The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-01
NO PARADE FOR DEBS.
Mayor Hopkins FOrbids an A. X. u.
Dem on%stratiOn in Chicago.


CHICAGO. July 31.-Mayor Hopkins to-
permission to parade as a reception to
President Debs, who is expected tomorrow.
Invitations had been sent to all the labor
unions in the city asking them to partici-
pate, but on the Mayors refusal to permit
the parade the invitations were withdrawn,
and Debs will be met by a small commit
tee.
Mayor Hopkins wired Governor Altgeld
at noon, to-day, asking him TO recall eight
companies OF the First Regiment, 1. n. G..
This order removes three of the six com
panies now at Pullman, and leaves but
one company on the Illinois Central tracks,
that at East Hammond. The Mayor said
that he felt satisfied that three companies
left at Pullman could maintain order. The
Second Regiment, stationed at the stock
yards, will be left there for the present,
and the Mayor refused TO say when the
remaining companies at Pullman will be
withdrawn. The action on the part of the
Mayor was the result of a conference be-
tween him and Vice President Wfckes, or
eral Orendorf, of the /. y. G.. Vice Presi-
dent Wickes did not anticipate trouble,
stating that the company was making no
effort TO secure new men, and that he eX-
pected the old employees eventually 10 go
back TO their posts.
AIT the conclusion of the conference the
Mayor stated that the action taken was
the result of careful elaboration on the
part of the representatives of the city,
State and the Pullman company. Vice
President Wickes stated to US" said the
Mayor, that the reports received by the
company from Pullman, this morning.
showed that everything is very quiet there
and that no evidence of impending trouble
could be detected on the surface. AS to the
intentions of the company, he stated dnat
they expected TO open a portion of the
works, ait least, in a few days, and owing
to the property of the Illinois Central and
Michigan Central roads, as we'll as other
property in the district, 1t was decided that
a portion of the troops at least should be
retained. MIR. Wickes agreed with US that
there was no use in keeping all of the
troops there at the present stage, and 1t
was finally agreed by all of us that a por-
ton of Ghe troops should be called in at
once.
iment now in the Pullman district are pro-
teOting the territory adjacent, including
the property from Fordham TO Riverside,
and three companies will be retained there
until the Pullman p does or fails
TO do something. Tt has not been decided
as yet which companies will be kept on
the scene or which will be sent nome:
Three Of the companies that remain will
cover the district now covered by the reg
iment. and the fourth. which is under the
orders OF Sheriff Gilbert, will probably be
retained where il now is, at West Ham,
mond. but that, of course, IL a matter for
the sheriff to decide. Mr.. Wickes. repre-
Senting the Pullman company, was very
fair. agreeing with us that there was no
necessity for keeping the troops in the
field any longer. The decision was wholly
satisfactory to all parties concerned. Mr..
WickeS evinced no desire to meet any conn
mfttee of employees. but stated that they
would not attempt to bring in outside men
to take the places of the strikers. Their
plan is to simply wait for the old men to
return to work. and that when a sufficient
force is secured in this way 10 open up as
,orrah of fhA nlanr az iS nnSSihlP HOwaNQr
he acknowledges that so far they had reck-
oned without their host"