New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
ECHOES or THE DEBS STRIFE
RAILWAY CLAIMS FILED-JUsTIcE APrrp
LAwBREAKERs


Chicago July 27.-The reports OF the ds.,...
Of railroad property by fire on file in v.su
Swenies office. II Is said, show the agerev,,. ,AS
which the railroads sustained by fire dur,s
strike TO be S3j5.9l2.
Denver, July 2-At meeting OF loca lod.. =.
10. American Railway Union last evening !. w
decided 70 declare the strike off, This s,s, y"
taken because 1t thought more strikers 49,.
regain their PAGES than II the matter shou.s -
postponed TO a later date.
Centralia. H.. July I.-The seventy-nine s,,,..t
miners from Duquesne who were captured ,g
the mob which filed the Big Four" nina .".
destroyed its machinery in this city on Nav -
were yesterday indicted for riot
West Oakland. Cal. jay 27.-The local branch =.
the American Railway Union voted las, nigh, :.
declare the strike of. resolution to tina, ec
was passed after heated debate the vote s,,rS,,s
1877 for and liG against. The meeting lasted ,,.s
midnight and stormy in character Ate, -.
division exciting ensued Cheer an
cheer broke forth from the opposing e,ens,,'
Chairs and benches upset, and general A..
fusion prevailed.
Cheyenne. Wyo., July It-Judge Rner. in n.
American Railway Union strike cases yests-,,,
sentenced Thomas King. OF Rock Springs 10 ty.,,,
days imprisonment for threatening 70 hang :,
engineer and fireman unless they quit work; "ylcL-
Butcher. OF Green River. 70 imprisonment FOR ,br,,
days: for aseau:ting fireman C. r. Mr:er ara
for one day and fine Of SIS. respectively Tor a.
tempting 10 induce an emp.oye to stop work
Tcrre Haute, Ind. July -7.-Coroner Mattox be,o,.
whom ED" Holloway made oath to Statements
confessing that he wrecked the big Four" ,r,l,
at Fontanet, has admitted that Holloway NAV N
able to prove an abb Holloway. when first in;.
Viewed. tod a story in which he accounted "a,
every hour. beginning al O'Clock on the agh, al
the wreck. Later he made two self-IncrimnatIns
confessions, and swore 20 them before the Coroner
S,ill later. he retracted his confession Holloway
brother, OF Charlottesville. has. secured the an.
davits OF restaurant-keeper Of Rosedale 10 m,
effect that Holloway bought sandwich at hs
place at 10 O'Clock the night Of the wreck rhu
agrees with the statements Holloway first made a
Fontanet and the wreck occurred a, | a. m To
have walked from Rosedale to Fontanet. and again
70 Rockville. eighteen miles distant before morn
ing would be a physical mpossib.iy.
Mass!llon Ohio. July 27-John Mcbride. president
OF the United Mine Workers. is spending few aav
a, his home. He thinks the Chicago trouble d
over. for the present at least. but simply b.
the heads Of labor organizations OF this coun
try refused to call out their men. We knew" h,
said that 10 call ont 10000 men In Chicago and
10000 elsewhere meant terrific clash civil war
and perhaps revolution. We stayed hands
complish by orderly processes and with existing
machinery. the end sought. think We are near.
ing soclalistc condition when the individual wll
he the charge of the State An evolution OF semi.
ment is now going on. and Il Will be- followed by 4
revolution In the control OF uateria. things. II
ten years expect 10 SOC the Government step Ia
and take charge Of railroads. telegraphs and Goa.
mines. but ! don't believe either you or | will i've
10 see the conn lete fuhment Of this plan Of social
Vow, as 20 that strike you can say there never
would have been any strike outside Of Pullman
had II not been for the action OF the general
ayers. Debs's idea al the outset 70 declare
boycott on Pullman cars. and urge the public %
keep out OF them. without however. ordering bis
men 10 refrain from handling them The man
ayers cried before they were hurt. declared
81 determination upon the American Railway Cnoa
and the latter. 10 maintain It's own existence was
obliged 10 resort TO the strike