Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-16
CHICAGO STREET SCENES
How the Debsitss snd Anti Debsites Are
Distinguished.
A West Point Cadet Who Commanded
II
His F.ther-Freq.c.cy of Extras
Some Economies.


CHICAGO. July 14.-When Eugene V.
Debs endeavored to, separate the sheep
from the goats he adopted the device Of
| having those who sympathized with his
efforts wear a scrap Of white ribbon con-
spicuously, and as a result a considerable per-
centase of this city's population Is SO dec
GRATED, the men usually having the ribbon
| on a coat lapel while the women wear 1t
| at the throat or on the breast Since the
| rioting became such a prominent feature
| of the strike some one who was an anti
| striker conceived the idea of wearing-as
| did many Washingtonians and others on
! Flag day-a miniature of the stars and
| stripes. The notion popular from the
start and now you will meet thousands of
| Chicasoans of each sex who continually
| display the national colors. Division be-
tween the Debsites and the non-DebsItes
| Is therefore clearly established. By their
ribbons We shall know them. A writer in
the Railway Times. the official organ Of
the American Railway Union. calls the flag
| wearing the latest dodge Of the enemy"
| He insists that 1.-The flag Of freedom Of
| democracy. of popular rule should not be
abandoned to those whom he denounces as
| adversaries Of the people, and calls upon
| the Debsltes to wear both the flag and the
white ribbon, the former being uppermost
In concluding his appeal he says: Let the
| two badges together tell the story of your
| struggle in behalf Of your down-trodden
brothers in Pullman. You are fighting for
| principle and for the interests Of justice to
men whom most of you have never SEEN
| This lifts your battle high above the plane
| of ordinary strikes for the betterment of
| the strikers position. A sympathetic strike
| marks a new era In the labor movement,
an era whose motto will be solidarity, that
| the injury Of one Is the concern Of all.
| Such a spirit will inevitably bring you VIC
| tory; even defeat In such a cause Is vic
| tory. Let our national flag. the tri-color Of
| liberty. equality and fraternity, indicate
| what you struggle to bring forward. and
| let the white ribbon of peace indicate the
methods by which you propose to usher in
| the new era Of human progress" But no.
| body seems to be taking the advice. Which
| brings up a nearly related matter Of some
| interest
| In every issue of the daily bulletin Of the
| Railway Times has been some sCrt of a re-
quest to strikers to keep the peace and many
| disavowals of the violence that has un-
| fortunately been so conspicuous. Yet there
must somewhere be insincerity. for the off,
| cal organ of the strikers makes merry over
| an occurrence in which the liberty and
| physical self of one person was assaiied as
! surely as though his ASSISTANTS had been
| armed. The story was about the boycott
| which some of the newsboys nave inaugu-
| rated against the Tribune. Inter-Ocean. Her
| aid. Pest and JournaEpapers that hit from
|
| ms. says Editor Debs, carried only the
| Times, Record and the strike bulletin. a
| big fellow of twenty: years, who had been
sent out by the boycotted papers, was
promptly pouncef uPen at the head of News
| alley. a little Chap III ten sprang upon his
! back and in a twinkling he was right
| fanked. left-flanked and hemmed in His
papers We're trahpdd in the mud and a
| dozen grimy little fists used him up eff
| fectually couple of big ones could have
done. He shook off his assailants and fled
| like deer. followed by the derisive yels OF
the victors." If that is not encouraging the
young idea Nhow 70 act during a strike will
some one please say what 1t is?
| But there are at least two edges to that
| boycott business. 1 have seen scores OF
] men refuse to buy any kind of a paper from
The hoy WINS ..BOss." 81
2 While the West Point cadets were visit
ing the worlds fair enc Of the cadet COM
panies was commanded by Cadet Capt.
| Conrad. In an evil moment it entered into
the head of that young gentleman to steal
out of camp and up to the city. He was
| found out, tried. and was finally sentenced
to suspension for one year. which term will
be up in August Out Of these happenings
curious state of affairs has come to pass.
for ex-Cadet Capt. Conrad. having idle
| time on his hands, engaged as an assistant
| United States marshal, and was given
charge of twe1ty-six deRties. To sup
port this civilian force. and to do the bid
| ding of its leader. company of the fif-
teenth United States infantry was ordered.
| and 1t so happened that the detail was
| company c, which is commanded by Capt.
| Conrad, father Of the ex-cadet captain. The
| son Is therefore on top of the heap, and
| orders his father around as he pleases.
| Now. 1t so happened that there was trouble
| in Spring Valley the other day. Miners
| were abusing those who disagreed with
| them, and there was mucn wrecking of
| property. EX-Cadet Capt. Conrad was sent
to quell the disturbance. and when he went
as he did in hurry-he took with him
| Capt. Conrad, United States army, and
| company c. fifteenth infantry. Rocks were
| thrown al the eX-cadet captain and at his
subordinate-Capt. Conrad. United States
| army-and there was steady increase in
| violence until ex-Cadet Capt Conrad re-
| marked to Capt. Conrad, United States
| army, that it would be just as well for the
| troops to open fire. Capt. Conrad, United
| States army, obeyed the order given him by
his son. and the result was much OF
| death ard wounding that Spring Valley has
been tolerabiy well behaved ever since.
| But after the coming of August ex-Cadet
Capt Conrad will not be giving many or
ders to Capt Conrad. United States army.
"Here's Yer 'Extry.'"
A dweller in Chicago at this time will
forever be hardened to the cry of Extra. "
for here there is no cessation to that YELL
no moment of peace from daylight until IL
| is almost time for daylight to come again.
Whether anything particular has happened
or not the extra" keeps on putting in re-
newed appearance. First it forecasts the
doings of the day, then II announces a
change in the program, then it denies that
any change was ever contemplated and ar
hour later declares most positively that
| nothing has occurred will occur until !
| p m. Of the following day. But its extra
| editions keep on coming just the same, and
| people who are recent arrivals keep on buy
ing them until there Is threat of bank
ruptcy An extra on Renewed Rioting al
the Stock Yards" generally tells you that
| 1t has exclusive Information to the effect
that II all the men in the yards strike and
are determined to keep everybody else out
and new men try to; force their way, and
thus cause a collision, there will surely be
riot, and the troops and the police and the
deputy marshals will all be there, and there
will be great abig, murderous blood-be
| spattered sort of a time.
For Mr.. Aolman's Eye.
The picayunish manner in which some OF
the executive DEPARTMENTS are run was
never better Illustrated than when Col
Martin, Gen. Miles chief Of staff. was com
PEELED to telegraph the authorities at Wash
ington for a few dollars out Of a contingent
or some other fund. to be disbursed in the