The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-12


iously Looked For.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE ultimate effect
oftho appeal Issued last night by Grand
Master Workman Sovereign, Of the
Knights Of Labor, calling on oil knights
throughout the country, and those In
sympathy with them, to quit work. and
the order issued at about the Same time
by the representatives Of allied labor In
Chicago to do likewise. cannot yet be
certainly ioreseen. All that is now de-
fnitely known is that the K. OF L. ut all
points heard from, including nearly oil
of the large centres Of population In the
United States, remained OF work to-day
with practical unanimity. and that In
this city the number Of members OF the
allied trades who remained az work SO
far ortnumbered those who quit as TO
make no appreciabie change in tho in
dustrial appearance OF tho city.
Tho leaders, however, say thcre 10
nothing In the situationI to cause them
encouragement; that the public,
/, through lack Of knowledge OF the ma.
chinery Of industrial organization, has
been led to expect results which wero
not in contemplation whom the strike
orders were issued.
SOVEREIGN CONFIDENT.
Mr.. Sovereign, for instance, points
out that his appeal was not an order to
strike; that, in fact, ho has no power to
order walk.out; but that persons ac-
auainted with tho workings OF the or
ganization would know that, In effect,
il would be the same as m order. In
short, he was perfectly confident that
by Saturday next, after the various local
aud district assemblies had time to meot
and tako formal action on tho appeal
and to rally their friends outside OF the
order, the result would show 100000
men idle, as consequence.
Tho local strike leaders also claimed
that little time was the only necessary
condition 10 tho walk out OF tho hun
dred thousand men whom they repro
sent
Surface indications so far, howevor,
do not bear out the claims OF either Mr.
Sovereign or the Chicago mon. II Is
not recorded yet that any district as
sembly OF the Knights OF Labor has
voted to strike.
In tho meantime continued improve
ment in the railroad situation here and
elsewhere, except at Sacramento aud
Oakland, California, Is noted.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
The general public, as well as organ
lied labor, is looking forward with
marked interest to tho meeting of the
executive board OF American Federation
OF Labor, perhaps the most powerful or
sauization OF the kind in the country,
in this city tomorrow and its action IS
expected 10 have marked elect on the
outcome OF tho present industrial strug'
glo.
4 new feature was injected into the
situation to-day when It was announced
by some OF tho labor leaders that they
were ready to go before tho federal
grand iury with proofs that the general
managers Of tho railroads had con.
apired TO delay mail trains rs a part OF
their fight against the American Rail.
way Union aud would ask that body to
indict them. 49,.
Tho great strike is practically at an
end in Chicago. Trains ou all roads are
moving, Passenger trains arc almost
without exception on time and freight
traffic Is rapidly becoming regular.
BACKBONE BROKEN. 6.
"Tho backbone Of tho strike Is not
only broken" said Manager Egan, OF
the General Managers Association. this
afternoop. "but the backbone has on.
tirely disappeared. The blockade Is
raised, and IL will require but short
time 10 got the railroad business OF tho
city back into its regular routine"
On tho Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne x
Chicago, all passenger trains ran regu-
larly and froights were moved more
freely, Tho Panhandle moved freight
freely and reported Its passenger service
uninterrupted, and the Chicago 3ltl-
waukec & St. Paul handled tho regular
number OF freight, passengers and subur-
ban trains. Tho Lake shore & Michi-
gan Southern announced that owing to
the Toledo strike 1t had suspended tho
reception from western connections oil
porishablc freight and live stock
WORK or THE GRAND JURY.
Tho federal grand jury resumed it's
work investigating cases growing out OF
tho strike this morning. Tho Michigan
Central railroad had largo number oil
witnesses in attendance, and tho cases
uudor investigation wOro mainly those
growing out OF tho rlotinR at konalng-
ton. EnRlewood and Grand Crossing.
District Attorney Milchrist said this
morning that scores OF individual In
dIctmonts will be returned agatnst
rioters who wero seen to commit law
less acts. Tho cases NJ all the mon ar:
TeSted during tho Inst ten days and
takon before Commissioner hoync will
bo considered by tho grand Jury with
out tho necessity OF trial In tho COM
missioner's office.
SwItchmau Merwin was admitted 10
bail IN 5000 to-day, but was unable to
find bondsmen,
SMALL PRRcRNTAoE,
At labor headquarters tonight 1t was
announced that tho following unions
had struck Painters, 1000 mon
machine woodworkors, 500; planning
mill hands, SOOi silver GIlder', 34Oi car
riaro md wagon makers, 200. It ll OK,
pectod, the labor mon say, that l,OOO
moullors will strike in the morning. .
The pIutnbers' union tonight decided