The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-17
He Tells Them They Will Yet Win the
Strike and Hints at Tying Up
Railways at New Points.
PULLMAN MEN SURRENDER
Most of the Strikers Anxious to
Return to Work.
Danville Rioters Take Advantage OF the
Departure of the Illinois Militia
Strike News from Various Places.

CHICAGO July 16.-Eugene V. Debs Is
still optimistic. He persists in telling his
followers that they bound to win the
strike but the odds are now overwhelming
ly against the A. X. L.. This morning Mr..
DeDs said: 1--WE have no means conceded
that the strike is lost at Chicago. The men
who are out here are still enthusiastic, and
from what 1 saw in addressing several
thousand of them yesterday / am satisfied
that the cause is not lost. Hereafter we
are not going to make our plans public
before they are executed. L am strongly
Of the opinion that the A. r. L. will give
evidence of its strength here by moves mat
will be made by railway employees very
soon.''
At noon to-day strikers headquarters in
Uhlich's Hall were being enlivened as
much as possible by speech making. About
80 were present. Mr.. Debs himself par
ticipated in the oratory. He confined his
remarks largely to roasting" the news
papers. Debs charged the General Man
ayers Association with abnormal lack of
veracity. THE strike is not over" he de-
clared. 1--WE are going to win. The rail-
roads are running freight trains, but they
are carrying little freight. Three months
more OF this sort of thing and every rail-
road in Chicago will be bankrupt, The
strike is still and will be on until We
win" Aside from the crowd attracted by
the addresses the A. r. u. headquarters
appeared almost deserted to-day. Now and
then missionary drifted into the office
a committeeman appeared to make his
report. but the usual crowd of the curious
and the hustle heretofore pervading the
place were lacking.
Mayor Hopkins said this morning that
the statement that some of the troops do
ing strike duty in the city would be sent
home by him to-day was without founda-
ton. None would be ordered home to-day
though possibly some of the outside COM
panies would be sent home tomorrow.
Marshal Arnold discharged few OF his
deputies to-day, but made no material
sultation with General Miles regarding the
removal OF part OF the federal troops from
the city, and 1t was agreed that the troops
of this week. II believe" said the mar
shall. to-day. that If the troops and Dept
would break ont again 7 shall keen nv
force in the field until the strike is ended
finally and business has resumed its usual
course. 1 advised General Miles to keep
all the troops here until tomorrow or next
The police received information that
raid by a mob was planned for the yards
to-day, for the purpose of stopping work
In the packing houses. force of five
Was ScCTeltu ABOUT the
yards, to be kept on duty all day. Armour.
Swift and Morris began Strengthening to-day
without being disturbed by anybody. They
were each running about quarter of their
usual force under military guard Fully
fifteen hundred unskilled workmen applied
for work at these houses to-day, and a
few of them were engaged. There was no
sign of disturbance. Ten switch engines
were working about the yards in spite of
the fact that ten engineers failed to re-
port this morning.
All the operatives in the Frazier & Chal-
mers works. who struck the other day i'm
obedience TO Sovereign's order, went back
to work to-day