The morning call., 1894-04-15
HOLDING THE MAIN LINE
Only the Western Division Rum
ming Trains.
ORDERED BY A NEW SOCIETY.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men Know Nothing About the
Present Trouble.

SEATTLE, April 1.-THE strike of the
Great Northern now extends over the en-
tire main line from st. Paul to Spokane.
The prospects are that The entire system
will be covered, except. possibly. the coast
lines. The strike includes all connected
with the handling of the trains. including
train-dispatchers and telegraphers.
Last year all wages under S120 were re-
Guced 10 per cent and from S120 to $500 20
per cent, except the engineers and fire.
men. who had a special contract to be
broken only by mutual consent. During
the winter the company wished to arrange
a new schedule. A committee was sent
to ST. Paul to confer. and instructed not
to accept a reduction. They accepted q
per cen reduction, and other slight changes
desired by the comrauy, to go into effect
March l. Then a new schedule was pre-
pared of the others, to take effect April !.
This schedule cut on the eastern divisions,
and In some cases slightly Increased the
pay in the Cascades. A vote was being
taken on this schedule at the time Of the
strike.
The strike is being conducted by new
organization - the American Railway
Union-with which the old organizations
are OF affiliated. The local officers on the
coast do not explain how this organization
came into control, unless the chiefs gave
temporary control, or that it has control OF
the main line and net in the Cascades, which
seems probable, as the strike is only par
tial in The Cascades.
SPOKANE, Wash. April 14-Everr thing
was quiet here to-day on the Great North
hut ha
Kalispel division east OF this city. The
westbound passenger train due here at
P. NJ. is said to have been abandoned east
of Great Falls, Mont.
The indications are that the men on the
Cascade division will not go out Whether
the eastbound passenger train would go
out tonight the local representatives of
the road were unable to say. It is believed
the men on the Kalispel division will take
care of all mails.
Great Northern employees at the Hill
yard carshops for this division are out to a
man, and the local branch of the American
Railway Union is gaining in strength.
Trainmen here do not understand where
or by whose authority the strike origin
ated, and conductors signify a Willingness
to take out trains. One passenger and
two freight trains came from the west to.
day, but at last not wheel was moving.
The men are jeaously guarding the COM
pany's prorerty from possible harm.
Everything is quiet, and no trouble is
anticipated either here or in Idaho. Many
engineers and firemen are acting with the
strikers through sympathy, although no
word has been received from the grand
officers regarding The trouble The COM
pany will probably send trains west in the
morning, and continue the service on the
division between here and Seattle.
TACOMA, Wash, April 14.-Joseph B.
w. Johnston, chairman of both the fed
Grated board and general grievance COM
mittee of Northern Pacific Railway en-
ployes, says there is absolutely nothing in
the report from Helena that Northern
Pacific employees are likely to strike with
those of the Great Northern.