St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-10
The LOCAL OUTLOOK,
Passenger Trains Moving Al
most as Usual.
SOME FREIGHTS BEING RUN,
But Service in That Direction
Still Much Crippled.
THE "R0 VIOLENCE" PLEA
Has a Fopelble Illustration by
Assaults on New Men.
A. r.. u. OPEN MEETING.
A. r. u. OPEN MEETING.
Speeches Made Sustaining
the Strikers.
THE NJ. P. COAST TRAIN.

Another uneventful day must be.
added to the local history of the strike
Gradually all lines are recovering fro m
the suddenness with which the boycott
dropped upon them. The real interest
centers in Chicago. When the blockade
there is broken.and all riotous elements
have been subjugated, tine imperfect
condition of freightS on all Chicagu-St
Paul lines will be remedied. A glance
over the situation as presented by the
various lines here in this issue will
show an improve ment in this direction
over Sunday. Today matters give prom
ise of even much brighter outlook
here. Every line is making efforts to
resume normal traffic.
The Northern Pacific, with Its great
mileage, has no easy problem confront
Ing it, i'll its effort to give the public
service under existing conditions. The
management, however, has not hesitated
to make the endeavor.
The company's train that left here at
4:15 Sunday afternoon went through to
Observation-Disclosures miles beyond
Fargo. From now on the company is
fully determined to operate as far West
as jamestown any way. until through
service is finally established. This same
train will arrive here this morning.
General Manager Kendrick said at 80
p. IN. yesterday, that the train which
left st. Paul on Friday under military
escort had proceeded sixty miles
west of Helena at that time.
Mr.. Kendrick confirmed the re-
port OF the bridge burned
over the He'll Gate river in the after
noon. This bridge was $50 feet long
and comprised three spans and trestle.
The damage to the company is placed at
about So, 900. Officials are not advised
as to the origin, though it was probably
the work of incendlary strikers, though
no mob was gathered at this point. As
soon as the news came in of the fire the
local force at MissOu!a was Immediately
senG to rebuild. Mr.. Kendrick thinks
this will not require over two days
Meanwhile the west-bound train with
the troops must wait. The other train
the eaSt-bound which left Ellens-
burg, Wash. last week, has been heard
from. At p. m, yesterday, it was at
Forsylhe. 1t left Hope yesterday morn
ing. This train has Assistant General
Superintendent Dickinson on board.
The Northern Pacific sent out
freight-the first since the embargo
for Portland, at p. M, yesterday.
General Managers Kendrick and Win
ter, of the Northern Pacific and Omaha,
respectively. held brief conference at
the office of the latter yester day. The
purport was not learned.
The Milwaukee had two freights in
from the East and one from the West
yesterday. ii expects to bave all traffic
resumed by today. An order has co me
through Mr.. Underwood, division sup
erintendent, transmitted to him from
headquarters, that all men now out will
be given until O'clock this morning to
report for duty. Failing to do so, new
men will be Immediately hired to fill all
vacancies. All old men returning will
be taken OH the same conditions as new
hands to do equal justice to all. The
men out include freight conductors,
switchmen, tiremeD, freight handlers,
etc.
The Omaha people reported that their
line as as tranquil as a summers
dream. with the exec ption of the north
ern division. The company succeeded
i'll moving some freight yesterday fro m
Spooner. The West division freight
house is now open for the receipt and
delivery of all local freight on the West
ern and Nebraska divisions. There Is
no through passenger service on the
Northern division, though General
Superintendent Scott stated that pass.
enger trains are running between
Bayfield, and Ashland, as we'll
as between Chippewa Falls and
Eau Claire. Judge Wilson. of the legal
department, says that the company has
appe aIed to the constituted authorities
city, county and state-for protection
from hoodlums. "In Wisconsin," said
he, 1--WE have appealed to Gov. Peck.
and are awaiting his reply. He is giv-
ing the matter the consideration the
gravity of matters requires y
There were rumors afloat that the
st rikers would make things very warm
at Ea st st. Paul yesterday afternoon.
The o omaha gave it out that it would
move freight out from there, and the
strikers declared it would not. The
company carried the day, however, and
ran one transfer train from East 81,
Paul to Western avenue and back with
out trouble.
General Manager Plough, OF the St.
Paul u Duluth, said yesterday: I'VE
are all right. Everything is running.
with no distractions. We are accent,
ing transfers from all lines that are
able 10 deliver to us. At Duluth all is
quiet. Of course we are not yet quite
up to normal conditions, but soon will
be-"
The Chicago Great Western reports
its traffic as satisfactorily moving. 1t
has made good and plucky fight. 1t
was somewhat annoyed on the motor
line to South ST. Paul by few stones
thrown by lawless sneaks on the West
side. General Superintendent Shields
is in Chicago, but will return about the
middle of the week. He wired yester.
day: Outlook is tomorrow Uodav) we
will be able to accept live stock ship
ments." Another official said: 1--WE
are able to receive all business now" A
train of thirty-one cars of frst-class
DeeYeS came in YESTERDAY over tins linp