New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-14

troops guarding the lines. but United states
Marshal Arnold began reducing his force Oh
deputies
Judge Grosscup gave the Federal Grand Jury
additional instructions to-day, advising the'ii
that in case evidence should be presented, snow
ing that TIE mails were delayed ana interstate
commerce was inerfered with as the result VI
an agreement by railway officials or others III
order TO create public sympathy such asife
ment constituted a conspiracy, ana no fnatttI
how high in position The individuals High. pe
they were net exempt from Indictment and triai'
AZ far as can be learned the evidence when 'he
attorneys Of the American Railway Onl9h a't ,
that they ave has no. been presented " INV
Grand Jury.
Jacob s. Coxey addressed a large assemnlage
OF strikers last night at Nernai Han; for'E-srs
enth and Halstead sts. and occupied TWO noun
In educating his net scheme Of good roads ana
non-lnterest- bearing bonds He called upon an
workmen throughout the country to go on stiaNe
and march to Washington TO present tnsi S''''
ances before Congress. ,, ,
Several overflow meetings were heid IN nan =,
dozen places In the Stock Yards distfiCt las'
night by organizers of the knights OF i LABOR,
Nearly 1000 employees OF the big packing nou ,1,
were organized into sd asseInones an | No
American Railway Union. ,.. ,,,,,.
The militia were withdrawn from picket duty
last night. and the Chicago Hussats Pa. e,, va
guard AT the different entrances 10 the PACKING
houses.
STRIKE THREATENED ON TWO ROADS
A strike Of all the A. r. I. men employed
on the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul ana
Chicago and Northwestern railroads Is threat
ened because of the dismissal to-day OF thirty
two union switchmen and seven engineers on 'he
Northwestern, and one fireman and seven orake-
men on the 81. Paul road. The news OF ines ms
dismissals was conveyed tonight TO 900 railroad
men who met at Lincoln and West lndiana 81
by Vice-Preslden, Howard of the A. K |. Inc
strikers met to hear addresses ana rePoI,S " Nv
officers of the union Mr. Howard urged all the
men employed on those roads TO protect those
who had been discharged by gong our III
body tomorrow morning he caileu upon h , hna
TO stay out until not only all the men hau pesh
reinstated, but until all the non-union men WIZ
had taken their places had been ousted. WIN
one voice the men shouted that they wound
a storm Of indignation followed the declaration
Of Howard that General Manager Earring. OF the
st. Paul road had told the men discharged that
they would never be allowed to do another stroke
OF railroad work in the United states.
Unknown persons "grounded'' the special teic-
graph wire to the headquarters of the Isl KeEi-
ment in Kensington tonight. and all 'eiegraphlc
communications with the new camp mas been cur
off Because of this, Colonel Turner has doubled
the guards and patrols in anticipation OF an ac'
Of violence at some point tonight ~
Scores Of kilograms were received az 'h9 u ,
Hall headquarters Of the American halfway
Union this afternoon from a.! the union ,s ana
had been declared off. Other kilograms. basen
on the superstition that the statement SEM from
Chicago by press association declaring the
strike nositivelv and Internationally off was
true contained protests against a SURRENDER
The receipt Of these dispatches caused PRESIDENT
Debs and the other executive oinCeIs vi '"e -
r. IT, much trouble. To all the kilograms re-
plies were sent disclaiming any responsibility Tor
the statement about t.ie strike being on. and
telling all strikers 10 stay out and remain lirih
president Debs was first informed by a re-
porter for The United Press OF the General
Managers decision to return the proposition 81
the A. r. L. Ia Mayor Hopkins unopened anu
,,nanswere5 He had just finished making
speech to large body oil union railroad men, en-
ployed and strikers. Without expressing any
surprise he said:
The executive board Of the American Railway
Union will meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
and Immediately consider the action Of the railway
managers While not authorized TO say what
action will be taken | suppose this relectlon OF
our proposition means war to the death IL means
that the organization of railroad managers want 20
extermnate organization, and we VIII give them
q chance TO do II.