Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-11
The Big STRIKE.
The X. of l.. Sympathy Move
ment lnaugurated.
One Hundred Thousand Ex-
pected Out This Week.
The Trade and Labor Unions
in Chicago Participating.
Iomorrow's Meeting to De-
termine its Scope.
Complete Business Paralysis
Much Feared.
Railroad Traffic in Chicago
Resuming.
No Riotous Demonstration
Today.
General Review of the Situa-
ton.

| CHICAGO. July 1.-THE big strike
is on. and by Saturday night. accord
ing to the labor leaders. more than
one hundred thousand men in this
city will be on strike. This morn
ing the street railway men are at
work, but it is expected that they
will 20 out when called upon. At
II O'Clock this afternoon 1000
cigarmakers will strike. The
following were reported out
this morning: One thousand tin
ners. 200 bicycle repairers. bakers in
30 bakeries, coo cabinet makers, .. 900
horse shoers, 500 iron moulders. 200
plate glass workers, 5000 structural
iron workers. 10000 tcamsters and
LOO carriage makers. Walters in
hotels and restaurants to the number
Of 5000 go out soon, but the hour is
not yet fixed. Whether the strike
will be local or general, depends
largely upon the results of the con-
ference of the national labor leaders
here tomorrow. which has been called
by President Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Should the
decision be favorable to a universal
strike there will be millions of men
out on strike before another week
has passed. and business throughout
the country will be completely par
alyzed.
| Traffic Rosuming.
CHICAGO, July 11.-At the stock
yards this morning the trains on all
hn I.
ference. Everything is quiet. The
first stock train in a week arrived
this morning over the Northwestern
road and was followed shortly after
ward by two long trains on the Bur
lington road, all heavily guarded by
federal and state troops. Several
trains of dressed beef will 20 east
this afternoon. All the teamsters
who have been on strike at the
yards made application to return
this morning. Work was resumed
in several departments of the pack
iug houses today.
The General Situation Today.
CHICAGO. July 1l.-President Debs'
private mail was returned to him by
the United States officials this morn
ing. The conference between Sow
ereign and the other national leaders
will be held this afternoon. He re-
ports that over 20 local trades unions
have already struck. Sovereign at
noon said that bv Monday next every
Knight in the United States would
be out in sympathy.
| Groundiess Report.
There is no truth in the report out
this afternoon that Sovereign. of the
Knights of Labor, and II other strike
leaders of minor Importance had
been indicted by the special grand
jury.
The private secretary of Vice Pres
ident Wickes said this morning that
the attempt of dynamiters to de-
post the bomb in Wicke's
Office was true. He said it
had heen discovered that there
were four others besides James
Monaghan connected with the plot.
hut refused to give the names.
Managhan's movements are being
watched by detectives. The local
railroad situation gradually i'm
proves, is steadily growing better,
and little disposition is shown by the
rioters to interfere with traffic or de-
stroy property. Passenger and
freight trains now move with almost
the accustomed regularity. The
Chicago a. Calumet resumed regular
service today.
Toledo Tied Up.
TOLEDO. Ohio. July 11.--Every
road in this city is tied up this morn
ing, with the exception .of the To-
ledo. st. Louis Il Kansas City.