Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-05-04
FIFTEEN HUNDRED MEN AFFECTED,
The Order Obeyed Strictly, Not
Solitary Person Remain
ing at Work.
HILL is CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
The President Of the Road Says
Trains Will Run Despite This
Latest Move.


of the Great Northern employees at St.
Paul and Minneapolis completely ties
up the whole SYSTEM. The ultimatum
of President Debs of the A. R. U. to
restore the wage schedule in force in
August last was answered in the Mega
tive by President Hill and the strike
was at once made general.
The strike, if as successful in tying
up the entire road as it has been in
blockading a major portion, will be,
with possibly one. exception, the great
est fight ever made 10y organized lalor,
botj, as to territory covered and the
number of persons affected. The Great
Northern's total mileage is close to 4, 500
miles with shops and 1ull equipment,
all IF which the A. r. u claims to be
able to tie up. Spurred or by President
Hills refusal to recognize the A. r. y.
as a representative tody, the managers
OF the strike will make every effort to
have the blockade complete. 1t will be
a great fight and none the less great it
peaceful.
Everything Tied Up Tight.
Everything in St. Paul IS tied up
tighter than wax. There are $500
men in the Twin Cities. and both are
solid. So far as the order has gone,
and it has been generally promulgated,
there has not been single refusal to
obey. Minneapolis is absolutely solid.
In St. Paul shortly after IL o'clock, and
on receipt of the striking order, $50
men quit work. The general freight
yards are deserted, the only man re-
manning on duty being the Waterman,
who Was allowed to remain in. Much
confusion prevails in the yards in st.
Paul, as Great Northern engines and
Cars are mixed up with those of other
lines and not wheel is turning.
The strikers have appointed guards
for the railroad property, 10th day and
night, there being eight men on each
crew. The strike extends to all classes,
from the engineers to dining car service.
EVERYTHING At A. sTANDSTlLL
All Great Northern Yardmen In st. Paul
Obey the Order.
ST. PAUL, April 28.-Every thing is at
a standstill in the Great Northern
yards in this city, and the men have al
most unanimously obeyed the order to
strike. At 2 o'clock there were three
trains stalled in the yards at the Jack
son street crossing. Two Of these were
freight trains, respectively, of the
Omaha and Burlington roads on their
way to the Minnesota transfer, but I'M
able to proceed on account of the yard
switchmen being out with the strikers,
and the passenger train of the Eastern
Minnesota railroad, which is part OF the
Great Northern system, was also stand
ing at the same point and the engineer
and fireman
Had Deserted Their Engine.
The conductor was standing beside the
train, but refused to talk. The train
left the depot at 1:O5 on its way to Du-
luth, its crew evidently not having
heard of the order to 20 ont until they
reached the yards. The train was there
deserted by all Of it's crew except the
conductor, and the baggagemen and
brakemen returned to the city. The
train is occupied by quite number of
passengers, and is made up of the ordi-
nary passenger and Pullman coaches,
mail car, baggage and express car. It
was not the intention of the committee
that the strike should apply at once to
the Eastern Minnesota, but the en-
ployes of the road are apparently deter
mined not to be behind their comrades
on the other lines.