St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-29
Is the Great Northern. freight trait

included.
WEST SUPERIOR. Wis.,. June 2S.-The
Northern Pacific at this point was COM
pietely tied up today. and not train
left the city. The sale of tickets over
this line has been stopped at the union
depot. Some Of the men went out early
in the morning, and the others followed.
until at noon none were working. The
Omaha passenger went out tonight, but
the switching crew had been dis
charged. The conductor coupled to the
rear OF the train and departed. These
are probably the only two roads that
will be affected here.
FARGO, N. D.. June 2S.-The North
ern Pacific YARDS bore the appearance
OF agrayeyard today. The waik-ont of
A. 4. U. men threw men nes belonging
TO the order out OF work. anu not half
dozen men could be found at their usual
labofE today. In the car shops only two
men went to work this morning., and
they quilt at noon. The switch engines
are all in the roundhouse. Operators.
ticket AGENTS aud baggagemen were in
their offices with nothing to do. The
mall train went East on time this morn
ing, no attempt being made to interfere.
This evening an engine ran onto a side
track. coupled onto coach and started
for Moorhead under full mead OF
steam. At Moorhead two more coaches
were picked up iu short order, and in
less than five minutes the train was
speeding t0ward st. Paul. One train
came in and one went out On the South.
western branch. The executive COM
niittee of the local union was kept busy
several hours today passing upon
applications for membership. Supt.
Wilson came in from jamestown in a
private car tonight, having with him
the state railroad commissioners, who
are on their annual tour of inspection.
wilson said the strike was wholly
unexpected, as it was not thought such
move would be made because the
Northern Pacific owns half interest in
Pullman cars. A bulletin has been
sent to all Offices along the line to
notify the men of the roads ownership
of the cars.
BRAJNERD, Mimi, June 23.-At IL
noon today the officers OF local A. K. u.
received orders from headquarters to
quit work On this NortherH Pacific road,
and members of that organization went
out In body. Not man Was left in
the ear shops, and all but two pattern
makers went out On the North side. In
the boiler shop, machine, tin and black.
smith shops, where the A. r. q. was
not SO strong, many men remained at
their posts. a nIass meeting was neld
at the opera house at p. NJ. attended
by hundreds of railroad men, who
were addressed by members of
the A. r. U. and strongly urged
to join. and tonight over 200 new men,
bers have been enrolled OIL the men,
bership. Committees have been ap-
pointed by strikers to see that no dam
age is done to the company's property.
1t Is asserted. ana with truth, that no
Wheel will turn in the mammoth shops
of the Northern Pacific road here to-
morrow. SO successful has the organiza-
tloiI been in enlisting employees III its
cause. No. II Duluth passenger train
came In on time with a Pullman at
tached. No trouble has been caused,
and none is expected, as the men ara
orderly.
MANDAN. N. D., June 2S. = The
Northern Pacific shops are running
here. and no indication of trouble.
Freight trains are moving in both direc-
tioas
LITTLE FALLS. June 2s.-The North
ern Pacific road is completely tied up at
this place on account of all the men
going out in the boycott.
DULUTH, June 2S.-The order for a
general strike on the Omaha and North.
ern Pacific roads has paraIyZed freight
traff1c. but as yet passenger business is
almost entirely unaffected. About fifty
trainmen and yard crews are out.