The herald., 1894-07-10
SIGNS Or LIFTING.
A Rift in the Strike
War Cloud.
The Situation Improved at
Chicago.
An Increased Resumption Of
Traffic.
Mobs Completely Cowed by the
Military.
Strikers Returning to Work in
Many Places.
Tramp of Armed Men Still Heard in
the Streets.
The Day Passed without Serious
Conflict.
Proposed Sympathy Strike of the Trades
Unions Dsfarred--MsrtisI Law
Strictly Enforced-Eovlsw
OF the situntions
Tramp of Armed Men Still Heard in
the Streets.
The Day Passed without a Serious
Conflict.
Proposed Sympathy Strike of the Trades
Unions Dsfarred--Msrtisl Law
Strictly Enforced-Ecvlsw
of tho situntions
BY the Associated Pre7s

BY the Associated PreIs
CHICAGO, July 9.-Peace reigned in
Warsaw. The same cspnot be said of
Chicago, for the tread OF armed men 10
still heard in her streets and the wheels
of commerce still lag at the bid Of the
A. r. U. However, the war cloud which
has overhung this city and the land for
the past 10 days, shows distinct signs of
lifting. Inseead of stories of additional
railroads tied up at various points
throughout the country. todsy's dis
patches, almost without exception, bring
advicss of strikers returning to work and
an increased resumption OF trafic,
amounting in some places to return to
normal conditions.
THE DAY IN CHICAGO.
The day in Chicsgo has been passed
without q serious conflict between the
atrikers and the armed forces now on
duty here. The feature of the day has
been the action. early this morning,
alter an all-niSht session of the Feder-
ased Trades union of Chicago, in de-
Gliding to cali out all classes OF labor,
Tueeday afternoon at 4 O'Clock unless
George M. Pullman should have agreed
before the meridian of that day to set
tie the differences between his company
and his striking employees by arbitra.
tien or otherwise.
PROPOSED SYMPATHY STRIKE.
For reasons not known to the public,
Grand Master Workman Sovereign of
the Knights OF Labor and his advisers
decided to postpone the general walk.
out and paralytic stroke,w hich they pro-
pose to infiict upon the business OF Chi
cago until O'Clock Wednesday morning.
The announcement was made that Prea.
ident Samuel Gompers OF the Fedora
tion of Labor had called meeting OF
the eS ecutive board of that association
to be held in this city on Thursday, and
that lie would leave New York for Chi
cago tomorrow evening. In view OF this.
it is believed the federated trades in
Chicago will not precipitate an action
before consulting him. AS at present
Gompers cannot reach Chicago be-
gore Wednesday night, it will be
impossible 10 decide on a line of
action TO be pursued before Thursday,
and probably if it should finally be re.
solved to declare general strike OF all
these combined forces, it could not be
put into effect before Friday morning,
In this connection tho interesting ques-
tion arises whether or not, il President
Gompers allows himeeli to be hauled
from New York 10 Chicago by non-union
firemen. his visit will be of any particu-
lar profit. labor leader in Chicago
said today that after he did so, he might
as vel lstsy in New York.
A NoTAB! L FEATURE.
Another feature to be noted in connec.
Federated Labor is the fact which wau
developed there that there was in the
meeting large and influential ard con-
servative element whose action had prac-
icslly blocked the plans o: the more
hot-headed leaders until the latter, in
he excitement ccnaequent upon tho
reading OF President Cloveland's procla-
nation, were enabled to stampede them
md carry the etrike resolution. There
ore there is reason to believe that even
I the order for a general strike goes
ortb, many of thoae to whom it is
iirected will decline to obey it. So that
With the mon already made idle by the
fleet of the tie up, the walk.out will
lot be nearly 30 important ns antici-
,atad by the eadern.