The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-03
The Strike Is Over and the Great
Northern Is Once More in
Operation.
Passenger Trains for Points North
and South VIII Leave This
City To-Day.
Last Night, and Everyone q ad
the Trouble IL over.

iof the n ~ tfne IN hlmoat thfoe WeeEa
The PEOPLE of this oity will be able this
moFning 10 take train and travel in Gny
direction they may choose. Many people
may not Gaze 90 so north. but nsVerthsless
It will be a great satisfaction 20 every one
10 know that they can 90 IL they 40 elect
because the Great Northern trains will be
running. II was three O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon before 10 was fully decided
among the Montana Central employees that
they would obey the directions Of Mr.. Debs
and report for work. This was not due 10
ths fact that the men did not want to go TO
work, or that they were captioas but
when the Montana General mon sent
their committee to 81. Paul n week
ago it was decided shat before the men
would return TO work the order must be
issued By Director Hogan and counter
signed by W. /. Riker, OF Great Falls. and
7. +. Ricbardson OF this city. Early in
the day Mr.. Richardson received ths order
to 90 TO work from Mr.. Dsbs. bat IL was not
until $3.50 that be received the following
from Mr.. Hogan;
Everybody resume operations immedi-
stely. See how rapidly the wheels may be
set rolling
Afow minutes later he received the fol-
lowing from the same gentleman.
Great Falls has resumed work. We do
likewise. Resume Q. eTstions at once. The
east end is now at wo L."
Previous to the receipt Of these messages
Ar. Richardson had received a message Of
the same uu port from Nr. Riker and
little after three o clock he gave the order
TO 20 to work. General Agent Harder was
only waiting for the word. and ho imme-
diGtely sent for all the employees
whose services were required TO report for
duty. by four o'clock there was big force
OF men at work in the round house q ing
up. and last night q work train Was started
ont oY0r the road. This morning trains
will begin TO run as OF old. There is 10
trouble on the line between
while the hrst srain will Irobsbly
RON a little slower than asual. the trip will
be made in good time. Between Helena
and Butte the road 10 also all right. though
there may be a little delay IN getting
through tho tunnel owing 60 the fact that
the ice has been allowed 20 accumulate
! there, but that ia a small matter. and a
gang OF men will soon remedy any trouble
that NAV exist.
When the news became generally known
that the strike was actually OF there was
/ great rejoicing. he men we're all happy
/ and snxIoua 10 get hack TO work as soon as
possible. While they had not probably had
everything oOnoedeI they had asked for,
still the victory for them had been great
/ one aud they had the satisfaction Of know
ing that all had stood firm. They also fsit
/ that in the future if they had any grlsv-
ances and sent q committee to St. Paul to
/ lay them before President Hill that they
would get an early hearing. and the bus
/ mess men and citizens OF Helena generally
1 we're lust as glad as the men that the strike
] 4 fwfr rfaFN NIaa 80 Ihaw had aFNa.-
thizsd with the men. but they realized tnat
/ the business OF tue city was beginning 70
suffer, aud they were glad that business
could be conducted again along the old
channels. and that ths Great Northern
would once mo be In the hsld as a COM
petitoT for their business.
| About 530, after all the msn had been
notified. Mr. RiohErdson thouRht there
ought TO be some sort OF celebration.
/ The Helena Military band volunteered its
so viess. through it's leader. Cant. c. 4.
/ Morrison, and as many Of tue employees as
could be reached expressed their desire so
have little celebration. :ho celebration
took the 10 m OF parade. About eight
O'Clock she employees started from the
Mindsor hotel, headed BY the
be5s OF the band wearing for the
first time their new uniforms, aud present
ing very st,ikinR appearances. There
| we're about fifteen hundred men In line
when 10 started. sud bT the time 10 cot TO
| B toadway 10 had sweiled TO 2,000 There
was an abundance OF roman candles aud
fire oraekers and as the p. ocossion moved
up the street there was a generous pyro-
| technic display. The first stop was msde
- the Great Northern Offices. wheIs the
band played a selection. Inen the ronte
Was 10 ths city hall, where another stop was
made. Returning. the New York Dry Goods
Storo was remembered. Then the Northern
/ Pacific officers we're treated TO a little
segenRde. aud then she march was tiken
up to THE INDEPENDrNr Office. lie e tns
! hand PLAYED again, ana the men cheered Tor
4 IHF lsDErENDENr. Then the hefnld oil &c
was visited, aud tlsn the route WAS 90 the
auditorium. Here q little speech making
was had. Mayor Weed presided. lie made
= neat little speech. IA which he oongrHtu-
lated the men on theit victory, abe people
on the fact that the strike was
over. and said that the people of
the city while they ssmpAthizsd With the
ing against the Great Northe a railway.
/ the developmsnt OF the resou ces ot the
state. Other speakers were 4. 4. Richard-
sou. Jerry Derrigan, &. q. Newman. Co. 9.
/ ID. Curtis. Thos. Giichrist, Nm. hsrison
and Martin Nsginnts.
During the dsy Mr.. Riahardsen received
= number of kilograms from labor cani-
I zsttona th oughout the state. conRratulat-
/ ing She employees on their victory aud on
the end OF the strike.
livery nODY GLAD OFIT.
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