The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-10

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Extending Eastward-Ths Rail-
road Managers Claim to Have
Made Distinct 0ains Yesterday.
CHICAGO. July 9.-The tread Of armed
men 10 still heard In the streets, and the
wheels Of commerce still lag ut the bid Of
the A. r. U. Nevertheless the war cloud
which has overhunR this city for the past
10 days show distinct signs Of lifting. In.
stead Of stories Of additional railroads
tied up at various points throughout the
country, to-day's dispatches almost with.
out exception bring Advices Of the strikers
returning to work and an increased re-
sumption Of traffic, amounting In some
places to return to normal conditions.
The day In Chicago has passed without
serious conflict between the rioters and
the armed forces. The feature Of tho day
was the action early this morning, after
IN all-niRht session Of the Federated
Trades unjoalee Chicago In deciding to
call out al Glasses Of laboe Wednesday Of
2 .. m. unless Pullman should have agreed
before that day to settle the differences
between bis company and his striking
employees by arbitration or otherwise.
The announcement was made that Pres.
ident Samuel Gompers has called meet.
ing Of the executive board to be held In
this city ON Thursday and would leave
New York for Chicago tomorrow svenins.
In view Of this It 10 not believed tho fed.
Grated trades In Chicago viii precipitate
action before consulting him.
Another feature to b noted in eonnec.
ton with the meeting Of Chicago fsder.
ated labor 10 the fact, which was dsvsl.
opsd, that there was In the meeting Q
large and influential conservative element
whose action has practically blocked the
plans Of tho more hot-headed leaders.
There d reason to believe that, even II
the order for general strike goes
forth, many Of those to wh om II 10 di.
rected will decline TO obsy Il. What Of.
feet, II any, tho action OF Vice President
Wicks In refusing even to meet the com.
mittee to consider the question Of arbitra.
tion will have upon the final decision Of
the labor leaders remains to bs seen.
To-night's action Of the city council in
respect to President Cleveland's order
bringing federal troops to Chicago was
forestalled by large number Of endorse.
ments by prominent men OF the city. The
list Of signatures included those Of almost
every conspicuous merchant, manufac.
turer and banker Of Chicago. Touching
the situation In general, II may bs said
that In Chicago tho roads were all doing
better than on any previous day since the
strike began. Passenger trains were
moving with moro or less regularity and
some freight traffic has been carried on.
A large number Of striking freight han.
dlers OF the Illinois Central returned to
work and other roads noted accessions to
their operative forces.
At ST. Louis, Kansas City and Denver il
was reported that railroad business had
returned to normal conditions.
About the only points at which the
strike managers showed any gain were In
q partial walkout Of firemcn at Fort Scott,
KAN; freight mon on Kanawaha at
Charleston. w. Va, and strike of the A.
r. o. on the Big Four at Mattoon. II will
be seen that at the leading railroad cen.
tiers the strikers have made psrceptibls
losses. while the gains arc at compare.
lively unimportant points.
The regulations which prevailed In the
government building to-day were Q near
approach to martial Law. Deputy mar.
shals were stationed on every floor and
everybody was challenged who could not
show that be had business In the building.
Tomorrow will sec in the city 1000 fed.
eral troops moro than there was this
morning. These, with the forces already
in the field, will be able tomorrow to
make q further betterment in the condi.
tions in the city and the mobilizing Of the
troops and marines at San Francisco. and
of the regulars at other points on the Pa.
citic coast. will suffice in all probability TO
start traffic on the continental lines to-
morrow.
ORDERED OFT oS WEDNESDAY.
CHICAGO. July 9.-The conference of tho
labor leaders occupied tho whole night.