St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-05
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4 STRIKE.
SYMPTOMS OF TROUBLE ALONG
THE GREAT NORTHERN DE-
VELOPED YESTERDAY.
TODAY MAY DECIDE 1T.
WHETHER OR NOT A GENERAL
TIE UP WILL BE AT
TEMPTED.
ROY GOODWIN ARRESTED.
GENERAL ORGANIZER OF THE
A. r.. U. TAKEN IN CHARGE
AT KALISPELL,
ROY GOODWIN ARRESTED.
WHERE. SOME MEN QUIT WORK.
bridge Burned at Columbia Falls
-EVerything Quiet in st.
Paul.


Paul.
By the time the sun sets this even
ing it is barely possible that a strike
may be called on the Great Northern
road, or even sooner, although it is
regarded as extremely doubtful by
conservative men who have kept
track of the run of events, if an eff
fort to tie up the road will be sue
cessful. There We're several premon-
itory symptoms Of trouble along the
line yesterday, but. nothing which
can be taken either as an indication
of the feelings of the majority of the
employees or the strength of the
American Railway union. Sylvester
Kelliher, who is the practical head
of the organization pending the re-
lease of Debs from the Woodstock
jail, is guarded in his statements as
to the probability of strike, and no
doubt is ignorant as to what sue
cess will attend a call for one until
the various local branches vote upon
the question. This must be done be-
fore a general tie-up can be inaugu-
rated, so that the real situation can
not be clearly defined until today,
when a majority of the branches
have been heard from. With the
exception of several trifling inter
ruptions the Great Northern trains
were running as usual yesterday,
tain the position taken at the out
set that they have had no intimation
that any Of their regular employees
have any grievances to. be adjusted.
1t is conceded in certain quarters
that the fact that such a large per-
centage Of Great Northern employees
are members of the A. r. U. will
make a general tie-up possible pro-
viding a majority of the branches
favor such action, but the attitude
of Mr.. Hill and the roads officials
toward the committee which sought
an audience with him might be taken
as a sign that they consider they
have inside information regarding
the true strength of the organization,
and that this is, as has been intimat-
ed, to the effect that the American
Railway union is a power in name
alone. Dispatches from Chicago
state that the Great Northern,
through its agencies, is hiring a
large number Of men for railroad
work. Thus it is made to appear
that the road is planning to either
replace striking men or to furnish
protection to its employees.
TROUBLE ALONG THE ROAD.
Word came to st. Paul yesterday
from different points along the line
in some instances reporting cases
of violence, which in every case
were promptly dealt with by the
authorities. The most aggravated
disturbance is reported from Kalis-
pell, Mont. Roy Goodwin, the gen
eral organizer of the A. R. U. and
it's acknowledged leader in the far
West, attempted to hold a meeting
Saturday, but owing to the extremely
small attendance held a second one
on Sunday, only small proportion
of those present being Great North
ern employees. After a somewhat
stormy session lasting until o'clock
yesterday morning, it was voted to
strike.
Goodwin, accompanied by num-
Der Of the other leaders, took posses
sion of the roundhouse at Kalispell,
killed four of the company's loco
motives, and ran several cars into
the pit Of the turn-table. He and a
half-dozen of the leading spirits
were arrested before daybreak and
Jailed, and by noon the turn-table
pit had been cleared and trains run
ming as usual.
The passenger and freight train
men and enginemen are understood
to have discountenanced the action,
and are making every effort to put
the trains through on schedule time.
Early yesterday morning it was
announced here that the telegraph
operators on the Montana division of
the main line had left their instru-
ments and were working to urge the
other employees to follow. The tele-
graphic connection between st. Paul
and points like Helena and Butte
was cut off, the line being "open" or
useless.
Linemen were sent out when it was
discovered that the wires a few
miles on either side Of Havre, the
dividing point between the Eastern
and Western districts, had been
grounded by binding copper wires
about them. The broken circuit was
soon repaired, and the miscreants
are said to be apprehended. A meet
ing was held at Spokane, at which
vote to strike was carried, and a
force of twenty-five men employed
in the machine or repair shops, as
well as a score of bridge carpenters,
quit work. The trainmen, however,
stuck to their posts and declared
they will not go out.
The west-bound transcontinental
train yesterday afternoon came to
"A BURNING BRIDGE
three miles west Of Columbia Falls,
the first station west of Kalispell. AS
the train approached a man was seen
running awaV The trainnen eXtin-