Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-28
THE RAILROAD STRIKES.
The Tenor OF Public Opinion ON the
Situation.

ShtuatfOn.
The sensation of the hour, and the
one subject that gives rise to numer-
Gus discussions and heated arguments
at the present time, Is the extended
railroad strikes prevailing in the East
ern States. The SENTISEL's full and
reliable dispatches from the different
sections of the country in which the
riots are prevailing, are eagerly sought
for and read with engrossing interest.
Conceiving it to be the duty of an en-
terprising reporter to feel the public
pulse in these matters, we have accor-
dinghy jotted down in our note book
the words of wisdom and opinions of
some of our foremost citizens, from
which we collate the following, pre-
missing that our first interview was
with the leader of our military forces,
the gallant and heroic Captain Ii. Ii
was a c%ongenisl theme, and without
any delay he plunged into the subject.
A MILITARY VIEW.
He said, leaving out all questions of
right and wrong, ignoring the conflict
between labor and capital, and looking
at it from a military point of view, 1
consider that the campaign of the
troops against the rioters has been a
series of woeful blunders. Take the
fight in Pit,sburg, tor example. In
stead OF ~deploying the forces by pla-
toons, and advancing en- echeion, the
center supported by the rear guard,
and the lett wing swung to the front,
as you see have marked on this map
Showing us a paper that suspiciously
resembled a thronicie cut OF the 800
foot level OF the Virginia Consolldated),
they allowed themselves to be forced
into the rifle pits at the round-house,
and As the mob cut off their supplies,
defeat was certain. l telegraphed to
President Hayes that / would conduct
the campaign by telegraph, but | pre-
sume, in the hurry aud excitement of
the moment, the despatch was over
looked, as | have not as yet received
any answer. Perhaps he has delayed
the reply until he could consult his
CabiDet.-Let's go to the beer saloon
and quaff of foaning lager.-The Ma
tioDal Guard of Eureka are always
ready for such an emergency as now
threatens the foundations of society
just charge 'ein to Inc, barkeep-and
all we ask is transportation and a guar
antee that supplies shall be furnished
To u.s."
AN OFFICIAL OPINION.
A portly official whose name we
suppress out of regard to his modesty
but who declares that he would not
have acted like his biblical namesake
ia that little matter regarding Pot
iphar's wite-declared himself in favor
OF all kinds Of strikes, and had a little
story To tell in support Of his position.
His idea was that ii the authorities
wanted to control the mob and scatter
them, all they had to do was to at
tempt To collect a license from them.
He WAS satisfied that they would dis
perse la five minutes.
EXTREME MEASURES.
Mr.. Humphries came along at this
stage of the conversation, and ex.
pressed his sympathy with the East
ern striker, declaring that it was a
question of food and education for
their children. and that no grinding
corporation lad the right 10 reduce
wages 10 the starving point. AS for
the san Francisco rioters, he would
visit the mos condign punishment on
them. He would Turn loose a dozen
Gatlin guns on the mob, and NOV
them down like sheep, and II that had
no effect, he would proceed 10 extreme
measures. Let the authorities send
Orrin Miller Town to the Bay, aud
have him sing ''The Diver" TO them,
or let John Baker recount his love ex-
periences to the leaders. lie was
aware that the latter was almost too
cruel a punishment to iniict on the
very worst OF criminals, but radical
measures in the case of the boodlum
uprising iu San Francisco were neces-
sary.
EUREKA STRIKERS.
Andre did not think there was any
danger of the strike extending to Eu-
reka. To be sure there was an army
of strikers to be- met with on the streets
every day, but their grievance vas not
II of poor pay for their labors; on
the contrary. the fear that times would
become so hard that they would have
To descend to work was the only ques.
ton that was troubling them. They
were on a constant strike, but their
proceedings were peaceable and gen.
orally amounted to a request for break
fast money, or a halt dollar wherewith
TO copper the ace.
FROM PALIsADE.
In connection with the above it Is
we'll enough to mention that we have
received a telegram from Capt. Rab-
bits, OF Palisade, in which he says that
the entire co%nstabulsrv force at that
point will be used to preserve order.
The gallant Captain has been haunting
the classic banks of the Humboldt
rehearsing a speech To the willowsthat
wave over that stream, which he in
| tends to deliver on the occasion of the
first symptoms Of riotous proceedings.
1t contains seveniy-three illusions to
the American flag, and is a complete
resume of tie principles OF self-gov-
eminent as exemplified IN the history
of republics. IL is confidently pre-
dicted that the most Infatuated mob
would dispense before he had got half
way through with his flow OF oratory.
The ahova il a fair ex preston OF The