The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-12

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 1.-THE ultimate
effect OF tho appeal issued last night by
Grand Master Sovereign, Of the knights
OF Labor, calling on all knights
throughout the country and those in
sympathy with them to quit work, and
the order issued at about the same time
by the representatives of allied labor in
Chicago to do likewise, cannot yet be
certainly foreseen. All that la def.
nitely known Is that tho Knights of La.
Dor at all points heard from, including
nearly all of the large centers of popu-
lation in the United States, remained
at work to-day with practical unanimity,
and that in this city the number Of
members Of the allied trades who re-
manned at work 80 far outnum bered
those who quit as to make no ap-
preciable change in the indus srial ap-
pearance Of the city.
The leaders, however, say that there
is nothing in the situation to cause
them di.couragemont, and that tho
public, through lack OF knowledge OF the
machinery of industrial organization
has been led to expect results which
were in contemplation when the strike
orders wero issued. Mr.. Sovereign, for
instance, points out that his appeal was
not an order TO strike; that, in fact, he
hSs no power TO order walk out; but
that tho persons acquainted with the
working of the organization would
that
Same az such an order. In shors, he
was perfectly confident that by Satur-
day next, after the various local and
district assemblies had had time to
meet and take action on the appeal, and
to rally their friends outside OF the or
der, the result would show one million
men Idle as consequence
The local strike leaders also claimed
that little time was the only neces-
sary condition to walkout OF tho
100, 600 mon whom they represent, and
that by Saturday, after tho various sub
organizations had had time to consult
together, the proposed tie-up OF bust.
ness would be fully as effective as thew
had predicted. Surface indications 80
far, however, do not bear out the claims
OF either Sovereign or the Chicago men.
1t is not recorded yet that any district
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voted on the strike. On the other hand,
the Brooklyn district, which is com
posed Of railroad men, and, therefore,
naturally supposedly in sympathy with
their fellows in the West, at meeting
to-day confined their expression of
sympathy to tender of financial aid,
but declined to strike.
Locally, several Of the organiza tions,
embers OF the federated trades, have
given it to ba understood that they do
not intend to go out. Furthermo ore, it is
understood that there was largo con-
servative clemeno in the representative
trades moeting which passed the reso-
luton having the strike in view, and il
Is understood that they have been at
work earnestly ever since to minimize
the result of that action.
A Train Wrecked.
In the meantime continued improve.
ment in the railroad situation here and
elsewhere, except at Sacramento and
Oakland, is noted. At the former place
Federal troops were landed this morn
ing, but the State militia, stationed on
the water front to cover their landing,
were fired on from ambush after the
regulars had moved away, and train,
which was sought to send to San Fran.
cisco under guard OF Government troops,
was thrown from trestle and fred
into, resulting in the death of the enRi-
neer three soldiers and the Woundinp
of several others.
The wrecked train was bound for San
Francisco and regular troops were
stationed on the engine and each car
Reports differ. One is that the fish
plates had been removed from the rail
allowing Thorn to spread, and another is
that the tim bers of trestle had been
sawed through causing it to callapso
under the weight Of the train. The en-
CINE and four cars went down There
was no shooting at the train as at FIRST
reported.
The killed are Engineer Clarke and
Privates Burns, Labbarden and Clark
Private Duggan lost both arms and is
likely to die. All belonged to Battery
l., Fifth Artillery. Private Clarke was
drowned. The others were crushed in
tho wreck Another private named
Smith is missing.
The disaster occurred a short distance
from Sacramento. Only two com panies
of cavalry thoroughly skirmished the
vicinity afterward but made no captures
and met with no resistance. The train
WAS taken back 10 Sacramento.
Pullman Company VIII Not Arbitrate
Mayor Hopkins, Mayor Pingree, of
Detroit, and Erskine Nj. Phelps, of
Chicago, had two hours conference this
evening with Vice President Wickes,
General Sovereign, Solicitor Runnels and
General Manager Brown, of the Pull.
man Company, at Mr.. Wickes office
Mayor Pingree's telegram urging arbi-
tra,ion was presented and arbitration
was strongly urged. The conference
was held behind closed doors, the Pull
man officials promising to give ver-