Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-31

The Threatened Trouble ON the Cen.
trail Pati0c.

We had a special from Palisade a
few days ago giving an account of
threatened trouble at that point. A
correspondent writes us also, stating
that our Geographic report was sub
stantially correct. The newspapers
along the line of the road pretty much
all publish articles Of a similer charac.
ter. The following from the Silver
State Of Saturday gives a fair idea of
tn, situation along the whole line at
that time:
1t is reported that the labor organ
ization of California have notified the
Central Pacific railroad to discharge
the Chinese employed on the road
within a week, or to suffer the conse-
queDces OF refusal. This has caused
the greatest alarm, and last night the
guard at the company's buildings here
was increased. aud Locomotives instead
of being housed as usual in the round
Rouse we're kept on side tracks with
e up, ready to move in case IL
emergency. IL is to be hoped that the
company will be given plenty of time
10 consider this important question,
and that they will decide TO make the
change. Fortunately this town. which
was infested with disreputable charac-
ters ten DAYS ago, is now clear of that
element. and there is no great danger
to property from incendIaries.
From a leading editorial in the same
paper We extract the subjoined:
The excitement created by the strikes
in the East is being turned to account
by the labor organizations OF Calitor-
MIA. They demand in the name of the
unemployed whites who are vainly
seeking work, that Chinese be dis.
charged by manufacturing and rail-
roa companies inc white men EN-
ployed In their stead. This demand
has been complied with by several
manufacturing firms, n of which
have advertised for 200 boys to take the
place of The discharged Chinese in a
cigar factory. The Railroad Company
is, we understand, also considering the
question OF substituting white for Chi
nese labor along the road. At present
none but Chinese are employed in re-
pairing the tracks on all the roads of
the Central Pacific Company. Chinese
are also exclusively used in round
houses and in unloading coal at the
ends of divisions.
III the present excitement shall re-
suit in the changing of Chinese for
white labor on the Central Pacific the
demonstration CT white men on, of
employment will not have been made
in vain. Ii is to be hoped at least that
the railroad will rid itself of Monaghan
labor aud give white men a chance to
earn an honest living.
The Carson Tribune says: "The
Central Pacific railroad is keeping its
engines fired up all along the line and
on the side tracks, SO as they can he
speedily moved If necessary, and is
not allowing any 10 be put in the
round houses"
At Elko there was some fear of all
uprising. and the railroad managers
felt called upon to adopt extra precau-
tionary The Independent
says a special detective WAS appointed
at that place to look after the COM
pany's interests in the way of police
protection. 1t is probable that all
danger has nov passed, tut it is certain
that the Central Pacific narrowly es-
capped serious trouble on account of
giving employment to so large a num-
Der of Chinese to the exclusion OF
white men.