The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-07-19

In short, it was perfectly con-
fident that by Saturday next,
after the various local aid dis
trict assemblies had time to meet
and take formal action on the
appeal and to rally their fricn Is
outside of the order, the result
would show 100000 men idle
as Il consequence. The local
strike leaders also claimed that
a little time was the only ncccs-
sary condition to q walk out of
the 100000 mon whom they rep
resent and by Saturday, after
the various sub-organizations
had had time to consult togeth-
or, the proposed tic up of bust
ness would be fully as effective
as they had predicted. Surface
indications SO far, however,
don't bear out the claims Of
either Sovereign or the Chicago
men. 1t is not recorded yet
that any district assembly of
the Knights of Labor has voted
on the strike.
On the other hand, the Brook
lyn district, which is composed
of railroad men and therefore
naturally supposed to be in
sympathy with their fellows in
the West, at a meeting to-day
confined their expression Of
sympathy to a tender Of fnan-
cial aid, but declined to strike.
Locally, several of the orga-
nizations, members of the fed
Grated trades, have given it to
be understood that they do not
intend to go out. Furthermore,
it is known that there was a
large conservative element in
the representative trades meet
ing which passed the resolution
having q strike in Wow and it is
understood that they have been
earnestly at work ever since to
minimize the result Of that ac-
ton.
In the meantime continued
i1nproV cmcnt in the railroad
situation here and elsewhere
except at Sacramento and Oak
land, Cal, is noted. At the for.
mer place Federal troops wcrt
landed this morning, but tn,
State militia stationed on the
water front to cover their land
ing were fired on from ambush
after the Regulars had moved
away and q train which it was
sought to send to san Francisco
under guard Of government
troops was thrown from q tres
tic and fired into by the strikers,
resulting in the death of one Of
the engincmcn and the wound
ing of several soldiers.
The general public as well as
organized labor is looking for
ward with marked interest to
the meeting of the Executive
Board of the American Fedcr-
alton Of Labor, perhaps the
most powerful organization of
the kind in the country, in this
city tomorrow, and it's action IS
expected to have q marked cf-
feet on the outcome Of the pre-
sont industrial struggle. 1t is
known that I. the position of
Samuel Gompcrs, it's president,
has been one of opposition to 4
sympathetic strike Of Fcdcra-
ton men at this time and that
he looks on the existing Situa-
ton as critical. He has invited
the heads of other. labor organ
izations to meet him here at
that time and the belief is that
he will strenuously advocate
measures to bring the trouble to
an end.
The great railway strike is
practically at an end in Chicago.
Trains on all roads are moving,
passenger trains are almost
without exception on time, and
freight traffic is rapidly bccom-
ing regular.
"Thc backbone of the strike is
not only hrokcn,' said Manager
Egan, Of the General Managers
Association, this afternoon, 'bu;
the backbone has cntirel y disop
pcarcd. The blockade is raised
and it will require but II shor
time to get Che railroad busincs!
Of the city back into its regular
routine. On the Chicago ant
Grand Trunk the passenger scr
vice is regular and freight an'
suburban service was resumed to-
day. The Wabash ran local lrr'ght'
and part Of its suburban trains IN
addition to the the through pas
scngcr service and the Michigan
I jN,rfr,1 r,,yn1 a mass DI mprrnall-