Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01

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Rsurosd Authorities = sheriff
IaiIi aud Posse = Mig scare as she
Mound House-lnterviews Win
Ysrisgsos and Clark.
Today is August l. and war has vir'
tually been declared between the Me-
chanics' Unions Of Storey. 0rmsby and
Lyon counties and the Virginia and
Truckes Railroad. In fact. the strife
not yet fairly commenced bids fair to
involve all the Unions Of the Comstock.
THE UNION PnocLAtas.
The proclamation Of the Mechanics
Union OF Storey county, inviting the
skilled workmsn Of the railroad com
pany to join the organisation. and stat.
ing that from and after August l. 1873.
no locomotive engineer or other me
chanic would be permitted to ply his vo.
cation within the boundary OF Storey
county unless he could exhibit his card
Of membership. issued to him by one
OF the Mechanics Unions, will DO re-
membered by the readers OF the News.
The Mechanics Union OF Ormsby
county published in Carson q similar
resolution. Today was. therefore. q
day Of excitement and expectation, being
August j.
CLARK PRocLArNs.
Things have been olimaIing somewhat
Of late between Thos. L. CLARK. Of Reno,
engineer Of the Lightning train. and the
Unions. The Union OF Storey county
seems to be taking the Initiative in thi.
matter, and has, indeed. been the prime
mover In Ii. Day before yesterday It.
officers had an interview with Clark and
tried to induce him to join their organi'
ration and stop oil trouble. This h'
refused to do. aud yesterday another In
terview with him was sought, but with
out avail, as be avoided 1t and sent baoi
word that he had made up his mind no
to Join the Union, and that was enough
THE UNION TxRxATESs.
As the lightning train was about ts
pull out OF Virginia last evening. Mr.,
Clark was waited upon by A. f. Mackay
Stephen wilkin and William b. Thomp'
son and told that II he ran his engine
into Virginia today be would do 20 n
his peril. Clark replied that was the
way b wanted them to talk and then h
would know what to expect. He ct the
same time expressed his determination
to run his engine in II there was any
track lsf, for 1t to run on.
IT'S REPRESENTATIVES, ARRESTED.
After the train had pulled out. The
three representatives Of the Mechanics
Union we're arrested and taken before
Judge Knox on q double chsrge-6rst,
conspiring to commit an act In re-
| straint OF trade and commerce :" ant
second. maliciously threatening Thos'
Clark to induce him to commit an acI
against his will" The parties were to-
day required 10 give bail in the sum o.
~, 900 each to appear and answer thu
above charges. aud were then released
Il is generally believed that the Uniol
| did not authorize this oct OF the three
and 10 not responsible for it.
WHAT FOLLOWED.
Here the matter rested over night
but the talk excited by the circumstances
and by the prompt action Of the civil
authorities was the subject OF comment
among oil Union men. aud knots dis.
cusssd the situation on the streets ant
In places OF public resort until q lat.
| hour. In the meantime the train reached
Carson, where u similar demonstration
was expected. None, however, wal
made, but instead came q dispatch FROM
Virginia, containing information OF th'
| arrest Of the three men above named
It made the Carsonites quieter thar
ever.
AT cAnsoS TODAY.
Everything passed Of smoothly snd
without any stir until the return Of the
train from Reno today. It was expected
that the 0rmsby County Union would
sndeavor to interfere with Clark's run
ming the train any further. Everything
was extremely quiet there, however
only q few more men being seen thar
usual. There was . general rush mad
toward Clark when the train stopped
but the rush was Of his friends, not o.
the Union men. Here Sheriff Hill ant
9 posse OF twenty-five men. carrying
each one or two pistols, got aboard fol
the Mound House. their object being Il
see Clark on bis engine safely out o.
ormsby county.
SCARE At TIE MOUND HoUsE.
No Union men presented themselves,
however. aud the train made the Mount
House on time. Here there was a halt,
till the freight from Virginia reached th'
Scales. and then q message was sent Il
IL to know il the coast was clear. Ont
| OF the engineers tslegraphed back to tel
Mr.. Yerington he could come mp to Viz
sinia IL he wanted. As there was none to
injure him. But another version Of pro
ceedings Is that at the Mound House
telegram was received saying that there
was a strong force Of Union men on the
track in Lyon county and were deter,
mined to take Clark from his engine ant
put q Union man in his place.
CONSULTATION.
Here was an unexpected dilemma.
Sheriff Hill OF ormsby and his posse
were already beyond the officers juris
dictiou. Sheriff Williamson Of Storey
would DO equally out Of place there ant
no one but the Sheriff Of Lyon count!
had any right to interfere. Governor
Kinkead was consulted. He could dc
nothing till the Sheriffs had exhausted
their powers and he was then called on.
U. S. Marshal Ash was taken In. I'm
der the advice Of U. s. District Attorney
varian. also on board. Mr.. Ash reported
that he was not a peace officer; II there
were any warrants for the arrest OF thes,
men he would deputize the whole train
load and arrest them; until he had war.
rants he could do nothing except Zee