The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-05-04
UNABLE TO AGREE
FIR. Hill. AND THE STRIKERS AS
FAR APART AS EVER.
The President of the Great Drthrrn
Declines AN Offer to Hold IL Public
Conference, and Says Nc dnten Is
to Operate His Road.

st. Paul, May IA meeting Of the
Minneapolis AID st. Paul citizens com
Ilittee was held at the Minneapolis Com
Ii ercial club. The COMMITTEES from Min
ntcpolis was composed of c. A Pillsbury,
T. t. Nelson, w. S. Benton, j. r.. Wi
man. +. G. Winston and Il. X. Huba-
chek, The st. Paul committee consisted
Of ID, H. Moon. l.. Fl. Kelly, Richard
Gordon, George Il. Finch, G. w. Hack
ttt and Chanting G.. Scabury. This I'M
deniably representative body met Presi-
dent Debs and Vice President Howard,
Of the A. Il. IT,, for the ayowed purpose
of finding out the exact position of the
men and to devise means for settling
the difficulty as quickly as possible. The
men made the proposition that the ex-
ecutive committee of the strikers would
be willing to argue the matter with
President Hill at any public mass meet
ing in the Twin Cities and then let the
public hear for itself the different sides
of the question directly from the lips Of
the men most vtally interested. As to
submitting the question to any other
form of arbitration, however, the repre-
sentatives of the strikers stand firm
against it. The committee waited upon
MI Hill, who declared that it was no
proposition looking TO arbitration, and de-
clared that he would not consider it.
He declared that he intended to operate
his rond regardless of the men.
Grand Forks, ~ d., May 1.-The spe-
cial train bearing the First battalion and
Third United States infantry from Fort
Smelling reached here at o'clock this
morning, remained on a siding until day
light. then went into camp half mile
east Of the depot The troops will
operate from G and Forks and send de-
tachments to Devils Lake snl other
points as often as they may be needed.
Mfrshal Cronan, whose exploits during
the week have made him famous met
the train on it's arrival and immediately
consulted with Maj. Patterson, in conn
mand of the battalion, and his brother
officers. Marshal Cronan reported the
men as quiet at Devils Lake. but ready
to break out the instant the company at
tempted to operate any trains. There
are 300 men at Devils Lake and they
are in desperate mood, doing much
talking and making threats to tear Up the
| tracks.
Chicago. May L. United States
marshals were being recruited in Chi
| ca go to-day for duty along the line Of
| the Great Northern. Over 300 were en-
relied before room. ard a couple hundred
more will be signea. The recruiting sta
ton is at 9D7 Temple building. Each
man was asked his age, whether sober.
| married etc, and if he could handle a
rifle They ire promised $3.50 day
! from time Of enlistment until returned 10
Chicago. .'Your services may be needed
| tive weeks or six months" said the re-
| cruiting agent Three hundred of the
| men were to lesve by special train over
| the Milwaukee x st. Paul Tonight. On
arriving at ST Paul they will be sworn
iii by United States marshals of Montana
and Dakota and placed on duty in those
ststts The Thiele Detective agency il
said TO be doing the recruiting. The
Minresot;. law prevents residents OF
other states from 4 ting as police othcers
in that state, but this will not apply, as
the men are sworn in as United States
| officers