The morning call., 1894-04-18
HAVE TIED UP THE ROAD.
What Has Been Done in Just
Four Days.
POWER OF THE NEW ORDER.
There Has Been No Violence, but
the Men Are Determined
to Win.

OF. fAUL, April 1I.-ATbDuT MoITioscy
and several chairmen of the brotherhood
committee to-day decided not to recognize
the American Railway Union in any way.
The brotherhood men who are members OF
the new organization are receiving advice
that the strike has not been sanctioned by
the lodges.
The end of the fourth day since the
American Railway Union declared strike
on the Great Northern finds the strike ex-
tended over all the lines of the company.
except a short distance from this city. and
of the 1895 miles IF system not to exceed
200 miles are in operation tonight. This
has been accomplished thus far without
any threatening OF bloodshed, and the men
say there is no danger OF any trouble.
They are determined, however. and will
allow no trains to be made up or moved.
SEATTLE, April 1.-THE strike remains
on the western end of the Great Northern
system and no effort is being made at pres
ent to break it. The officials are waiting
for instructions from headquarters in st.
Paul. They are receiving numerous ap-
plications fur work in every capacity. but
are employing none.
The strikers remain in possession of the
telegraph line, and used it this morning in
sending out from Seattle to all points along
the line reports of the strike as published
in the st-Intelligencer, which were
taken by the operators and bulletined at
the various stations.
Secretary Adams of the Seattle Lodge
of the American Railway Union tonight
took striking operator to the dspatcher's
Office at Interbay and by wire enrolled all
the strikers west of Leavenworth as men,
bers of the union. This use of the Great
Northern's own wire for the purpose of
organizing the strikers is considered
piece of monumental gall by the local off,
cals, but they made no attempt to stop it.
The freight-handlers remain at the
freightsbeds. ready to deliver reight to
the c0nsignees or shippers who call for it,
but do no other work. The mail is being
carried TO sound points accessible by
boats, but some places that have hitherto
had daily mail can now ge. it but weekly.
Single mills and logging camps along
the line are shut down in consequence of
the strike and supplies are running short
in some OF the camps and some of the
smaller towns. The extension of the
strike beyond Great Forks prevents the
Great Northern from getting an outlet
westward over the Canadian Pacific via
Winnipeg
DEVILS LAKE. N. Oak, April 17.-An-
other unsuccessful attempt to move a pas
senger train was made by the company
to-day. A meeting held last night by the
conductors ana trainmen decided to stand
by the strikers. No disturbance of any
kind has yet occurred here.
ST. CLOUD. Mimi. April 1.-THE strk-
ers broke up passenger train tonight
and scattered the cars around the yards,
the passengers being returned to the sta
ton. The dispatchers In the Office here
have joined The strikers.
HELENA, Mont. April 17.-An immense
meeting of citizens was held in the Audi
torium tonight TO take action on the
Great Northern strike. Speeches were
made by railroad men. prominent business
men and others. Resolutions were adopted
setting forth that The Great Northern
bad reduced the pay of employees
below that OF other transconIinent-
al lines and 10 point where
it was not sufficient to support the men
and their families, that the men as last
resort struck to protect heir rights, and
extending to employees their sym athy in
their struggle for living wages, and best
wishes for a speedy and satisfactory ad-
justment of the matters in dispute.