Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-14
Debs and Three of His Lieutenants
Arrested, Charged With Con-
spiracy Against the
United States.
Grand Master Sovereign Orders Out
the Knights of Labor-One Mil
lion Workingmen Asked
to Strike.
Indications Point to "a Continuance of the
Struggle on More Gigantic Lines Than
Ever--Every Union Man In Chi
cago Has Been Ordered to
Quit Work.

WASHINGTON, July 1o.-The president
last evening followed up his proclama-
tion of Sunday night, by issuing anoth-
er of the same tenor but more general in
its application. The proclamation is as
follows:
Whereas, BY reason of unlawful distractions,
combinations and assemblageS of persons, IL
has become impractcable in the Judgment of
the president to enfore by the ordinary course
of judicial proceedings the laws of the United
States Mt certain points aud places within the
states of North Dakota. Montana, Idaho, WASH
ington, Wyoming, Colorado and California and
the territories of Utah and New Mexico, and
especially along the lines of such railways trav-
erSing said states and territories as are mill
tary roads and post routes and are engaged in
Interstate commerce and in carrying United
States mails: and
Whereas. For the purpose of enforcing the
faithful execution of the laws of the United
Suites and protecting property belonging to the
United sAateS or under its protection, and of
preventing distractions of the United States
mails and of commerce between the states and
territories. the president has employed q part
of the military forces of the United States.
Now, therefore, 1, Grover Cleveland, president
of the United States, do hereby command all
persons engaged in or in any way connected
with such unlawful distractions, combinations
and assembages, to disperSe and retire peace
uDlN W lneT respective uDOueS on or DetOre .
O'Clock on the afternoon of the tenth day of
July inst. In witness whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be hereto affixed.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
w. Q. GRESHAM, Secretary of State.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-There were no in
dications within the immediate limits
of the city yesterday that the railroad
strike or boycott was in existence. On
the majority of roads having their ter
minals in the city, through passenger
as we'll as suburban trains were mov-
ing on time. The freight car blockades
on the Northwestern. Burlington, Lake
Shore and Rock Island and Panhandle
roads We're also materially raised. The
members of the Railroad Managers as
sociation are claiming that so far as
the local situation is concerned the
backbone of the strike has been broken
and that success in the immediate fu-
ture is insured.
1t is admitted on all sides that the
proclama ton issued Sunday night by
President Cleveland has done more to-
ward clearing the atmosphere and
bringing the mob element to a sense of
its responsibility than could have been
accomplished by all the self-projected
conciliation and mediation committees
in n month. The proclamation was
printed in the Polish, Bohemian and
English languages on board sheet at
the Office of weekly paper in the
heart of the lawless district and dis
tributed by the tens of thousands in
the Polish and Bohemian settlement for
space of two square miles.
Six freight cars were burned Mon
day morning on the Illinois Central
tracks at Burnside. John Hepner, Ed
Hogan, John Coleran. John Grady, Ben
Leen and Robert Blair were found at
the fire and We're arrested on suspicion.
They We're taken to Kensington police
station and fined SEQ each for disorderly
conduct, the evidence duplicating them
with arson being not positive.
Several freight cars We're fired dur
ing the morning on the belt line tracks
at Ninety-first street. The flames were
eXtinguished before much damage was
done. Belt line switchmen in Engle-
wood have been armed with revolvers
in anticipation of an attempt to stop
trains by rioters.
All night Sunday and until the gray
hours of Mondays dawn. great meet
meeting composed of delegates from
all of the trades unions in Chicago,
wrestled with the problem confronting
it. The question before the meeting
was: Shall the trades unions of Chi
cago strike in sympathy with the Pull
man boycott to the end that thep rinci-
pie of arbitration may win?
The gravity of the situation was fully
apprehended. 1t was determined that
a last attempt be made to get the Pull
ences with it's workingmen, and COM
mittee of seven was appointed to call
upon the mayor with view to secur-
ing the cooperation of prominent bust
ness men in securing from the Pullman
company the concession asked for-ar-
bitration.
A brief meeting was held in the
mayors office, which adjourned to an
other meeting with the city council
committee on arbitration. At the last
meeting Alderman McGillen, chairman
of the council committee, made the sug-
gestion that committee be appointed
who should investigate and determine
whether the Pullman company's state
ment that there was nothing to arbi-
trate was true and just; that the com
mittee be composed of two members
named by the Pullman company, two
to be named by the judges of the cir
cult court of Cook county and the fifth
by the four first chosen. The sugges-
ton was adopted by the joint commit
tee and a subcommittee appointed to
present the proposition to the Pullman
company.
The subcommittee repaired at once
to the Office of Vice President Wickes,
of the Pullman company, andrequested
an interview with that gentleman. 1t
was granted and then followed scene
which bids fair to rival in historic in
terest and importance any event in the
history of labor.
Alderman McGillen was the spolxes-
man. lie addressed Mr.. WiclSes and
placed before him the proposition as