The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-16
STILL HANGS On.
Debs Continues to Claim the
Strike Will Win.
He Protests That Tt Is Not
Over.
FREIGHT is MOVING.
Evidences of the Strike Hourly
Grow Less
Men Going to Work at Many
Railroad Points.

CHICAGO, July 16-When E. v. Debs,
president Of the a. r. o., was seen at the
Revere house today he expressed him
self as being still in hopes of winning
the strike 1--WE have by no means con-
ceded that the strike is lost at Chicago"
said AIr. Debs. ssrhe men who are out
here are still enthusiastic and from what
I saw in addressing several thousand
Of them yestnrday, l am satisfied
that the case is not lost.
Hereafter we are not going to
make our plans public before they are
executed l am strongly Of the opinion
that the A. r u. will give evidence of
its strength here by moves that will be
made BY the railway employees very
soon"
At noon today strikers headquarters at
Uhlich's hall were being enlivened as
Mr Debs himself participated in the or
atory. He confined his remarks largely
to roasting the newspapers.
Debs charged the General Managers
association with an abnormal lack of
sincerity. "Ihe strike is not over" he de-
clared I'VE are going to win. The rail-
roads are running freight trains, but they
are carrying little freight Three months
more of this sort Of thing and every rail-
road in Chicago will be bankrupt The
strike is still on and will be until we
win"
Aside from the crowd attracted by the
addresses, the A r L. headquarters ap-
peared almost deserted today. Now and
then a missionary" drifted into the
Office, but the usual crowd of curious and
the hustle that has heretofore pervaded
the place was lacking.
The sfocl1y~rda Active Again.
Armour, Swift and Morris began slaugh-
tering today without being disturbed by
any body. They are each running about
a quarter of their usual force under a
military guard.
The police received Information that a
raid By mob was planned for the yards
today for the purpose of stopping work
In the packing house. A force of 800
officers was started about the yards to be
kept on duty all day. The yards today
contained about 17,0O0 cattle 10000
sheep and 1900 hogs.
Ten switch engines were working
about the stock yards today in spite Of
the fact that ten engineers failed to re-
port this morning.
Pullman Employees Give UP.
The strike situation at the town of Pull :
man appears to be growing more serious
for the strikers 1t j. the general opinion
that if the works Of the Pullman com
pany are opened tomorrow there will be
a stampede of the men to regain their
old places
attitude of the strikers has undergone
marked changes. and where previously
they were talking about how the fight
was won, today little groups Of
workmen talked of how they lost
the fight Heathcot. chairman of the
had practically given up the
hope, the only reason for holding on
being that Debs might be able to come
to the rescue. He said if Debs would
declare the general strike of the Pull
man would also be at an end Chairman
Heathcot finds difficulty in keeping the
strikers together The Hollanders who
number about 1900. he said and the
Poles with equal mum bers, who together
constitute majority of the Pullman EN-
ployes, are anxious to return to work re-
gardle5s Of the feelings of the other ma
tionalities.
AT the Office of the company, Manager
Middleton said that orders to Open the
shops were expected at any time. but
no such word had been received from
MIR Wickes today He believed the
trouble was clearing away. and that the
strike was hOpelessly lost
nited States Marshal Arnold dis
charged few of his strike deputies To-
. day but made no material reduction in
his force He had a consultation with
General Miles regarding the removal of
part OF the teoeral troops from the city,
and it was agreed that the troops should
be kept in the city until the middle of
this week
81 believe" said the marshal today.
that If the troops and deputies were
Withdrawn now, the trouble would break
out again / shall keep my force in the
Held until the strike is ended finally and
business has resumed its usual course.
advised General Miles to keep all the
troops here until tomorrow or next day
All OF the operatives in the Frazer &,
Chalmers works who struck the other
day in obedience to Sovereign's order.
went back to work today