is thought the fire was the work
Of an ~incendiary.
Spakane, Wash, July 6. A special
trsin over the Northern Pacific from the
West is expected here this afternoon. The
train is manned by a non-union crew and
is carefully guarded by deputy marshals.
The train is hauling the private car of
Assistant General Manager A. w. Dick
inscn. Trouble is anticipated when
Sprague is reached, as the town is
swarming with strikers and their friends.
Chief Dispatcher Finnigan and assistants
have arrived here from Sprague, and
opened temporary headquarters in the
Northern Pacific depot here. Union Pa
ciic trains arriving and departing on
time, alternately pulling Wagner and
Pullman coaches.
Ashland, Wis, July 6.-The A. r. u.
ha, established headquarters at Ashland.
and is taking in many new members.
The Northern Pacific passenger trains
are also tied up now and not a wheel
has turned on that road for twenty-four
hours. All men have been discharged
from the Northwestern shops but five.
New Ulm, MIN, July 6.-The Eagle
and Engine mills have shut down this
morning on account of the strike. They
ar. unable to make Eastern shipments.
Mel chants are suffering from delayed
freights and are ordering heavily by ex-
press.
Oelwein, Iowa, July 6.-Strike matters
are apparently quieting down here. Of
hcial of the Great Western report most
OF the agents ut work again, and the
INST freight since the strike is moving on
the Dubuque division to-day.