The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-07-11
ADVICE FROM WASHINGTON.
Uncle Sam Promises to See That Law
lessness is Completely Crush
ed Out.

cd 0ut
Yesterdays dispatches from
Washington, outline the future
policy of the Government as being
fair and reasonable, as it is to be
firm and unyielding, demanding
right, Justice and obedience, on the
one hand, and promising peace, pro
lection and enforcement of law, OF
the other.
"The administration will not cease
its efforts uutil the constitutional
right of every man to obtain EN-
ployment free from intimidation i,
thoroughly established If thai
should be the outcome of the pres
ent struggle it will be well worth
the price paid for it, dear as it has
been. This statement by a high
official set out concisely the posi-
ton of the Government today. Il
means a guarantee, not only tt
protect the operation of the mails
and to keep open interstate com
munication but to protect the
rights of the individual guaranteed
by the Constitution of the United
States. Every day there has been
another step toward the end in
view, a tightening of the lines over
the lawless without even a momen.
tary relaxation or backward move.
ment. Saturday it was evidenced
in the sweeping orders placing the
teams continental roads under mill
tary control Monday was marked
by the addition of reinforcement to
Gen. Miles command, and yester-
day it was shown by the draft on
the naval force at Mare Island to
supplement the forces with which
Gen. Ruger will crush out the OPP
position to law and order in San
francisco, Oakland and Sacramento.
No one can tell what the next move
will be, for 1t depends on the devel.
opments of the next twenty -four
hours, but it can be stated that the
government will not cease until the
rebellion against law and order has
been quelled, if the entire power Of
the National Government is requir-
ed to do it. The events of the day
we're reassuring to the Nationa
authorities, Official reports were
few and meagre, for so explicit and
comprehensive have been the orders
issued to the commanders of the
great army departments that there
is no longer necessity for inquiry by
them, and nothing is expected al
army headquarters from them in
the way of dispatches unless they
have to report further encounter
between the troops and the mobs
SO most of the information received
at headquarters came in the shape
of press bulletins and these contain.
ed many indications of resumption
of work and traffic at various point
where the blockade has prevailed
the officials were encouraged to be
lieve that the crisis has been pass
ed, The absence of many Of thS
riotous scenes that have been wit.
messed the past few days is source
of satisfaction to the postal officials
Postmaster-General Bissell said that
he was greatly gratified at the
quietness into which Chicago set
tied during the day and the genera
marked improvement in the mai
service. Arrangements to relieve
the paralyzed condition of the mai
service in California as well as in
some other sections are being made
by the departments. The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company will prob
ably carry mails from San Francisco
along the coast in both directions,
the boats to stop at many OF the
points on the coast to deliver and
collect the mails. Negotiations for
this purpose are almost completed
and telegram is expected at the
department IRON Division Superin'
tendent Finn, announcing that the
plan is to be put into immediate
operation. The plan if effected, is
to be in force until the strike is de-
clared off and a better condition Of
affairs in the State, About do2er
special service routes have been OF
dered to connect the tied up roads
with uninterrupted roads at availa
BILE points. Most of these are in Cal
ifornia, Oregon and Montana
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