The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-04-14
THE Fight IS ON
Hundreds of Miles of
Road Tied Up.
NOT A WHEEL IS MOVING
The Great NOrthern's Tralni Abandoned
Whtra Neon OVartOok Them.
IT'S A VERY BIG CONTEST
The Strikcrs Making a Peaceful
Struggle to Obtain What They
Deem Their Rights-Mr.
Kogan's Side OF It.
IT'S A VERY BIG CONTEST

Butte, April l3.-Promptly at noon to-
day all OF the employees on the Montana
Central and on the main line of the Great
Northern between Larimore and Spokane
as well as on all intervening branches,
quit work in conformance with the order
issued yesterday by Grand Organizer
Hogan of the American Railway union.
just as the clock commenced striking l.
in the freight office hero all of the clerks
and operators left their desks. handed
their keys TO Agent Aisop, and walked
out in body. Almost at the same instant
the switching crews in the yard ran their
engines into the round house and every
thing was nt a standsiill. The engines
were uncou pied just as the noon whistle
commenced To blow and all OF the trains
were lett just where they happened 10 be
ut that moment. The yard was left in
very good shape, however, with the eyccp-
lion OF two passenger coaches which were
left standing on The main line directly IN
front of the passenger depot. The sec
ond track, however. which is principally
used by the b., A. a. r., was left clear. AT
one minute after l. o'clock the only men
between Butte and Great Falls who were
not out on strike were General Agent
dawson. City Ticket Agent Dut,on and
Agent Alsop of this city, William Harder,
the general agent at Helena, and Pat
Kelly, the Great Falls general agent.
At II o'clock the one train on the divi-
sion between Helena and Butte was n
freight train coming south in charge of
Conductor Van Dyne. At l2:3) Van Dyne
received orders at Portal to run 10 Butte.
Ono of the dispatehers at Great Falls re-
manned duty long enough to give these
orders, but as soon as they had been sent
and delivered the dispatcher and the op-
orator at Portal both quit work. Shortly
after l. o'clock Division Superintendent
Currier tried 10 call up the dispatchcr's
Office at Great Falls on the wire, but he
secured no answer. Tho operator at Por-
tai also refused TO answer his call, and il
was quite evident that the operators re-
manned on duty simply for the purpose of
getting the tram into Butte. What tran.
spired on the Helena and Great Falls di-
vision after l. o'clock Is not known as
there is absolutely no telegraph commu-
nication. III there were any trains out
two or three operators no doubt remained
on duty long enough to give them clearing
orders, but all of the other men quit
promptly at noon, together with those on
the main line.
At ) o'clock this morning Director Ho.
gan Of the A. Il. L. telegraphed TO General
Manager Case OF the Great Northern that
unless the demands of the men were com
piled with at once there would be gen.
eral strike at noon to-day. No answer
was received to this and the men kept
their word. The telegram TO the general
manager is given in full in Mr.. Hogan's
statement TO the public which is published
below.
Shortly before noon to-day the following
dispatch. which explains itself, was re.
ceiycd here and conspicuously posted in
the freight depot:
To all Employees Montana Central Railway:
The cause oi thn event which i reported
about 10 take place Is attributed 10 bringing
lnen on This division for the purpose of taking
the places 0i men now employed. Tepgdialt
this for myself and have received assuraRc,
from the general manager that there Is no fOm
GaIion, in fact, tor such a rUmor. In Justice lC
this company and mySeIf, this should be- giyrf
the same Publicity that has been given To III,
report. W. W. IIRRlER,
Acting superintendent.
Helena, April n.
4 crowd Of railroad men who are hang
ing around awaiting developments. read
the message which had no effect further
than to cause some of the men TO pas,
complimentary remarks upon Mr. ur
rier.' 1t was rumorcd in Butte this morn
ing that ~ or more men who were sen
there. e.presumably by the railroad company
had arrived IN Great Falls to take III,
places OF the old employees. Mr.. Hogar
telegraphed the man in charge of th'
strike in Great Falls TO ascertain th,
truth or falsity of this report and he wireC
back early this afternoon:
The men are here and speak for themselves
| They claim that things we're insrepTesented 4
| them when they were brought here.