The herald., 1894-07-12
THE SITUATION AT CHICAGO.
Riot, Disorder and Lawiessnsss Prac
ticaIly Stamped Out.

have riot, disorde. and lawlessness
stamped out. The railroads are running
and peace and good order prevails.
With regard to the alleged general
strike. have heard nothing Of it, and
80 far as | know, there has not been
any strike among the allied labor
unions"
WHAT SOVEREIGN SAYS.
MIR. Sovereign today could give no
definite information as to the progress
of the strike he had seen nothing to
discourage him.
''It cannot be expected" he said,
"that million men in all parts OF the
country are koing to drop their tools at
the drop OF the hat. There is no hair
trigger mechanism about our organ'zi-
ton. Action is taken with delibsration
and this case is no exception to the rule.
There ia nothing mandatory in our
order. No oower is vested in any officer
or set OF officers to arbitrarily command
the knights to strike. That is not the
way we do business. But anyone who
understands the inside workings OF the
order, and knows the obligation the
members take, will realize that the ap-
peal has force. Subordinate assemblies
there is, believe, no doubt aa to what
action will be reached by the end OF the
week. One million workmsn will lay
down their tools and quit work pending
the settlement of this question"
DEBs' WORK Is DONE.
President Debs said today he had is
eued no further orders and expected to
isaue mona.
THE matter is entirely out OF my
hands now," he said, land have moth
| ing more to cay. The leaders in tho
labor organizations have ordered strike,
not ut my request, and they are hand
ling the affair. That the general strike
will be successful | have no doubt. 1t
makes no difference if the railroads can
run trains for they will have no freight
to carry with the general tie-up OF bug
iness in effect"
MEETING OF LABoR LEADERS.
People are looking forward with great
interest to the meeting OF the labor
leaders to be held here tomorrow at the
request of Samuel Gompers, president
Of the federation.
THE SITUATION AT PULLMAN.
The situation at Pullman today was
practically what it has been for several
days--one Of waiting. The population
is nervous and spprehonsive. Twelve
hundred soldiers are expected to be on
duty tonight.
Vice.President Wyckes said today
when advised OF the rumor that the
| former employees OF the Pullman COM
pany desired to return to work, that it
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would consider any applications upon
their merits. No applications from the
employees had yet been received.
GENERAL MANAGERS TO BE INDICTED.
1t is reported that when the federal
grand jury concludes its investigation of
the American Railway union it will be-
gin an inquiry into the policy and
methods OF the General Managers asso-
citation. Among the leaders of the
workingmen the charge has been made
openly and repeatedly that the OBJ
struction OF the United States mails
and the interruption of Interstate COM
merce was due quite as much to the
General Managers association as to the
A. r. u. 1t has been alleged that the
managers agreed that no trains should
be run on any OF the roads until all had
gained their points in dispute with the
men. This was done, it is charged, to
hold back ouch companies as showed an
inclination to treat with their employees
and bring about a resumptio of traffic
on their lines. 1t 10 asserted by the
men that they can prove that kilograms
were sent out from the General Mana
gers association, ordering certain lines
to send ont no trains til! designated
scheme bad been accomplished. ALI
! this. the men insist, is as clear case OF
conspiracy on the part OF the General
Managers association as the acts OF
Debs and his associates.
Judge Grosscup and Attorney Mil
christ have said that justice will be
meted out mpartially to all violators OF
the federal etatutes
Judge Grosscup said when questioned
on the subject:
81 have 10 doubt that when the grand
Jury shall have fnished the peculiar
matter it is now investigating it will
turn it's attention to offers who may
have violated the law. 1t will widen the
scope OF it's inquiry so as to include all
pereons who may have interfered with
or ohstruo.ed interstate commerce or
the United States mails in any way or
by any means"
"Will yon give the grand jury addi-
tional Instructions on that point?"
i cannot discuss that point now. L
will do whatever is necessary to enable
the grand jury to do its full duty
''rhe grand jury will work for the cor
porations," said labor leader today.
"Moet of them are Remarkably friendly
to the corpolstions and oppoted to sae
men,"
STRIKERS PLACES FILLED.
No more men will be brought to Chi
cago by the General Managers associa-
tion o take the places OF the strikers.
General Manager ERan said today:
'Ea!ly last week the General Man.
agers association engaged 2AOJ comue-
tent men in all departments Of railroad.
ing, and has distributed them amony
the various roads. In addition 10 shis
the roads have themselves engaged many
and Brought them hera direct from the
eass Fully 1900 men have taken the
places of railroad strikers in Chicago.
There are etil plenty OF applicants for
worh and she roads have no difficulty
III supplying all the vacancies caused by
the strike"
THE HooDoo TRAIN MOVED.
Under heavy military guard, what has
been known as tina "hoodoo" train about
tho stock vartis sirce tho s.rika bay,p