Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-22
THE srR1K ERs REsoLUrE.

They Believe They Are In the Right---As-
sMranees That No Violence VAL BE Conn
nsitted--- Que of the Number Placed Un-
der Arrest.
The situation in the yards of the Minneapo-
lis & St. Louis company was much the same
yesterday as on the preceding day. The strik-
ers, fifty strong, still hold out. The blockade
in freight is growing more and more serious.
The prospect appears not very bright for
speedy dissolution of The troubles. The feel
ing between the managers of the road and the
striking men is exceedingly bitter. A num-
Der of policemen were kept all dav on duty in
the yards, but had no occasion 10 interfere in
their official capacity.
It is rumored that Gov. Pilsbury has been
approached upon the matter by the mil
| lers, and that he has given assurance
that something should be done to-day to re-
lieve difficulties. But what this something is
appears to be a mystery.
| The effect of the strike npon the business of
the city Is becoming alarming. Immense
! amounts of general freights are side-tracked
all along 1he various lines running into the
city, The loss to the millers alone probably
reaches $1,000.
| A committee from the millers waited upon
| the officials of the road, and made u PROPOSE
tion leading to contract for moving the cars
and supplying the wheat they require,by parties
other than the railroad company. The propo-
| siton was not for moment entertained by
the railroad company. They appeared stub
| born and determined to fight it out.
| Application was made to the city fora corps
of special policemen, but City Attorney Benton
said this would not be warranted by the cir
cumstances. No violent demonstration had
been made, and he did not believe anything Of
| the kind would occur.
| c. A. Plllsbury, of c. A. Pillsbury d Co.,
made application yesterday to the yardmaster
| for the use of an engine to- day to haul wheat
cars to their Touring mills. He said, 81 have
crew of men in my mills who will run that
engine and haul all the wheat we want, If you
will let us have it. They will do it, let the
strikers do their utmost"
| The y.rdmaster granted their request, and
very politely rendered the use of the switch
engine.
The striking boys were somewhat indignant
at the vulgar language used, and said it was
| Totally uncaled for, as they would not in any
| instance commit any violence upon hr. Pills
| bury's employees should they wish to run a
switch engine.
At about o'clock young man named
George Wright, one of the strikers,
went to the upper yards and
interviewed number of conductors, who had
| been set to switching. He asked them il
| they really believed they were acting in &C.
cordance with the accepted code controlling
such cases? Receiving no reply, he told them
they were not only doing their c.i-labOrers a
great wrong, but were surely injnrlng their
own reputation as honorable railroad men in
STOPPING TO take the places of switchmen who
had struck for their rights, and had called
| upon themselves tn. stigma of "scabs." This
was said calmly and without manifestations
of anger. General Roadmaster Hanlan, at
| this jnncture, stepped up, and, after using very
| strong epithets, ordered the immediate arrest
of Wright, who was incarcerated in the city
lookup. Hanlan threatened TO cause the ar
rest of the entire fifty strikers.
One crew of switcnmen, comprising con-
ductors and the local officers of the road, were
working yesterday in the futile attempt to
raise the freight blockade and supply the
mills with wheat. As result
of their efforts one train
was made up and sent to Duluth, loaded with
-four, and few car loads of wheat were de-
lvered to the mills. But the supply is great
" inadequate to the demand, and number of
the Touring mills were compelled to shut
down Only two of the mills were supplied
by the railroad.
In both yards large throng of people al
most constantly assembled, appearing TO have
the impression that the danger of riot or
violent demonstration by the strikers was i'm
minent. Bnt an interview with the prominent
members of the strike revealed the fact that
the should positively be no violation of law
but orderly They are sincere in the belief
that they are in the right and are determined
to hold out.
Running the switch engine by inexperi-
enced men results in confusion and accom-
plishes little actual work.