Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-12
TIE STRIKE WANING.

! Is slowly but surely uVing OUT AS III
as the railroads are concerned, the I'M
provement has been so marked that
the men have practically given up the
fight, and large majority have return
ed to work.
The anticipated tie-up of business, as
a result Of the sympathetic strike order
issued by the representatives of the al
lied trades and the appeal TO the
Knights OF labor by Mr.. Sovereign, did
not materialize to any visible extent.
The "order" of the general master
workman of the knights of labor for
grand tie-up of the industries of the
country turns out to be merely an APP
peal, the fact having developed that
neither the general master nor the eX-
ecutive committee has authority to Or
| der out the men on a sympathetic
strike. Up to last night the knights
did not appear to be breaking their
necks to throw up their jobs in response
to Sovereign's suggestion, though he
insists that by the end of the week the
members OF the order will be on Il
strike.
The appeal issued by Sovereign, ask
ing that all labor organizations under
his jurisdiction quit work, does not
meet with the approval of all the sub
ordinate bodies, many of which in dit
ferent sections of the country openly
state that they will not obey. In eX-
PLANTATION of the fact that so few went
out yesterday, the leaders state that
the order at this time includes the as
semblies outside of Chicago. Granting
this to be the case, the movement i'll
that city is still, up to this time, a fail
ure, as comparatively few have paid
heed to the command of the head of
the order. The labor leaders now
await the result of the conference call
ed by President Gompers, of the fedora
ton of labor, and which is to take place
to-day.
Trains on all the railroads are mov-
ing at Chicago. Passenger trains are
almost without exception on time and
freight is rapidly becoming regular.
Throughout the West trains are now
running, and in a day or two will be
moving on schedule time. Only on the
slope has there been any trouble since
yesterday morning.
Six hundred United States regulars,
under Col. Graham, took possession Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad yard at
Sacramento yesterday, and train was
started for Oakland. At the first trestle
outside of the city the train was wreck
ed the timbers of the trestle having
been sawed, leaving the tracks intact.
Three United States soldiers and the
engineer Of the train were killed. The
soldiers have already captured two
strikers who are suspected of knowing
how the trestle became weakened.
The effect of the outrage has been TO
make the soldiers desperately bitter
against the strikers. Where they would
have fired with reluctance they will
now shoot with actual pleasure. Their
feeling is shared by the militia, and it
is almost certain thing that the lives
of other men will pay for those of the
three soldiers. Although the strikers
disclaim responsibility for this foul act,
they cannot evade it, as Tuesday night
large force went down the river to-
ward Davisville. They openly Dragged
in the strikers headquarters that if the
Southern Pacific sent out any train to
Frisco yesterday it would never reach
the bay.
The local assemblies of the knights
of labor at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday
adopted resolution demanding the i'm
parchment of President Cleveland for
high crimes and misdemeanors.
, The talk of impeaching Attol ney-
General Olney INDUCED in by labor
: leaders because of his action in the
strike in the West would, it is conceded,
be futile if attempted.
Members of the executive board OF
the Knights of labor are in Washing
ION endeavoring to have Senator
Georges bill for arbitration in labor
troubles reported by the judiciary COM
mittee of the House of Representatives
in order to have the subject discussed
fully by both branches of Congress.
/ Many Senators and Representatives
called TO congratulate President Cleve-
land on the firm stand he has taken
against violence. Vast numbers OF
kilograms expressing the same senti-
i, | llltUO were ItCtlN GU ny
1t is reported in Chicago that when
the special United States grand jury
finishes the investigation of the Amer-
can Railway Union it will inquire into
the conduct and methods of the rail-
road companies during the strike. Some
of the labor leaders charge that the
general managers agreed among them
selves that no trains should be run on
any of the roads until all gained their
points in dispute with the men.
Judge Grosscup, Of the United States
Court at Chicago, agreed yesterday to
hear motion to-day for writ of habeas
corpus for Patrick Eugene Prendergast,
assassin of Mayor Harrison, who is un-
der sentence to be hanged on Friday.
Another unsuccessful effort at arbi-
tration with the Pullman Company was
made yesterday, the officials of the
latter claiming that the case, so far as
they were concerned, was not proper
subject for arbitration.
No more men will be brought to
Chicago by the general managers to
take the places of the strikers. Fully
three thousand men have taken the
places of railroad strikers. There are
still plenty OF applicants for work and
the roads have no difficulty in supply
ing all the vacancies caused by the
strike.
Two Uuited States marshals were
killed yesterday in fight with armed
rioters near Hammond, Ind.
The Chicago Brewers Association
held an important meeting last night.