River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-04-26
THE STRIKE.
The Tie-Up Il Complete in the
West.
United states Marshals Run a Few TraiHs
from st. Paul-Govern, Nell
son Proposes Ar
bitration.

son Proposes Ar
| bitration.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.-The only
/ change in the situation of the strike
! yesterday was the proposition for arbi-
/ tralion TO settle the existing trouble.
Gov. Nelson addressed letters to y. j.
Hill, of the Great Northern. and Eu-
| gene V. Debs, president of the A. r. t.,
| suggesting a committee To whom the
trouble should be referred for settle
ment. President Hill replied agreeably
and proposed committee of three, the
railway company to appoint one mem
Der, the railway employees one, and
these two to name the third In case
the two members could not agree upon
the third, then Judges Nelson and
Thomas, of the United States courts to
name the third member. President
Debs replied in favorable tone, but
announced that the authority for Off
cial acceptance was lodged with the
committee representing the men, which
was expected to arrive in St Paul to-
day.
The majority of yesterdays mail
trains went out on time, and reports
received last night from points along
the line indicated that the trains were
running nearly on time as far west as
the Montana border. No attempt was
made yesterday to move accommoda-
tion or freight trains. 1t was the in
tentiou of the officials yesterday morn
ing to start the transcontinental, or
coast train, last night, but after some
deliberation they gave up the idea.
On petition of the Great Northern
road, the United States courts of Mon
| tana issued an order enjoining the
strikers from interfering with mail
trains.
MINNEAPoIIs, April Dispatches
received yesterday along the line of the
Great Northern show that the situation
| is practically unchanged. Large forces
of deputies at GAINESVILLE, Willmar and
other points were on hand ready for
any emergency, but the strikers made
no attempt to interfere with the trains.
Marshal Bede and 50 deputies today
went out over the line to Breckenridge
and Crookston. The Great Northern
officials express themselves as satisfied
with the condition of affairs, and say
that now the lines of road in Mime
sofa are practically clear.
At ST. Cloud five strikers were taken
into custody by deputy marshals and
will be given a hearing before the
! United States commissioner in st. Paul
today.
At GAINESVILLE striker threw a brick
at Supt. Winter. who was acting as
conductor of a train, and that official
was somewhat injured. This was the
only act of personal violence reported
yesterday, aud it was quite generally
deplored by the strikers.
No disturbances are reported from the
| West. and the authorities say there is
as yet no occasion for the swearing in
of extra deputy marshals.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 2l.-The train
service of the Great Northern yester-
day. in so far as the Twin Cities are
concerned, showed a slight improve
ment over the day before, although at
that the system is in a badly democrat
| lied condition and no trains are arriv-
! ING and but few being sent out. None
of the transcontinental trains are run
ming.
1t was quite generally expected that
| the first bloodshed of the whole affair
would take place yesterday afternoon
at st. Cloud, when the special train
which left st. Paul shortly before noon,
1 with United States Marshal Bede and
/ 40 deputies on board, arrived at St.
! Cloud for the purpose of arresting nine
of tile strikers for whom warrants were
issued in St. Paul Thursday night. The
wise counsels of President l.. Il. d. Fos-
/ ter of the st. Cloud union, prevailed.
| however, and the men made no resist
ance TO the arrests, although but three
out of the nine men wanted could be
| found.
As to the train service furnished
| by the Great Northern yesterday, three
trains were moved from st. Paul yester-
day, two of which passed through st.
Cloud and one forced its way as far
west as Devils Lake.
DEVILS LAKE, y. ., April 2i.-A
mail train arrived from Grand Forks
Friday in charge of United States Mar
shall Cronan and Deputies Daggett,
Leech and Wood, of Fargo. and Cor
man, of Grand Forks, Deputy Schind-
| Ter, of Bolla, is also here to cooperate.
| The strikers are passive. The train
crew and officers are at work getting
out Saturdays side-tracked coaches.
One rail was found torn up from the
side track and box car with its fore
wheels on the ground. The officers
claim to know the guilty parties. No
resistance is anticipated.
1 SATURDAYS xvpStbound mail train
side-tracked here by strikers, was
taken East without interference from
strikers The other train goes West
with ~ deputies in charge.
WILLMAR, Mimi. April 2l.-Ever
since the strike began here Postmaster
| Hanscom has been in constant CORE
spondence with the postmaster-general
at Washington about the transporta-
| ton of mail TO this place. He received
orders from there Friday instructing
| him to order mail cars out. The strik-
ers offered no objection. and a train
| left at 5:45.
TACOMA, Wash, April 2l.-A demand
has been made upon the receivers of the
Northern Pacific by the American Rail
way union that the Northern Pacific
refuse to handle any Great Northern
| freight or cars The answer made by
the receivers is not satisfactory, mas
much as it is not binding, according to
the railway union. The receivers sim
ply agree not to press any grievance.
If the Northern Pacific men refuse to
handle the Objectionable cars or freight
no assurance is given that they would
order the men not to handle il. AS a
result of the indefinite answer the or
der has gone forth for the railway
union to perfect its organization. !.
VIII They Never Learn?
OsKALoosA, Ia, April 81 - Three
bunko sharps got $1,000 from Robert
Mitchell, one of the richest farmers in
Mahsska- They used the old three
card monte trick, putting the bets in a
box and letting Mitchell win the pile
and getting the wrong box. Mitchell
cane to town and got his cash and put
"a fc IL.