The record-union., 1894-07-20
Special to the RrcoRp-uS1oN.


CHICAGO July 19.-The Debs manifesto,
resulting in the Overton edict of warning
to the railroad men at the stockyards to
desist from work or be branded So
''scabs," seemed to have little effect, for
the railroad employees returned to work
to-day as a result.
The Stock Y ard Company will en-
deavor to secure protection for its men
out of working hours by lodging them in
its building. The workingmen are frs-
quently beaten by the strikers.
At the Pullman works to-day Manager
Middleton was registering men willing to
work. 1t is claimed that in two hours
the managers registered 325 men. About
1000 will be necessary before the works
resume.
About LOO Hollanders were intercepted
on the way to the Pullman shops by the
strikers. A free fight followed in which
no one was seriously hurt. The Hol-
landerS resumed work.
The Federal troops moved out of the
city to-day.
AN OPERATOR THREATENED.
HAMMOND Tnd.). July 19.-The soldiers
stationed around the Monon and Erie
depots and Acknowledgement Robbins
citement last night over the attack of
small gang of desperadoes on a Monon
! telegraph operator OF the name of j. X.
Fry. aud for few minutes the air was
thick with orders from the commanding
officers. The depots, which are situated
in the heart of the town, have been the
| lounging places for the rioters, and when
the operator left his office to walk across
the track he was pounced upon by half
dozen men, who threatened to kill him.
The soldiers that were doing picket duty
saw the attack and called on the mis-
creants TO halt. In the meantime the
operator drew his revolver and placing it
at the head OF one OF the fellows, held him
until the guard arrived. Another was
caught In trying to get through the lines.
While they were being booked several
stones were hurled at a brakeman ON tho
Monon, but i'll the excitement the gang
escaped. The men were taken to Indian
apOlis.
STRONG WORDS FROM THE BENCH.
INDIANAPOLIS Gnd.J, July 49,. II.
Murray of Monon was given hearing by
Judge Baker of the Federal Court
on the charge OF contempt of
court. The court continued the case
until November and released Murray ON
q bond of $1,000. In discussing the plea
| of Murray's attorney for their client the
court made use OF the following language:
Il have had occasion to say that any
! body OF men who have engaged in a
com mbination TO strike and to interfere
with any body else who goes to work and
denounces them as scabs would be IN con-
| tempt of court-that request under such
/ circumstances was the equivalent of de-
mand- If in the nighttime some high
wayman should step up and say: Please
| give me your PURSE l will thank you to
do it, Notwithstanding the politeness OF
his language, would understand it as a
threat.
And so when a member of strike
comes, and with an angry mob behind
him OF strikers. clothed with authority,
should say to some other man in the en-
ploy of the road Please, now, don't you
think you ought to come out? the court
understands 1t as threat 1t is the high
wayman's politeness that will make life
miserable for him if he refuses; that will
do as they did out here at Fontanel-
break Switch-locks and hurl innocent
men to death. That is what it means.
They talk about being peaceable. Every
one that has any sense at all knows that a
/ strike would not amount to anything
unless they follow it out by violence.
They know that if they would do what
| they have lawful right to do to odecently
! and orderly go about their business and
| leave their employers alone. strike
would not amount to anything. They
know that it would absolutely fail.''
STRIKES DECLARED OFF.
! ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The East st. Louis
strikers Executive Board to-day declared
the A. r. U. strike off by two-thirds
vote.
EAST LIVERPOOL (Ohio), July 19.-The
potters to-day, by an almost unanimous
vote, declared the six months strike OFF.
The men accept the LII per cent. reduc-
ton.
STRIKE IN MONTANA BROKEN.
HELENA (Mont.l, July 19.-The strike
in Montana is practically broken so far
as the Northern Pacific is concerned. The
through line and branches except the
short line from BoZeman to Butte are in
regular operation. The Union Pacific is
tied up eighty miles, between Dillon anG
Butte, but this will be opened to- morrow,
| when the troops from Omaha arrive.
A. R. IS DISSOLVE THEIR ORGANIZATION.
GALVESTON (Tex.), July 19-To-day a
committee of the American Railway
Union called on General Manager Yocunl
and advised him that the Galveston
branch had held a meeting to-day and
declared the strike oil, also dissolved
their organization and would be glad to-
have any OF the men reinstated whose
places had not been filled. Mr.. Yocum
said their applications would be consid-
cred by the company.
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