Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-07


Fe and c. and f. I.-Pullman Also Left
In Trouble-Debs Leaves for Terre
Haute and Makes Some Disclaimers
Strikers Held to the Grand Jury for
Violence.
CHICAGO. Aug. with tie exec ption
of the unions on the Santa =. nni Chi
cago and Eastern Illinoi, railroads the
local organizations Of the American Rqil-
way union, through their delegates in
Uhlich's hall, declared the strike off so
lar as Chicago is concerned. This action
Will not necessarily affect the condition
of the strike at other points, the unions
OF those paces being free To take what
ever action they may deem fit In Chicago
the strike on the Santa Fe and Chicago
and Eastern Illinois still remains in full
force. and the delegates We're unanimous
IN the opinion that the union would yet
be successful in the fight against these
two roads. A proposition to declare the
Fight at an end on these two systems was
made the same as on the other lines,
but it met with Il storm of protests from
the men who had gone out on the roads
and who declared their confidence in
their ability to bring the two manage
mentS to terms.
Men Free to Return to Work.
The official order OF the meeting was
then conveyed to the local unions,
which held special meetings, and was by
them ratified. The order has gone into
effect and the men are free to apply for
their old positions or seek employment on
other lines. 1t was the opinion among
the men that no one, excepting, perhaps
those who are said to he marked would
have any trouble in finding employment,
as 1t was claimed that during the whole
trouble the railroads have been unable to
secure the proper material to carry on
business, and that they will be only too
glad to get experienced help. The men
feel certain, however, that some of their
number who have been prominently
Identified with the strike will not be given
work, and arrangements have been made
TO care FOR these until they do find places.
Pullman strikers Not Represented.
There were twenty-four local unions
represented in the meeting, this number
being nearly all in the city, and every road
IN the city WAS fully represented by the
men III the various departments. There
was no representative of the Pullman
strikers at the meeting. and the subject of
strike was not discussed
The decision to declare the strike off was
in harmony with the action Of the conven-
ton on Friday, which-declared it had no
authority either to order a strike or de-
clare one off that had been ordered under
the laws of the organization, which spe-
| cially say that no strike shall be ordered
excepting by a majority vo te of the mem.
| bers OF the union on the system on which,
the strike is to take place. With the adj
| JournmenU of the convention the manage
| ment OF the strike passed out of the hands
| of the national officers and into the
hands of the union under local self-gov.
| ernment.
| Debs Leaves Chicago.
| While the meeting was in session in
| Uhlich's hall President Debs was busy
| packing up his personal effects and get
ting ready for his departure to Terre
| Haute. He did not attend the meeting
and it is said that there were but few
present who knew at what time he in.
tended to leave. Mr.. Debs did not desire
| u demonstration. and it was for this rea
son that he did not attend the meeting
He was accompanied to the Dearborn
depot by the officers of the union who re-
manned III Chicago and was accompanied
|
President Debs will remain at home fol
about a week, when he will return to Chi
cago on his way to New York, where Ii,
will deliver IA lecture in Cooper institute
After a weeks sojourn in the mctropoli.
ne will come to Chicago i'll time for his
trial i'll September.
| Denied the Report.
Before his departure Mr.. Debs denied
| t1,.,r .npt hail I,,. h.I
with Mayor Hopkins or any one else. ii,
said he had met the mayor but twice an,
that he had not spoken to him about poll
tics on either occasion. He also said thai
he was not a candidate for any office apt
that he would not accept II nomination
under any circumstances. The strikn.
employees of the Stock Yards compan,
have decided to return 40 work. All da,
men were waiting on Superintendent
Fitzgerald of the Transfer assocating an,
applying for positions. The meeting ais,
decided to eXpel from the union all thos
who went back before the strike had bee,
declared off.
| Strikers Held to Grand Jury.
Henry Bowman and Larry Burns, VIII,
were arrested the former II, Pullman ant
the later near Riverdale, on II charge o
having participated in the attack on a mai
train at Eiverdalc on the night of june 80
had hearing before Commissioner Hoyn
and were held to the federal grand ju ry
Robert Green and w. :. Spencer, both O
Logansport, Iud., who were respectively
the engineer and fireman OF the train
swore positively that Bowman and Burn
led the mob which stopped the train ant
detached tue Pullman sleeper aud dinin,
car. Ii. W. LEVEL. conductor of the din
| ing car, also identified the men.
| Philadclp pilia BALL Park K:uiued.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. The Ppiladel
phia base bali park, one of the finest of it
kind in the country, is 4 smoking wrecl