St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-28
AMONG THE MARsHALs.
What the Government Officials
We're Doing Yesterday.

What the Government Officials
We're Doing Yesterday.
As the strike at noon Yesterday was
anticipated by the authorities, and no
obstruction was offered to the freight
train sent out to st, Cloud the evening
before, no deputies were sent yesterday
to GAINESVILLE, as had been inteude d.
The deputies remained about the public
building till about D. H., when they
were excused for the day. No encour-
agement was given to those seeking ap-
.poiatments, and it was intimltei til at
some OF those now on the roll would be
dispensed with at the end of the month.
About p. m. the marshal and the
GLOBE reporter took stroll down to
Como. The train for Duluth, deserted
by the engineer and crew. excepting the
conductor, which blocked the Omaha
track for nearly three hours, had been
run back and sidetracked, aud the
Omaha train passe d on time about 5
p. m. The Como tation was deserted.
At $50 Conductor Cook and Engineer
Mathews registered in from WiIlmar.
The section boss was still on duty.
tank hay Just quit" "Did they striker"
mo, ay tank hay quit leetle while.
Ay tank hay go to work again. /
dunno"
There was freight conductor wait
ing orders, an old friend of the GLOBE.
: He expressed regret that the strike was
ordered. He could not speak for others,
but said his grand officers had not APP
proved the strike, and until they did he
should respond to every call for duty.
He had been in the brotherhood for
many years, and he could not afford to
lose the insurance features. not to speak
of other advantages. As high as 5000
may be paid in case of death or per :
manent injury on insurance at the old
rates of premium. while to 20 into so me
new concern now would be uusatis-
factory, besides costing much more. He
had no word to say against the new or
ganization. BUTT seemed that the action
taken was too much like going to war
with levies of new and undisciplined
troops without having first counted the
cost. Those who have Joined this flew
order within the past two months, and
e,
apparently do not realize the advantages
that the cid brotherhood men are called
upon to giveup if they join them in
the strike.
He was very conservative and very
guarded. Heawouid not 60 to another
division during the troubles. He would
not regard himself soab IL the usual
crew refused to work or were not on
hand when ordered to report if he went
out with other competent men: but he
hoped almost against hope that it would
not come to that. Nothing could have
been lost by arbitration; they could
have gained time for better OrganIZa-
ton, or at least for better diplomacy.
Raiir0ading was dangerous at best; its
dangers were increased in times of
strikes.
The marshal said Mr.. Hill had ex-
pressed concern for his old men who
had served him so long and always
faithfully, but if they chose to quit his
service he did not wish to detain them.
He had already given orders to send in
the time of all who failed to respond to
the call for duty. The service could be
performed with a greatly reduced force,
but he wanted his old men.
The agent returned from the yards
and said all Of his men had quit; he
could form no idea as to what the result
would be. Other men spoke OF the
hardship likely to result from being
compelled to leave the service, as there
are such large extra lists on all roads,
and all other lines of employment are
practically closed by the disturbed state
of affairs throughout the country.
Doubt was expressed by some of the
union men as 10 whether they would
be entitled to desirable clearance cards
under the circumstances. At Willmar.
st. Cloud and other points many Of the
men have homes. They are in the
lodges and in the churches, and are
counted among the best citizens. When
alone they speak of these features. and
with muistened eyes and swelling
hearts; and yet the iron will of the
leaders holds them to the consequences
of the strike, whatever they may be.