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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-03
ALL ARE PLEASED
Settlement OF the Great Northern
Strike d Matter For Con-
graduation
Both TO Company and Employees
Full Account Of Final
Conference.
BOTH SIDES WE'LL PLEASED
Rates Demanded by American
Railway Union Are
Adopted.
Twin City Commercial Bodies
Worked Earnestly For
Settlement.
BOTH SIDES WELL PLEASED

81. PAUI, May 3.-The gigantic strike
on the Great Northern has been de-
clared of all along the line and the
road is In iull operation with the old
employee
The strike has been OF for ~ days and
the road practically tied mp from st.
Paul to the coast. The commercial
bodies Of the Twin Cities are largely
responsible for the result, they having
succeeded In bringing President Fill
and the strikers committee together.
Governor Nelson suggested arbitration
some days since but his action did not
meet with success. Several other at
tembts TO bring about arbitration
failed, the men claiming their demands
were Just and did not admit Of arbitra-
tion. Finally, however, they agreed to
have the matter submitted 10
the citizens committee and de-
clared their willingness 10 abide
by the decision. Various confer
ences were held by the committee
WatR kxesaueut 6nh INC Wltn the LABOR
leaders. Mr. Hill was I'm favor OF aEbi-
tration all along and agreed TO any sys-
tenn Of arbitration ON condition that the
me would resume work. The commit
tee finally got the two sides together
and after IN al day session the differ
ences we're settled and the strike do
clared Oh. The conference went over
oil the details thoroughly, the citixens'
committee b4Eng the judges. M. Hin
made many concessions % the nian. En-
fact they gained all their demands. Mr..
'Hill seems satisfied with the result,
having secured q settlements through
arbitration as he had desired. One re-
suit Of the strike 10 tho resignation Of
General Manager Case.
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REPORT on THE coMMrrrEE.
Very Brief and Pointed Statement Of shs
Arbitrator.

Very Brief and Pointed Statement Of ths
Arbitrator.
The settlement was reached late Tues
day night after = long conference be-
tween President Hill and the confer
ence committee representing his en-
ployes regarding all grievances which
caused the breach. The joint commit
tee of business men OF the two cities
was present, and acted as q board of ar
bitration. The findings OF the board Of
arbitration was very brief and to the
point, as follows:
"Whereas, At o joint meeting held
this day between the management OF
tho Great Northern railway, Its en-
ployes and this committee Of arbitr e.
ton, ut least ninety OO per cent OF the
differences In wages in controversy were
amicably settled between the company
and its employees.
Now, after hearing the statements
submitted by the parties in interest, we
find an . result OF our deliberations that
10 per cent Of the reduction in wages
made since Aug. I, 1893, Of ali other
classes Of men whose claims were sub
mitted 10 us, should be restored"
One copy OF this document was fur
nished TO President ELL, ON behalf Of
the company, and one TO President
Dets on behalf Of the employees. G. A.
Pilisbury, chairman OF the Joint com.
mittee o. board Of arbitration, read the
document slowly, and enunciated every
syllable, 90 that mona present might
have any a impression regard.
ing any detail OF the boards fndinrs.
Both President Hill and President Debs
expressed entire satisfaction with the
boards decision. and expressed their
feelings Of gratitude to the board for ia
kindly interest and fair dealings.
a Supplementary R-pore.
A supplementary report was issued bv
the committee for the purpose or cor.
recting certain roneou Impressions
which have been left on The public
mind regarding the complaints az the
employee in the nlatter OF ywages. ~
reports in the columnsof the daily pres
and circulated on the streets.
The supplementary report follows:
To the Publics Many re-
ports have been III circulation as II the
wages paid hyy tae Great Northern ran
way company, and ii is d to tia nnh-
lie that y be Informed OF the facts re-
garding such resorts TIE ..a,n,n;tt.A
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sioNsrER DEMONSTRATION.

Every body to Jsin In - Parade ne Great
fAiIs-Busines Houses Deserted.
6REAr FALLS, Mon. May SIN half
an nour after the news that the strike
was settled reached Great Falls IL
seemed that the whole population was
.nronging the streets and shouting for
JOY over the tidings. Two thousand
men are III line and with two bands are
parading the streets. Fireworks and
~firecrackers indicate July 1.
GREAT FALLS. Mon, May 3.-Prepa-
ratioas Were made for a monster parade
OF al strikers. workingmen and Others
arected by the strike. Business houses
Were decorated and the town took .
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Agricultural Appropraasl.n MN.

WAsHINdToE. May 8.---The agricul-
tural appropriation bill reported to the
house by Chairman Hatch Of the com
nittes on agriculture. appropriates Co.,.
l00. e4S for the fiscal year ending june
70, 1895. Compared with appropriation
for the department - the present fiscal
year, this is d dsessase of sl4s,52s
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The Canon Smokes Cfgarettes.

Those who delight In discovering IN
constituencies In personal conduct are
pointing out that Canon Wilberforce,
the new canon Of Westminster. Ii an IN
y~eterate cigarette smoker, says i Lon
DON correspondent. He has for years
waged y hefce crusade against insefn-
psrancs. The opium trade ana viyfsee
ssOn.
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fairly and justly. re il better that thev
should be settled with all the Interests
involved pro and con fairly presented.
On behalf OF the company I want ID
thank you all sincerely, and hope WORK
done here may lead to more peaceful
methods OF adjusting such differences
hereafter. not only here bat wherever
they may exist. 10 the men hera [
will say that ] hope that before they "a
ont ON strike again they will see IL there
j. not some fair way Of Arbitration
xou viii And me . fair arbitrator for
sll Of you."
Howard said bus Lieeae.
Vice President Howard, Of the union.
was called upon for remarks. but de-
clined o. the ground that Pres;denf
Dehs had spoken for Gil on his side AZ
the question. and had voiced their senti-
ments exactly. When pressed to speak
no said: II ann glad that you are eli
pleased with the termination of this
matter. ] am always pleased who's
trouble Is over. I work IL hours d Day
for . labor organization now. as / did
tor o railroad company once. thank
you all"
Piiasbury'a Remarks.
q. a. Pillsbury. chairman of the
joint committee. was the next speaker.
be was scarcely able to express hts feel
ir1gs over the settlement. He made no
Claim to being a public speaker, but
proceeded to make an able speech Just
the SANS. He said: II told the COM
mittee today that it was necessary that
thers should be harmony, which now
exists and Is going to exist on the great
est railroad In the Northwest. This
could not have been secured if it were
not Tor the fairness and f~orbearance of
al concerned. I am sure that those
who came In contact with these men
must have q higher impression OF or
ganized labor than ever before. felt
yesterday that the only chance was for
me company TO see the men face 10
RAGS. / wish TO express thanks TO Mr..
Hill and to his officers and TO your on.
Gers. II the finding meets with your
we are repaid one thousand
Mr. Rogers Of the union was asked 10
speak, but he thought that all had ex-
pressed themselves completely through
their representatives. and asked to be
excused.
AZ the meeting was dispensing one OF
me- officials pointed TO Mr. Pillsbury and
said: THAT IL the kind of man we
would make United States senator's oe
e we were wise"
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TIE LAST

How the Settlement Of the Great Narth-
ern Strike wss A~ocornpfished.
The conference between the company,
the conference COMMITTEES and the joint
committee Vt Twin City business men
was conducted behind closel doors.
Early in the afternoon q subcommittee
waited on Mr.. Hill and asked il he were
willing to receive his employees and have
all differences arbitrated by the Joint
committee. Mr.. Hill expressed his
willingness, and at about $3.50 the full
committees appeared. President Debs
admitted In the first place that the ex.
isfing schedules for trainmen, engineers,
bremen and switchmen were satisfac-
tory. and Id the second place that the
statement that the regular custom Of
the company in advancing the pay of its
road department employees when they
were able to commence work was COR
rect. and that the rates the company
already announced it had fixed with
these men for the coming season were
Eatirely yAaiF ana satissaotesy.
Mr. Debs continued with 4 statement
that the foregoing covered the bulk of
The employees Of the system according
to his estimates, 10-20ths. President
Hill did not feel that he could restore
rates paid TO all other classes OF en-
ployes.
He and his company were willing to
leave u DO the JOINT committee to decide
whether all or any portion OF the SER
vace should b. restored, and that the
employees Of the company would abide
by tho decisiou of the committee. what
ever it might be, and resume work.
The A. =. u. ~ such had nothing to do
with tho affair, the rates Of pay having
been fixed by che old brotherhood.
Then followed . discussion regarding
individual cuts, which seemed lower
than they nhouid - aud which were
satisfactorily explained.
Presidens Debs Asospss.
Representative OF the press Were adj
into the ante-room of Mr.. Hills
ofice where the committees were sassem-
bled and the finding OF the board was
Upon receiving q copy President
Debs rose to his feet and said:
ssOh behalf OF the COMMITTEES :
the Great Northern employees
allow me to say we accept the findings
OF the board, and in so doing allow me
TO say that we are satisfied with the |
doings and findings OF this board. lam
that when I say this / voice the
Of all interested, and / desire
10 return thanks TO the board, desire
ID extend thanks to MI. Hin and his
o~fficials for the manner Of conducting
the conferences. We will make it a
point to place this matter before all
employees and inspire them with the
same gratitude we feel. Mr.. Hill
Has shown Himself Fair,
has received MS invariably with
,ourtesy. Ihopethat whenever trouble
sccufs In the future, arbitration NAV
AXE effect before any radical action be-
yins. ! am sure the precedent here en-
'ablished will endure, and that the
yreats principle Of arbitration will be
for all time TO come. / think
link that In the future difficulties be-
ween corporations and employees win
70 adjusted 0 easily and psaceably
md satisfactorily ID accounted the 40
OF this board. / ann satisfied that
he fair thing has been done in this case
nd that equal and exact justice has
cen done. Again | thank You n and
liz
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PRESIDENT H1II pleased.
He Feels Confident OF the Failure Peaos
abba settlement of Disnnaea.

- HHFE.E
ne Feeis Confdent Of the Future Peace
abba Settlements or Disputes.
President Hill said: 1.-THE finding Of
the committee inasmuch as it Ia the
finding Of disinterested men, who have
at least In . matter OF this kind tina
knowledge they must have before thew
can attain TO their present position. Is 10
me OF greater value than the amount in
volved in the question in dispute. The
conference ID about to close. At the IL.
ginning the matter was conducted In
an arbitrary way, and we were COM
PEELED to take what action We could ia
protect ourselves. Yet every dav
though there was q law, I felt that Al
the present time during the present dis.
turbed condition throughout the conn
Try. 1t was advisable to secure q settle
f1ent that was peaceable and correct.
IN behalf of tho company 4 desire ia
extend my sincere thanks, my heartfelt
thanks to the committee Of business
men who have come here DO assist in
settling the matter Mt issue. + do not
remember : meeting where matters I'll
VOWED were discussed In detail and dis
posed OF o. these were here at this liable.
Where such progress was made nj 10
short u time.
Conadene Ia tho Fusurs.
( fesl confident LIN the future Ia the
prospect ct approaching all questions
peaceably and setting All onest;ons
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wHAr HAS BERN DONE.

Tho work Of the Joint Committees Osn
Scarcely BE OverestsSnaFsd.
What Mr.. Pillsbury. Mayor Eustfs
and the other members of che 5usineaa
COMMITTEES have done for tn6 0reas
Northern itg e4nployea and the pnhl53
m the past three days cannot properly
be estimated. The recent settlement Is
largely due to their uhtirinR efforts to
bring the conflicting elements together.
and their marvellous skin ia adjusting
matters when they were brought to-
gether. No later than Monday the
strikers cheered Mr.. Debs to the echo
when ne said: There is nothing TO ar
bltrate; We demand complete restore
ton That same night Mr.. Eli said:
The A. r. u. cannot gain time with
this company. We win all every mans
place who does not return 10 work"
Now they have shaken hands like
brothers who had met after q long ali.
sence. The reconciliation was com
plete.
The employees who had been restored
prior to the arbitration, or who were
partially restored by the finding of the
board are the engineers, iremen, con-
ductors, brakemen, machinists. lock.
smiths, koilermakers, trackmen and
section men, whose cuts average 10 per
cent, and a inspectors, car repairers,
car oilers, laborers, operators, despatch
era n miscellaneous employees whose
cuts range from 10 TO 80 per cent.
weat Over n whole Mastar.
While the matter Of adjustment was
In progress the company submitted 10
the committee . statement Of les side OF
the case. It reviewed the strike order
issued by Hogan and Goodwin on April
10, and detailed again everything that
has heretofore been published OF their
side OF the case. including the fact that
hogan, who ordered the strike, wa not
Of their employees. The company
went on to discuss the strife between
rival organizations; It's own proposition
Tor arbitration; the fact that Twin City
largely constituted the committee
which attempted to adjust the matter;
Ito Efforts to secure arbitration, etc.
A Q Is the board made known it's
decision the union officers sent mes
sages over the wires to every point on
me treat Northern system informing
Ehe men that the strike was on and
ordering them back to work imme-
Mr.. Rogers and Vice Presi-
lent Howard leave immediately to yisit
svery union on the system.
What tina ssttlement wilI Accom- plish.
In speaking Of the matter OF arbitra.
ion President Debs said: aThe one
grand achievement or this settlement i
Q prove to organized labor that there L
nothing In violence. I do not think
here will be any more big strikes in :
cng time. hope not. This settlement
Will have Q very beneficial eject on
aboring men everywhere. It teaches
hem many valuable lessons. feel a.
hough . great load were taken ofe NV
houlders. The strain was terrible. be.
'auss thsre were so many interests to be
! want TO 60 home for !
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Indiana Elections.

CHICAGO. May 8.-Municipal cleo
tions were held in a number of cities In
Indiana during the day. Returns re-
ceiyed mp to midnight indicate Repub.
lean victories In q majority Of casas.
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Happy nc Larirnors.

LARIaoRE. n. D., Mar 3.-President
Deos' message declaring the strike off
has created the greatest i~ollifcation
Larimore has ever witnessed. Fully 500
people are engaged In firing anvil
salutes on Towaer avenue. The rail-
road boys are Wild with excftement.
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The Ramsay Cas-.

CEDAR RARIDs. In. May 8.-The evil
asnce II the Ramsay case il all III and
the arghments have begun.
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- NMa EuEufes
I feel oonfdent In the future In the
prospect 81 approaching ali questioas
peacesbly and settling All questions
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15
Funeral of Miss ArkIe,

The funeral OF Miss Ella Il. Ankle,
which took place yesterday morning at
nine o'clock, was very largely attended.
REQUIEM mass was celebrated at the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception,
by the pastor, Rev. Father Mullen.
During the services, the choir sang
NEARER Nv God TO Thee" angels
Ever Bright and Fair" and other
hymns. The pastor preached an i'm
pressive funeral sermon. The remains
were followed from the house to the
church by the young ladies of the
Sodality of the Blessed Mother, all
wearing white wells. The psll-bearer:
were selected from that organization,
of which Miss Ankle was a mem Der.
The floral tributes were numerous and
handsome. atteSting the esteem iI
which deceased was held by her friend;
and acoualntances. The interment wa:
made at Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS
Points Picked Up About the Mills and
Factories.

Fourteen miners were at work yes
terday at the Elm Grove coal shaft
The small nail mill Of the Belmont
went on yesterday morning. 1t gives
sixty men work.
Murray Bros. yesterday finished their
contract at the First Christian church.
They have the contract for the new res
idence of j. II. Frank.
Excavating was begun yesterday
morning for the Improvements and ad-
ditions to Arion Hall. This work will
be finished in a couple OF days.
1t is thought the dispute between
the Hallock Bros, contractors and the
stonecutters will be settled to-day ia a
manner satisfactory to all concerned.
Fish & Hess, contractors, yesterday
morning were awarded the contract OF
building the new eight roomed frame
residence of DR.. w. f. StaJhers, on the
Behrens e Speidel addition, South Side.
The house will cost $4,000, and will be
begun soon.
Englehardt & Schumann is this name
of a. new carpentering contracting firm
of the South Side. They have the con-
tracts for remodeling the following
residences: For J. +. Hanke, East
Wheeling; for George Fredel, and for
John Vogler, South Main street.
Work on the rebuilding Of the Whit
aker mill has been begun at last A
dozen employees of the Scefilin Bridge
Company, Of Pittsburg, are on the
grounds placing the structural iron.
Some of the iron will be erected TO day.
The building is now to be pushed right
along, it is claimed.
The striking coal miners OF Elm
Grove gave big benefit picnic al Syca-
more Grove. in the town, last Saturday
night. Fully FIVE hundred people at
| tended, and the miners came out $50
ahead. The local Of L. NJ. OF A. will
take charge of the proceeds, TO use 1t, II
necessary, among those of the miners
in need. The Elm Grove Orchestra
furnishing the music for the dancing.
Six well dressed and mannerly
strangers arrived in Elm Grove yester-
day morning. When their business be-
came known ii was found that they
were a committee of miners from the
Scottsdale coke fields, aud that they
came to consult the committee OF Elm
Grove miners as TO why it was the B. &
G.. engines were being .coaled at the
mines. They went away, but will re-
turn in a few days. Before they left
they were made acquainted with the
situation of things generally at the coal
mines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15
SMALL TALk.


Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told
EIsEs switch, east of the city, on the
w. 81 Z. g. railway, is being ballasted.
FARMERS in the country round COM
plain that the ground is getting too dry
for advantageous farming.
Elm GROVE coal miners will give a
picnic soon, and they will invite John
o. Pendleton, Congressman, there to
speak.
THE Bible Class of the English Luth-
eraa Church will give social and en-
tertainment next Thursday evening at
the church. An interesting programme
IS prepared.
THE Full Moon Social gave grand
dance at Menge & Howley's hall, South
Side. About fifty couples OF young
folks attended. Miss Annie Wagenheim
furnished music for the delightful
event.
The Ladies Managing Committee OF
the auxiliary of the Y. NJ. e. A. met
yesterday afternoon, and decided to
give an entertainment and social at the
Association rooms, the first OF next
month.
THE Ariel Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club will give an entertainment
next Tuesday evening at Egerter hall.
The club will be assisted in the pro-
gramme by j. P. Morgan, the elocu-
zionist
THE Y. M. c. A. is making extensive
preparations for the celebration Of the
tiftieth anniversary jubilee services, the
second and third of next month. The
event will be celebrated by number OF
appropriate exercises.
LAST Saturday evening w. T. Burke,
the well known harness dealer, of 1920
Market street, celebrated his third
wedding anniversary. A large number
of his friends were present and an &C.
casion full Of pleasures. was the result.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15
RUSHING IT THROUGH.
OVER TWO HUNDRED MEN PUT TO WORK,
YESTERDAY,
On the Extension Of the City Water Main Through
Fullou-Bslairs Mill Miners Join the
Striks-0thsr Industrial
News.

Never before In its history did the
town of Fulton see such activity q;
yesterday.
Early in the morning two hundred
and five men went to the east end OF
town and began to e1cavate for the
water pipes that the Fulton water sys-
tenn NAV be included in that OF Wheel
ing. The men made great progress
Yesterday. They made solid string OF
men swinging picks and using shovels
IN the trenches for a half m lie
in length. BY four o'clock
in the afternoon trench four feet deep
was ding entirely through the tow q, and
men had begun nearsthe Heller Hotel
10 law the eight inch pipes. 1t is thought
progress will not be so rapid to-day, as
hard limestone on the pike hill Is being
encountered, but it is expected that by
this evening the trench, fully d mile
long. will be completed, and two days
later all the pipes will be connected
with the Wheeling reservoir, sNearly all
the men employed are wheeling work
ingmen.
Such rapid progress was made yester-
dav. that it is thought probable that
the water can be turned on for the town
by the latter part of this week.
Plumbers from this city are hndlng
plenty of work in Fulton, making the
water connections for consumers.
Tho usraIly ouiet town was alive with
industry yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-15
A Plea.ant Event Planned.

On the invitation Of the Young Mems
Society of the ST. Alphonsus church,
the similar societies Of the Catholic
churches Of PittSburg Will come to this
CITY the second Sunday of next July,
and will remain over the following
Monday. There are fifteen societies in
Pittsburg and vicinity and four hundred
persons are expected. On Sunday they
will be entertained by an elegant re-
ligious programme at the hall OF the
st. Alphonsus church. On the follow
ing day they will 20 to Wheeling Park
for an outing. Every effort will be
made to make their stay peasureable.
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Coming Events.

Rescue Lodge Independent Order OF
Good Templars will give a strawberry
aud ice cream festival at &. A. L. hall
on the 22d of next month.
A literary and musical entertainment
with a social and ice cream feast will
be given at Mozart hall on the 18th Of
next month by the Wesley NJ. f. church.
On the oath Of this month the Kings
Sons of the NJ. L. church will give an
excursion to Steubenville.
The united councils of American Me-
chanics OF the city will give a moonlight
excursion to Steubenvile by the steam
er Liberty on the Goth of this month. A
meeting will be- held next Thursday
evening to complete the arrangements.