Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-13
PULLMAN.


and sent. 1t calls on him to cease pro-
tecting the corporations and to give
the workingmen the assurance that
Our government can be reclaimed in
the United States from corporation
rule without the arbitrament of the
sword" An appropriation of ST., 900 to
the Pullman strikers was made.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-The meeting of
delegates from the Trades Unions of
the city at it's session yesterday morn
ing, afterreading the presidents actlon
practically ordering martial law in
Chicago, voted TO ordera general strike
of all the industries represented and
controlled not only in Chicago but
throughout the entire country at 4
o'clock this afternoon unless before
that time settlement shall have been
reached. A committee of seven was
appointed to meet with the city council
arbitration committee and the mayor,
and at a meeting these men decided to
try to secure the appointment ola com
mittee of five to investigate whether
there was anything to arbitrate, two
to be appointed by Pullman. two by
the Judges of the circuit court and the
fifth by the other four. This propo-
sition was presented to Vice President
Wicltes of the Pullman company, who
absolutely refused to entertain the
proposition.
SIoUX CRY, July 10.-Yhe outside
militia companies which have been
here since Wednesday night have been
ordered home and the local companies
disbanded subject to call. Judge
Woolson has issued an omnibus in
junction restraining the strikers from
interfering with trains.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-The situation is
improving little throughout the west.
yet there is little of encouragement for
the railroads The Pacific coast is still
tied up. At Denver there is little
improvement. In Texas labor organ
izations are likely to out. At Kansas
City and Omaha the situation is worse
The east seems to be feeling the strike.
and in Illinois and Indiana state troops
are constantly on the move. All the
troops are out in the former state. In
Chicago. with what is practically mar
tial law, it is believed rioting is ended
but traffic is little improved.
WASHINGTON. July 10.--The attorney
general. Secretaries Lamont and Bis
sell, and General Schofeld We're again
in conference with the president last
evening. and as a result the president
issued proclamation substantially
like the one issued Sunday night, but
referring TO the troubles in North
Dakota. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
Colorado, Washington and California.
The proclamation names p. m, July
10. as the time before which all mobs
must dispense and law-abiding citizens
return to their abodes.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE blockade at
the stock yards was broken to-day.
The general managers have issued an
address saying that all herailways are
handling the usual number of passen-
ger and mail trains. Freight traffic is
not resumed, however. The city coun-
ell arbitration committee again visited
Vice President Wickes of the Pullman
company, but he declined to make any
conces sions. 1T is now assured that
the big strike of labor organizations
will occur to-day
General Master Workman Sovereign
yesterday issued an order calling on the
nearly 900 900 members of the Knights
of Labor to lay down the implements
of toll until the strike shall have been
settled. This will carry the fight into
the east with vigor. President Gompers
of the Federation of Labor will arrive
to-day and tomorrow morning a con-
ference of labor leaders will occur with
probability that a call will be issued
affecting 1900, 900 men.
CIIIcAGo, July 1.-THE federal grand
-lo A,
of United States Judge Grosscup yes
against Eugene V. Debs. president of
the American Railway Union, George
w. Howard. vice-president, Sylvester
Keleher. secretary, and L. w. Rogers,
one of the directors, and shortly there
after the men were arrested. Theyare
charged with committing unlawful acts
in conspiring to block the progress of
the United States mails. Joined in the
Indictment Of the four leaders of the
American Railway Union was James
Mcrwin, Rock Island striker, who
threw a switch that derailed mail
train at Blue Island on June 30 Debs.
Howard, keleher and Rogers were
taken to the Office of District Attorney
Milchrist immediately after their ar
rest, and after a few hours delay they
were released on bail in bonds of
$4,000 each. The grand jury spent
but a short time in considering the
cases. j. j. lIanrahan. grand master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firenen, was arrested for interfering
with Interstate commerce by ordering
his men to quit work He was released
on bail.
DETROIT, July 11.-Mayor Pingree
wired the mayors of fifty cities to join
him in requesting Pullman to settle
the strike by arbitration. A large
number of responses have been re-
ceived. all approving the plan
CHICAGO, July 1a.-The railroad sit
uation in Chicago is hourly becoming
brighter. Traffic is being gradually
resumed and it is clear that if nothing
happens the blockade will shortly be
entirely raised. The great strike of
trades unions is going into effect grad
ually, perhaps fifty thousand men
having already struck or expressed a
readiness to strike Saturday. to which
date the big strike has been postponed.
The labor leaders are in conference.
The X. of L. is as yet not in any wav
effective at any point.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, July L.. The
strikers and militia fired about 200
shots yesterday. and one boy was
killed. The federal troops are now in
control and further trouble is not
anticipated. \ train was wrecked by
an unspilSed rail and several persons
were killed.
"Ah. welt" remarked Hardup,
cheerfully, as he threw a pile of nm
opened bills into tho waste basket,