The Dickinson press., 1894-07-14
the enc issued in relation to Chicago.

the enc issued in relation to Chicago.
REVIEW OF THE STRIKE.
The Situation ns Reported Tram Inn
portnnt Railroad Centers.
Chicago, July 0.-The present strike of
railroad employees in Chicago and the
entire country according to recent re-
ports, is not to I've confined to Il Settle
ment of the strike of the employees of
the Pullman Palace Car company. 1t is
the intention of the A. II. U. to force a
settlement of the wage question OH all
railroads where they are organized be-
fore they agree to the final settlement of
the present strike. President Debs said
last night that the report of complica-
tion of the grievances now existing was
in part true. ''In some parts of the
country our local unions will demand n
readjustment of the wage scale before
they return to work." he said, "but this
demand will not be general, nor is it made
q part of the issue in the present struggle.
1n many places, however, where the wage
scale has been lowered so far that the
men can no longer stand it the unions will
not return to work until they get some
satisfaction in that line
San Francisco, July 9.-Local trains
were run from Los Angeles over both
Southern Pacific aAd Santa Fe lines, the
latter starting another with one Pull.
man attached. A train also arrived at
Los Angeles from Albuquerque with u
Pullman. 1t is reported ut Los Angeles
that the government will take steps to
compel the railroad to move freight as
well Us passenger trains. Reports from
Oakland and Sacramento are to the eff
feet that everything is quiet. There is
no word of federal troops having yet
been ordered to either of these points.
Chicago. July 11-Grand Master Work.
man Sovereign was engaged in writing
IN official order, which will call out to-
day every member of the knights of
Labor in the United States.
"Ihe present Industrial crisis" slid Mr.
Sovereign, demands drastic measures
All true laboring men must rally to the
standard Of union labor. This action on
the part of our organization has not been
taken without careful consideration, and
We are ready to abide by the result. This
order will probably effect about 1,OOO.OOO
men. There are thousands Of working
,Een in the country who have been men,
bers of our organization, but who are
rot now actively identified with it.
am confident that such men will rally to
cur standard at this time. g
n,I,s eo;1 tl,o< Il;
Of Chicago would be completely tied up
This trouble has gone beyond my con-
troll completely and beyond the control
of the railway union, 1t is possible that
the committee that Seeks to settle the
trcl ble by arbitration may be able to do
something, but | very much doubt it.
1t certainly looks rs il gigantic strike
was sure to come. So far as the cause
of the American Railway union is con-
ccrncd, things look brighter to-day than
ever. The strike is on and there is now
no violence That is what we have most
to fear, the deprcdations of mobs, who
are really not connected with our strug-
gle With SO MANY con panies of malitia
ltrc, though, there will not be much vio-
lenoe. The greater strike is practically
sure to come now. but hope it will be
cor Quoted pcaceably and quietly"
The blockade ut the stock yards was
raised to-day, when Armour, Swift e.
Morris sent ont train of iifty-fve cars
of meat early this morning. The train
went through the yards without obstruc-
ton, being the first TO leave since July
4. The stock yards cOmpany's tracks
were clear, and another train was pre-
pared for shipment East later. The re-
ceipts ut the yards to-day consisted Of
fifty cattle and 5000 sheep.
San Francisco. July 1.-THE crisis ut
Sacramento will be reached in IL day or
two, for United States troops left for
that city early this morning. The troops
were armed and equipped as if they We're
going out for campaign that meant
much more than display of their forms.
The purpose is to move trains at all
hazards when the regulars reach the cap
ital. Some of the strikers have deadly
weapons and an intention to use them, if
necessary, to prevent their plans from
being overcome. If resistance is offered
to the United States soldiers the proba-
bilities are that there will be slaughter ut
edly obey orders and the orders will be
like those which resulted in death and
bloodshcd ut Chicago. The troops are
going prepared for seigc.
Chicago, July 1.-THE federal grand
Jury after receiving the instructions of
United States Judge Grosscup returned
indictments against Eugene ', Debs,
president of the American Railway
union: George w. Howard, its vice pres
ident; Sylvester Kcleher, secretary, and
L. w. Rogers, one of its directors. and
shortly thereafter the four men were ar-
raisned. They are charged with con-
spiracy to commit an unlawful act, that
is, to block the progress of the United
States mails.
Joined i'll the Indictment with the four
leaders of the railway union was James
Merwin. the Rock Island striker who
threw the switch which dcrailcd mail
train ut Blue Island on the night of
June 80. Dcbs. Howard, Ielclcr and
Rogers were taken into the office of
District Attorney Milchrist Immediately
after their arrest, and, after few hours
detention. We're released on bail by Judge
Grosscup, their bonds being $1,000 each.
The federal grand jury spent but u
short time on the case of Debs and the
other leaders of the strike. The case
against them for conspiracy had been pre-
pared some days ago by Attorneys Mil
christ and Walker, and the grand jury
had not been ut work two hours when
the Indictment was ready to be presented
to the court. 1t was based on some of
the public uttcrances of Dcbs and the
other leaders, and this was clinched by
the original orders in writing sent out by
Dcbs directing men OH the different rail
ways to quit their work and thus stop
ping the running of all mail trains. a
large number Of kilograms sent by Dcbs
and from his headquarters giving direc-
tions which extended the blockade of the
trains were submitted to the grand jury
by T.. Nj. Milford, manager of the West
crn Union Telegraph Company, under 4
subpoena issued by the United States
court, Judge Grosscup overruling the tel
egraph co;npany's protest that the mes
SaScS were ,,rivilpral tlOcunpOts md nx.