The Delta independent., 1894-07-18
DEbS OFFERS THE OLIVE BRANCH.
MANAGERS REFUSE 1T.


| lore. No serious conflicts between troopt
and mobs were reported, &e regards tho
blockade there wns soiiIe Improvement. Pas.
| Rensct falns were moving with more or less
| regularity, and some freight traffic has been
cared for. A large number of striking freight
handlers of the Illinois Central returned to
work, and other roads noted accessions TO
| their operative forces.
About thousand troops were added to the
force already in the ely.
! President Debs in an interview said: awe
arc stronger than ever. Nothing can breal;
our forces but usurpaiirn and tyranny. l mn
| threatened with arrest. What for! For or
! saniaing labor We say TO capital: Here Is
| our labor and there are our tcrips.' This Is
| cghl-th!s il the spirit OF the age. Mr.
| ilavemeyer organizes q sugar trust and says
| to the public: Here is my sugar and these
are my terms. lie has polluted the bational
| legislature. have acted honorsbly and conf
mitted no crime. The United States authorl-
ties are bringing themselves into contempt
by their wanton viola ton OF law and the con-
stitution. The common people are beginning
| to understand this"
The chief subject of discussion was the
proposed strike of the trades unions. The
OIliCcTS siilu lual IL NpuIu Dt ucIaSeu until
Wed nesday to give Pullman II chance to arbl-
trate. A committee was appointed by the
trades assembly to wait on Mayor Hopkins
and ask him to make another effort to get the
Pullman company to arbitratc. A committee
| called on Mr.. Wickcs OF the Pullman company
to ascertain If any arrangement could be
made to arbitratc the strike He responded {:
| THE Pullman company has nothing TO arbi-
| trate and VIC must refuse TO receive the COM
mittce to which you refer Our company has
not receded from the position taken at the
inception OF the strike. This is final"
Soldiers and marines were being moved to-
ward Oakland to help the Southern Pacific to
run trains. The strike leaders threaten to
conduct guerrilla warfare against the
troops, The blockade at Los Angelica Is be-
ing fa!sed.
Railway traffic has been resumed In New
Mexico.
The party OF Rio Grandc employees who
men there TO return TO work were in confer
ence with them until n late hour, but no de-
cison was arrived at.
The federal grand jury in session at Chicago
on the 10th, returned indictments against
LuSCHC '. DCpo, plCbiutHI VI
Railway Union; George W. Howard, It's vice
president; Sylvester Keliher, secretary, and
l.. W. Rogers, one OF its directors, and short
ly thereafter the men we're arrested. They
are charged with conspiracy to commit an un-
lawful act. that is TO block the progress of the
United States mqils. Each was released upon
giving n bond OF $4,000. A large quantity
Of papers, books and documents Of the Rail-
way Union were taken for evidence.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign issued
an order 10 the Knights OF Labor directing
them to strike at once There are l,000,-
900 members throughout the country and II
large portion Of them should obey the order
the strike will be very extensive, reaching to
the Atlantic seaboard.
John J. Hannahan, vice grand master OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, was
arrested on the charge of having interfered
with interstate commerce by boarding an en-
gine and asking the men to quit. Chief Sar-
gent, Of the same brotherhood, has used his
influence to prevent strike.
Traffic was reported to be resuming It's nor
NAL condition.
The blockade at the stockyards was raised
and large quantity OF meat was shipped
East. Some stock was received. Additional
militia and federal troops came into the city.
Attention is now centered on California,
where the strike is still supported by force.
The federal government is evidently deter
mined to suppress violence and allow the
Southern Pacific TO run trains II II can secure
men. Tuesday force Of 500 cavalry and In
fantry, supplied with uatling guns, was load.
cd upon a steamer and started up the river
for Sacramento. Many persons fear bloody
conflict, as the strikers are heavily armed.
In the afternoon the crews from the Charles
ton, Monterey, Thetis, Marion and indie
pcudcncc were landed at Mare Island for riot
drill. They comprised about 500 men and
left for Oakland at night.
The mission Of the committee Of Rio Grande
employees who went from Denver to Salida
was entirely successful. Early Tuesday
morning the men at SalIda agreed to return to
work. Similar success awaited their visit to
Pueblo. The whole line was promptly de-
clarcd open for business.
1t was stated Wednesday that Sovereign's
appeal for strike was not formal order and
also that 1t was intended primarily to apply
to Chicago. What the effect of this letter
would be was not known, but officials Of the
Knights of Labor declared that by the end OF
the week the men would go out. Compare
lively few Of the Chicago unions had quit
work on the 11th. They were waiting for q
conference OF federated labor leaders on the
loih.
Judge Grosscup ordered that the private
papers of E. v. Debs, which were ssizcd with
The unions records, be returned to him.
The anticipated conflict between strikers
and soldiers at Sacramento did not material
lze on the 1lth, as feared, still there was
great tragedy as an outgrowth of the contest.
The regulars reached Sacramento early in
the morning, coming up on river steamers.
4 party Of militia who had come down to
project the landing was fired upon by men in
ambush across the river. The fire was rc-
turned and IL was afterwards learned that n
japanese boy was killed.
After this skirmIsh II was hoped that HOG