St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-27
RESTRAINING ORDER MADE.
Must Not Interfere With the
Roads Operations.
MOVE TO HEAD OFF A STRIKE.
Employees Surprised and Much
Displeased.
HOLDING SECRET MEETINGS,


ployes of the Northern Pacific system,
the receivers of the road yesterday APP
piled to the federal courts to assist them
III preventing the wage earners from
carrying out their point. A conference
has been going on for some time be-
tween representatives of the receivers
and Of the employees. Yesterday the
conference ended abruptly, because no
terms could be agreed to on the ques-
tIons of pay for overtime, the cut to be
made in wages to take effect next Mon
day and some other points of difference.
The receivers of the road made no con-
cesslons, and, having in the mean time
secured information from the employees
that led them to believe that strike
would be ordered, they decided to apply
to the court for an order enjoining the
employees from striking.
A petition was prepared aud present.
ed to Judge Caldwell, United States
circuit judge for the Eighth judicial
circuit, that embraces ten states and
four territories. A petition was also
presented TO Judge Jenkins, at Milwau.
kee, of the federal court. Both judges
matter, which are to be filed in all the
states and territories through which the
road passes, directing the several United
States marshals to see that no interfer-
ence with the road or property shall
occur on the part of employees or others
either by striking or damaging prop
erty.
The petition of the receivers declares
that the several classes of employees, the
engineers, the firemen. the conductors,
the trainmen, the telegraph operators
and others, object to the reduction in
wages that the receivers propose to in
augurate Jan. next. They also claim
the right to be paid for overtime when
their trains are delayed for more than
an hour, and make certain claims as to
the employment of new men. The en-
plOyes claim further that the receivers
had no authority to make reduction
in wages, which means cut of per
cent on the wages and salaries OF
men receiving $50 and less than S75 per
month, and cut OF 10 per cent on those
receiving between S75 and 800 per
month. 1t is also alleged in the petit
are falling off heavily. and it is neces.
sary to reduce expenses by cutting
wages. The men are said to contem-
plate stopping work without giving
notice, which will interfere with the
operation of the road. 1t is also as
serted that there is danger that some
of the employees and malicious persons
in sympathy with them who are not en-
ployes, will cause injury to property
by burning out engines ana damaging
other property. In view of all this, the
court was asked to instruct the receiV--
ers as to their rights in the premises
and their power to enforce the revised
schedule of rates for wages which has
been promulgated and proposed by them
to be put in operation on Jan. l.
The order made by Judge Caldwell
was signed at his home i'll Little Rock,
Ark. filed in the office of the clerk of
the United States circuit court in this
city yesterday afternoon, and placed in
the hands of United States Marshal
DOnahower for service, and to see that
its provisions are observed in this state.
The formal order is as follows:
In the Circuit Court of the United States
for the District OF Minnesota United
States of America District of Min
nesoIa-ss The President of the United
States OF America: To the officers. agents
and employees OF Thomas T. Oakes, Henry Q.
Payne ana Henry Q. Rouse, as Receivers OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and
to the Engineers. Firemen, Traiumen. Train
Dispatchers, Telegra piers Conductors
SWitchmen and all other employees OF said
Thomas f. Oakes, Henry c. Payne and Henry
G. Rouse, as Receivers of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, and TO each ana
every one of you, and to all persons, essOeia-
tions and combinations, voluntary or other
wise, whether employees Of said Receivers or.
not. and TO all persons generally, and to each
ana every one of you, greeting:
Whereas, 1t has been represented to the
United States Circuit Court FOR the District Of
Minnesota on the part of Thomas E. Oekes,
Henry C. Payne and Henry G. Rouse as Re-
ceiYers Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. as by their certain verified petit
tion filed in said cause on December q, 1893
and that said Thomas F. Oakes, Henry c.
Payne and Henry G. Rouse, as Receivers Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
ought TO be relieved touching the matters in
said petition more particularly described;
And, whereas, the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Minnesota in q GER
tain cause there pending, in which the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust COmpauy Is the Com
plainant ana the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, Phillip 3. Winston. William G.
Sheldon George r. sheldon William 5. P.
Prentice, ana William q sheldon aEQ 1lOIn7
as +, Cakes and Henry c. Payne and Henry
c. Rouse as Receivers of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, are defendants. did
make an order directing that the writ of in.
junction issue as prayed for in said Petition
of said Receivers;
Now. therefore. in consideration thereof.
and of the matters IN said petition set forth,
YOU, the officers, agents and employees Of
Thomas F. 0akes, Henry @. Payne and
Henry C. Rouse as Receivers Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, and the En-
gineers, Firemen, Trainmen, Train De-
spatchers, Telegraphers. Conductors, Switch.
men, and all othrr employees OF said Thomas
F. Oakes. Henry G. Payne and Henry c.
Rouse as Receivers OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, and each and every one
of YOU and all persons associations and
combinations voluntary or otherwise
whether employees of said Receivers or
not and all persons generally, and
each and every one Of you. in the penalty
which may ensue, are hereby strictly charged
and commanded that you, and each and
every of you, do absolutely desist and re-
unfit for convenient and Immediate use any
engines. cars or other property of Thomas E.
Cakes, Henry G. Payne and Henry q. Rouse,
as Receivers of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company, and from interfering in any
manner with the possession OF locom0-
Lyes cars or other property cf the
said Receivers or in their custody, and
from interfering in any manner, by
force threats or otherwise, with men who
desire to continue in the service OF the said
Receivers. and from interfering in any man
ner by force threats or otherwise, with men
employed by the said Receivers to take the