The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-05
UNABLE TO AGREE
FIR. HILL AND THE STRIKERS AS
FAR APART AS EVER.
The Pa csidcnt of the Great N rther
Declines AN Offer tn Hold n Public
Conference, and Says Sic Lnten IL
to Operate His Road.

st. Paul, May IA meeting Of the
| Minneapolis aid st. Paul citiz,ns' COM
| laitlee was hald ut the Minneapolis Com
II ercial club. The committee from Min
i nerpolis was composed of G.. A. Iillsbury,
Il. Il. Nelson. w. S. Benton, ]. r. Wi
man, T.. e. Winston and Il. X. Huba-
chck. The st. Paul committee consisted
of d. ii. Moon, z. II. Kelly, Richard
Gordon, George II. Finch, c. w. Hack
EFT and Charming c. Scabury. This I'M
dcniably representative body met Prcsi-
lent Debs md Vice President Howard,
of the A. r. u, for the avowed purpose
of finding out the exact position of the
men and to devise means for settling
the difficulty as quickly as possible. The
men made the proposition that the ex-
e%cutive committee Of the strikers would
be willing to argue the matter with
President Hill at any public mass meet
ing in the Twin Cities and then let the
of the question directly from the lips of
the men most vitality interested. AS to
submitting the question to any other
form of arbitration, however, the repre-
sentatives Of the strikers stand firm
against it. The committee waited Upon
Mr.. Hill, who declared that it was no
proposition looking to arbitration, and de-
clared that he would not consider it.
He declared that he intended to operate
his road regardless of the men.
Grand Forks. N. D., May 1.-The spe-
cial train bearing the First battalion and
Third United States infantry from Fort
Smelling reached here at = O'Clock this
morrSlg, remained on a siding until day
light, then went into camp half q mile
east of the depot. The troops will
operate from G-and Forks and send de-
tachments to Devils Lake an.l other
points as often as they may be needed.
Marshal Cronan, whose exploits during
the week have made him famous. met
the train OH it's arrival and Immediately
consulted with Maj. Patterson, in com-
nand of the battalion, and his brother
officers. Marshal Cronan reported the
men as quiet at Devils Lake, but ready
to break out the instant the company at
tempted to operate any trains. There
are 300 men at Devils Lake and they
are in a desperate mood, doing much
talking and making threats to tear up the
tracks.
Chicago, May 1. - United States
marshals were being recruited in Chi
ego to-day for duty along the line of
the Great Northern. Over 300 were en-
relied before room, AID a couple hundred
more will be signed. The recruiting sta
ton is at 9O7 Temple building. Each
man was asked his age, whether sober,
married. ETC., and if he could handle a
rifle. They were promised $3.50 a day
from time of enlistment until returned TO
Chicago. "Your services may be needed
two weeks or six MONTHS said the re-
cruiting agent. Three hundred of the
men were to leave by special train over
the Milwaukee & St. Paul tonight. On
arriving at ST. Paul they will be sworn
in by United States marshals of Montana
ond Dakota and placed m duty i'll those
states. The Thiele Detective agency is
said to be doing the recruiting. The
Minnesota law prevents residents of
other states from atting as police officers
in that state, but this will not apply, as
the men are sworn in as United States
officers.