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I the MORNING NEW*. 1 J established 1660. Incorporated <BBB. > ) J. H. ESTILL, President. t 111 111 lit Knights of Labor Fail to Quit Work. SHOOTING ON THE SLOPE. Sacramento Strikers Fire on the Soldiers. MORE TRAINS ON THE MOVE. All the Roads Resuming Business Rapidly. Sovereign Still Boasts That He Will Have 1,000,000 Men Out by Satur day—The Claim Also Made That 100,000 Trades Union Men Will Stop Work at Chicago—California the Scene of the Only Serious Trouble During the Day—The Momentous Meeting of the Federation of Labor on the Tapis at Chicago To-day. Chicago, July 11.—It is reported that when the federal grand jury concludes its investigation of the American Rail way Union it will begin an inquiry into the policy and methods of the General Managers’ Association. Among the lead ers of the working men the charge has been made openly and repeatedly that the obstruction of United States mails and the interruption of interstate commerce were due quite as much to the general managers as to the American Railway Union. It has been stated that the general managers agreed among them selves that no trains should be run on | either road till they had attained the | points in dispute with the men. Thisw r as done, it is argued, to hold back such companies as showed an inclination to treat with its employes and bring about a resumption of traffic on Us 6Wn lines. It is asserted by the men that they can prove that telegrams were sent out from the General Managers Association order ing certain railroad lines to send out no trains till a designated scheme had been accomplished. All this, the men assert, Is as clear a case of conspiracy on the part of the General Managers' Association as the acts of President Debs and his asso ciates which rendered them indictable for conspiracy. Judge Grosscup and Dis trict Attorney Milchrist have said that justice will be meted out impartially to all violators of the federal statutes. UNION HEADPUARTEBB RAIDED. Under a subpoena duces tecum, the headquarters of the railway union, were raided last evening while President Debs, Howard Neither and others were waiting in the district attorney’s office to com plete their bond, and all of the official pa pers of the union were seized that could be found. In the general sweep Presi dent Debs’ personal mail was carried away by the officers from the district at torney's office. President Debs’ jnail was to-day returned to him by order of Judge Grosscup, who declared the seizure to be illegal. The statutes under which the indict ments were yesterday found against President Debs and the others provide, in addition to a fine ranglug from $ 1,000 to SIO,OOO, imprisonment underone statute for not more than two years, and under another imprisonment of not less than six months, nor more tbun six years. Judge Grosscup, when questioned upon the possible action of the grand jury acainst the General Managers’ Association said; *• I have no doubt when the grand jury shall have finished the particular mat ter it is now investigating it will turn its attention to others who may have violated the law. It will widen the scope of its inquiry so as to include ail persons who may have interfered with or obstructed interstate commerce or the United Statesmans in any way, or by any' means,” "Will you give the grand jury addi tional instructions on that point?” “I cannot discuss that pqint now. I will do whatever is necessary to enable the grand jury to do its full duty.” Hut the labor men have little faith in the special federal grand jury. They stick to their opinion that the grand jury was drawn not to investigate violations of the law, but to return indictments against the railway union men and their sympathizers. the order fob a oenehai, strike. The ultimate effect of the appeal issuod last night by General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor, call ing on all knights throughout the coun try 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 lie cortaiuly fore- I seen. All that is definitely known I is that the Knights of Labor at all points I heard from, including nearly all the large ■ centers of population in the United States. ■ remained at work to-day with practical ■ unanimity, and that in this, city the num ■ i'”r of members of the allied trades who ■ remained at work so far out-uumbered ■ those who quit as to make no appreciable ■ change in the industrial appearance of ■tlie city. ■ Tim leaders, however, say that there nothing in the situation to cause them '■iscourugement, and that the public. . wfough lack of knowledge of tlie ma vQ"ry of industrial organization, lias , .;W0 led to eximet results which were not L. Mputemplaliou when the strike orders hcA issued. The morning news. SOVEREIGN’S EXPLANATION. Mr. Sovereign, for instance, points out that his appeal was not au order to strike; i that, in fact, he has no power to order a walk-ont, but that the persons acquainted with the working of the organization would know that in effect it would bo the same as an order. In short, he was per fedtly confident that by Saturday next, after the various local and district as semblies had time to meet and take formal action on the appeal and to rally their friends outside of the order, thq result would show 1,0(H),000 men idle as a con sequence. The local strike leaders also claimed that a little time was the only necessary condition to a walkout of the 100.000 men whom they repreeent, and that by Satur day, after the various sub-organizations had had time to consult together, the pro posed tie-up of business would be fully as effective as they had predicted. TUE CLAIMS NOT BORNE OUT. Surface indications so far, however, do not bear out the claims of either Mr. Sovoreicn or the Chfbago men. It is not recorded yet that any district assembly of the Knnrhts of Labor has voted on the strike. On the other hand, the Brooklyn district, which is composed of railroad men, and therefore naturally supposed to be in sympathy with their fellows in the west, at a meeting to-day confined their expression of sympathy to a tender of financial aid, but declined to strike. Locally, several of the organizations, members of the federated trades, have caused it to be understood that they do not intend to go out. Further, it is known that there was a large conserva tive element in the representative trades meeting which passed the resolution for a strike, and it is understood that they have been earnestly at work ever since to minimize the result of that action. SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA. In the meantime continued improve ment in the railroad situation here and elsewhere, except at Sacramento and Oakland. Cal., is noted. At the former place, federal troops were landed this morning, but the state militia stationed on the water front to cover their landing were fired on from ambush after the reg ulars had moved away, and a train which it was sought to semi to San Francisco under a guard of government troops was thrown from a trestle and fired into by strikers, resulting in the <|eath of one of the enginemen and the wounding of sev eral soldiers. THE FEDERATION OF LABOR. The general public, as well as organ ized labor, is looking forward with marked interest to the meeting of the executive board of the American Federa tion of Labor, perhaps the most power ful organization of the kind in the coun try, in this city to-morrow, and its ac tion is expected to have a marked effect, on the outcome of the present in dustrial struggle. It is known that the position of Samuel Gompers, ■ its president, has been one of opposition to a sympathetic strike of fed eration men at this time, and that he looks on the situation as critical. He has invited (he heads of other labor organi zations to meet him here at that time and the belief is that he will strenuously ad vocate measures to bring the trounle to an end. The great railway strike is practically at an end in Chicago. Trains on ail roads are moving, passenger trains are almost without exception on time, and freight traffio is rapidly becoming regular. ■‘The backbone of the strike is not only broken,” said Manager Egan, of the Gen eral Managers’ Association this after noon, but the backbone has entirely dis appeared. The blockade is raised, and it will require but a short time to get the railroad business of the city back into its regular routine.” SHOWING OF THE ROADS. On the Chicago and Grand Trunk, the passenger service is regular and the freight and suDurban services were re sumed to-day. The Wabash ran local freights and part of its suburban trains in addition to the through passenger service, and the Michigan Central moved a mass of mer chandise which had accumulated at Michi gan City. Tho Wisconsin Central reported both freight and passenger trains running on time, and the Chicago and Northern Pa cific announced thgt all daylight trains were running regularly, although night service has not been resumed. The Santa Fe ran trains regularly in and out of Chicago, and the Erie resumed freight traffic, with its passenger and ex press trains running on time. The Louisville, New Albany and Chi cago ran all trains on time all day, the burned bridge at Hammond having been repaired. On the Chicago and great Western all freight and passenger traffic, as well as yard work, was handled regularly, and the Chicago and Alton reported all trains on the entire road running without inter ruption. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois expe rienced no trouble, with the exception of a demonstrative crowd at Brazil, lud The Illinois Central moved 190 loads; of southbound freight today, and its through passenger service was regular. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy handled several freight and stock trains to-day, and its passenger and suburban trains were all on time. In the Pittsbuyg. Fort Wavne and Chi cago all passenger trains ran regularly and freights were moved more freely. The Pan Handle moved freight freely and reported ifct passenger service unin terrupted, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul started the regular number of freight, passenger and suburban trains. The Lake Shore and Michigan South ern announced that owing to the Toledo striko it had suspended the-receptiou-from western connections of perishable freight and live stock. THE MEN WHO WENT OUT. At labor headquarters to-night it was announced that the following unions had struck; Painters, 4,000 men; machine wood workers, 500; planing mill hands, K 00; silver gilders, 840; carriage and wagon makers, 700. It is expected, tho labor men say, that 10,000 molders will strike in the morn ing. No more men will be brought to Chi caeo by the general managers to take the places of strikers. General Manager Egan said to day : “During the last week tho General Managers Association engaged more than 4,500 competent men in all de partments of railroad worn, and has dis tributed them among the various roads. In addition to these, the roads have them selves engaged many men and brought them hero direct from the east. Fully 8,000 men have taken the places of the railroad strikers in Chicago. There are still plenty of applicants for work, and the roads have no difficulty in supplying all tho vacancies caused by tho strike. WICKKB IN CONFERENCE. Another Effort to Bring About Arbi tration Comes to Naught. Chicago. July Jl.— Mayor Hopkins, Major Pliigrotrbf fWfffMC hud Erskino M. SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY. JULY 12,1894. Phelps of Chicago had a two hours’ con ference this evening with Vice President Wickes, General Solicitor Runnels and Genera) Manager Brown of the Pullman company at Mr. Wickes’ office. Mayor Pingree’s telegrams urging arbitration were presented, and arbitration was strougly urged. The confer ence was hold behind closed doors, the Pullman officials promising to give a verbatim report of it to the news papers. The report ns given out by them is as follows: Mayor Pingree of Detroit, accompanied by Mayor Hopkins aud Mr, ICrskine M. Phelps of Chicago called at the Pullman offices and submitted to the officials of the Pullman Company the tel egrams Mayor Pingree had received from the mayors of other cities upon the ques tion of arbitration. Thereupon followed a protracted friendly discussion of the matter, in which the officers of the Pull man company set out fully their reasons for believing that the question at issue, which was simply the reopening of the works and carrying them on at a ruinous loss, was not a proper sub ject for arbitration. Mayor Hopkius, after the conference, would only say: “We are just where we were be fore we went. Let them now do the talk ing.” PEACE PREVAILS. The Situation a( Chicago That of An Armed Truce- Chicago, July 11.—Peace and quiet were maintained throughout the city to day. It was a welcome relief from the tension of. yesterday, and especially in view of the fears that had been enter tained that the general tie-up ordered by the various trades might result in fill ing the streets with sympathetic strikers, ana serious disorder possi bly be provoked. There were fewer white ribbons to be seen to-day and three times as many patriotic emblems. Many banks and other institutions and build ings hoisted the stars aud stripes on their roofs and decorated their ground floor fronts with mouster flags. The military encampments on the lake front and at tho government building attracted large crowds, but thoy were eminently good natured aud chatted sociably and with heartiness with the regulars who were off duty and mixed with them. AT THE STOCK YARDS. At the stock yards the blockades were effectually broken. Business was re sumed on every road, ana all was hustle and bustle in the miles of pens and along the tracks. The first incoming cattle train in two weeks steamed into the yards at daybreak, aud by 4 o'clock sixty-nine cars of live stock were brought in by the Burlington and Quincy, forty by the Northwestern and fifty by the Santa Fe. The military was on guard at every im portant point, but there was no need of its services. For the twenty-four hours ending this evening, not a single fire or police alarm was turned in from the district, and Po lice Captain O’Neill, who is in command of the district, officially reports that the police are in full command of the situa tion, and that there appears to be no fur ther use for troops. At the same time any attempt to -withdraw the latter will be met by the general opposition of the packers and other business interests, and even it the present conditions should con tinue for several days to come it will be regarded as necessary to hold the mili tary in reserve. WORK OF THE GRAND JURY. When the federal grand jury adjourned this evening, after two sessions occupy ing in the aggregate about six hours, Dis trict Attorney Milchrist was handed fifteen indictments that represented the work of the afternoon session. Judge Grosscup, however, had left court for the day and the indictments cannot therefore bo formally returned un til to-morrow. The names of the de fendants were not made public, but it was stated that no prominent labor lead ers were involved, but that the true’ bills affected the men arrested at Blue Island, and at points on the Pan Handle, Lake Shore and Rock Island tracks who partici pated in the disorders of last week Some seventeen men concerned in the burning of cars and stoning of trains in the earlier part of the trouble were brought in by deputy marshals and escorts of military during the day, but most of tho number were released on small bail. United States Marshal Arnold to-day reduced his force by 800 men. These were with drawn from outlying points where no fur ther necessity exists for their service. • AN ARMED TRUCE. The situation to-night is that of an armed truce. The railroad men are watching every move of their adversa ries, but say that they are satisfied with the sitoation and that their policy is ab solutely “no surrender.” The union officers and directors also profess to be equally satisfied, and adopt the same motto. Each side is waiting for the other’s move, while tho public is also waiting and wondering how long this condition of affairs can possibly continue. Meanwhile with a sufficient force of military to command the situa tion immunity from serious riot or dis order may be regarded as literally as sured. SYMPATHY STRIKERS. More Than 100,000 Men Expected to Be Out at Chicago by Saturday. Chicago, July 11, 2 p.’m.— According to the labor leaders, more than 100,000 men in this city will be out on strike by Sat urday. That was settled at meetings held by a dozen or more Meal unions late last night, and tho great Chicago Build ings and Trades Council, which alone con trols the destinies in this strike of 20,000 men. The council, at a late hour last night, and after full discussion of tho sit uation. passed tho following resolution ; Resolved. That it is the sense of this coun cil to strike, mid that the organization al ready out remain outnnd the remainder lie out not later than Saturday morning: that the couucil (fives Its fullest support to all organi zations affiliated. We request all members to keep away Irom the railroad property, and. if martial law be declared to remain in their homes. The Building and Trades Council is composed of members of twenty-six affiiliated organizations, and is the most powerful single labor body In Chicago. Among the unions affiliated with it are the carpenters, numbering 5,500. ami tho ulumbers, 7.000. According to the reso lution all will lay down their tools before Saturday. The men on the West Division street and cable car lines held n meeting this morning and decided not to strike. BTOCK TRAINS MOVING- Packinghouse Teamsters Return to Work. * ’ Union Stock Yards, 111., July if* arc moving in and put of the stock ynHT . this morning on all roads without inter ference and everything continnes quiet The first live stock train for a week ar rived at lOo’clock over the Northwestern road and was followed a few minutes later by two long trains on the Burlington road, all heavily guarded by federal ami | state troops. One train of cattle was sent out consigned to Poston, and several trains of dressed beef wont out for the east this afternoon. All the teamsters formerly employed by Armour, Swift and Morris, who have been on strike, made aiffilication to return to work this morning. Thirty car loaders, who quit work last night, also asked to tie reinstated, but were refused. Work was resumed in several depart ments of the packinghouses to-day, but fully 10,000 men are still idle. OLD MEN FROZEN OUT. The General Managers Secure More New Ones Than They Need. Chicago,July 11.—The General Managers Association has quit hiring men. More men than are needed have already been employed, General Manager Egan claims, and this morning lie wired to all points in the United States where branch em ployment agencies had been established closing them. The number of met) em ployed by the association has reached into the thousands. It is said that the Great Western has a complete outfit of new men, all of its old ones having quit work. Ex-Soldiers Ready for Duty. Chicago. July 11. —James Lockwood, national commandor of the Regular Army and Navy Union, to-day sent a letter to tho Secfotary of War, offering the serv ices of S,(MH) ex-soldiers and sailors who have faithfully served in the army and navy of the United States, for such duty as may be necessary in the present crisis Flumbsrs Won’t Strike. Chicago, July 11. —The plumbers’ union to-night decided not to strike. It is one of the strongest unions in the west, hav ing 7,000 members. WAR ON IN CALIFORNIA. Five Men Lose Their Lives on a Train Wrecked by Strikers. Sacramento, Cal., July 11.—A number of strikers who were ambushed on the Yolo county side of the river, fired into the militia here to-day, after the regulars had gone to the depot. The militia re sponded and over 200 shots were ex changed. One striker was wounded. A train bound for San Fraucisco was wrecked near here this afternoon. Regu lar troops were stationed on the engine and upon each car. The engine and four cars weut down. There was no shooting at the train, as first reported. The killed are: Engineer Clarke and Pri vates Burns, Lubbarden and Clarke. Private Dugan lost both arms, and is likely to die. All belonged to Battery 1., Fifth artillery. Private Clarke Was drowned. The others were crushed in the wreck. Another private, uamed Smith, was missing. The disaster oc curred only a short distance from Sacra mento. Two companies of cavalry thor oughly skirmished the vicinity afterward, but made no captures and met with no re sistance. The train was brought back to Sacramento. The federal troops now here number 650 men. CAUSE OF THE WRECK. Sacramento, July 11. 11 p. m.—The dis aster was caused by the tremoval of the spikes from the rails for 1(K) feet. The miscreants had covered up their work with sand. While the train was being made up several strikers in the crowd around the yard were loud in their predictions that the train would never reach Oakland, and as it moved toward the bridge it was greeted with shouts, yells and curses. The scene of the wreck is only two miles from Sacramento, on the Yolo side of the river. The soldiers are savagely hitter over theoutrage. aud if they are called upon to meet the strikers in conflict there will be none of the patient endurance of abuse that, has char acterized their conduct elsewhere in deal ing with violent mobs. Two strikers have been captured who are suspected of knowing all about the loosened rails. The strike leaders are busy repudiating the act, which they say was not the work of the strikers, and they recount all the precautions they have taken to prevent violence. Soldiers to-night are raiding various sections of itho city in a hunt tor strikers with arms. They have found many guns aud other weapons, and what is more of a disappointment than anything else to them is that they have not been resisted. OVERAWED AT OAKLAND. Oakland, Cal., July 11. —News reached the strikers’ headquarters about 10 o'clock this morning that some smoko had been seen issuing from the funnoiof a nar row gauge engine, and that it was the In tention of the railroad company to send the train out. Strikers left in haste for the scene, where they found the grounds in possession of the sheriff's deputies and a large squad of policemen. “We want to kill that engine,” said the leader. The chief of police thereupon cautioned the strikers as follows: “I am here to protect this property. You will advance at your risk. As long as I can stand I will protect this property. You had better retire peaceably and cause no trouble.” The strikers were completely overawed by the number of officers and the deter mined words of the elteif nnd retreated without further parley. The receipt of the news from Sacramento of the derail ing of the overland train caused the rail road people to decide not to send out trains. TEXAS FREE FROM TROUBLE. Gov. Hogg Determined That tho Law Shall Be Upheld. Austin, Tex., July 11. —The strike to take place on tho Texas railroads to-day failed to materialize here, and the trains to-night drawing Pullmans left as usual. Prominent railroad men and locomotive engineers here to-night say they have no idea tho strike in Texas will amount to much. There was somo lawlessness last night at Galveston, and Gov. Hogg to-night for the benefit of the strikers made public tho following: “I hope this strike will not become serious, really there is no cause for one. Aimost every road in Texas ts under contract to draw Pull mans, and if a strike in Texas were suc cessful Pullman would make tho roads pay him heavy damages. The state of Texas is amply able, and will, so long as I am governor, take a- hand against, and suppress any man or set of men who undertake to overthrow the law and destroy property, fran chises and rights, to the protee tiou of which tho whole people stand j pledged bj-ihe slate and federal eonstltu- ■ tions. Railroads, railroad trains, railroad j hands and railroad strikers. and all other ! people as well, shall have their rights duly protected to the full extent of the law, by local and state authority. It is well for everybody to understand this at the outset. The law is supreme in Texas, and will remain so. I apprehend no se rious trouble over tho much-talked-of striko in Texas.” CLEVELAND PUZZLED. A Telegram Signed Sovereign Coun termands His Order to Strike- Cleveland, 0., July i I.—A telegram re ceived this morning at the headquarters of the Knights of Ixtbor from Genera' Master Workman Sovereign at Chicago, read as follows: “Do not strike. Soe press reports." A telegram from Mr. Sovereign which came in late last night was sent over from tho Knights of I abor headquarters to a meeting of the American Railway Union early to-day. The local Knights of Labor officials refused to dis cuss the meaning of the communication. There was no strike, however, in this city to-day by the member of the order, and it is supposed that tho message from the goneral master workman caused it to he called off for the time being at least. A member of the Knights of Labor, in speaking of tho telegram, said they thought it was sent on account of Presi dent Debs’ indictment. In case the grand jury should take steps looking to the in dictment of Mr. Sovereign, this message would be on file with the telegraph com pany showing that he had called off the strike previously ordered. ERIE MEN RESUME WORK. The employes of the Erie railway hero have decided to go back to work, and the strike, so far us that road ts concerned here, is over. THE STORY DENIED. Chicago, July 11.—The story fflom Cleveland that General Master Work man Sovereign ofithe Knights of Labor had wired his men at that place not to strike is emphatically denied by the labor leaders. NOT OBEYED ELSEWHERE. Washington, July 11. —Dispatches from Baltimore, New York, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Topeka. Duluth, Boston, Buffalo, Milwaukee, St. Joseph,St. Louis,Omaha, Detroit and other cities say that there has been no strike of labor organizations in compliance with General Muster Work man Sovereign’s request. ALL OVER AT MEMPHIS. The Railroads Ready to Receive Per ishable Freight. Memphis, Tenn., July 11.—The strike at Memphis is a thing of tho past. Trains of every description are moving on tiino, and tho railroads have given notieo that perishable freight will be ac cepted for all northern aud eastern points, An injunction was granted to-day in the circuit court, restraining the members of the local council of the American Railway Union from interfering with the running of mail trains or interrupting Interstate com merce. The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern trainmen and switchmen at Little Rock. Ark., went out again to-day on an order from President Debs. A gang of strikers and hoodlums stoned a passenger train at Barring Cross, a sub urb of Little Rock, and smashed the win dows of tho cars. Deputy marshal ap peared on tho scene and charged the riot ers. putting them to flight. Two strikers were arrested. The blockade on the Memphis route at Mammoth Springs, Ark., was broken to night. A large force of new men from Memphis and Kansas City were’ put to work under guard of 200 deputies and the tracks cleared. Dispatches from important railroad centers in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississppi, in regard to the Sovereign strike order are of the same tenor. They were not regarded. GALVESTON ON GUARD. Extra Police, Deputies and Soldiery on Duty. Galveston, Tex., July It.—Mayor Fly to-day issued a proclamation commanding all citizens to observe tho peace and ab stain from violence, swore in 200 extra police and ordered out two companies of local military. The sheriff also swore in seventy-five additional deputies and armed them with Winchester rides. In the face of this show of force, the vio lent strikers have cooled down and gone home. All trains will hereafter bo guarded and thoroughly protected from any interference of strikers Tno authori ties of Texas will enforce the law, and, if necessary, the governor will order out the militia to assist the civil authorities in maintaining order, preserving tho peace and protecting property. BIG FOUR FIREMEN OUT. A Restoration of Last Year’s Wages Demanded. Cincinnati, July il.—Every fireman on the nine divisions of the Big Four road was ordered out this morning by Chair man G. B. Odell, of the brotherhood com mittee. acting on authority conferred by Chief Sargent. This action was taken on the refusal of Vice i’residunt SehalT of the Big Four to grant the demand of tho fireman for a restoration of the 1K93 wages. A 3TRIKE HEADED OFF. The Railroad Company Locks the Men Out Before Striking. Fort Worth, Tex., July 11.—The men in the yards and shops of the Fort Worth aud Denver railroad prepared to go out on strike to-day at noon, but tho company posted bulletins closing up the shops and laying off about 175 men Just before 12 o’clock. No trouble is anticipated. No strike has occurred on any road here. The Knights of I-abor did not go out. FLORIDA KNIGHTS FIRM. They Ignore Sovereign's Request That They Stop Work. Jacksonville, Fla., July 11.—General Master Workman Sovereign’s strike order fell fiat in Florida. The Kmgbtsof Labor simply ignored it. Mr Sovereign was down here some months ngo and an nounced in a public speech that organized labor in this state was in excellent con dition The laborers seem to a ree with him, for they manifest no disposition to strike. LAYS OFF ITS MEN. The Whoeling and Lake Erie Dis charges Most of Its Force. Orders were received at tho Wheeling and Lake Erie division headquarters this morning to pay off and discharge every man connected with the raiiwuy in any capacity whose presence is not abso lutely indispensable. Of the BJXKI em ployes tho only ones retained are station agents, heads of departments, one dis patcher and a few operators. All busi ness is suspended except the movement of one daily mail train on each division. A Refusal to Strike at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Pa., July 11.—Representa tives in this district of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, the Switchmens' Mutual Aid Association and the Order of Railway Telegraphers held meeting last night and decided not to participate in the strike now being waged by tho American Railway Union. This will practically shut the American Kailway Union here out of assistance, as its mem bers here are confined principally to the Pittsburg and Western roaa and they will probably not strike without aid from tlie employes of the other roads. All Calm at Nashville. Nashville, Tenn.. July 11.—All the strikers on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Ixiuis railway, with the exception of some of the switchmen, returned to work to-day. The places of most of tho switchmen have already been filled The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway sent out Its regular freight trains, and six were sent out by the Louisville and Nashville railroad. All passenger trains arrived and departed on time. Back to Work at Henderson. Henderson, Ky., July 11. Tho switch men and yard hands of the Louisville and Nashville who struck here last Thurs day have already resumed work. Passen ger trains hauling Pullman sleepers have continued running also about on time. Tho Chicago sleeper, which was missing several nights last week, lias been again added regularly. It is nearly a week since a freight train passed this point on tho Louisville and Nashville. Everything Quiet. Washington, July 11.—Gon. Milos re ported to the I’resident aud Maj. Gen. Schofield this morning that everything in Chicago was quiet. Tlie night passed without incident, and there are few' idle people about the railroad yards and streets this morning. The officials think the situation more favorable than it has been at auy time since the strike began. Tie-Up of the Whoeling. Massillon, 0., July 11.—The Wheeling and Lake Erie tio-up was made rontplete this morning by tho withdrawal of all the brotherhood men, who were .unable to continue work without u full comple ment in each train crew. Freight and passenger service has been abandoned ex cept until trains, which arc still running. On the Ncrthern Pacific. Spokane, Wash , July 11.—Tho North ern Pacific is rapidly resuming operations on the coast division and trains are run ning nearly on time. A military escort accompanies every train. The strikers refuse to return to work aud new men are taking their places. No Strike at Charleston. Charleston, 8. C., July 11.—There Is no organization here of the Knights of Labor us far us tho public knows, and no at tempt to obey < leneral Master Workman Sovereign’s order to strike. No labor troubles are apprehended here. All Quiet at Montgomery. Montgomery. Ala., July 11.—There are no Knights of Labor or other labor organ izations here, so far as the public knows, consequently General Master Workmen Sovereign's order had no effect here and everything is quiet. Lake Shore Brakemen Stay In. Toledo. July 11. The Lake Shore hrake rnen, after a meeting lasting all night, de cided to report for duty this morning, and did so. All the train crews have their full compliment of brakemen to-day. Moving Trains Again. Kansas City, Mo., July 11.—Tho Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis railroad, the only one in the strike difficulties for tiie past few days, began moving Us regu lar freight trains to-day. A Train Started for Frisco. El Paso, Tex., July 11.—The Southern Pacific Company started a passenger train westward this afternoon. There were three carloads of California mnjl. Switchmen Fall to Show Up. Minneapolis, Minn., July 11.—Tho switchmen on tho Koo road failed to show up this morning and a goneral tic-up of the road is threatened. Street Railway Men Strike. Youngstown, 0., July 11.—Every em ploye on the street railway went on strike at midnight. This morning not a wheel was turning. . Ten Roads Tied Up at Toledo. Toledo, (>., July 11.—This morning found ten roads tied up. No disturbances occurred during the night. Everything is quiet to-day. LAWLESSNESS MUST LAY LOW. Ex-Confederates Indorse Gordon’s Speech and Cleveland’s Course, Augusta, Gn., July 11.—At a rousing meeting of the peopleat Augusta to-night, called by tho Richmond Comity Confed erate Survivors’ Association to indorso the speech of Senator Gordon in the United States Senate yesterday, the fol lowing resolutions were unuuimously passed: Resolved. That the Confederate Survivors Association of Augusta. (Ja assembled ut the t,use of the beautiful confederate monu ment.. heartily indorse the patriotic and no hie utterances of our illustrious comrade, Den. John 11. (lordon in the Senate of the United States on tho 10th day of this month. Resolved. That this association believes that It Is the duty of every lllerty loving American citizen to uphold the dignity of trie law and suppress moo violence and auv In fringement of the rights of life, lllerty and the pursuits of happiness. ' Resolved, That we fully Indorse the action of Drover Cleveland President of these United Slates, in every step he has taken to enforce the laws, and we pledge ourselves nnd our sacred honors 'to sustain the executive in every effort he may make to maintain tho dignity of ot r great republic, aud suppress lawlessness In every section of the country. Resolved. Chat we know no nuilh. no south, no east uml no west when a common enemy, either foreign or domestic, threatens our institutions. < UATTANOOOA IN LIN*. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 11.—Tho fol lowing dispatch was sent to Senator Gor don to-day signed b.v sixteen veterans, eight confederate and eight union : i hattauooga. Tenn July 11. lswi Senator John U (io.don, Washington. I>. C We sat amen to you, speech of yesterday. Tho lie und the gray wi* alike loyally sup port the Eresident and the constituted au lliorttlos in m iintalnliig the law h irst sup press rehel lon against law und then let em ployers and employed l> equally just to each oilier ' I DAILY. !0 A YEAR, | < 5 CENTS A COPY. > I WEEKLY. * TIMES A WEEK, (1 A YEAR, ) TURKEY’S TALE OF TERROR The Loss of Life by the Earthquake Probably 150. Fresh Shocks Felt Yesterday—Tha Jewelers Quarter in the Grand Ba zaar Tumbles in—Four Houses Col lapse at Constantinople and Many Mora at. Other Places- A Report That a Village Has Been Wiped Out of F xistenoe. Constantinople, July 11.—Four fresh shocks of earthquake were felt here to day. Up to this morning many houses had fallen at Stainboul. At the grand bazaar tho Jewelers' quar ter fell this morning, occasioning the greatest confusion. The merchants Bed in terror, leaving their valuables behind them. Many shopkeepers anil passers-by were buried beneath the ruins. It is Impossible as yet to give tho num ber of people killed and injured, but over 150 people in tlie stricken districts are buried beneath the debris. The Regie tobacco factory nnd other ltousi s at Djouvali have been seriously damaged and several persons have been killed in that quarter. Tho shock was very severe at other points. At I’rinkipo tho Orthodox church and many elegant houses and villas were destroyed. FIVE KILLED AT CONSTANTINOPLE. In Constantinople four houses fell and a number of others were damaged. Five people were killed. At Galatea ten were killed, and great damage w as done to property. At tho village of Stcfano the Catholic church and monastery fell, burying eleven persons beneath its ruins. From nearly all tho villages in the rK clnity (omo similar reports : except from about the Bosphorus, whore the damage was .slight. The public buildings generally escaped. No news is'to he had from the provinces, ns the wires are down. It Is reported that the village of Adabaz.ar has been completely wiped out of existence. NO AMERICANS KILLED. No English or American victims are re ported from any part of the enrthquako shaken district. Many houses have col lapsed, including several foreign villas In Soythe und Mussi, where four persons wore killed. On tho island of Halki nearly all the houses wore wrecked. A portion of tho Ottoman naval college fell, killing six people und injuring several others At Monastir tho Orthodox church and a portion of the seminary fell, killing ona of the priosts and injuring several others. • On the Island of Anttgoni all the build iugs except tho monasteries were wrecked. ADEADLOCK ON THE TARIFF. The Rival Conferees Find it Hard to Come to Any Agreement. Washington, July 11.—Members of tbs tariff conference committee, both from the Senate and House, said to day when the i onference closed Just before 6 o’clock that some decided progress was being made. Others said simply “progress.” All, however, agreed upon tho sub;oct that the Wilson and Senate bills are radically different, and the conferees are still very wide apart. Tho House conferees feel that they are entitled to somo radical concessions, and the sen ators do not seem disposed to yield. The latter say that it was with the utmost difficulty that they prepared a bill which would command sufficient votes to pass the Senate, and that many changes would perhaps mean danger to the final adoption of the measure. To-day, more than heretofore, tho House members have run against the tenacity of the Senate for a Senate bill, aud the adjournment indi cated that the stubbornness on both sides was keenly felt. BRITANNIA AGAIN A WINNER. The Vigilant Loses Another Race to the British Flyer. Glasgow, July 11.—The .vatch raco to day was over a total distance of fifty miles, twice around a quadrangular course and then diagonally across the quadrangle and return. The wind was light and both boats were several times becalmed. They crossed the starting line one minute aud forty seconds after the gun was fired, the Vigilant slightly in the lead. But tho Britannia got tho best of the wind throughout and won by 21 minutes and 21 seconds, actual time, and 24 minutes and 21 seconds, corrected time. The race was dreary ami unsatis factory becauso of tho calms and tight winds. SUICIDE OF A MILLIONAIRE. Despondency Over Financial Matters Drove Him to His Death. Chicago, July 11. —11. C. Hanford, sec ond vice president of the Linseed Oil trust, and popularly supposed to have been several tidies a millionaire, com mitted suicide early this morning in his apartments at the Hotel Motropole, Twenty-ninth and Michigan avenue. Despondency, caused b.v worry over financial matters, is given as tho cause imnelling him to take bis own life. In addition to being the second vico president of the National Linseed Oil Company, Mr. Hanford had large mining interests in Montana. Speed of the Minneapolis. Boston, July 11—The cruiser Minne apolis made 19.37 knots an hour under natural draught on her preliminary trial trip. She attained a maximum speed of over 21 knots under assisted forced draught. Carolina’s Taxable Value. Columbia, S. C\, July 11.—'The state board of equalization, which is now in session hero, will likely raise the assess ment of real estate property In the stata from *95,000,000 to *150,000,000. Chemical Works Burned. Carteret, X. J., July 11.- The chem_ ,j" t £ works of Williams ,v Clark, said Kve nue; the iarKest in the world, were al< aelKb totaiiy destroyed by lire this ev., umder- Tbe loss will oe.t .vaw U* muu<um/.