The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-20

The full list ~ indictments follows:
Eugene v Dcb> George ". Howard.
Sylvester kclihar. L. W Rogers. James
MerN in Lloyd IIodgkin> 4. Paizvbl:.
H. Elm. James Harmon. Vim smith.
John Nesterbrook. Edward O'Ncil.
Charles Mailer. John Duffy VIM. Me-
Cullen. + shelby. Fred ke-chan AMI
John W. Doyle
An with the exception ~ the first
four had been arrested and taken he
forr United States Commissioner
Hoyne. prior ~ the returning %. the
indictments. and are out on bail They
ARE accused ~ interfering with the
business 81 the United States. oh~t-uct-
ing the mails and also ~ preventing
aui hindering the execution ~ the
laws az the United states The stat
uies under : hich they are Indicted are
a. follows.
IL TWO or marC person, coa~p re - commit
sll 0rcnse against the Vuifei states "a ANY
manner 1r f5r Anv nurp1>e and one or no-r q.
~arh r-sr~0as lln 4ly aet -9 eject the oplccf ~
such conspiracy an toe persons - such con-
spir4cv shan . liahi. o. penalty ~ MT less
than A. on w more than sia nfJ. aud iirpri>01-
rneut not more than twp wears
Iftwo Or more persons IN any state or TERRI
tory ccuspire ~ overthrow. put down or 10 de-
~troy Or forc- The government NJ the va.'ec
States. 10 levy war against Them Of % oppose
D. force the authorities thereof Or by force ~
prevent. hinder or delay the execution ~ any
law of the United state or By force 10 seize.
take or pO~~e>< any property Of the InftcS
States contrzry 20 the authority thereof. each
n them shall be punishable by nne Of nos
les than srp and not more than e. sD. or %
Imprisonment. Mlsh or without the foregoing
fine. with hard labor. for period % not less
than six months not more than six years. OF
both
Organized labor was prompt to strike
hack at the latest manifestation of
federal power and authority. Hardly
had the word been flashed across the
half mile of intervening ground be-
tween the government building and
labor headquarters that indictments
had been returned and warrants for
Debs and his associates placed in the
hands of tbs. officers Of the law when
the committee appointed BY the trades
and labor associations Of the city to
urge upon the Pullman company the
siesirability ~ submitting the dispute
with its ex-employes To- arbitration,
and which had been endowed with
al ,-ratic authority in the event If a
refusal being returned. attached their
sigma lures To the order calling out
every union man in the city from mid
night
Almost before the ink was dry on
this document. General Master Work
man Sovereign 81 the Knights ~ La
Dor placed the official seal If the order
upon a manifesto addressed to mem
hers Of the organization throughout
the country. declaring that crisis had
been reached in the affair~ ~ the ma
tion that endangered the peace ~ the
republic. that the hameS If di~cori
were being purpp>~iy famed b. the
railroad cor DDrations AZ the risk ~ the
life ~ the government and appealing
10 the osler. and through il tp the
people 20 Las down the implements ~
toll fyr short seasnr. and under the
banner " peace AMI with patriotic i'm
pull. 70 create through peareable as
~cranlage healthy public sentiment
in favor ~ the amicaDie settlement Of
the issues involved
The mar ifesto was epuched in some
what qualified terms. for while in one
portion II appealed 20 the order, as
though IT, executive officer was at the
moment of writing little doubtful Of
hi> grounl vr the scope ~ hi> author
its. II later on specifically requested
the membership not To return e. their
usual asscati0ns until a settlement 81
the pending trouble had been made
known through authentic sources.
This order. or request. or whatever il
might properly L. designated. was
wired at once u the officers ~ every
district assembly throughout the
country with Instructions looking 70
its imnl sliate transmission to the ex-
ecutive heads ~ each local assembly
The ,rganization II the knights and
IT, means ~ communicating with the
Individual membership j. - perfect
that il was the opinion AZ hcadquarter,
that every knight ~ Labor IN the Lame
woriG b. made acquainted with th,
utifratum rs the midnight hour
AROUND the town cine news ~ the ar
rt-i while il intensified fhr strained
feeling already referred To failed n
pr~irce any pronounced manifesto.
mons ei.her NJ approval or Indignation
irppie who had be-n assuring one an
other that the arrest ~ Mr.. Deb> would
IT, the signal for movement ~ III,
masses Upon tie building in which TX
might ~ temporarily confined. proved
themselves false prophets for althpugs
The announcement ~ IN. Al rests was
spr4ad broadcast bv word -of-rDutl
sud through the extras ~ evening
papers the interior and surrounding
of the government building nrr .rntet
the usual quiet appearance.