The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10
EBBS AND FLOWS.
Debs Seems TO Have Had Rather a
Bad Day of 1t.

ST. LOUIS, July 9.-The strike situation
among the railroads to-day is in line with
the improvement noted yesterday. On the
west side Of the river every road has prac-
tically It's full complement of men. On
the east side decidedly larger forces of
switchmen are at work. Freight offerings
are being handled.
Advices have been received here from
Fort Smith, Ark, to the effect that on
informations filed before United States
Judge Parker, at Fort Smith, by the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad officials,
warrants have been ordered issued for the
arrest OF 700 ex-employes of that road,
upon the charge of conspiracy.
CAIRO, Ill.,, July 8.-United States Dep
uty Marshal Evergart served bench war
rants on Edward A. Dwyer, president of
the local A. r. u. Frank Wilson. his sec
retary, William Roy, Jack Sullivan, Peter
Fraser. John Elkin. Lency Talbot and
Dave Mechan. all of whom were taken to
Spring gfeld TO answer to the charge IF con-
spiracy and interfering with the United
States mails. Before leaving President
Dwyer made a speech to the men coun sell
ing them to commit no deeds of violence.
EAerything is quiet and apparently the
strike is at an end here. Trains are all
running.
DENVER, July 9.-lf the Federal Grand
Jury, which VIII meet in Chicago tO-mor-
row, does not cause the arrest of Eugene
V. Debs he will be arrested on warrant
issued by the United States District Court
in this city. Application for the warrant
has been made
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 9.-The night
switching force, twenty men in all, on the
Missouri Pacific went out tonight and it
is said the day force will strike in the
morning. This involves all the roads at
this point except the Union Pacific. Not
withstandiDg the strike the Missouri Pa
clfic succeeded in getting two freights out
during the night. The men are undemoE-
strative. The situation on other roads is
unchanged from yesterday and the trains
are generally being N oved The engineers
at meeting tonight unanimously agreed
not to go out.
SEDALIA, Mo, July 9.-Members of the
A. r. .. have almost worked the railway
employees of this city to the pitch of going
on strike through sympathy for the A.
K. U. in their fight to support the Pullman
boycott. At meeting of representatives
of the various railroad organizations 4
strike was barely averted by motion to
adjourn being carried by a scant majority.
The situation is such that railway officials
will not now be surprised If walkout
takes place in the next twenty-four hours.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July Big Four
fremen from here TO st. Louis struck at
midnight.
PEORIA, Ill.,, July 9.-The men in the
I'd ctr OF mir inh l,a 10
and declare that they will remain out un-
til the strike is over. Two sessions were
had Sunday by the A. r. o.. the last being
concluded few minutes after midnight.
1t was at this meeting that strike was
decided on.
ASHLAND KY. July 9.-The drum sheds
at the mouth of mine of the Ashland
Coal and Iron Railway Company at Grant
were burned early to-day by strikers from
Carter County, owing to the announce
ment that all men occupying the COM
pany's property would Ds evcted.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July "a. r. U. men
Quit this afternoon on the Louisville Nnd
Nashville. Fifty deputy sheriffs have been
sworn in to protect property. All passen-
ger trains are arriving about on time,
freights being delayed.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 9.-The general
strike situation in this city is decidedly i'm
proved to-day. The tie-up on the Kansas
City, Fort Smith, Memphis aud the Kan-
sas City. Memphis and Birmingham was
broken to-day. At IL o'clock passenger
trains with Pullmans attached ef; for
Kansas City and Birmingham. The gitua-
ton on all the other lines is unchanged.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 9.-Tne situa-
tion tonight is more reassuring. Freight
trains on two Of the heretofore embsrgoed
roads are running. Fifteen militia COM
panies and two batteries are on daty, with
Mai jir-General Whiting of MSoile in CON-
mand, who has issued public order that
he will carry orr to the letter the in
structions givan by Governor Jones in his
proclamation of yesterday. All saloons
and gunshops in the country are closed by
order of the Governor.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, July 9.-The strike