The Dickinson press., 1894-04-28
THE GREAT STRIKE.
EMPLOYEES OF THE GREAT NORTH
ERN LEAVE THEIR POSTS.
The Men Refuse to Accede to the
Reduction in Wages Recently Made
The Whole Grent Northern sys-
tenn ls Completely Tied Up.

The Men Refuse to Accele to the
Reduction in Wages Recently Made
The Whole Grent Northern Sys.
tenn Ii Completely Tied Up.
Helena, Mont, Special.-Thc strike on
the Great Northern and Montana Central
system was peacefully inaugurated by an
order issued from Butte by james Hogan,
organizer of the American Railway union.
The situation is explained by j. l..
Dunn. of the American Railway union,
as follows:
Some time since the officials of the
Great Northern issued IL new schedule to
govern various employees. This was to
go into effect April I, and it made sweep
ing reductions i'll the wages of all en-
plOyes. The men would not accept it and
It was hung up awaiting the return of
President Hill from Europe. Since his
return he has ordered that the schedule
De enforced, and rather than accetle to
the demands. which they consider UNI
just, the men have quit work.
st. Paul. April 19.-The Great North
ern company has made application to the
United States courts in the distri It's
through which its lines run for ten
ltiary injunction restraining the strik ,rs
from disabling any of the engines, cars
"r other property of the company, or
nom interfering in any manner with
men who desir to continue in the servict
OF the company or with men wh) may be
tn pic ycd to take the places of those who
qcit its service, and from interfering
with or obstructing in any wise with the
operation of the railway. The courts
are pctitione,l to issue an order TO the
i"arshals and their deputies to properly
ci force the injunction when issued The
C mplaint upon which the application was
made was sworn to by W. L. Clough,
vice president Of the Great Northern, be-
fore w. ID. Cornish. notary public, in this
city OH Monday, April III.
To-day the counsel for the Great North
ern road applied to his honor Judge Sam
born. of the United States circuit court,
for restraining orders, which he granted
both for the district of Minnesota and
for the district of North Dakota, which
is within his circuit. The application
made here was substantially the ss;re as
that made for North Dakota, and the
restraining order is about tile same In
both cases. BY its terms it rcstrains the
employees of the road from interfering
with the operations of the road by any
violence. This morning Deputy United
States marshals We're sent out to serve
the oder.
MIR. Clough. counsel for the Great
Ntlthern road, was asked upon whom il
was proposed to serve tho order, and
answered upon any one who was likely
to Interfere with the operation Of tho
line. The remedy has several times been
granted by eminent judges, and II prcce.
dent las been set, so that there was no
long delay in securing the order. Should
The strike spread to the st. Paul division,
rs now seems likely, the order will he
served here as well.
Reports from along the line in Mime
sofa and Dakota say the injunction was
served on the strikers and caused con-
siderable excitement. Several trains be.
gan moving.
Fargo, N. D., April 1J-The injunc-
ti'n on the Great Northern strikers was
served to-day. No trains have, however,
been run. and the effort to get Il special
out from here to Grand Forks proved a
failure. as tn. men put it back into the
r,nnd house each time, and finally killed
the engine by drawing off the water.
The read officials say they will run Il
tain tomorrow, but the strikers insist
they cannot. Everthing is quiet here.
ST. I'aal, April 20.-rhc Indications are
that the Great Northern strike will be
amiciably adjusted. Yesterday President
Dil's, of the American Railway union, ad-
dressed Il letter to President Hill, asking
if he would receive Il committee of en-
plOyes to discuss the trouble Mr.. Hill
replied that he would be pleased to meet
the committee, and suggested tomorrow
Afternoon as the time for the conference.
l.; st night meeting Cf railroad men Of
st. Paul and Minneapolis was hell here,
when il was decided that no further ac-
ton would be taken until after the con-
ference with Mr.. Hill. IL looks now as
if the strike would soon be over.
breckenridge. Mimi, April 2O--No 8
tarrived here from st. Paul this morning
ut about 7:4O under the protection of four
United States marshals. The strikers
v ere at first in lined to interfere with
al! but the mail car, but were advised to
tic contrary. InjunctiOns were served OH
scmc of the leaders of the strike, restrain
ing them from interfering with the road.
Two passenger trains went east this aft
crncon. There is no probability of any
further resistance to Passenger trains
here.
Barnes, illc, Mimi. April 2O.-The mail
train i'll charge Of United States Marshal
Brown and six other deputies, arrived
here at this morning. The switches
had been turned and spiked. but after
the reading by Marshal Brown of the
il junction from the United States dis
trict court, of which he was the bearer,
and discussion among tie men, the train
was allowed to proceed at 10 o'clock to
Fargo.
Mora. MINI. April 2O.-Two men, dis
charged from the tie train crew, attempt
ell to wreck a Great Northern train.
They put push car on the track and a
velocipede on top. The men started to
walk to Hinckley. The obstruction was
discovered by Agent Long, who, with
two assistants. overlaulcd the men and
brought them back. They confessed and
are i'll Jail awaiting trial. They are not
connected with the strike.
Washington, April 2O.-Represcntative
Johnson of North Dakota is indignant at
the action OF Judge Sanborn in ordering
the sCmmOning of strikers Oh the Great
Northern road ana compelling them to
show cause why an injunction should not
be issued against them to insure their
future good behavior. He intends to in
troduce Il resolution in the house looking
to the impeachment of Sanborn for this,
as he claims, unw:uran,cd interference.
ST. Paul, April GA committee of
strikers and officials of the Great North
crn are holding consultation to-day, ard
it is possible that the strike will be de-
cltled off this evening or tomorrow. 1t
is thought that the trouble will be AMIGA
bly, adjusted, although it is possible that
an agreement cannot be reached and that
long struggle will ensue, but the more
conservative thin! that it will soon be-
settled.
A special trail. of two coaches, loaded
with tMirty-nse ucputy United StatcS
r.. r.hals, in charge of United States
NJ, rshal Bede, went TO st. Cloud to arrest
the strikers who yesterday violated the
injunction by cutting off coaches and re-
sisting United States officers. Warrants