Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-12
ALLIED TRADES MAY STRIKE.

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to Mayor Hopkins"
| ALLIED TRADES MAY STRIKE.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 9.-Hinged upon
the remote contingency that George NJ.
Pullman will within the next "a hours
agree to submit to arbitration or other
wise settle the differences existing be-
tween the Pullman company and its
ex-employes, is the question whether or
not the next "a hours will witness a
cessation of all labor en- the part of tho
allied trades, not alone in Chicago but
throughout the country.
That the labor meeting held at
Ulrich's Hall, last evening, was not har-
monious, notwithstanding fiery speeches
by Sovereign of the knights of Labor,
Debs of the American Railway Union
and other labor leaders, is evidenced by
the fact that il was o'clock this morning
when the convention finished balloting
on the proposition to call out all the
labor organizations.
The question was decided in the
affirmative by an overwhelming vote,
however,and the ultimatum propounded
that if Pullman does not reach a def
mite understanding with his late EN-
ployes before noon Tuesday, the allied
trades union of Chicago will open the
ball at a. m. Wednesday by walking
out in body.
The conference of labor leaders occu-
pied the whole night. Inf1anmatory
speeches were made by Debs, Sovereign,
Mcbride and others.
committee of seven was appointed
to wait on Mayor Hopkins to endeavor
to have him make last effort to bring
about arbitration. The committee is
comprised Of ]. w. HASTE, T. ]. Elder
kin, Z. ]. Lindholm, ]. j. Ryan, James
Currie, A. Cattermul and Thomas |.
Kidd. Nearly every trade in the city
will be affected, including the street car
men.
Shortly before 3 a. M, motion was
made providing that George Nj. Pullman
be given until p. m. this afternoon TO
decide whether he would submit the
differences between the company and
the former employees to arbitration. If
he refused to comply with the demand,
then the strike was to be considered on.
Some Of the delegates wanted to leave
the matter undecided and take final
action after Mr.. Pullman and the rail-
road managers had declined to arbitrate.
Earnest speeches were made on both
sides of the question but it was voted
down on viva voce vote.
A motion was then made to then call
out every union at Z o'clock Wednesday
morning unless meanwhile some ad-
iustment could be made with Pullman
and on roll-call this was adopted.
1t is understood that this move is
much less important than was at first
supposed for several reasons. First, it is
claimed that number of the unions,
including the printers, the marine engi-
neers, and the brickmakers will refuse
to be bound by the order; second,
very large percentage of the other men
are already idle because of the general
| shutting down which has resulted from
the coal famine.
NOTICE OF THE PROCLAMATION.
Notice that, President Cleveland's
proclamation was about to be issued
was received at army headquarters late
last night. 1t was copied on the official
paper of the headquarters and copy
was dispatched to the mayor. General
Miles spent an hour in telephone and
tclegraphic communication with the
President and Secretary Of War. Ac-
cording to the best information obtain
able the proclamation was fastened by
the news from Spring Valley that
striking miners were engaged in depre.
dations. AT midnight General Miles was
seen.
"Does the proclamation mean martial
law 2" he was asked.
SIT amounts to the same thing. II
means that whoever disobeys is public
enemy and as such is to be destroyed"
"Does it place you in command of
the State troops?"
mo, the President is acting in accord
ance with law and under the authority
conferred on him by the Constitution.
II means that all riotous persons and all
persons who incite to riot, are enemies
to the Constitution and will be treated
as such"
This was all General Miles would say.
From excellent authority, however, il
comes that the proclamation means that
the military can arrest whoever incitcs
10 riot, and that it can disperse mobs Oh
railroad tracks or anywhere else with
out further warning than that conveyed
in the proclamation, which is, of course,
an order TO the troops.
Freight cars continued to he the object
of attack by the iucendiarles last night
The tiremen were called to extinguish
many incipient blazes in cars standing
III isolated places, There were no large
gatherings of rioters for the purpose Of
wholesale destruction as on previous
nights.
SHOTS FIRED AT INTRuDERs.
Several shots fired by the militia on
guard at Forty-ninth and Looms streets,
at 2 o'clock this morning, gave rise to
n lNaf thar fnta \,
in a large force and that another encoun-
ter with the soldiers was imminent. Seve-
raj persons had been seen prowling
around the vicinity by the sentinels and
as a box car had been fired short time
before, the shots were fired to warn the
intrrders to keep away and avoid |
trouble.
EVERY ROAD MOVING TRAINS.
President Egan of the General Manar
gers Association said this morning that |
every road in Chicago, without ex-
ception, was moving trains and most of |
them on time. Several freight trains,
he said, departed this morning.
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
The stock yards and packing house
officials went into consultation early to-
udS, W dIIdHSc lOI suillCIeiI JlOleCllOu
tc run stock trains in and out of tue
yards. The receipts to-day were II
sheep and lambs and 22 cattle,
MAY BE NO MORE RtorGNG.
Everything is quiet here and the Nel.
ing grows that there will be no more
serious rioting. The roads are all NOV
ing their passenger trains and q number
are starting their freights. 1t is quite
nll,aa tI,nt IN.