The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-20
MIR. HILLS BIG STRIKE
The Great NOrthern's President
Will Confer with His Men.
Probability that the Trouble Will Be
Adjusted SituatiOn in Indiana
and Other Coal Fields.

ST. PAUL April 19.-President Hill,
OF the Great Northern railway, received a
joint communication from the American
Railway Union and the grievance commit
tee of the striking employees this afternoon
President Hills answer said that THE
company is always ready to receive and
hear it's employees or their representatives
On all matters affecting their relations with
the company" Although neither in its ad
dress nor in its substance did the answer
mention or seem TO recognize the American
Railway Union, the officers of the union
announced themselves as in every was salts
fed with IT, and promptly sent out notices
TO the men along the line to come to the
conference. When asked whether the men
would now return to work President Debs.
of the union, said the officers had no au-
thority 10 order the men to go out or to go
TO work. that being decided by the men
themselves. Hundreds of applications from
competent railroad men all over the United
States have been received at the Great
Northern offices. None of these have been
accepted yet, as the company expects the
strike TO be short lived. All of the brother
hood leaders left for their homes to-day.
The Great Northern employees in Mime
apolis were ordered out by a telegram last
midnight, and all the night switching crews
quit work. The strikers assembled in their
hall and discussed the situation at some
length. They did not relish the idea of go
ing out before they thoroughly understood
the situation, and II. S. Young, president
Of the Minneapolis union, was appointed a
committee to wait on President Il. V.
Debs, at his hotel in this city, and, If pos
sible, get him to define the situation. Mr..
Young drove to St. Paul, arriving here at
$3.50 o'clock. After listening to the decision
OF the Minneapolis employees, as stated by
Mr.. Young, he declared the strike in that
city off for the present.
The deputy marshalS sent out yesterday
to serve the injunctiOns have all reached
their destination without interference. 1t is
the plan OF the company to work on the
Minnesota divisions first, and after getting
them in perfect order 10 proceed westward,
one division at time, 50 that the inJunc-
ton viii not be served in Montana at pres
ent.
A dispatch from st. Cloud, Mimi, says:
Excitement here is more intense than at
any time since the strike began. Train
No. arrived this afternoon with the mail
car In the rear. At the station the strikers
deputies accompanying II, no resistance be-
ing made on their part. The coaches were
switched out by hand and the ma, mail put
strikers tod the conductor and engineer
to proceed with the mail The cars were
apart. Trouble Is looked for, as the men
are getting ugly. and. contrary to the ad-
vice of the president of the local union,
- Foster, are taking matters into their
own hands. An attempt was made at 40
tonight To make up train for the East,
but strikers placed cars blocking the track,
and the attempt was fruitless. The engine
returned to the round house amid the
cheers of a immense crowd.
While the strikers on the system are jubi-
liant tonight over the receipt from Mr.. Hill
OF a note repeating his well-known express
sion of being always ready 10 hear his EN-
grievances order
issued yesterday seems to have beer. very
effective At nearly all points where any
attempt was made to-day trains were
moved without active opposition by the
strikers The presence of United States
deputies with copies of the restraining or
der generally served TO quiet the men.
Trains were moved to-day at Fargo and
Grand Forks. n. d. and at GAINESVILLE.
Breckenridge and Crookston, MINI.