St. Paul daily globe., 1886-10-21
IN THE ST. PAUL YARDS.
The Striking Switchmen Hold out
and the Trains are Handled by

The Striking SWltc nmen hOiO Ous
and the Trains are Handled by
Other KORd Employees.
No serious blockade exists in the St Paul
Yards and none of the strikers have returned
TO work. There were hardly any new feat
ures in the switchmen's strike yesterday
except the fact that no interference on the
part of the strikers was reported. The usual
force of superintendents, assistant superln-
teudents yardmasters and conductors were
st work in the several yards. The work OF
making up and moving trains, While mucn
DELAYED is being pushed as rapidly as could
be expected under the circumstances. Capt
Bresette and detail of men had temporary
headouarterS during the day in passenger
coach, which has been stationed at the Ioot oi
Third street by the Manitoba road, and ntteu
I'D with telephone and telegraph communities
tion. The Duluth road brought IN three
trains Yesterday, and the Manitoba moved
over 100 cars to and from the Transfer. Ine
noIice details at the several yards were taken
TO their posts by the patrol wagons early yes
terday morning. but beyond riding trains lron
the yards to the Transfer and back mad noIh-
ing TO do. IL IS understood that the Omaha
,,oad world consent TO an advance OF 50 per
month. but the Milwaukee officials say they
will not take back any of the men VINO struck
or make any increase in the wages
A meeting OF the switehmen was held yes
terday afternoon. and the result as announces
is that the men are determined to stand out
and insist on their demands, which they re-
gard as but lust and right. They claim 10 be
backed by necessary funds, which will ena-
ble them to stay out until their demand 1or
the regular scale of wages is granted, II
IT TAKES ALL WINTER.
AT the meeting resolutions were passed
ordering the men TO keep away from the
wards and condemning all acts OF violence
and interference with property. The men
claim that, Notwithstanding the statements
OF the railroad officials. freight Is not oelng
moved with sufficient dispatch, and serious
bIocl-ede will result. They also say
that 20 conference has been asked for by the
men with Supt. Sullivan, of the Transfer, and
that none of the striking sWltchmen nave
gone to work. In the Omaha yards the work
is being done. so the strikers say, by con-
dIIctors who have been taken from their trains
and given the alternative OF being discharged
or acting as switchmen. They deny the state
ments made by an evening paper that they
are willing and anxious to go to work at the
Old scale.
In the police court yesterday morning
George Hart and Martin ScuIly, arrested on
Tuesday, charged with breaking the lock of
switch on the Duluth road, were arralgned
and their examination continued to Oct. ~ at
> o. N. The evidence against the two men is
not considered sufficient to hold them and
their friends claim they will be discharged as
soon as an examination is held. w. ID. Don
ahue, of Minneapolis, has been retained as
counsel, and late yesterday afternoon they
were released on bail, bonds being in the sum
of $500 each.
Sergt. Lowell and a squad Of men took out
an Omaha freight to the Transfer last even
ing, but reported notrouble from the strikers.