The evening world., 1894-07-09
IN SUSPENSE AT CHICAGO.
Between Presidents PrOclam tiOn
and Labor's Ultimatum.


Especial to The Evening WORLDLY
CHICAGO. July s.-The situation here
is much intensified by the decision of
the general trades. reached at an early
hour this morning. TO go out together
at o'clock Wednesday morning. pro-
viding Pullman does not. by noon to-
morrow. agree to submit to arbitration,
or concede some other effective point
for settling the strike.
This decision, taken in conjunction
with the Presidents proclamation call
Ing on the mobs to dispense by noon to-
day, creates a state of suspense on the
part of citizens generally which is. at
this hour, most painful.
Speaking of the Presidents proclama-
ton, Mayor Hopkins said last night:
II do not understand the necessity for
this action. I have been around Chi
cago in every part of 1t for thirteen
hours. l find everything quiet. There
has been no mob. no conflict with the
local authorities. and no disturbance
generally to call for special comment.
What trouble has occurred to-day seems
to have been over the border line in In
diana.
Looks Brighter to Mayor Hopkins.
II regard the conditions prevailing az
decided improvement upon those OF
the past week. At the same time am
MT prepared to comment upon or crti-
else the Presidents proclamation. and
l prefer to await the communication
from the army officials, as Secretary
l.amont's special instructions Indicate
will be made. ! can only repeat that !
find everything quiet and conditions ma
terially improved, and that. without fur
Their information. 1 cannot understand
why this proclamation should have been
issued
The more hopeful men of the orderly
element are trusting that the act Of the
labor unions will result, at least, in a
suspension Of violence for to-day, and
pending the end OF the period allowed in
the declaration of alternatives. and with
in this period OF calm they hope that
something may be thought of and under
taken looking to the permanent settling
Of existing difficulties.
During last night some minor disorders
still continued.
At late hour the regular nightly
procession of wagon loads Of meat start
ed downtown from the packing house
district. small mob charged on the
wagons and endeavored to dissuade the
men from proceeding on their routes. A
squad of police rushed up and drove the
crowd away after a sharp skirmish with
clubs.
1t had been reported earlier in the
Aight that all drivers OF meat wagons
would strike. but none OF them evinced
any desire to leave his wagon when sp-
preached by the crowd.
Early this morning the stock
yards police had another encoun-
ter with rioters. Several shots were
fired. but no one was injured. The
trouble occurred at Fortleth street and
Emerald avenue. A packing house
firm attempted to move some dressed
beef The strikers discovered the at
tempt and tried to in,imidate the team
ster.
The police were called and the crowd
resisted all efforts TO disperse them.
The police then fired volley over the
heads OF the strikers. which caused
them TO disperse. Six OF them were
arrested, charged with riot.
shots Fired by militia.
Several shots fired by the militia on
guard at Forty-ninth and LOOMS
streets at 2 o'clock this morning gave
rise to the rumor that the rioters were
gathering in large force and that an.
other encounter was imminent with tn.
soldiers. Several persons had been seer
providing around the vicinity by the
sentinels, and as q box had been free
short time before, the shots wer,
fred to warn the intruders to keep ava,
and avoid trouble.
Two more freight cars were fired ant
destroyed at Ha!sted street, on tn,
Grand Trunk, last night and a numbe
OF other small incendiary fires were set
Anarchists Drilling.
About midnight it was discovered b,
the police that notorious Anarchist wa
drilling hundred OF his fellows in ;
hall al Ashland and Forty-niulh streets
hot-bed of foreigners, but they became
alarmed and scattered before d raid wa
made.
special train ON the lIonon arrive,
hate iaat night from Hammond. Ind.