The record-union., 1894-07-10


Railway Union. Nevertheless. the war
cloud which lowered over this city and
the land for the past ten days shows dis
tInct signs of lifting. Instead of stories
OF additional railroads tied up at various
points Throughout the country to-day's
dispatches almost without exception
bring advices OF strikers returning TO
work and an increased resumption OF
traffic to some places.
The day in Chicago has passed without
serious conflict between the strikers and
the armed forces now on duty here. The
feature OF the day has been the action
early this morning, after an all-night ses-
sion, OF the Federated Trades Union OF
Chicago in deciding to call out all classes
OF labor Tuesday afternoon at O'clock,
unless George NJ. Pullman should have
agreed before the meridian of that day 10
settle the differences between his com
pany and his striking employees by arbi-
tratIon or otherwise. For reasons not
known to the public Grand Master Work.
man Sovereign OF the knights OF Labor
and his advisers decided to postpone the
general Walk-out and paralytic stroke
which they propose to infilct upon the
business OF Chicago until o'clock We'd
nesday morning.
The announcement was made that
Samuel Goinpers of the Federation of
Labor has called a meeting OF the Execu-
tive Board of that association to be held
IN this city on Thursday, and that he
would leave New York Tor Chicago to-
morrow morning. As at present Com
pers cannot reach Chicago before
| Wednesday, it will be impossible to de-
cide OH line of action to be pursued
until Thursday. and possibly if it should
be resolved TO declare general strike of
all these combined forces it would not be
put into effect before Friday. In this
connection the interesting question
arises whether or not if President Com
pers allows himself to be hauled from
New York to Chicago by non-union en-
gineers and firemen his visit will be OF
any particular benefit. One labor leader
in Chicago said to-day that if he did he
mig aht as well stay in New York.
Another feature to be noted in connec-
ton with the meeting of the Chicago
Federated Trades was the fact developed
that there was large and influential and
conservative element whose action has
practically blocked the paths OF The more
hot-headed leaders, until the latter, in
the excitement consequent u3on the
reading of President Cleveiaud's prOcla-
nation, were enabled to stampede them
and carry the strike resolution. There
fore there is reason to believe that even if
the order OF a general strike goes forth
decline to obey it. So that the men al
ready made idle by the effect of the tie
up believe the walkout viii not be nearly
SO important as anticipated by the lead
ers.
What effect, if any, the action of Vice
President Wickes of the Pullman Com
pany IN refusing in the most positive
manner to even meet a committee to con-
slider the question of arbitration will have
hnf nI In nfcf.& ,r1ft . lnH1
ers and their followers remains to be
seen.
To-night's action of the City Council,
in respect to President Cleveland's order
bringing Federal troops to Chicago. was
forestalled by large number of indorse-
ments 10y prominent men of the city.
The list OF signatures included those of
almost every conspicuous merchant,
manufacturer and banker in the city.
Touching the situation in general, it
may De said in Chicago that the roads
were all doing better. The passenger
trains were moving at more or less regu-
larity and some freight traffic has been
cared for. A large number of striking
freight handlers on the Illinois Central
returned to work and other roads noted
accessions to their operative forces.
AT. st. Louis, Kansas City and Denver
it was reported that railroad business had
about returned to normal conditions.
Nashville also reported an improvement.
About the only points at which the strike
managers showed any gain were in the
partial walk-out of hremen at Fort Scott,
Kas., the freight men on the Kanawha, at
Charleston, W. Va, and the strike of the
American Railway Union on the Big
Four at Mattoon. II will be seen that at
the leading railroad centers the strikers
have made perceptible losses, while their
gains are at comparatively unimportant
points.
Regulations which prevailed in the
Government building to-day were'a near
approach to martial law. Deputy Mar
shals were stationed on every floor, and
everybody was challenged who could not
show that be had business Ill the build
ing.
To-morrowis sunrise will see in this
city 1000 Federal troops more than there
were this morning. These, with the
forces already in the field, it is believed
will be able tomorrow to make further
betterment in the conditions in this city,
and the mobilizing of troops and marines
at San Francisco and of regulars on other
points of the Pacific Coast will suffice in
all probability to start traffic on the con-
tinental lines tomorrow.
Effects of the strike on railroad traffic
are plainly perceptible in the official re-
turns of last week. The shipments fell
off from 42, 967 tons the previous week,
and 1913 tons for the corresponding
week last year, to II, 664 tons last week.
The Ninth Infantry u. S. A., Captain
Bartlett commanding, arrived in the city
at 4:30 this afternoon. 1t had a special
train from Sacketts Harbor. New York,
over the New York Central and Michigan
Central. The troops were marched to the
camp already established on the lake
front.
-Four assemble of the Iron Molders'
Union struck to-day, 500 men going out
The Lake Seamen's Benevolent Associa-
ton, with $3.50 members and the Cigar
makers Union, 1900 strong, voted to-
night to strike. None of these bodies
have any grievance but have decided to
strike solely because of sympathy with
the Pullman boycott.
1t was announced this afternoon that
the City Council would tonight ADOPT
resolution calling on the President to re-
move the Federal troops from Chicago.
This action was not taken however The
resolution in some way got into the hands
of the Mayer. who opposed it, and the
anticipated action fell through, greatly to
the disgust OF the projectors.
Chairman John NJ. Egan of the General
Managers Association when asked TO-
day for an official statement of the con-
dition of the roads represented in the asso-
cation, said: with the exception of two
or three minor instances there has been
10 trouble or disturbances reported to-
day. All the lines have run their regular
passenger and mail trains and number
of lines have resumed their suburban
trains. All of the lines connected work
in their freight yards and many
freight trains were run in
and out of the city. The Union Stock
Yard Company are clearing their tracks
of wrecKage and repairing the damage
done the past week. They expect to
commence operations tomorrow morn
ing. The total number of trains that
moved to-day was equal to the total
moved for the past four days. 1t is true
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