Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-07-21
DEBS--
Debs Acknowledges Defeat
and Urges men to get
Back to Work.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR
Will Consider the Subject To-
night throughout the
Land.

/ ANT'St N6CSNSA'O
committee of the A. r. U. have decide
to send out six men and as many drec-
tors as can be spared. to work up a sem
timent in favor of the A. r U.
The general managers association ad-
iourned at 30 p. m.
DEBs's PROPOSITION RETURNED.
Mayor Hopkins today forwarded to
President Debs communication from
the general managers returning Debs's
proposition. The mayor said:
Il think the railroad companies should
have taken advantage OF such fair offer
in the interest OF peace, law and order,
but they know their business better
than [ do
REFUSED TO GO OUT.
LEXINGTON, KY, July 14.-Jas. Muir
ply, chief of the A. r. U. here, received
telegram from Debs today ordering
all members to order a st ike, but the
men refused to 60 out.
CHICAGO, July 14-President b. J.
Ryan, OF the Building Trades council,
says the council was under the impress
sion that the railway managers would
accept Debs's proposition when it was
decided to call the strike off, However,
Ryan says, the fight is lost and the
council will not reverse the decision.
John M. Egan, chairman OF the Cen
eral Managers Association, announced
at noon today that the action taken last
night in replying to Mayor Hopkins
proposition submitted by Debs was en-
dorsed by the meeting of the General
Managers.
REPORTED FOR WORK
CHICAGO, July 14-Many striking
employees at the stock yards reported for
work today. Meat trains we're sent
out.
WET OAKLAND, July 14.-Whatever
may be the future of the great strike
the blockade on this end of the western
division of the Southern Pacific termin-
ated this morning. Local trains have
been running regular and carrying large
numbers of passengers. The company
The leading strikers deny this, claim
that freight and overlands can not
move regularly, If at all, unless they go
back and they have rot decided to do so
until satisfactory settlement has been
made. The strikers however. are evil
IDENTIFY discouraged by the apparent
mornings success of the railroad. The
overlands are all made up with Pull
mans cars and bulletined to leave on
scheduled time.
SACRAMENTO, July, 14.-The Railroad
COMFY will attempt to get train to
San Foancisco this morning via Stock
ton. The train will be escorted by a
large number OF regulars. All is quiet
here.
The overland which left Los Angeles
on Thursday, running on day schedule,
only passed down the oakland mole at
1910 today with mail car and carrying
two Pullmans. A train with coal cars
was sent out ahead of the Sacramento
train to inspect the track.
The superintendent says be will not
take back all the old men, but will make
selections
Master Mechanic Mckenzie is hiring
new firemen at the yards and says that
he will try to move a few freight trains
this afternoon. No freight is being re-
ceived but large amount ls standing
in the yards since the beginning of the
strike.
SACRAMENTO. July 14.-Word was re-
ceived at the office this afternoon that a
gang of tramps bad taken possession of
the gravel pits on the line Of the rail
road and openly threatened to ditch the
first train that was sent out. Colonel
Graham dispatched platoon OF sol
diers and they. succeeded in dispensing the
tramps. One OF them, however, refused
to move on and was severely prodded by
a bayonet. He was afterwards taken to
the receiving. hospital where his injuries
we're dressed by the city physician.
SACRAMENTO, July 4.-Knox, leader
of the strikers was arrested this after
noon on a warrant issued by the sup
erior judge of Yolo county charging him
with conspiracy in connection with
last Wednesdays wreck. His bonds
were fixed at $3.50. To an Associated
Press reporter Knox said This is an
outrage. / was home when the train