The herald., 1894-04-18
THE TIE-UP ALMOST COMPLETE
Extension of the Strike on the
Great Northern.
Only About 200 Miles of the System
Operated.
strikers Receiving Much sympathy--rhs
Brotherhood Men show Dis
position to support
the Union.
By the Assoclstad Pre,s

| BY the Associated Press
ST. PAUL, April 1.-THE end Of the
fourth day since the American Railway
union declared q strike on the Great
Northern finds the strike extended over
all the lines OF the company except q
short distance from this city, and Of the
4459 miles of the system, not to exceed
200 miles are in operation tonight. This
has bsen accom- plished thus far without
any threatened bloodshed, and the men
ssy tners is no danger OF any trouble.
They are determined, however, and will
allow no trains to be made up or moved.
Arthur Morrissey and several chair
men of the brotherhood committee to-
day decided not to recognize the Amer
ican Railway union in any way. The
brotherhood men who are members Of
the new organization are receiving ad-
vice that the strike has not been sane
toned by the lodges.
The decision OF the men OF the Ameri-
can Railway union at st. Cloud, on the
Great Northern, to strike has been
made, and that means that 400 miles
more of the Great Northern system can
not be operated. But few attempts have
been made by the company to resume
business and in those cases the strikers
prevented it, but offered no violence.
MINNEAPolIs, Mimi, April IA
special to the Journal from all along the
Great Northwestern seem to show that
the attitude OF the brotherhood men is
becoming more favorable to the Ameri-
can Railway union course. AT st.
Cloud, Mimi, where strike was ordered
at midnight, the brotherhood men re-
fused to work with non-union men. II
the federated orders maintain their posi-
ton they will be forced to 60 out the
moment the company attempts to hire
non-union men. At Esrlsville and
Fergus Falls, Mimi, union men went
out at noon. 1t is believed the Twin
City American Railway union men and
those throughout the state will not be
ordered out much before Saturday. Ad-
vices to the Associated Press from Breck'
inridge are to the effect that the tie-up
began promptly at midnight.
HELENA, Mont, April H.-An i'm
mense meeting of citizens was held in
the Auditorium 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 had reduced the pay OF en-
ployees to below that of other transcon-
tinental lines. and to a point where it ia
not sufficient to support the men and
their families, and the men as last re-
sort had struck to protect their rights,
and extending to employees their sympa-
thy in their struggle for living wages,
and best wishes for q speedy and satis-
factory adjustment OF the matters in
DRvfL's LAKE. N. D., April 17.-An-
other unsuccessful attempt to move
passenger train was made by the COM
pany today. A mesting held last night
by the conductors and trainmen decided
to stand by the strikers. No disturb
ance OF any kind has yet occurred here.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, April 1.-THE
strikers broke up passenger train to-
night and scattered the cars around the
Yards, the passengers being returned to
the station. The dlspatchers in the Of
fices here have Joined the strikers.
SEATTLE, Wasb., April 1.-THE Off
cers of the American Railway union say
that the first move made by the Great
Northern to hire non-union men will be
met by q strike on the Northern Pacific
and Canadian Pacific lines. Last night
the Northern Pacific men refused to
move Great Northern freight.