The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-20
SEVENTY-FIVE INDICTED.
Work of the Federal Grand Jury
at Chicago.
MORE CHARGES AGAINST DBBs.
No Indictments Were Returned Against
Railroad OhiciaIs. Because No Informa.
tion Was Produced Against Them
Notes ftom Affected Points.

Notes ftom Affected Pointn.
CHICAGO, July 20.-The federal grand
fury returned tweny-three indictments In
Judge Seamans court yesterday after.
noon and were discharged. In the twenty.
three indictments were included the
names of about seyenty-five who are
charged with violating the federal statutes
during the railroad troubles Of the last
three weeks.
District Attorney Milchrist refused to
give the names of any of the indicted per
sons, beyond admitting that there were
several new indictments against Debs,
Howard, Kcliher and Rogers, the chief
officers of the railway union. Included in
some of the indictments, also are her
officers of the organization who have not
been so prominent as the four now in the
county Jail. The others who go to make
up the seventy-fve are strikers against
whom are charged specific acts Of inter.
ference with trains or other property OF
the companies.
Debs and the other officers are In nearly
all of the twenty-three indictments
Whenever the grand jury concluded to
present batch OF rioters who committed
specific acts, such as the derailing Of
trains, Debs and his companions were
dition to that there Is an indictment
against Debs, Rogers, Keliher and How
ard, charging them with conspiracy to
deprive citizen of the United States Of
one of his constitutional rights, that is
the right to ship goods from one state to
another.
Mr., Milchrist said the question as to
whether Debs and the other officers will
be compelled to give bail on each separate
Indictment has not been settled, but will
be after the bench warrants are issued
and served today.
No indictments were returned against
railroad officials, because no information
wasgiven against them.
Mayor Hopkins has become displeased
over the reiterated reports that he has at
different times requested the removal OF
the federal troops from Chicago. Last
night he gave out for publication copies
OF kilograms between the secretary of war
and himself and copies of notes exchanged
between General Miles and himself Both
General Miles and Secretary Lamont
asked him IL he felt able to keep the peace
in Chicago without the assistance of fed.
eral troops, and upon his statement that
he felt able to do so the order withdraw.
Ing the regulars was issued. This CORE.
spondenoe, Mayor Hopkins declares, covers
everything on the subject in which he had
any part.
Reports from Oakland are to the effec,
that the dispatch received from Debs did
not state that the strike had been de
clared off, but merely informed the
strikers that the strike in California. could
be ended by majority vote of the men,
The Southern Pacific dispatched traiu
for Portland, the first that has been sent
out on that line since the strike began
Military guards still go upon all import
ant trains and the trouble is by no means
over.
The engines in the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton and Dayton yards at Cincinnati were
stoned as well as those in the Big Foul
yards. When the night crews were re-
lieyed arrangements were made for a force
OF specials and detectives to protect the
men hereafter. Both of these roads have
new men in their yards.
The strike in Montana is practically
broken as far as the Northern Pacific il
concerned. The through and branch lines
except the short line from Bozeman to
Butte, are now in regular operation. Pas
senger trains run under military guard
Nearly all classes of employees have re
turned TO work, or arc ready to do so, ex
Ctpt hTellieu. DuJl6 Is ABOUT Une only
place in the state where the A. r. U. meu
are united.
The East st. Louis strikers executive
board have declared the American Rail
way union strike off. A ballot was taken
and the proposition was carried by a two
thirds vote.
The United States troops and marshals
are still guarding the property of the
Rock Island Railroad cOmnany Mt Enid
o. L. Another bridge, ITO feet long, was
burned six miles south of the city.
At Galveston, Tex, a committee of the
A. r. o., called on General Manager Yoa,
cum and advised him that the Galveston
branch had held meeting and declared
the strike off, and also dissolved their or.
Rsnization, and would be glad to have any
OF the men reinstated whose places have
not been filed. Mr.. Yoacum said their
applications would be duly considered by
tho company. ..