The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-06
A. R. U. MEN NOT APT TO QUIT.
THE STRIKE ORDER IGNORED AT
BUTTE.


Director Ray VI. Goodwin of the Or
der and Three Others Under Ar
rest on Charge of Malicious De-
structiOn of PrOperty-NO Prospect
of the Men Quitting on the Mon
tana Central DivisiOn-The Whole
Strike Movement Apt to Prove
FiEzIe.
Butte, Mont, Nov. 5.--Advices from Kali
ispel are TO the effect that the strike Or
dered on the Great Northern last night
by Roy NJ. Goodwin, the American Rail-
way Union director, is a fiat failure, as
the men refused to quit and Goodwin and
three others are under arrest on a charge
of malicious destruction of property. The
men had preliminary hearing this after
noon. The testimony was that Goodwin,
with the others. came to the round house
at midnight. Goodwin mounted the en-
gine Of which Reynolds was in charge,
and said: There is a strike on" The
engine was run into the house. the fires
of the engines were then drawn The
snow plow was run on the turn table and
thrown into the pit. The men are held
in $500 bail.
There does not appear to be any possi-
bility of strike on the Montana Central,
regardless of what may happen on the
main line. Messages received from Hayre
and Kalispel quote Chief Dispatcher Tay-
lor and Chief Dispatcher Rogers of the
Montana and Kalispel divisions respect
lively as saying that not a man in their
Jurisdiction refused to work this morning.
me only trouble reported was the ground
lns OF the company and Western Union
wires east and west of Pacific Junction
yesterday, which interfered with the tele-
graph business for about four hours until
Ihe dihculty could be overcome. 1t is
reported that the company has the perpe-
traitors spotted.
A message from St. Paul says there is
no trouble on the system.
Ihe employees Of the Montana Central
on the Butte and Great Valley divisions
are attending to their business as usual
matter.
This whole business is being engi-
heered by a few men who are not now
employees OF the Great Northern" said a
Montana Central man tonight. "a few
OF them have been discharged for incom-
! potency, and others because they were
| seeking to make trouble. Tn action of
the man at kalispel, who killed engines
and attempted to burn a bridge near
Columbia Falls yesterday afternoon, is
denounced by the employees here as an
outrage, which deserves swift punish
ment."
Conductor Hall of the Montana Central
departed last evening for Great Falls,
and carries with him a communication
signed by all of the employees Of the road
setting forth that they have no griev-
ance. and that they had no representative
at the st. Paul meeting OF the committee
| to discuss the situation
Butte. Mont, Nov. 6-There Is one sem
timent among the Montana Central en-
ployes in regard to the action of Roy
! Goodwin American Railway Union direc-
tor, in ordering a strike on the Kalspei
division of the Great Northern last nigh;.
and that is one OF entire disapproval and
condemnation, and the attempt to burn q
bridge and wreck a passenger train is de-
nounced in unmeasured terms. All Great
Northern trains We're on time to-day anG
there is no interruption at all of traffic on
the Montana Central. The men on the
latter will positively not strike, and they
have declared they have no sympathy with
expressed for the strike comes from the
men who participated in the disastrous
American Railway Union strike a year
ago.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 5.-The employees of
the Great Northern at Superior are to-
day circulating a petition for the imme-
diate reinstatement of Engineer Best,
president of the American Railway Union.
lodge at that point, who was discharged
last night for being member of the COM
mittee who waited on President Hill at
St. Paul. The men worship Best on ac-
count OF his heroic action in the Hinck-
ley fire, a year ago, which resulted in the
saving of a train-load of people, and if
he is not taken back they will probably
vote tonight to so out. The rush of
grain to the head of the lake is now greater
than it has ever been, and a strike would
play havoc.
Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov. 5-There are
no indications here of a strike on the
Great Northern system. A few men have
left their work at outlying stations, but
not enough TO interfere with the regular
running of trains.
At Devits Lake. N. D.. the strike was
oa11 ~ad uf mid Tt,frr Il,
trouble.
st. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 5.-Reports up to
10 O'Clock tonight are to the effect that
trains on the Great Northern are run
except at Devils Lake, N. d. At the
latter point several trains were side
tracked during the afternoon. but the
officials say all will be smoothed out
in another day. Everything is again
quiet at Spokane, Kalispel, Columbia
Falls and Minot. President Hill said this
afternoon for a strike center but have
not been able to find one. All the en-
ployes of the Great Northern are work.
ing fun time; Engineer Best, one of the
committee of agitators who was dis
charged by the company to-day, earned
S206 for the month just ended. We can
not afford at this time to have trouble
with our men, and we will not.
At ST. Cloud there is no change in the
strike situation, except that the com
pany has taken extra precautions to pro-
tect property. Extra Watchmen are be-
ing sworn in to guard the property, and
men have been placed at points along
the road to guard the telegraph lines.
The strikers are confident, and say the
time to go out at this end of the road
is not yet at hand, despite the fact IL
was given out that a strike had been or
dered Sunday. Meetings have been held
i at Melrose, but it doubtful whether the
men will go out. The St. Cloud shopmen
express no dissatisfaction, and will not
strike.
ST. LOUIS WANTS THE CONVENTION.
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