Daily globe., 1879-06-20
= Globe" Correspo ndest at The Front.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

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TRACY, Mimi. June l9.-The special train
with the Governors party reached here at one
o'clock this morning. All was quiet and except
from the presence of Major Bobletters military.
twenty in number, and citizens of the place at
the depot at such . late hour, no one would
| have suspected that anything unusual had or
was likely to happen. Quiet prevailed every
where and the whereabouts of any illeged riot
could not be ascertained.
THE OUTBREAK.
The following facts were soon ascertained
just before noon yesterday some two hundred
and fifty men, fifty or horseback and the re
mainder in wagons, were seen approaching
town. The crowds gathered from points "a far
west as Lake Benton, but had passed
intermediate points by twos and threes,
80 that their coming in such number was not
suspected Runners of outbreak had preceded
them and Sheriff Hunters posse Of twenty-five
picked men was drawn mp at the depot to re-
ceive them. The mob advanced within twenty
rods, bearing flag inscribed &
''RALRoAD STRIKERS,
$1.50 and So. so per day" meanipg an increase
of wages for men and teams to- the figures
named. The sheriff called halt, threatening
to fire if they advanced. Some delay ensued,
when parley resulted, which was interrupted
by the special train bearing volunteers from
New Ulm. The ringleaders disappeared forth
with and their whereabouts to-day is not
known. The balance slowly disappeared and
left town without any demonstration. The
railroad people then paid off fifty of
THE MORE VICIOUS.
The whole payment amounted to less than
$l75, which shows they were not alarmed on
the score of pay. This ended matters for the
day. It appears on coming they stopped at
intelmediate camps and forced the men to
join the crowd, and thus swehed 10 to an inn
posing array. So soon az the procession was
descried the only whisky shop in the place
was closed and strong guard placed over the
stock of liquor. The mob thus finding moth
ing to sustain their c.urage was readily dis
persed.
As stated no work was done on the road un-
til late yesterday afternoon. when
TRACK LAYING WAS RESUMED
near town. Orders were given by Snperin-
tendenr Sanborn to contractors not to re-em-
ploy, under any circumstances, those who had
been paid off and discharged.
In an interview with Superintendent San
born, he expressed the emphatic opinion that
the occasion neither demanded tue presence OF
the Governor nor the military. The trouble
grew he says. out of dissatisfaction with the
prices paid by the contractors, and not from
i'll feeling towards the company. When tho
superintendent heard of the trouble he was re-
turning from the western terminus With his
accustomed energy, he returned to Marshall.
and there borrowed of the banks and mer-
chants large sums of money, only small por-
tion of which was used to pay off the strikers.
The contractors name with whom the mob was
ia
ably to
RAID HIS STORE HERE.
The strike being simply for an increase of
wages, the mob found fifty or seventy-ive
sympathizers, who seemed disposed to aid and
abet them first, but soon abandoned the pro-
ject.
After full consultation with the railroad Of
fcers and citizens. who fully coincided in
the opinion there was no prospect for other
and left after two hours stay. This morning
the GLOBE reporter, accepting courteous in
vitation from the gentlemon in charge, T. J.
Nicholl, started for buggy ride along the
line for additional particulars. As far
as Lake Benton. fifteen mile out, only
ONE CAMP WAS IDLE.
This wason the north fork of the Des Moines
river, where. the employees were Scandinavians.
These had heard rumors about the rioters re-
X were
to work if protected. At all other points to
Lake Benton, thirty-eight miles, all the con-
tractors were busy, in cases with reduced
forces, presenting scene vividly in contrast
with the dullneas Of the previous day. The
rioters on their way here were especially
ANTAaoN1sr1C TO THE scAND1NAvIANs,
and amusing stories are told of the latter de-
camping, bag and baggage, at sight Of the
enemy, and watching their operations at q
safe distance, behind friendly cover. As the
mob came in they impressed farmers teams
and wagons, hence the anxiety Of the owners
of the teams to escape to the hills with their
stock. A boarding house keeper, named Smith,
at Redwood river, was pretty roughly handled
| by the strikers on account of the unpopularity
Of his grub. To-day, Sheriff Hunter, with q
posse of twenty men, made q trip in wagons
along the line to Redwood, to assure
LABoRERs OF THE NECESSARY PROTECTION.
| On his journey he arrested one striker, q
young fellow, who declared he'd he damned if
he'd work for any man at SLIPS day, and will
| ship him eastward tomorrow. This is the net
results of the great riot 90 far, first blood for
the gallant sheriff. Rumors current here of
DEPREDAT1oNs By THE MOB
have no other foundation than that some cattle
were killed and one or two minor assaults com
mitted. The railroad officers seem to have
made one mistake. This was in running the
east bound express through this place at full
speed without stopping, yesterday morning,
while the parley betweensthe citizens and
rioters was in progress. This emboldened the
latter, but alls well that ends well. Almost
everybody agrees that it was
PRETTY BAD SELL
all around. This is not blueberry country.
yet Tracy bids fair to rival Brainerd in the
ridiculousness of its great scare. Quite dem