The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-13

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II had full authority from President
Dsbs Of the A. r. U. and J. W. Heath
coate Of the Pullman employees to repre-
sent their interests and act on their be.
half. The president seemed pleased to
receive us and Immediately opened tho
subject BY referring to tho Law which tho
parties interested idosired to SEQ on.
forced.
1.-THE president finally decided to ap-
point . commission and he said he would
name arbitrator tomorrow or tho next
day. We expect 10 secure much more
from this arbitration than tho final settle-
Inent Of tho present difficulty"
II has boon officially stated ut tho white
house that tho president has promised TO
appoint an arbitration commission ~
soon as the disturbance In Chicago has
subsided.
WHAT CLEVELAND PROMISED.
The president promised that II the lead.
ers would return to Chicago and use their
influence toward restoring peace and OF.
der no would appoint commission as
soon as tho disturbances had ceased. Tho
president laid great emphasis on tho fact
that no steps could be takcn until Law.
lessness had ceased, and he made his
promise contingent on tho pledge Of tho
labor leaders that tho trouble at Chicago
and elsewhere will Immediately disap-
pear.
An APpEAL TO CLEVELAND.
CHICAGO, July 12.-The following tele.
gram was scnt to President Cleveland
this afternoon by tho American Fedora.
tion OF Labor:
The gravity Of the labor situation In the coun-
Wy demands extraordinary ana exceptionai nc.
W. .on =. 'ne,y ens's AZ a. ,n0 nanas ~.
n".,S y, ,Se amsr,.an ' Esdsra,,n" a, .h"r
and the '' undersigned executive ooicers
Of the national and International trades
unlons and brotherhoods Of rail.
way organizations Of America, are
IN conference IN TINS city. we ask you IN
.me nane oI .ne woIk,ng people, anu Vie rnuIe
ma .ssa ~ =, ,our Wr' aS so ;so, ~ ,s rams ,n
dus,riai cris,s may be brought 10 an end. alike
to the advantage Of the people Of the country
and the Institutions under which we live.
We therefore ask you to come to Chicago and
liz. ,s .s , ,s, W wv 's's W PsSn,
Won % viii denu,i,e anu some one a. yoar yengesenta. %
tive.
signed. Executive Council American Fedora
tion OF Labor. Samuel Gompers, president; J..
d. McoulIe, nrM wee , riesmeh'' =. T. mun,'
third % yice president. William Marden' fourth
Vice president; John h, Lerinon, treasurer;
Chris Evans. secretary, and representatives OF
the organizations present.
| The telegram was addressed: ITO the
President oil tho United States"
DEBs Is CONFIDENT.
CHICAGO, July l2.-Debs was to-day
more confident Of the success of his cause
than st any time since the strike began
~ feel that this day is frauyht with the Ut.
most Importance" said hc. "As I view
the situation nov il presents moro favor.
able outlook for US than over before. The
excitement and turbulence Invariably in.
cident TO tho lapse Of q greet uphcavali {
past. We arc now deemed in tho right b,
the majority of the 6i,OOO.OOO inhabitant,
of this country, and as tho adage has Il
when suro you arc right then TO ahead,
90 We shall fight 1t out until our aims an
accomplished"
ERWIN WILL DEFEND DEBs.
CHICAGO, July l2.-w. w. Erwin, who
has been secured to defend Prcsidcn
Debs and the directors Of tho A. Il. u.
arrived In this city to-day from ST. Paul.
LESS ALARMING In CALIFORNIA.
SAW FpANc,sco. Iulv ia-Siuc. vo.,cr
a.v,s horrihIs vork Al the tre.,le ve,t q
S.cr, mento. the strike si,ustion I'm Cali
fornia has been loss alarmInv. In Oak
land therc ha. been rIo,,n. nj a moro n
Iess serious natur, since ca rIy This morn
inc. Tho trouble h.can A davbrook vine,
\ moh Of .everal hundred rushcd into an,
v.ri. an the mole Th.v LiIlcd nil loco
nosive. ,hot ho,l hcan flrcd nm and 4,
orbsr IN further hIocka a,le ,ha ,rnck. ,he
dernilcd locomotive and a long line O
coaches. Later In the morning anothc
crowd Of strikers ran to tho yards an,
wrecked turn table by showing o hcav
freight car into the pit. Damage was ais
done ut tho round house. Tho rnilroa
company's deputy sheriffs and depu,
United States marshals offered very littl
resistance to tho riotous strikers.
TROUBLE AT AN END.
The trouble ON the mole cnme 70 An on
mi. sv.n;no howevcr xhon a forco ~ er
TInited St.tc. marines from Naro i.lop
wera Ia rdad thcro bv tho ferry .,e,me,
Alameda. This forcc NJ p,r;nes Ia r,nde
the command ~ L,eutonant Gamma nils
William n. Recder execu,ivc oGIcer :
tho cruiscr Charleston. and 4. drawn fro,
the GROVE of tho Charlcston. Non,cre,
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