The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-17
NEARING ST. PAUL.
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st. Paul, April 16.-The Great North
ern strike, at dark tonight, has reported
within one division of this city, and it
is probable that it viii be here before
morning. On Saturday, Great Forks,
n. D.. was the most eastern point, but
since then it has extended TO Crookston,
on the Fergus Falls division, and to
Breckinridge, on the Breckenridge di-
vision.
East of these points, there was no
interruption to traffic today.
General Manager Case today said this
end of the line was working, as usual,
but he had no knowledge whatever Of
the other end of the line. Men in this
city do not favor The extension Of the
strike to this city, for the reason they
believe the company would have GER
tain advantage near its headquarters
that it would not have anywhere else.
Everything has been quiet today, but
at the Great Northern offices and the
headquarters Of the American Railway
union. Everything was running on
schedule time from this city to the
boundary of the strike territory. The
report received last night from the west
that the Northern Pacific employees cut
there would probably strike out of
generally discredited. Meetings CT the
American Railway union are being held
at Crookston, St. Cloud and Minneapo
lis, at which it was to be decided if
the points named would Join in the
strike. There was some doubt what
action would be taken. At st. Cloud,
the men decided to strike and all mem
bers Of the union went out at midnight.
The men at CrookSton are at a di-
Viding line, all west OF them being out
and the east not having gone out yet.
At their meeting tonight they will de-
eide the matter.
At Grand Forks. the officials wanted
to get out a train this evening, and
twenty deputies were sworn in, but
500 men assembled at the depot and
declared no train could be made UP
there.
Another attempt was made at Dew
IFS lake this afternoon, to take out a
train, but it failed as have previous
attempts during the past two days.
There was no struggle, but the 100
strikers at that point stood their
ground and the train was not started.
One train was made UP at Larimore
y. D., but no mails have. arrived since
Saturday, and everything is said to
be tied UP.
A report has reached Great Falls
from Kalispel that a scab was strung
up on Saturday night, in order to
scare him, and was allowed to hang
so long that he did not survive. The
report has not been verified. although
il IS said to have come from a relia-
BILE source.
The only change in the situation is
the endorsement of the strike by the
assemblies Of the knights Of Labor,
located in that city. Mr. Hogan is at
Butte and declares the disapproval of
the Brotherhood officials cuts no fig
ure in the strike. He intimates that
the railroad has pulled off, these
leaders and expresses the belief that
the strikers viii be victorious. Nearly
all the brotherhoods are now repre-
scented in this city by officers.
Chief Clark, of the conductors said
their organization was taking a vote
on the proposed new schedule and
could not legally have ordered a strike
He has no advices that men of his
order have gone out, but added that if
they have there was no question they
would be punished.
Chief MorTisey, of the firemen, said
he had no adviceS from the west as 10
how many of the firemen were thrown
out by the strike, but he knew that
locally they do not appear in favor of
the strike.
George Howard, of the American
Railway union, arrived today and has
been studying the field thoroughly. He
denied emphatically there was any
trouble between the union and the
brotherhoods. and said the railroads
were trying to keep the two organiza-
lions apart.
A resolution signed by engineers and
conductors and addressed to General
Manager Case endorses the official an
nouncement OF. the grievances and that
the men could not acquiesce in this
strike.
The resolutions. however, are in sup
port Of the strikers.