The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-27
READY TO STRIKE.
Northern Pacific Men May
Walk Out.
INJUNCTIONS ARE ISSUED.
EMPLOYEES Will Not Consent to the
Reduction of Wages.
:. SOME VERY NOVEL PROCEEDINGS
The Receivers Preparing to Operate
the Road, if Necessary, With
New Hands.
SOME VERY NOVEL PROCEEDINGS

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 26.-Uhe receivers OF
the Northern Pacific, preparing for a
strike Of all the employees, applied some
time ago to Judge jenkins of the United
States court for an order restraining them
from declaring an instantaneous strike
and doing any damage to property and in
terfering with the operation Of the road.
The RECEIVERS had ordered general reduc-
tion of wages from to per cent. The
employees objected. Negotia tions between
representatives Of the employees and re-
ceivers were in progress three weeks. To-
day the negotiations were broken of and
q strike being imminent. the receivers
have decided TO make use OF the injunction
issued. by Judge jenkins, which they hope
will enable them to operate the road i'm
meGfately with new men. The legal docu-
ment now in the hands of the receivers
comprises nearly 10000 words. The in
functional order will be served tonight
and tomorrow on all the leaders of the
Northern Pacific Railroad employees by
the United States marshals of the districts
through which the Northern Pacific passes
n:enumerating those who are enjoined
from striking or ordering strikes the petit
ton of the receivers mentions the names of
thirty-t7 men who have been on the con-
ference committee with the receivers and
asks that they be enjoned from ordering
Il strike. which the court grants. The
petitioners say the employees cannot carry
OIL strike without the pecuniary assist
ance of the different national organizations
to which they belong. They, therefore.
pray these organizations, through their
chief officers. such as P. NJ. Arthur, E. c.
- Clark, Z. p. Sargent, D. G. Ramsey, S. E.
h.
ordering and sanctioning a strike. The
court grants this and these men are in-
eluded in this injunction.
The prospect is that $500 men in the
employ of the Northern Pacific will Quit
work January 1, when the reduced sched-
ule of wages goes into effect. When the
receivers found it impossible to arrive at
. an agreement with the employees, they
teIegpphed tonight to all the agents and
attorneys along the line of the road to-
have the injunction served. The injunc-
q: ton is said to be the first order of the kind
evel Issued in the United States. 1t is some
what similar to an Injunction issued during
the Ann Arbor troubles, but not until a
strike was in progress. 1t appears from
the Northern Pacific injunction that the
receivers ordered a reduction of all sala-
ries exceeding $500 a year. This was
cbeerfully accepted. a week later the re-
ceivers ordered further reduction of 5
per cent on all wages from $50 to S75 and
10 per cent on S75 to 500 per month. 1t
is this reduction which the employees re-
fuse TO accept.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 26.-This morning when
if was expected the Northern Pacific
officials would give an answer to the en-
ployes' protest against the proposed
reduction in wages to take place January
1, they invited the employees to further
conference, which at once went into
session.
General Manager Hendrick explained to
the men that new schedule bad become
necessary because of the condition of the
road. and had been issued only after
thorough consideration. 1t could not.
therefore, be altered in any manner.
The representatives of the different
organizations of employees of the Northern
Pacific road are in session tonight and be-
lieved to be holding a discussion of the
question whether to strike. They received
the compaDy's answer to their protest
to-day and Immediately went into execu-
tive session to consider il. They refuse
now, as they have all along. to make any
statement of their grievances or plans. so
that the general public is considerably at
sea about the matter. The Injunction
against an instap taneous strike, issued at
Milwaukee to-day, were served on the
leaders tonight.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 26.-This
evening Grand Master Sage, Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, re-
ceived articles of federation signed by the
Employees Committee of the Northern
Pacific, preparatory to settle the cut in
wages on that system.