The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-13
QUIErING DOWN AT CHICAGO.


CHICAGO, July 13-United States Dep
uty Marshal Fische and an 11-year-old
boy, Arthur Gregory were fatally wounded
last night in a fusillade by deputies in
Kensington. Some unknown parties had
placed on the Illinois tracks several tor
pedoes, which were exploded by an outgo-
ing train When the'eXplosion occurred
two parties of deputy marshals rushed
out from cars in which they were sleep
ing on opposite sides of the tracks They
seemed ratified by the unexpected Incl
dent and began discharging their revolv-
ers recklessly, with the result named
above. The boy Gregory was one of a
number of residents of the vicinity who
rushed out at the sign of the shooting.
Five of the deputies were arrested by the
police.
The following telegram was sent to
President Cleveland by the American
Federation of Labor conference: "The
gravity of the industrial situation of the
country demands extraordinary and ex-
ceptional action of concilatory charac-
ter at the hands of all men We ask you,
in the name of the working people and
the entire citizenship of our country, to
lend your influence and give us your aid,
so that the present industrial crisis may
tage of the people of our country and the
institutions under which we live. We
therefore ask you to come to Chicago and
meet this conference, or if the state of
public business does not warrant such
course that you will deputize some one as
your representative"
The railroads centering in Chicago
| claim that they are able to hire all the
help they need At the Office of the gen
eral managers the estimate is made that
| $4,000 or 10000 men identified with rail
roads in the Chicago territory went on
strike. The employment agency created
| by the association has hired 2, 800 to 8, 900
men and distributed them among the
| railroads, and the companies acting ON
their own responsibility have hired pro b.
| ably double that number, making about
| $500 to 5000 in all.
The strike at the Union stock yards is
| now seemingly thing of the past, and
within few days all business connected
with the yards will be running as if no
strike had ever taken place. For the past
three days profound quiet has prevailed in
that district. The strikers and their sym
| pathizers are now eager to go back to
work, and it is anticipated that in day
or so the butchers will again all be in
| line.
| General Manager Egan said today: 'The
railroads at this juncture are in much the
| position of a merchant whose place of
| business has been burned down He re-
builds at once, but the reconstruction
takes time, and when he is ready to begin
business again it will take some little
time additional for the public to become
accustomed to the new order of things
and feel a full sense of restored confidence
as of yore. The railroads have plenty of
help to take care of the traffic now offer
ing. AS this traffic enlarges they will
need more men. That they will be able
TO get all the men they will require is a
proposition that does not admit of the
shadow of doubt. They could double their
force in forty eight hours if there should
be occasion for such rapid increase We
consider the strike over, though 1t would
be folly to assume that the effects of the
trouble can be effaced at once"
Mr.. Debs feels more confidence in the
ultimate success of his cause than at any
time since the fight began, II feel that
this day is fraught with the utmost inn
portauce,' said he. LAS view the situa-
tion now it presents a more favorable out
look for us than ever before The excite
ment and turbulence invariably incident
to the birth of a great upheaval have
passed away. Cool headedness and earnest
purpose have succeeded to passion and
diverse intention Now public sentiment
can calmly and truly judge Of the right
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