The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-22
MR.. PULLMAN'S TYRANNY
TESTIMONY As TO CRUFL TREAT
MENT or MS HORH MEN.
Another Advocates Government Owner
sbaIs SEQ 0 by Reporters

CHICAGO. Aug. H.-OHciais Of the
American Railway Union and local labor
leaders are much pleased with the meth
Ods Of the National Strike Commission
50 far. Several OF them have expressed
themselves as satisfied that both sides OF
the question viii receive fair and i'm
partial hearing.
The first witness put upon the stand
this morning was Michael j. Carroll,
editor Of the Eight-Hour Herald
Mir. Carroll believed the Government
ownership of railroads the true solution
OF the labor problem. He cited the situa-
tion in Australia, where the Government
owns the telegraph lines, as proof tnat
his ideas were practicable.
Malcolm Mcdowell, reporter Tor a
morning paper. testified next. He had
seen cars overturned and other overt
acts, but could not say whether the work
had been done by members OF the Alner-
can Railway Union or not. He ala not
believe that many railroad men were en-
gagged IN these acts.
Thomas ". Heathcote, chairman OF the
Pullman strike Committee. was recalled
lie declared the Pullman employees had
no other alternative but 10 strike.
curlL TRrA1VRNr OF woHKNES.
Roy ". H. Wickham the Swedish
minister at Pullman. tod of the reduction
of his parishiOners' WAGES He said the
swedish lahorers ut Pullman We're made
10 pay more rent than at kose land or
other places In the neighborhool.
"Why. them asked Chairman right,
"do the men not live in H'-eiand OF
"They are commanded to live in Pull
man on penalty Of dismissal. Even where
men UNN homes 1IIr.4. ODD t.II'.tu, ID
work becomes slac., tleAe men aic the
Mr.. Wlckham told Of the case OF an
employ, VINO Was luIursu lA tnv Pun
man shops. ana Obliged 10 stay al the
hospital for nine Wcchs. l'ufint tAl7
time tie company chdecd him rent for
his house i'm Pullman. refused t. pdy
MIN any damages. and cut down hs
Hqscs, when De returned from The hosp
tai. because bis injury prevented his do
Ing as much work as formerly
UNITED STATES MARsHALs SCORED.
Mr.. H. /. cleveland, a reporter for n
morning paper. gave his experience dur
several places. bat Thought those en-
gagged tu oNcrt acts were r0ugAs and
rOWdies, and that few or none Of them
were railroad men. Mr. cleveland Joined
with the two reporters. who preceded
him in scoring the United States deputy
marshal3.
Herman j.. Duttou gave his obsorya-
ti0ns as reporter for two morning papers
had seen but few railroad men engaged
in riOting
Other reporters gave similar views and
testimony at the afternoon session.
LABOR RIOT BARELY AyEnTKD.
CHICAGO Aug. 21.-A serious riot be
tween striking Iaborers. their symPa-
thizers. and "a gang Of Italians who had
ttA their places was narrowly averted
this morning 10y the quick Interference
of thc police at Archer street and Lake
shore tracks. At this point the Rock
island and Lake Shore railroads are le-
ginning the work of oleyating their
tracks. When the Italian laborcrs as
scmhlcd for work q mob of 800 men,
women, and boys gathered I'm half an
hour. They blocked, The tracks and
drove the lahorers from their work
thr1"iug stones. coupling pins. ana other
missils at the fleeing foreigners. de-
tt,uNr uulNdutN. %. Iuc Lake ShOga.
was knocked down boy a stone when ho
tried tO talk 10 the mob. The sight
OF the police made the mob scatter, and
WORK was resumed