The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
FAILED TO MArER1ALIzR.
Only Three Knights of Labor Unions
Stopped Work--New York Knights
Refuse to Obey Orders,

A4SA Vi LaDOI Unions
Stopped Work--New York Knights
Refuse to obey Orders.
CHICAGO, July IL, The general strike,
ordered for today, failed to materialize
Only three Knights of Labor Unions
mere obeyed the manifesto of Grand
Master Workman Sovereign, issued
last night, calling upon the Knights of
LABOR everywhere to stop work. The
Seamen cigar makers and carpenters
went out, but there is no apparent
dlminution of business.
Grand Master Sovereign's order pro-
duced no effect IN this city.
The order he issued for st. Louis.
MO-, was countermanded for Cleve
land, Ohio.
The Chicago stock yards blockade
was fully raised today. Large ship
ments are being made without any mo
Iestatlon whatever.
ATTEMPT TO KILL wICKs
1t has just transpired that an at
tempt was made in this city Monday
to kill Vice President Wicks, of the
Pullman Car Company, by an Internal
machine.
The Office guards seized a package
from a visitor. It was found to be
loaded with explosives.
The Big Four Road has discharged
three thousand men on account of
losses from the strike.
PLAN OF THE LEADERS.
The plan of the leaders for to day
was to call out first all organized labor
IN Chicago, and then to proceed from
| TOWN fO fOWO I1r%Sl A14 O-kiINo aO1I~%r-
was paralyzed or Pullman gave in. The
immediate effect on Chicago, if all
obeyed the order to strike, would throw
from $4,000 to 100, 600 persons out of
employment.
NOT STRIKING N NEW YORK.
New YORK, July 1.-The Knights
OF Labor in New York are not striking.
Grand Master Sovereign's order is not
considered mandatory and the mem
bers of the Union here are generally
opposed to his manifesto.
The leaders say they are not in sym
pathy with the strike.
STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA.
SACRAMENTO, July 1.-THE strikers
here abandoned their warfare this
morning and decided not to resist the
Federal authorities.
The situation is peaceful ct present
The strikers have dispersed.
THE LATEST.
New YORK, July 11-3:3Op p. m.-
Grand Master ~Sovereign's appeal is re-
garded everywhere as a bluff and re-
ceiving no attention. Chief Arthur,
of the engineers, condemns it.
Ali quiet in California.
NEwsBoYs JOIN THE BOYCOTT.
One thousand Chicago newsboys
have joined the boycott. They an
nounced the results of their meeting
during a parade Of the streets at 10
o'clock yesterday, In a body they
trooped to the various newspaper
Offices, swarmed up the steps through
the doors and proclaimed their inten.
ton. The newsboys' boycott will be
forced against six newspapers, three
morning and three evening issues.
They were enlisted in the cause by the
energyo t the American Railway Union,
and they will not sell copies of the
Herald, Tribune, Inter Ocean, Mail,
Post Journal.
DEBs AND OTHER LEADERS ARRESTED
CHICAGO, July 11.-Eugene V. Debs,
President of the American Railway
Union; George w. Howard, Vice Presi
dent; Sylvester Keliher, Secretary
M. W. Rogers and j. S. Mer win were
all indicted yesterday afternoon by the
grand jury for conspiracy to interfere
with the United States mails. DebE
was arrested at the Leland hotel at {
o'clock and Keliher at Ulich's hall
half hour later. The other three are
also believed to be under arrest. Bal
was fixed at $40, 900 in each case. The
penalty is a fine of from $1,000 tt
$40 $1,000.