The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-06

"' HiSu ohu eQuIppeu iOi aus oih0t konSg'
General Miles it 10 said at Washington,
is clothed with full power to act as his dis.
cretion dictates and both the president
and the general of the army have full con-
tidence in his judgment courage and firm
ness.
Moved to action by the partial success
OF striking railroaders, the steyedores OF
Port Costa, $50 in number, have struck
because of cut in their wages. The men
We're nearly all engaged in loading wheat
In ships.
President Debs announced late last
evening that Governor Altgeld had been
prevailed upon to investigate the ordering
Of armed federal troops into the state
without the consent or sanction Of state
authorities.
Mayor Hopkins, in the name Of the city
OF Chicago, last evening sent telegram
to George M. Pullman urging upon. him
the necessity Of arbitration and requesting
him to do all in his power to settle the
great strike.
The superin tennent Of railway mail SER
vice. having received Instructions to use
| coast steamers for transportation Of the
mails which has been accumulating since
the strike took effect, has started them
The engineers of the Rio Gran have
unanimously decided that their duty to
their order and railway requires them to
perform every service required Of them as
! engineers by the road. A majority Of the
tremen are OF the same opinion as regards
themselves.
The strike situation at Sioux City has
been materially improved by the presence
OF the militia. Passenger trains left on
regular time except on the Chicago, ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, which was
delayed by difficulty III getting men to
man its trains.
The Texas express, on the Iron Noun
| tain, which left Little Rook last night was
seized by strikers at Barring Cross and the
locomotive derailed,' A mob of strikers took
possession Of the Little Rock and Memphis
passe niger tram and refused to allow it to
proceed. Governor Fishback has been
asked to call out troops.
P. NJ. Arthur, chief Of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers, was asked at
| Columbia, o., what he thought Of the
American Railway union boycott ON Pull
man cars. "Inevltably," said he, "it must
fall. 1t is O question OF but a short time.
The railroad men who are participating in
this boycott have no grievances against
their employers"
President Debs met representatives of
the Chicago Typographical union yester-
day aud was informed that il it could be
done by such move every union printer
in the city would strike in sympathy with
the American Railroad union. At the
meeting OF the labor chiefs today it is like
ly that monster mass meeting OF strikers
and sympsthizers will be called, the time
and place to be agreed upon at the morn
ing meeting.
The mob Of strikers and sympathizers
which had been derailing cars in the stock
yards district, Chicago. after successfully
stalli1g the Michigan Central freight
train on Fortietb street, proceeded to the
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne tracks at
Fortieth street where they held up an in.
coming train, compelled all passengers to
leave the cars and then dragged the engi-
neer and fireman from the cab. They then
broke all the glass in the cab aud derailed
the engine.
| A meeting of che chiefs of all labor Or
| ganizations, including the International
Machinists, Knights Of Labor, the National
| Street Car Mems association, the United
Workers, the National Typographical
Of Labor, who have placed themselves at
the disposal of the American Railway
union, subject to call, has been called for
| today, when it is expected that an attempt
will be made to call out every member of
labor organizations in the country.
Governor Altgeld protested against the
presence OF United States troops in Chi
cago To this the president responded:
uua tn IL,
strict accordance with the constitution
and laws Of the United States upon the
demand of the postoffice department that
| obstruction OF the mails should be re-
moved, and upon the Representations OF
the Judicial officers OF the United States
that process Of the federal courts could
not be executed through the ordinary
| MEANS"
| Officials of the PENNSYLVANIA and Balti-
more and OIio railroads. in Philadephla,
who are keeping II watchful eye on their
employees, say that the Debs emissaries
are making little or no progress in their
efforts TO enlist the men III the American
Railway union. Reports from various
parts OF the Pennsylvania system indi.
cate that the company is holding it's owns
and even making some little progres,
toward getting freight through. Ga the
Lehigh Valley Railroad the shipment of
through freight to the west is still inter-
lupted.
The situation at Los Angeles, CAL, took
a new and senea gional turn yesterday
morning United States District Attorney
Denis Is serving a blanket injunction OIL
Superintendent Muir, OF the Southern Pa
citc, and General Manager Wade, of the
Southern California road, and the train
despatchersof both lines. This blanket
| injunction is to restrain any body from
Interfering with the carrying Of the United
States'mails in any manner or shape and il
hailed with delight by every one as it il
believed il will force the railroad company
to run mail coaches regardless of all other
things.
The only result Of a conference hold to.
day between the mayor, council committe,
and the union officials was the establishing
of the fnct that the man ayers do not wan
to meet the strikers. and the further de
cision that the mayor and committee send
IA request in the name of the city OF Chi
cago to George NJ. Pullmsn requesting
that he return to Chicago and meet hi,
men for the express purpose OF arbtrat
ing and settling che strike in the Pullman
shops II q consent is gained, tine strike
will be speedily settled, otherwise tho
trouble can only be increased,
after general HARRISON.