Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-19

CHICAGO, July 1s.-President DeoS
passed fairly comfortable night at the
county Jail, and early to-day ordered a
good breakfast brought in from neigh.
boring hotel. Debs refused to be seen
by interviewers, aud be and his associ-
ates kept close in the secluslon OF their
cells.
Debs seems to enjoy Jail life, and so
do George w. Howard, vice president;
| Sylvester Keliher, secretary, and L. W..
Rogers, director of the A. r. o., and
all OF them were smiling and In the best
OF spirits to-day after their first nights
experience in the Cook county jail. A
large party of the personal friends OF
imDrsoned strike leaders called early at
the Jail, but while the daily corridor
scrubbing was in progress no one was
admitted. President Debs sent word
down to the waiting visitors that him
self and friends had enjoyed a good
nights rest and had nothing TO say that
would interest the public.
Before IL a. u. DeoS came from his
cell to meet his stenographer, who had
arrived with a bundle of mail for him.
Mr.. Debs was in good humor 81 had
the best nights sleep have had In a
month or more" said he. Nothing
disturbed me, not even the ghost OF that
man who was hanged the other day and
whose spirit is said to be roaming about
in here. l have absolutely nothing
to add to what / have already said
concerning our arrest. We are here
and will stay here until next Monday
at least"
President Debs then fell to looking
over his big batch OF mail matter. Vice
President Keliher came dewn from his
cell in the debtors department and
while awaiting his turn ia the barber's
chair said: ave are enjoying this re-
spite from work"
Vice-President Howard made the fol-
lowing statement:
This thing is going TO be test case;
we don't consider ourselves bigger than
the law, and incidentally, wO think the
railroads are not. We are getting some
evidences for the eOaiag legal oLttIe,
and we consider it OF a pretty fair
grade. Here is letter l have received
telling of evidence that most OF the
freight car burning here in Chicago was
by two men in the employ of the Gen
eral Managers Association. One of
the secret agents of certain committee
saw two men on the night of the big
fire going through the Yards with q hand
car loaded with infamable waste, which
they lighted and systematically throw
among the cars. This agent overheard
conversation between the men from
which he learned that they were pald
5000 down aud were to receive $500
more when the job was done. An effort
is now being made TO arrest these two
men. We further have very positive
evidence that the big man who led the
mob Of 5000 at Blue Island was a Pink
erton man employed by the railroads,
ana it is significant that although he
could be easily identified, yet be has not
been arrested. 1t is safe TO say that
this case will not be entirely one
sided"
At Ulichs Hall, the A. +. U. head
quarters, larger crowd was gathered
to-day than for several days past. The
arrest of the leaders was discussed by
the excited groups that stood about the
committee rooms and Railways and the
action of the authorities was severely
criticised. Several Of the local organi-
zers delivered short addresses and the
usual claims that the strike is still on
were heard.
MesSrs. Debs, Howard, Rogers and
Keliher were brought from the county
Jail at three o'clock to Commissioner
Hoyne's Office by L. S. Marshal Arnold
for the purpose OF consulting with their
attorneys, who again insisted on their
giving bail, but the prisoners declined.
Debs' wife and sister called in TO see the
prisoners. In a conversation Mr.. Debs
said:
We are getting along very nicely,
and like il because we NEE: so many
people OF different cl asses OF society.
think the strike will ultimately have
very beneficial effect upon the country.
Because of my situation now, don't
wish to discuss the outlook Of the strike.
have received several letters of con-
graduation and contributions, one con-
talning q check for $500.