The morning call., 1894-04-17
jim HILLS ROAD.
Only One Division Now
Open.
STRIKERS VERY ORDERLY,
But None the Less Determined
to Win.
OTHER LINES MAY BE INVOLVED.
1t Is Said to Be a Fight Between
Two Labor OrganiZa.
tiOnS.

was the most eastern point, but since then
il has extended to Crookslon. on the
Fergus Falls division. and 10 Breckln-
ridge. on the Breckenridge division. East
of these points there was no interruption
to traffic to-day, and west there was COM
plete tle-up.
General Manager Case to-day said that
this end of the line was working as usual,
but he had no knowledge whatever of the
other end. The men in this city DO not
favor the extention of the strike here for
the reason that they believe the company
would have a certain advantage near its
headquarters that it would not have any
where else.
Everything has been quiet to-day. both
at the Great Northern offices and at the
headquarters OF the American Railway
Union. Everything was running on sched-
ule time from this city to the boundary of
the strike territory. The report received
last night from the West that the Northern
Pacific employees out there would pro obably
strike out of sympathy cannot be verified
and il is generally discredited.
Meetings of the American Railway
Union are being held at Crookston. 81.
Cloud and Minneapolis. at which it was to
be decided whether the men at the points
named would join the strike. There was
some doubt what action would be taken.
At st. Cloud The men decided to strike,
and all members of tae union went out at
midnight. Everybody. including conduct
ors and brakemen, struck. The men at
Crookston are at dividing line, all west
of them being out and the east not having
gone out yet. At their meeting tonight
they were to decide the matter, but it
seemed that they would not favor striking.
However. they will be much influenced
by the action of the men east of them.
At few points trouble is looked for. AT
Grand Forks the officials wanted to get out
a train this evening. and twenty deputies
were sworn in, but 800 men assembled at
the depot and declared no train could be
made up there.
Another attempt was made at Devils
Lake this afternoon to take out train,
but it failed, as have previous attempts
during the past two days. There was no
struggle, but the 100 strikers at that point
stood their ground and the train was not
started.
One train was made up at Larimore, n.
OAK. but no mail has arrived since Satur-
day, and everything is SAID to be tied up.
A report has reached Great Falls from
Kaispel that a scab was strung up on
Saturday night in order to scare him, but
was allowe d to hang too long. and did not
survive. The report cannot be verified.
although it is said to have come from re-
liable source.
The only change in the situation Is the
Endorsement of the strike by the assem-
blies of the Knights of Labor located in
that city.
Mr.. Hog an is at Butte, and declares that
the disapproval of the brotherhood Off
Gals cuts no figure in the strike. He init.
mates that the railroad has pulled off,
these leaders, and expresses the belief
that the strikers will be victorious. Nearly
all the brotherhoOds are now represented
in this city by officers. Chief Clark Of the
conductors said their organization was
taking vote on the proposed new
schedule and could not legally have or
dered a strike. He has no advces that
men of his order have gone out but added
that if they have there was no question
that they would be punished.
Chief Morrisey of the firemen said he
had no advices from the West as to how
many of the fremen were thro wn out by
the strike, but he knew locally they did
not appear in favor of the strike.
George Howard of the American Rail-
way Union arrived to-day and has been
studying the field thoroughly. He denied
emphatically there was any trouble be-
tween the union and the brotherhoods,
and said the railroads were trying to keep
The two organizations apart.
A resolution signed by engineers and
conductors aud addressed to General Man
ager Case indorses the official announce
ment of the grievances and says the men
could not acqulesce in this strike. The
resolutions, however. are in support of
the strike.
CHICAGO, April 16.-Chief Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is
here on his way to st. Paul to investigate
the strike. He says the engineers broke
their recent agreement with the road in
striking, and also the rules Of the organi-
zation. and must suffer the consequences.
Chief Sargent made similar remarks con-
corning the frem
A local paper declares that it is nowise
settled that within a week or ten DAYS
strikes will not be declared on several of
the Northwestern roads running out of
Chicago. Arrangements are about COM
pleted for the Inauguration of strike on
Pacific Coast lines. which is expected to
result in the settlement for some time to
come Of the differences existing. The con-
test will involve all the existing brother
hoods after the manner of fOur-cornered
fight. in which the old organizations will
seek to annihilats the American Railway
Union. Vice-President Howard of the
union left for st. Paul to-day. from which
point orders will be issued making the
Great Northern strike general.
HELENA. Mont. April 16.-There Is no
change in the Great Northern situation
here. All is quiet in the yards. Not
wheel has turned since Friday noon. The
rikers are quiet but firm. Nothing is ex-
pected in the nature of a settlement until
General Superin tendent Bryan reaches s.
Paul Tomorrow and meets President Hill.
WASHINGTON. April 16.-Postoffice De-
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