New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10
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guard on each train to insure their working their
way through the strike districts. Freight trains
are being made up required, though OF course
the amount of freight traffic offering Is but a.
trihe to what II should be. The railroad com.
panies have no lack Of men, and from our point
Of view the present is the most satisfactory OUT
look Of the week, X one bars the threatened labor
strike. Should the latter be declared the future
Is In doubt.
MAILS MOVING MORE REGULARLY.
There was less interruption to mail trains to-
day than at any time since last Friday. Tho
trains on nearly all roads were late. but, with
the exception of the Wabash the Grand Trunk
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois. the Erie and the
Nickel Plate trains. III" mails succeeded in get
ting into the city. large mass OF de-
layed mail matter from both the East and
the West arrived In the city yesterday
and this morning the railroad mall service
reported the blockade over which had existed
al points west Of Chicago and in the neignDor-
hood Of the Mississippi River and the only
trouble that exists is in getting trains In ana
out Of Chicago.
II seems likely from present indications thas
Eugene V. Debs will be under arrest by to-
morrow afternoon or Wednesday morning at the
latest That seems to be the action that the
United States officials are preparing for now. ara
they believe that it will do much toward quiet
ing the disturbances that are now affecting the
country Debs is the head and front Of the
American Railway Union To al! intents ana
nurposes. at the present time he Is the American
Railway Union. He rules II as an autocrat, ana
every ono looks TO him for instructions. The
men have no other leader capable OF taking MS
place and there is a feeling that once ne IS
bohind the bars the movement he has started VIII
On N nieces for lack Of leader who Is In SYM
pathv with It and is strong enough to hold the
various organizations and men together.
READY FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Judge Grosscup Is already In the city pre-
pared 10 act when the time arrives, and II ID
not believed that the Federal Grand Jury,
which meets tomorrow, will keep him waiting
long. As soon as the Judge reached his cham
hars no had \ conference with Dstrict-Attorney
Milchrist The situation in general was dis
cussed All OF M Milchrist's assistants were
enega ged In the preparations for the Grand Jury.
Although that body will have large number
OF cases 10 investigate including all the strikers
and rioters who have been arrested no SUD-
poenas have yet been issued for witnesses.
The Distrct-Attorney said this morning that
the witnesses are mostly railroad men who can
be procured at short notice. He said tnat Deos
and other officers Of the American Railway
Union will not be called on 70 testify.
Before midnight 900 more regular soldiers VIII
be in this city from Fort Riley. Fort Nioprara
and the fort at Sackett's Haroor y. I. Inc
troops from New-York arrived this AFTER
noon. and the others will come later.
When the forces are all here, Major
General Miles will have 2.2Oo regulars in
Chicago under his command Marshal Arnold
says he now has 1900 deputies stationed through
out the danger centres of the city The daily cost
70 the United States in deputies alone is about
5000 In addition TO this are the regular army
and the State militia, which swell the amount 70
81. 900 per day The general strike OF trades
unions now threatened and the tieup OF all
elevated and the surface lines will, 1t Is esti-
mated. entail a loss directly and indirectly, OF
81. 900 900 day 10 the city OF Chicago and its
domestic and commercial industries.