The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-10
Chicago, July 9.-Peace reigns in

Chicago, July 9.-Peaca reigns in
Warsaw.
The same cannot be said of Chicago,
for the tread Of armed men is still
heard on her streets, and the wheels
Of commerce still lag al the bid of the
a r. U.
Nevertheless, the war cloud which
has overhung this city and the land
for the past ten days shows distinct
signs Of lifting. Instead of stories of
additional railroads tied up at various
points throughout the country, today 5
dispatches, almost without exception,
bring advices of strikers returning 10
work and an increased resumption OF
traffic, amounting in some places to a
return TO normal conditions.
The day in Chicago passed without
a serious conflict between the rioters
and the armed forces now on duty
here.
The feature Of the day has been the
action early this morning, after an all
nights session, OF the Federated Trades
union Of Chicago IL deciding TO cal
out all classes OF labor Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock unless George NJ.
Pullman should have agreed before
the meridian Of that day to settle the
differences between his company ana
his striking employees by arbitration
or otherwise.
For reasons not known to the pubic,
Grand Master Workman Sovereign, Of
the Knights of Labor, and his advisers,
decided TO postpone the general walk
out and paralytic stroke which they
propose to infiict upon the business of
Chicago, until 7 o'clock Wednesday
Og Little aIoIent.
The announcement was made that
President Samuel Gompers of the Fed
era lion of Labor, has called meeting
of the executive board of that associa-
ton TO be held in this city on Thurs
day and that he would leave New
York for Chicago tomorrow evening
In view Of this it is not believed the
federated trades in Chicago viii pre-
cipitate an action before consulting
him. AS at present GOmperS cannot
reach Chicago before Wednesday night
il will be impossible to decide upon a
line of action to be pursued before
Thursday and probably if it should be
finally resolved to declare q general
strike Of all these combined forces, it
could not be put into effect before Fri
day morning. In this connection, the
interesting question GIlS1S WnPlDeG OF
not IL President GOmDerS allows him
self TO be hauled from New York to
Chicago by non-union engineers and
4iremen, his visit will be Of any partic-
ular profit. One labor leader in Chi
cago said today that if he did so he
might as well stay in New York An
other feature to be noted in connection
with the meeting Of Chicago federated
labor is the fact which was developed
today that there was in the meeting a
large and influential and conservative
element whose action has practically
blocked the plans of the more hot-head-
ed leaders until the latter, in the eX-
element consequent upon the reading
of President Cleveland's proclamation,
were enabled to stampede them and
carry the strike resolution.
Therefore, there is reason to believe
that If even the order for general
strike goes forth, many of those to
whom it is directed will decline to obey
it, So that with the men already made
. idle by the effect of the tie-up, the
<walk-out viii not be nearly so import
ant as anticipated by the leaders.
What effect, if any. the action Of Vice
President Wickes of the Pullman COM
pany. IN refusing in the most positive
manner to even meet a committee to
consider the question of arbitration,
will have upon the labor leaders and
their followers remains to be seen.
CIeNcrIy ForestalIcd.
Tonight's action of the city council
in respect to President Cleveland's or
der bringing federal troops TO Chicago,
was forestalled by a large number Of
endorsements by prominent men of the
city. The list of signatures included
those Of almost every conspicuous mer-
chant, manufacturer and banker, of
Chicago.
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may be said the Chicago roads were all
doing better than on any previous day
since the strike began. Passenger
trains were moving at more or less
regularity, and some freight traffic had
been cared for. 4 large number of
striking freight handlers of the Illinois
Central returned to work and other
roads noted accessions TO their opera
tive forces.
At St. Louis. Kansas City and Dem
yer it was reported that railroad bust
ness had about returned to normal con-
ditions.
Nashville also reported an improve
ment.
About the only points at which the
strike managers showed any gain were
IN the partial walk-out of firemen at
Fort Scott, Kan; the freight men on
the KaBawha & Charleston, West Vir-
gilia; and the strike of the American
ss0A'N - cillOli oll llie IoiS 1Oui DIT NAL
toon. 1t will be seen that at the lead
ing railroad centers the strikers have
made percepuble losses, while their
gains are at comparatively unimport-
ant points.
Regulations which prevailed in the
government building today were 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
building.
Tomorrow's sunrise will see in this
city 1000 more federal troops than
there were this morning. These, with
the forces already in the field, it is be-
a further betterment in the conditions
In this city and the mobolizing of
troops and marines at San Francisco.
and of regulars on other points on the
Pacific coast will suffice in all proba-