New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
NORTHERN PACIFIC AFFAIRS
RECEIVERS PREPARING TO STRIKE BACK
At TIE IVES PARTY.
Mp PAYNE AND MS COUNSEL REFER TO THE
CONTEST GRIEVANCES OF THE EN-
pInYTS OF TIE ROAD

Milwaukee, WIS., Doc 29.-It IL said that when
the Northern Pacific receivers file their answer 70
M. petition for their removal there VIII DE some
very sensational counter-charges made. Receiver
p,vnc and Mr. Cromwell. OF Ncw-Nork. counsel
f,r the receivers. left here last evening for 81
p,,l - have A consultation with Mr.. Oakes ana
=, talk with the employees about the new scale ot
v.,g.a BEFORE be- 1T. Mr. Payne said ihat the
rctlfion transferred 70 the courts hsht "hich
h,4 lou., been going In Wall street between III"
oakes party on one side and the Ives party on 'n'
other Tho receivers. he said. had fathiuly al
I,,uIs',reI their trust and had managed the r'hi
...,r,,,fc,llv and prontrbly. Their vas no ground
,- rho chnres that the receivers were inexperienced
D.. said because Mr.. Olkes and MT Rouse were
tv, Of the best railroad managers IN the 'ou""S'
The nght hc understood. was prlnciialy "SAHs.
Mr. 0akcs. the removal % Mr.. Rouse and himself
having been asked only because '"'S WI ''''
I'm Mr. Oakcs's company.
Mr. Cromwell said that II Was simply an attempt
anon the part of Mr.. Ives To have hlHs'H i""''
II receiver in place " Mr.. oakes. Inc T''''.''S >
had managed the road very successfully ana ia"
made a remarkable record. In four months u''y
h1d protected a floating debt OF %'""'' p"li PAST
d.bts amounting 20 SD"."" ana proN""' Io' '"'
,,yment - S.UocoD of Interest
=, PAM Mimi Dee - Receiver Payne ot the
>.,,,h,rn Pacific. arrived here this morning from
milwaukee, accompanied by Senator Spooh'r ""i
others. right ON the heels Of tn" announcements
of the formal declaration OF war against Receiver
NJ Ok VINO has been ia conference win Alr
Tt1u. TODAY. read fh" prluoN oF'i '-t 'l"..' ,,,
IN. nr.f tlmn ihs evening ana 'itri""Ib b,tNr Ht'
tE f.tl,vrr statement. 4 hav" just read ia" y "
lion and / hnd that II II "A rr?'utlon, III "'uVI'.i
1.rm OF the statements made by the 500 & y.
i..t -,mruitfs, about q year ago. ana whlch "frr
flllv answered AZ the time In the Official rrpiy e."
ernovarcr Of a renewal of thesc general chatsss
and n-inuatons a. sl1a 1u'y " th mcwspapcrs
,n m. court where in the usual way th"y r'n % ",
met and finally disposed o. M eac. .aac uncn he
is that 50 FAR AZ this petition rrn'c,T p,, upon Tr w.
integrity ~ my conduct as director ana rNsouu,e
orlcer ~ The Northern Pacific Ea'i~ay ,"',p"mS W M
II is absolutely without luSunch'l"h III IA ." - IL,
,d vriu l.. -isiv shown 10 the 'ouri IN iue time,
Tits afternoon sn9c9m1t %l met t'' General
ern PaciAc conference totnin'' ,, H. ,ho, ,b
Manager Kendri,k and arranged WIN IN MN tila, In ,d
,t,.eq beginning with tn" engineers. az ~ oci"ck
,,.1norrow morning Iacn brotherhood has been
n,,1t ord following u with brief oral argument.
Thr officials Of th" road who are To- mer, ,,r men nr
~ Mnfivc Power Hickey and General Manager
Nsnptl'T TIiou,c Ind Dec % (SpeciaD -Grand Mas
tor sargent and Sccrcinry Arnold. OF thr Brother
hood of Firemen. to day were served win noli.rss
- Tho ,enpornrv Injunction granted 10y the nlt"d
sfotos Court nt Milwaukee. against or'tring or
fnuctionins strike on the N"rtnrrn rar'm' ipap ,
influence lny action ia the least VIII continue -
do l,Isincss N thr Same old stand anl by the
s,t,n methods Not that care 10 ~ 10 Jail or get
i,t' s,uahblo with the United States courts but
n thrrc must be- victim upon whom to make I!
,. sargent insists that the receivers viii yet SEQ
flcr blunder by bringing this ptoc"eding Thc men
L..,.. nnt v.t received definite answer from the
,erei,.rs ~ To the schclul- II was the intention.
if .h. answer was not satisfactory To appeal to
H. .ourt which appointed the receivers and. failing
,h,D IA t,xe 4 vote a. to whether they should
'nntir,. nj work on the schedule proposed by the
receivers. Therefore strike Is Iar on ana the III
junction proceeding premature.
A telegram was received this evening saying that
,.rioC WILKINSON Of the Brotherhood of Trainmen.
,n,ld start to-night FOR st. Paul. where counter
retition would De nlcd In tn" United states Court
a.ft pf n,
no qfx f,roth.rhoods which are In the federation
mas b.on called for January I. 10 be held probably
80 Chfcago AZ which the general question Of the
roiafion of the courts to the employment OF men on
IDS in the hands Of receivers Will be considered.