The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-07

by President DebS, of the American Rail
WY union. The mo unent has gathered
strength until now it paralyzes the traffic
of the whole West PerislaLic freight is
being ruined on side tracks Of overland
routes in Texas New Mexico, Arizona
and Southern California. us we'll as Ne
breska, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Ore
gen, Idaho, Minnesota ard the Dakotas.
Trs,el is stopped fro.l the Pacific coast
east, and not a ear is leaving Chicago
for the West.
Among the messages received to-day
are the following:
Minneapolis, June 90. The railway
interests of this city are completely tied
Up. Not a car moved since 1 O'Clock.
Duluth. June 29.-Nolthern Pacific tied
UP solid. Chicago, st. Pau, Minneapolis
Il Omaha comes next. Travel in Duluth
at a standstill.
Los Angeles, Cal, June 29.-No Pull
II ans left here or San Diego. Southern
Pacific not operating.
Splague, Wash, June 20.-Not a car
moving here. Will not resume till old
wage schedule is restored.
ETporia, Kan, June 29.-Santa Fe
rendered useless by complete strike. No
trains through here.
I4ivir gston, Liont., June 20. - Dis
patchers followed all union men out.
Northern Pacific crippled from head to
foot.
Missoula, Mont, June 29.-Strike in
full effect. Committee appointed.
Little Falls, Mont, June 29.-Not a
railroad man working here. American
Railway union is king.
Butte, Mont, 55Uhe 29.-Union Pacific
men all out. Will stay out till otherwise
intimated.
From Cincinnati, where the boycott
hung fire yesterday, the following teie-
gram was received: big meeting of
switchmen last night. Indications point
to an effective boycott from this time
on"
The officials of the American Railway
union were greatly pleased with the situa-
ton. Debs says that every Chicago road
will be tied up tomorrow and that if
necessary the mines will again strike and
prevent coal being carried to roads in the
strike.
st. Paul, June 29.-The Northern Pacific
is practically tied up. General Manager
KenGrick admits it and confesses that the
American Railway union has ordered
out every member who works in any
capacity for that jine. The general strike
began ut midnight, the, fight is on and
it promises to be a long one and a strong
one, but in this particular instance the
a. X. Z. has tackled the United States
of America and has a job on it's hands.
Not only was the train for Fargo due
out of here al 8 o'clock last evening
stalled, but a similar train, due to leave
here at > this morning, was left idle at
the Mississippi street yards. The only
part of the road that is being operated
is the Pacific division. In st. Paul the tie
up is complete.
Minneapolis, June 29.-Not a man in
the employ of the Northern Pacific rail-
way is at work in Minneapolis to-day.
Promptly at Z O'Clock this morning ac-
cording to previous agreement every man
XII otked of, switchmen, train hands, track
repair men. even the the clerks in the
office. There are about 200 in all. Every
thing was performed with the utmost
quietness. Several of the boys were de-
tailed as watchmen to Look after the COM
Iany's property. All the engines were
run into the r~oundhouse and all tools were
token to their proper places. The tie-up
here is complete.
Duluth, June 29.-Not a wheel has
moved on the Northern Pacific road here
since midnight because of the strike of
the switchmen who are A. II. U. men.
The road expects to get out it's afternoon
trains, having locked Pullman couplings
and being able to run trains around VS..
Flour mills at both Duluth and Superior
already begin to feel effect of strike. st.
Paul and Chicago trains on Omaha road
V ere two hours late and a squad of police
was sent to the depot to protect service.
No switching was done in the Omaha
yards to-day.
Chicago, June 2S,-The employees of
b Union Stock Yards and Transit COM
puDy decided to inform the company to-
morrow morning that unless it refused to
handle the freight cars of lines hauling
Pullman cars, they would strike. The
run Der Of men is not over 800, but their
action will completely tie w. the stock
yalds and paralyze the packing ind stry.
Indicted for Liquor Selling.
West Union, Iowa, June 29.-The grand
jury of Fayette county adjourned last
night. The Jesuit of it's labors is the in
dictment of over twenty-five persons,
mainly for the illegal sale of liquors.
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