The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-07-13
A GIGANTIC STRIKE.
The Pullman Co. Refuses to Arhitrate, and
100000 Men In Chicago WIN Cease
Work.

the knife. and the knife TO the hilt.
The powers have spoken and the most
tremendous strike known to history
will be inaugurated Tuesday when the
evening whistles blow. and hundred
thousand men lay down their work,
not To return until the Pullman boy
colt is settled
The strike which paralyzed traffic on
the railroads for the past few weeks,
and wrought loss beyond compution to
every interest in Chicago, will
Tuesday be augmented by the practical
cessation of all industry, and the al
most complete paralysis of the com
mercc in and shout the city. /
All night Sunday and until the gray
hours OF Mondays dawn a great meet !
ing. composed OF delegates from all of |
the trades unions in Chicago, sat in
Uhlieh's hall and wrestled with the
problem confronting II. The question !
before the meeting was: Shall the /
trades unions Of Chicago strike in sym
pathy with the Pullman boycott, TO |
the end that the principle Of arbitra-
tion may win?
1t was determined that last attempt
be made to get the Pullman Co. to ar
bitratc It's differences with its work.
ingmen, and committee of seven was
appointed TO call upon the mayor with
view 20 securing the cooperation Of
prominent business men in securing
from the Pullman Co. the concession
asked Capitalization.
A brief meeting was held in the
mayors Office, which adjourned to an
other meeting with the city council
committee on arbitration. At the last
meeting Alderman McGillen, chairman
| Of the council committee. made the
suggestion that committee be APP
pointed who should investigate and de-
termine whether the Pullman Co. IS
statement that there was nothing TO
arbitrate was true and just; that the
committee be composed of two mem
bers named by the Pullman Co., two TO
be named by the judges OF the circuit
court OF Cook county and the fifth by
the four first chosen.
The suggestion was adopted by the
joint committee, and subcommittee
appointed TO present The proposition TO
the Pullman Co. This committee was
composed of the council committee
Aldermen McGillen, Marener, Muel-
hoefer and Powers, and Messrs. Elder
kin, Ryan and Lindholm, representing
the trades unions. The subcommittee
repaired at once 10 the office Of Vice
President Wiclles, OF the Pullman Co..
and requested an interview with that
gentleman.
II was granted, and then followed a
scene which bids fair 10 rival in his
toric interest and Importance any event
in the history Of labor. Every man
present felt the extreme gravity of the
hour, and the silence, through which
the voices Of the speakers seemed pain
fully distinct, was oppressive.
'Do You come as an officer of the
city's," Mr.. WiclSes asked the alderman
II dc" replied Mr. McGillen.
do you represent the mayor in this
matter?' inquired the official.
"The mayor will indorse our action
here, the alderman replied.
y. Alderman McGillcn was the spolSes-
man He addressed Mr.. Wicke, and
placed before him the proposition as
authorized by the full committee.
Once, as the alderman halted for an in
stant Mr.. Wickes said: "The company
can not recede from the position it has
already held"
. The interjection aroused Alderman
. McGillen, and he eloquently portrayed
the situation in all its bearings, and
the inevitable consequence unless a
settlement was reached.
Mr.. Wickes listened attentively. lie
seemed touched by the appeal, and
, when the spokesman had concluded re-
tired with Attorney John 5. Runnells,
of the Pullman Co., for consultation.
The delay was of brief duration.
When he returned, every one present
read in Vice President Wickes' stern
face the fateful answer he would make.
The feeling was intense, and the little
|, throng, composed Of committeeman
and members of the press and news as
sociations, waited breathlessly for him
TO speak, Addressing Alderman Nc
Gillen. Mr. Wiclzes said:
''The Pullman Co. has nothing to ar
bitrate.n
"Am | to understand" he slowly
I. said, sthat the Pullman Co. refuses
this slight request, made at SO grave
an hour, upon which so much dependsP'
Alderman McGillen then said, with
: grea1Nimpressiveness: ''Mr. Wickes
: your Company demands the police pro
lection of the federal government, the
I state OF Illinois, the county of Cooh
, and the city of Chicago, and yet you
utterly ignore a fair request made by
a the city, a request the fundamental
r idea of which is the preservation o.
4 peace. We have come to you as con
o servers of the peace, and you have as
2 sumed grave responsibility in thus re
n fusing the request we make--a respon
I sibility greater, perhaps, than even yor
i are aware.
n There is n principle involved in thii
e matter, said Mr.. Wiekes, (which tn,
Pullman Co. viii not surrender. 1t il
: that employers must be permitted I,
+ run their business in their own way
+ and without interference from thei
i employees or anybody else. We shal
not allow anyone TO tell us how GU
{ business shall be conducted, and W,
: shall not consent to arbitration. Gu
c business is our own private affair, ant
d we want no interference from fedora
or state or any other government"
Death of Gen. McCauley.
/, WASHINGTON, July l0,-Word ha
I. been received from Ganaqua, Mica
ragun, of the death of Gen. Daniel Nc
/, Cauley, formerly of Ohio and Indiana
- He was chief of the appointment divis
=. ion. treasury department. under Presi
= dent Harrison. Years ago he wa
4. mayor of indianapolis He also resid
/, ed in Dayton for an extended period
and was well known throughout th
10 buckeye state. During the winter h
resided here and contributed to tn
daily papers. President zelaya has d
:. rectcd that he should be buried whcr
- he died, with military honors.
of For Fast Mail.
WAsnlNGroN, July l0,--Senator She
IL man introduced in the senate Monda
he number OF petitions from Cincinnai