The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-06

were extinguisned before serious damag
was done.
Cases Of Bloodshed.
In two instances there was bloodshed
on the Western Indiana tracks; a hard
pressed special policeman fired at his
pursuers, wounding a striker in the leg.
On the Lake Shore road an official of that
company In charge Of q train, which he
was endeavoring to force through,
emptied his revolver point blank into the
massed strikers about him. wounding
two OF three. It Is believed. He was saved
from the fury Of the mob by his engineer,
who put on steam and ran back to the
point OF starting.
Shortly after noon a mob mum bering
5000 started north on the Lake Shore
tracks at Thirty-seventh street, overturn.
ing cars and obstructing the line in every
possible way. They were not checked un-
til they reached Twenty-second street.
where a heavy force of police was massed
and succeeded in turning them back.
During the afternoon Mayor Hopkins
and Chief of Police Brennan went
down the Lake Shore road with an Off cial
OF that road, intending to go TO the stock
yards. Their passage was obstructed and
they were compelled to finish the journey
on foot.
OF the strike In general it may be said
that IL has broadened. The night closed
down with very uneasy feeling touch
ing future developments.
Mayor Hopkins Takes Action.
After personal inspection of the scenes
of violence near Fortieth street, Mayor
Hopkins issued the following proclama-
ton:
"The events Of the last "a hours render
IL necessary that extraordinary measures
be taken to preserve public peace and
order. The mayor of the city of Chicago
has the legal right to demand the services
of every able bodied man in the city. and
to call out the militia IL necessary to sup
press riots or other disorderly conduct,
and he will certainly exercise every
power vested in him by law for the pro-
lection of property and the preservation
of the public peace.
HE expects every citizen to do his duty
In preserving the peace by avoiding all
places where crowds are congregated. to
attend strictly to his own particular af-
fairs and to see that all women and
children are kept away from the public
streets and railway tracks
1.-THE police are hereby erected TO dis
perse every assent blage Of persons in the
public streets or on railroad tracks, and
to promptly assist all persons who refuse
to disrerse on demand"
Mayor Hopkins sent letter to Chief OF
Police Brennan, ordering him to use every
effort to put down riots. and asking him
20 suspend all police officials who were
bresent and witnessed the acts of disor-
der, but did nothing to put down the trou-
BILE.
Debs' Statement
President Debs makes the following ad-
dress to the public: 80 many mislead-
ing reports have been given currency in
reference to the great railroad strike now
In progress that am prompted, In the
interest of justice and fair play, to give
the pu bile an honest. impartial statement
of the issues involved.
"The Pullman employees who struck
May 8 last did so entirely Of their own
accord Officers OF the American Rail
way union used all their influence to
pacify the employees aud advised tnein
not to strike. but bear patiently their
grievances until q peaceable settlement
could be effected.
But the grievance OF the employees had
become so aggravated that patience de-
employment rather than submit longer
TO conditions against which their very
souls rebelled.
THE Pullman company owns the town
OF Pullman, and wages are so adjusted TO
living expenses that In n large majority
OF cases the employees are barely able TO
support their families. At the time they
struct the employees were in arrears to
the Pullman company $4,000 for rent
alone. Wages had been repeatedly re-
duced. but rent and other expenses re-
mained the same.
willing TO Arbitrste.
The employees. from the beginning.
have been willing to arbitrate their diff
ferences with the company. That is their
position today. The company srrogantly
declares that there Is nothing to arbitrate
up TO June l2 the trouble was con-
fined to the Pullman company and its
employees How. then. did the stoke ex-
tend to the railwsysi
THE day before the order OF the dele
gates declining to haul Pullman cars
went into effect. the General Managers
association passed a series of resolutions
declaring that they would uphold the
Pullman company ia its fight upon the
employees, and that they would stand to-
gether ia crushing out the American
Railway union.
"It will thus be seen that the railway
companies virtually Joined forces with
the Pullman company. went into partner.
ship with them. so to speak. To reduce
and defeat their half.starved employee.
In this way the trouble was extend, d
from line to line, and from system ~
system. until a crisis has been reached