St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-20
CONFERENCE COMING
Between Great Northern and
A. R. U. Officials.
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Storm Center Still Located at
st. Cloud.
HARSHAL BEDE AND 80 EEN
Leave st. Paul This Morning
to Arrest Oh stPuctors.
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EARSHAL BEDE AND 80 EEN
QUIET IN The TWIN CITES.

Vice President Clough, of the Great
Northern, was calm and imperturbaDle
as usual yesterday. To judge by his
outward demeanor-and it no doubt was
a true mirror of his inward feelings
he. at least, was not disturbed about the
strike. To the query, Are you too busy
to talk?' ne responded:
mo more so than usual. We are al
ways glad to give the press any reason
able information in our power"
How are your company's trains run
ming today, OIL time?"
Yes, there are some trains running.
but of course they are not quite on time.
Under present conditions time tables
cannot be strictly followed, still we are
making progress.
Then followed a general talk on the
strike, in its several aspects? Vice
President Cl0ugh stated that any at
tempted interference by strikers since
the issuance. of the restraining order
would be in Violation thereof. anu rem
der sdch person liable TO arrest by war
rant for contempt. Such act would
then become crime against the United
States. Sach person, in case there was
no res: s:rainiug order in existence, could
be made amenable to the laws of the
state where the act occurred. Col.
Clugh said thar no communications
from any of the strikers had been had
to date. looking toward oyertures.
"IIas the American Rilway union,
through its officers, requested confer
ence for the men on the Great North
emp
''If any proposition of that kind has
been made, / should prefer 10 have you
ask Mr.. Debs or Mr.. Howard. of the A.
r O. If they give you copy or the
substance of anything OF that sort the
company will not hesitate to furnish a
copy of their reply. Ii has always been
our settled policy TO give employees a
hearing when desired. We shall not
depart from this rule. We will hear as
many as desire 10 speak, and they may
bring whom they choose with them. No
measures have been taken TO import
help TO fill strikers vacancies. Any
striker who wishes may re-enter the
s ryice"
Col. Clough said that the company
would receive the members of the \. r.
T.. making 10 distinction between them
aud the brotherhood men, if they de-
sired to be heard. The men could bring
their attorneys if they SO desire.''
CO.. ClOugh was asked what reason
the men had tor Keeping up the strike,
if they feel no satisfaction in what their
committees have accomplished. in view
OF the reiterated statement that they
can bs heard, even though they are
members of the i. R. U. This query
he declined to answer
Referring again to the partially re-
established train service of the Great
Northern, the offi:iai said that two
trains were sent out Wednesday morn
Ing. OAe train proceeded as far as
Wahpeton. meeting with no interruptions
from the strikers or their sympathizers.
This train returned to Breckenridge.
where another train was there
held. These two trains were made
up and went east. Up to this
time (nearly I o'clock yesterday,
this train had proceeded nearly to Will
mar On its eastern trip. The other
LINlI ONCI lllG HeIZuS I dilS ulN lSlOli,
leaving 81. Paul "Wednesday morning,
reached Fargo, and was, at last ac-
counts, nearly at Grand Forks. No
trains for the East went out yesterday,
excepting over the Fergus Fails division
Of the line. As to the service yesterday,
Official information was given that the
morning trains went out yesterday
somewhat behind time. At ST.
Cloud the Fergus Falls tram, so
the company stated. met the
strikers. Here the first resistance was
encountered. and one of the deputy
marshals WAS assaulted with a hammer.
but escaped injury. He was st. Paul
man. Col. Clough said yesterday after
noon that this train was still at St.
Cloud. No move had been made for
sending it farther. The Breckenridge
train proceeded in safety, and had not
met with any interference so far as Off
cial information went.
Yesterday afternoon the company
made no further attempts TO equip
trains, and but one passenger train left
over the main line via ST. Cloud. Reg
ular Train No. ), which is the through
coast train. was abandoned.
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.
It was learned from one OF the men
that many applications for vacancies
had been filed with the company. This
was verified by one of the applicants i'll
person, who had visited headquarters
during tile afternoon He was in
formed that the company was not hiring
any new men, nor could it. at this time.
give any encouragement to applicants
for employment. All applications
would be placed OH file in the regular
course of procedure now in vogue and
followed by the rules of the company.
One of the officials verified this also.
and said that applications for all sorts
OF positions from all parts of the coun-
try were coming i'll, mot only singly,''
said he, ''but in hattalions, as Well.''
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