The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-10

this morning that the train was ready to
be moved, two companies of state militia
encamped at Dexter park we're sent out
to protect it.
4 he men were stationed along the
tracks within and without the yards and
were ylIified by a great crowd of on
lockers There was no attempt to inter-
fere with the movement of the train and
no violence against the troops was at
tempted.
The yards are guarded by a company
OF mounted hussars, as well as by the
special detail of infantry and the tracks
are guarded outside the yards by militia
sentlnels for distance of three miles 10
the connection Of main lines of eastern
roads.
Word WIS sent to the yards today that
the Northwestern road had train of
/ 5000 sheep within six hours run of the
city, and that it would be started in if
cars could be handled in the yard This
made five lines in the yards that were
clear.
NO Avenue for Arbitration
Thomas I. Kidd, secretary of the In
ternational Wood Workers union, and
several members of the arbitration com
mittee appointed yesterday, had a
conference today with Vice President
Howard and Director Hogan Of the A. R.
Z. AT the close Of the conference one
of the committee says there was absolu-
tely no avenue through which arbitra-
ton might now be had. The strike of
the labor unions was now a certainty.
Their Representatives were taking meas
ures to insure its success.
The plan of the leaders for tomorrow
is to call out first all organized labor in
Chicago and then proceed from town to
town until the whole country is paralyzed
or Pullman gives in. The immediate
effect on Chicago, if all the trades obey
d0r tn afr 4 a hkaf fo
$1,000 to 100000 persons out of employ
ment.
The federal troops from Fort Riley ar
rived at the Van Buren, street station at
2 p. N.
Session of the Grand Jury Begins.
When the grand jury began its session
today there were dozen Witnesses in
waiting in the ante-rOom. They were
railroad employees and detectives who
were called TO testify to acts of lawless-
ness which they had seen. The work Of
examining witnesses was begun at once.
ihere were present in the jury room
District Attorney AIilchrist, his assistant
Judge Hand, and stenographeI. A
deputy stood at the door of the witness
room, and nobody except witnesses
were allowed 10 enter to see
into the room District Attorney
Milchrist would give Information
as to the intentions of the grand jury,
but il was believed about the building
that an Indictment would be voted today
against Deb5 and other leaders of the
Etrfke
Brigadier General Wheeler was today
placed in command of all military forces
which have been reported, or may here
after report to the mayor of Chicago.
All the deputies were Withdrawn from
the stock yards today, and the yards are
now under the protection entirely of the
regulars and state troops.
Debs relegrsams Produced
This afternoon E. NJ. Milford man
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
company, was called before the federal
grand jury to produce messages sent by
President Debs.
He refused on the grounds that they
were privileged communications. He
was notified by Judge Grosscup
to appear with all the tele-
grams, the latter stating that
unless the kilograms were produced
Manager Mulford would be sent to Jail
Evasion not being possible the kilograms
were produced in court at $3.50 p.