Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-07-12
THE PULLMAN STRIKE.

and sent. 1t calls on him to cease pro-
working people the assurance that
Our government can be reclaimed in
the United States from corporation rule
without the arbitrament of the sword
An appropriation of 81 900 to the Pull
man strikers was made.
Yesterday was day of uneasiness
and unrest. There were siXty-five fire
alarms between 8. IN. and midnight.
| Several persons were killed during the
! day in small riots. At Hammond, Ind.
the federal troops fired upon mob,
killing one person and wounding four.
The mayor and ministers declare the
shooting unjustifiable and an outrage.
General Schofield has ordered troops
to open connection throughout the en-
tire length of the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific, the position taken being
that the roads are military and mail
| lines. The situation throughout the
west is in no wise improved.
CHICAGO, July lO.-The meeting of
the delegates from the Trades Unions
of the city at its session yesterday
| morning, after reading the presidents
action practically ordering martial law
| in Chicago, voted to order a general
| strike of all the industries represented
and controlled not only in Chicago, but
| throughout the entire country at 4
o'clock this afternoon unless before
| that time "a settlement shall have been
....l,. Il DO
appointed to meet with the city coun-
! ell arbitration committee and the
mayor. and at meeting these men de-
cided to try to secure the appointment
| of a committee of five to investigate
| whether there was anything to arbi-
trate, two to be appointed by Pullman,
| two by the Judges of the circuit court
| and the fifth by the other four. This
proposition waspresented to Vice Presi-
dent Wicles of the Pullman company.
who absolutely refused to entertain
the proposition.
DIES MONIES, July 1.-THE freight
and passenger blockade is gradually
being raised.
CHICAGO, July 10.-The situation in
the west little improved. still there is
not much to encourage the railroad
companies. The coast is tied up. At
Denver an Improvement is noticea BILE
In Texas labor organizations NAV 90
out. Kansas City and Omaha are in a
worse condition. The east is feeling
the effects of the strike, and in Indiana
and Illinois state troops are constantly
on the move. All the troops are out in
the latter state. In Chicago witch
what is almost martial law. it is be-
lieved rioting is ended, but traffic is
little improved.
WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The attorney
| general. Secretaries Lamont and Bis
sell, and General Schofeld were again
in conference with the president last
evening, and as a result the president
issued a proclamation substantially
like the one issued Sunday night, but
referring to the troubles in North
Dakota. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado, Washington and California.
The proclamation names d. M, july
TO- as the time before which all mobs
, must dispersc and lava biding citizens
! return to their abodes.
Sioux CITY, July 1O.-The outside
| militia companies which have been here
since Wednesday night have been or
dered home and tie local companies
| disbanded subject to call. Judge
Woolson has issued an omnibus iniunc-
ton restraining the strikers from
interfering with trains.
DETROIT, July 11.-Mayor Pingree
wired the mayors of fifty cities to join
| him in requesting Pullman to settle
the strike by arbitration. A large
number of responses have been re-
ceived, all approving the plan.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The blockade at
| the stockyards is partially raised The
| general managers say all of the rail-
ways are handling the usual number
of passenger and mail trains. Freight
traffic is still greatly impeded. The
| city council arbitration committee
| again called on Vice President Wickes
of the Pullman company, but he de-
| clined to make any concessions. The
, big strike of trades unions is now sure
! to occur.
Sovereign has issued his order calling
on the nearly 100000 Knights of La
Dor to lay down their implements of
! toll until a settlement is reached. This
carries the fight into the east with a
vengeance. President Gompers of the
| Federation of Labor will arrive to-day
and tomorrow a conference of labor
leaders will consider the matter of call
ing out 2,O0O,OO men.
The federal grand jury. after receiv-
ing the instructions of United States
Judge Grosscup yesterday afternoon,
returned indictments against Eugene
V. Debs. president of the American
Railway Union, George w. Howard,
vice-president, Sylvester Keleher, sec
rotary, and l.. w. Rogers. one of the
directors, and shortly thereafter the
men were arrested. They are charged
with committing unlawful acts in con-
spring to block the progress of the
United States mails. Joined in the
indictment of the four leaders of the
American Railway Union was James
Merwin, Rock Island striker, who
threw a switch that derailed a mail
train at Blue Island on June 80. Debs,
Howard, Keieher and Rogers were
taken to the office of District Attorney
Milchrist Immediately after their ar
rest, and after a few hours delay they
were released on bail in bonds of
$4,000 each. The grand jury spent
but a short time in considering the
cases. j. j. Hanrahan, grand master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, was arrested for interfering with