St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-18
SVyITCHmEN HN 81. PAUL.
The Situation Among the Strikers
Practically Unchangea.s-Even
of the DaV,

The Situation Among the Strikers
Practically Unchanged..-Eve vents
OF the Day.
The switchmen's strike was the general
topic of conversation yesterday. All day
long crowds gathered around the depOts
and railroad crossings and watched the en-
gines which pulled up and down the yards
with a deal of interest The fact that
nearly every engine had a blue-coated
guardian of the peace i'll the cab. lent addi-
tional attraction to the scene, and now and
then freight train pulled out of the sew
eral yards, each car being topped off with
patrOlman in full uniform stationed near
the brake. The situation. as far as the
Switchmen are concerned, remains I'M
changed. They are still out, and their
work is being done by the yardmasters and
freight conductors. The railroad officials
claim that freight is being moved just as
though there was no strike, but tour
through the yards tells different
story. In none of the yards,
with the exception Of the Milwaukee
is the business progressing to any great ad-
vantage. The Omaha officials cleared their
yard at Chestnut street and two trains on
the Burlington s. Northern were taken out,
strikers there and the other reached the
Transfer without any trouble. The Duluth
road worked one crew, made up of the
yardmaSter and an assistant, and did all
the business there was to do. Sunday is a
very light day for freight, and in the even
ing the yards were practically deserted.
Mayor AmeS and Mayor Rice held a con-
sultatiOn yesterday afternoon relative to
the action to be taken. The appointment
Of fifty specials by Mayor Rice, to be sworn
in this morning, was one Of the steps taken
yesterday. The brakemen deny the state
ment that they are considering the question
of striking, but it is understood they have
given notice that they will not do the work
of Switchmen. The special policemen Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way patrOlled the tracks of that company.
guarding its property. They have, as they
term it,
DEAD LINE
along either side of the company'S prop
erty. and allow no one to cross it unless lie
is known TO be there on business. The pa
troll is effectual, and no strangers get inside
it in the day time at least. Mr.. Casey, who
has charge of the force here, said there
was no obstruction in the yard, that work
was being done as usual. On account of
the blockade in other yards. however, there
was not so much to do as when the roads
were running full blast.
In the Duluth yards an engine was at
work switching, but in the Wisconsin Cen
trail, Northern Pacific and Omaha yards all
was quiet as the grave.
George 3. ClaSOn, OF the Chicago. Mil
waLkee & St. Paul railway, was met at the
Ryan yesterday and asked about the situa-
ton. He said that there was no trouble at
all on the Milwaukee line, no delay in max
ing up trains and sending them out.
When asked who did the switching he re-
piled that the engines were manned by
freight conductors, who get salary of
500 per month, and that one passenger
conductor was at work. Mr.. ClaSon said
that the Omaha road was doing something,
and that the Northern Pacific had got
some trains out and that the situation was
somewhat improved Since Saturday.
OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
At 10 o'clock a telephone message to
police headquarters requested a detail of
officers to be sent to the Burlington d
Northern yards. Capt. Bresette and six
officers were driven to the yard in the patrol
wagon and were asked to guard a train to
the Transfer. The captain and two of the
officers were stationed in the cab of the
front engine and the other three officers
were disposed of in the rear locomotive.
When the Transfer was reached it was evil
dent that the train was bound for Mime
apolis, but Capt. Bresette decided to see
the thing through and did not insist on
being dropped at the city limits. AS the
train neared the old junction at ST. An
thony, a crowd of seventy-ive strikers
boarded the train and running from car to
car commenced to set the brakes. The
officers in the rear engine Immediately
mounted the cars and at their appearance
the strikers began jumping from the cars.
By this time the train had stopped and in
less than three minutes both engines had
been killed by the strikers. Sergt.
Coffin, of the Minneapolis police. undertook
to arrest Officers Kukla and Asche, of the
St. Paul force, but was disSuaded by Capt.
BreSette, who explained that they had been
called upon to guard the train out of st.
Paul. and, having done so, their duties were
ended. The strikers in the meanwhile ex-
amined the way bills of the cars, and find
ing two cars of stock, had them switched by
hand OH a sidetrack, i'll order that the
horses might not be without food, water and
needed attention. The two engines being
killed. the St. Paul officers were obliged to
Walk ABOUT TWO mIISS W GH6 uOdIcot S1d-
ton on the Manitoba road and take the
train for st. Paul. The Minneapolis strik-
erS were in an
EXCEEDINGLY GOOD HUMOR,
and extended cordial invitation to the st.
Paul officers to remain in the city, promis-
ing to feed them on the best in the land
and point out the sights. At o'clock the
police were again summoned to the
Burlington yard, the strikers hav-
ing skilled" another switch engine.