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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-10
CRITICAL AT FRISCO.
Strikers May Fight the Regulars With
Winohestere.

San Francisco, July 9.-The strikers
have temporarily retired from the depot
and massed at their headquarters await
ing orders from Leader Knox In antici-
patton of regular troops being called out
n number Of Sacramento strikers have
been sent TO Stockton to blockade the
road, and also to warn the men of the ap-
proach of the soldiers. Their intention is
TO seize train, and block the road 50 that
it will be some time before troops will be
able to proceed 10 this city In the mean
time the strikers at Sacramento will have
been warned Of the advent of the regu-
lars and a concerted effort then be made
TO resist the troops The strikers are
armed with Winchesters, and any at
tempt of the military to dislodge them
will most certainly result in bloodshed.
The leaders OF the strikers say that If
troops land they will be allowed TO move
mail trains with no interference, but that
the troops will not be able TO conduct any
other business. 1t is still announced at
headquarters that the blockade will be
maintained at all hazards.
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NEGROES IN THE TOWERS.
They Are Taking the Places of the
Strik ers Under Guard.

Union Stock Yards, H., July 0.-This
morning the Rock Island company dis
tributed carload Of negroes in the tow
ers along the road from Twenty-sixth
street south. A crowd of excited strikers
gathered around the tower houses at the
different street corners and threatened 10
kill the negroes il they didn'tleave the tow
er houses. A strong detachment Of troops
is now on duty along the tracks and no
person is allowed 10 approach the towers
AT noon mob was vainly trying 20 burn
the buildings when a company of troops
arrived and dispersed the crowds. The
recent action OF the American Railway
Union in voting TO exclude colored men
from their ranks has caused considerable
hard feeling among the negroes, and it is
said they will nil the positions vacated
by the strikers whenever posslble.
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EaAN ON THE SITUATION.
he Asserts That the Railroads Arr
Satisfip d with Thair ProrrasE

Satisfied With Their Progress.
Chicago, July 9,-John NJ Egan, chair
man of the Association of the Railroad
Managers, when asked tonight by the
Associated Press for an official statement
of the condition of the roads represented
in that association said with
the exception Of two or three
minor instances there has been no
trouble or disturbance reported to-day.
All the lines have run their reg
ular through passenger and mail
trains, and a number of the lines
resumed their suburban trains. All tho
lines commenced work in their freight
yards, and manv freight trains were run
in and out of the city. The Union
Stock Yards Company are clearing their
tracks of wreckage and repairing the
damage done during the past week.
They expect to commence operations
tomorrow morning. The total num-
Der OF trains moved to-day are
equal to the total number moved during
the past four days. II is true that trains
have been guarded to prevent their being
molested, but the action Of the military
toward the mobs and rioters during the
past two days has had most saluatory
effect The Presidents proclamation has
produced excellent effects The lines of
railway expect to show better results to-
morrow. The men who have replaced the
strikers are good, practical men, and are
satisfactory to the lines that have en-
plOyed them -
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atmosphere and in bringing the mob ele-
ment to a sense Of its responsibility
than could have been accomplished
by all the self-projected concilia-
tion and mediation committees In month
The proclamation was printed in
the Polish, Bohemian and English Ian
guages on a broad sheet at
the Office OF weekly paper in the heart
Of the lawless district and distributed
by the tens of thousands of the Polish
Bohemian settlement for a space of two
square miles. il was hard for the
foreigners to comprehend its techni-
cal purport, but the fact that it
was a proclamation of the President of
the United States forbidding them to CON
gregate in public highways and ordering
them, unless necessity warranted other
wise, to remain at home, had about the
same effect as the sign manual of the
czar on. ukase addressed to the residents
of some interior town in Russia or
Poland. IL was enough for the anarch-
lists that the message conveyed a warning,
even If they could not exactly compre-
hend just what that warning was. and it
was equally enough that it came from and
bore the signature of the President of
the United States. Men and women of
determined character and desperate in
clinations and who, on Saturday, when
the conflict with the militia oc-
Cured, would rend their antag-
onists limb from limb but for the
sure aim of the rifles and the prodding of
the bayonets, read in their native tongue
the proclamation To which was attached
the name of Grover Cleveland
and concluded that it would be
better to remain indoors. What
in other districts, the combined
forces of the regulars, state militia,
United States marshals and city police
had been unable TO accomplish with guns,
bayonets, pistols and regulation guns was
brought about in the twinkling OF an eye
when the foreigners had digested the ap-
peal of Grover Cleveland.
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PULLMAN WON'T ARBITRATE.
He Refuses to Meet Committee to
Discuss the Situation.

ne fS6IuSeS TO meet d
Discuss the Situation.
Chicago, July 9.-The council commit
tee on arbitration and committee of seven
appointed at last nights meeting of the
trades unions, met at 1S4 Madison street
this afternoon at lis o'clock. J. Elder
kin of the LSeaman's Union presided
Brief addresses were made by Delegates
Hastie, Lindholm and Currie, setting
forth the position of the unions, and ex-
pressing a clear realization of the gravity
of the present situation.
Alderman McGillen responded, briefly
sketching the fruitless efforts of the com
mittee of arbitration, and concluded with
the suggestion that as the Pullman COM
pany had said there was nothing to arbi-
trate, committee of five to investigate
that statement be appointed, which
should inquire into all the facts and dis
cover if there be grounds for arbitration.
He moved that it be the sense of the
meeting that such a committee should be
selected, and two members be named by
the Pullman company, two by the judges
of the circuit court of Cook county, the
fifth member to be named by the four so
chosen.
The meeting voted unanimouly in favor
of the proposition, and a committee, com
posed Of Aldermen McGillen, Merriman,
Muelher and Powers and Delegates Ed
erxin, Ryan and LindhOlm, was APP
pointed to lay the proposition before Vice
President Wickes of the Pullman com
pany for his acceptance or rejection, and
to report al 80, p. N. The officials of
the Pullman company absolu tely refused
to entertain the proposition made by the
Joint committee. and there now seems
nothing left to prevent the great strike
of all industries arranged for twenty-four
hours hence.
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BETTER AT BIRMINGHAM.
Passenger Trains Running and More
Freights In Motion.

Birmingham, Ala. July 9.-The situa-
tion in Birmingham is decidedly improved.
All passenger trains left with Pullman
cars attached. All the roads succeeded
in putting out freight trains, and the in-
dications are that by tomorrow all the
roads will be sending out freight in every
direction. Detachments Of the Alabama
state troops 10 the mum Der Of 800. with
four gatline guns and a full supply OF ball
cartridges. are on hand and more will ar
rive tonight The union passenger sta
tion is a yeritable armory and a complete
line Of pickets are out tonight guarding
railroad property Gov. Jones IS in the
city and actively engaged In assisting
Mai. Gen. Whiting, ia command, with
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Lieut.. B. Gown of the reg
ulars as acting assistant ad-
jutant general. There has been
no demonstration to-day and the town
has enjoyed q season OF quiet. All bar
rooms on orders of the governor have
been closed the entire day and not a
drunken man was seen on the streets.
Trouble was anticipated at BlOcton, and
one gatling gun, the Mobile Rifles and a
detachment Of the Gulf City Guards. un-
der command Of Capt. Dumont and Lieut.
Posey were sent there this afternoon.
News from there tonight by special to
the Age Herald reports all quiet.
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IN LINE WITH DEBs.
A Political Club in Jacksonville Sends
Message to Him.

jacksonville, Fla, July 9.--The Work.
mems Political Club of this city met to-
night to consider the strike. After dis
cussion the following telegram was or
dered sent
Eugene V. Debs President American Rail.
way Union, Chicago, Ill: We hereby ex-
tend our heartfelt sympathy to your orgaui-
zation, and hereby indorse the course you
have adopted in endeavoring TO better the
condition OF the workiugmen OF this country.
While we depOre the burning and destrue-
tion OF property, we believe that you and
your organization are not responsible for
such acts OF lawlessness
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CHATTANOOGA CALM.
All Danger of Strike Now Oonsid-
ered Passed.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 0.-All fear
of strike at Chattanooga is gone. The
only trouble here now Is the strike
of the firemen on the Alabama Great
Southern railroad and that Is
not at all interfering with the run
ming of passenger trains, All the men
on all of the other roads are at their posts
and trains, both freight and passenger,
are running regularly. A freight train
and flfty-two cars pulled by two mogul
engines cleared off the perishable freight
that had accumulated here in the yards
of the Cincinnati Southern.
The effect of President Cleveland's
proclamation is noticeable IL has re-
stored confidence among business men
and pleased all classes Of people Many
railroad men are enthusiastic In their ap-
proval of the Presidents course. En-
gineer Milton Freeman and Fireman
Myron Nanker, both prominent members
of their respective brotherhoods, in inter
views with the Times correspondent
openly lndorse the attitude of President
Cleveland.
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OUT AT LOUISVILLE.
The Union Men on the Louisville and
Nashville Strike.

Nashville Strike.
Louisville, KY, July 9.-The strike has
at last reached this city. The American
Railway Union men on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, composed of firemen
and switchmen, struck at late hour this
afternoon. Some delay was experienced
by south bound passenger trains, but they
got away all right and the New Orleans
express had three Pullmans attached to
it. There was no attempt TO interfere
with the departure of trains, the delay
being caused in securing iremen for them.
The company seems TO have prepared
for the trouble, and as yet has not expert
enced any trouble in manning the trains
deserted by the firemen.
The American Railway Union men on
the Bowling Green branch, numbering
about 100, composed Of fremen, brake
men and mechanics, struck this afternoon.
Resolutions were adopted, declaring for
peace and opposing violence No Ameri-
can Railway Union men on the other
roads have quit as yet, Passenger trains
are moving about on time
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DAILY, $40 A YEAR,
CENTS a COPY.
WEEKLY. 2-TIMES-A- WEEK, 81 A YEAR.

Western and Atlantic, the management
Of that road will take the situation by the
forelock and simply suspend operations
for few days toprevent the necessity of
strike among its employees. This course
was agreed upon at a meeting of the
Western and Atlantic management to-
day Most of the employees Of the West
ern and Atlantic are men who have been
working for a long time for the road, and
the management would be sorry 10 lose
them. They are members of the labor
union, however, and would have TO 90 out
IL SO ordered.
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ST. LOUIS STRIKERS.
A Material Improvem ent in the Situa-
tion Reported.


st. Louis, July 9.-The strike situation
among the roads to-day is in line with
the improvement noted yesterday. On
the west side of the river every road and
yard has practically full complement Of
men, and the handling of cars on ship
pers private switches has been resumed.
The passenger service is also on normal
basis, except for the few duplicate
trains not now running for lack of bust
ness.
On the east side decidedly larger
forces Of yard and switchmen are at work
and the strikers returning 10 work are in
creasing in number. On that side all
freight offered is handled, except for the
Louisville and Nashville and the Mobile
and Ohio, which have difficulties with
their road crews, now, however, in fair
way for adjustment.
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o1NoINNATps SKIES CLEARER.
Passenger Trains Moving and Freight
Traffic Improving.

Cincinnati, July 9,-The general situa-
tion is unchanged. All passenger trains
are moving, and the freight service is APP
preaching its normal state. The Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern has nine
yard engines at work; the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton six, and one at
Hamilton the Chesapeake and Ohio, fivo
in Covington, fully manned and men to
spare, and the road expects the embargo on
the st. Louis division TO be raised tonight.
The Big Four is handling Cincinnati
business without delay.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
reports that Is out of the % switchmen at
Dayton have asked TO be reinstated. The
places Of the brakemen that went out Sat-
urday night are being filed.
The Cincinnati Southern and Louisville
and Nashville report all business going on
promptly
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HARRISON PLAYS CRITIC.

He Declares President Cleveland'a q
Course Unprecedented.
indianapolis, July 9.-Gen. Harrison to-
day mildly criticised the proclamation of
President Cleveland regarding the rail-
road strike at Chicago. He said it was
the first time in the history of the United
States government that President had
ordered federal troops into state with
out the request of the governor Of such
state and over his protest. He did not
question his right to do so, however.
The backbon Of the strike is broken
here All trains are running and the
roads claim they are less than 100 men
short
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PEOPLE PATRIOTIC.
Thousands Ready to Rally to the Sup
port of the Government.

Washington, July 9.-An ot1icer OF the
government states tonight that the Pres
ident and Secretary Of War have been
flooded to-day with kilograms and letters
from all parts of the country rendering
the support Of large bodies of men in the
event Of an emergency requiring the or
ganization of a volunteer force. These
telegrams in themselves give some idea
of the overwhelming sentiment of the
people in support Of law and order. Some
Of them were from labor organizations
approving the steps taken here and pro-
testing against any assumption that the
criticisms of the measures taken TO pre-
serve the public peace and enforce OBJ
servance of the law Of the land, represent
the views Of any considerable number Of
these people.
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DEBs' PULL IN DALLAS.
The Santa Fe switohmen Strike-No
Quit at Fort Worth.

Dallas, Tex, July 0,-The Santa Fe
switchmen struck this morning at Gal
weston, and at noon here. AT / as o'clock
the striking switchmen uncoupled Pull
man from train, but non-union men
came TO the front, and the train was de-
layed but thirty minutes
The employees on the railroads entering
Fort Worth have held several meetings
and voted not TO go out on Debs' order.
This is important, as nearly all the roads
center there
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GONE OUT AT GALVESTON.
About 1876 Men on tho Gulf Roat
Leave Their Posts.

Galveston, Tex, July 9.-As stated last
night the strike on the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe commenced here this morn
ing, about 1875 railroad men going out.
Traffic at this point, however, has been
uninterrupted and business is going on as
usual. The strikers have made no at
tempt 10 detach Pullman cars, but have
confined their efforts to get other orders
to Join in striking, in which, thus far,
they have been unsuccessful
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who did not return to work by 10 o'clock
this morning would be discharged.
Enough returned to enable the road to re-
sumo its freight business and five freight
trains had been sent out up to noon TO-
day. About one-third Of the men who
had struck have returned to work The
passenger service of the road has been
resumed In full
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CONFERENCE AT CLEVELAND.
The Railroad omcials to Start Trains
This Morning.

Cleveland, o., July "a conference
was held this morning between the man
ayers of all the local railroads, Marshal
Haskell and the city authorities. The
railroad officials stated that they had all
the men necessary 10 operate trains, IL
they were guaranteed protection from the
strikers. Assurances of the necessary
protection were given, and the railway
officials announced that they would start
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may be said that in Chicago the roads
We're all doing better than on any previ-
Gus day since the strike began Passen-
ger trains were moving with more or less
regularity, and freight has been cared for
with good results.
AT st. Louis, Kansas City and Denver
IL was reported that railroad business
had about returned to normal conditions.
Nashville also reported an Improvement.
About the only point at which the strike
managers showed any gain were in the
partial walkout of tiremen at Fort Scott,
han. the freight men on the Kanawha
ana Michigan at Charleston, w. Va, and
the strike of the American Railway
Union men on the Big Four at Mattoon,
1t will thus be seen that at the leading
railroad centers the strikers have made
perceptible loss, while their gains are at
comparatively unimportant points.
MARTIAL LAW.
The regulations which prevailed in the
government building to-day were a near
approach to martial law. Deputy mar
shals were stationed on every floor and
everybody was challenged who could not
show that he had business in the build
ing. To-morrow's sunrise will see in this
city l ZOO more federal troops than there
were this morning. This, with the forces
already in the field, will suffice.
1t is believed tomorrow will make a
further betterment in the conditions in
this city and the mobilization of troops
and marines at San Francisco, and of reg
ulars at other points on the Pacific coast.
will suffice. in all probability, to start
traffic on the ans-continental lines to-
mOrrOXV
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NINE OUT AT NEW ORLEANS.
The Strike In the Crescent City Some.
what Faroical.


New Orleans, La, July 9.-The strikers
in New Orleans now number nine men,
five switchmen on the Queen and Cres-
cent going out this afternoon. All day,
however, the labor unions have
been in session, and the gem
eral strike question has been warmly
discussed. Even the colored bodies, gem
orally among the first to strike, have
been opposing such a course and the meet
ing adjourned at night, contenting itself
with adopting resolutions indorsing Debs
and pledging moral and financial support
to the strikers. All trains are moving in
and out of this city on time
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DIDN'T DESIRE DISCHARGE.
Freight Handlers on the Illinois Gem
trail Resume Work.

Chicago, H., July 6.-The general
superintendent Of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company posted a notice yester-
day announcing that all freight handlers
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b. AND O. ON DECK.
The Regular Schedule In and Out Of
Chicago Resumed.

Baltimore, Md, July 9.-Charles o.
Scull, general passenger agent OF the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, to-day an
nounced that the regular schedule Of pas
seneer trains had been resumed ON tho
Chicago division Of that road, and trains
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AN ALARMING SITUATION.
Grave Danger of a Renewal of the
Rioting and Anarchy.


Rioting and Anarchy.
Chicago, July Q, II p. m.-Grand Mas
ter Sovereign and Mr. Martin of the ex-
ecutive board attended a secret confer
ence this afternoon, at which the situa-
tion was discussed by the Knights of
Labor. A final decision to strike in num-
bers all over the country was finally
adopted. Mr.. Sovereign said tonight
that every knight of labor in the United
States would go out when called upon to
assist the strikers.
PERILoUs CRISIS.
One more day of suspense and the city
will either be restored to peaceful con-
dition, or riot and anarchy will run loose
in the streets.
This is the universal verdict as TO the
outcome of the attempt at arbitration
with the Pullman company, which failed
to-day. and the unanimous agreement of
all labor organizations to strike in sym
pathy with the Pullman employees and
the American Railway Union men, unless
q settlement of the strike and boycott is
effected before o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
The widest rumors have been flying to-
day as to the probable action of the strik-
ers and the authorities. IL is not doubted
that over 100000 men will obey the call
w oIAlhC do dsISGu upon dG Gll6 u6elluB.
Only one union out of the 100 has not
agreed to strike and that is the printers
The gravity of the situation is becoming
more and more apparent in Chicago and
as the feeling increases the efforts on the
part of the disinterested parties to Sc
cure settlement have been redoubled.
ACTIVITY OF THE ANARCHISTS.
The news spread broadcast tonight
that the hundred or more anarchists in
Chicago had not neglected the opportun-
ity to infame the excited masses
with their destructive doctrines has
tended to increase the excite
ment and suspense During the
meetings held in Uhlrich's hall and
elsewhere the past week representative
anarchists have been present in the lobby
at all times. A. M. Fielden and his
friends have been conspicuous and the ap-
parent efforts to reweaken an interest in
the anarchial doctrine have been BOXED
upon with fear by both the American
Railway Union officials and the authori-
ties
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BLooKApEs BROKEN.
An Improvement In the Situation at
Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, July Q. Tho general
strike situation in Memphis is decidedly
improved to-day. The tie-up on the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis, and
the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham was broken to-day at II o'clock.
Passenger trains with Pullmans at
tached, left Memphis for Kansas City
and Birmingham. The situation on all
the other lines is unchanged.
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VOTED NOT TO STRIKE.
Railway Union Men at Akron Go Bacl
on Gear Debs.

on C2ar OeDS.
Akron. o., July 9.--In response TO a tel
egram from President DeDs asking them
to consider the question of striking in
Akron the members Of the local branch
of the American Railway Union held a
meeting last night. There were about
200 present. The meeting resulted in a
decision not TO go out. All the men ac-
cordingly went TO work as usual this
morning
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CLEVELAND FEARED AS A GEAR.
Chicago's Riotous Foreign Element
Cowed by His Proclamation.

Chicago, July 9.-lt IS admitted on all
sides tonight that the proclamation
issued at midnight by President Cleye-
land has done more toward clearing the
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WOULD STOP TRAFFIC..
Plan Of the Western and Atlantic In
Case of a Strike.

Atlanta, Ca. July 9.-If IL becomes APP
parent that there will be a strike on tho