The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07

ceived to-day that between Z and .
O'clock an attempt to wreck property
and destroy life in wholesale man
ner was attempted two and one-half
miles west Of Columbia Falls, the first
station this side Of Ilalispell. AS the
east-bound overland approached the
bridge at the point mentioned the en-
gineer saw that it was on fire. Some
one had evidently just started it. The
train was stopped and the engineer
and fireman went forward and put
out the fire with considerable diff
Guilty. The loss was slight and the
train pulled over the bridge all right.
Had the train been late on arriving at
the bridge and the bridge burned
down the overland would have
plunged into the abyss below, and it's
cargo Of human freight would have
been hurled into eternity.
1t is thought by trainmen and pas
sengers Of the train that the burning
of the bridge was the work of an in
cendiary, who is either a striker OF Il
friend Of the strikers. AS the engi-
neer approached the burning bridge
he saw man dash away. Some A. r.
U. men in the West, including Direct
or Goodwin, offered violence to Great
Northern property. They were ar
rested and put i'll Jail Immediately. At
a few points on the line the A. r. U.
voted to strike. Most enginemen and
trainmen are loyal, and the officers are
confident no general strike will be in
augurated.
The first dislay of violence was
made at Kalispell, where Director
Goodwin and a few people with him
ran cars into the pit of the turn1able
and killed four engines. Goodwin and
half dozen associates were arrested
Passenger and freight enginemen and
trainmen at Kalispell absolutely re-
fused to strike. With the exception Of
Havre, at no other point on the line
of the Great Northern was an attack
made on property and an open effort
made to tie up operations by force.
Word was received that come
parties had tampered with the wires
at Havre, Mont, grounding them on
both sides, shutting off st. Paul from
communication with the West. Havre
is the dividing line between the East
ern and Western divisions of the
Great Northern, and here it, is the
Montana Central branches SOUTH
Havre is the connecting point of all
three divisions, and by grounding the
wires there they We're all shut off from
communication with one another.
The biggest thing that oc urred in
the way of strike was at Spokane,
where, after a long and turbulent
meeting Of the A. R. U. it was de-
cided to strike. The result was that
about twenty employees of the machine
ard repair shops went cut, besides q
small bridge gang Of twenty or twen-
ty-fve As &C Kalispell the engine
men and trainmen of both passenger
and freight trains refused to strike.
1t is rumored at the head of the
lakes that A. R. q. men of all rail
roads there are comforting to decide
what action they will take in case the
a. R. U. Of the Great Northern de-
cided to call general strike.
The accumulated evidence that
trouble was being made was shown
General Manager Warren by a report
er. Mr.. Warren did not deny the re-
ports. He said:
while we have had a few men at
Spokane and two at st. Cloud go out
and four engines killed for three or
four hours at Kalispell, business is
going on as usual without delay. There
has been no disturbance at other
points,"
"1s the report true that you are hir-
ing men in Chicago?
The Great Northern has plenty of
men,. We are not hiring any in Chi
cago or elsewhere"