The Meeker herald., 1894-07-21
DEBS OFFERS THE OLIVE BRANCH.
THE MANAGERS REFUSE IT.


Monday was day of peace at Chicago, at
least compared with the days that went be-
fore. No serious conflicts between troops
and mobs were reported. IA regards the
| blockade there was some improvement. Pas
senger trains were moving with more OF less
/ regularity, and some freight traffic has been
/ cared for. A large number of striking freight
| handlers of the Illinois Central returned to
work, and other roads noted accessions to
| their operative forces.
| About thousand troops were added TO the
/ force already in the city.
| President Debs in an interview said: ave
/ are stronger than ever. Nothing can break
| our forces but usurpation and tyranny. am
threatened with arrest. What fori For or
| .-anlzlng labor. We say to capital: 'Here Is
our labor and there are our terms This Is
icsal-ih.s Is the spirit Of the age. MI.
/ Hayemeyer organizes a sugar trust and say,
[ 10 the public: Here Is my sugar and these
ATE ms terms lie has polluted the national
| legislature / have acted honorably and com
I M tied no crime Tho United States autho'i-
/ lies are bringing themselves into contempt
/ by their wantJu viola ton Of law and the CON
-;ltuuon. The common people are beginning
10 uudcrstand this.n
/ The chief subject OF discussion was the
proposed strike OF the trades unions. The
/ officers said that ii would be delayed until
I Wcdne to give Pullman a chance TO arbi-
/ trate. committee was appointed by the
! trades assembly to wait on Mayor Hopkins
and ask him to make another effort to get the
Pullman company to arbltrate. A committee
called on Mr.. Wlekcs OF the Pullman company
L IN he
I made to arbl,rate the strike. He responded:
] The Pullman company has nothing to arb-
I ,ra.e and We must refuse to receive the com
mittee to which you refer Our company has
not Teceticd from the position taken at the
inception of the strike. This is final"
Soldiers and marines were being moved to-
ward Oakland to help the Southern Pacific to
/ run trains. The strike leaders threaten TO
conduct guerrilla warfare against the
troops. The blockade at Los Angeles IS be-
/ ing raised,
Railway traffic has been resumed in New
Mexico
] The party OF Rio Grandc employees who
went from Denver to sallda to induce the
men there 10 return to work were IN confer-
enee with them until late hour, but no de-
clsion was arrived At
The federal grand jury in session at Chicago
on the lOth, returned indictments against
Eugene V. Dcbs, president of the American
Railway Union; George w Howard, its vice
president; Sylvester Keliher, secretary, and
l.. w. Rogers one OF It's directors, and short
! ly thereafter the men were arrested They
arc charged with conspiracy TO commit an IN
lawful act that 4 to block the progress OF the
T. . "a. cd
4 giving . boad OF $4,000. a large quantity
Of pnpers, books and documents of the Rail-
way Union were taken for evidence.
! Grand Master Workman Sovereign Issued
an order to the Knights OF Labor directing
I them to strike at once There are 1,OCo,-
/ 900 members throughout the country and II
large portion Of them should obey the ofGer
the strike will DO very extensive, reaching to
! the Atlantic scaboard.
John J. Hannahau, vice grand master Of
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen, was
arrested on the charge OF having interfcred
with interstate commerce by boarding an en-
,lne and asking the men to quit. Chief sar-
gent, Of the same brotherhood, has used his
influence to prevent strike.
Trlmc was reported to be resumlng It's nor
NAL condition.
The blockade at the stockyards was raised
aud q large quantity Of meat was shipped
East some stock was received. Additional
militia and federal troops came into the city.
Alteration Is now conferred on California,
where the strike is still supported by force.
Z The federal government Is evidently deter
mined to suppress violence and allow the
I Southern Pacific to run trains II Is can secure
inca Tuesday force OF 500 cavalry and In
fantry, supplied with uatlng guns, was load.
/ ed upon a steamer and started up the river
/ for Sacramento. Many persons fear bloody
conflict, as the strikers are heavily armed
| In the afternoon the crews from the Charles
| ton. Monterey, Thetis, Marion and indie
| pendence were landed at Mare Island for riot
drill They comprised about 500 men and
/ left for Oakland at night.
| Tie mission of the committee OF Rio Grande
employees who went from Denver to Salida
was entirely successful Early Tuesday
morning the men al salida agreed to return to
work Similar success awaited their visit to
Pueblo. The whole line was promptly de-
I carcd open for business.
/ 1t was stated Wednesday that Sovereign's
l appeal for a strike was not formal order and
also that 1t was intended primarily to apply
| 10 Chicago. What the effect OF this letter
would be was not known, but officials of the
knights of Labor declared that by the end Of
| the week the men would go out Compare
lively few OF the Chicago unions had quit
| work on the llth. They were waiting for a
conference of federated labor leaders on the
/ l2th.
Judge Grosscup ordered that the private
papers of f. v Debs, which were seized with
the UNIONS records, be returned to him.
! The anticipated conflict between strikers
and soldiers at Sacramento did rot material
isc on the llth, as feared, still there was a
great tragedy as an outgrowth of the contest
/ The regulars reached Sacramento early in
the morning, coming up on river steamers.
| A party OF militia who had come down to
l protect the landing was fired upon by men In
ambush across the river. The fire was re-
/ turned and IL was afterwards learned that a
I Jnpancse boy was killed.
| After this skirmsh 1t was hoped that hog
Titles had ended. Under cover OF the