The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-07

of his master strokes to show the people
OF Chicago his power. This morning he
sent word TO the labor organizations on
the west, north and south side street
railways and on the elevated roads to be
in readiness to walk out Monday night
By tying up the city's means of transit
he expects to arouse the SYM mpathy of the
public and force public opinion"
The first step in inaugurating the gen
eral strike advised by the Building and
Trades council was taken today when
all the steam filters employed at the
stock yards packing houses except FOw-
lei's, went out. The steam filters consti-
tute one of the strongest branches Of the
building trades alliance. Those who
struck went 10 Uhlrich's hall and had
conference with President Debs. He
assured them they would be given all
the aid possible.
May Not Move Today at All.
p m--No attempt was made in the
stock yards today to move trains, and
nothing will be done it is expected until
Monday. The packers are fearful of
violence tonight, but no demonstrations
were made today.
At the conference held today at
Uhlrich's hall between President
Debs and Grand Master Sovereign
q the & Of l., It was
men can act that all members of the
Knights of Labor shall be called out on
Monday next Mr.. Sovereign agreed
readily to the demand of Debs and is
now engaged in drawing up the order for
the general strike 1t Will not be in force
however. until signed by the four other
members of the executive committee
i hese are now on their way to Chicago.
The Stewart avenue district, between
Thirty y-ninth and Fifty fifth streets, was
distinguished by frequent scenes of dis
order today, and officers and soldiers
swarmed there. At Englewood a
mob of several hundred rioters
jeered at a detachment of soldiers
and a squad of police, inviting a collis-
ion and finally firing several shots at the
bluecoats- The fire was returned by two
or three officers and charge was order
ed, which temporarily dispersed the mob,
though serious trouble in that quarter is
feared.
3:15 p. m.-The traffic managers of the
various railroads met at the stock yards
today and decided to attempt to move no
freight trains until Monday.
Losses by Last Nights Fire.
The number Of cars on the Pan
Handle road, between both and 63d
streets, destroyed by fire last night
is estimated to shaye been from 1900 to
1000 The total loss is said to be not less
than $1,UOO,0O0. 1t is estimated that the
loss OF rolling stock on ten or twelve
miles of track Is ruined. At both bOule-
ward there are five tracks. he yard
branches out there in a fan shape and at
the south end it is about twenty tracks
wide All the rails on which burn
Ing cars stood are ruined, and on many Of
the tracks the ties are entirely burned.
Ii is impossible 20 place any value on the
freight destroyed by the fire. Whole
coal trains had been side-tracked in the
yard and were entirely destroyed.
To Wire Pr~-ident CIev eIand-
Grand Master Workman Sovereign re-
fused today to disclose the contents of the
order he has prepared relative to
a general strike, as it might be changed
by his associates on the executive board.
He said "The knights of Labor are a
unit for the side of the A. r. L. and Will
join IN the battle to their fullest
power. 1t is probable that Mir. Deb5
and myself will send telegram to Pres
ident Cleveland tonight but on this point
also secrecy Is required Of me-"