The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-07-19
THE SITUATION.
Chicago Strikers Flocking Beck to
Thoir Old Places.
Regulars About go r.cave-ys Nced BE Enc
Militia Can Keep Things StrssigEt-~Debs
and His Followers Profess to Relieve
Tint the Fight Ia Not Over.

CHICAGO, July I6.--Chicago is very
rapidlv resuming It's normal condition.
OF course Debs and Sovereign are say
ing that it is not over, and that they
are going to fight to the bitter end.
Debs goes so far as to say he will tie
MP every railroad in the United States,
but he also says, or did say, in speech
Friday night to five hundred of the
strikers. THE only thing that now re-
nnins for us to accomplish is to get
YOU boys back at yoNr work.
For the most part the railroads are
taking back their old employees as fast
as they apply. and there were great
many applications Saturday morning.
They are not discharging any of the
mon who were employed to take the
places of the strikers, and such of the
strikers as are re-employcd are taken
ns individuals. It necessarily follows
that large number of the strikers
find themselves unable to secure REIN
statement. and these insisted on a con-
tinuance of the struggle.
The federal troops are getting ready
TO leave The camp on the lake front
has been busy packing, and orders for
their departure are expected at any
moment. 1t is believed that their dcs-
tination is California.
The state troops arc also ON the
move, but enough will be held in Chi.
cago to prevent any possibility of @
renewed outbreak.
1t may truthfully be said that, with
very few exceptions, every man in Chi
cago. whether employed by railroad
or belonging to the building and trades
council, is seeking work ON practically
any terms offered.
President Dcbs. of the A. r. u. do.
clared at 1890 Saturday that the Chi.
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul road was
tied up then He said the men agreed
Thursday night to go out and that
they had done so. On the other hand.
the general manager of the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. st. Paul, being inter-
viewed, said: ut is utterly false. Not
man quit Saturday, but a number OF
our old men were taken back. We
have MS many as we can use, and are
taking others hourly as the work In.
crcascs Everything is in better shape
now than at any time in ten days"
Mr.. Dcbs said he had seen Mr.. Pull
mans statement to the public, and the
fact that Mr.. Pullman had at last con-
descended to make statement was
very satisfactory to the A. X. u. Mr..
Debs added that the commission which
President Cleveland proposed was mp:
narsntly now unnecessary In view OF
the action of the General Managers
association in refusing absolutely to
have anything to do directly or indis
rcctly, with the A. r. U. The presi.
dent could, of course, still appoint such
commission, bpt Mr.. DEUS said he
cmld sec no use for such action by Mr..
Cleveland now. "The general manag'
ers." said Mr.. Debs, have undertaken
to crush the A. II. u, and tho a. Il. U.
will fight back"
John Egan, chairman of the General
Managers association, announced at
noon Saturday that the action was
final which was taken Friday night in
returning to Mayor Hopkins the prop.
osition for return of the strikers to
work, submitted by President Dcbs, or
the a. Il. u. The announcement by
Mr.. Egan was said to be 4 result OF q
session of the general managers, which
was held Saturday.