Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-07-19

killed and Privates Byrns, Lubberding and
Clark met with similar fate. Private Daum
Ter, who was also In the engine when 1t upset,
was seriously injured about the head. PrL
vate Ellis was hurt internally apd Is likely to
die. The men were all on the engine ~
guards. The Pullmans did not 60 down.
Tho officers Of the A. R. U. declare thai
the men did not do the deed. Three meu
have been arrested on suspicion. Tho sol
diers are very bitter against the strikers and
will be glad Of . chance to hght.
No other trains were sent out during the
day.
Acting under instructions Of General Ora
ham, o detachment of soldiers visited the
headquarters of the strikers and seized num-
ber Of rifles and shotguns. No resistance wa
offered by the strikers.
An attempt to run trains from Oakland wal
foled by the strikers. Marines from the navy
yard had not yet arrived. At Los Angeles
tho blockade appears to be completely broken.
There was talk OF arbitration on the 18th
John W. Hayes called upon President Cleye
land and asked him to appoint commission
as provided for by the O'Neill act Of 1888 k
inquire into the causes Of the strike. Tht
President finally agreed to do so, stipulating
however, that all violence on the part OF tht
strikers must cease. This arbitration com
mittee Is to consist of two men appointed by
the President, and the commissioner OF labor
The commission has power 10 summon wit
nesses, and having Investigated the causes de
clare what should be done to settle the mat
ter. The committee has no power, however,
to enforce settlement.
The Pullman employees who caused tht
strike have agreed to request President Deb
to declare the boycott off. Debs expressed
himself as still very hopeful Of success In the
boycott.
The military authorities at Sacramento were
| very aggressive and any one offering insults
| to soldiers were arrested. A number Of sus
| pIcious characters werc arrested along the
railroad. 1t Is believed that the leader Of the
men who wrecked the train Wednesday have
been caught. Heavy rewards have been
offered by the railroad and the government.
Strikers were rotous at Oakland, and foiled
any attempts to run trains. In the evening
$50 marines from Mare Island arrived and the
disturbance ceased. Trains will probably be
run Friday.
The Federation of Labor executive commit
| tee, after being In session all day and until
midnight, adjourned until Friday morning
without reaching an agreement A dispatch
was sent to Mr.. Cleveland asking him to com.
| to Chicago or send representative to aid 10
settling the great contest.
Friday morning President Debs submitted
to the railway managers q proposition to de
clare the boycott of II they would re-employ
all their men. The managers refused to lis
ten to Mr.. Debs, saying that As far a. they
were concern ed the strike was already . thing
Of the past.
Debs then said that the strike was still on
and that the Union would make itself fell
still more. Sovereign says that he will stand
by Debs.
The Federation of Labor this morning de
cided that 1t was inexpedlent To order strike
at this time In support Of the A. r. U. They.
however, expressed sympathy with the strike
and appropriated 81, 600 to defend Mr.. Deba
in his coming trial.
Judge Grosscup gave further instructions
to the grand jury at Chicago. He directed
them to investigate the charges that the gen.
eral managers had conspired to run no traini
until the strike was crushed out. He said
that If they did SO they were guilty Of con.
spiracy under the law.
| The A. r. U. men at Albuquerque have
voted TO return to work.
Regular soldiers at Sacramento were fired
upon Friday morning while guarding train.
They returned tho fire and one man in the
crowd was killed. Several were wounded.
| United States Marshal Baldwin rode through
the streets at the head Of company Of cav
airy and ordered the citizens to their homes.
Martial law actually prevails.
| A few trains were started out guarded by
soldiers.
At Oakland the yards on the mole arc now
under the protection of q force of LOCO
United States marines, state militiamen and
deputies. Tho force has been sufficient to
overawe the strikers and to-day there was no
further violence.
Reports from San Francisco on the 18th,
stated that trains were running to all points,
but most OF them were guarded by soldiers.
The officers Of the American Railway Union
determined on the 18th to make vigorous ef.
forts to revive the strike. A number of men
were sent out to work with the men at varioua
points in the West.
Ata meeting Of strike sympathlxers Debi
said: "The strike is now-right pow-more
prosperous and moro encouraging than ever
before. We can and must win. The men
who have gone to work will again come back
to us and Victory is ours. Chief Arthur OF
the engineers Is o scab jobber, and he will 90
down lin shistory as a traitor to organized
labor. He instructs his men to work with
scabs and tells them that scabbing 10 honor.
able. He 10 a tool in the hands Of the general
managers"
Chief Arthur says that Brotherhood men
must not take the places of A. r U. engineer
but II a Brotherhood man strikes another may
take his place.
The government bull ding at Chicago \
| guarded by troops and cannon.