The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-07-14
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
SAN FRANclsco, July Z.
Per $. s. Australia.
VAST RAILWAY STRIKE.
SAN FRASClsco, July Z.
VAST RAILWAY STRIKE.
Bloodshed in Chicago Troops Out
Everywhere.


The general strike Of the Amer
lean Railway Union against the haul
ing of Pullman cars, on account off,
strike OF the Pullman Car Compa-
ny's employees, has now enveloped
all the principal lines in the United
States. Some idea Of the situation
generally may be had from the fol
lowing Introductory summary pre-
ceding pages of strike news in the
San Francisco Call:
"Uutil there is a settlement of the
strike in some sort in the East il will
be practically impossible to break
the steel hands which have been
thrown about traffic in California.
Chicago is the storm center now.
Whatever is done there will be felt
to the uttermost points NJ the coun-
try, and it is to make a break there
that the efforts Of the authorities
will by concentrated. Mr.. Olney is
credited with saying that General
Miles was too chary of the use Of
bullets and bayonets in dealing with
the rioters on Thursday. Mr.. Oluey
has q bloody mind, but it Is qups.
tionable WHISTLER he himself would
have acted with the same lev.l.bead.
ed GOODNESS which characterized the
conduct Of the huublest regular sol
der ia the ranks at the critical time.
Mr. Olney's sympathies are keen,
but they are perverted.
"All that aside, the situation be.
came more grave at Chicago yestcr-
day, aud il Is hourly becoming moro
grave. Blood has been spilled al
ready. How much more blood will
be spilled no man eau tell, for the
strikers are In no humor for peace,
Notwithstanding tho peace procla.
nation OF Eugene V. Dsbs. The
mcn do not see the justice OF the
stand taken by the administration
at Washington in the assumption
that all OF the law in on the side OF
the railroad companies aud none on
the side Of the A. r. L. Added tn
this is the threat OF the advisers OF
the President TO declare martial law
and throw the militia of New York
into Cbicago-measures never re-
sorted to save ID time OF war. Ii j,
true the statement is made that
Governor Altgeld will be given ,
cbauce to see what he can do, bu
, behind that statement is the darker
threat. When President Clevclanl
does this, IL he does il, tho count r,
: will be ia state OF civil war.
: Locally, there is no change in tn,
situation. The Southern Pacific i
| blocked at Oakland, at Sacrament,
= aud ut Los Angeles. Sau Fraucisc,
has expressed her sympathy will
the strikers, and n company Of MILL
; tia has been sent To open up tn,
!. coast line ut San Joso. Tho eud ]
n matter Of tho mcrest con lecture
so far ~ can bc seen il il no nearc
' than when the strike began"
;. THE FEDERAL ArTORSEi .uGEEIAL rArR,
Attorney. General Olnry, rc!"rrin,
to letter from Governor Altgcld u
= 81 Illinois to the President, said
s 9TH. soil OF Illinois L. the soil OF ia
l. United States. The paramount dut
Of the President of the United Stat,
/. is to see that the laws Of the Unite
il States are faithfully executed, au
@ in the discharge Of that duty he
. not hampcred or crippledby COZ
sulting any Chief Of Police. Nav
5 or even Governor. Nothing ha
!. been done aud nothing ordere
7. which the most captious criticisl
can condemn as an invasion OF Stat
rights"
y The Attorney General further sal
y that the fact that the riotous d,
% niOnstrations continue only show
- tina, the conduct OF the troops
not responding with ball and bay'
0. net was Of most forbearing cha
} acter.
81 REGULAR ARMY insufficient.
% One result Of the big strike hi
= been to show in a startling mann,
ie the inadequacy Of tho United Stat,
u. regular army, which has been r
, duced to a mere skeleton. At pr
~ 10000 men are expected to poll,
W the whole country. General Sch
10 field has ben Obliged To rxerci
= great ingenuity, and is posting ,
~ his small forces SO as To maks OF
~ =, man suffice for twenty, and to-day
+" would he difficult to transfer
single command in the West wit
rs out exposing the great trans.conl
Is mental lines to indefinite iuterru
as ton.
or SAN FRANCISCO MASS MEETING
~ There was monster labor ma
~ meeting in metropolitan hall, 81
ss' Francisco, yesterday evening
r. The tenor of the speeches was ;
in favor OF turning over tho own,
~ ship Of the railroads To the Cover
i'm ment. Huntington, Pullman al
"a other railway magnates were chars
,. terized as brazen thieves and he
=, up to public contempt AS the legi
In mate products Of the iniquitous cl
as tom OF private ownership Of ra
!. roads.
~, Tho present administration al
~ came in for large amount of {
~ uunciation. President Clevela
mi was accused Of being the tool
;n Wall street, and three members
' his Cabinet were characterized
corporation lawyers, who have no
teIesL in the welfare OF the comm
people. Attorney-Gcneral Olncy "
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