New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-18
RAILWAY STRIKERS FIRM.
GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIALS IN con-
FERENCE.
DEMoRALIzATIOX OF THE MAIL sERy1CE-THE
STRIKERS USE FORCE 70 PREVENT
TRAINS RUNNING.

ihNlNS ti NNlNP
ST. Paul Mimi April l7-With the exception OF
the st. Paurs St. Cloud branch. the Great North
ern system is effectively tied up. The strike has
now spread over northern. central and western
Minnesota. President Hill. OF the Great Northern;
President Samuel HILL Of the Montana Central.
and Nice-Pres!dent Clough and General Counsel
Grover. of the former road. In conference sew
era hours to-day. but declined TO give any infor
nation on the plea that publicity might cause
their plans 10 miscarry The situation H. becoming
hourly more complicated. The conductors, fire
men and engineers. all Brotherhood men. express
their willingness to 90 to work at once. but in
the breath insist that they will work
with non-union men This leaves the company in
a quandary which is easier 10 solve than II 1t
had to engage entirely new force. further
complication has arisen The American Railway
Union which Is being fought by the Brotherhood
and the Great Northern Railway Company. has
fight on among It's own members Nice-Presi
dent Howard OF the American Railway Union.
said this evening that the strike on the Minnesota
lines was premature and that Hogan. the or
ganizer hal acted hastily. The officers OF the con-
ductors and trainmen have formally declared
against tn strike. In a letter addressed to Gen
era Manager case. Chairman Brainerd Of the
Order OF Railway Conductors and Chairman clark
OF the Brotherhood of Railway Tranmen. says:
The vote OF the in accordance with the
laws Of our organization and the clear agreement
between the legal representatives, Of the men ana
the general manager had not been completed when
everything interrupted by the present trouble
In which our organizations have no part We re-
peat that It will receive no recognition or support
whatever from the organizations "" repre-
sent"
Win regard 10 the transportation % the 'nl'ed
StA'es malls the Great Northern line the sitn-
alton appears 10 be Of watching ANA waning
Local mails ahou: a standstiil-that Is mall
that Is local 10 The towns and stations on the Inc
a. Great Mort has been In that CONDITION
for about one week. On the other hand. as 10 the
through mail service or at least by far the greater
volume OF IT.. the Northern Pacific * handling H.
The through mail that has been brought over the
Great Northern Is being brought around by way OF
the Northern Pacific. even fhe Canadian mail. -
that the interruption in that regard Is not serious
Their was grca; cNci'~mcn; ~ -. Cloud this
afternoon upon the arrival " the -" tram iroh
the Nes: The strikers ca, the baggage cars ami
coaches from the engine and mail car. Seven nun
drei p~oplr were NJ the station to waich thr pro-
credings Superintendent Rice and IN" chlei 81
police however. forced the brakrmrn 10 rccoupe
them ana "a. train lea IN s"'ng Tni o. III, I'm
station WIN the rN'rptlon oI a. luh' I ~ ~
this was the only train from -. CLOUD dutins 'h'
ID and II il i,nurolable any further attempts vii
be- made 10 move trains from that point until the
(.b,rf Arthur. Of the Locomotive Engineers. ana
Nlce-Prcsdent Howard 81 the American kd"s,
mon, haa ,,'n, M. arrival % Grand Master
Sargent OF the Firemen. and tn i've VII io-inotr1M
ma "A conference
request; chief Arthur ssid this evening IN ref"ren'"
t. the deseriion 81 locomotive engineers on me
Great Northern To- the American Rail"aN mon.
Tn. brotherhood ~ l.ocomotiN" Engineers va
organiz.I In 1863 our record shows that We NV,
paiI ont over yiUn,vo 10 widows AMI orphans. ana
ma "a. have Increased the wages ~ engineers
from g. to 81 a DAY should mea lightly put a"iy
these results o. a tried AMI faithful Broihrrn"'l
,rua 10 their Interests. for the American RAILWAY
Union. a new AM uutr."d one. " th' Eo't',,.
perlcncc % thirty years WIN AZ 'n,Sr ir'' - ..
worth nothing. The brotherhood "I i'"p'",,,
Engineers has out!ived rs usefulness anu " -
time to put II away. - .-, c.., >o,,b-
Grand Forks y b. April The Hrrat Noi,in,
ern officials tried To take ont Naih az, 49,
and sWore IN a forc" OF twenty hrpuu'S w. P'HH,,,
i, crowd Of 30 men assembled al IN" ,''po'
and iecla that IN" train should nov %
I, e. feared that more trouble VIII occur Nh"'n"l
attempt 10 make NJ "A train was mao a, 49,, 49,
Ike yesterday evening. but II ihli"i 'nt t",'
80 ,,ovcd AZ Larimore y u. but no mans nave
arrived since SATURDAY % 81 ,,.,.,., ., ..-rhe
Minneapolis April IA Seattle Gispat,h 70 -.
TomrnaI" SAYS that the nrst NOV" maze pY VA,
Cr.,t Sorth.rn TO hire non-unon men VII " M
hv strike on the Northern Pncihc ana :, M "a
ia tines thus blocking abrolut"ly III Nh"l'
a., Itch, the Northern Pacific men Tefus.H y"
move Great Northern freight; ath"usn - t,s,n"ss
g. Northern Pacific yards and obstruc,S puH'n
Tbcv declare they will go out before they VIII "'o''
NY yanktSn : d April 1.-THE Great N"ith"fn
s,1ke viii reach Yankton to-nori1", IlE"' ,,,a,,
every enploye on the road between w iilihhi.
and Yanktou will go out II IN" orr, W,e vho
"n,nes There are some nfty men on thr I'M vi, III
I'm o. an, hut the greater number of mem w, MI
80, a, Willrnar until the strike ~ over ~
.,i.a, comnnnv to-day issued an oIl'I In"Hntp'.
ING acents from receiving p"rlshap' "''h"' "
any point the line.