Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-07-12
DEBs ON THE STRIKE.

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From Rhode Island | obtained word
this noon that the Central Labor
Union in that State had met and
passed resolutions to the effect that
the workingmen of Rhode Island
are with us and will join in the fight
whenever desired. From New York
We learn that a big mass meeting
was held yesterday. Another tre-
mendous expression of popular
opinion in the East was had on the
Boston Commons yesterday after
noon, when 10000 laborers i'm
dorsed the American Railway Union
and promised to aid in the struggle
against railroad monopoly.
every city shows the growth of
public sentiment in our favor. 1t is
sweeping all prejudice aside and
wheeling the populace in line with
the strike. 1t has been asked why
the committee of Pullman employees
did not visit Mr.. Wickes yesterday.
| will say that Mr.. Wickes has re-
peatedly declared that his company
had taken an unalterable stand on
the question of arbitration, and that
no appeal would change it.
"For that reason it was deemed
foolish to send any more commit
tees to the Pullman Building to re-
ceive rebuffs such as they met be-
fore. The treatment extended to
the Aldermanic committee this af'
ternoon proves that. The decision
as announced by Mr.. Wickes for
Mr.. Pullman was criminal, and it
the town is not decked in white rib
bons tomorrow | mistake the peo.
pie of Chicago. But | tremble for
the results that will follow the de
cision of the Pullman Company.
at has refused to arbitrate, and
therefore admits it is in the wrong.
What will the authorities do with
the 2OO,0 900 idle, angry men? The
action of the allied trades of this
city will, | am continent, be followed
in st. Louis, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, Buffalo, Cleveland and els
where.
"This is now a battle for the
preservation of union principles, and
labor will rise en- masse to help
itself. While it is true that the
chiefs of the older brotherhOOds of
railway employees are opposed to
! this move, nevertheless the individ-
ual members of the orders through
out the West are in sympathy with
it. Arthur, Wilkinson and the 9TH
er leaders, if they hope for the sue
| cess of Union labor, and especially
l railway union labor, should not
hesitate to call out their men,
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
:. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 9.-The
f city is in the hands of the military.
All that part within two blocks of
the depot on all sides is being pa
trolled by the %bluecoats, all passenger
} trains are going out on time and
freight trains are being moved slow
t ly.
The Governor closed all saloons
and firearms stores by a proclama-
ton issued last night.
: Two artillery companies and
twelve companies of infantry are
j., now encamped in the heart of the
city.
APPLIED THE TORCH.
, KANSAS CITY, July S.-The torch
OF incendiaryism was applied late
last night in tine midst of hundreds
of freight cars in the Chicago & Alton
-, yards in the east bottoms. The
blaze was extinguished by the Fire
Department after a loss of not more
than 81 900. An undoubted attempt
to destroy many acres of railroad
) property was thus checked in its in
cipiency.
MORE TROOPS FOR CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Additional
2 United States troops from Fort
. Niobrara, Neb., arrived in the city
: to-day over the Chicago and North
western road. They went into camp
at Western avenue, Brighton Park.
t Governor Altgeld ordered his
Adjutant-G General to purchase all the
big caliber rifles in Chicago and
| send to various points in the State,
/, with 10 rounds of ammunition TO
each gun.
Two thousand rifles were ordered
y from New York.
2 BRIEF NOTES OF STRIKE.
There were no riots in Chicago
yesterday.
Debs admits that the strike is be-
O yOnd his control.
8 Federal troops have been sent to
Sacramento to quell the riot there.
The effects of the strike are grad
1 ually disappearing fromkansasCity
/ The Pullman building in Chicago
e is strongly guarded by Pinkertons.
i Mayor Hopkins says that ii is la
Dor lost to try to get Pullman TO ar
bitrate.
q The allied trades of Chicago were
formally ordered to strike at four
e O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
John J. Hanahan, vice president
OF the iiremen, is under arrest,
charged with intimidating a fireman.
Sentiment in Congress is strong
I in favor OF sustaining the President
2 and putting down lawlessness at
r any cost.
= Master Workman Sovereign of
the knights of Labor has ordered
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