The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

IN part true. I'm some parts of the
country our local unions will demand a
~readjustment of the wage scale before
they return to work." he said, but this
demand will not be general, nor is it made
a part of the issue in the present struggle.
In many places, however, where the wage
scale has been lowered so far that the
men can no longer stand it the unions will
not return to work until they get som
satisfaction in that line"
San Francisco, July 9.-Local trains
were run from Los Angeles over both
Southern Pacific AID Santa Te lines, the
latter starting another with one Pull
man attached. A train also arrived at
Los Angeles from Albuquerque with O
Pullman. It is reported ut Los Angeles
that the government will take steps to
compel the railroad to move freight as
we'll as passenger trains. Reports from
Oakland and Sacramento are to the ef-
feet that everything is quiet. There Is
no word of federal troops having yet
been ordered to either of these points.
Chicago. July 1l-Grand Master Work.
man Sovereign was engaged in writing
IN official order, which will call out to-
day every member of the knights of
Labor in the United States.
THE present industrial crisis" said Mr..
Sovereign, demands drastic measures.
All true laboring men must rally to the
standard Of union labor. This action on
the part Of our organization has not been
taken without careful consideration, and
we are ready to abide by the result. This
order will probably effect about 100000
men. There are thousands Of working
men in the country who have been men,
bers of our organization, but who are
rot now actively identified with it. I
am confident that such men will rally to
Cur standard at this time. -
President Debs said that the industries
of Chicago would be completely tied up
to-day. Mr.. Debs made this statement:
'"This trouble has gone beyond my con-
troll completely and beyond the control
of the railway union. 1t is possible that
the committee that seeks to settle the
trcl BILE by arbitration may be able to do
sc something, but l very much doubt 1t.
1t certainly looks as if a gigantic strike
was sure to come. So far as the cause
of the American Railway union is con-
cerned, things look brighter to-day than
ever. The strike is on and there is now
no violence. That is what we have most
to fear, the depredations of mobs, who
are really not connected with our strug-
gle. With so mahy con panies of MALTA
here, though, there will not be much vio-
lence. The greater strike is practically
sure to come now, but l hope it will be
ctr Quoted peaceably and quietly"
raised to-day, when Armour, Swift Il
Nfo,,,:c oor% mt N train nf Gffu.Gvn oaF0
of meat early this morning. The train
went through the yards without obstruc-
ton, being the first to leave since July
4. The stock yards %company's tracks
were clear, and another train was pre-
pared for shipment East later. The re-
ceipts at the yards to-day consisted of
fifty cattle and 5000 sheep.
San Francisco, July 1.-THE crisis at
Sacramento will be reached in a day or
two, for United States troops left for
that city early this morning. The troops
were armed and equipped as if they were
going out for a campaign that meant
much more than a display of their forms.
The purpose is to move trains at all
hazards when the regulars reach the cap
ital. Some of the strikers AVE deadly
weapons anu I'LL lAlCAllOA " SAS"Hs -
necessary, to prevent their plans from
being overcome. If resistance is offered
to the United States soldiers the proba-
bilities are that there will be slaughter at
Sacramento. The regulars will undoubt-
edly obey orders and the orders will be
like those which resulted in death and
bloodshed at Chicago. The troops are
going prepared for a seige.
Chicago, July 1.-THE federal grand
iurv after receiving the instructions Of
United States Judge Grosscup returned
indictments against Eugene " Debs,
president of the American Railway
union: George w. Howard, its vice pres
ident: Sylvester Keleher, secretary, and
=. ". Rogers, one of it's directors, and
shortly thereafter the four men were ar
raigned. They are charged with con-
spiracy to commit an unlawful act, that
is, to block the progress of the United
States mails.
Joined in the indictment with the four
leaders Of the railway union was James
Merwin, the Rock Island striker who
threw the switch which derailed a mail
train at Blue Island ON the night Of
June 80. Debs, Howard, Keleher and
Rogers were taken into the Office of
District Attorney Milchrist Immediately
after their arrest, and, after a few hours
detention, were released on bail by Judge
Grosscup, their bonds being $4,000 each.
The federal grand jury spent but q
short time on the case of Debs and the
other leaders of the strike. The case
against them for conspiracy had been pre-
pared some days ago by Attorneys Mil
christ and Walker, and the grand jury
had not been at work two hours when
the indictment was ready to be presented
to the court. 1t was based on some of
the public u%tterances of Debs aud the
other leaders, and this was clinched by
the original orders in writing sent out by
Debs directing men on the different rail-
ways to quit their work and thus stop
ping the running of al mail trains. A
large number of kilograms sent by Debs
and from his headquarters giving direc-
tons which extended the blockade of the
trains were submitted to the grand jury
by E. NJ. Milford, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, under q
subpoena issued by the United States
court, Judge Grosscup overruling the tel
egraph company's protest that the mes
sages were privileged documents and ex-
enpt from seizure.
st. Paul, July live don't recog-
nize the f1ct thot a strike is on" said
the general manager of a st. Paul road
to-day. IF connecting Ines would take
our stuff we would be all right"
The Northern Pacific is now the only
road seriously handicapped by the A. II.
U. in st. Paul, and it is making good
progress in its effort to resume all kinds
of traffic. over the system. 1t even moved
two freight trains yesterday on the Su.
ncrior division. The Chicago roads and