Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-12


reporter, who heard of the situation, and
visited the locality to take it in.
Tuesday there was little or no work done
in the company's section of the short line.
This was due to the fact that ''the bosses
were identifying the strikers at the
pay-car, and time hadn't been
afforded to secure new lot of
laborers. 10 be sure gang had been
brought down from the gravel train in Min
neapolis, but they had joined the strik-
ers shortly after getting on the
ground. However, after seeing to the pay
ment or partial payment Of their men, the
strikers, Mr.. j. B. Moll and the other bosses
bestirred> themselves to get up force to re-
sumo work yesterday morning. They were
fortunate enough to get together 100 men
or thereabouts.
THE MEN DRIVEN FROM WORK.
With this force on hand, mostly new men,
and Some old ones, the work was began yes
terday morning at the usual hour, 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Graham had charge Of the party, and
under him in charge of the gangs, were
Messrs. Kenney, Johnson, Reagan and 9TH
ers. The men went to work but were unex-
pectedly interrupted. The small
force, in comparison with
what had been at work, were placed along
the bluff at the foot of Leech street for
distance of four hundred to five hundred
yards. While pick and shovel we're doing
denly at the top of the bluff overlooking the
working party body of men as
sembled. Among them we're recognized
many of the strikers. They soon
made known the object of their visit. A
long lank fellow constituted himself spokes-
man for the party and called upon the labor
ers to quit work. There was lull in the
work in progress, boss and workman both
wishing to catch the notion of their visitors.
The crowd on the bluff again COM
manded the working party to quit
work and extended a cordial invitation
to them to join the strikers. To this no re-
ply was given, and work was resumed with
out further notice being given to the men on
the bluff. This was not to the satisfaction
of the latter party at all. They showed evil
dent signs of anger, and began to pelt the
laborers with stones. At first, only
a stone or two badly aimed was
thrown; but finally shower
fell upon the workers. Several of the
bosses, among whom was Mr.. Reagen,
rushed up the hill and began to expostulate
with the strikers. These men got no hear
ing, but were driven to shelter. Following
this, the strikers seemed to direct their vio-
lence to Reagan's gang and drove them
from their work; they seeking shelter out of
reach on the track below or in the flats.
THE POLICE TO THE RESCUE.
Mr.. Graham also Withdrew his
party, and the rest Of the gangs
followed suit. A consultation of bosses
all md lie
patched to Assistant Superintendent Case
and Roadmaster Moll. They repaired to
the scene of reported hostilities, and found
their men on the flats, while tho strikers
occupied the vantage ground on the
crest of the bluff. Work couldn't
proceed under such circumstances, so word
was sent to the Office in the city. The situa-
ton was detailed to Acting Mayor Rhodes.
1t was represented that the fighting strikers
number forty to fifty; SO Capt. Rhodes de-
tailed Capt. CLARK and Officers Cook, Mitch
ell, Kenealy, Baer, Murphy, Mcmahon and
johnson to 60 out and dispense the crowd.
Arriving on the ground, a large crowd of
women and children were observed on the
bluff, and here and there knot of men was
seen. Coming to the brink, the working
parties were seen ascending the side of the
bluff to begin work again on the grade.
NO HOSTILE STRIKERS IN SIGHT.
Soon Mr.. Case put himself in commune
cation with Capt. Clark. He gave substan-
TALLY the above account of the whole bust
ness, and added that the strikers had with
drawn of their own accord.
Just here the GLOBE put in q query OF
two, but Assistant Superintendent Case was
opposed to giving any facts to the newspa-
pers. Being convinced finally to the contrary
by the urgent and urbane arguments of the
GLOBE, he made himself becomingly useful
in eliciting facts, as follows:
THE RAILROAD AUTHORITIES.
The railroad men claim that the discon
tent is only with few. The majority are
willing to go to work, but are afraid to do SO
It is rather hard to get new men, as they
too are threatened. But it is expected thi
will pass away in day or SO, and as many
mon can be employed as may be wanted
and for $1.25 day.
The railroad company means to stick t,
$1.25 per day compensation.
Mr.. Case-"We pay just the IS same as tn
contractors. They pay $1.5O for ston
workers and in wet ground, and $1.25 TO
shovelers. So do we."
There were 125 men at work, yesterday
the ordinary force, night and day. gang, ha
been 1876.
Mr.. Case apprehends no further trouble
and thought the recent outbreak was merel
squirt.
All the above occurred before noon, bu
work under protection of the police was nc
resumed until o'clock. The squad of pt
lice stayed around in the vicinity for an hot
or so, and was then Withdrawn, two bein
left out as corps of observation, as
we're.
During the rest Of the day no trouble {
any kind took place. rs
It cannot be disguised that there is cor
siderable discomfort with the msnageme1
of affairs on this particular work. The
was bit of a strike yesterday. Son
twenty Bohemians quit work. They clai
that there's ten days pay due them, and ye
terday they were asked to begin work und
anew boss. They wanted their pay fro
the old boss first. This conldn't be fixed
for them, and they left off in consequen,
These men live in the immediate vicini
and had q host OF women about them to b,
them in holding an out. door indignant
meeting. i5. s., ..5;s Il 800 81
st.a WHAT. THE STRIKERS SAY.
Nobody among the strikers seem to KIN
who the party was who committed the Y
lence mentioned above. Some few endo
such movement, but the cooler heads d
claim any connection with it or decline