The record-union., 1894-07-10
NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Absence of Riouous Scenes Source o1
Special Satisfaction.

Absence of RioIouS Scenes Source of
Special Satisfaction.
WASHINGTON, July 9--The absence to-
day of the riotous scenes that have marked
the past few days is a source of satisfac-
ton to the postal officials. Postmaster
General Bissell said tonight that he was
gratified at the quietness into which Chi
cago had settled during the day. and the
general marked improvement in the
mail service. Arrangements TO relieve
the condition of the mail service in Cali
fornia and other sections are being made
by the department.. The Pacific Mall
Steamship Company will probably carry
mails from San Francisco along the coast
in both directions, the boats to stop at
many of the points on the coast to deliver
and collect the mails. Negotiations for
this purpose are almost completed, and a
telegram is expected at the department
tomorrow from Division uperintendeut
Flint at San Francisco announcing the
plan is to be put into immediate opera
ton. The plan. If effected. is to be in
force until the strike is declared off and
a better condition Of affairs exists in the
State. About a dozen special service
tied-up routes with uninterrupted roads
at available points. Most of these are in
California, Oregon and Montana.
The statement is telegraphed here from
California that the strikers are about to
apply to the United States Court to COM
pei the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany TO show cause why they should not
be compelled to operate their roads under
the terms of the charter. This was not
disagreeable news to the War Depart
mont, and they rather hoped that such a
step would be taken, for it would oblige
the railroad company TO supplement the
efforts of the military by every means in
their power, and there is suspicion that
it has been little lax in this respect so
far.
Senator's Dubois and Shoup of Idaho
called at the White House this morning
to lay before the President Governor
McConnalPs message urging the Presi-
dent to send troops TO Wallace, Idaho, to
restore order The Senators we're in con-
ference with the President for some time,
but apparently the Governors statement
was not entirely satisfactory III demon
strating that the conditions were such as
to warrant sending troops to Wallace, for
no orders to that end have been issued.
About IL O'Clock word came from Gen
eral Miles that everything was quiet at
Chicago, and that nothing more would
come from him to night
Commenting upon the proclamations
issued by the President, General Scho-
field said they did not in any way affect
the authority of State or Federal officers.
but were merely i'll the nature of warn
ings to the people. General Schofeld
said he did not believe published inter-
view with General Miles in which he is
credited with saying the proclamation
simply amounted to martial law.
Large mum bers of kilograms have been
received to-day at the White House and
War Department from Grand Army and
confederate veterans offering their SER
vices to the Government, should it be
necessary to organize volunteer army.
Thirty tons of mail which accumulated
at San Francisco and was dispatched from
there by the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, reached here to-day. The mail is
for Oregon, Montana and the Eastern
States, and will be taken across the con-
tinent Immediately.