The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
CLASH OF THE LABOR ORDERS.
The Brotherhood Men Go Back on the
Union Men on the Great Northern.

The Brotherhood Men Go Back on the
Union Men on the Great Northern.
st. Cloud, MINI, April 20.-The strikers
have been put in state of Indignation by
the action of the Brotherhood of En-
gineers last night, who met and decided
to 90 to work at once on the strength of the
proposition offered by the company and
the return to the old schedule of wages
1t was followed this afternoon by the
Brotherhood of Firemen reaching the
same conclusion. Resolutions were unau-
imously passed that no propositions
would be considered unless they came
through the American Railway Unions
officers. The Indignation of the strikers
knew no bounds, but they say they are
bound to carry the day regardless
of this action and are in hopes the
other divisions will not follow the ex-
ample of this one Nothing in the yards
has been moved to-day, but the officials
say that by tomorrow morning the COM
pany will resume all traffic of every
character. The men deny this.
TROOPS OUT IN NORTH DAKOTA.
st Paul, Mimi, April 29.-Shortly be-
fore midnight last night Col. Swaine, act
ing on orders of the President, had
directed Col Mason, in Charge of the post
at Fort Smelling, to send a portion of the
L
to assist United States Mar
shall Cronin in serving warrants
and making arrests of riotous strikers
along the Great Northern railway. Ac-
cordingly the whole Third regiment was
called from the barracks this morning at
o'clock, and four companies selected for
the trip. Mai. John p. Patterson was
named to take charge of the expedition,
and companies A B g and ID were selected
to 20 with him. After receiving in
structions from Col Mason to act with
coolness and bravery, the four companies
left the fort without demonstration via
the Great Northern, and barring aCci-
dents, will arrive at Grand Forks to-mor-
row at Z o'clock in the morning The
number of men in the four companies is
pol 1t is stated that Marshal Cronin
will order two companies to DEVILS Lake
and use the others where riotlng seems
most likely.
MORE INCLINED TO OBEY THE LAW.
TYfty United States marshals returned
here this morning from Minnesota points
They report the strikers at Barnesville
St. Cloud, Wilmar and MOorehead more
inclined TO obey the law, and it is hoped
the cutting of trains will entirely
cease. The mass meeting at Labor
Hall this evening was attended by
nearly ,000 men, most of them ST. Paul
and Minneapolis strikers; Mayor Eustls;
of Minneapolis, appeared and delivered
an address urging the men to accept the
proposition of the st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis Company. Commercial bodies suggest
that the whole question of wages be
placed IN the hands of five arbitrators.
This proposition was discussed
with bitterness by the strikers;
who, upon vote, rejected
II unanimously. and issued an ultimatum
nothing bIlt a
complete restoration of wages to the
August schedules.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign OF
the knights of Labor confirmed the re-
port that he had ordered all Knights Of
Labor on the Great Northern railway
system to quit their places to aid the
American Railway Union in winning its
point.
eral officials this afternoon say the engi-
neers and firemen at Wilmar st Cloud
and Baruesville this afternoon, reported
to their superintendents at those points
that they were ready for duty on all
trains to which they might be assigned.
1t was learned also that all the orakeneh
on the three branches centering at CROOKS
ton, have announced their Willingness 10
go to work on Monday.
A SECRET SESSION AT ST. PAUL.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers held a secret session here this after
noon and it is said, came to some definite
conclusion regarding the strike 1t Is
generally believed that they decided 10
return to work on the Great Northern at
the Increased pay. The American Kali
way Union had been basing great hopes
on keeping the engineers with them.
BURIAL OF MRS. MORGAN.
The Funeral Services and Interment