Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-18
LINE is PARALYZED
But 200 Miles of the Great
Northern in Operation.
NO PROSPECT OF A CONFERENCE.

khumOrs OF such Denied on Both Sides
Leaders of the TrotIcrlioods Decide Not
to Recognize tho \. Il. q. Movement,
md Declare That Members Who Strike
Cut Themselves en- from Their OrGani-
administrators Getting Very Warm at
st. Cioud-Dci,s Located.
ST. PAUL, April Is.-The end of the
fourth day since the American Railway
Union declared n strike on the Great
Northern finds the strike extended over
all the lines of the company, except n
short distance from this city, and u. .ha
I 49, miles Of the system no. to exceed
20 miles is i'll operation. The men say
they ARE determined ana will allow no
trains to nc made up or to be moved. At
such points along the line rs mail trains
were stopped by the strikers there has
been daily an attempt to make up these
trains and send them forward to their
destinations, but in every instance the
strikers managed to prevent such move.
Chirf Arthur Calls on Howard
There is no strike here yet, and neither
Is there any prospect of q conference be-
tween the a. X. L. leaders and the railway
officials. although rumors that q confer
cnce has been asked from both sides are
current. The rumors are denied Ii was
thought thnt u conference between Chief
Arthur. OF the engineers, and Vice Prcsi-
dent Howard, of the union. had III it some
hidden meaning, KIT it is now stated that
| they arc old personal friends, and that the
Conference was nothing more than q
personal cali The leaders of the strike
who ART here are confident of the result,
and iasls; that they do not think it neccs-
s;I.y To call the men out in these cities
Cine OF the Officials of the company said
that they hnl offers ri Iuore men than they
II e led many times over, bat they were i'm
no hurry to I'll, Ia. strikers places. He
;Gied: The men think they can stand
back and we think we can ito TIE sane
thing ourselves
Not Recognized by the Ei-oiE.rhooiis.
Arthur, AInrriscy and several chairmen
Of bruthcrEoCds' committees decided not
10 recognizes the y. i. L. in any way
| The brotherhood Iuea who go out with
the aew organization, by that act cut
| themselves 81 from their Old organization
y circular C. instructions will he issued
to the brotherhood men urging them, If
t:cy haze any grievance on desire any
ehauges, to make their wants known
/ through the usua! channels ard Il confer
cuce with Mr.. Hill will lie secured.
| Among the rumors is one that comes via
/ telegraph from Helena, Mont. saying
/ that General Manager Case, OF the Great
Northern, asks the men to send repre-
sentatives TO st. Paul with full authority
to settle matters under the laws of the
American Railway Union.
strikers Bitter az ST. Ciuud.
Another attempt to start IA train was
made at DEVILS Lake. hut it was prevent
ed Ivy the strikers. 1T 81. Cloud excite
in"nt i growing, ard so ia the A. r. l.
membership. THE train from, the west
WIS cut" hy tie strikers, but under
protection the bral.em.n promptly re
coupled thc ears and the train went
/ through the yards without further dis
turbancc. TINS experience, however. made
/ the strikers very bitter and they decided
/ ne to let /. occur again, 80 that when the
! " .l!nar train arrived from st. Paul the
strikers made 10 attempt to touch it at
the station, bat alter ii started away n
switch WAS turned and the train run on Il
siding already occupied by some box cars
narrowly escaping collision. The strik-
crs then broke the train up and scattered
the cars around the yards. the passengers
! being returned to the station.