St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-02
A NEW STORY
OF the Northern Pacific Case From
Little Rock.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. 1.-Apropos
of the threatened strike which was to
have taken place today on the Northern
Pacific, and the recent order of Judge
Jenkins, at Milwaukee, enjoining the
strike, and the subsequent order of
Judge Caldwell at st. Paul, the fol-
lowing will be of deep interest to
the public. The general administra-
ton of the receivership of the Northern
Pacific railroad devOlves On the United
States circuit court at Milwaukee, Wis.
That court is called the primary juris-
diction. the receivers having first been
appointed and the property turned
over to them under the or
ders of that court. But it
was necessary that the United States
court in the other states through which
the road ran should confirm for this dis
trict the action of the Milwaukee court.
This was done by filing bill and pro-
curing auxiliary receiverships in each
state. All orders of the court of prima-
ry Jurisdiction requiring to be enforced
In the other states are usually entered
as of course and presented to those
courts. But gentleman in the city
from st. Paul says the United States
circuit court in that city refused to
enter that part of the order of the
Milwaukee court enjoining the officers
OF the labor organizations from order
ing strike on the road or the EN-
ployes from striking on account of
reduction OF their wages, but did enter
so much of the order as enjoined the
employees, in case they struck, from
interfering with the property or the
men employed to take their places.
When Judge Caldwell was appealed 70
for information on this point, he de-
cl1ned to say more than that the writs
issued by the two courts will dis
close the difference between them. To
an Associated Press.reporter. who asked
Judge Caldwell If there was any danger
of strike on any of the roads in this
circuits in the hands of receivers, he
answered that there was not, so far
as ne knew. Upon being asked what
he would do if strike was threatened
on account of reduction of
wages on any of the roads for which he
has appointed receivers, he replied:
IF receivers should apply for leave to
reduce the existing scale of wages, be-
fore acting upon their petition | would
require them to give notice of the
application 10 the officers OF
representatives of the several labor
organizations to be affected
by the proposed change of the time and
place of hearing, and would also re-
quire them to grant such officers or rep
resentatives leave of absence and fur
nish them transportation to the place of
hearing and substituting them while
IN attendance, and l would hear both
Sides In person OF by attor-
neys. If they wanted attorneys to
appear for them. The employees on a
road III the hands OF a receiver are en-
ployes OF the court, and as much in Its
service as the receivers themselves. and
as much entitled TO be heard upon any
proposed order of the court which
would affect the whole body of en-
ployes. Ii. after full hearing and
consideration. found that it Was neces-
sary, equitable and hest to reduce the
Scase OF wages, / would give III. CHE
ployes Ample time To aetermIne whether