Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-10-22

the Manitoba, who has been doing switch
mans duty, was also assaulted tonight by
a crowd of fifty strikers and only escaped
by drawing hiss revolver and running for
his life. . "
THE EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.
SALTWATER, Oct. 19.-The effects of the
strikes in st. Paul and Minneapolis is being
felt at all surrounding points. Last even
ing three wagon loads of iron and fixtures
for the new Mower block arrived by the
overland route on account of the impossi-
bility of shipping by any of the railroads.
A man in Rush City has a car load of cattle
which reached st. Paul yesterday by the
his stock on to his farm near his home, but
on account of the strike he is obliged to
drive them across the country six or eight
miles to point where he can get them
loaded on a Duluth car.
WHY THEY REFUSE TO ARBITRATE
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 19.-Responding to the
proclamation of Mayor Ames of Minneap-
oils, calling upon the striking switchmen
of that city and the railroads to submit their
differences to board of arbitration, General
Manager Roswell Miller, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul, to-day sent reply
declining to enter into such an agreement.
He says there is nothing to arbitrate; that
the men upon asking for an increase in
wages were told that their request would
be referred to. the general manager; they
promised to work until his decision an
rived, but the next day, without further no.
tice, they quit work. Manager Miller con-
tends that under the circumstances these
men cannot be taken back. Besides if it
was question Of wages, they could not
arbitrate. Ii employers cannot say what
wages, they will pay, they may as we'll
over to arbitrators. The question of wages
in corporation like this amounts to the
disposition of nearly One-half of its reve-
nues, He concludes: "The practical re-
suit OF arbitration as proposed would be
this: Minneapolis switchmen claim Chi
they must have them. Then come the
Chicago switchmen, claiming that as the
expenses of living are greater and the char
acter OF work more difficult, they should
have higher wages than Minneapolis.
Necessarily, in view of the decision of the
Minneapolis ,arbitrators,. we cannot con-
slider this, and have the Chicago switchmen
strike. And so it would CO."
NUMBER OF STRIKERS GO TO WORK.
MINNEApOLIs, Oct. 20-All is quiet nthe
striking districts to-day. There has been
no interference with the roads in any way
and all switch engines are running much
as usual. New crews are being obtained
as fast as possible. Among these are
number of the old men who went out re-
luctantly and are coming back willingly.
The men who were first to 60 out ere still
out and doing what they can to restrain the
others. The strikers seem to be keeping
their promise to abstain from violence. The
same state OF affairs prevails at st. Paul
and the general impression is that the prob
ability of trouble is over.
THE OMAHA RECEIVING FREIGHT.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 20-The Omaha has tele-
graphed to all of it's local stations to receive
freight of all kinds consigned either to St.
Paul, East Minneapolis or the Minnesota
transfer. The Omaha is having no trouble
in running trains now.
THE FIRST TRAIN.
ST. CLOUD, Oct. 2O-The first freight
train since the inauguration Of the Mime
apolis strike moved out yesterday, bound
for st. Paul. Several freight trains also ar
rived here from the east and merchants
and business men generally are glad to re-
ceive their long delayed merchandise.
THE EFFECT ON THE PRICE OF WHEAT.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 21.-The railroad sit
uation to-day is decidedly in statu quo.
All of the roads in Minneapolis and st.
Paul are moving freight with all the expe-
dition possible, having full equipments of
switching engines in use and hustling the
cars about with the evident intention of
ending the blockade at the earliest possible
moment. No trouble has been expert
enced on any of the lines, and the police
many of whom have been held at head
quarters in case OF an emergency, have
been idle since they came on duty. Both
managers and strikers are firm in their pO-
sitions. Tomorrow the Northwestern Mil
Ter will have the following on the strike, as
affecting grain interests: "lt is safe to say
that SO far as effects were concerned, this
was the most notable strike on record,
when we remember that only about 200
men were concerned. 1t is causing an ex-
ira increase of about 10000 bushels per
day in the visible supply Of wheat, fac
tor liable to make difference of cent or
more in prices, and this difference repre-
cash in this country and abroad. This
single factor exerts its influence alike upon
the Dakota farmer, the Chicago speculator,
the Hindoo ryot, the Russian agriculturist
and the wheat growers OF South America
and Australia, for while the cable may not
mention the strike itself in these far off
countries, it carries the market quotations
of wheat which have been influenced by it,
and which in turn influences the distant
markets."
WOULDN'T JOIN THE STRIKERS.
DULUTH, Oct. 21.-A deputation of four
Minneapolis switchmen came to Duluth
yesterday to induce the switchmen to join
the strikers. They returned home last
evening without the slightest encourage
ment from the local switchmen.
Minister Cox Resigns.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. - Minister Cox
called on the president to-day, and after
ward had an interview with Secretary Bay
ard in regard to the Turkish mission. 1t is
understood that the minis ter is willing to
return to Turkey to close up some diplO-
matte matters left unsettled il Mr.. Bayard
thinks it necessary. Otherwise he will re-
sign and again enter political life