The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-07-19
7HLEGRAPHIC TIPS
Some Of the Latest News Of the Strike
and the Outer World.
UTAH ADMITTED 10 STATEHOOD
Fiesss Again Resort - Dynamite.
The Railroads Again Dsing Bus.
tness Although Debs says that she
strike 10 sstil ON.

CHICAGO. July 16-[Special. l-Presi-
dent Debs today expressed himself as
still strong in the hope Of winning the
strike. Hereafter We are not going to
make our plans public before they are
executed" he said. The strikers head.
quarters were today enllvened by speech
making, in one Of which efforts Debs
roundly scored the newspapers OF the
country. There was no general strike at
the stockyards today as had been threat
ened. The packing houses are running
with reduced forces.
Vice President Wicks, Of the Pullman
company, says that the company is will
ing to take back it's striking employees !;
that the manager at the works has been
under instructions for several weeks to
start the machinery to going as soon as
men enough to run the various depart
ments are ready to 20 to work. 1t is
possible 10 run the plant with 1000 men.
Heathcote, the leader Of the Pullman
strikers, said today that majority Of the
strikers favored giving up the fight, and
he added that II Debbs would declare
his fight of, the Pullman strike would
come to an end at once.
BATTLE CRxEK, Mich, July 16.-[Spec-
ial. Train No. s on the Grand Trunk
was wrecked at 3 this morning and the
fireman was killed outright. The wreck
was caused by the removal Of fish plates
from the rails on the grade west Of the
city. The train was running fast, and
when it struck the misplaced rail the en-
CINE, tender and baggage car were de-
tached and the coach and one Pullman
were turned over across the track. The
work was done by experienced hands,
and is attributed TO the strikers.
CHICAGO. July 16.-lSpecial. This
afternoon the Hotchkiss gun belonging to
light battery was accidentally discharged
in the southern part Of the city, while
troops were being moved. and set fire to
the caisson-w which exploded the supply
OF cartridges, Ailling three soldiers and
iniuring twelve, killing twelve cavalry
horses and breaking windows at dis
lance OF two or three blocks. Bullets
from the cartridges we're driven through
a brownstone house and created q panic
in the neighborhood. The dead and in
jured were taken in charge by the surviv-
ing soldiers, and all access was cut of
while the surgeons were attending the
injured. The cause of the explosion ia
unknown; but II is supposed that fuse
in one Of the cartridges got loose and was
fired by friction with one Of the shells in
the case. The explosion occurred at
Grand and lakewood boulevards, the most
fashionable part of the city. The troops
were on their way from the lake front to
the new station on Hyde Park. The
shock OF the explosion was terrific, throw
ing people to the ground considerable
distance away.
SPOKANE, July l4-lspecial. Fully rs
POI NSubs VI TIC ioShi uttiACtc hdNC apDtiCu
to the Northern Pacific for reinstatement
and nearly all Of them have been taken
back, as was foretold in. the bulletin re-
Gently issued from the headquarters Of
the road. Both freight and passenger
trains are running each way on the main
and branch lines.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. July l6-[Special.
The house today adopted strong reso-
lutions in approval OF the presidents
stand and the action taken by him In the
matter Of the strike. The minority &c
manded q yea and nay vote. but was moi
strong enough to carry the point.
SAN Francisco. July l6-[Special.l-
The strikers in California are not giving
up without desperate struggle. While
through passenger trains are running, II
cannot be said that the blockade has
been broken. The trains that are run.
ming are being moved under cover Of the
militia, and every train that has proceed
ed any considerable distance from this
city has been under heavy guard OF SOL
diers. Notwithstanding the presence Of
the armed guards and military there is q
force OF q Thousand men scattered through
the railroad yards on the Oakland mole.
and the strikers have succeeded in fire.
quently interrupting traffic st that point.
Harry Knox Of Sacramento, the leader Of
the strikers at that point, has been ar
rested for conspiracy in connection with
the wreck horror at the trestle west Of
Sacramento. Warrants are also out for
the arrest Of two other members OF the
strikers mediation committee on the
same charge.
LUDLOW, KY, July l6.-lSpecisl. THE
Pullman shops were opened to-day. The
strike leaders were not taken back.
MIssoULA, Mont, July l7-[Special. J.
As result Of q somewhat stormy meet
ing OF the Northern Pacific engineers
yesterday afternoon, nearly all the engi-
neers on this division reported to the Of.
scials for duty, Master Mechanic Harrity
having extended the time set forth in
Manager Hendricks circular to cover all
such applications. The action Of the en-
gineers created considerable excitement
and aroused the indignation Of the A. r..