St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-20
CHlSELS AND HAMMERS
USED RY TIE STRIKERS At ST.
CLOUD
IN CUTTING CARS APART
Assistant
Assistant District Attorney
Stryker Addresses the Strikers.
Warning Them Against Un-
coupling Cars and Telling
Them Troops Would Be Called
If Necessary-Track at Muir
dock Soaped.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi. April f9.-The
local situation i'll regard to. the Great
Northern strike has suddenly become
very serious. After Passenger No.
had gone through yesterday with the
United States marshals the strike con-
tinued justine same. Not train, W;
run during the night. Passenger Nc. !.
which has been hung up al Sauk Gen.
ter, came down as far as ST. Joseph's
last night, and then returned 10 Sauk
Center. Tie excitement came this
afternoon. At / O'Clock a passenger
train. contrary to the expectation of the
strikers. came up Oh the East side and
pulled up to the station. A large crowd
gathered quickly. The train had the
mail car attached to the rear end. The
front end of the train was occupied By
several deputy
UNITED STATES MARSHALS,
who began reading their restraining
papers. There was a great deal OF
talking presently among the strikers.
They demanded of the marshais their
authority, and several of the officers
showed their commissions. Even this
did not satisfy the strikers. and they
began to shout, "Cut her off, Take
out the coaches" Let the mail CO."
Assistant United States Attorney JOHN
E. Striker was on board the train, and
when the strikers started to unc0upie
the coaches he spoke to them. He said
that he had no interest III the strike:
that he was the United States district
attorney, and was here to see that the
law was enforced. As a citizen che
said he wished TO warn the men
NOT TO TOUCH THE TRAIN.
If they did it would become his duty
to swear out warrants, and when the
men came to serve them there would be
force enough back of them to arrest the
offenders if the whole army had to be
called out. The men. however. seemed
TO think that 1t was only demonstra-
ton to frighten them, and some demand
ed that he show his authority. lie said
he would when the proper time came.
In the meantime the men commenced to
cut the, coaches apart. They were all
fastened together, besides the coupling.
with heavy wire. but the men seemed to
be prepared. They had chisels ami
hammers. and soon cut them through.
The two passenger coaches were taken
out, the mail car coupled on again, and
the men on board told they ware at lib
erty to proceed. The action of the strik-
eTS Was
CONDEMNED BY SEVERAL CITIZENS.
President Foster, Of the A. &. u. ad-
dressing the strikers, safe: ''As a citi-
zen, | advise you to let this train go. Ii
is only an expense to the company, ami.
you gain nothing" The company made
no resistance to the work of the strikers.
The marshals stood around and simply
watched what the strikers were doing
Supt. Bryan came up on the train. anu
be and Assistant Division Superintend- :
ent Busklrk stood and watched the
men cut the train. The officials are
getting the names of the men engaged
in cutting the coach. and it Is expected
there will be warrants for all of them.
The arrests will probably be made TO-
morrow, and. If necessary, the
TROOPS WILL BE CALLED OUT.
This is the programme which it is
said the company has mapped out and
will carry out at all hazards. The sec
retaryo of the union addressed the strik-
ers. After the mail car had beencoupled
to the train, he said that they we're Sorry
TO be compelled TO do what they had
done, but that it was the only way they
could win the strike. The train was
then side-tracked, the company, as
usual, refusing to 60 ahead with the
mail cars alone. The mayor has dis
charged the special police who were
members of the a. &. y. 1t was