The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-13
QUIErING DOWN AT CHICAGO.


shOt Two PERSONS.
CHICAGO, July l3.-United States Dep
uty Marshal Fische and an 1l-year-old
boy, Arthur Gregory, were fatally wounded
last night in fusilladc by deputies in
Kensington. Some unknown parties had
placed on the Illinois tracks several tor
pedoes, which were exploded by an outgo-
Ing train. When the explosion occurred
two parties of deputy marshals rushed
out from cars in which they were sleep
ing on opposite sides of the tracks. They
seemed ratified by the unexpected Incl
dent and began discharging their revolv-
srs recklessly, with tho result named
above. The boy Gregory was one of
number of residents of the vicinity who
rushed out at the sign Of the shooting.
Five Of the deputies were arrested by the
police.
The following telegram was sent to
President Cleveland by tho American
Federation of Labor conference: "The
gravity of the industrial situation OF the
sountry demands extraordinary and ex-
eeptional action of n conciliatory charnc-
Ter at the hsnds of all men. We ask you,
IN tho name Of the working people and
the entire citizenship of our country, to
lend your Influence and give us your aid,
DO that the present industrial crisis may
y urouRnt 60 an eHu, Hllkh 10 tne auVan-
tage of the people of our country and the
Institutions under which we live We
therefore ask you to come to Chicago and
meet this conference, or il the state of
public business does not warrant such a
eourse that you will dcputize some one as
your representative"
The railroads ccntering in Chicago
claim that they are able to hire all the
help they need, At the Office of the gem
srsl managers the estimate is made that
1s.00O or 10000 men identified with rail-
. roads in the Chicago territory went on a
strike The employment agency created
by the association has hired $500 to 0. 900
men and distributed them among the
railroads, aud the companies acting on
their own responsibility have hired pro b.
ably double that number, making about
$500 to 5000 in all
The strike at the Union stock yards is
now seemingly thing of the past, and
within few days all business connected
with the yards will be running as if no
strike had ever taken place. For the past
three days profound quiet has prevailed in
that district. The strikers and their sym
pathizers are now eager to 20 back to
work, and it is anticipated that in day
or so the butchers will again all be in
line.
General Manager Egan said today: "Thc
railroads at this juncture are in much the
position of merchant whose place of
business has been burned down. He re-
builds at once, but the reconstruction
bekes time, and when he is ready to begin
business again 1t will take some little
hme additional for the public to become
accustomed to the new order of things
and feel full sense of restored confidence
rs Of yore. The railroads have plenty of
help to take care of the traffic now offer
Ing. As this traffic enlarges they will
need more men. That they will be able
TO get all the men they will require is q
proposition that does GOT admit of the
shadow of doubt They could double their
force in forty eight hours IL there should
be occasion for such rapid increase We
consider the strike over. though it would
be folly to assume that the effects of the
trouble can be efraced at once"
Mr., Debs feels more confidence in the
ultimate success of his cause than ut any
time since tho fight began. Il feel that
this day is fraught with the utmost i'm
portancc," said he. "As view the situa-
hon now 1T presents more favorable out
look for us than ever before The excite
ment and turbulence invariably incident
to the birth of great upheayal have
passed away. Cool headedness and earnest
purpose have succeeded to passion and
diverse intention. Now publa sentiment
pan calmly and truly judge of the rig hit
and wrong in this struggle"