The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-20
DYING az INCHES S.
Tho Great >ttke ~ fnforre the Pull mas.
boycott believed 90 De >faring ~ siose
thc Crisis a. safely as~ssst and fhe
supremacy OF Law over Mob Rule A.
-arrd order Prevails f,ers ~ mere.


-ared order Prevails fsers here.
tmicAco. July l.lt i>the opinion ~
careful and conservative ol,-srTsr~ Tor
night that the lalnor troubles ~ far as
Chicago and lis vicinity j. concerned.
are dying hy inches. There may "a a
few NOR. manifestations ~ the con
tinucd existence in the form ~ minor
walk-onts and similar demonstrations.
bat these will le bnt the spa>ms that
prccrdc final dissolution In This opin-
ion the authorities al army hcadqnar.
ter>. Al the government building. and
al the police department are practi-
cal \ unanimous.
nited States Marshal Arnold. who
has kept hi finger upon the key ~
the situation from the moment that
the authority 81 his Office was invoked
said this afternoon - tAe United
Press. a. he issued order, f.'r the cail-
ing in II s00 ~ his deputic~.
The strike. or revolt 81 whatever
il may h. called. i practically thing
~ the past. Order prevails every
where within this jurisdiction a:sA il
j. my opinion that the troops might he
withdrawn tomorrow without apprr
hension Of the possibility Of further
disorder The crisis has been passed,
and that with safety
The same impression prevailed
throughout the city business of all
kinds. which has been in a state Of
paralysis for over a week. commences
TO show symptoms Of returning vitali
IL. The retail stores were fhronged
with customers. and country buyers
began 10 show their faces At the whole
sale establishments. The ticket sellers
al the various depot> were kept busy.
and AT the box offices Of the theater>.
which have done a bcggariy business
for a week or more. advance sales are
actually reported. Everywhere therr
were indications ~ the general belle
that. even II the trouble was mt ab>o-
lutely over, the worst had been seen.
The railroad managers were c>pe-
cially elated. Reports from every quar-
ter showed that men by the thousand.
strikers As well a those unemployed
by no fault or action ~ their own.
were applying for work. and that hu>i-
ne>s If all kinds was being resumed n
rapidly a. corli * expected under the
circumstances Some ~ the roads that
have heen most directly affected. posted
notices in their downtown ticket of-
fiecs t. the effect that they We're pre-
pared 70 receive freight ami 10 forward
il with reasonable pro.nptne>>- At the
same time they gave il out that the
commercial community could not ex-
pect normal conditions u ~ resumed
in day. if even in a week
~ ,.cneral Manager Egan put il this
afternoon. the railroads are in the posi-
ton " a merchant whose place 81 bnsi-
ness has been burnt down. The build
ing i recommended almost before the
ruins are cold. bat the reconstruction
takes time. and even when he j. ready
TO begin business again it takes some
little time for the public to become ac-
cnstomed TO the new order of things.
Also with the railroads. They have
plenty of help to take care IF traffic
now Offering and a this traffic in
/ crea>es they will need more men and
they will be able to get. even il they
have not already. as many men a. will
BE- needed AT high tide conditions
To put il in the concise words Of Mr..
Egan. we consider the strike over,
although il would be folly TO assume
that the effects of the trouble can be
effaced in a single day and night
At the headquarters Of the American
Railway union. however. there was nc
falling of in the enthusiasm or in the
claims of ultimate victory that has
been manifested since the boycott was
| declared. The officers Insisted that
the strikers are standing firm: that
their position was being even reinforced
bv tens of thousands of men ~ every
trade. who. while having no direct in
tere>t in the outcome. were determined
"a manifest their sympathy in the
strongest possible manner. and that
such a thing a. stampede was out Of
the question.
The reports received from the officers
Of the various local TRADE Organize I ions
placed the number Of men that had
gone out in response - the call al Is
00O ~ coco. but al III. ~aune time ma
authenticated figures were produced
t. Justify the claim
The officers and directors Of the nn.
ion held a brief conference during the
afternoon with W. ". Erwin. who ha,
been retained a. special counsel hut
no definite line If policy either in re-
gard Ia the threatened prosecution Of
the railway managers or the defense
Of the officers and others arrested un
der the indict ments found by the fed
eral gran q jury was mapped out Tn,
questions involved viii b~ further dis
cussed tonight or Tomorrow morning.
The situation from the strikers
standpoint centered mainly to-day
about the special meeting IF the exec.
utivc council IF the American Fedora
tion ~ Labor. The radicals were in
hopes that President Gompers and his
associates would favor general re-
quest tn all the unions affiliated with
the federation 10 lend their aid to the
sympathetic strike already inaugu.
rated but the early expressions Of the
New York labor leader failed 10 give
them any great cncoura cement. He
was anxious. he said. "a do whatever
could IL done 10 bring order ont of