The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-26
THE GREAT STRIKE.
EMPLOYEES OF THE GREAT NORTH
ERN LEAVE THEIR POSTS.
The Men Refuse to Accede to the
Reduction In Wages Recently Made
The Whole Great Northern Sys-
tenn Is Completely Tied Up.

Breckenridge, Mimi, April 2O.-No. .
tarrived here from st. Paul this morning
at about Z 40 under the protection of four
United States marshals. The strikers
ere at first in lined to interfere with
pl! but the mail car, but were advised to
tic contrary. Injunctions We're served Oh
some of the leaders of the strike, restrain
ing them from interfering with the road.
Two passenger trains went east this aft
ernCon. There is no probability of any
further resistance to passenger trains
here. -I
Balnesv ilIe, Mimi, April 20--The mail
train in charge of United States Marshal
Brown and six other deputies, arrived
here at 8 this morning. The switches
had been turned and spiked, but after
the reading by Marshal Brown of the
il junction from the United States dis
trict court, of which he was the bearer,
and discussion among the men. the train
was allowed to proceed at 10 o'clock to
Fargo.
Mora, Mimi, April 2O.-Two men, dis
charged from the tie train crew, attempt
cd to wreck a Great Northern train.
They put a push car ON the track and
Nclolpeue Ou Top. Lie lleu S(uItcu W
walk to Hinckley. The obstruction was
discovered by Agent Long, who, with
two assistants, overhauled the men and
brought them back. They confessed and
are i'll jail awaiting trial. They are not
connected with the strike.
Washington, April 2O.-Representative
Johnson of North Dakota is indignant at
the action or Judge Sanborn in ordering
the SCmmoning of strikers On the Great
Northern road and compelling them to
show cause why an injunction should not
be issued against them to insure their
future good behavior. He intends to in
| troduce a resolution in the house looking
to the impeachment of Sanborn for this,
as he claims, unwarranted interference.
st. Paul, April 21.-A committee of
strikers and officials of the Great North
ern are holding consultation to-day, and
it is possible that the strike will be de-
cltled off this evening or tomorrow. 1t
is thought that the trouble will be amica-
bly, adjusted, although it is possible that
an agreement cannot be reached and that
long struggle will ensue, but the more
| conservative think that it will soon be
settled.
A special trair. of two coaches, loaded
with thirty-fve deputy United States
II. rshals, in charge of United States
NJ; rshal Bede, went to st. Cloud to arrest
| the strikers who yesterday violated the
injunction by cutting off coaches and re-
sisting United States officers. Warrants
| for the arrest Of ten st, CLOUD strikers
were in Bedes possession. The train
| bearing the officers consisted of two
coaches, the majority of the officers occu-
| pying the one in the rear. 1t was q
husky lot of men that the new United
| States marshal took to the seat of
trouble, L, D. Foster, president of the
| St. Cloud union, would have been az
| rested in st. Paul last night but the war
rants We're not ready and this morning
| he -eaHld not be found. The aFrestetl
strikers, ten In number, were brought
back to st, Paul under guard. The main
portion of deputies were left at st: Cloud
and will be used in guf riding trains back
to the Twin Cities.
Grs fton, N, d., April 21-The first
tr in to move on the Great Northern
since Monday was the Cavalier branch
tain, which went up to-day, Brother
kpod men were in charge. Forty sacks
Of mail arrived this noon over the North
ern Pacific for points on the Great North
ern near here. This mail is carried from
here on hand cars by citizens of surround
ing towns, who don't want to be entire
" shut off from the world.
Cokato, Mimi, April 21.-Everything is
| blocked and much sympathy for the strik.
| Sc ooI A ,n,,4 Inc Lon
signed by nearly every business man not
to sell to-, feed or shelter non-union men
if any should be sent here to replace the
regular help. The paper also protests
against the high express and freight rates
of the Great Northern.
Crookston, April q. - There are no
tEains on the main line, but the branches
are running to-day.
Wiilmar, Mimi, April 23. = A mass
meeting of citizens al strikers was held
ON tie platform of the depot, and the
result of good council is that all mail
trains will hereafter be allowed to pass
Without any interfere nee. Archie Bogart,
J. T. Carruthers and other leaders made
this statement as the result of a brief
c. inference shortly after the mass meet
ing. Five shrill blasts of locomotive
whistle aroused the town and called the
people to the depot. The crowd numbered
fully 5000: A platform was hastily ar
raIged of trucks and boards and the rcp-
resentatives were invited to take seats
thereon with the speakers, Rev, FIR,
Bolapd, the leading Catholic priest of this
secticn, presented the railway mems side
Of the case, ind said he was with them
in their struggle to maiatain their rights.
He was with them only as long as they
observed the rules of law and order.
He counseled moderation aDi urged the n
tO commit no wrong and to cease inter-
fering with nail cars. He read tele=
gram from President Debs saying q mail
train Ia construed to mean the train in
its entirety as usually made up. This
Crtned the eyes of the strikers and they
tet lied that they had been violating the
government law.
Marshal J. Adam Bede was the next
speaker. He laid down the law as il
exists; said he was here as a govern
II ent officer to enforce the law as he
found it. If he could not enforce it
peaceably he would call on the army to
do it. He was witty at times and worked
up good feeling among the men, though
they were inclined to resent his admoni-
|
Whether Carruthers and Bogart can
control the impulsive spirits in the crowd
remains to be seen. At any rate they
will try. Bogart and Carruthers will
leave for St. Paul for consultation with
President Debs. Mr.. Bogart said that
no freight trains or freight cars will be
allowed to move from Willmar and none
will be allowed to pass through: ANY
trp:ns that MAY reach here win be caught
and sidetracked! Mr.. 'Bogart and Mr..
Carruthers say the strike is even more
earnest than before, and that the men
positively will not recede beyond the
concessions granted concerning mail
trains by reason of existing laws, and
President Debs' construction thereof.
Saturday night Marshal Bede and a
number of deputies attempted to take a
Great Northern train through this town.
The strikers took the train away from
the marshal, who arrested several men.
| The marshal finally recaptured the train,