Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-26
THE GREAT STRIKE.
EMPLOYEES OF THE GREAT NORTH
ERN LEAVE THEIR POSTS.
Men Refuse to Accede 10 n
Reduction I'm Wages Made
The whole Great Northcrn ss-
tenn IL Completely Tied Up.

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., 4.
Dunn. of the American Railway union'
as follows:
Some time since the officials OF the
Great Northern issued a new schedule 10
govern various employees. This was TO
go into effect April i. and 1t made sweep
ing reductions in the wages or all EN-,
pioyes. The men would not accept IL ana
it was hung W awaiting the return OF
President hill from Europe. since ms
return he has ordered that the schedule
be enforced. and rather than accede to
the demands, which they consider un-
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 distr: IT'S
through which its lines run for a ten
Icrary injunction restraining the strik sr5
from disabling any of the engines. cars
or other prep ,rty of the company, or
from interfering in any manner with
men who des ire TO continue in the seryict
of the company or with men VIII may be
en- plcy ed TO take the places of those who
qJit it's service. and from interfering
with or ~obstructing in any wise with the
operation of the railway. The courts
are petitioned 10 issue an order TO the
Irarsbals and their deputies to properly
CT force the injunction when issued. The
CT 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, i'll this
city, on Monday, April IL.
To-day the counsel for the Great North
ern road applied to his honor Judge San
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 sane as
that made for North Dakota, and the
restraining order is about the same in
both cases. BY its terms it restraints the
employees of the road from interfering
with the operations of the road by any
violence. This morning Deputy United
States marshals were sent out to serve
the order.
Mr.. Clough, counsel for the Great
NcIthern road, was asked upon whom it
was proposed to serve the order, and
answered upon any one who was likely
to interfere with the operation of the
| llnt, IHt ItHituy nae SSNCIdl lllISS Dttl
granted by eminent judges, and a prece-
dent has been set, so that there was no
long delay in securing the order. Should
the strike spread to the st. Paul division,
as now seems likely, the order will be
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 19.-The %injunc-
ticn on the Great Northern strikers was
served to-day. No trains have, however,
been run, and the effort to get a special
out from here to Grand Forks proved a
failure, as the men put it back into the
round house each time, and finally killed
the engine by drawing off the water.
The read officials say they will run a
tain tomorrow, but the strikers insist
they cannot. EVERYTHING is quiet here.
ST. Paul, April 20.-The indications IRE
that the Great Northern strike will be
amiciably adjusted. Yesterday President
dis, of the American Railway union, ad.
dressed a letter to President Hill, asking
if he would receive a 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.
Ii st night a meeting CT railroad men Of
st. Paul and Minneapolis was held here,
when it was decided that no further ac
ton would be taken until after the con.
ference with Mr.. Hill. 1t looks now as
if the strike would soon be over.
Breckenridge, Mimi, April 20.-No. 8
tarrived here from st. Paul this morning
at about 7:40 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 tc
tie contrary. Injunctions were served on
some of the leaders of the strike, restrain
ing them from interfering with the road
Two passenger trains went east this aft
erncon. There is no probability Of any
further resistance to passenger trains
here.
Bainesyi llc, Mimi, April 20.-The mai
train in charge of United States Marsha
Brown and six other deputies, arrived
here at 8 this morning. The switche.
had been turned and spiked, but after
the reading by Marshal Brown of tn.
ir junction from the United States dis
trict court. of which be was the bearer
and discussion among the men, the trair
was allowed to proceed at 10 o'clock t.
Fargo.
Mora, Mimi, April 20.-Two men, dis
charged from the tie train crew, attempt
ed to wreck a Great Northern train
They put a push car on the track and
velocipede on top. The men started t.
walk to Hinckley. The obstruction wa
discovered by Agent Long, who, witt
two assistants, overhauled the men an,
brought them back. They confessed ant
are in Jail awaiting trial. They are no
connected with the strike.
Washington, April 2O.-Representativ
Johnson of North Dakota is indignant a
the action or Judge Sanborn in orderin;
the srmmoning of strikers On the Grea
Northern road and compelling them L
show cause why an injunction should no
be issued against them to insure thei
future good behavior. He intends to in
troduce a resolution in the house looking
to the impeachment of Sanborn for this
as he claims, unwarranted interference
st. Paul. April PA committee o