The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-27
" DEBS FOR CONGRESS-"
THIS CRY or HIS FELLOVs FOLLOVs
A SPEECH MADE HIN.
y Labor Convention 10 he II eld In Chicago
In August, when IL will be Decided
Whether Strike will Continue,

CHICAGO, July 26-The board Of dlrec-
TORS Of the American Railway Union de-
cidcd this morning to call a convention
OF delegates Of the local unions In this
CITY on August 20th. The convention Will
De attended by one delegate from every
Iocal union at present affected by the
strike, and Will determine whether the
strlke will be continued or abandoned.
Each delegate Will be instructed by his
| union before attending the convention
now his colleagues feel on the question,
! and he Will have full authority to act
for them. This VIII relieve the directors
| OF direct responsibility and incidentally
| accomplish the purposes Of Debs. Howard,
lNehher ana Rogers, ana without laying
/ them liable 10 another case Of contempt
OF court At least this IS their opinion.
| Ihe directors went into session at 10
! O'Clock and sat until after II o'clock
! FURTHER than issuing the call for a dele
! gate convention, nothing but routine busl-
ness was transacted. The members OF the
! board went from the Revere House inn
| mediately on adjournment and attended
| meeting Of local strikers at Ulrich :
| Han. The han will comfortably accom-
| m0date about 500 people, but on THIS oc-
| casion If had over 200. The cheers
| which went up upon Debs entrance could
| be heard several blocks away. The hear
! IHb VI committee ItppilS, WHICH udQ bttu
! going on, gave way 10 the demand for
/ speech from the unions president He
| tod his fellow railway men that II the
| ruling of Judge Woods was correct i'm the
| United States Circuit Court then the Ia
bOrer was no longer free man, and had
no right to defend and protect himself,
| but was n common slave TO capital and
had no right y do other than as his en-
ployer ordered. lie said be did not be-
lieve the ruling of the judge was sound,
but that If II was. the only thing left to
M 70 NH or md
10 the polls a man who would bring
about an amendment 10 the Constitution
which would give them their liberty.
.,'Debs for Congress was the cry on
all sides after this speech.
The directors state that the strike
situation Will remain rs Il is until the
convention Of August Goth. at which
time future tactics viii be decided upon.
woRKMEN ATTACKED BT STRIKERS.
CHICAGO. July 2G-Stones and bullets
flew around a two-story brick building at
1924 Wentworth avenue tonight. In the
building, which had been rented by the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois COMPANY
were dOmiciled twenty-five non-uniOn em-
pioyes OF the road. hired 20 take the
places OF the strikers. Outside were the
attacking party Of strikers and their SYM
pathzers, who had been hanging around
all day throwing stones. The gang WAS
bent on eXterminating their enemies or
driving them from their work. In order
10 give them better protection the twenty
five employees We're sworn in as special
deputy United States mar5hals and armed
with revOlyers. At 3 O'Clock the crowd
got In at the rear and broke all the glass
In the second story where all the men
slept Two of the railroad men. Farrar
and Farley put their heads out the win
dow and fired two bullets into the crowd.
one Of the bullets pierced the jacket Of
Mrs. Haller. mob. which stood back of
the strikers, began 10 fire bullets reckless
ly towards the building, and dozen were
exchanged before the alarm was respond
r1 to h. h.a a.. frff h.
Street station. They came dashing up In
a patrol wagon, but the mob had fed. and
the employees could not be arrested. be-
cause they were deputies TO prevent a
stood guard outside the building all night.
a. Hne, who left his cooper shop at
Rockford, M. to take the place Of
striking butcher at ArmOurs packing
house, left the place where the nOn-uni0n
men Were boarding and was proceeding
past Halstead and Thirtieth street. when
he was set upon and savagely beaten 10y
several men. He was removal 70 the hos
pital in Il serious condition.
DEBs ATTACKS THK PROSECUTION.
CHICAGO. July 25.--At d meeting If the
American Railway Union to-day Presi-
dent Debs violently assailed the prose-
cutiOn in the contempt proceedings. To
ward the close of his speech he said.
Il am under Indictment all the way
from San Francisco 10 Pennsylvania and
from 81 Paul TO New Orleans, but !
have not forfeited my right TO free
speech. and II Judge Woods yesterday
cnunciated the law / would rather rot I'm
Jail than be a free man. II / alone
we're concerned in this matter | would
permit defence to be made in my behalf,
Tor / consiier II honor 10 be iu CON
tempt OF the court that is going 10 try
me-
THE THIRD BRIGADE GoEs HOME.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The Third bri-
gade Of the Illinois National Guard,
which has been on duty in this city
since the strike began, left for their
homes to-day. No special trains We're
ordered, extra coaches being attached
to regular trains for the accOmmQda-
tiOn OF the troops. The Cambridge.
a Rock Island train at 1898 o'clock,
and the Freeport Galena. and Rockford
companies departed via the Illinois Cen
tral at 2 T. NJ
The First brigade. numbering two
thousand men, remains on duty, under
command of Brigadier-General Wheeler.
STRIKING TRArSSiES NOT WANTED.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. July 2G-The
Chicago and Alton people are letting
their trainmen go In large numbers, on
Se s4he OF 9f Ra beeyed eS gP hat 09E eTey %
man who was AT all prominent I'm the
strike will have 20 find work elsewhere.
Some have been discharged who took
no part whatcver. but did not report
MANY sTRIKTRs RRTURN TO WORK.
CHICAGO, July 26.-There was n notice
able increase all around to-day in the
number Of workmen in the strike district
The Allen Paper Car-Wheel Company.
which started yesterday with twelve men.
had force Of eighteen to-day. ana seven
ty-fve Holland laborers, about half the
usual force. We're at work I'm the Pullman
yards. This Is the largest force at work
i'm the yards since the strike began The
biggest slump. however, took place at
the iron shops ~ Burnside, where no
men, almost two-thiras OF the total en-
ployed al the time Of the strike. were
at work.
OBJECT or THF A. II. Z. CONVENTION.
CHICAGO, July 26.-At a meeting Of the
directors of the American Railway Union
to-day ii was decided that the convention
of local unions 10 be held in this city
August "a is 10 determine whether the
strike is TO be continued or abandoned.
MAs~ILoN MINERS STILL IDLE
CLEVELAND. OHIO, July 2i-The |
operators Of the Massilon coal district |
had their monthly meeting at the We'd |
dell House yesterday one Of the opera |
tors said that from all Indications the |
mines would remain In their pres,
dition for a long time. II has been near |
ly five months since the miners laid down |
their tools.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK IN The SOUTH.