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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
DEMOCRATS ARE HERE
Ready For the beginning OF the state
Convention


The Democrats state convention viii
convene in Hamilton h4fl at ? p. III. to-
morrow.
The call gives the number of delegates
as 452. lut il 200 are here there will be
as many as are expected.
The staIwarts are evidently on top and
the delegate who is in favor of fusion
has hid himself and could not be found
today. All declare for straight ticket
with the exception of congressman-at-
large. More than hundred delegates
are here and more are expected tonight,
but the strike viii undOu btedly prevent
many who live in the southwest from
reaching here in time for the convention
Only one man Is mentioned for gov
ernor. David Overmyer Of this city, and
he will probably be nominated without
opposition. There are two candidates
for lieutenant governor, Lee Jones of
Topeka and fully Scott Of OberlIn- Sew
eraI names have already been mentioned
for associate justice. J. D. McCleverty
of Ft- Scott is in the lead The only
other office for which candidates have
appeared Is that Of auditor.
the candidates being Chas. K.
Holiday. Jr.. of Topeka and Ed Murphy
of LeavenwOrth-
Jack Garrett Of Leavenworth will
probably be elected tenn mporary chairman
though several other names have been
mentioned, among them being Gen. G.
W. Blair of LeavenwOrth and Tully
Scott of Oberiin
Nearly all the stalwarts are here, in
Guiding Barney Sheridan, w. c. Jones.
james Orr, J. ID. McClevertv and Sam
Riggs and it now looks as if they would
carry the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02


being laid off for lack Of work and lack
Of money to keep the shops running
Manager Frey on the Outlook
General Manager J. J. Frey said this
afternoons: THE. situation il brighter
today, if any change at All can be said to
have been made. We are running trains
both freight aud passenger into and out
Of La Junta and Denver, and the read is
practically open between Denver and
Chicago. We had one train stopped a
few hours last night at Fort Madison.
but it is moving now and that is the only
trouble we have had east Of Kansas City
since Saturday
"Our trains are now coming from Den
yer all right, and there is no interruption
at La Junta. No from denver passed
La Junta at 2:30 o'clock this morning.
and No 8 is coming from La Junta with
several Pullmans.
United States troops left Denver this
morning for Trinidad, and arrived there
at 2:3O o'clock.
The authorities at Washington have
ordered the general in command
of the New Mexico division to
proceed with troops to Ration.
and we expect he will soon open
that blockade. Business between the
east and California is still suspended,
but | think the outlook is encouraging.
ordered the shops here and at Ottawa
closed at noon and they will remain
closed until further notice.
Mr.. Frey received the following dis
patch this afternoon:
CHICAGO, July p 1894
Mr. FREY:-Judges Woods and Cross
cup Of United States court. have enjoin-
ed Debs. Howard, American Railway un-
ion and others Injunctions brought by
United States under Anti Cons piracy act
of 1890. GEO. r. PECK.
News from Enaporia-
CS nductor Lyons of Emporia, is in the
city today. lie says that the EmpOria
employees that are striking stand firm and
Will not give in until the strike is settled
And that is not ALL he said.
in further reviewing the situation. 81 am
on the inside and know that the American
Federation Of Labor will all 60 out be-
fore tomorrow night, unless this A. K. L.
trouble is settled That means at least
100000 more men. There are now out in
the L nlted States over 0,OOU men, The
people are with US too. Al poria Sat
urday evening while the union was hold
ing a meeting committee from the
Farmers Alliance came into the room
and offered US any aid they could in the
way of food. Watch your yards morn
ings,' they said, and see if you can't
find a few chickens, or a bushel or two
of potatoes, or some other other vege-
tables. We don't ask you to acce pt
them as a gift, but just take care of
them, anyway Some Of the business
men Of the town have also Clipped III
little money 10 sort of defray the ex-
penses of kilograms, etc"
President SIoat received the following
telegram this afternoon from Chicago:
1.We are growing stronger every min
ute All labor organizations Of Chicago
stand ready to strike. E. " DEBs"
Rock Is aud shops shut.
1t was announced this afternoon that
the Rock Island shops at Horton We're
closed at noon and 4OO men were let out
of work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

at any other one place on the entire sys-
tenn, and
Whereas, We have as yet taken no
definite action to assist our brothers IN
their battle for life and justice, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
the American Railway Union Of Topeka
and vicinity, here assembled do refuse
to do any more work for the companies
using Pullman cars until the difficulty is
settled between the said companies and
their employees. and be it further
Resolved, That we condemn the action
Of the railroad officials in discharging g
their workmen for declining to handle
Pullman cars, and demand their rein
statement at once, and be it further
Resolved, That we endorse the action
of our worthy president in the good
judgment he has used IN this conflict
between employers and employees and
we earnestly req II est the support OF all
other organizations and citizens in this
our greatest struggle for existence
between organized capital and
greed and organized labor; and
to these organizations we pledge our
united support ever in return for their
assistance in this our time of need
This to take effect at twelve O'Clock,
noon, on Monday. July 2d, 1894
ISigned
TOPEKA MON No. 81, A r. T.
Upon the formal passage Of these res
olutions. hats and umbrellas went into
the air and the cheering was almost deaf
ening.
Before the meeting closed a telegram
from President Eugene Y. Debs was
read, as follows:
ssWire your senators and represents
tive urging them to support Senator
Kyle's mail train resolution Our pros
poets are growing brighter everywhere.
All employees of all lines, regardless of
organizations will stand together None
will return to work till all are reinsta-
ted. EUGENE Y. DEBs-"
The congressional resolution referred
to was introduced in the United States
senate by Senator Kyle this morning at
the solicitation of the Knights Of Labor
and is as follows:
THAT no warrant or other process.
civil or criminal, shall be issued by the
United States commissioners out of any
circuit or district court Of the United
States against any person or persons for
the alleged obstruction of any railroad
train or trains, unless it shall appear that
such person or persons have obstructeci q
or hiudered such train in such manner
as to interfere with the safe and conven-
lent transportation Of the mails of the
United States, and the detachment Of
Pullman or other parlOr or sleeping
coaches from any railroad train or trains
shall not constitute any offense against
the laws of the United States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
sUNDAx's Big OIEET1NGs.
At Which the ShOpnen Determfns to
Leave Ihs.Ir Work.

At which the Shopnen Determins to
Leave Their Work.
There were two big union meetings of
the railroad men Of Topeka, under the
auspices of the A. r. L., at l. o. o. f.
hall yesterday. One was called to order
at O'Clock in the afternoon and the
other at o'clock in the evening. The
hall was packed at both and President
II. j. SlOat presided
There was in attendance a delegation
of six men from EmpOria- They were
j. w. Lyons, representing the O. r. c.;
James Bruce, Of the B. Of /. E.; Tom
Lewis, Of the switchmen; f. Thompson,
Of the machinists: John Thompkins, of
the b. of r T., and Fred Painter Of the
B. of L. +.
Rousing speeches were made BY each
of these gentlemen and several of the
local railroad men also spoke The SEN
timent Of the meeting Was to stick BY
the strikers through thick and thin and
enthusiasm ran high, the speakers being
frequently Interrupted by applause. In
his speech Pres idenJ Sloat charged the
the men against violence OF any kind
and told them to keep away from the
company's property and do their talking
on the grass. The meeting resulted in
several hundred new members to the
local union of the a. r. L. and the mem
bership now claimed is almost eleven
hundred
A set Of resolutions cOndemning the
Pullman company. and the Santa Fe
officials. endorsing President Debs. call
ing on all other railway organizations for
aid and ordering the local members Of
the A r. L. TO refuse 10 work after noon
today was introduced and passed with
great enthusiasm. Following are the
resolutions:
The Resolutions.
TOPEKA July 1, 1894
Whereas, The Pullman Palace Car
com pany. one OF the most powerful cor
porations in this country in its greed for
wealth, has reduced the wages of its en-
plOyes below living standard; and
Whereas, Said employees have asked
for the restoration Of their wages to the
former scale; and
Whereas. The Pullman company has
refused to confer with its employees and
also declined plan of arbitration pro-
posed by the citizens Of Chicago and
vicinity: and
Whereas, The employees for the pro-
lection of themselves and families from
starvation were forced TO leave the COM
pany's service; and
Whereas. The A.. r. & s. +. railroad
operating Pullman cars on its lines, has re-
fused TO quit handling them at the re-
quest of its employees, and has dis
charged scores Of its employees for de-
clining to make up trains and pull them
with Pullman cars attached. and
Whereas. The employees all along the
line of the Santa Fe system have refused
To work with said Pullman cars, and to
show their sympathy have done every
honorable thing in their power to assist
their brothers employed BY the Pullman
Car company IN resisting the tyrannicaI
measures which this company has in
hicted on its workmen, and
Whereas, Topeka is the general head
quarters OF the Santa Fe system and
there are more men employed here than
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

To Prevent Striker. From Interfering
with All nrafna

CHICAGO. July 2.-The federal cours
this afternoon issued an omnibus injuuc-
ton in the case Of the Michigai Central
railway against the strikers.
Like injunctions will be Issued to all
the roads and the whole power of the
government invoked to enforce the orr
ders.
The bill was originally s.irawn to en-
join the strikers from interfering with
the mails but was modified under ordara
from Washington soas 70 enjoin from inn
terference with any trnina Nhis nrotec-
tion being sought on the ground Of the
interstate commerce act
1t was believed at the government
building that the Injunction issued under
the bill will stop the strike for the whole
power Of the government can be called
upon to enforce it. Judge Woods said the
marshal will be expected TO enforce tt,
and If he is unable to do 81, the troops Of
the United States can be called out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

A suggestion for putting away furs
for the summer: Take a clean cask, re-
move tho hoops from one end, so that
the head can be taken out do up IN pa
per the articles to be kept from moths,
ETC., inclose in the casx and head up
If 1t is water tight, of course it Uln be
moth proof. -FuTrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
SITUATION BAD AT KANSAS CITY.
Three Roads Practically Suspend Opera
tions at that Point.

KANSAS CITY, July 2-The tie-up COM
plete is now effective on the Santa Fe,
Rock Island and the Chicago & Alton.
The last two named roads have practically
suspended operations.
The Rock Island has positively done
So The local superintendent of that
road has received instructions from
headquarters to abandon all trains until
further advice The G. & A has not
tried to run a train since yesterday.
4 he passenger that road sent Cast yes
terday is tied up with several other
trains at Slater, Mo
The Santa Fe officials made up their
own passenger trains today, and are now
engaged in making up two freight
trains, which they will try to start west
All the union firemen on this division
of the Santa Fe are out Twelve of the
sixty members on this division have also
quit. The other roads are not affected here
yet, but their superintendents expect
they will be before tomorrow night The
switchmen did not generally obey the
strike order yesterday. About one fifth
of the total number employed on all
roads have quit work aud the others
have been holding adjourned meetings
during off time. They have reached no
decision as to what they will do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

Mrs. Virginia c. Meredith, proprietor
of one of the finest Shorthorn herds in
the country, is writing a series of able
articles on women as farmers. She be-
lieves there is no spot equal to a farm
for at once furnishing a competence and
enabling a woman to establish a beauti-
ful home and bring up her children no
bly,, If she has any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
DEBs' OFFER OF PEAcE.
he Makes His UItlmAtum for sattiarnu "a
OF the Strike.

CHICAGO, July 2-President Debs said
this afternoon. THE settlement VIII be
made on these terms only
"First-There must be an armiatice bee
tween Mr.. Pullman and his employee 8u
a basis satisfactory to the men tthey are
willing to accept a reasonable cgmpro-
mise) and all the men must be taken
back to work.
'aSecond-There must be an adjustment
between the railways and the strikers
all must be restored to their old positions
and no wages shall be cut; nor shall they
discriminate.
''Third-The general managers asaocia-
tion has made common cause with the
Pullman company and we cannot settle
with either side. There must ho an
agreement with both or none"
This statement was made after an iu-
terview with Mr. Peter Stnde baker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
HAS Az LAST HEARD or rr.

Cleveland Concludes That the strilro 1snst
AItogsther "NowspAPsr senHatioualiara.4
WAsHINGToN. July 2.-The president
who at first had been disposed 90 regard
the strike as existing to large extent lu
the minds Of what he calls tho aensa-
tional press, expressed himself, after
listening to Olney's official story, as Be-
lievinR the matter to be Of a very serious
character.
He declared that the government must
protect its own property, see chat ita
business is transacted and be ready fo
give prompt assistance wherever it
could legally do SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

CHICAGO, July 2-Lodge 2e3 of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive firemen at
Brighton Park, gave up their charter in
the old organization today and joined
the A R. T. The lodge included fremen
on the Chicago s. Alton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
rIL1rIA rnArS srorrnD.
Strikers at Springfield, III. Wonts Let th
Meiish 60 Through.

Msiiah SO Through.
-NGFIELD. Ill, July 2-Troubla
broke out on the Wabash railway here
today, the first instance being when tne
cannon ball train from Quincy was side
tracked This WAS followed up by the
regular mail train from Quincy Go Lag
fayette. Ind, being sidetrecked. Three
companies Of militia, of Jacksonville, of
Petersburg and of this city we're on
train and were held for five hours. They
were enroute for Decatur. The anNi-
neers said they would handle all mail
trains, but would not haul a single
militia man.
b. C. Winston Of ST. Louis ID here and
said it took the officials Of the road here
four hours to got out a car load of aup-
plies far the troops that had been switch
en- in between forty freight cars cy fhe
switchmen before they came out on the
strike. Pins were pulled and air
hose cut and all things done
70 hang up the train The engineer
of the other regular trains were pulled
off their cabs by railroad strikera, over
the heads of the soldiers, who offered nu
resistance. or aid 70 them Col. Culver
and three Of his officers got on the en-
gine of the militia train and started it
for Decatur. IL got stuck two miles out
for want Of water. but was finally gotten
out and on its way to Decatur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

CHICAGO, July 2. -Grahd Trunk Off
cials announced today that they would
be compelled to abandon the funeral
train service 70 Mount Olive This de-
cision was conveyed 10 the strikers and
a meeting was called to consider the
subject
A resolution was passed by the am-
ployes by which they agreed to operate
funeral trains and to prevent inierfer-
ence with them. A committee was aF-
pointed 10 wait on the officials and tell
them Of this decision
The committee reported that the COM
pany refused TO operate funeral trains
until it was allowed 10 run Pullman
sleepers on its other trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
TO WEAR WHITE RIBBoSs


CHICAGO. July AT their meeting to-
day the board Of directors Of the A. r.
L. passed "A resolution requesting every
man, woman and child ia Chicago in
sympathy with the strike, or engaged iu
it, to wear a wEite ribbon.
President Debs said. awe viii give up
this strike il this appeal 70 the public
does not result in our favor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
.RAILROAD My AID aIlNEna.
AZ DanvIIIs, HI. They Are United nns
5000 strong.

DANvILLE, Ill, July 2.-Affairs are in
a critical condition. There are 5000
striking miners and railroad men in Dah-
Vile, united and desperate. The local
authorities are utterly unable 10 cope
with fharn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED AT DENv


a. Santa E0 Train &HmN4 Am a A-A AAAANM
Chicago.
DENVER July al he situation in this
city SO far as the operation Of passenger
trains is concerned, shows some improve
ment today.
The usual morning trains were sent
out in all directions. The sgata 30
brought in a train from the east which
had been four days on the road from
CHICAGO The Union Pacific Cheyenne
train came in without sleeper, hut lhig
was because connections were missed
There was no train from the east from
the Rock Island. IL being tied mp at
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but they are not discharged, simply
being laid off for lack Of work and lack
Of money to keep the shops running
Manager Frey on the Outlook
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Continued on Eighth rage'l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

2.5O p. m--Ihe 2,1UO stTlKers az Blue
Island have overcome the 200 deputy
sheriffs and marshals. The latter gave
up the unequal battle and called for
state and federal aid. kilograms were
sent to United States District Attorney
Milchris, and Sheriff Gilbert asking that
the Fifteenth regiment, T. s A, (regu-
larsl from Fort Sheridan and the militia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

$3.50 p. President Debs received
this dispatch from General Master Work
man Sovereign, of the Knights of Labor
.Have / left anything undone. Am
willing to call general strike"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-22
CAUSE OF THE PANIC.

Most Republicans are in the habit of
attributing the cause of the panic in
1898 to the threat of Democratic tar
is relief to find a man whose opin-
ions command respect and whose posi-
ton in the business world gives them
weight, taking a different and common
sense view of it.
Mr. George B. Roberts, the president
giving his views to the Pittsbprg Dis
patch. We reproduce them, as they
are well worth careful consideration.
Mr.. Roberts said: 1.-THE recent panic,
which began in 1893. and the natural
result, an industrial depression, which
outgrowth of speculation in all kinds
Of securities representing no value. A
large mass of railroad securities and
of 'industrials' equally worthless had
been put upon the market and the fl
nancial panic was the legitimate re-
suit of the discovery of their worth
lessness; it was at first a bankers pam
ic, rather than commercial or indus
trial one.
cts first fruits were a paralysis of
our industries, from which the manu-
facturers of the country are now slow
~ recovering. / do not believe that
there will be a speedy or radical re-
bound from that depression, but 1 do
look for a gradual and general i'm
provement, which will be evidenced by
an active demand for paying invest
ments on the part of capitalists. Dur
ing the depression the money capital
of the country has been almost value
less, inasmuch as it brought its possess
sors practically no returns; it will now,
l think, be drawn into active uses and
will stimulate enterprise in many di-
rections, so that we may look for
greater activity in all branches of
trade and manufacture. So far as my
observation goes, there is already a
general return throughout the eoun-
/ try to manufacturing activity; the
manufacturers of iron are far more
active now than for a year past. II
| is true that prices are almost down
to cost, but there should be an i'm
provement in them. The relations be-
tween the prosperity of our railroad
system and the prosperity of onlr man
ufacturers in general, and iron manu-
facturers especially, are, of course
very intimate"
These are the views of a conserva-
tive man. They show that the people
are now beginning to think and not
merely to assert. 1t is most encour.
aging sign,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-22
THE SILVER QUESTION.

The Republican national committee
did not send Mckinley through Kansas
and Nebraska so much to air his tariff
theories as to combat what the CLIQUE
interests that control him call the finan-
cial heresy of silver reconciliation.
Mr.. Harrison sees nothing but the
glamor of "our administration" and
only refers to silver to damn it with
faint praise. Mr.. Reed solemnly post
pones reconciliation until after the
resurrection, while Mr.. Edmunds, at
least honest in his convictions, and
more clearly voicing the sentiment that
controls the Republican party, dubs
the silver agitation as rank anarchy,
and its advocates as combination OF
knaves and fools.
And yet Republican newspapers. like
the Tribune, continue to assert with
owlish gravity. that this party will rise
out of the ashes of corruption to carry
the banner of financial reform, and If
COMPOUNDED by the accumulation of evil
dence to the contrary, merely retort
that the Democratic party is no better
situated.
Fundamental reforms are invariably
accomplished by the masses, brought
into political unity by the interests in
yolved, and never by the ruling classes,
nor by party leaders who may usurp a
more or. less temporary supremacy. The
leaders are either irresistibly driven
onward by the force of popular opinion
or else left stranded on reefs they had
not the sagacity to perceive
But in so far as these perceptions
govern the money question in an indi-
vidual sense, it may with truth be said
that they affect both parties equally,
but as in the aggregate sense this per-
ception is. sectional. its solution must
come about on sectional lines. and 1t is
the division on these lines politically
that will determine which party is the