The herald., 1894-04-17
GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE.
The Tie-Up Approaching the
Twin Cities.
1t Is Within One Division of
st. Paul.
No Trains Running on the Western
Divisions,
The Strike Expected to Spread to Other
Western Lines II Not Speedily
6ettIed-A "scAb" Strung
Up by Strikers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Sr. PAUL. April 16-The Great North
ern strike at dark tonight is reported
within one division OF this city, and it is
probable that it will be here before
morning, On Saturday Great Forks,
N. D., was the most eastern point. but
since then it has extended to Crookston n
on the Fergus Falls division, and to
Breckenridge on the Breckinridge
division. East of these points there
was no interruption to traffic today, and
west there was complete tie-up.
General Manager Case today said this
end of the line was working as usual,
but be had no knowledge whatever of
the other end of the line. The men in
this city do not favor the extension Of
the strike to this city, for the reason
that they believe the company would
have a certain advantage near it's
headquarters that it would not haYe
anywhere else.
Everything has been quiet today,
both at the Great Northern Offices and
at the headquarters OF the American
Railway union. Everything was run
ming on schedule time from this city to
the boundary of the strike territory.
The report received last night from
the wept that the Northern Pacific en-
ployees out there would probably strike
out of sympathy cannot be verified and
it is generally discredited. Meetings of
the American Railway union were held
at Crookston, st. Cloud and Minneapo-
lis, at which it was to be decided wheth-
er the men at the points named would
join in the strike. There was some
doubt what action would be taken. At
St. Cloud the men decided to strike, and
all the members of the union went out
at midnight. verybody, including
conductora and brakemen, struck. The
men aL CrooKsson Bre THO dfviainE
line, all vest OF them being out, and the
east not having gone out yet. At their
meeting tonight they will decide the
matter, but at the day meetings il
seemed they would not favor striking.
However, they will be much infin-
enced by the action OF the men east oi
them. AT few points trouble is looked
for.
At Grand Forks the officials wanted to
get out train this evening, and 20 dep
uties were sworn in, but 800 men assem-
bled at the depot snd declared no train
could be made up there.
Another attempt was made at DEVILS
Lake this afternoon to take out train
but it failed. ss 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. D., but no mail has arrived since
Saturday, and everything is said to be
tied up.
A report has reached Great Falls from
Kslispel that "scab" was strung up on
Saturday night in order to scare him,
but was allowed to hang too long and
did not survive. The report has not been
verified, although it is said to have come
from reliable source. The only change
in the situation 10 the endorsement Of
the strike by the assemblies of the
Knights of Labor located in that city.
Mr.. Hogan is at Butte and declares
the disspproval of the brotherhood off.
cials cuts no figure in the strike. He
intimates that the railroad has pulled
off, these leaders, and expressed the be-
lief that the strikers will be victorious.
Nearly all the brotherhoods are now
Represented 10 this city by officers,
Chief Clark, of the conductors, said
their organizatisn was taking vote on
the proposed new schedule and could
not formally order strike. He has no
advices that men of his order have gone
out, but added. if they have there is no
question they would be punished.
Vice President Howard of the Amer
lean Railway union Gays the strike will
not be extended to this end of the line
Tor day or two. The strike is ccnsid-
cred a fight for existence on the part of
the Drotherhoods, for if defeated they
will be dominated by the American Rail-
way union.