The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-10
No Serious Rloung Occurred Mon
day In Chicago, Nor al Any
0lhor Point
Managers Claim the Sit
uation 10 Much More Fa-
vorabio for Them.
There Was y Noar Approach to Martial
Law in tho Government building
at Chicago.

CufoAoo, July 9.-Ths trend OF armed
men IL still hsarl in ths streets and tho
wheels OF commerce still lag at tho bid Of
the A. II. u. NsvoTtheless tho war cloud
which hns ovsFhung this city and land for
paat ten days shows dlstine. signs Of lif,-
ing. Instead OF stories Of ssdltlonAi rail.
roads tied up Al various points throughout
the country, to-day's dispatches. almost
withOut exception, brlnR adyiees Of strlk-
era returning 10 work and 40 increased
rssump plion Of traffic. amounting in somo
places TO n return 70 normal conditions.
The dAY In Chicago has passed without a
serioua couhlct between rioters and med
forces. The feature OF the day has boen
the action eArly this morning. after an al.
night session, OF the Federated Trades
union Of Chicago. In deciding 10 call ont all
glasses Of labor Wednesday at seven
o'clock. uulsss Pullman should have agreed
before meridian OF that day TO settle the
difiei encoa between his company and his
striking tmployes. by arbitration or other
wise.
Announcement WAS made that President /
ksmuel Gsmpefs has called q meeting Of
tho executive board OF the Fsde alton OF
Lsto'. 70 be held in this city on Thursday,
and would leave New York for Chicago 10.
morrow evening. In view OF this II is not
believed tho federated ades In ChicaRo
will rreeipitate action before consulting
him. Another feature TO be noted in con-
neetion With the meeting of Chicago fcder-
sted labor 10 the fact which was developed
tha, thee was in tho meeting large and
Influential conservative element whose
action hiss practically blocked the plans Of
the more hot-hoaded leaders. Thsrs Is
reason TO believe that IL an orIer for a
general strike goes forth many OF thoss 10
whom II Ia directed will decline TO obsy u.
What effect. II any. the action OF Ni,o
President Nickes In refusing 20 even NEST
com mmitteo to consider the question OF
arbitration will have upon the hnal de-
cision Of the labor leaders remains to be
ssen. To-niQhts action of the cits council
Ia rospeet to President Cleveland'a ofde
bringing federal troops 10 Chicago was
forestalled by large number Of endorse
msnts by romiaent men OF the citT. he
list OF signhturei included those Of almost
every couspiououe merchant, munufac,ufsr
aud banker !n Chicago.
Touching the situation In general. IL may
be said that In Chioago the roads were all
doing better than on any previous daf
since the sttiko began. Passenger trains
were moving with more or less regularity,
and somo freight traffic has been carried
on. A large number of the striking freight
handlers of ths Illinois Central retu ned TO
work, and other roads noted acoessions 10
their operative forces
At st. Louis, Ransas City. and Denver. Il
was reported that railroad business had
about returned TO normal conditions.
About the only points at which the al ike
managers showed any gain we o the
partial walk-out OF the frsmsn al Fo
SCOTT, Kan, freight meu on the kanavhl
at CHARLESTON, W. Vs., and the strike oil
tho A. II. L. on tho Big -Four. Rt MAttoon
II will be seen that at Lending railtoai CEN
ters the strikera have made pereoptiblS
Losses, while gains are al compafstively I'M
important points
The regulations which prevailed Ia The
government building to-day were a neal
app oach 20 martial law. Deputy mar
shals. were stationed on every hoor. and
everybody was challenged who could moi
show that he had business Ia the building.
To- morrow will zee in the city 1000 fedora
troops more than there were this morning.
These. with the forces already In the held
will be able tomorrow TO make further
bstterment In conditions In the city, and
the mobiizina OF troops and mAsines a.
tan Frenoiseo. and OF regulars al othei
polnts Oh tho Pacific coast. will sntiice, II
all probability. 10 start traffic on the con-
tlnental lines Tomorrow.