Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-19
TROOPS ORDERED AWAY
Gen. Miles Thinks the Situation at Chicago
Justifes It.
On His Advice the War Department
Sent the Order to Him Last
Evening.

Gen. Miles last night appended his sigma
ture to the general order removing federal
troops from Chicago. The infantry will
take trains for their respective posts while
the cavalry and artillery will march to
Fort Sheridan and remain there until such
time as Gen. Mil. IS thinks it best that they
be sent to their posts.
The order for breaking camp came from
the War Department last evening. after
Gen. Miles had Informed the department
that he thought the situation had so far
improved that 1t was perfectly safe to with
draw them from the city. The troops from
the east will return to their old stations
Last night Adjt. Gen. Orendorff issued an
order directing the entire second brigade
Illinois state troops, and the first battalion
of naval militia, on duty at Chicago, to pro-
coed to their homes at once. using special
trains. Col. Smith. in command of the
troops at Mounds Pulaski county. was also
wired to send his three companies to their
homes. This removes all the state troops
from duty. excepting 5000 in Chicago.
The Prisoners.
There was an affectiOnate meeting of Debs
his wife, sister and brother Theodore yes
terday in Cook county Jail. The lawyers
for the prisoners held a council in the morn
ing at the office of Mr.. Gregory. w. w. Ir-
win and w. A. Shoemaker of st. Paul. At
torney Argo of Iowa and Theodore Debs
were present. besides Mr.. Gregory. The con-
ference related to the conduct of the defense
In the contempt case when 1t comes up for
trial next Monday 1t was also decided to
have consultation in the afternoon with
the prisoners.
A request was made to United States Mar
shall Arnold to escort the defendants from
the Jail to his office so that a conference
could be held under more comfortable cir
cumstances. The request was acceded to.
and shortly before O'Clock the four railway
hale the free air for two hours. After their
return to jail the prisoners spent the rest
OF the day and night writing and reading
the papers. kilograms and special delivery
letters were received by Debs until a late
hour.
Theodore Debs was asked last night
what the four prisoners would 90 IL they
were found guilty Of contempt AMI given
the option OF fine. He answered: TT is
In the discretion OF the court to impose a
fine alone. fine and Imprisonment. or i'm
prisonment alone. II the judgment Is a
fine or imprisonment in default. my brother
and the others will pay the fine. There is
no principle involved as in the present case
OF giving additional bail. All of them will
stay where they are until next Monday
morning at least They may have to stay
longer ,.s.. -, n-.
The Strikes Progress.
doscuCc VI DlTeCtOrS hogan ana
Goodwin in the northwest. and on account
OF the imprisonment of four others. there
wan moi quorum in the executive board
available yesterday. Director Burns prac-
tically had charge Of affairs. although the
prisoners were consulted and issued direc-
lions In regard to the strike outside Chi
cago.r At Uhlich's Hall the road commit
tees reported that the, union was not losing
ground In Chicago. Director Burns ad-
dressing mass meeting of strikers after
ward said: THE western roads are badly
crippled and We are going to win II they
put 5000 of US In Jail"
The shops at Pullman will probably be
opened in a few days. but the strikers
by large majority do not intend to re-
turn TO work at the reduced scale of wages
until they are forced to do so by the panKs
Of hunger or the approach of winter The
total number Of applications received by the
Pullman company from strikers who want
to return to work Is seventy-dve
Thomas Moran. the striker who was ar
rested Tuesday for derailing the limited
express on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
was held to the grand jury. under ball of
1000. by Commissioner Hoyne yesterday.
-Four deputy United States marshals who
were witnesses to the deed testified that as
the train was crossing a switch Moran
turned the switch and threw two Pullmans
which were on the rear Of the train from
the rails The cases Of thirty -eight alleged
rioters. set for trial in the commissioners
office. were postponed to July o.