The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-13

iAS FioPNlIY. 1h~@S l'~i1e'A - -
are to equally apply against all
unlawful combinations Of capital
lists who form against the people
Of the civil governments of state
and nation.
DEBS UNDER ARREST.
CHICAGO, July Io.-Tlle fed
eral grand jury, after receiving
the charge Of Judge Crosscup this
afternoon, returned indictments
against Eugene V. Debs, presi
dent OF the American Railway
Union; George w. Howard, its
vice president; Sylvester Keliher,
secretary, and L. w. Rogers, one
of its directors, and shortly there
after the men were arrested.
They were charged with con-
spiracy to commit an unlawful
act in attempting to block the
progress Of the United States
mails. Joined i'll the indictment
with the four leaders of the rail
way union was James Murwin,
the Rock Island striker who
threw the switch which derailed
a mail train at Blue Island Oh
the night Of June 80. Debs,
Howard, keliller and Rogers
were taken to the office Of Dis
triCt Attorney Milchrist irnne-
diatcly after their arrest, and
after a few hours detention were
released Oh bail by Judge Cross
c1p, their bonds being $500
each.
While waiting for bail to be
arranged, III an interview Dcbs
said: owe have been placed
under arrest to answer to al III
dictnent found against us by the
federal grand jury, Oh which we
are accused of conspiracy to com-
nit, and Of committing ofIenses
against the United States by OBJ
structi1g ard i1ltercepting the
mails of the country. Since l
have been brought here, l have
been informed officers Of the
court have gone to oar head
quarters and taken my personal
correspondence and some Of the
records Of the American Railway
Union. I do not know by what
right this act has been commit
ted. 1t seems to me to be an
infamous outrage. Not only
did they take my personal effects
and papers, but carried with them
my unopened mail. It is an
outrage, and you call this a free
country. It seems to me not
compatible with the stars and
stripes. 1t is no longer a CUES
ton of right in this country, but
a question of force, and resolute
force at tnat.
U. S. TROOPS AT SACRAMENTO.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10
There are many conservative
men Of affairs here who say and
believe that tomorrow will de-
velop desperate conflict between
the federal soldiers and the strik-
ing A. r. y. men and their
allies. Sacramento is the threat
ening point. The seriousness Of
the situation is shown in the
warIilze precaution that the army
authorities have taken. Up to
II o'clock this morning the fed
eral authorities had made every
move in secret, At about that
hour the big ferry steamer Ala
media steamed to Preside wharf.
Two troops of cavalry and five
batteries of light artillery were
rushed on board. Catling guns
and two Hotcl1kiss canons were
i'll evidence and Col. Graham,
colnnlandant at Preside, was
personally in command Of the
The Alameda with
her formidable looking cargo
started to Mare island. There
800 marines were taken On board
and all transferred to two river
steamers and started to Sacra-
mento. One troop of cavalry
was landed on each bank Of the
river and will march to Sacra-
mellto as an advance guard.
This afternoon the crews from
TIE Charleston, Monterey, The
It's, Marion and independence
were landed at Mare island for
riot drill. They comprise about
500 men and will leave for Oak
land tonight. i