The morning call., 1894-07-31
STRIKING IN SPOTS.
For the Most Part All Is Quiet in
the East.
Debs Had a Reception on His Arrival
Home, and Made a Good
Speech.

CHICAGO, July 30-Striking railroad
men at the stockyards tried to induce fire.
men and engineers employed by the
Switching Association to quit work to-day,
but the attempt was not successful. a re-
port was circulated that thirty-six switch
men hired to take the place OF strikers
were members of the 4. r. U. and were
about to leave work, but the day passed
without a move in that direction. The
Santa Fe and Alton roads have announced
their willingness to take back former en-
ployes. and the news of the determination
was made public through the yards to-day.
The amount of freight handled last
week is about what the roads were hand
ling before the strike, and shows that they
have recovered their own and are now do
ing as much business as before they were
crippled. The chief item in the freight
traffic of the Western roads at present is
livestock. If these shipments maintain
their present average it will be only short
time before the price takes tumble, as
packers have at present about all they care
to handle and there seems to be DO signs
of let-up in the traffic.
The first of the claims against the city
for damage to property during the recent
strike were fled to-day. The damage for
which notice has been served covers only
the property damaged during the first two
or three days in July and for the legal
recognition of which the time allowed
under the statutes expired tonight. The
claims aggregate S39. 389. They were filed
by Attorney Foster of the Grand Trunk
for all the roads.
loiu IF mr. Nv OruY1 nv1G md
Boulevard nave been sent to Washington
by General Miles. Fifty thousand dollars
is the aggregate amount asked by the
owners of the properties damaged by the
explosion of the artillery caisson on July
16. The board of officers appointed by
General Miles. it is said. has recommended
the payment of nearly all the claims in full.
Up TO late hour tonight, SO far as can
be learned. no word has been received by
the Mayor from the Pullman people. No
orders were issued, however, for the re-
moval of the troops and all is quiet.
BRAZIL, Ind. July 30.-E. V. Debs
arrived in the city from Terre Haute TO-
night and was met at tho depot by the
labor organizations and citizens of the
county to the number of 1000 or more. He
was Justify cheered by the labor unions.
At the Hendricks Hotel Mr.. Debs was
given a big ovation by the assembled
crowd. He spoke to a large crowd to-
night.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Owing to the
delay of John D. Herman in reaching
Washington the meeting OF the commits
sion to iDvestigat the cause of the recent
railroad strike did not take place to-day.
The commission will convene at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
Representative Erdman of Pennsylvania
bas reported to the House from the Com
mittee on Labor the Springer bill for a
national board of arbitration.
TOPEKA. Kans., July 30.-A. A Hurd,
the general solicitor of the Santa Fe for
Kansas. this morning received the follow
ing dispatch from Director George r.
Peek, who is at CoDey Island:
There is absolutely no truth in the
rumor with respect to the cancellation of
contracts with employees. members of labor
ORGANIZATIONS 1t is malicious falehOod
started by some one to damage the COM
pany."
PRESCOTT. Ariz.. July 30.-John Muir
ply, an Atlantic and Pacific striker, was
sentenced TO sixty days in Jail for con-
tempt of court to-day for attempting to
prevent men from working in the COM
pany's shops at Winslow. T. A. Br0phy,
an eX-eonductor. and John Lyons, former
engineer Of the road. were given The alter
native Of sixty days in jail or giving $500
bonds 20 keep the peace and refrain from
interfering with the present employees of
the company.