St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
bEDE'S Men WALKED,
The Engine Cut From Their
Train at Willmar.
SEVERAL STRIKERS GET UGLY
Narrow Escape From a Col.
lision at Litehfield.
TRAINS CUT At ,BARHESNLLE.
st. Cloud Strikers Give Eos.
ter an Ov alton.
SEVERAL STRIKERS GET UGLY
TRAINS CUT At BARHESNLLE.
HOT cR00KST0K RESOLUTIONS.


WILLMAR, Minn., April 21.-Un nite6
States Marshal Bede's train, having
thirty deputy United States marshals,
the GLOBE representative, mail and
baggage and forty-two passengers, left
st. Paul about II a. m, via Willnar.
The train crew consisted of conductor,
engineer, fireman, two brakemen, mes
senger and roadmaster. No obstruction
was encountered until about half
q mile east of Litchfield the train
was tagged and the marshal was warned
that about 200 strikers and several
hundred citizens we're at the depot, and
it was declared that the train should be-
sidetIacked. Arriving at the depot,
Conductor Casey started to report.
George Carruthers, chairman; John
Struble and James Kearnes. committee
of The strikers from Wlllmar, who had
come down wich perhaps twenty others,
gathered about and demanded to know
why Casey had returned with a train
after the warning he received during
his
SEVERAL DAYS BLOCKADE
at Willnar. He was stopped on Tuesday
and the mail train in his charge re.
mained until Friday, when it was sent
back to st. Paul. The Sioux Falls train
carrying the mail aud interstate com.
merce had also been delayed. Casey
listened to his arguments and told him
that he could not be regarded a scab.
He did not take the place of another.
He did not belong 20 the A. R.. u. His
order, the Brotherhood of Trainmen, had
not ordered strike. Besides, ii they
desired to blockade business theyshould
order out the men at st. Paul
and Minneapolis. Carruthers replied
that if they did 1t would only
make a place for ''scabs'' aud put
greater difficulties in the way when the
strike was over and make 1t harder on
the men. At this point Marshal Bede
addressed the men. He said 1T was not
aquestion as to whether the railroad
authorities had done right or wrong. It
was now purely question of law. The
court had restrained them from OBJ.
Structing interstate commerce and ths
United States mails, and had set date
for hearing. If they were right they
would be sustained without lifting
their hands against the company or the
law. IL
HE WARNED THEM
that there were thirty United States
marshals on the train for the purpose Of
executing the order of the court, and
the man who Obstructed their passage
or interfered with their work, or de-
layed by his acts their movements, com.
mitted crime against the United
States. He warned them to stand aside
and allow the train to pass. They of
fered no further resistance, and the
train passed on. There was nos
an ungentIemanly word spoken OF
threat made at Litchfield. Father
Boland attributed this fact to
the counsel of Carruthers, who
begged the men not to do violence,
and warned citizens not to interferet
Father Boland said the citizens were iH
sympathy with the men so far as the
cut in wages were concerned, and hoped
they would win, but they deprecated
violence aud the interruption Of bust.
ness. He felt that the men would
gladly accept terms which would not
humiliate them, especially as it was
represented to them that the question
now raised was quite likely to settle the
RIGHTS OF LABOR i
In its relation to capital. Arriving at
Willmar, the train was met by several
hundred men, many of them angry aud
They boarded and COM
cutting the train. Several Of
the men, however, were so active In en-
deavoring to restrain violence, at least
until consultation could be had, that
action was stayed for time. Mean
while Marshal Bede addressed
them from the platform In
the same line as at Litch-
field, and Superintendent Winters
addressed them from the top of box
cars. urging them to do no violence, as
by doing that they would make them
selves liable. Winters remarks were
timely, but, coming from that source,
we're not appreciated. Men interested
IN the strike were active. urging that
he committee had ordered that this
rain be allowed to pass. and this deter
was reached and the m arshal
urged to 60 on. In the meantime
DICK JACKSON WAS ARRESTED
oy Marshal Bede for attempting to
,nt the train. He also ordered the ar
,est of John Carlson and James Burke
'Or like offense. Another man was
arrested and brought into the car, but
broke away. An attempt was made to
make up train, but the engineer and
iremen were pulled off the engine.
The engineof the marshal's train was
,ut off by party OF the strikers. There
ire about 300 members of tho local union.
They're determined to prevent all trains
passing carrying "scabs," aud at first
believed the marshals party were men
% take the place of strikers, and,
hough assured by Bede that they were
officers, they wanted to see their COM
Missions. The citizens are all in SYM
oathy, and seventy have signed an
not to harbor CIR feed ''scabs."
rhe train was backed into the country. >
Marshal
BRIDE RETURNED GN FOOT
rom three miles. Shortall, with Fifteen
deputies, returned to ST. Paul. taking
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