The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-04
DEBS APPEARS CONFIDENT
eIE SAYS THAT THE STRIKE WILL
 SOON BE SETTLED.

Many Roada Arc stiu Tied Up Perish
 fbie Freight Being Refused = United
 stAtss Troops on the Way to Biue Island
 -strikcn Are Turbulent.
 Chicago, July 3.-President Debs Il
 stin confident of winning the strike. He says that If violence had been com. nitted to such an extent as to warrant she talling out of the troops they should be placed in charge of property in dan. ger. He does not think such overt acts have yet been committed, and does not ehlnk the presence of the troopswill initiate against the chances of the strikers success.
 Bremen on the Rock Island met to. day and were instructed not to work with non-unfon men. If the officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen ere correctly reported, the members of that order will be In reality shoulder to shoulder with the A. R. U., although Grand Master Sargent has no constitu- tional right to order strike.
 Illinois Central engineers passed a resolution endorsing the strike this despite Chief Arthur's presence in the city. m
 Fully a dozen lines of steamers will be tied up until after the Fourth on account of the strike, which has para tized lake traffic. No grain is to be had To-day and the general blockade at the fine warehouses Is even more pro- nounced than yesterday.
 Through trains on the Northwestern are stopping at all suburban stations, but no regular suburb or freight trains were attempted to-day. The situation lon this road is much better and over Twenty trains were sent out jamned to Ethe. limit. Some of the old employees Mave returned to work and new men are being employed, and the officials say to- morrow they will handle more freight. "A general order from Manager, Whit comb authorizes the cutting down of khe entire force of all descriptions from pne end of the line to the other, pend- Ing the strike settlement. This order effects ten thousand persons. l
 The through passengers and suburban Bervice of the sante Fe,North Western, Burlington. Wisconsin. Central. Mil waukee and St. Paul were maintained during the day and evening with a fair degree of regularity. The strikers tt Blue Island rstra1ned nom violence during the day. This was due to the Hread created by the report that they would soon be confronted by the regu- far army troops.
 Marshal Arnold postponed his intend. ed effort to raise the blockade. Any attempt in this direction to-day would undoubtedly have been attended with bloodshed. Thefe .is local consterna- tion over the fact that the supply of sce will be entirely doubtful tomorrow night and that by the end Of the week the city will be face to face with fam Inc in nearly every line of food sup ply. The big ice companies have been msk!ng <lmost Mzperhumhn efforts to. Hay to avoid suspendfng operations, aout they gave up tonight and thous- ands of sick and suffering will be added to the already gigantic roster of inno. L,1r& x,tae3ysS. A Ala ssk ytHe,.
 Water street, the great perfsnab1e produce mart, looked like deserted tillage to-day. If the strike should continue for many days the inmates of Hospitals, asy1ufhs, poor-houses and prisons alike would be put on short rations, and the fare of every family would be brought down to a famine basis. A fuel famine is also imminent. and a score of big establishments are about to shat down. The sentiment is fast gaining ground tonight that l ehe.., strike has gone far enough, and that steps should De taken with l oait delay to bring the union and the l managers together. The headquarters Of the directors were visited to-day by | scores of people; ranging from million- 1 aires to representative wageSworkers, | who earnestly ifls.sted that the union r itself should take the initiative in seek ! ing a conference with the general managers and endeavor to bring about an agreement. It was mainly due to these representations that the good offices of P. H. Studebaker were invoked | blythe union people.
 Late tu-night Debs said: soThe strike and boycott ha,lgurated by the Ameri- gan Railway union will be settled not later than Saturday,
 Vfce-P President Howard and two of yhe 4 R. U. directors expressed simi. lar opinion.
 It was stated tonight that the union officials would have a, conference to- morrow with Mayor Hopkins and q committee. At this meeting arranpe1 meI1ts will be for joint conference bel tween the Pullman stockholders repre- gented by Mir. Studebaker, the railroad managers and Messfs. Debs and How. ard. The conference Is expected to pave the way for a settlement of the trouble.
 Credentials, were issued to-day to r committee on the Louisville and Nasha Fille empowering the men to strike on that road under the protection of the union. Tonight committee from thd Big Fonr officials called at the unions headquarters to give notice that the pomphny would entertain ahy prGpo- sition for gettlement. They were re.