The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-17
CHARGE OF MURDER
This is the Position in Which Knox
Stands.
A STRUGGLE TO REGAIN PRESTIGE
The COnferrees Have Not Agreed, and
Senator Brice EmphaticalIy Says
They Will Not.
A Desperate struggle to Regain the
Prestige Lost.

A Desperate Struggle to Regain the
Prestige Lost.
CHICAGO, July 15.-The American
Railway Union officials have determined
to make desperate struggle to regain
for that order the prestige it has lost in
the great strike now rapidly approach
ing close The executive board of the
union held meeting this morning, the
object of which was to map out a course
for the future. After long discussion
it was decided to send out 'revivalists"
to all important sections of the west.
Six agitators were sent out Saturday,
and it was decided to augment this
number. Debs said in an interview
s'The names of those sent out Satur-
day will not be given out. for fear of
inciting riot"
1t was learned elsewhere, however,
this morning Director Kern was sent to
st. Louis to rally the forces there.
Hogan was sent out over the Northern
Pacific to stir up the employees of that
company, and Goodwin was sent over
Northwestern to use his influence with
the employees of that. system, and if
possible induce them to go out. These
delegates are all members of the execu-
tive board of the union. Other emissa-
ries were sent out to work with en-
ployes of many lines entering this city.
After the executive committee ad-
journed an enthusiastic meeting was
held in Ulrich's hall, President Debs
presiding. He made a rousing speech,
reminding one of the early days of the
strike. He said:
''The strike is now, right now, more
prosperous and encouraging than ever
before. We can and must win. The
men who have gone back to work will
again come back to us, and victory is
ours. Grand Chief Arthur, of the en-
gineers, is 'scab' jobber, and he will
go down in history as traitor to organ
lied labor. He instructs his men to
work with 'scabs,' he tells them that
scabbing is honorable. He is a tool in
the hands of the general managers.
The strike is weaker in Chicago than
elsewhere, but it will grow stronger,
just as in the west it is growing stronger
every hour"
Fifteen meetings were held in differ
ent parts of the city during the after
noon and evening, several of which
were addressed by Debs. He will to-
morrow give out statement in answer
to the one made by Pullman.
Debs said that several of his COM
mitteemen had reported to him that the
Rock Island, Lake Shore, Eastern Illi-
nois, Grand Trunk and Eastern Indiana
men would all be out again tomorrow.
Nothing could be learned outside to
verify this assertion, however.
DEBs VISITED THE STRIKERS.
President Debs visited the strikers to-
who, have, for the most part failed to
secure their old positions.1 He urged
them to continue the strike, which he
declared was never nearer to a victory
than now. The men agreed to stand by
Debs, but at the same time, expressed
themselves violently against the men
who have taken their places. The
switchmen and enginemen were espe-
cially loud in their protest against a
surrender. The butchers also had bitter
words. All these men had seen their
positions filled the day before by nom
union and imported men. The opinion
was expressed that the war was only be-
gun.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR PLAcARD.
During the day the district was plast-
cred and recovered with bills and post
ers reading as follows:
"The, executive board of the Knights
OF Labor does hereby advise all workmen
to keep away from the stockyards Mon
day, as it is the desire of all organized
bodies that all honest workingmen
should do SO, and we further
condemn the actions of the coopers in
returning to work as high-handed and
selfish, without asking concessions for
HIGHEST of all in 7. .eavenino Pr