The Irish standard., 1894-04-28
THE STRIKE.
A Confere Q Is Held by Mr.. Hid
and the Employees.
No Agreement Was Reached-The Men De.
manti the Restoration of Old
Rates and Mr.. Hill Insists
Upon Arbitration.


apart as ever. The men have decide
not to arbitrate and to demand the res
toration of the wage schedule that wa
in effect prior to Aug. last. The posi-
ton of President Hill is as clearly de
fined. He will not agree to the latte
demand.
committee of five, chaperoned b,
Debs and Howard, conducted confer
ence with President Hill at the Grea
Northern Offices in st. Paul yesterda,
forenoon. In the afternoon the entire
committee of 81 appeared. Throughout
the whole session it was apparent thai
the employees committee had two OBJ
jects in view and we're determined te
accept no compromise. The first pur
pose was to have the A. R. U. recog
nized as the only organization compe
tent to speak for all the employees. The
second demand was for full restora
ton of the schedule of July, 1893.
President Hill was equally deter.
mined to concede neither Of the propo
sitions. At the close of the conference
Mr.. Hill made proposition that the
men return to work and allow their
grievances to be submitted to an arbi.
tratiOn committee.
President Debs took Mr.. Hills plan
of Cancellation under advisement and
the A. r. U. committee will give a
definite an wer today. Inasnuch as
the committee claim that they were
instructed to take no take no other
position than that maintained yester.
terday and as they had already decid-
ed against arbitration before the
conference began. it is not probable
that they will accept President Hills
proposition. Mr.. Debs declined
to be interviewed upon the subject;
but their is every indication that to-
morrow will see the beginning of a
bitter struggle. The A. r. q. men in
Minneapolis and ST. Paul are anxious
to order strike in these two cities and
Debs gave notice that the men would
fight it on the lines indicated in their
demands.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 25.--A committee
composed of about 100 employees of the
Great Northern met in st. Paul yester-
day. Vice President Howard was Sc
lected as chairman Of the committee
and President Debs was on the floor a
great deal of the time. Both he and
Howard were epen advocates of arbi-
tration. One St. Paul delegate said
that he was instructed against compro-
mise, and that he could not vote other
wise unless a meeting of his union was
held and his instructions changed. The
Montana men were in a like frame of
mind
A. letter was addressed to Mr.. Hill,
asking it he would meet q committee of
employees
Mr.. Hill replied that he would meet
his men at 80 minutes notice.
Although Debs in mis- letter does not
say that the committee has refused
there seems to be no doubt
that they did. The committee were
under instructionsrnot to talk. If they
don't desire arbitration, their only mis-
sion can be to obtain the schedules
which they have been asking for from
the outset.
The tenor of President ]. J. Hills
letter implies that this committee will
have some trouble in showing who and
what it represents. There is no doubt
out the A. r. u. will make d deter
mined fight for recognition as an or
yanization. If the A. r. U. is recog-
,ized it will claim the right to. make
;hedule for every body from the engi~
leers to the trackmen.
So far as Minneapolis is concerned,
he Great Northern's train service
howed considerable of an improve
nent yesterday over Monday and
number of trains were sent out on
lime, although none went farther west
han the Montana border. Train No.
, bound for GAINESVILLE and Minot, left
lbout an hour later than it's usual time,
which is $3.50, while train No. over
he Breckenridge for Neche, scheduled
o leave at $40, was held until $50
Both trains carried United States dep
lty marshals, who will accompany the
rains to their destination and return
With them. No. 4, from Willmar ar
ived at 1925 yesterday morning on
ime, having come by the way of St.
loud. Eight deputy marshals were on
'oard and reported everything quiet at
Villmar and St. Cloud, as we'll as other
'oints along the line. No freight trains
we're moving yesterday. Trains Nos. 3
nd 9, one of which is the. coast train,
we're sent out last night. This morn
ng train No. Z will leave Minneapolis
t $3.50 for the boundary line, by way of
No. will go to Minot,
S usual.
Everything was very quiet among
he railroad men in Minneapolis yes
erday, all of those not at work having
one to St Paul, where the conference
'as being held.
ST. PAUL, April 24.-At midnight last
light Deputy United States Marshall
heehan. accompanied by Ed. L. War
IN and Ave special marshals, arrived
ere from GAINESVILLE with nine strik-
IS in their custody, all of whom were
rrested for interfering with trains
ontrary to the injunction.
Two Babies Murdered.
TUscoaEE, Ala, April IS Mrs.
Gorge Sinclair left her home for
tort visit and on her r9turn found her
70 little girls, aged and years,