The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-11

6r documents OF that character IL Is your
duty to return them and without making
question as to the character of the pa
pers whether they are private or not, the
district attorney Will bring them before
the court"
MI. Milchrist said the officers who
made the seizure had taken papers
which they should not have seized
This was due, he said, to the excitement
OF the moment, and not to any desire 10
disregard private rights The papers,
Mr.. Milchrist said. had not been copied,
and had not been seen by any one since
they were brought to his Office. The
sealed letters had not been opened
Debs said he was satisfied with the state-
ment Of the district attorney.
4 desire to thank the court" he said,
''for the kindness and consideration and
the protection given me-
/. The leader OF the strike then accom-
panied Mr.. Milchrist to the latter's office
and the letters which were seized last
night were given to him. All the books
of the Railway Union and the records
filing several large baskets were kept
for the use Of the grand jury.
one Charge AKains Debs-
The indictments against Debs and the
others were made public today. 1t is
not lengthy one and contains but one
charge that of interfering with the
mails.
The first proceeding for contempt
against the strikers in the q. s. circuit
court under the Injunction issued by
Judges GrUsscup and Woods, has been
begun by District Attorney Milchrist-
The defendant is ID. ~ Delozier, who is
charged with interfering with trains on
the Santa Fe road in violation Of the in
junction. Atfidavits were filed alleging
that he had boarded several trains and
endeavOred to prevent employees from
performing their duties.
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morning by long distance telephone with.
General Secretary John ". Hayes. VINO
with T. b. Mcclure and Charles A
French, members of the executive COM
mittee, are in Washington. After the
conference Ar. Sovereign said: ssPro-
ceed.ngs will be commenced IN Wash
IngtOn today under directions Of the. ex-
ecutive committee IF the x. Of L., who
are in that city to Impeach Attorney GEN
eral Oiney."
MI. Sovereign did not think the pro-
ceedIngs would be brought through
appeal TO congress, but IN what manner
he could not say. He added: t'If It were
the president, congress would be the
only way, but with a cabinet officer it is
different. We have The best legal advice
IN Washington, and the petition against
the attorney general has been drawn up
and Is ready Tor Hing
VIII I-~ue No aTsre Orders.
President Debs, when seen today. said
he had issued no further orders aud ex-
pected to Issue none. The matter is en-
tirely out of my hands now he said,
s'aud have nothing more to say. i he
leaders of the labor organizations have
ordered strikes. not 1T my request, and
they are handling the affair. That the
general strike VIII be successful 1 have
no doubt. 1t makes no difference if tie
roads can run trains; they viii have no
freight to carry with the general tIeup
OF business IN effeCi.''
Cau@e of the Delay.
The halting attitude of the strike lead
ers is explained by themselves TO be due
10 the fact that everything IS to be settled
tomorrow at a big meeting at the Briggs
house. The meeting Is being arranged
by Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
The military forces guarding the gov
ernment building were strengthened to-
day. A Hotchkiss field gun, its muzzle
pierced by eight small bOres was trained
to command the approach to the building
from either Clark or jackson streets.
Gen Il Managers,
1t is reported that when the federal
grand jury concludes its investigation Of
the A. r. L. it will begin an inquiry in
to the policy and methods OF the general
managers association. Among the lead
ers of the workingmen the charge has
been made openly and repeatedly that
the obstruction of the United States
mails and the interruption of interstate
commerce was due quite as much to the
general managers as 10 the A. r. Z.
1t has been alleged that the managers
agreed that no trains should be run on
any of the roads until all had gained
their points in dispute with the men.
This was done, it was charged to hold
back such mpanies as had any incIina-
ton to treat with the employees and bring
about a resumption of traffic on its line.
1t is asserted by the men that they can
prove that kilograms were sent out from
the general managers association order
ing certain lines not to ~end out trains un-
I'll desl lgnated scheme had been ac-
com plished- All this, the men insist, is a
clear case of conspiracy on the part of
the general managers as the acts of Debs
and his associates. Judge Grosscup
aud Milchrisr have said that justice will
be meted out Impartially to all violators
Of the federal statutes.
No more men will be brought to Chi
cagO by the General Managers associa-
tion to take the place of strikers. Gen
eral Manager Egan said today. AEarly
last week the General Managers associa-
ton engaged 2,5JO competent men
IN all departments OF raIIroading 2 and has
distributed them among the various roads
In addition 10 these the roads have them
selves engaged many and brought them
here direct from the east. Fully 3.u0O
men have taken the places. of railroad
strikers in Chicago"
1T MAKES, HIS BLOOD BOIL.
G-nsraI Daniel sickIe= Mad Bec@u<e