The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-07-12

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Grover Cleveland.
''By the President, w. Q. Gresham,
Secretary of State"
The proclamation is substantially like
the one issued in relation to Chicago.
REVIEW OF THE STRIKE.
The Situation AS Reported Fran I'm
portant Railroad Centers.
Chicago, July 9.-The present strike of
railroad employees in Chicago and the
entire country according to recent re-
ports, is not to be confined to settle
ment of the strike of the employees of
the Pullman Palace Car company. It is
the intention of the A. r. U. to force
settlement of the wage question on all
railroads where they are organized be-
fore they agree to the final settlement of
the present strike. President Debs said
last night that the report OF a complica-
ton of the grievances now existing was
in part true. I'm some parts of the
country our local unions will demand il
readjustment of the wage scale before
they return to work." he said, ''but this
demand will not be general, nor is it made
part of the issue in the present struggle.
In many places, however, where the wage
scale has been lowered so far that the
men can no longer stand it the unions will
not return to work until they get some
satisfaction in that line" @
San Francisco, July 9.-Local trains
We're run from Los Angeles over both
Southern Pacific AID Santa Fc lines, the
latter starting another with one Pull
man attached. A train also arrived at
Los Angeles from Albuquerque with a
Pullman. It is reported at Los Angeles
that the government will take steps to
compel the railroad to move freight as
we'll as passenger trains. Reports from
Oakland and Sacramento are to the eff
feet that everything is quiet. There is
no word of federal troops having yet
been ordered to either of these points.
Chicago, July 11.-Knights of Labor
throughout the entire country, number
ing nearly 100000 men, have been
called upon strike for the cause of or
ganized labor. General Master Work
man Sovereign issued an order late last.
evening to all members of the organiza-'
ton. to cease work until the conflict
originating in the strike of the Pullman
employees shall have been settled.
Chicago. July 11-Grand Master Work
man Sovereign was engaged in writing
IN official order, which will call out to-
day every member Of the knights Of
Labor in the United States.
'The preIcnt Industrial crisis" said Mr..
Sovereign, demands drastic measures.
All true laboring men must rally to the
standard Of union labor. This action OIL
the part of our organization has not been
| taken without careful consideration, and
we are ready to abide by the result This
order will probably effect about 100000
men. There are thousands of working
| men in the country who have been mem-
| bers of our organization, but who are
rot now actively identified with it. l
am confident that such men will rally to
Cur standard at this time. -
President Debs said that the industries
Of Chicago would be completely tied up
to-day. Mr.. Debs made this statement:
This trouble has gone beyond my con-
! troll completely and beyond the control
Of the railway union. It is possible that
the committee that seeks to settle the
trcl BILE by arbitration may be able to do
something, but very much doubt it.
1t certainly looks as if a gigantic strike
was sure to come. So far as the cause
of the American Railway union is con-
cerned, things look brighter to-day than
ever. The strike is on and there is now
no violence That is what we have most
! to fear, the depredations of mobs, who
1 are really not connected with our strug-
| gle. With so many con panies Of MALTA
here, though, there will not be mitch VIC
! lence. The greater strike is practically
sure to come now, but hope it will be
L +. hi or,1E f1vyS3
The blockade at the stock yards was
raised to-day, when Armour, Swift &
! Morris sent out a train of fifty-fve cars
| of meat early this morning. The train
went through the yards without obstruc-
ton, being the first to leave since July
f. The stock yards company's tracks
! were clear and another train was pre-
pared for shipment East later. The re-
ceipts at the yards to-day consisted of
fifty cattle and 5000 sheep.
4. San Francisco, July 1.-THE crisis at
Sacramento will be reached in a day or
/ two for United States troops left for
that city early this morning The troops
i were armed and equipped as if they were
going out for a campaign that meant
much more than display of their forms.
The purpose is to move trains at all
4 hazards when the regulars reach the cap
ital. Some Of the strikers have deadly
weapons and an intention to use them, if
4 necessary, to prevent their plans from
being overcome. If resistance is offered
to the United States soldiers the proba-
bilities are that there will be slaughter at
Sacramento. The regulars will undoubt-
edly obey orders and the orders will be
like those which resulted in death and
bloodshed at Chicago. The troops are
going prepared for seige.
Chicago, July 1.-THE federal grand
jury after receiving the instructions Of
United States Judge Grosscup returned
indictments against Eugene Y. Debs
president Of the American Railway
union; George w. Howard, its vice pres
ident; Sylvester Keleher, secretary, ane
s 81. w. Rogers, one Of its directors, ant
shortly thereafter the four men were az