New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
HOWARD. KELIHER AND ROGERS ALSO
COMMITTED BY JUrvE SEAMAN.
THEY HAD REFUSED TO GIVE 5000 BAIL.

have been disturbing railroad circles west OF the
Allegheny Mountains during the last three weeks.
when President Eugene V. Debs. OF the Ameri-
can Railway Union; Nice-President George w.
Howard General Secretary Sylvester Keliher and
l.. w. Rogers. chairman Of the Executive Com
mttee and Editor Of The Journal or the or,
ganization. were taken to the county jail and in
carcerated as prisoners Of the United states. for
violation Of the injunction issued on July by
Judges Woods and Grosscup. restraining them
from combining and conspiring to hinder inter-
state commerce traffic or the movement OF United
States mails.
The Imprisonment Of the chiefs Of the new
Railway Union was not in any sense an arbitrary
proceeding. Although predicated upon what the
Court regarded an open and dehant VIOLATION
II orders previously issued from its jurisdiction,
an opportunity was afforded to the defendants
Of presenting bonds for their appearance In court
a week hence This proposition, however, was
rejected on the ground as emphasized by Presi-
dent Debs. after the Court had rendered Its ulti-
matum that the principle involved was one en-
tIrely too serious in its nature TO admit or the
defendants availing themselves Of any techni-
calites which might be regarded as loopholes IN
the laws Many persons volunteered their aid as
bondsmen but their offers were declined, and the
prisoners suffered themselves to be taken to jail
they should tire Of the Incarceration. they Will
remain until Monday morning Of next week
The proceedings that resulted In this climax
ere instituted in the United States Circuit Court
this morning when the special counsel for the
United States Edwin Walker, and United States
District-Attorney Milchrist appeared before
Judge Seaman. who had been specially sum-
noned from Milwaukee FOR the purpose, to pre-
sent their information against President Deos
and his associates. charging them with wiifui'
open daily and hourly violation or the spirit ana
letter Of the injunction issued by Judges Wooos
and Grosscup on July ,. 1t was contended on
behalf Of the Government that the proceedings
- tho defendants after the issuing Of the in
junction were simply in the nature OF an aggra-
yation Of the alleged offences originally stated
Instead of relaxing their efforts and intentions,
| tho information charged the defendants by every
| ,,eans IN their power had endeavored TO increase
eth further the obstacles In the way OF a SUM-
| o,ent movement of railroad traffic as construed
| under the provisions OF the Interstate Commerce
act as we'll as the transportation Of the Uniteo
States mails.
SPECIMEN DISPATCHES BY DEBs
IN support Of the contention Of the Govern.
ment. several scores Of kilograms when haa
been secured from a telegraph company unue'
4 ruling Of the court, were cited.
These are specimens Of the whole
TO Court Head. South Butte, Mont: T, s,r,ka
The general managers are weahe,r,s rre.e PARALYSIS
viii follow Potatoes and Ice are out 2r Sisn,
your money and buy gun H' y
To W F. Smith. Grand Junction Col ,,ovs trains.
/, win take more than njunctons 10 moss ua n,arv.
Get everybody We are gaining gr9unan nEHs SEys'
where
The following telegram was sent 10 seVe" e.-
ferent persons on the Chicago and Eastern li'-
nois thirty on the Northern Pacific twenty-iour
on the Santa Fe seven on the lllnois Cehtrai'
seven respectively on the Rock Island ana MIL
wau<ee and St Paul. eleven on the WABASH
avs on the Chicago and Alton, two on the BUR-
urg,on seven on the Chicago and Great West-
err seven on the Big Four, six In all on the
WISCONSIN Central and Michigan Central ana
two each on the Monon and Erie systems:
chicago July 6-We have assurance that within
fortv-eight hours every labor organization IN this
and our men are acqultting themselves like heroes.
Here and there Is one weakenng, D.' IN our h, nece
Every man must @St now ana b no rs's, hafwav
until the ght ia won on insr for % us or against US
DO not faiter in this hour stand erect proe;sn'
Our victory VIII De PoN''''' f. e. DEBs.
other dispatches were these:
:, CHARLES Fink. Oakland. Cal ,..,-.,
To call the troops is an Old sv meaoa eysrT or man
stand stand pat Troops cannot move trains. No scabs
n IN worJy Il II Rains ain p'S Mount Vernon. H.
cali out Air Line and let Il be @ understood SS this 5
cnnios. in in Which children or childish have
mart strong men and broad minds only can resist
tntsneG tne AZ the troops njunctlons subsi
died press Quit and remain rm TGfnmt rn no vn- aH
whether members or not, when strike Is oTn;r
To NJ. kings. G,eus Falls Idaho.
The w. marshal cannot Injlre you. He Is simply as.
sistlng capital to enslave MS orothe' ie TRT,g ~
understand his business. r. v pr@ro
Only a few OF these dispatches had been read
when Judge Seaman interrupted TO remark tnas
sufficient had been shown 10 indicate wiiful
and deliberate violation Of the injunctons; and
thereupon counsel for the Government closed
with a prayer for the attachment against the
dafondauts indicted and their punishment for
contempt of court.
An Information. somewhat similar in its terms.
was then filed by George r. Peck. general coun-
sci for the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe road.
which is in the hands OF receivers appointed by
tho Court This informa ton alleged specific In
terruption 10 the traffic OF the road after the
issuance of the injunction. and made separate
and distinct prayer for condign punishment upon
Debs and his associates.
President Debs was the only representative OF
the American Railway Union In court during the
morning session He was accompanied by w.
w Erwin, OF st. Paul. special counsel for the
Union who figured conspicuously in the defence
Of the Homestead rioters at Pittsburg two years
ago; w A. Shoemaker of ST. Paul. Mr.. Erwin's
law associate and s. s. Gregory. OF Chicago.
recently leading counsel for Prendergast, the as.
sassin of Mayor Harrison.
When the representatives Of the Government
fn,ls
the ground that the nformations failed to charge
any one of the four defendants with personal
participation In violence or destruction OF prop.
erty. and contended that case had been stated
which called for the cognizance of court Of
IIc Laid strass he arRumenf thai