The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-16
ALLIED TRADES WITH THEM.
THEY WILL CITE THEIR SUPPORT
 TO THE RAILWAY UNION.

While They Do Not Believe in Going Out
 On Strike They Will Give Finynciai As-
 sistance-PresidentG Gompors Roundiy De-
 nounced at the Meeting.
 Chicago, July 15.-Thls was the quietest day in the history of the rail- road strike. The American Railway union people devoted the day mainly to encouraging their followers to stand firm, and appealing to those not In the ranks of the strikers to join in the movement. The railroad men, employed and unemployed, attended the meeting in large numbers, and there was no wavering or lack of enthusiasm. es- pecially when Messrs. Debs and How ard were the orators.
 A brief meeting of the executive board was held In the morning to hear reports from committees representing their re- spective roads as to the condition of the strike and organization. Only few committees reported. They claimed ac- sessions to the ranks and many new members enrolled who were at work but could be relied upon to go out when ordered.
 The state and national troops, deputy marshals and police had little to do except to rest on their arms and watch I., 70 ,tcrn yNh gregated wherever there was military camp.
 The telegrams received from the Rail- way union officers from their organizers and strike leaders in the western states indicates that there was more of rail- road strike on the transcontinental lines outside of Chicago than here and the strength of the union is expected to be concentrated at those points.
 The decision of the American Fedora tion of Labor to the effect that no actual support would be given to the American Railway union strike was virtually an- nulled so far as the local trades unions are concerned, by meetings held this afternoon and evening at Bricklayers' hall In the afternoon the trades and
 
 labor organizations in Cook county, af- filiated with the Federation, together with several outside organizations, such as the brickmakers, resolved to support the American Railway union under all circumstances with financial assistance and by all other means. It was the sense of the meeting that to strike at present would do no good to the union and for this reason no positive action in this respect was, taken. .-, .t
 During the meeting the action of President Gompers in striving to de- feat the object of the strike was bit terly condemned and the president of the federation was attacked upon all sides. The name of President Cleveland was jeered and hissed at both the meet ing of the assembly and at the meet ing tonight. The president of the Sin gle Tax club of Cook county was vir- tually hissed himself off the platform because of an ambiguous reference to Cleveland, which was taken as an en- dorsement.
 The endorsement by the trades and labor assembly is considered a most valuable aid to the American Railway union, as the body controls over 103,00O men, included in which are the affili- ated orders of the building and trades council, which through President Ryan Ryan renounced all connection with the Pullman boycotters and strikers. The night meeting was held for the purpose of ratifying the action of the Spring field convention. The mention of Debs' name called forth the most vociferous applause and those present were unani- nous in endorsement of the American Railway union leader and his methods
 It has just developed that Chairman Heathcote of the committee of strikers at Pullman, sent a letter Thursday to President Debs, of the American Rail- way Union, asking him to call off the boycott and strike. No answer has been returned as yet. It is given out that the request of the Pullman strikers to declare the boycott off and permit them to return to work was the real cause of the sending of the conciliatory proposi- tion to the general managers. The ma jority of the Pullman employees are anxious to return to work.
 Fargo, s. D., July 15.-The Northern Pacific strike situation is more compli- cated tonight than for the past week. The members of the Switchmen's Mu- tual Aid association, who had returned to work, all struck at o'clock. The re- port of the shooting of Engineer Mar tin, non-union man, and his fireman out in the Bad Lands, Montana, was confirmed. tonight. A cowboy rode up to the train and shot both Both men are said to have died. Martin was con- sidered . leader for the company against the American Railway union. A committee of Minnesota Farmers Ali ahce men conferred with the Ameri- can Railway union and assured them of provisions and money.
 TROUBLE CAUSED BY RIOTERS, Switches Were Thrown and Freight Trains