St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
BROTHERHOODs IN LING.
They Will Resume at the Old
Wa0eS

Wages.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Hill re-
ceived the committees of the local
branches of the Brotherhoods of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen. The
engineers party was headed by Chair
man Nolan. and comprised the follow
ing engineers in the company's employ:
Kline, Curran. Ryan and Maloney.
The firemen's party was made up of
Messrs. Uptegrove, chairman. and
Sheasgreen. Driscoll, Smith and Maher.
AS soon as the men arrived at the
general office building they were led to
the room of j. o. Pattee, uperintendent
OF motive power, and were joined by
President Hill and Vice President
Clough. The conference lasted over an
hour, and when it finally broke up Mr..
Hill emerged from the room with smil-
ing countenance. 1t was learned that
an amicable understanding had been
reached between the men and the COM
pany. The old wage schedule was to
remain in tOrce, as it existed before the
cut. and the men all declared that they
would attend to their duties.
This conference practically pledges
the brotherhoods to the service Of the
company, and is one step towards
breaking the backbone of the strike.
Mr.. Hill seemed content over the result,
and said to GLOBE reporter:
There will be less laughing on the
back seats within the next twenty-four
hours. You see was right all along,
when l said that the old organizations
are not in with this strike. The skies
have cleared up considerably" and
shaking the scribe cordially by the
hand. he departed for the city. Summed
up it means simply that the company
will equip its trains with regular crews
of brotherhood men, and they cannot
consistently refuse to do their work. 1t
was playing high trump card to secure
this result, and the officials of the COM
pany fully realize the advantage they
have gained thereby.
BY consenting to restore the old wage
schedules the company holds out an in
nucement to the men to retain their
membership in the old brotherhoods,
and strikes a blow at the American
Railway union, as well as the entire
strike movement.
Messrs. Deus and Howard were seen
at the Sherman house ON their return
from Minneapolis at o'clock this MORN
ing. Mr.. Debs said that at z o'clock
last night he commenced to telegraph
the engineers and firemen along the
road, using the following message:
Nolan and Updegroye have settled with
the company, and agreed to put all the en-
gineers back TO work. How do your engi-
neers and firemen stand? Wire at once.
Replies have been coming in ever
since, the wording of the following mes
sage being the glst of all:
Every engineer and fireman here SAYS
that he is out with the A. r. U. to a finish.
Not one OF them Will go to work under any
circumstance. Nolan and Updegrove are
denounced in unmeasured terms
The following men had sent similar
messages up to O'Clock: w. II. Tyler,
West Superior; j. Z. Murphy, Glasgow,
Mont: G. r. Weber, Havre. Mont; w.
!. Riker, Great Falls: w.
7. G. Adams. Seattle; 81. A.
Daniels, st. Cloud. A GLOBE reporter
saw all these messages. No later than
last Thursday Updegrove was in the
private council meetings of the A. r. u.
dehouncing Hill aud the company In
language which would not bear the light
OF publicity" are MIR. Debs' exact
words. He is to see Mayor Wright today,
A private council is to be held this
morning at 10 in Labor hall. Mr.. Debs
was asked TO preach tonight in DR..
Bample's church in Minneapolis, but
EannOt.