Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-18
STRIKE LEADERS IN JAIL
Debs and His Lieutenants Re-
fused to Furnish Bail.
THEY MAY BE LOCKED UP A WEEK
California Is Sow the only state In which
Train service Is Interrupted President
Cleveland In No Hurry to Appoint the
strike Commission.

Train service u interrupted President
Cleveland Ia No Hurry to Appoint tho
strike Commission.
CHICAGO, July ls.-Eugene V. Debs,
George W. Howard, L. w. Rogers and
Sylvester Kelihor, the officers Of the Amer
ican Railway union, were committed Co
Jail by Judge Seaman in the United States
circuit court for alleged violation Of the
injunction issued by Judges Wood and
Grosscup.
The four leaders Of the strike in reality
went to Jail in default Of bail, for the
court offered them their liberty until next
Monday, when they will have a hearing
on the charge of contempt. Their bail
was fixed at SO, 900 each, but the men re-
fused TO give it, and the court committed
them.
Debs and his companions were taken to
jail by Marshal Arnold, and before they
left the courtroom Judge Seaman instruct
ed the marshal to take them out of the
Jail at any reasonable time or times in
order that they may have abundant oppor
tunity to consult their attorneys between
this and next Monday.
Tuesday morning District Attorney NIL
ing the officers of the union with violating
the injunction and asked for writ of at
taohment for contempt IL was not neces-
sary to issue writ for Debs, for he was
in court when the information was fled
Whom the injunction was issued by
Judges Grosscup and Woods, the usual
chancory summons was issued, and those
named in tho injunction were directed to
appear In court TO answer. That was what
brought Dobs into court. with the attor-
noys who have been retained to defend
him and his brother officers. The informa-
ton was read TO the court by District At
tornoy Milchrist
Would Not Give Bail.
When Mr.. Milchrist had finished the
reading of the information Attorney
George X. Peck, representing tho receivers
of the Santa Fe system, took the floor and
read a petition for writs of attachment
against the defendants on behalf of that
railroad The petition asked that the de-
PENDANTS be punished for contempt for
violating tho order appointing the recelv-
ers as we'll as for violating the general
injunction MS it applies to the Santa Fe.
A number Of acts of violence were alleged
and Interference with trains. The formal
proceedings began when Attorney Irwin,
| for the defendants, asked that they be re-
leased on their personal recognizanoe.
Judge Seaman finally decided to set the
case for next Monday and fixed bail at
| SO, 600 each. The four men made no at
tempt TO furnish bail and were committed
TO Jail until Monday.
The attorneys for the defendants said
their clients could not secure bondsmon,
but Debs did not corroborate that when
asked If he would give bail. He said he
would not give bail to the amount of 8
| cents.
A telegram was produced in court, sent
by Debs ON July TO North Butte, Mon.
1t read. General managers are weaken
ing. If the strike is not settled in ie
hours, complete paralysis will follow. Pc
tntoos and ice are out Of sight. Save your
money and buy a gun.
While seated in the Jail awaiting the
preparation of his cell Debs said: well
this means a few days of rest and quiet al
least have not had much rest for ovel
a month, and ] am badly in need Of It,
mo, sir, we shall not give bonds Oui
bonds are So, 600 each, but we wouldn'
give bonds If they were cents each. w
are not posing as martyrs, neither do W.
ask for sympathy.
IAN have to say about our arrest h
that matters have come to that point il
this free country when It is held TO be
crime to advise "a man what to do when h.
seeks your advice We are guilty of M
crime, unless the simple expression of al
I opinion Is crime We are not response
bic for this strike Pullman is responsible
, for It. D."
The men were placed in the debtors dc
parment of the Jail, Debs and Howar
Z being given a cell and Keliher and Roger
one adjoining.
Foreign Laborers Leaving the Country.
A local paper prints the following: Tn
, | big European ratio war inaugurated by tn
leading steamship lines may result in
wholesale exodus from Chicago of man
d men connected with the late strike. Neye
before in the history of steamship rate
has Il been possible to go from Chicago
any European port OF city so cheaply.
Since the cut in rates has been inaugt
= rated the exodus from Chicago and th
: northwest to various points I'm Europe Ia
4 figured up third of the traffic from Me-
5 York, according to the estimates of loci
steamship limos, and the announcement
of the last great cut in rates has starte
"a real hogira of European born people.
Dozens q men who said they were no
on strike have boon making inquiries 1
local steamship offices within the last fe
days, expressing their intention Of return
y ing to the old country in case the stril
u was a failure.
10 There are half a dozen interesting phas
10 of the present situation in regard to ocea
N travel, and there is much food for though
In the depletion Of the standing army
"a unemployed in this country by the retm
OF thousands Of workers TO their hom
Dr abroad
It Is estimated that before long lab
ID win be at a premium instead of a discoun
3 and there are not few who figure ON
season of prosperity rs a consequence
We the return TO Europe of Thousands wi
We have been I'm the last six months unsu
ID cessful candidates FOR employment
u At the present time 10 is possible to
II from New York TO Liverpool Queer
w town or London for $40 ON two gre
lines. This of course is a steerage raj
there being no cut in first or second cab
90 rates One line offers to deposit p'
a sengers In Paris for SIS, and the 9th
- line will do the same for St725. tall
80 custom is bid for from New York TO 7
rim at S25, and the railroads are oiferi