The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-14
CHICAGO'S WALK-0UT.
First Day OF the Great Strike OF
the Allied Trades.
Toiiers In Many Trades Lay Aside Their
Tools-Debs' Private Letters Returned
to Him - Managers May
Re Indicted.
MANY HAVE our WORK.


CHICAGO. July Alt was estimated wednes-
day night that fully 10000 men employed In the
city had left their employment during the day
IN support OF the strike OF the American Rail-
way union and In compliance with the decision
OF the meeting held Sunday night IN Uhiich's
hall IL was said that the movement would grow
from this time on, until by next Saturday
morning there would DO 10000 trade unionists
and their sympathizers out In support OF the
railway mon.
There was no general movement among the
unions afilated with the Building Trades coun-
oil for the reason that they have until Saturday
morning 10 put in effect the order adopted at
the special meeting. The oficers OF the coun-
ell said. however. that there was no doubt that
every organization In the council would obey
the order TO join in the strike and that they
would all be out Saturday morning.
The first organization 90 be heard from
Wednesday morning was tho teamsters, who
reported that they had gone out l. 500 strong
As a consequence several large Wholesale
houses we're seriously crippled for transpor-
tation facilities. and there were rev heavy
trucks belonging TO the transfer companies TO
be seen upon the streets.
AZ 9oclock In the morning the cigarmakers
held meeting at Greenehaums hall, whore
the report was made that all OF the 5000 mem
bers OF the union had gone out. This was sup
plemented by another report that large num-
Der OF nonunion cigarmakers had also gone
out
Al o'clock in tho afternoon the district
council OF the brotherhood OF Painters met at
1879 Randolph street aud Il was formally de-
cided TO go on q strike. II was reported at the
meeting that large number OF the men had
already gone out.
Machine wood workers 20 the number OF 200
have struck Six hundred members OF the
bakers unions walked out Wednesday, and an
order was issued by the Joint executive board
for the others to go out this morning. Prosi-
dent Kirk, OF the Silver elders union re-
ported that every member OF the organiza-
tion had Joined In the strike. He said there
are $40 men in the union. Carriage and wagon
makers 20 the number OF 700 quit work. and
Henry Dophcide n prominent member
OF the union, said that 1000 moro
would be involved this morning The
officers OF the Cloak Makers union es-
timated that 400 members OF their organiza-
tlon had struck. The seamen are stopping
work as fast vessels arrive In the city. Sec
rotary Il. J. Elderkin. OF the union. said the or
der TO strike would affect about 900 men, 5000
OF whom are Ia Chicago
Others reported as having struck are; Iron
moulders, 500 tin and sheet iron workers.
1000. bicycle repairers iOO hat and cap
makers, 100 cabinet makers, 600; plate glass
workers, $50; bridge and structural iron work.
ers. 3 900.
Dispatches from tho following points say
that the appeal % General Master Workman
has received no attention so far; Toledo, In
dianapolis. Jersey City Baltimore, Buffalo.
Rochester, Columbus, Kansas City. Topeka.
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Minneapolis. st. Paul,
Duluth, St. Louis Milwaukee, ST Joseph.
Omaha, Denver Washington Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh. Memphis, Louisville, Nashville,
New Orleancs. Evansville, Boston.
CHICAGO, July ie.-Telegrams and bulletins
from tho general superintendents OF the roads
IN interest showed that each road was moving
through passenger and freight trains on
schedule time and that the condition OF
affairs everywhere was on the improving
order The railroads have more men Offering
for work than there are places for and the
agencies To employ men have been closed up
for good.
Tho federal officials from Judge Grosscup
down are not little annoyed over the bunder
made by the oyerzealous deputy marshals
and postofiice inspectors who illegally
seized President Debs papers Tuesday. The
seizure was wholly Illegal uniustinable aud
unwarranted SO gross was the crimc that
Judge GrosScup In open court virtually apollo
gizcd 20 Debs and ordered that his papers be
returned 20 him. The oficais are consider
ably worried over this Illegal act should
Debs desire 10 do 20, he could prosecute them,
but he viii take no action, he says.
According 10 Judge Grosscup and District At
torney Milchrlst, justice Is 70 be melted out Inn
partially to all vontors OF the federal statutes,
be they railroad presidents or railroad brake
men. When the federal grand jury concludes It's
Investigation OF the American Railway union IL
viii begin an inquiry into the policy and meth
DDS Of the General Managers association.
Among the leaders Of the workingmon the
charge has been made openly and repeatedly
that the obstruction Of United States mails and
the interruption OF Interstate commerce were
due quite as much 10 the general managers aS
20 the railway union 10 has been alleged
that the general managers agreed among them
selves that no trains should be run on any OF
the roads until all had gained their points In
the dispute with the men. This was done IL
Is charged 10 hold back such companies as
showed an inclination To treat with their en-
ployes and bring about resumption
OF tranic on their lines. IL Il
serted by the men that they can prove
that kilograms we're sent out from tho
General Managers association ordering cer-
tain railroad lines 10 send out no trains tin
designated scheme had been accomplished.
All this the men insist is as clear case o.
conspiracy on the part OF tho general mana
gers as the acts OF Debs and his associates and
rendered them indictable for conspiracy.
UsuoE STOCK YARDS. H., July 1s.~T Trains
are moving n and out OF the stock yards on all
roads without Interference and everything
continues quiet The hrst live stock train for
week arrived az 10 O'Clock over tho North
western road and was followed few minutes
later by two long trains the Burlington
road, all heavily guarded by federal and state
troops One train Of cattle was sent out, con-
signed 90 Boston. ana several trains OF dressed
beef went east In the afternoon.
All the teamsters formerly employed by
Armour. Swift and Morris who have boon on
strike made application 20 return 10 work this
morning. The thirty car leaders who quit
work also asked 20 be reinStatod but we're re-
fused Work has been resumed In several de-
partments OF the packing houses, but fully TO-
90 men are stlli idle.
WAsmNGToN, July y Postmaster General
Bissell has received a number Of communica-
lions from railway onicials complaining ~ tho
distractions on their lines and consequent In
terruptions. To all 81 them ne has sent a
reply stating that railway companies are
expected by the government 70 put
forth unusual efforts In the performance Of
government and public business. and, IN tact,
exhaust all OF their available resources IN full
nlling their obligations 20 tho government "a
carriers 81 the United states malls The fact
that managers 81 railway companies may an-
tlclpatc that thcis trains VIII be DISTRACTED
and property destroyed cannot be regarded as
SUFFICIENT justification for them 20 withdraw
trains from service and mako no effort To