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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , JULY 13 , 1SSM SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ALL SEEMS SEREBE
Calm HM Succeeded the Turbulent Storm
that Rocked the Windy Oity ,
EVERYTHING QUIETING DOWN IN CHICAGO
Army Men from Western Ports Find but
Little Work to Do.
HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED BY THE CLUBS
Indications Are that There is Little Left of
the Strike at Its Center.
GENERAL MANAGERS SAY IT IS ALL OVER
UnUfiH lioma I urther .Mnto la Miido by the
Labor HoilU.'H ii Sptecly Collapito
bevniH Ortiiln Smut * Striken
of YiHti ! > ril ly.
CHICAGO , July 12 Affairs at General
Miles' headquarters have about reached
their normal condition. The greater excite
ment attendant upon the strike and the ar
rival of troops have subsided , the ex
perience of many of the olllcers , espec ally
from the western forts , Is In the nature ot
a summer outing. Many of them are being
entertained at the down town clubs , and
their service here Is , on the whole , rather
pleasant than otherwise. The Chicago ,
Iroquolj , Union League , Chicago Athletic
and other clubs have extended their priv
ileges , and nearly all of the officers are
tak.ng advantage of them
The General Managers association has de
cided to discontinue Its Information bureau
tomorrow , alleging that the strike troubles
are now practically over. The general
managers say that the railroads are now
practically In their usual operation and have
no further need of as Istnncc which the
bureau has been g.vlng them.
The rumor that Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad men decided last night
to strike Is emphatically denied by officials
of the road. General Manager Earllng
Btatcd today that the men who had been on
fitrlke have returned to work , and that the
road Is running Its trains without Inter
ference.
GRAND JURY'S INVESTIGATION.
The federal grand Jury resumed Its work
of Investigating the strike case today. The
cases of the men who have been arrested at
different times since the strike began were
taken up and the testimony of detectives
and railroad cmplojes who witnessed acts
of v.olenco heard. The grand Jury did not
go Into the court this morning and no In
dictments were returned. After this the
cose of Debs and other strike leaders was
gain taken up , and a number of news
paper reporters were subpoenaed to appear
at 2 o'clo k.
Debs says there Is no foundation for the
statement that he has engaged Robert G.
IngersoII as counsel.
NAVAL RESERVE MAN DROWNED.
Mentor Meyer , one of Colonel Scliaffner's
naval reserve , was drowned last night near
the battleship Illinois at Jackson park. He
bad been assigned to duty on the crib off
Hyde Park , but was on relief at the time
of the accident.
About sundown he went In bathing and
was attacked by cramps. He was drowned
before his comrades could reach him , and
the body has not been recovered. During
the night volle > were fired from the battle
ship for the purpose of raising the body ,
but the attempt was un-uccessful. It was ,
at first thought the filing was In the stock
yards , and all kinds of btoiles became cur
rent regarding the cause of the shooting ,
but an Investigation revealed that the guns
bad not been fired In that pait of the city
Colonel Soluffner of the Illinois naval
tnllltla was today notified that two one-
pound rapid firing Ilotchklss guns , w.th Held
carriages and ammunition , had been shipped
lilm from Washington. The naval mllltla
Is doing strike duty along the water front
and In the harbor and In the southern sec
tion * of the c.ty. Heretofore the organiza
tion has not been fully equipped.
STOCK YARDS I1UTCHERS OUT.
Expert butchers at the stock jards left
their work this morning In accordance with
the plan for a general strike. They num
ber about thirty and are employed by Ar
mour , Swift and Morris. Their action will
Interfere serloutly with work at the packing
Jiouses. The strikers this morning tried to
Interfere with the nonunion men who took
their places and a largo crowd gathered
around Morris * building and threatened vie
lence. Police and mllltla were sent to the
Bccno and prevented trouble- . The butchers
are expert workmen and their places will
be dinicult to fill. An attempt Is being
made to supply enough to continue killing.
The bakc-rs In Helssler S. Jungo's shop at
Thirty-ninth street struck this morning
There are about UOO cmplojcd In the works.
The stock yards strike spread during the
morning to about 800 men. They were em
ployed as meat cutters , roustabouts and
general laborers , The movement Is not
concerted , and In many departments the
etrlko Is not felt , while In others no one
vas at work. Slaughtering was being done
at nil the homes , and packers said the strike
vould amount only to a temporary Incon
venience. Guards surrounded all the packIng -
Ing houses , but no evidences of violence were
eccn.
The Stock Yards Switching association
posted notices today that all old emplojes
who reported for work tomorrow morning
would bo reinstated , but that the places of
those who did not return would be filled by
strangers.
Swift , Armour and Morris are all at
work. They are buying all of tha live stock
offered and killing and shipping It as fast
as possible. Tor evcrv butcher on str.ke
two stand asking employment. Them Is
no trouble whatever , and the men at work
Bay there Will be none.
The Asoclated press reporter at the ttock
yards reported at 1 o'clock that everything
was quiet , even more orderly than yester
day. There were threats that the pork
butchers would strike during the afternoon ,
and as a consequence the market for hog
, % vas weak and 2,000 hogs were left unsold
ffhero Is no fear of rioting. The pork
butcher * now at work number less than
C.OOO.RESCUED
RESCUED BY THE REGULARS.
When a Lake Shore suburban train
reached White , Just over the Indiana state
line , jcsterday a mob from Hammond sur
rounded the li.iln and seizing IJrakcman
Frank Toy beat him Into Insensibility be
fore he could be rescued by a detachment
of regulars , who charged upon and scat-
tercd the mob. Interstate suburban trains
. will hereafter carry a military guard until
matters quiet down.
1'atrlck McDrjde , secretary of the United
Mine Workers union , said , lit reference to
the rumors of another miners' strike , that
neither he nor President Mcllrldo could
order another strike of the miners. Hut
It the American Federation ot Labor should
decide to take any action he would Immedi
ately go back and call a convention ot
miners , and a strike would probably bo or
dered. i ttw.
Deb * Culls In the CominlUceinen.
DENVER , Colo. , July 12 , The member ot
the A. R. U. executive board for this district
has started for Chicago , whither he has been
summoned by President Debs tor a confer
ence. Members of the union refuse to give
the commltteemau's name. It Is understood
that me.nlers ct the executive committee
from all over the country have been called
to the coufercnce.
ASKCMVII.AND : : rou Aunn \TOKS. .
American federation of I.nhnr bend Him n
Cnniiniinleatlon.
CHICAGO , July 12. The conference called
for today by Samuel Gompers , head of the
National Federation ot Labor , has been
looked forward to as most Important and as
JJkely to determine In a largo measure the
outcome of the present strike. An Associ
ated press man reported from the Urlggs
house that thu meeting was to bo held at
9 o'clock , but that at 10 o'clock not moro
than three or four of those to participate had
arrived. The meeting. It Is was announced ,
would be secret , and nothing would likely be
known of Its results until late In the day.
The federated executive committee , five
members of which were In secret session all
morning , at 11 o'clock convened with a
largo number of ofllclal representatives of
labor unions at the Ilrlggs house. Among
the national labor organization ! represented
were Printers , cigar makers , pilntcrs and
decorators , carpenters , brewers , trainmen ,
miners , firemen , building and trades coun
cil , baker1) , tailors , Iron and steel workers ,
musicians , machine wood workers and sea
men , tald to represent In all about 600,000
men. The meeting was pres ded over by
President Gompers. and the strike situation
from the time of Its conception fully In
vestigated Particular attention was paid
to the Pullman strike , and reports were
heard from the various local organizations
which have already decided to strike It
was generally believed by those present
that no decision as to the action of the
Federation of Labor would be reached before
tomorrow. Neither President Debs nor
General Master Workman Sovereign was
present at the morning session although It
was announced that Debs would be called
to the conference before Its close There
teemed to be a desire on the part of many
of those present to give Mr. Sovereign nd
Invltal'on ' to attend the conference , although
It was stated by a member of the federation
executive council that Mr Sovereign might
be callen In some time during the meeting
It was apparent that the Knights of Labor
were not looked upon with favor , and the
Indications wcro that a ruction between
that order and the federation might be de
veloped during the present conference All
delegates , however , absolutely refused to dis
cuss the probability of such a re ult
The clgarmakers representatives appeared
and reported that 4,000 had gone on a strike
Th" meeting at 12 JO took a recess till 2 30
this afternoon
President Debs was this afternoon Invited
to appear before the executive committee of
the Federation of Labor at 8 o'clock tonight.
"We are all In sympathy with the Debs
strike , " said Mr Gompers , "and wo shall try
to do something to bring order out of chaos.
What that will bo I do not know. We have
ample power to order a general strike , but
whether it will be done or not I cannot say. "
Another prominent leader said they pro
posed to Issue an appeal to the public to cease
patronising Pullman cars It was stated this
morning by labor leaders In the confidence ! of
Samuel Gompers , president of the American
Federation of Labor that today's confer
ence In Chicago had not for Its purpose an
extension of the strike , but to devlso wajs
and means to settle the present troubles.
Th leaders refused to disclose their plans ,
but thej appeared to be confident that mat
ters would soon b adjusted peaceably. Thej
could not say that no more labor unions
would bo called out , but did not object to
that Inference.
MAY COMPEL ARBITRATION.
Messrs Sovereign , Llndholm , Adams and
Fitzgerald called upon Mavor Hopkins this
morning and conferred with him for about
an hour. Their object was to call to the at-
tentlon of the major the provisions ot the
O'Nell law ot 1SSS , under which It Is
thought the president may compel George M
Pullman to arbitrate his differences with his
cmplojes. Mayor Hopkins promised the
committee he would call the mittcr to the at-
tontlon of Corporation Counsel Rubens , and
also speak of It to Governoi Altgeld , who , he
understood. Is in the city today.
The following telegram was sent to Presi
dent Cleveland this afternoon by the Ameri
can Te'u'eratlon ot "Labor conference :
The gravity of the labor situation of the
country demands extraordinary and excep
tional action ot a conciliatory character at
the hands of all men. Recognizing this fact ,
the executive council of the American Fed
eration of Labor and the undersigned execu
tive officers of the national and International
trades unions and brotherhoods of railway
organizations of America are In conference
In this city. We ask you In the name of the
working people and the entire citizenship ot
our country to lend your Influence and give
us your aid so that the present Industrial
crisis may be biought to an end , alike to
the advantage of our countiy and the Insti
tutions under which we live. We therefore
ask jou to come to Chicago and meet this
conference , or If the state of public business
does not warrant such a course that jou will
deputize some one as your representative.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AMERICAN FED
ERATION OF LABOR
SAMUEL GOMPERS , President.
P. J M'GUIRE. First Vice President.
C L DRUMMONO. Second Vice President.
JAMES I1RETELLE , Third Vice President.
WM. MARDEN Fourth Vice President.
JOHN I ) . LENNON , Treasurer.
CHRIS EVANS , Secretary.
And representatives of all organizations pres
ent The telegram was addressed simply "To
the president of the United States. "
The evening ses Ion of the executive coun
cil of the American Federation of Labor was
held at the Brlggs house , with closed doors.
Very soon after S o'clock President Debs of
the American Railway union appeared In
response to the Invitation sent him this
afternoon by President Gompeis Mr Debs
wa Introduced to the conference by Mr.
Gompers and told In detail the history of
the stnke. He then went on at length to
tell what had been dene In the boycott , of
the number of people who had gone out as
strikers , and of the s > mpathlzers who had
come forward for their encouragement. He
explained the line of action here In Chicago
and elsewhere throughout the country He
said ho was much elated over the work
which had been accomplished. The A. R U
had brought about one of the greatest strikes
this country had seen , and he hoped to tee
it curried through to a grand success , He
had no doubt , that this could be done most
effectually with the aH'ance with the Fed
eration of Lnbor and the other labor organi
zations He asked the federation to give the
A. R. U whatever assistance they could In
the work they were doing on the part ot
the workmen ot this country.
At the conclusion of Mr. Debs' ipeech Mr.
GomiK'rs took the floor and spoke at some-
length. He counseled moderation , and while
avowing the most profound sympathy for the
Pullman employes , as well as for the A. R
U , he hoped for a wise and peaceful solu
tion of the dlfllciilty , a solution whch would
restore buslne s activity , and jet protect the
rights tot organized labor
At 11 o'clock , Immediately after his Inter
view with the Associated press representa
tive , Mr. Debs retired to his hotel , leaving
the meeting still In session. The conference
lasted unt I 12 30 a m , and was marked by
several heated arguments , the hotheads
being In favor of n strike at once , while the
conservative counseled moderation No de
cision was reached , however , and the meetIng -
Ing jidjourned until tomorrow morning. At
the close of the session President Oompers
was aikcd If the Federation of Labor would
bo willing the present stilke should be called
off , relying on the moral force ot the gov
ernment to effect arbitration.
Gompers said : "To call oft the strike
would be for one of the parties , that ono , ot
course , \vorklngmen , to surrender , and
after peace was restored there would 'be
'nothing to arbitrate. ' "
Juilco Hallct JrmtnieU the Jur > ,
DENVER. July 12. When the federal
grand Jury met Judge Hallett , after
calling their attention to the A. R. U.
strike , Instructed them as to their duties In
this matter , saying : "I think the principle
upon which this strike has been carried out
U beyond all reason. It Is remarkable that
the wisest itatesmnil could not have pre
dicted these conditions 100 years ago. It
cannot be naid that because these unions
have a noble purpose thojr h vo a right to
override the laws of this country and put
to Inconvenience the whole country. " The
jury will Investigate the cases where striken
Interfered with the operation of lines In the
hands .of receivers as at Trinidad and
Pueblo.
MONSTIMl MKKTIM1 IN NKVO11IC. .
Henry Ocorgo DclUent nn AddreM mid
Itltterly Dcnounee * Clorliiucl.
NEW YORK , July 12. The labor demon
stration held tonight In Cooper union to ex
press sympathy with the strikers In Chicago
and the west was an extraordinary out
pouring of people. The hall was crowded to
excess and 3,000 people surrounded the build
ing un-ible to get In. The meeting was a
vehement one In the manner It expressed
Its conviction. The name of President Cleve
land was received with such a storm of
hlsies and hootlngs that Henry George , who
was speaking , had tocry "What's the use ? "
Utniet Harris presided and Introduced
Henry George , who was the stai speaker of
tha evening The apostle of single tax was
unusually bitter , vehemently denouncing
the use of federal troops to put down the
strikers Governor Altgeld and Governor
Stone were right In the stand they took and
the action of the president In sending out
troops was an arrogant assumption of state
authority Mr. George said ho would rather
see all the railway property of the country
burned up , all the rails torn up than to
see them preserved by force of arms , The
millionaires made their money by robbery
and debauchery , by the purchase of Judges
and legislatures and now they wanted to
preserve them by the bayonet and the arm
of the federal troops , and for that purpose the
rights of states were being encroached upon
by the federal authorities Mr George then
entered Into a lengthy condemnation of
President Cleveland and his employment of
federal troops In the west. Every mention
of the presidents name was received with
hisses and when Mr. George asked "What
are you going to do about It ? " a voice
shouted "Impeach him. " "Hang him , "
shouted another Nearly everybody followed
with suggestions until the hall was In an
uproar. .Mr. George differed from all the
remedies proposed by his hearers The sjs-
tem , he said , would have to b' fundament
ally changed Strikes were'useless and al-
wa > s resulted In failure. At this point the
speaker drifted Into his well known single
tax theories and told his audience things
would be better when his theories shall have
been adopted.
After Mr. George had finished a telegram
was received from Samuel Gompers at Chicago
cage , asking that the voice of labor might
be heard from New York , anil advising calm
ness and assuring them of final success.
Frank K. Foster , a lawyer of Boston , was
the next speaker. He , too , denounced
President Cleveland and Attorney General
Olney. Cleveland and Olney would pass
away , but the labor power would finally carry
all before It. It was a movement of evolu
tion , not revolution , and when the wave
was strong enough God help the Pullmans ,
the Carnegles and the Olneys.
Father Thomas B. Ducey , pastor of St.
Leo's church , said the criminal In this case
was not President Debs , but President Pull
man. The trouble arose out of the arro
gant attitude ot the latter , \vho said there
was nothing to arbitrate. In conclusion , he
aflltmed his belief In the righteousness of
the cause of the present strike.
The resolutions adopted commended the
decisive action of the A. R. U. In demandIng -
Ing arbitration Little , sympathy was ex
pressed with \Iolence , but the resolutions
demanded the removal of conditions pro
vocative otIol ° nce. Of the authorities at
Washington , the resolutions said :
"Wo denounce and condemn that per
version of the functions of > the federal. Ju
diciary by which the unprecedented orders
granted , manifestly on untrue allegations ,
are made the basis for the assumption of
military authority.
"That the unwarranted and unrepubllcan
Interference of the federal government with
the affairs of the states , even In spite of the
protests of their governors , Is an usurpation
of power which should be condemned by all
liberty loving Americans. "
The government was declared to be In
the Interest of corporations and conspiring
against the liberty and civil rights of citi
denounced for rushIng -
zens. The senate was
Ing to the defense of monopolies and cor
porations In the sacred name of liberty.
Sympathy was extended to the people ot
California and congress Is asked to fore
close the nation's mortgages on the Pacific
railroads. In conclusion , the vvorklngmen
were called upon to use their political
rights. The meeting then adjourned.
i > iits STIM , CONI I INT.
Chilms the Situation Is Sloro Hopeful Tlmn
at Any Other Time.
CHICAGO , July 12. Mr. Debs today was
more confident of the ultimate success of his
cause than at any time since the fight began
"I feel that this day Is fraught with the
utmost Importance , " said he. "As I view
the situation now it presents a more favor
able outlook for us than ever bafore. The
excitement and turbulence Invariably Inci
dent to the lapse of a great upheaval Is
pas ed. The strife and turmoil are elements
that have 'passed In the night. ' One Is en
abled to obtain a clear perspective of the
sense of the Immense conflict now waging
The cool-headed and steady purpose have suc
ceeded to passions and diverse contention.
Now public sentiment can calmly and truly
Judge of the right and wrong In this
struggle ,
"All these things , I say , tend to strengthen
our position. When the mass of the people
are aided In rendering an Impartial verdict
of the merits of the case , I feel that we shall
not bo defeated In public opinion. Indeed we
ore now deemed In the right by the majority
ot the Inhabitants of this country , and , as the
adage has it , 'When sure you are right , then
go ahead. ' We shall fight until our aim Is
accomplished. "
"Then any reports that you are preparing
to give up the struggle are untrue , Mr.
Debs. ' "
"Most emphatically they aro. Telegraphlt
rumors may say that I have sent word to
our men In this city or that that they are
about to throw up the sponge , but they may
be labeled as falsehoods without the neces
sity of a denial from me. Our stand Is this-
We have at all times shown our willingness
to make a reasonable- settlement of the dif
ficulties that confront the country ; we have
even gone beyond what should be demanded
ot us to arrange for arbitration each time
to be rebuked , but we are going to stay In
the strike till the last. We shall never
} lc1d I attach no llttlo attention to the
meeting at the Rrlgg house tonight , for I
am In hopes It will bring about some method
ot organized movement on organized labor's
part. Unionism should present n solid pha
lanx to the enemy , and I believe It will. "
iiAViN iNTKitt nnvs < ] [ . .IVIUNU. .
bu > thu 1'renldcnt linn Decided to Appoint
U Ho.tril of ArliltntorD.
WASHINGTON , July 12 John W. Hayei ,
the general secretary and treasurer of the
Knights of Labor , tonight gave out the fol
lowing statement , covering the committee's
Interview with President Cleveland *
"Wo had on hour's talk with President
Cleveland this afternoon for the purpose ot
calling his attention to the arbitration act
ot 1SSS , Introduced In the house of repre
sentatives by Hon , John J. O'Neill of Mis
souri ,
"I had full authority from President E ,
V. Debt of the American Railway union and
J. W. Heathcote ot the Pullman cmplojes
to represent their Interests and act on their
behalf. The president seemed pleased to
receive us and Immediately opened the tub-
Ject by referring to the law which the
parties Interested desired to see enforced.
An hour was pent In discussing the \arlotji.
provisions of the act , which authorizes the
president on his own motion to appoint ! two
arbitrators , together with the United States
labor commissioner , to act as a commission
ot arbitration to Investigate what shdnld
be done by either party to settle the con
troversy. The commission has all the powers
necessary to administer oaths , subpoena wit
nesses , etc.
"The president finally decided to appoint
the commission and siltt he vvoud name the
arbitrators cither tbmjrrow or the next day ,
Wo expect to secure -mbch more from this
arbitration than the final settlement of ire
present difficulty In Chicago. While It Is In
Itself a great victory lofHabar organizations
and everything * tile A. * IV. U. has foitpht for ,
It gives official recigrtltkm ) to the Justice of
their demands for arbitration and It will go
much further , for fin Ihe moments of the
future , when the defects of the present ar
bitration law have"been made appirent by
actual experience , prompt steps will be taken
to amend the same. "
After discussing the various features of
the situation for more than an hour , the
president promised that If the leaders would
return to Chicago and use their Influence to
ward restoring peace and order he would ap
point the commission as soon as the dis
turbances had ceased to such an extent as to
render a thorough , careful Investigation pos
sible. The president laid great emphasis on
the fact no steps could be taken In this di
rection until lawlessness had ceased and he
made hl % promise contingent on the pledge
of the labor leaders to sec to It that so far
as organized labor Is concerned the trouble
at Chicago and elsewhere will Immediate ) }
disappear There fi no disposition on U"8
pirt of the administration to weaken In the
stand which It has taK6n , but the president
fully realizes the gravity of the situation ,
and while ho will not tomporl/e with thp
lawless element , he Is determined to do all
In his power to reach a permanent solution
of labor questions. A telegram was received
by the president tonight from 1'rcshle.iit
Gompers ot the Federation of Labor asking
him to come to Chicago or send a represent
ative to confer with prominent labor lead
ers as to the sltuattoili No answer has jet
been made
( ; IMKAI : ; , .SIKIKI : IN ST. i.ouis.
I'rotmlito that All Union I ulmrcrs Mill Ho
Orih red Out.
ST. LOUIS , July J2 _ The Trades and
Labor union , composed of the organized
labor bodies In thla city , at a mettlng last
night adopted a series of resolutions which
seem to portend a general strike of labor
organizations In St. Lpuls Sympathy with
the railroad strlkera Is expressed and a meetIng -
Ing of delegates from all the labor organla-
tlons In the city Is called for ne\t PatunHj
evening , when the advlsabllly of a general
strike In support of the A. R. U. will be
voted upon.
With the railroads handling all traffic offerIngs -
Ings with the usual promptness Interest In
the strike here , so fac ai It may have been
a railroad strike , has almost disappeared
All trains , both passenger and fro ght. are
running without Interruption and handling
ca lly all tralllc to be had , though It must
bo confessed that business 1 ? at jet far be
low the normal The , actlon of the trades
and labor unions Is now the center of at
tention. Saturday night Is the time set
by both the Trades and Labor union and
the Building Trades cduncll It will then
be determined whethclf "the 45,000 or more
members of labor organization i In this city
will strike In aid of { he Pullman boycott
Until then there Is likqly to be little change
In the situation.
Vice President Doveajix and all other offi
cers of Duildlng Trades council are very
secret today about the , action said to have
been taken at a meeting last night. From
a strictly reliable sonrce , however , It Is
learned that a resolution to stilke this morn
ing was unanimously carried , but reconsid
ered later. A motion & > * } h ° n adopted to
send delegates to the general labor confer
ence to be held Saturday night , the council
pledging Itself to abide by the decision of
their delegates. President Hofner of the
Trades union says today everything de
pended upon today's'conference ' In Chicago
If a general strike Js favored at that confer
ence there will not bcS.tfunlon man at work
In St. Louis next weaMfhe said.
If a strike Is decided" here It means a
walkout of between 33,000 and 40,000 union
men. . "
- KM > ii : ) AT TIIISI : VOINTS.
PlnceK Where Kiillnmil Men Are IEcporte.il
us Itnttirnhif ; to Work.
YUMA , Ariz. , July 12. The strike has
ended here. All the railroad men have gone
back to work , and all trains are moving
east and west.
CLEVELAND , July 12 There was a per
fect stampede today among the railroad em-
plojoj to get back to work , and the big
strike , so far as this city is concerned , Is a
thing of the past. The old men are all
getting their old positions again , with very
few exceptions. Freight trains are being
made up and sent out In all the various
yards , and today there ( s nothing to indi
cate that freight traffic has been t ed up for
a week.
TOLEDO , July 12. The situation here Is
greatly Improved. All the trunk line roads
are moving freight tralni without Interrup
tion. Some are getting out local freights
Iregularly , but the Like Shore had a full
complement of nonunion men and Is mov
ing all freights without difficulty , and has
cleared out all occumulalon of can In Its
yards. The Wheeling & Lake Erie has
made no effort to resume freight business
There has been no Interruption to passen
ger traffic for several days , and It Is believed
there will be no moro serious trouble here.
The striking Wabash switchmen held a
meeting this morning and abandoned the
strike and all returned to work This action
opens the blockade onthat road , as this was
the last point at which the men were out.
WII.TJ NOT IMIOIIULU THE MI.SSAOKS.
Colorado Telegraph .Mitnncor Kufusex to
Obey the Commands of the Court.
TRINIDAD , Col. , July 12 Charles Ran
dall , manager of the Postal Telegraph com
pany's leading office , acting under Instruc
tions from headquarters , has Ignored a sum
mons to produce In the United States court
at Denver files of all messages received or
sent pertaining to the strike. He has been
Instructed not to go to Denver unless ar-
reMed , and not to produce the messages , no
matter what comes.
CHICAGO * July 12. The managers of the
Western Union Telegraph company , the Pos
tal Telegraph and Cable company , and the
North American Telegraph company have
been subpoenaed at Chicago , Milwaukee and
various other cities to appear and produce
the telegraph correspondence of President
Debs-irn * others Interested In and connected
with the Pullman boycott ,
TAIT itumcAiNs DIHS. :
OmnlhiiH Injunction Ji.snml hy the Untuiil
St ten .lutlgu'at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI , July 32. Another omnibus
bill and restralnln 'order ' was Issued against
E. V. Debs anil objtty ( by Judge Taft of the
United States circuit court today , similar
to that filed hero July 4. It covers the
Plttsburg , Cincinnati , Chicago & St. Louis ,
the Columbus , Hocking Valley S. Toledo , the
Cleveland , Cincinnati1 , 'Chicago & St. Louis ,
the Columbus , ALrqn Cleveland , the New
York , Lake Erie & Wcsterp. the New York ,
Pennsylvania & Ohio , -th Norfolk & West
ern , Daltlmoro & Ohio , Daltlmore & Ohio
Southwestern , Cincinnati , Hamilton S. Day
ton and Wheeling & tyake Erie. It was done
at the solicitation of S\va , > ne , S\\ajne &
Hayes of Toledo , general counsel of the
Wheeling & Lake EHo railroad.
SAID r.oMJ'iits : HAD iurusii : > .
Statement Unit tho' , Federation f f.iilmr
Would Not Order u Strike Uenleil.
WASHINGTON , July 12. The Postofflco
department has received a dispatch from Inspector
specter Troy at Chicago stating that Presi
dent Gompers ot the Federation of Labor
has made a formal refusal to order a general
strike
CHICAGO , July 12. At 225 ; p m , Presl-
dent Gompera when shown the. Washington
dispatch that he'had formally refused to or
der a general strike , denied it emphatically
and absclutely.
Arrested for I ootlir ; ( oinpany Stores ,
r SPRING VALLBY , III , July 12. The long
expected wholesale amen ( or the looting c [
tne bprmag valley coil company stores In this
city commenced today , the sheriff making
the arrests , assisted by n company of
mlllth. Scores of houses were ransacked
from cellar to garret and any quantity of
dress goods , shoes , provisions and groceries
were discovered and Identified as property
stolen from the stores Thecltj vvll bo held
responsible for the daimgo unstained from
the looting ot stores. The arrests will bo
continued tomorrow , and It Is expected that
about thirty or forty more will follow.
STiUKiity : Ditivi : AUAV V\OIKMI.N. :
Attempt to lloMiinc U'oilt on the A'htnhulii
llnrlmr llotki u failure.
ASHTARULA HARHOR. O , July 12
Work was commenced on all of the ore and
coal docks on the Pennsylvania sldo of the
river here this morning , but had not been
In progress over half an hour before a mob
of COO strikers from the lake shore side ,
who hid ( tootled not to return to work ,
inarched on the docks and b > threits com-
polleU the men at work to cease their labors
Pick * , shovels and tools of ever } kind were
thrown Into the river , and a riot was only
averted by tin Pennsylvania men leaving
the boats Not a stroke of work h nowN
being done on nny of the docks , and pros
pects of n resumption are farther oft than
at any time since the strike was Inaugurated
An arm } of about 1 000 striking ore shovol-
crs left this port at 12 30 toita } to march to
Conneaut. fifteen miles distant , to compel the
ere shovolers to come out at that port
From Coniipaut they will proceed to Erie
and stop work on th docks theie The mob
Is composed of Finns , Swedes , Italians and
Huns , man } of whom are armed , and If
the dock laborers at tl.e above named ports
refuse to quit work there will be trouble
One thousand Ashtabula dock str.ker
marched to CVineaut this aftcrncon head d
by a band and compelled the dockmen here
to cease work A large force of special1
policemen attempted to keep order , but to m
purpose Sheriff Allen was notlflel an 1
Maor Parker nl o sent a request to Governor
McKlnley for asslbtance , and troops were
ordered out and will arrive some time to
night. The mob consists of Finns , Italians ,
Hungarians , Swedes and other foielgners
and they are desperate The excitement In
the city Is at fever heat Thus far no seri
ous trouble has occurred , but an outbreak
Is looked for
i > M'uriis : KII.II ! > IN A uiicic. :
'I wo J'liRlnrs unit n Itrlclt Itulldlng Grcntl/
Oainiieed h } thu Collision.
CHICAGO , July 12 Two deputy United
States marshals met their deaths and two
others were more or less Injured In a col
lision of freight trp ns on the Wisconsin
Central tracks near the Sixteenth and JacU-
on street crossing. Two locomotives and
several cars were wrecked In the accident
and the three-story brick warehouse of
Smith , Hurdctte S. Co was partly destroyed
The men who met their death were J II
Uristol , deputy United States marshal , W
A Press , deputy United States mar ha ! The
Injured were Andrew Blass , deputy United
States mar ha ! , left foot and leg mangled
condition critical ; Augustine Wright , deputy
mnrshal , from Baltimore , not &erlous The
Baltimore & Ohio and Winconsin Central
Jointly use this track , and by some mis
understanding of orders both trains were
moving toward each other on the same track
The two engines came together with tre
mendous Impact Fire broke out In the
wreckage , but \va soon controlled. The
train crews saved themselves by Jumping.
wi.sriKN iCMGiirOVT sriuivi : .
Statement of IJenvei's Illstrlct Secretary on
thu Mtu itlon.
DENVER , July 12. J. N. Corbln , district
secretary of the Knights of Labor , says ,
concerning Sovereign's acldres < : "The so-
called address 's "Merely a" request and has
no effect In the \\es > t. It seems to have
been writxen under the Influence of the
labor atmosphere at Chicago. For the
west to stiike would not aid the Issue , but
would injure labor by affecting the position
It has obtained through > ear > of effort
Labor advances by evolutionary , not by
revolutionary moves.by actual , not by ph-
slcal force. The true leader of labor now
Is the ono who seeks to keep reason throned
who tries to keep the masses from sinking
A great storm Is upon the country. The
true labor captain will try to.steer his ship
through It with the least trouble The
Knights of Labor In the West will be In
fluenced by nothing else The wisdom of
their course will be seen when the storm
Is over. Let labor ever look and think be
fore It Jumps. ' ]
DI.VUTII s f.os i'TiiKIII IIIAI : > I.
rrlRlitPncd hv i\plolln ; ; 'torpedoes They
Open u I utal I'imlhide.
CHICAGO , July 12. United States Deputy
Marshal Peter Flsche and an 11carold
boy , Andrew Gregory , were fatally wounded
tonight In a fusilade between deputies In
Kensington Some unknown person hod
placed on the Illinois Central iraeKb several
torpedoes , which were exploded bj an out
going train. When the explosion occurred
two parties of deputy marshals rushed out
from the cars In which they were sleeping ,
on oppoblte sides of the traek They
seemed rattled by the unexpected Incident
and began discharging revolvers recklessly
and with the re'sult named above. The dep
uties say that they were firlnc at three
men who were seen running away from
where the torpedoes exploded , but people In
the vicinity contradict this. Five deputies
were arrested by the pollee
THAT IllU.vr MATKICAMZK.
Yardmen at loleilo VVlio VVirj i\peited : to
Quit AIK Mill atoik. .
TOLEDO , July 12 The Michigan" Central
} ardmen , who were expected to strike thh >
morning , decided not to do so , and are all
at work. The eight } ardmcn of the Hover
Leaf , who went out } esterday morning ,
were not'lled to report for duty this morning
or their places would bo filled b > outsiders.
This morning two went to work , and the
others arc expected to follow. That road
sent out two freights and espeets no fur
ther trouble.
Lewis Potts , one of the Lake Shore switch
men , while running a pony engine in the
yards at noon today , was fired upon by tome
unknown person from behind some empty
freight cars , Five shots were fireone !
grazing his neck , but not wounding * him.
The assailant escaped
TUO 11OADS TIKI ) III' AT DKNVKi : .
Koch Inland anil Union I'atlfle Art ) Alonn In u
I rlppleil Conilltlnii
DENVER. July 12 All the railroads en
tering Denver are In full operation today as
before the strike , except the Union Pacific
and Rock Island. The Union Pacific sends
only ono passenger train a day west on ac
count cf the crippled condition ot the South
ern Pacific.
Rock Island officials announced that a train
from Chicago Is on the road and tomorrow
night the return trip will begin.
General McCook has located his troops
so that a large force can be concentrated In
less than twenty-tour hours at any point
where rioting may occur , but ho does not
anticipate any further trouble on account of
the strike. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
in : IIUI.I.DOZKD TIM : .MKULHAM'- ) .
Santa I'u Siipurlntciident Make * Mtkurfton
btorekeepcrs furnish I'ooil for Di'pntli .
DENVER , July 12. Superintendent Turner
ot the Santa Fo railroad yesterda } dropped
Into NlcHerson , Kan. , where the townspeople :
refused to furnish food or accommodations
of any kind for the deputies or new em
ployes to take strikers' places on the road.
Mr Turner called on the leading citizens
and said that unless the boycott was raised
at once Newton would be made the division
terminal Instead of at Nlckerson. Mr
Turner's threat caused the business men of
Nlckerson to change their policy In a hurry
Striker * Kenmmleil fur Trliil.
DENVER , July 12. Thirty of the men
who disarmed the deputies and Interfered
w.th the passage ot United States malls at
Trinidad were remanded to await the action
of the federal grand Jury , The e men wore
on trial for contempt of court , but Judge
Hallet overlooked this comparatively trivial
charge that they might be tried on criminal
charges. Of the men who were before the
court today , those against whom the evi
dence was not conclusive or who could not
bo Identified were d schargcd An attach
ment was Issued for C E Randall , the tele
graph operator In the postal olllco at Trini
dad , demanding that ho come Into court and
bring with him all telegrams referring to
the strike. He has telegraphed tint lie will
do so.
CO.NdlUNSVtl.I. . I.NV l.M K11 : .
Resolution Aiilliorlrlng it Mr tic Inquiry to
He Iteporled xiliirdij.
WASHINGTON , July 12 A congressional
Investigation of the strike Is practically as
sured as n result ot the favorable report ot
a resolution for that purpose by the house
committee on Interstate commerce It had
been hoped to press the resolution to a pls-
sigo ted ly , but as a special rule had given
the da } to the foreign affairs committee , and
Friday Is also oceuplcd with u special order ,
It was determined to press It Saturday mornIng -
Ing , prior to the delivery of eulogies at 2
o'clock to the memory of the late Represen
tative Houck of Ohio.
Theic appears to be little opposition to the
resolution and thosu In charge of It expect
Its pas ige with little debate It will give
the house Its first opportunity , however , to
dlsciibs the strike , and some vigorous remarks
In line with those expressed In the senate
on Tuesday are expected. H Is probable also
that efforts will be made to so amend" the
resolution as to have It express the views
of some of the more radio tl labor leaders
On the passage of the resolution , Chair
man Wise ot the Intorstitc commerce com-
ml&sion will designate a subcommittee to do
the work ot investigation 'Ihls committee
will undoubted ! } go to Chicago and other
western points and may extend the Inquliios
to California , as Representative Geary has
been ono of the most active in securing the
favorable report of the resolution The pre
liminary hearings of the committee will
probably be held In Washington and arc
likely to be of much interest , as Messrs Debs ,
Pullman and others best informed on the re
spective sides of the controversy are re
garded as the witnesses most likely to bo
called. The resolution empowers the com
mittee to bit during the recess , and the work
Is expected to last through the summer
The subcommittee which flrdt reported
the icsolutlon Is composed of Representatives
Malloiy , Hrlckner , Greslnm , Hepburn and
Mahon It Is expected , however , tint Clnlt-
m in Wise will go outside of this committee
In choosing those who will conduct the In
vestigation. Messrs Geary and Story are
among those Hkel } to bo added.
puoviMOia or TIII : O'MII.L : LA
Grants > > o 1'onei to Compel Compliance.
ulth the Ai hltr itoiH' Decision.
WASHINGTON , July 12 The O'Neill law ,
appioved October 1 , 1SSS , provides that when
controversies arise between the companies en
gaged In Interstate commerce and their em
ployes , obstructing the transportation of
property or passengers , an arbitrator shall
be selected by each of the parties to the
dispute , these two arbitrators to snlect a
third This board shall , after a full In
vestigation , publicly anrtounc" its decision ,
which , with all testimony , shall be filed vIth
the United States commissioner of labor.
The statute further piov Ides the president
of the United States may Etl-ct two com-
mlssjoners , one of whom at least shall bo a
resident ot the state or territory In which
tbo controversy arises , who , together with
the tommfsBlaner' laborr shall constitute a
temporary committee for the purpose of ex
amining the causes of the controversy , the
conditions accompanIii [ ; It and in the be t
means of adjusting it , the result of which
examination shall be Immediately reported
to the president and con ti ess.
isv COMPULSION :
of IiUior Mill A k Clcvelinil If Hu
Ciinnnt Help Ihein ii 'I heir I Ifjht.
WASHINGTON , July 12 Messrs Hayes ,
McGuIre and French , the members of the
executive board of the Knights of Labor
now In this city , expect to call on President
Cleveland some time during the day In con
nection v.Ith the application of the general
arbitration law to the pending trouble be
tween the Pullman company and its em
ployes. The law will cover th * case although
It does not specify any award as a result
of the cirblttatlon
Mr McGuIre admitted today that the ex
ecutive boaid ot the Knights of Labor did
not expect an } thing to come of Its memorial
urging impeachment of Attorno } Genera )
Olney. "Tho action of the senate In adopt
ing Mr Daniel's resolution supporting the
president In using federal troops shows , "
he said , "that v e can expect nothing from
that body , which as the power of Impeach
ment "
11AII.UOA ! ) Mi.N : I U01I CANADA.
1'lvo Hundred ( loltif : to Chicago KMriipe
( ioteriiini nt Dilution.
CHICAGO , July 12- Colonel Bradsby , agent
of the Bureau of Immigration , received a
telegram from St Ignaeo today stating that
500 railroad men from Canada passed that
point last night bound for Chicago In a
Michigan Central train. Colonel Bradsby
telegraphed thu information to Chief Stump ,
the head of the Immigration bureau at
Washington. Inspector Bradsby said the
telegram was from a private souicc , but he
believed It true. "There Is nothing the
government can do about It , " s = alil lie , "for
the men pasaed St Ignace last'night , and It
would be Impossible to Intercept them , or
even to tell whether they reached the city.
The government lias no olfirers at the straits
and there Is practically an open door there
from Camuli. I have no information as to
who sent them , or where they \lll be put to
work. "
rinKMi N win.
Itepurt that ( hlur Sargent Has liecn Our-
ruli it In thu Mattel.
CHICAGO , July 12 A special to the
Times from Cincinnati says District Master
Odell of the local assembly of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen lias ordered
out all the men ot Ills assembly. OJell
has Just returned from Terre Haute , where ,
It Is said , a meeting of prominent members
ot the brotherhood was held , and It was
decided a strike would be Inaugurated.
Chief Sargent ot the brotherhood , who was
steadily opposed to a strike , will , It Is
claimed , be laid on the shelf by the less
conservative members.
Santa IV In Tionhli ) In Texix.
DALLAS. Tex. , July 12 The northbound
passenger train on the Santa Fe , duo to
leave here at S p. m. , did not go out and at
this hour ( S p. m ) Is still here. The fireman
refused to go unless the Pullman sleeper
was detached. The engineer also quit bis
engine refusing to go out with a nonunion
fireman. At 3 45 p. m. the switch engine
crew struck , making the tie-up on the Santa
Fe complete. Telegrams from Cleburne say
the southbound Santa Fo trains are tied up
at that point and a big labor meeting Is In
session A general tie-up of the whole system
In Texas Is now looked for.
Union Pitlllc Kiili-liU U III .Not Slrllte.
LARAMIE , Wyo , July 12.-Ma ! T Wotlc-
man Henry lircltenslcln ot district as
sembly No. 82 , Knights of Labor , said todiy.
"I bcl eve that If an order has bcn i sued
for the Knights of Labor to strike dU-
trict 82 has been excepted If It has not I
do not believe the order will be heeded
The board of this district Is unanimously
against It I have already written and dii
patched to Mr. Sovereign telling h m that
I could not consistently order a strike on
the Union Pacific and that I hoped he would
not feel compelled to Interfere with the
situation , "
MARINES ATOAKLAND
Ditto Jackets Landed from tbo War Veraola
ia the Harbor ,
QUIET NOW REIGNS ON OAKLAND MOLE
m
Strikers Did Oousidcrablo Damage , How
ever , Before Marines Were Landed.
MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS IN SACRAMENTO
JJcilios of the Killed Not Yet Recovered
from t'uo Wreck.
HEAVY REWARD OFFERED FOR WRECKERS
OnUer * Think liny llmo humdent Etl-
ilfiuo In ( 'oci\lt Ono of the Men Now
Umler Armt-Identified liy the
lioj \\lui Dnnu Him Out.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 12 Since yestcr-
( lii's horrible work at the trcatlo west of
Sicramento ttic strike situation In California
Ims been less nl inning In Oakland tlicro
hnx boon rioting of a more or less serious
nature since early Hits morning. The trouble
began at da } break , when a mob of several
hundred btrlkers rushed Into the yards .on
the mole They killed all the locomotives
that had been flrcd up and In order to fur
ther blcck the tracks , derailed one loconlotlvo
and a long line of coaches. Later In the
morning , another crowd of strikers ran to the
jards and wrecked a turntable by shoving a
hea\y freight car Into the'pit. Damage woa
also done at the round house. The railroad
compan's deputy sheriffs and deputy United
btates marshals offered very little resistance
to the riotous strikers. Trouble on the mole
c.iino to an end this o\cnlng , however , when
a force of 330 United States marines from
Mnro Inland \\as landed hero by the ferry
stouncr Alameda , which transported them'
florn the nav } yards This force of marines
Is uiului command of Lieutenant Commander
William 11. llctdor , executive officer of the
cruiser Charleston , and Is drawn from the
crowj of the Charleston , Monterey , Thetis
and Independence The equipment Includes
five Qatllng guns and se\eral Ilotchklss can
non , 'llio mnines are to act under the
tllicctlon of Gcnci.il linger and will bo sup
ported by a company of artillery from the
pioildlo Tomorrow , under the shelter of
these fighting blue jackets , the railroad of
ficials hope to resume tralllc Into and out of
Oakland
MARTIAL LAW AT SACRAMENTO.
At Sacramento the conditions of martial
law prevail No trains uro running there ,
however , and General Superintendent Fillmore -
more stated this evening that no more regu
lar trains would be run before Saturday , by
which time ho hopes to- have repaired the
trestle. ' '
At u late hour this afternoon the wreckers
had not lecovered the body of Engineer
ClarUe and the thico soldiers which Ho In
the water beneath the wreck. The proplo
of Sacramento are practically living under a
military government. ' Cfulonel Graham has
thrown a coidon of troops around the rail
road property and citizens are not allowed
through the lines Along the railroad and
In the vicinity of jesterday's disaster cav-
alijmcn and Equads of Infantry are scouring
the tulcs and undeibrush Several suspicious
diameters found In hiding there have been
aricstcd and put In a military guard house at
Sacinmcnto
This morning It was reported that the
strikers were preparing to demolish the
rallioad bride across the American river. A
train bearing fifty regulars was hastily dis
patched. To avoid disaster Ilka yesterday's
two fieight cars were pushed ahead of the
locomotive. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the
regulars returned with six prisoners. The
men had been found on the bridge. Though
they are not strikers they were thrown Into
the guardhouse. During the day several
cltl/cns were arrested and also thrown Into
the guard house. During the day several
grossly Insulted a private on picket duty.
Another was a striker who forced his way
through the picket linos. Other citizens were
arrested for trivial offenses against the mili
tary law as laid down by the federal and
state commanders The militiamen on guard
at the water front had several skirmishes
with civilians.
SEARCHING TOR TRAIN WRECKERS.
Spurred on by the heavy rewards offered
for the appiehenslon of the men responslblo
for jcsterday's disaster at the trestle , the
peace officers at Sacramento are unusually
active. The railroad company has offered a
reward of $5,000 Attorney General Olney
has offered $2,000 and Governor Markham
Ins offered a reward of $500. Thesheriff's
men are confident that they have evlninco
to convict one of the men now In custody , a.
striker named Worden. A boy has been
found who drove Worden and several other
men to the bridge where the train won
wrecked The boy declares that these men ,
carried wrenches and a crowbar and that
they were heavily armed He says that
when the men left his wagon , before walkIng -
Ing to the trestle , tljey shut him In a box car
on a sldo track and warned him to stay there
until they returned. It was not until the lad
loturnc'l to the scene after the wreck that
ho realised whit had been done. Ho posi
tively Identified Worden. Other arrests wIU
be made.
The trains are running regularly out ot
San I'r.uiclsco on the coast division. In
Bouthern California the blockade Is broken ,
though very few trains are run there without
a military guard
" COM'I.ICT AT OAKI.ANO.
1'olltn DiUo I hi ! Striker * Itaek nnil ItnUo
ti n Illoehaile.
WEST OAKLAND , Cal. , July 12. The first
conflict at OaMand between the strikers and.
police occurred about G o'clock this evening-
and the strikers wcro worsted , Master Work
man McICen/Ie started to clear the trade
when 300 strikers attacked the engine , but a
force of deputy bhcrlffu kept them away.
About 100 of them rushed to their comrades'
aid , where they encountered Captain Wilson
and twenty police. There was some flerco
fighting , during which several strikers wcro
knocked right and left by clubs In the hands
of olllcers The mob them dispersed , but
trouble In feared later
Chailes Hail , ono of the most prominent
leaders of the strike , was arrested during
the fight with the police. He wai charged
with Inciting to riot and was refused ball.
The. mob lost heart after this and the work
of clearing the traek and yards of obstruc
tions was continued without Interruption ,
The Southern 1'aclflc raised the blockade
tonight without the aid of the Bailers from
Mare Island , who remained on the mole and
took no part In the proceeding The main
track and yards are now clear of all ob
structions. Tomorrow trains guarded by
troops will bo run out.
IiiAV.i : ADVANOK O1T TROOPS.
General Itngrr'H .Movements Hampered by
lh Wreck Near Sacramento ,
WASHINGTON , July 12. The following
brief dispatch from General Ruger at San
I'ranclsco was received at the War department -
ment today In confirmation of the progs re
port of the wrecking ot a train on the South
ern Pacific near Sacramento by the striker *
yesterday
"The train , which started from Sacramento
for Sun FrancUco with guard , was derailed
a few miles from Sacramento In coniiquMic *
of the removal of the llsh plates and spikes ,
which caused a spreading ot the rails , Two
soldiers and the engineer ot the train wer