St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-25
ITCHING FOR A FIGHT.
Manitoba's Railway Trouble
Has Finally Reached a Crit
ieal Stage.
Chief Justice Taylor Dissolves
One Injunction and Grants
Another.
Attorney General Martin Con-
fers Police Authority Upon
Hundreds of Citizens.
The Militia Ordered Out to
Protect Property and HUI
man Lives.
Special to the Globe.


is in feverish state of excitement over
tO-day'S developments in connection
with the Manitoba governments diff
Guilty with the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. Chief Justic Taylor rendered his
decision this morning on the application
for an injunc ton by the Canadian Pa
citic railway, restraining the Northern
Pacific from crossing their lines. The
Judge said: "On which side is the
balance of convenience? Most decidedly
in favor of the defendants. At
most the Canadian Pacific may
suffer some iniHry to their business
by the.eXistence of a competing line of
railway. On the other hand, greater
facility will be afforded for the trade
and business of the province. The bal
ance of convenience is so decidedly and
manifestly IN favor of the Manitoba gov
ernment as to require no further re-
mark. Upon the whole case as pre-
sented before me | am of the opinion
that the injunction applied for should
not be granted" News of Justice Tay-
!Or's decision spread like wildfre through
the city and province, and on reaching
the ca RS of the Canadian Pacific au-
thorities. President Van Horne was at
once wired, concerning the result. He
cent back word from Montreal to resist
the forces of the Manitoba government
to the last, with the 500 men at the
command of the company. These men
will be removed to the scene of the eX-
pected trouble to morrow morning at an
early hour. The Canadian Pacific rail-
road track is barricaded with an i'm
mense fence and two dead railway
Engines. Attorney General Martin.
advertised to night for good and loyal
citizens to serve as special constables to
protect track layers in crossing the
Canadian Pacific railroad. All persons
willing to serve i'll that capacity will be
sworn in tonight. Not less than 5000
men viii volunteer their services on be-
half of the province. Several hundred
men arrived from provincial points to-
day, and the whole force under COM
mand of the attorney general will take
a train for the scene tomorrow morn
ing. If a conflict takes place bloodshed
is inevitable, as some of the citizens in
tend going to the scene fully armed.
Public meetings are being held through
out the province to denOunce the Cana
dian Pacific railroad.
The situation has assumed a grave
aspect tonight. At the instance of the
Canadian Pacific railway the local
MILITIA HAS BEEN ORDERED OUT
to the scene of action and is now en-
route on a Canadian Pacific railway
train to be ready for any emergency.
They have taken cannon along in order
to be prepared. For the purpose of
arming the governments special con-
stables. a large number of revolvers
were purchased tonight. Late to-
night Chief Justice Taylor granted
another interim injunction to the Cana
dian Pacific railway upon strong atfida-
Wits that the plaintiffs could prove that
the new road is being built by the
Northern Pacific and not by the Mani
tOba government. 1t will be argued
Friday. General surprise is expressed
at Judge Taylor's action. At the pres
ent writing half the population of Win
nipeg is assembled in mass meeting,
where the widest enthusiasm prevails.
Resolutions denouncing the Dominion
government and Canadian Pacific rail-
way and backing up the local gov
ernment were passed.
The trouble between the Canadian
Pacific and the Manitoba government
over the crossing of the formers road
will not come up before the Canadian
privy council until Nov. 2, when the
ioE onunSal for hnth
hope to agree upon, will be considered
prior to its being submitted to the
supreme court, which meets on the 9th
prox. In the event of an agreement
not being arrived at, the Manitoba GOV
ernment will endeavOr to have it car
ried to the privy council of England as
a final tribunal.