The Forrest City times., 1894-07-20

tempt, Refuse to Furnish Required Hail.
 Although Freely Rendered. Them by Anx-
 ions Friends. and Are Locked Up in Cook
 County Jail Like Common Felcns.
 Cmcaeo. July s.-There was sen sational climax late yesterday after noon to the troubles that have dis turbed railroad circles west of the Allegheny mountains during the past three weeks when President Eugene V. esbs. of the American Railway union. and his cabinet, Vice President George W. Howard, General Secretary Sylvester Keliher and l.. W. Rogers. chairman of the executive committee and editor of the journal of the organ. ization, were taken to the county jail and incarcerated as prisoners of the United States for violation of the in- junction issued on Jaly ? by Judges Wood and Grosscup. restraining. them from combining and conspiring to hinder interstate commerce traffic or the movement of the United States mails.
 The imprisonment of the chiefs or the new railway union was not in any sense an arbitrary proceeding. AT though it is regarded as fragrant vio- lation of orders previously issued from it's jurisdiction, an opportunity was af- forded to the defendants of presenting bonds for their appearance in court a week hence. This proposition. how ever, was rejected on the ground as the court had rendered it's ultima tum, that the principle involved was one entirely too serious in its nature to admit of the defendants availing them selves of any technicalities that might be regarded as loopholes in the laws.
 Bondsmen almost without limit of. fered their aid and support to the un- ion leaders. but their overtures were declined in firm and thoroughly cour- teous manner, and the prisoners suf fered themselves to be taken to and locked up in the county jail. There, unless in the meantime they should tire od incarceration. they will remain until Monday morning of next week.
 The initial proceedings that resulted in this climax were inaugurated in the United States circuit court yesterday morning, when Special Counsel for the United States Edwin Walker and United States Attorney Milchrist ap- peared before Judge Seamans (who had been specially summoned from Milwaukee for the purpose) to present their information against Debs and his associates. charging them with wilful, open, daily and hourly violation of the spirit and letter of the injunction issued by Judges Wood and Grosscup on July ?, and which. so it was expected at the time, would so surround the officers of the union with the meshes of the law as to bring the strike to a premature end. So far from this being the case, however. it was contended. on behalf of the govern ment, that the subsequent proceedings of the defendants were simply in the nature of an aggravation of the al- legged offense originally stated. In stead of relaxing their efforts and intentions. so the informa- tion charged, the defendants by every means in their power. had en- deavored to still further increase the obstacles in the way of a sufficient movement of railroad traffic as con- strued under the provisions of the inter state commerce act. as well as the transportation of the United States mails. In support of the contention of the government. several score of tele- grams (which had been secured from telegraph company under ruling sot the court were cited. These are speci- mems of the whole:
 To Coarfheaa South Butte. Mont:
 The general managers are weakening. If strike is not settled in forty-eight hours com plete paralysis will follow. Potatoes and ice are out of sight. Save your money and buy a gun E. N, DEBs. To " 7. Smith Grand Junction. Col: N.
 It will take more than iniunctions to move trains. Get everybody out. We are gaining ground everywhere. k. DEHs
 The following telegram was sent to seven different persons on the Chicago < Eastern Illinois, thirty on the Union Pacific, thirty on the Northern Pacific. twentyfour on the Santa Fe. seven on the Illinois Central. seven respectively on the Rock Island and Milwaukee X St. Paul, eleven on the Wabash. five on the Chicago & Alton. two on the Bur lington. seven on the Chicago X Great Western. seven on the Big Four and six divided between the Wisconsin Gen. tral and Michigan Central and two each on the Monon and Erie systems:
 CHICAGO. July IS.
 We have assurance that within forty-eight hours every labor organization in this country will come to our rescue. The tight is on. and our men are acquitting themselves like he- roes Here and there one weakens- but our cause is strengthened by n dozen gong out Tn