The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-14
TLATLY REFUSED.
The Pullman Coappany Again Rejects
Oyerturea Of Peace.

CHICAGO July 1.-THE nnai answer Of tho
Pullman company has been given It's employees.
No proposition for an adjustment Of the dif-
forcnccs existing between the company ana the
strikers by arbitration viii be- entertained.
Vice President Wickes was waited upon by a
joint committee Of aldermen and Workingmen
az o'clock Monday afternoon. To the over
lures made tending toward arbitration he
firmly replied that the Pullman com pany would
pot recede from the stand IL had taken. The
refusal OF the company 20 entertnin any propo-
sltion FOR arbitration was Ia direct defiance Of
the order OF the mass meeting of union dele
gates sunday night and strike ~ the allied
trades will be- instituted Wednesday morning
unless some adjustment Of the difficulties y
made. This. however, Is improbable. as Mr.,
Wickes left no room 70 doubt that the come
pany would stand on the ground which IL has
taken.
Naval Militia Called Into Action.
Tho First battalion ~ the Illinois naval
militia was ordered out Monday by Adjt
Gen. Orcndorff The battalion numbers 30
men and az least go will be pressed into scrv-
Ice IL will be the duty OF the battalion 10
guard tho waterworks. crib AID public wharyes
Negroes FILLING Vacancies
Monday morning the Rock Island com
pany distributed a car load Of negroes In the
towers along the road from Twenty-slxth
street south crowd OF excited strikers
gathered around the tower houses az the dif-
fcrent street corners and threatened 20
kin tho negroes u they did MOI leave the
tower houses Al noon u mob was vainiy
trying - burn the buildings when company
OF troops arrived and dispersed the crowds
The recent action 81 the American Railway
union In voting % exclude colQrcd men frnm
their ranks has caused considerable hard feel
ing among the negroes and Il ~ sHd they win
nl the positions vacated hy the strikers when
ever possible
Michigan Men Return.
DETROIT Mich July n The strike in the
Michigan Central yards came - an end Mon
day when every employee who had hcon dsaf-
fcctod returned ~ work. "A the Union depot
the situation II unchanged No Wabash trains
arrived or departed during the morning The
Flint Pere Marqette and Detroit. Lansing 4
Northern passenger trains are running on time,
Ccnsured the soldiers.
HAMMOND. Ind July IA coroncrs inquest
was hold on thc body OF Charles Flcischman.
Who was killed sunday IN the yoiley which the
regulars poured into the mob, and verdict re-
turned that deceased came TO hts death by .
/ bullet fired By certain United states soldiers,
said shooting being careless, unnecessary. un-
warranted aud criminal
Militia Company strikes.
TACOMA. wash. July io-Troop A. Of tho
| second regiment Of national guards. Of Wash
ington refused % ride on o Northern Pacific
/ train manned by non-union crews. The entire
, troop. consisting OF sixty men. whs placed I'M
/ der arrest. loaded ia box car aud taken east
with The train carrying the balance ol tho stnes
/ militia en- route from the state camp Whor
Troop arrives az Sprague II will be court
martialcd. All Of the troopers viii resign
however. on reaching home.
Labor Leader Arrested.
CHICAGO. July n Vice Grand Master J. J
fIannahnn Of the brotherhood OF Locomotive
| Firrmen was arrested early In the morning NJ
his home and taken before Commissions
Hnync. The warrant charges him will
interfering with inter state commerce an'