The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-20

Killed and SIX others were Wouiued.
None of the soldiers were injured. The
firing attracted hundreds of angry strik-
ers to the scene. and it was Wlth much
difficulty that they were persuaded oy
| cooler heads not to attack the soldiers.
limited States Marshal Baldwin frantic
,uv raised his hand and ordered the
crowds to disperse. He called upon them
in the name of the United States to re-
turn to their homes and to prevent
further bloodshed. He later proclaimed
| martial law.
Nty York. July 14-George Nj. Pull
man has issued a lengthy statement or
the attitude of his company III reference
to the strike. its causes, its merits ana
ire settlement He does not declare
| definitely against submitting to arhltra-
| ton. but urges that il would be unbusi-
nesslike 10 consent 70 an arbitration
| which might decide that the Pullman
works be operated at a loss. lie says
that he offered to open his books for the
| inspection of his employees To prove the
| works were running at loss, but the
offer was not accepted He blames the
A. r. L. for the strike, and says its
/
strike and that his works We're selected
| for \ beginning. He says that it would
be nonsense to talk of arbitration when
! the works were running at loss. he
concludes by denying the charges that
his company compelled its men to pay
| large rents and forced them TO purchase
| goods of the company, stores.
F,- ,.9t 10
| concerned the great railroad strike or
| 1894 has passed into history. Every
road excepting the Wheeling 4 Lake
| Erie moved some freight to-day. and at
| meeting of superintendents held to-
| day it was decided to resume with old
men if they would come back, and If not,
| with new. at I o'clock tomorrow morn
| ing regardless of the turn affairs might
| take effect in Chicago Many of the
strikers have applied for reinstatement
and a number have resumed work.
London, July 1.-THE Times. in its
| financial article, comments at length
upon the American strike. and throws
| light upon the question of the enlarged
| share labor been taking of the joint prod
| net of labor and capital. 1t contends
| that the questions of currency deprecla-
| ton. silver. etc. sink into insigniticance
| compared with the immense reduction in
| the returns en- capital due TO a continual
| rise in wages. 1t says the capitalists of
| the United States are reduced TO a strik-
! ing point at which they are prepared TO
| stop their works unless a wages reduction
| is conceded The initiation of trade,
| finance and the labor market had to be
| followed by a natural. and in some eases
| violent. collapse. In England the pro-
| cess is less violent. but it is proceeding.
Chicago, July 1.-THE Federation of
| Labor has decided not TO order general
strike of all the trades affiliated with the
! Federation 4 resolution was adopted,
however, endorsing the A. r. L. strike
| and voting $1,000 for Debs, defense.
lhe action Of the Federation is consid
cred a serious blow to the A. Il. l..
lhe general managers have returned
| Mf Debs proposition without answer.
| but with the information to the mayor
'hat no communication whatever from
the parties signing could be received or
| considered by the association This
! means that the strike viii be continued
| until one side or the other surrenders nm.
| condltionally.
Chicago. July 14-At 8 o'clock Presi-
| deht Debs called a meeting of his direc-
tory at the Revere house. and for half
| honrhour the strike leaders were in dose
| conference When the doors Of the conn
| Gil chamber were unlocked Mr.. Dehs an
| nounced calmly that he would officially
| deciare the strike off under certain con
| aiuohs. j. b. Sovereign said. ..rhe
| papers to call the strike off were all
ara"h up yesterday They contained two
! pio'lsions' nrst, that there should be ar
pitialioh, and, second, that all striking
| ehipioses except those charged with
| e,iii1 shonld he taken back by the en-
p4osels. ! nave not seen Mr. Debs this
| hiorhlhe, but as arbitration has been So
| cured, and that is all we wanted tbnS
great victory has been obtained for
| labor '''ie' ior
| neps went TO the city hall and nre-
seh'eu ehe proposition which he proposed
~ present 70 the general managers IN
'iasor hopkins, and asked the mayor IN
aa.ohipany him TO the general managers
| u1iee lhe mayor Debs. Sovereign and
/ ioWard Then left for the Office ~ TIA
seheJai managers. Managers ST Iohn
anu Esan said that the general mana.ors
nau adjourned and no meeting would ~
| heiu nhtll tomorrow They intimotod
honc.er' ehat Debs proposition woul
| be rejected "ou'
.hicaGo: July 14.-The building trades
eouheli OF Chicago, which had deferred
asuoh uhtll It's regular meeting. instead
- 81. 'o,ins IN with practical unanimity to as
s. uhe a. 4. T., was actually unani-
ra3;s nJas ~ refusing such assistance. this
iaulcai change being solely due as al
~ members ayerred, to the SLIGHT MT
o upon 3 the committee of seven by Dehs
anu sovereign in attempting 10 snttIa
the difficulty without them s''''e