The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-28
'pcc'a, Dispatch to the Standard

LIVINGSTON, June 27.-With every train
on the Montana division of the Northern
Pacific tied up, no mails, no daily papers
and no associated press bulletins, Living
ston Is as completely shut of from the
outside world as it was before the advent
of the iron horse, when the crack of the
bullwhacker's whipper and the rattle of
the stage coach alone disturbed the
solitude Of tho western plains. The strike
inauaurated at 12 O'Clock last night on
this division, which extends from Billings
to Helena, is the most complete tie-up on
the Northern Pacific that tho corporation
has witnessed during its entire existence.
Not blow has been struck in the ma
chine shops here to-day. Tho fires are
all out and the works are as silent MS the
grave. The same condition Of things
exists with regard to the running of trains.
The rattle of the rail has been stilled, and
the shrill shrek OF the locomotives no
longer awakes the echoes Of the hills and
mountains.
Yesterdays east bound passenger and
this mornings west bound express are
sidetracked in this city and the proba-
bilities are that they will remain where
they stand for many day. Not a train
has departed from this city since II o'clock
last night. Some few arrived early this
morning but they were Immediately
abandoned by their crews as fast as they
came in.
With the exception of q few clerks at
the passenger and freight depots and the
force in the dispatchers' and superintend-
ent's office, not man is working on the
entire division. Tho men are all out, op-
orators, conductors, engineers, firemen,
brakemen, switchmen, shopmen, bridge
mon, sectionmen and even call boys.
A meeting of the A. r. U. was held here
this morning and the situation was fully
but dispassionately discussed. The ex-
preston. outside OF few remarks made
by tho Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers, was unanimous in favor of the
strike. Two committees were appointed,
one to take charge Of tho strike
and tho other to look after
and protect the company's property
fered with on the Montana division. The
strikers committee consists of II. B. Kelly,
w. T. Warner, Dan Short, +. I. Wood.
ward and Doherty. The committee to
guard the company's property consists Of
Dan G. Ellis, j. Vanhamm and Leonard
Uni, The latter have been deputizea 10
act ,s sneoial noIicono, and will he naid
e.. ,Lair sor,,;.ss ~, ,La p II
During the progress of the meeting Su.
perih,ehaeht ., y. rinn seh' over Woru
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f. poner'y anu W. a. D'oAa" was 'nere'
upon appoih'eu aho "a''eu upon mr' Inn
u u,s once' Twas an eAoeeuihsy snor'
conferences ,,,
lug suPerin,ehueh saiu. onuer wna'
eonu,a,ohs ~, Will '"e s'r'Aers re'urh &c
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Ihe answer was ne cohuitlons tna'
the men discharged IN ~. Pau Tor refus'
ing to handle Pullman cars be reinsrated
The strike will then be declared off, bu.
the boycott nrainst the Pullman comm, nv
III .t;,I romain 4, fuIl force nd .p.,o, :,
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-po :.
..VolI ,,,,oss ,,o,, foIIors will rou,air
;dlo Iorr while "
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