St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-18
TOILERS' STRUGGLES.
Sweeping Injunction Procured
Against Chiefs Arthur and
Sargent.
They Are Commanded to Raise
the Boycott Against the
Ann ArbOr.

TOLEDO, O., March 17.-General Man
ager Ashley, of the Ann Arbor railway.
and Alexander l.. Smith, its general
counsel, appeared before Hon. William
II. Taft, United States circuit judge at
Detroit. today and made an application
for a mandatory injunction against
Chief Arthur. of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, and Chief Sar-
gent, of the brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, requiring them to raise the
boycott against Ann Arbor cars.
Judge Taft allowed the order as prayed
for. 1t is most sweeping in its terms,
and restraints either of them "frOm
issuing, prOmulgating or continuing in
force any rule or order of any kind"
under the rules and regulations of
either order, (which shall req uire or
command any employees OF any OF the
defendant companies to refuse to re
ceive, handle or deliver any cars Of
freight in course of TRANSPORTATION from
one state to another" from and to the
either of them "from in any
way directly or indirectly, endeavoring
to persuade or induce any employees of
the railway companies whose lines con-
meet with the Ann ArbOr moi to extend
to said company he same facilities for
interchange o. interstate traffic as are
extended by said companies to
other railways" and in case any
such orders have been issued
by either Arthur or Sargent,
prior 10 the service of the restraining
order, "they and each of them are
hereby required and commanded to
rescind it," This is il temporary re-
straining order, and Monday, March 81,
is set for the hearing of the motion for
a permanent injunction. AS the Ann
Arbor has but one station in Ohio, that
of Toledo, its traffic for other roads all
comes unders the head of interstate
traffic.
New YORK. March 1.-THE clothing
cutters union started q series of strikes
yesterday, which, if persisted in, is
| likely to cause a lockout of about 500
cutters by the clothing manufacturers
| association next week, and this will
| have the effect of throwing between
| 5000 and 1000 tailorS out of work.
| Trouble has been brewing for some
time, and yesterday the manufacturers
| held secret meeting and decided to act
| in concert. What this action will be is
| to be made known tomorrow afternoon.
PITTsBURG. March 1.-THE manage
ment of the Elba iron works, Franks
town, has served notice of reductions
in all departments, to go into effect next
week. Last June the firm refused to
recognize the Amalgamated association,
and since that time have operated the
plant with non-uniOn men. although
paying union prices for labor. The non
unioniSts are decidedly indignant and
threaten to quit work should the order
be enforced. About 400 men are affected
by the reductions.
| ST. LOUIS, March 17.-The marble
| poIishers' strike is Off. The several
| hundred polishers have been out nearly
| two weeks, and have beer successful in
securing nine hours work and ten hours
pay. At largely attended meeting
last night the employers concessions
were accepted and the strike declared
off. The men received even more than
their demands. Formerly there were
three classes, but the employers have
! agreed to abolish the third class, leav-
ing only two.
CuCA GO, March 1.-THE Santa Fe
engineers and Grand Trunk conductors
and trainmen have demanded an in.
crease Of wages, and the demands were
acted upon by special committee OS
the general managers association thi:
afternoon, but its decision will not be
announced until the next meeting of thu
association, probably some time mex
week. Railroad officials assert tliel
have no fear of strike. though there i:
little doubt that the decision will .bt
| against the men,