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
hreman had deserted their engine. The
conductor was standing beside the train
but refused to talk. The train left the
depot at Loo 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 brakemenI 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
cypress car. IL was not the ~inteotion of
the committee that the strike should ap-
ply at once to the Eastern Minnesota, but
the employees of that road are apparently
determined not to be behind their CON-
rades on the other ines.
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 be 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 oiSat ~NoRN h-uudSClItut huo
placed the matter in the hands of the
federal government, and if the marshals
are not able to cope with the strikers the
United States trocIs will be called to
tl'eir 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 that nothing new
regarding the strike had been reported
there. All the officials had heard was a
vague rumor hat the Great Northern
freight train sen 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
than what had already been given out.
Tie company, he said, proposed to oper-
ate its road independent of the American
Railway union.
Il 10 not think" said Mr.. Hill. that
ony great proportion of the men will
Obey the order, and l do not anticipate
any difficulty in getting men to operate
the trains. / intend that every wheel
on the line shall be running in as short
@ 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 namn of the attorney gen.
eral TO compel the Great Northern rail-
load TO operate its lines within Montana.
These proceedings will be followed by
an 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 aad 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
III INT L SCth.
st. Paul, April 3O.-A"bitration has
been rejected by the Great Northern.
strikers, and the indications are that t
will be a fight to a finish. Late Sltlr-
day afternoon work was sent to Secre-
(; ry Byron, of the Commercial Club of
Minneapolis, that the chamber of com
nelce, board of trade, Commercial club
end kindred organizations of st. Paul
were considering action whereby they
night 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 lone in Mime
aTolis toward the appointment Of men
to constitute a committee to attempt
| such arbitration. Secretary Forbes, of
the Business Mems unicn, received a SIM
ila~ message, and plans were immediately
taken under advisement, and it was de-
cided that the action ought to be taken
ut cree.
At 5 o'clock the Commercial club d.
| rectCrs held a meeting end deciued to
| take the initiative in arranging such a
| conference of business interests. About
| 125 representative business men of the
lty met in the quarters OF the Som-
nercial club, f. G.. Winston being ap-
pointed chairman, +. r. Huberchek, sec
Rotary. The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Eustis. who referred to the
drsirability Of an immediate settlement
of the trouble on The Great Northern.
| Vice President Hodgson, of the ST. Paul
Commercial club, explained the action
which had been suggested at st. Paul
| and urged that similar action be taken
il. Minneapolis. Mr.. Debs was called
in and agreed to a resolution which pro-
| yides for the appointment of ar arbitra-
| tic 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 looked as though the
! strike would D., settled, hut yesterday the
strikers committee refused to accept the
proposition and so informed Mr.. Hill. AT
a irass II Getting of the men the suggestion
of arbitration 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
stuck. Yesterday morning 300 regular