The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-15
Debs Is Still Ont, but the Rail-
roads Are Running.
SOVEREIGN GOES HOME IOWA
The Southern Pacific Rapidly Restor-
ing Its Train Service.
Fer Time Travel I'm Northern Cali
forniA VIII BE Suspended az Night
Leader Knox. of Sacramento, Ar
rested for Wrecking . Train.


when asked about the refusal of the rail-
way managers 20 entertain Mr.. Debs'
proposition, said To-Day; II regret it very
much. II was bad FOR the railways, bad
Tor the men and bad for the public inter
ests. it will, however, have no effect
upon the action taken by the federation in
declining TO order strike" Mayor Hop
kins said II think the railroad companies
fair offer. in the interests of peace. law and
order. OF course. they know their busi-
ness better than do
Several butchers, who have taken the
places OF stock yards strikers, were as
saulted this morning while on their way
10 work, none of them being seriously i'm
jured. Little shipping is being done. and
packers have notified Eastern buyers that
aIl the shipping for the present will be at
tho owners risk. This announcement has
the effect of cutting of a large volume OF
Eastern trade.
Chicago Is rapidly resuming its normal
condition. The action of the conference
Of the Federation of Labor yesterday
afternoon, supplemented BY the meeting
of the Building and Trades Assembly, at
which il was resolved to resume work at
blow TO the Pullman boycott. OF course.
Dehs and Sovereign say they are going TO
fight 10 the bitter end. Debs goes SO far
as 10 say that he viii tie up every road in
the United States, but he also said in
speech to 500 strikers last night: The
only thing that now remains for us TO ac-
eomplish is to get you boys back at your
work. | hope, boys, 20 see the day come
fah.
will be ready to lay down his work to fight
for the right of any body of brothers who
are being wronged Not untifyou are ready
to do this can labor make any demands on
capital" This statement is accepted as an
acknowledgment of defeat For the most
part the railroads are taking employees rs
fast as they apply, but are not discharging
the new men. The strikers who are un-
able 10 secure reinstatement are insisting
upon continuing the struggle.
The board Of directors of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid Association adopted
resolutions today indorsing the action OF
Grand Master Miles w. Barrett In dis
countenancing the strike. Grand Chief
Stevenson and Secretary Ronsmun, Of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, repre-
senting, they claim, 1000 men. today an
nounced themselves in sympathy with the
American Railway Union, and sent tele-
grams TO the local unions authorizing
them TO go out on a sympathetic strike u
they see tit. The executive committee OF
the American Railway Union has decided
to send out six men, and rs many directors
as can be spared. to work up sentiment in
favor of the American Railway Union.
Grand Chief Bovine. OF the Railway Track
mems Association, has offered the Ameri-
can Railway Union the services Of his
association in any way required. About
100 members have already struck.
The executive council of the Federation
of Labor finished its work tonight and adj
iourned. Little information was given
out except that the council had decided 10
appropriate $500 toward Mr.. Debs' defense
fund A mass of routine business was dis
posed o..
President Debs retired TO his room early,
and declined 20 see any one. His repre-
sentative said he had nothing to say in
addition to what was given out. Grand
Master Workman Sovereign, of the
Knights of Labor, left this evening for
Des Moines, without making any further
orders in regard to the strike. Everything
in the city is quiet tonight. and there have
been no developments in the ''tie-up."
announced for today. which failed to
InaterialiEe.
A summons was served today on Debs,
Keliher. Rogers and Howard. officers Of
the American Railway Union, by the
United States circuit court for the West
ern district of Pennsylvania. TO appear in
August and answer iniormations fled
against them. The trouble is the same as
i'm the court here, under which the In
junction Of Judges Wood and Grosscup
vas issued.