Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-30

The Great Northern Strike likely IN
Extend.

EXten0.
Every Knights Of Labor man On the
Great Northern railroad has been called
out The order was received from Chicaro
yesterday. and has been sent out by Presi-
dent Debs and Vice President Howard of
the American Railway Union.
The strike is now likely to extend to
every system west Of Chicago.
The Great Northern strikers have been
put IN state OF Indignation at the action
OF the brotherhood Of Engineers, who met
saturday night, and decided to 60 to work
at once on the strength OF the proposition
onered by the company and the return 10
the OLD schedule of wages. 1t was followed
yesterday afternoon by the Brotherhood OF
f1remen reaching the same conclusion
Resolutions were unanimously passed by
the strikers that no propositions would be
considered unless they came through the
american Railway Union chiefs The In.
dignation OF the strikers knows no bounds.
but they say that they are bound to carry
the day regardless OF this action. and are
IN hopes the other divisions win not follow
the example Of this division.
Nothing In the yards has been moved but
the offlcials say that by today the GONNA nv
VIII resume all trafhc Of every Character.
The men deny this
Troops to the Rescue.
United States troops are ON the movs 70
preserve order and aid In the arrest Of r.o,-
Gus strikers along the Great Northern rain
way. Yesterday morning Fort Smelling was
all In hustle. ana to the uninitiated Il
looked like the beginning of q campaign
against the Indians.
Shortly before midnight Saturday Col.
Swaine. acting on orders from the Presi-
dent, had directed Col. Mason, in charge of
the post at Fort Smelling. to send a portion
Of the third regiment to North Dakota to
fofA
serving warrants and making arrests
Accordingly. the whole third REGIMENT WA
called from barracks at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning and four companies selected for
the "Trip. MAJ. John p. Patterson was nam
ed to take charge Of the expedition. ana
companies A. B, D and q were selected 70
go with him. After receiving instructions
from Col Mason to act with GOODNESS and
without demonstration via the Great North
ern, ana. barring accidents, were expectei
10 arrive at Grand Forks at z O'clock this
morning: The number Of men in the four
companies Is 2O1. 1t II stated that Marshal
Sronin will order two OF the companies to
Oevirs Lake and use the others where riot
ing seems most likely.
O. FLY Ny, United States marshais returned to
81 taui yesterday morning from Minnesota
points. They report the strikers at Barnes
vile. st Cloud, Wilmar and Mooreheaa
more inclined to obey the law, and ~ n
noped the cutting OF trains will entirely
me mass meeting at Labor Hall LAST
evening was attended by nearly 1000 men
most OF them st. Paul and MinneanoIis
strikers. Mayor Eustis OF Minneapoiis sn-
peared and delivered an address, urxinr the
men to accept the proposition OF the ST
raui ana minneapolis commercial bodies
that the whole question Of wages be placed
In the hands OF i've ARBITRATOR. This nro,s.
osition was discussed with bitterness by me
strikers. who upon q vote rejected it IMAM
imously and issued an ultimatum thai thsv
would accept nothing but q complete re-.
toration OF wages to the August schedules
General Master Workman Sovereirn Of fhc
knights OF Labor confirmed the report tia
ne mad ordered all Knights of Labor on ths
Great Northern system to quit their piaces
70 AID the American Railway Union In win.
ming Its point. A "
Dispatches to the Great Northern genera,
omees last evening said that the engineer
ana nremen At Wilmar st. Cloud ana
GAINESVILLE yesterday afternoon reported to
their superintendents at those points that
they were ready for duty on ali trsins 20
which they might be assigned. II was
learned also that all brakemen on the three
branches centering at Crookston announcsi
their Willingness to 60 to work today.