The evening world., 1893-12-27
.ENJOINED INADVANCE..
Employees of the Northern Pacific
Ordered Not to Strike.
STEP IN ADVANCE OF THE FAMOUS
ANN ARB0R INJUNCTION.
RECEIVERS PETITION FOR THE ORDER.

MILWAUKEE. Dec. 26.-An injunction
restraining the employees of the North
ern Pacific Railroad from striking is
being served on the leaders OF the organ
izations of the employees. 1t is, 30 far
as known, the first order of the kind
ever issued in the United States.
1t is being served by the United States
Marshals of the district through which
the Northern Pacific passes.
The new schedule of wages adopted by
the receivers, which implies n cut OF S
to 10 per cent. In the employees pay. was
rejected by the employees representa-
tives at a conference held at st. Paul with
General Manager Kendrick yesterday,
and the prospects are that on Jan. l..
when the new schedule is to go into eff
feet. the $500 men employed on the road
will try to quit work.
This outcome of the controversy was
foreseen by the receivers, for as early
as Dec. 10 they applied for and obtained
from Judge Jenkins, of the United States
Court, of this city, an order authorizing
ana directing them to put into operation
the new schedule OF wages and restrain
Ing the employees and their unions from
combining n conspiring to quit. with
or without notice. the services OF the
TOdu WIN tnt ODJtCt VI Gripping OF GIN
barrassing its operation, n generally
from interfering with the officers and
agents OF the receivers or their EN-
ployees In any manner by. actual ,yio-
Vice. wise.' intimidation '"rea'S Ut o'"e'-
This Injunction was held back until to-
day, the receivers having expected TO
arrive at an amicable agreement. 1t Is
an extraordinary document. A some
what similar injunction was Issued by
a United States court IN Michigan dur
ing the strike of the Toledo and Ann
Arbor employees, but that injunction
was issued after the strike was in prog
ress.
The grounds for the issuance OF the
in n long petition OF the receivers, which
petition that. two. days after their
appointment CAug, -, the receivers. lind
able condition, ordered a reduction of
salaries, varying from 10 to 70 per. cent.
OF all officials and employees whose pay
per annum exceeded $500. That reduc-
ton went into effect at once, and was
cheerfully accepted. Aug. % the receiv-
ers ordered a reduction OF . per cent. on
all wages running from $50 to SIS, and
10 per cent. on wages averaging from
Sb to 800 per month.
This order OF the receivers I'D not go
into effect at once They concluded to
investigate and revise the entire system
OF wages and the different schedules OF
pay. At n meeting of the receivers oct.
2S resolutions were adopted a~brogating
the old schedules OF pay, directing the
general manage to prepare a new
schedule for the engineers, trlinmcn and
photographers, and ordering "a reduction
of the wages OF the other men. AS pro-
vided for Aug. %,
The petition SAYS that In the old sched-
ules the employees were paid for services
not performed,
In enumerating those who are enjoined
from striking or ordering strikes. the
n%atItion pf the receivers mentions the
| names of thirty-two men. These men
| Cnlnposed the Conference Committee
| which mat the receivers.
The petitioners also say that the en-