The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-05
DID STRIKERS DO IT2
A Bridge is Set Fire on the
Great Northern.
The Intention Was to Wreck a
Passenger Train.
STAND BY COMPANY.
Most of the Employees Don't
Want to Strike.
Roy Goodwin the A. R. U. Di-
rector is Arrested.

SPOKANE, Wn., Nov. 5,-A Spokes-
man Review special from Kalispell.
Mont, says an attempt was made TO
wreck g Great Northern westbound pas
seuger train near Columbia Falls a
torch was applied to bridge just west
of the big cut this side of Columbia Falls
and the fire was just gaining headway
as the train dashed on to the bridge.
The engineer applied the air brakes
and the train was stopped on the bridge.
A reward of $500 has been offered by
the Great Northern and $500 by Gov.
Richards for the apprehension of the
persons who attempted to wreck the
train.
Roy Goodwin, director of the A R e.,
who has just been released fIom jail
where he was sentenced by the United
States court with E V. Debs and others
called a meeting of that order here last
night. Only ten of the employees of the
Kalispeil division were present, the bal
ance being men discharged from the
service.
1t was voted to strike and Goodwin
called the strike 10 take effect at II p.
N. At the appointed hour the tram
crews responded promptly and when it
was announced that Goodwin had
called. a strike they took strong
stand in favor of the company and
expressed determination to defeat the
strike. Goodwin was denounced as an
agitator, unworthy of notice. His au-
archist speech at Spokane a few days
ago lost him any supremacy he may
have enjoyed among the railroad men.
All the trainmen, freight and passen-
ger engineers. dispatchers and track men
kept at work and volunteered their
united support TO the company. They
have no grievance. The only railroad
men in active service who went out on
the Kalispell division are three fremen,
one engineer and one section boss. the
others, about thirty discharged section
men. 4@
At midnight a mob of fifty strikers
went to tire roundahouse, killed all the en-
Qines and pushed car into the turn
table.
Sheriff Baldwin soon patFolled the
track with deputies. and guarded two
freight trains that came in at 1 a. m.
Superintendent Ryan acted promptly
and set about to end the strike. Warrants
were sworn out for Goodwin and other
ring leaders, At o'clock this morning
Goodwin was arrested.
SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 5.-The strike
on the Great Northern is only partial at
this place. The east bound passenger
train went through on time, and the Of
flcials claim that all trains are moving
regularly.
rart Of the employees went
out. The strikers claim that aboutsixty
have gone out, but the master mechanic
says the number was only eighteen, and
of these six have returned.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 5.-First Assistant
Grand Chief T. S. 1ngraham of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
who represents Chief Arthur during the
latter's absence in Europe, said today that
SO far as was known at headquarters. the
engineers of the Great Northern had no
grievances with the road. He believed
it highly improbable that they would in
any way become involved or take part
in any strike on the road.
OMAHA, Nov. "a party of about 80
men, big and strong, aud many of them
carrying grips, landed on the Missouri
Pacific train at South Omaha Saturday
evening.
When asked who and what they were.
Chief of Police Brennan of South Oma-
ha said he understood they were railroad
strikers. Iris presumed they were from
Thiel's detective agency at ST. Louis, and
recruited to guard the Great Northern
road in view of threats of striking.
A. r. U. SENTIMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
Debs' Representative is Hard at Work
Fostering 1t.
SAN Francisco, Nov 5.-The threat
ened strike of the employees of the Great
Northern railroad has caused no little
comment among local railroad men and
especially among the members of the A.
r. [.
The dissatisfaction of the Hill men has
peculiar significance in this city, Oak
land and Sacramento inasmuch as tits
generally admitted that on the success,
or failure of strike on the Great
Northern railway system at this time
hinges the future of all organized rail
way labor west of the Missouri river.
incidentally it may be said that on the
southern Pacific railway system there
has been unusual activity of late on the
part of labor uaions
Within the past month it is officially
declared by the local A. r. U. officers
that nine lodges of that order have been
successfully organized on the Pacilc
coast All this work has been
entirely effected through the in
strumentality of James Hogan of
Salt Lake City who is the general west
ern representative of Z. V. Debs, and cne
of the nominees for congress in the COM
ing Utah election.
Hogan it is said, has three travelling
delegates in this state who have rePott-
ed to him that A. r. I. sentiment i5
stronger than ever on this coast. and
promised within three months 10 bring
almost every railroad employe in Cali
fornia and Oregon into the camp befor
the new year
Dan Craner and VIM. E. True have
been elected delegates 10 the Trades
Assembly by the Cigar-makers' union.