St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-20
THE STRIKE INST. PAUL.
Trains Handled in All the Yards
with Slight Delays and no ViO-

Hence.
Work is practically resumed in all the
yards in St. Paul. None of the striking
switchmen have returned to work or made
any attempt to be reinstated. In the several
yards work was actively pushed yesterday by
conductors, yardmasters and assistants.
Capt. Bresette, with detail of officers, was
busy all day in moving trains on the several
roads, and the officers and men are becoming
tirst-cass trainsmen. Over 200 cars were
moved during the day under protection OF
the officers. AT the Transfer seventy-f1ve
men from Theirs detective agency armed
with rifles put in an appearance early in the
day and will remain on duty until the yard is
cleared. Ten trains were received and sent
out, principally on the Manitoba and Northern
Pacific, the trains on the first mentioned road
being made up by employs OF the road, Super
intendent Sullivan and Yardmaster Mattson
being unable to handle all the trains.
In the Manitoba yard two switch engines
and crews made up of conductors and yard
men were at work, detail of police patrollng
the outskirts. The Duluth road took out two
trains, but the work is considerably delayed.
In the Union depot and Milwaukee yards the
work is being done without much delay.
VERY LITTLE DELAY.
A visit to the leading wholesale houses yes
terday afternoon brought out the statement
that they had not been much Inconvenience
by the strike. Several of the firms reported
slight delays on the Minneapolis 81 st. Louis
ROAD, but nothing to amount to anything on
the other lines. The Milwaukee road is cred
tied by the wholesale men as having been the
least annoyed by the strike.
Several of the roads had specials sworn in
at the mayors Office yesterday, and at the
request of Supt. Clarke detail
of city patrolmen were stationed at
the Northern Pacific tunnel to prevent
any interference with the tracks in the tun-
mel. Early yesterday morning number of
the strikers were reported as gathering at a
point the Duluth road, about five miles
outside the city limits. Train Dispatcher
Smith, Sergt. Roueau and four officers were
sent to the scene on a switch engine. AS soon
as the strikers saw the engine aud officers
approaching they scattered, but two of them,
George Hart and Martin Scully, were cap
tured and brought to the city hail. At 2
o'clock the men were arralgned in the police
court and charged with breaking the lock Of
a switch attached to the Duluth track and by !
so doing endangered the safety of persons
passing over the road. The cases
were continued until this morning at 9
o'clock, and in default of bail the men were
committed to the county Jail. The train dis
patcher. who swore out the complaint, did not
see the men break the switch lock. but as they
were found near the spot. they are charged
with the act. In view of the recent depreda-
tons on the Duluth road President Fisher
has addressed letter to Mayor Ames at Min
neapolis, informing him that unless the prop
erty and business of the company is pro-
tected and unlawful acts prevented the COM
pany would hold the city of Minneapolis
responsible for all loss and damage occasioned.
The railroad officials claim that the
worst of the strike is over, and that
in day or so those of the switchmen who
have not INDUCED in acts of violence will be
taken back to work at the old scale, if they
desire. A number of the strikers complained
yesterday that the police were exceeding
their duty, in that they were taking active
part in the switching and Dmaking up of
trains in the yards but this statement was
denied by the police officials. A committee
from the strikers waited on Mayor Rice yes
terday afternoon. During the consultation,
which was in reference to the two men ar
rested near the Duluth track, the mayor
explained to them his view of the situation
to the effect that by being orderly and bust
ness like in their demands, they could in the
end gain more than by any Othec course.
WORK OF THE POLICE.
The police force of the city have been doing
hard but very etfectual work all the week at
the different yards. All special police have
been detailed to patrol the most important
beats and the old officers have been subject to
orders to work at the different yards, being
held at the station part of the time for emer-
gehcies. Yesterday Capt. Bresette with ten
men guarded the Manitoba yards and the out
going trains. Sergt. Lowell with an equal
force did similar duty at the Burlington q
Northern yard. Lieut.. Morgan with ten men
men was stationed at the Wisconsin Central
yards, Acting Sergt. Bonner with ten men
guarded the Omaha East st. Paul yard and
Sergt. Budy with three mounted men and two
others were at the Transfer. Only three men
were stationed at the West Omaha yard. The
police complain that the work around the
yards, climbing on cars, etc., ruins their
clothes. which are greasy, dirty and wrinkled.
After what has been done it has been sug-
gested that the railroad companies might
buy them new uniforms as the expense
otherwise comes on the officers individually.