The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-31
THE STRIKERS REBUFF
fSuying That They Encouraged
gioting and Lawlessness.
re TESTIMONY ALL FINISHED.
-. rhxn Half the Families I'm This
f..rsry Own Their Homes. and
acme Of These Are Merfgaged-

rrc.so. Aug 3o.--ContrsrY 70 expects-
- rehustsi testimony vas heard today
. q. strike commission. :. G. Wade. an
.-.rsexe Of the iegal department Of the
-. Island read, said that much o. the
e.-k.6ing Of the railroad tracks vas the
- 81 experisnced railroad men.
r. Mooney, q Northern Pacific
.w,ehman Of Blue Island, said Debs and
r.x.rd had not advised the men 10 strike.
! re- hsd told the men TO use their own
/ s~armeat. lie was discharged for alleged
| ..sir.tv in the strike. The witness told OF
. !. SCH. At Blue Island. June 20, when so
-ss.hass stood by and saw Chief Logan
s<s.sn by the crowd.
W.F Ggion, reporter. was next called.
e seat over the incidents OF the strike
= Bzs Island. Fordhsm and Pullman.
pssa3 the cars burning at Burnside. lie
suad oniy three railroad men In the
r<s,sss crowd. which was three blocks
.xsx. The railroad men were trying 10
f.,erse The crowd One Of these men said
a. distractions from the American Rail-
nag Usion sere 10 drive away all persons
xks might be inclined 10 damage prop
~.v. and If they would not 20 to cause
tks.s arrest Debs and Howard afterward
rssa witness # he could help the order
sss sause the arrest of the men engaged
i Violence, but he told them be was not
sssertiTe.
vlee-President Howard. Of the American
Kaaxag Union. Was again called 10 the
esna. He denied that he had advised
,slsnce. and declared that he had always
scunseled moderation and denounced
Iss.essness. His only remark Of
sn 'fncsndlary" character, he said.
sp TIE advice he had given the men
/ V use coupling pins on A. Z. a. repre-
sasstigss or any other class who might
snasasor 20 cir up trouble In the uaion
ca basis Of difference IN religion. He
ssacunced .he A. T.. A.. and ex-
yxned how its emissaries had frequently
sbleavored to foment dissensions In
| labor Organizations on account OF religion.
H. then suggested that the following ques-
tons should bs put TO the general man
ayers. one Of whom he supposed would
sske the stand this afternoon:
@Did the strikers At any time interfere
Nth your CARRYING mails. If Pullman cars
FsFe not attached 20 the same train 2
Gould you not at all times trans
port the mails without interruption.
ron had not insisted upon attach
lng Pullman cars 10 the same trainf
Was your contract with the government
10 transport mails any less binding unon
you than your contracts with the Pull
nan Company. or was one contract in any
sense made dependent upon the otherR
Did your company have contract
with the government to transport the
nAis7 Was your contract dependent
eroH your ability 10 transport Pullman
ffN l. Ias.lf
nan company provide that you should not
larry the mails unless vou took Pullman
cars on the same train
Commissioner Herman did not know
nat the commission would have an OPP
sprtunlty 20 put these questions, but
ihey were allowed TO go on record.
Howard also desired an investigation
IL Puliman's reported statement
hat the general managers had threatened
b boycott him If he consented 20 arb.tra-
ION with the American Railway Union.
he further said the union would show, by
sAs testimony OF Mayor Hopkins. that the
American Railway Union had BEEN more
riive than the general managers In Sc
caring tho arrest of persons engaged in
Violence.
Mayor Hopkins testified at some ilength
DARING the strike. lie declared that
sAsy had done their duty at all
tines. lie acknowledged that he was
n sympathy siih the strikers and
ssainst Pullman. as he had beea an
tnploye Of the company and knew what
n smploye had TO endure. Upon the
na,ler OF the message OF Debs 20 the Cen
era Managers Association. Hopkins
sad:
ION July q Messrs. Debs, Howard and
kshher. OF tie American Railway Union.
called and presented a communication 20
tas railNay managers. asking me 10 take
over 10 them. They asked that all the
nsn be taken back. not A. members
u the American Railway Union. hut as
Individuals, except those who had COM
nitted violence during the strike. When
] got there the board had adjourned.
ana | handed IL Ia Mr.. ST. John.
NJ ~ JOAN informed me that they
cd nos desire II receive any COM
manieaiioa from that source. but would
reeve u. in view of the tact that the
mayor Of Chicago brought IL. say this
n regard 10 MF. Egans The papers
eaosed hmm "a saying that II he VAS the
mayor be would not allow himself 30 be
nsae messenger boy. | want 70 say
nost emphatica.iy that Mr.. Egan never
'Adii, and TO not think would have
Aiesst hin 10 say Il.
we understand il has been stated in
We press that you applied 10 Mr.. Debs for
ftfmissi0n 60 move certain things during
Ne strike9" VAS asked.
That is act true I'll give you my
NAsemeHt Ia regard - Il. We have con
sAct hytweeu the city Of Chicago aud
Etn namet rTennock for removing dead
sa.mals Ills place Of rendering them IS ia
tnassna, some place lie called az nv
ealse one day aud stated that there was
uais o. deaa animals down In the Yards
aad they Nere getting offensive. and be
e1ald nos get them ost. ] sent my secre-
AZ over io the headquarters % the a
L. snd they immediately sent
gss doen 30 pull them out, but
sssu they vent doNn 20 report % che
e4sisls og the road they put them on a
fa.a loaded wttA meat They pulled that
e1t distance aud then found they we're
ssSs.rsd aej abandoned the train"
After tbs mayor had explained the dead
hefss EPISODE tie commission adjourned
1DSs. In " ashlnEton city September -
FARM AND HOME PRoFRIKroRshif
asa Than Half the Families own ths
Houses They Live In.
NisHIsaroS CRY. Aug. 80 The census
s@es gave 90 ,he public today the prinei-
"a Frsalts % ihs investigation OF farm
~ Aous pFoprietoFshsp "a az the states
az ssyrstoFirs Tai. Is the urst investl-
Fasaen 90 thv Kind ever conducted
Any country. ~ the l4&A IS
ssialiies iB the hole country. almost -
- eenL ovn thelr farms and hogaes, aud
We Fssf alrr. OF the families c9nlug