The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-03
TIE UP DENIED.
Also Report of Collision on the
Northern Pacific.
General Manager Horn Discusses
the Strike.
LITTLE TROUBLE NOW
And He Thinks That viii Dis
appear Shortly.
Applications of Strike Breakers
Are Pouring In.

st. Paul, Aug. 3.-Reports OF a coIIi-
sion on the Northern Pacific sent out
last night, on account of the teleg-
raphers' strike, are untrue, according
to General Manager Horn.
81 had Jamestown, N. D., on the
telephone this morning. said Mr.
Horn, land if there was a head-on
collision there no one knows anything
about it. Our Overland train, which
is one of the trains reported to have
been in the collision, came in on time
this morning, showing that if there
was a collision it did not do any dam
| age or delay traffic.
''I saw in the press reports that the
line somewhere in the Butte noun
tains. The facts are that there has
| been no tieup of trains there, for our
reports show that our North Coast
limited, which was running behind the
Burlington limited, will come into st.
Paul on time today, which is even a
4 better record than we hope to make
when there is no strike on.
| "Our time freights are running, and
we expect to have some locals running
on some of our divisions today. We
| have sent out from this division about
25 agents who will go to points affect
ed by the strike. They are men
whom we have examined and who are
| 1uIly capable OF ndnQI1nS our DQS1n eSS.
This will enable us to handle perish
able freight. It will take a day or
two to get things running, but l think
we will be able to show the public
some extraordinary features in run
ming trains without operators with per-
feet satisfaction to the travelling pub
lie. We expected to have to ]. meet
those rumors of collisions and block
ades. We have much to contend with
| in the way of cut wires and misplaced
2Tn inc ont a1I rio ~
and in day or two we won't know
there is a strike on our lines. We have
applications for positions from all
parts of the country
Twelve Return to Work.
Minot, N. D., Aug. 3.-During the last
Isment in the telegraphers' strike situa-
l tion on the Minot division of the Great
Northern. Twelve operators have re-
/ turned to work. About 48 per cent of
| the stations between Williston and
Grand Forks are in working order. All
branch lines on this division are run
ming as usual.
More freight was handled west Ct
Minot today than during the past week.
/ Passenger train No. / rom the east
was one hour late and No. from rhe
west As minutes late. Assistant General
Superintendent Davis is much elated
over the results and says more opera
tors will return to work today
Statements From Both Sides.
| st. Paul, Aug. 3.-Diminishing diff
culties resulting from the telegra ph ers
strike is reported today by both the
| Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific, and especially by the Northern
Pacific. Officers of the teIegraphers
union. on the other hand, declare that
the two systems are almost without
operators, the passenger trains are
deplayed and that freight traffic is
Paralyzed.
The most tangible improvement in
the Northern Pacific is the announce
Ement made to shippers today that the
lembargo on perishable freight had
Fbeen partially raised, and that the
company was willing to accept such
shipments for stations between St
Paul and Minneapolis for Fargo and
all stations on the Manitoba division
between Winnipeg Junction and Win
nipeg.
The Great Northern which on yes
terday would take perishable ship
ments for only d few large stations
ANNOUNCED today that it would take
shipments for all stations if the ship
ments were made at "owner'S risk,
charges prepaid
Both the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern Express companies are
in effect refusing perishable shipments
except to large stations where the com
nauies maintain exclusive agents.