The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-24
Judge Knowles Grants a Temporary
Order Against the Leaders
Of the Movement
The Great Northern Says It WIN
Be Necessary TO Bring in
Men From East.
There Are No; Enough In the Country
the nsai TraveFs.s 60 Tiii the
Places Vacated by old HAndG

/ ~ - RA' ~ VI 1ANhN ais HHnnAhA Ioun
sci Of the road. aod II. O. MeIntire. the
local counsel. made application 10 Judge
Knowles for an injunction to restrain the
strikers from int ferina with the business
or property Of the company. The petition
10 the couFt gives the title Of the case az
the Great Northern Railway company YER
sus James Hogan. of Buttsi 4. =. Richard
son, Of Hslsnsi J. l.. Damn. OF Great Falls;
Jerry DsrriRAn, OF Helena, aud W. j.
Rikef, OF Great Falls. IL sets forth that the
persons named are representatives, OF the
Am rican Railway nnioa. and that the
road IL postal route aud engaged in the
business Of carrying freight and pAssen-
gers. and that the country through which
the line runs IL largely dependant on the
road. For several years. IL says ns en-
ployes we're members of various brother
hoods snd associations. which entered into
agreements With the road regulating pay
aud other terms of service, shat recently
tn American Railway union was formed.
and It's members had either Withdrawn
from the OLD brothsrhoods or Tepujiated
the agreements made by them. The facts
of the strike on April 10 are set forth. The
petition says that at the time James
Hogan made the demand for a restoration
Of the old schedule, tue office 9 of the road
did not know to what extent he was author
lied 30 represent tho employees, and IL was
/ impossible 10 Acoede 20 the demand without
violating the agreement made with the
brothsrhoods regarding paE. etc. Contin-
uinR the petition says that the q eat North
srn In Montana passes through a spHrsely
settled country for several hundred miles,
and from the inhabitants Of that section u
is impossible TO get q sufficient number Of
persons 20 run the road. IL ts, therefore,
the petition says, necessary to ing into
the state men mplOyed IN Minnesota and
elsewhere IN the east. TO take the places Of
! the strikers. The strike. the road claims
/, for the purpose Of preventing the opers-
/ tion of the line; and the petition goes on to
reeite the attempts made'to run aims and
how they were prevented. An injunction
is asked restraining the men named AMI all
other members Of the American Railway
union from interfering with the operations
of the load.
Judge Knowles directed an order to be
issued requiring James Hogan. 1. 4. Rich
ardson, j. l.. Dunn. Jerry DerriRun aud W.
| }. Riker so show cause on MondAy next
why an 10 junction should not be Issued as
prayed for. Copies OF the order we're
SO we'd on tue men named. The order reads
As follows;
Upon reading the com plant herein. duly
verified. from which IL appears that pro-
visional and preliminary injunction 10
necessary In the above entitled action, and
such relief 10 prayed for by the complain
ant; now, on motion of A. j. shores and
/ II. q. Mclntire, solicitors for the com plain
ants. u 10 ordered that you. the above
named dsiendants ami each of you show
cause before this court a. the court room
| IA the Gold block. IN she city of Helena, on
Monday. April 80. 1894, a. 10 q. M. why a
preliminary Injunction should NOT be
granted in said action, restraining you and
each OF you, your agents. servants alto
neys ana all persons associated with
ron rs Members of the Amsri-
can Railway union, or otherwise,
from dlsplaeing or rendering IN any
wise unit for immediate use any engine,
cars OF other property, and from interior
ing with the locomotives cara or any other
property constituting part OF the line Of
the Great Northern kaIway company IA the
state Of Montana, pertaining the eto, or
which may be used In the operation thereof;
and from interfering in any manner by
force, thTeats or otherwise with men WHO
are or may be employed IN the serve
of said company In and about the opera
tion of the said railway line or the care of
such p opsfty. ana from inte ferinR with
or disturbing IN any way the operation of
tie said line of railroad, OF the running of
en- i ines ana trains the con: aud generally
from interfe ling in any way way with tbs
full and complete possession and manage
ment of tho rail Dad by the Great Northern
Hallway company; or from int firing,
inumidating OF otherwise inconvenlsncingl
passengers thereon; aud from treVentlng
the shi ment anu trans. O tation OF the
mails thereon during the tendency of this |
action; and until the further order of tho |
court herein. HIRAM kNowLEs. Judge"
subsequsntly a restraining order was APP |
piled for. directed TO the men, aud |
granted. IL lie as follows:
Whereas, in the above cause. motion /
for the issuance of preliminary Wit Of
mi uu ction has been duly filed. the hearing /
thereof being fixed for ths 30th day OF April. |
1894, and IL being made to appear that
there is danger OF irreparable injury being 1
done TO complainant befo the nearing of /
said application for wit of injunction /
unless the said defendants are. pending /
said nearing. rest aimed as herein set forta. |
therefore complAinsnts application for
such restraining order is granted.
Nov therefore take notice that you, the /
American Railway union, James Hogan, I. |
II. richardson, j. l.. Dunn. Jerry DsrriGan /
and w. J. Riker. yoaT agents, servants and /
attorneys. and each Of you, ana all mem |
bsrs OF the American Railway union and al! !
persons. associations and combinations, /
voluntary or otherwise, whether employees |
or not OF the Great Northern Railway com |
lany. are hereby specially restrained aad /
enloinsd from disabling OF rendering in /
aDywiss unit or inconvenientfori immediate |
and from tsrfering with the possession Of /
locomotives cas- or otAer property oonsti-
tutng any part of this line of railway Of /
the Great Northern Railway COMPANY in /
the state of Montana OF appurtenAnt /
thsieto, OF used or which may be used in /
she operation thei cot. and ON interfering
In any matter by force. threats OF other |
wise. with men who may be employed In /
ths service of such railway company in and /
about she operation OF said line Of railway /
or the care OF said p o. erty. and from in |
terfering with or obst netting in any war |
the operation OF said line Of railway, or |
the running of engines or trains thereon, /
and generally from interfering IN anF way |
with the full, complete and psHceabl, pos |
session and management OF such line Of |
railway by the G,eat Northe Railway |
coHpany. AMI from interfering. tntimidat- |
log or otherwise ineonvsnisneibR passen- /
gers thereon preventing the ahi msnt /
hnd transportation of the mails tbsrson |
until ths hearing upon said application for l
writ Of injunction and tue farther order /
Of the court IN the premises
HIRaM kNowLEs
Unitsd states District Judge.