Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-18
STRIKE LEADERS IN JAIL
Debs and His Lieutenants Re-
 fused to Furnish Bail.
THEY MAY BE LOOKED UP A WEEK.
California Is Now the Only State In Which Train Service Is Interrnpted-Preside Cleveland In No Hurry to Appoint the Strike Commisxion

CfENAto IS
 Cleveland In No Hurry to Appoint the
 Strike Commission.
 CHICAGO, July 1S.-Eugcne V. Debs, George w. Howard, l.. w. Rogers and Sylvester Kelihcr, the officers of tho Amer lean Railway union, were committed to jail by Judge Seaman in the United States circuit court for alleged violation of tho injunction issued by Judges Wood and Grosscup.
 Tho four leaders of the strike in reality went to jail in default of bail, for. tho court offered them their liberty until next Monday. when they will have hearing on the charge of contempt Their bail was fixed at ST, 900 each, but the men re- fused to give it, and the court committed them.
 Debs and his companions were taken to jail by Marshal Arnold, and before they left the courtroom Judge Seaman instruct ed the marshal to tako them out of tho jail at any reasonable time or times in order that they may have abundant oppor- tunity to consult their attorneys between this and next Monday.
 Tuesday morning District Attorney Mil christ filed an information in court charg- ing the officers of the union with violating the injunction and asked for U writ of at- tachment for contempt. It was not neccs- sary to issue n writ for Debs, for he was in court when the information was filed. When the injunction was issued by Judges Grosscup and Woods, the usual chanccry summons was issued, and those named in the injunction were directed to appear in court to answer. That was what brought Debs into court. with the attor- | neys who have been retained to defend him and his brother officers The informa- I tion was read to the court by District At | torney Milchrist.
 Would Not Give Bail. When MT. Milchrist had finished tho reading of the information Attorney George R. Peck, representing the receivers | of the Santa Fe system took the floor and read petition for writs of attachment | against the defendants on behalf of that railroad The petition asked that the dc | fendants be punished for contempt for violating the order appointing the rcceiv CTS, as well as for violating the general injunction as it applies to the Santa Fe. A number of acts of violence were alleged and interference with trains. Tho formal proceedings began when Attorney Irwin, | for the defendants, asked that they bc re- leased on their personal recognizancc. Judge Seaman finally decided to set the case for next Monday and fixed bail at S3, 900 each. Tho four men made no .It- ] tempt to furnish bail and were committed to jaii untii Monday.
 The attorneys for the defendants said their clients could not secure bondsmen, but Dcbs did not corrObOrate that when asked if he would give bail. He said he would not give bail to the amount of cents.
 \ telegram was produced in court. sent by Debs on July ? to North Butte, Mon. It read: "Gencral managers arc weaken ing. If the strike k not settled in IS hours, complete paralysis will follow. Pc | tatoes and ice arc out of sight. Save your money and buy n gun
 While seated in the jail awaiting the preparation of his cell Dchs said: Well, this means few days of rest and quiet at least. have not had much rest for over | a month, and l am badly in need of it.
 No sir, We shall not give bonds Our | bonds are $3, GOO each, but we wouldn't [ give bonds if they were j cents each. We | are not posing as martyrs. neither do wc ask for sympathy.
 All I have to say about our arrest Is | that matters have come to that point in this free country when it Is held to bc n | crime to advise n man what to do when he seeks your advice. We arc guilty of no crime. unless the simple expression of m | opinion is n crime. We arc not rcsponsi- | blc for this strike. Pullman Is responsible for it."
 The men were placed in the debtors de partmcnt of tho jail, Dcbs and Howard being given n cell and kcliher and Rogers one adjoining
 Foreign Laborers Leaving the Country.
 X local paper prints the following: The big European rate war inauguratcd by the leading steamship lines may result in a 1 wholesale exodus from Chicago of many men connected with the late strike Never before in the history of steamship rates has 1t been possible tu go from Chicago to any European port or city SO cheaply.
 Since the cut in rates has been inaugu. rated the exodus frum Chicago and the northwest to various points in Europe has figured up a third of the traffic from New
 York, according to the e.simates of local steamship lines, and the announcement of the last great cut in rates has started real hegira of European born people.
 Dozens of men who said they were now | on strike have been making inquiries a
 local steamship offices within the last few
 days, expressing their intention of return
 ing to tho old country in case the strik'
 was a failure.
 There arc half dozen interesting phaso
 of the present situation in rcgard to oceaI
 travel, and there is much food for though
 in the depletion of the standing army Q : unemployed in this country by the return
 of thousands of workers 10 their home
 abroad
 It is estimated that before long labo will be at a premium instead of discount
 and there arc not few who figure on
 season of prosperity as n consequence O the rcturn to Europe of thousands wh
 have been in the last six months unsuc l cessful candidates for employment At the present time it Is possible to q from New York to Liverpool, Queens town or London for SlO on two grca @ lines This, of course, Is n stccrage ratC T there being no cut in first or second cabi | rates. One line offers to deposit pas
 sengrrs in Paris for SIS, and the othc > | line will do the same for S17.25. Italia , custom is bid for from New York to Tr
 rim at S25, and the railroads arc offerin
 O through ticket from Chicago to Turf = for s39.
 Rush Abroad.
 Never before have rates been so low, m
 1t Is small wonder that the thrifty fo :. eigners flock to take advantage of the COT ditions of the present time. It Is predicte
 that the collapse of the Dcbs and oth'
 strikes will prccipitate arush abroad men who have gone out and cannot g'
 back and of foreigners in genernl. Advic'
 from abroad to the various steamship con
 panies indicate an almost total cessatiI
 of Immigration. Foreigners hero ha, !. dIlcouraged friends and relatives nbroS from seeking work in this country.
 Local steamship agents also say tn = there Is no doubt of a heavy exodus to q N parts of Europe. "Timcs uro much bctt on the other side just now, " said n loc es agent. We have sent abroad sever H: v: thousand miners from Montana and Id
 ho, who have been attracted to the ri to gold mines of South Africa, and | n stream of travel Is but ono way just nc e. -ontward bound"
 An effort xas made by Governor Al