The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-07-19
strikers. The city is now under actual

SAN FRANCISCO, July l3.--tSpecial. J.
At daylight this morning the militia is in
power at Oakland, as against mob az
gregating fully 1000 men. When the
railroad company began preparations To
move trains, no violence occurred. Al
Sacramento the company was also pre-
pairing to start trains to Ogden. To guard
against disaster, three freight cars are to
be pushed ahead OF the locomotive and .
stop made at all OF the bridges.
CHICAGO, July lS.-lSpecisl. Within
the gloomy walls Of the Cook county jail
to-day all was hustle and suppressed ex.
element as the time drew near when
Patrick Eugene Prendergast, the con.
demned murderer Of Mayor Carter Hsrri.
son, would expiate his crime with his life.
Jailer Morris and his assistants made a
tinal test OF the rope, trap and trigger at
10 30. Jailer Morris, at 10 AS, said: "As
near as l can judge, the march to the
scsfold will begin about IL 80 a. m"
Prendergast rested well last night and
seemed calm and collected. He refused,
until late last night, to receive spiritual
consolation; but as nightfall came he
asked for Father Muldoon. Between 6
and O'Clock Prendergast partook heart.
lily OF ham and eggs, and about o o'clock
sent word to Jaier Morris that he was
again hungry. The jailer had his pris.
oner served with another hearty meal
which he seemed to relish greatly. The
assassin talked freely with his spiritual
advisor and several times remarked /:
"You must stay with me to the end.'
As the hour for the execution came nearer,
Prendergast showed signs OF slightly in.
creasing nervousness; but, on the whole,
he was remarkably cool and collected.
He was hanged at IL 80. He made no
speech and walked to the scaffold with a
firm step.
CHICAGO, July 12.-[Special - The
executive committee OF the Federation Of
Labor convened at IL o'clock this morn
ing. Among the national labor organi.
cations represented were printers, cigar
makers, painters and decorators, carpen-
tiers, brewers, trainmen, miners, firemen,
building and trades councils, bakers,
tailors, iron and steel workers, musician, 3,
machine and wood workers, and seamen,
who are sent to represent about 10000
men. President Gompers presided. The
strike situation from its inception to the
present time was fully canvassed. 1t is
generally believed that no decision as to
the deliberations OF the federation will be
reached before tomorrow. Neither Debs
nor Sovereign were present, although II
was announced that the former would be
called before the conference closed. II is
strongly apparent that the Knights of
Labor are not looked upon with much
favor. President Debs has been invited
to appear before the executive committee
of the Federation of Labor at s O'Clock
tonight. The representatives Of the cigar
makers union report that 5000 of their
members are now on strike. At - 80
O'Clock the meeting took recess until
2:30 p. m.
The managers of the Western Union,
Postal and North American telegraph
companies have been subpoenaed in Chi
cago, Milwaukee and various other cities
to appear and produce kilograms OF Presi-
dent Debs and others connected with the
Pullman boycott. The general managers
OF the association have decided to discon-
tinue its information bureau tomorrow,
alleging that, the strike is over. Sove-
reign, Linderholm, Adams and Fitzgerald
waited on Mayor Hopkins to-day and
called his attention to the O'Neill law Of
1888, under which the president can COM
pei George M. Pullman to arbitrate any
differences with his employees. Mayor
Hopkins promised to bring the matter to
the attention of Corporation Counsel
Rubens and Governor Altgeld. 1t was
rumored at the stock yards this morning
that the packing house men would strike
at 10 a. m, consequently but little BUSH
ness was done. The receipts were: Cat.
tie, 5000; hogs, 5000; sheep, 5000. Three
hundred expert butchers employed by
Armour, Swift & Morris struck to-day.
The strike will interfere seriously with the
work at the packing houses. Large
crowds gathered around the Morris build
ing and threatened violence to the new
men. The police and militia prevented
trouble. Two hundred bakers ia Heisslir
& Jenges' shop have struck. The strike
spread during the morning hours to eight
hundred men employed as meat cutters,
roustabouts and laborers. The packers
say the strike will amount only to a tenn
porary inconvenience. Guards have sur
rounded all the packing houses. Swift,
Armour & Morris are buying all live stock
offered and killing and shipping as fast
as possible. For every butcher on q
strike, two stand asking for employment.
The Stock Yards Switching association
posted notices to-day that all old en-
ployes who reported tomorrow morning
would be reinstated, but after that time
the places would be filled by strangers.
1t was rumored at Pullman to-day that
an attempt would be made at p. m. to
blow up the town with dynamite. The
officers and the militia professed to be
ready for any emergency. The strikers
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