Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-06
Northern Railway nFoials Declare 0psr-
at ,,oowrr Ilo'ed Incident
.nAlNS RUNNING PRACTICALLY ON TIME
Over Three Fourths Of the Offices Are
Again Open.
ADVISES MEN TO RETURN TO WORK
Strike Chairman of Idaho Division Admits
Fight is Lost
ADWsEs MEN TO RETURN TO WORK
He is REMOVED BY PRESIDENT PERHAW
TeIeEraphers Expect }. J. Hill to
Intervene-GOvernme to Investi-
gate Alleged Interruption
of Communication.

ST. PAUL, Aug Sat the end OF the
fourth day of the telegraphers strike on
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
systems the officials OF both railroads de-
clare that the strike is practically closed
incident. According to information given
out at the general offices more than 80
per cent of the strikers on the Northern
Pacific and 70 per cent on the Great
Northern are now supplanted with agents,
a number claimed to be sufficient to tide
over traffic until the remaining places can
be filled. Trains reached the union station
in St Paul with greater regularity and
promptness than during the previous twen-
ty-four hours The bulletin office at the
depot reports all the Great Northern trains
practically on time. The North Coast Linn
! tied on the Northern Pacific was five hours
late and the Twin City Express on the
SAME road six and a half hours behind time.
Superintendent Beamer at Spokane today
! advised General Manager Horn of the
Northern Pacific that Strike Chairman
| Haney of the Idaho division had given out
statement in which he declared that the
| strike was already a failure and advised
| the men on the division he represents en-
bracing more than 500 miles Of line, to re-
port for unemployment at once. The action
! is said to have had significant effect on
applications for reinstatement coming in
| from the Idaho division. President Perham
OF the Telegraphers. now in st. Paul ad-
mitted the detection and said he had ex-
PEELED Haney from the union.
Perham Asks InvestiERtiOn.
President Perham, in referring to the
proposed action of the government in in
vestigating interruption in interstate tele-
graph traffic, said that his brotherhood
would welcome the move. II hope the
action will result in taking the matter
into court. l want a better opportunity to
get a fair hearing and to make known to
the public the real issues ip this contro-
versy."
The announcement that j. ]. Hill would
return to ST. Paul about August 10 was
welcomed by the telegraphers, who ask him
to intervene. 1t is believed by the union
men that the cost of maintaining the
struggle end the prospects of loss from
II stock and grain shipments will cause Mr..
Hill to take a hand in bringing about a
settlement Both railroads are giving the
strikers to understand that their places
will not be available for them after they
have been once flled. Manager Horn of
the Northern Pacific says he is having nc
difficulty in obtaining strike breakers, 15C
applications being on file for work at his
office tonight. Applicants are being exam
ined as rapidly as possible and sent west
! to man the wires. II is understood that
large number of the applications being
made to the roads are from women.
Government May Act.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Attorney Gen
eral Moody telegraphs to Helena, Mont.
Boise, Idaho, Spokane, Wash, Seattle
Wash, and Portland, Ore, to investigate
the facts as to the interruption of telegraph
service on the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific railroads in view of the govern
rnent's duty to keep unobstructed thu
avenues Of interstate commerce.
The Western Union Telegraph company
in connection with the inquiry today, an
nounoed that that company "and it's EN-
ployes are in no way involved in the strik
of the railroad telegraphers."
o The following is the telegram of the at
n torney general to the district attorneys:
e am Informed that for several days tn
S Transmission of Interstate, foreign and gov
A ernment messages over the western Unio
: lines which follow the Great Northern an
I | Northern Pacific railroads have been seri
k ously interrupted. In such situation, II
- | exists the government, whose duty II is
. ! by all means at its command, to keep ope
II and unobstructed the avenues of interstat
commerce and TO protect its own communj
y | cations has grave concern.
: You will Immediately investigate with a
possible speed the facts and If you find tn
tnterruption exists endeavor to ascertai
l. the reason reporting TO me fully by wire.