Evening journal., 1894-07-20
MANY WE'RE INDICTED.
Seventy-hve Chicago Strikers
Must Stand Trial.
i SCORE OF GASES AGAINST DgBs.

A SCORE OF GASES AGAINST DkbS.
The Strike Leader Denounces the scab
Bulletin as Unauthorized and Nails other
Alleged ISLANDERS OF A. X. U. as Lies-Jail
Life Doesn't Trouble Him.
CHICAGO, July 2O.-The federal grand
jury returned 20 indictments in Judge
Seaman court and was discharged In
the % indictments We're included the
names of about 75 individuals, who are
charged with violating the federal statutes
during the railroad troubles of the last
three weeks
District Attorney Milchrist refused to
give the names of any of the induced
persons, admitting, however, that there
were several new indictments against
Debs, Howard, Keliher and Rogers, the
chief officers of the American Railway
union. Included in some of the indict-
ments also are other officers of the organi-
cation who have not been so prominent
as the four now in the county jail The
others who go TO make up the IS are strik
ers against whom are charged specific
acts OF interference with trains or other
| property Of the companies.
Debs and the other officers are in nearly
4
/ grand jury concluded to present a batch
Of rioters who committed specific acts,
such as the derailing Of trains, Debs and
his companions were named with them
as oonspirators.
In addition to that there is an indict-
ment against Debs Rogers, Keliher and
Howard charging them with conspiracy
TO deprive a citizen of the United States
OF one Of his constitutional rights-that
is, the right TO ship goods from one state
TO another
Mr.. Nlilchrist said the question as to
whether Debs and the other officers will
be compelled to give bail on each separate
indictment has not been settled but will
DO after the bench warrants are issued
and served today No indictments were
returned against railroad officials because
no information was given against them
Repudiates the scab Notice.
Eugene Debs said in an. interview:
"The following notice is alleged to DO
} posted In various parts of the stockyards
"A. r. U.-To Whom 1t May Concern:
AT a meeting held by the American
Railway union at Corcoran's hall the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopt
ed:
." Resolved, That all men continuing
III Nlt tlllllpy VI IHb ThlllOail
of the Union Stookyards and Transit com
pany, Armour q Co., Swift & Co, Nor
ris & Co., the Burton Stock Car company,
r the Street Stable Car company, the Cana
da Cattle Car copmany and other indus
| tries in the vicinity Of the stockyards
where railroad men are employed at p
) m, Wednesday, July 1S, 1894, will bt
forever branded as scabs and treated a:
such.
II need hardly say that the above, Sc
| far as the officers of the American Rail
9 way union are concerned, is a forgery. Oh
course no such notice was issued or ap
T proved by us Nor have we any knowledge
: as to how, when or by whom this notice
: was authorized or posted The first in
8 formation we had on the subject was wheI
( it was brought to our notice in the dali.
$ papers.
Q This is fair sample Of the method
that have been employed to poison tn
/. public mind against the strike and thos
. officially connected Herewith. The mos
" fragrant falsehoods have passed curren
s for the truth
i For instance, few days ago stor
was published to the effect that Mrs
Higinbotham was seriously i'll in Montan
and not expected TO live, and that MI
Higinbotham had appealed to me to alloy
II the dying wife to be brought home to Sc
"a her friends for the last time by specis
It train that in brutal manner i declare
IA that not a wheel should turn. This has
and heartless falsehood has been widel
circulated and has done inoalculable dan
age to innocent men.
Debs Grows Indignant.
a. Need ! say that no such request {
appeal was received from Mr.. Higinbotl
ami Need l further say that If such q
IN appeal had been made, without refereni
a. to its source, even though IL had been
in behalf of "a poor washerwoman, / wou
have responded had it been in my pow
to do sol In such an emergency a ma
id who would not afford the required reli
n would be as destitute Of hearC as hyen
The writer OF the damnable falsehood mi
accept this as personal to himself b
n thought being father to the wish
". Column after column of viliflcati,
n. and coined Islander has been published
n serve the malignant purposes of the su
NJ sidized press In little time the tru
ss. will prevail The wrong will be put dow
IN, the right will be enthroned Our stru
las gle is for humanity. Why charge us fal:
of ly with inhumanitys
F. I'm this connection 1 may add that CT
let tain kilograms have been published viii
were not authorized or transmitted by a
officer Of our organization. Stripped
he false and extraneous matter, the charl
viii fall to the ground. Meantime
4, can afford to be patient, and we say wit
me out bravado that we prefer to be in j
70 with our convictions to being free withC
an. AZ, them
-Ne sim Believe In the strike.
ialf PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-The Knigl
of Labor officials in this city, accordi
to Editor Schoenfarber, believe that
strike in Chicago is stronger now than
NHns two MeelSs AGO. In snpport OF {