The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
WILL NOT EXTEND.
ST.ECLOUD THE EASTERN END OF
THE GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE.
The American Railway Union Lead
ers Do Not Think That 1T Will Be
Necessary to Call Out the Men in
the Twin Cities. ,..ugz- ..

st. Paul, April 17.-There has been lit.
tie if any change in the Strike situation.
en- the Great Northern during the forty
eight hours just past. The entire road
from st. Cloud to the coast is now tied
up, land members of the American Rail-
way union in this city say that the strike
will be extended to this end within q
couple of days if their demands are not
met. President Debbs, Of the Railway
Union, says he does not expect to win
unless the strike extends to st. Paul.
This will probably occur to-day OF to-
morrow morning at the latest. The news
from st. Cloud that the strike had
reached that city shows that the strike
will soon be at st. Paul.
President Hill and General. Manager
Case have been holding q conference
with Messrs. Clark and Morrissey, chiefs
OF the Brotherhoods Of Conductors and
Irainmen, and with the chairmen of the
?djustment committees of those orgariza.
lions, and it is probable that some i'm
portant action may be developed from this
conference. 1t should be said. in this
connection that both President Hill and
General Manager Case emphatically
deny that they have at any time refused
! to see any of their employees who had a
grievance to state. r. Clark, chairman
Of the Trainmen's committee, and Z. A.
Brs IL erd, chairman of the Conductors
committee, bear out these statements.
Great Falls, Mont, April lz-Chair-
man Riker, of tie adjustment committee
| wired j. j. Hill this morn ing that strik-
| ers now guarding he railroads property
| would be withdrawn tomorrow unless
| the strike was settled before. The STU
alton remains about the same. livery
| ting is quiet and the I'en are peach
tle. Acting Superintendent Currier
formally notified the sheriff of Cascade
county that the railroad demanded pro-
lection for it's property, and arrange
| ments we've made to put on force Of
deputies tomorrow. A telegram from G..
| w. Chase, manager Of the Great North
ern, to Culrier, says: ""No mails moved
save on regular trains'
Crookston, Mimi, April II. - Not q.
train Oh the Great Northern is moving
west OF here. The through train from:
| st. Paul vas sidetracked here this morn
ing and before room was ordered to Ada..
Where it will commence it's trip east.
The branch lines were in operation TO-
| DAY. The men are waiting to see what
those further east are going to do, and
Will probably follow the example of the.
| mcn at GAINESVILLE, the eastern terminus
| of the division.
st. Paul, April 1S.-The Great Northern
| strike will probably not extend east Of
st. Cloud for the present, if ever. The
Twin Cities are not likely to become in
volved at all. No overtures have been
made by the company or the men look
| ing toward settlement. Each side is
waiting for the other to take the I'M
tiative. The American Railway union
held mass meeting in st. Paul last
night, at which the sentiment of the
meeting was 1--WE are ready to strike
when ordered The grand chiefs and
| grGnG masters are still here opposing the
movement and enforcing the rules Of
their respective brotherhoods. Local
brotherhood leaders say the body of the
men will stand by their chiefs at any
hazard. President Hill, Vice President
Clough and General Counsel Grover, IF
the Great Northern, and President Sam
uel Hill, of the Montana Central held Il
conference yesterday morning These Of
fcers were all seen, but had no state
mtnts to make except that the situation
is unchanged and tt at no messages have
been sent to the men nor received from
them.
81 disclaim having said that the North
crn Pacific would be tied up Fridly,'
std Vice President Howard, of the
American Railway u1ion, yesterday. II
never said in Minneapolis or anywhere
else that any move of any kind would lie
made at any definite time. We reserve
to ourselves the right to make moves a.;
emergencies ovcrtake us. Whether | can
cell strike here any one who attended
the meeting in Minneapolis or the one in
st. Paul, will have no doubts. The men
here are all waiting for the press of the
tuition. lou can say that there will
be no strike east of st. Cloud tomorrow
, morning, and that we do not intend to
call the strike III the Twin Cities now.
And you can state the reason. AS long
as the men remain Oh duty in the Twin
Cities there S no chance to put any scab:s
at work here, and they can't be used to
much advantage west of here We would
rather the 'scabs would be here at the
ccnpany's expense while our men are at
work than that our men should be out
and on expense, with any of the scabs
at work. g. ~. ...a% +
Yesterday afternoon Vice President
Howard, of the union. made a friendly
call on Grand Chief Arthur, of the Broth
erhcod OF Locomotive Engineers at the.
| WlnCSOr. Mr.. Howard was formerly
grand chief of the Order of Conductors,
and is personally acquainted with Mr..
Arthur. OF late years their paths have.
LED them apart, and Their meeting yes,
terca! was devoted largely to fratarnal
"reminiscences rather thar present DIFF.
| ferences. -1
breckenridge, Mimi, April 1S.-An at
tempt was made by Supt. Winters to.
take the east-bound passenger train out
OF the yards last night, but his plans.
were frustrated. and seeing that his ct
tempts We're futile, he sprang from the
coach platform and struck bystandcr a
severe nlow IL the face with his lantern.
The citizens feeling that n outrage had
been done, quietly placed him under ar
rest ana upon promise of good behavior
ne was released by the justice until
TINS morning. The strikers are acting in