Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03

Northern system, was also standing at
the same point and the engineer and
fireman had deserted their engine. The
conductor was standing beside the train
but refused to talk. The train left the
depot at los on its way to Duluth. its
crew having not evidently heard of the
CIDER to go out until they reached the
yards. The train was there deserted by
all of its crew except the conductor, and
the b~aggageman and brakemen returned
to the city. The train is occupied by
quite a number of passengers and is
made up of the ordinary passenger and
Pullman coaches, mail car, baggage and
e>Iress car. IL was not the intention of
the committee that the strike should APP
ply at once to the Eastern Minnesota, bur
the employees of that road are apparently
determined not to be behind their com
rades on the other lines.
1t appears now that unless the strik-
ers of the Great Northern become riot
Gus and commit ~depredations other than
interfering with the running of trains
state troops will not De called out. In
calling on the United States authorities
for protection and placing the trains in
the care of United States marshals, the
state authorities appear to believe that
NNS NhNub Ia hdo
placed the matter in the hands Of the
federal government, end if the marshals
are not able to cope with the strikers the
United States trocIs will be called to
their assistance. 1t is stated that the
Third infantry at Fort Smelling is being
held in readiness to move at a moments
notice to any point where there may be
trouble. Gen. Bend called at the capitol
this morning, but found thai nothing new
regarding the strike had been reported
there. All the officials had heard was a
vagr rumor that the Great Northern
freight train sent out yesterday afternoon
had been stopped and discontinued at st.
Cloud. No reports of trouble had
reached the governors or any of the
other Offices. There was no trouble at
st. Cloud. The train was abandoned ow-
irg to the fact that the road could not
secure men.
President Hill was called on immedi-
ately after the order for a general strike
had been promulgated, and stated that
he had very little additional to say other
han what had already been given out.
Tie company, he said, proposed to oper-
ate its road independent of the American
Railway union.
Il DO not think said Mr.. Hill. THAT
ony great proportion of the men will
obey the order, and | do not anticipate
my difficulty in getting men to operate
the trains. l intend that every wheel
on the line shall be running in as short
Q time as possible, and this latest move
of the committee does not seriously alter
the situation so far as the company is
concerned
Judge Sanborn has made his injunction
permanent.
Helena, Mont, April 2S.-Proceedings
were begun in the state supreme court
to-day in the name of the attorney gen.
eral to compel the Great Northern rail-
load to operate its lines within Montana.
These proceedings will be followed by
IN application to have the charter of
the road within the state forfeited on &C
count of failure to operate the line. The
court has the application under consid-
Grafton. There is no change in the at
titude of the strikers in Montana. They
are daily encouraged by meetings of
boards of trade and labor organizations
to stand firm. The drift of sentiment is
that the defeat of the strikers would be
the beginning of the end of organized
labor in the state. No indication of a
break in the ranks are seen.
st. Paul, April 3O.-A~bitration has
been rejected by the Great Northern.
strikers, and the indications are that t
will be q fight to a finish. Late S1tur-
day afternoon work was sent to Secre-
t; ry Byron, of the Commercial Club Of
Minneapolis, that the chamber of ON
r"elce, board of trade, Commercial club
end kindred organizations of st. Paul
were considering action whereby they
right furnish expression TO the belief
that a conference of arbitration would
satisfactorily settle all questions now in
dispute between the Great Northern road
and its employees, and asking him is he
would see what could be done in Mime
aEolis toward the appointment of men
to constitute q committee to attempt
such arbitration. Secretary Forbes, of
the Business Mems unicn,. received n SIM
ila- message, and plans were Immediately
taken under adyisement, and it was de-
cided that the action ought to be taken
Mt cree.
At 5 o'clock the Commercial club d.
rectors held a meeting end DECIDED to
take the initiative in arranging u a
conference of business ipteI ests. About
I<O representative DuSlutS mtn VI tIS
city met in the quarters of the Com
nercial club, +. G. Winston being ap-
pointed chairman, +. r.. Huberchek, sec
Rotary. The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Eustis. who referred to the
d~rsirability of an immediate settlement
of the trouble on The Great Northern.
Vice President HoGgson, Of the st. Paul
Commercial club, explained the action
which had been suggested at st. Paul
and urged that similar action be taken
ia Minneapolis. Mr.. Debs was called
i'm end agreed to a resolution which pro-
vides for the appointment of ar arbitra-
ten committee of five, one member to
be appointed by the strikers, one by Mr..
Hill and three by the state supreme
court. Later President Hill agreed to
the plan and it locked as though the
strike would D. settled, but yesterday the
strikers committee refused to accept the
PROPOSITION and so informed Mr.. Hill. At
a lrass II Getting of the men the suggestion
of 8rbitration was Kissed.
The Great Northern restored the wages
of the engineers and firemen to the old
schedule and they will return to work.
The men on the Eastern Minnesota have
stluek. Yesterday morning 300 regular