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The morning call., 1893-08-13
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Far different Mr.. Nordhausen's Ian.
guaye. Tersely he spoke: They az much
as said that Oakland needed to be taught
lesson and they were now going to do so.
We got no satisfaction out OF the inter.
view and their arrogant attitude dis.
gusted me-"
The City Council will not be late in this
matter and will again show that thev are
working for the interests Of the people. not
those of the Kentucky corporation, Citv
Attorney Johnson was besieged yesterday
by officials of the municipality. who oues-
toned him about the possibility of com.
pelling the trains to stop at Broadway.
He said that legal ordinance could be
passed to that effect or one compelling tho
railroad to run at such slow rate of speed
that they would have to yield. It was
thought best not to adont the latter course.
rs it would cause hardship to travellers,
but under Mr.. Johnson's direction Coun-
Gilman Manuel will frame an ordinance
with the former object in view. and the
document will be introduced at the mex.
meeting of the body.
What action can be tasen then? ?" was
asked. 'Would they not disobey an in
Junction and take it into the courtsp"
We could arrest the train crews as fast
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street. The second train makes all stops
excepting Broadway and Oak street!
The conductor who runs on the ferry
boat Oakland was earning his salary In
this way on the o'clock boat from the
city yesterday-and it makes no difference
whether ne got the salary after he had
earned it, because that is another story-
and had cried his slogan up and down for
about twenty minutes. when the Oakland
small bow on the boat sat upon him. The
bov was light. but he came down hard.
"Ra,sy is all ne said to the minion OF Mr..
Huntington.
There was ripple Of laughter In the
crowd and the minion was hot. More
than that, he had imbibed the spirit Of his
masters.
Eat 'em, - you." he said to the boy.
"You look as though you lived on them,
anyway"
Then he started for the boy. who lodged.
and at the same time several indignant cit
liens started for the conductor. The
minion had business elsewhere then. He
melted away into the engine-rcom. or the
barroom of one Of Mr.. Huntington's gin
mills or somewhere. and the crowd received
NO more enlightenment on that trip.
At o'cIock tue flying Southern Pacific
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a. they violated the ordinance" was the

do tnoy VlOIdtOu tuo OCuluduCcs WAS tN6
reply.
There was some humor in the air. too.
with the serious. and there were many
laughable incidents. One of these things
that make smiles happened on the broad
gauge ferry. Or course, the Southern Pa
cifc wants no Oakland passenger to take
the wrong train. Not that the Southern
Pacific cares in the abstract whether a
passenger gets on the wrong train or
whether he does not, but there is always
danger in case man does get on the slow
train when he wants to stop at Broadway
that he will jump when he sees himself
being whizzed by his station, and then he
might and probably would get hurt, and
there would be damage suit.
A damage suit in Oakland would be
pretty ap TO 20 against the Southern Pa
cifc in the present state of feeling, just as
it would, for the matter Of that. anywhere
else in the State.
1t is for this reason the Southern Pacific
sends conductor across with every boat
on the broad-gauge line whose duty 1t is to
90 about among the passengers and sing
out at intervals. In voice not unlike that
of the siren on Goat Island:
Passengers will take office upon arrival
at the Oakland pier that there are two
trains on the left-hand track. The first
train stops only at Broadway and Oak
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THE WRATH OF A SOULLESS
CORPORATION.

did not say it. They tboughtit it and acted it.
Early in the morning trains commenced
moving on the new schedule, as follows:
Two sections Of the Oakland train left the
mole on the arrival Of each boat, the first
being wha: was termed the limited, or
flyer" Il sinppe1 at none of the way
stations and mad it's first stop at Broad
way. It's only otnag stoppirg-place being
East Oakland.
The other section )f the train left few
minutes later and stopped at all stations
excepting Broadway and East Oakland.
There were sixteen trains every hour
dashlng through tha heart Of the city. or
20S trains a day. As early as the trains
began to run the eop!e commenced as
sembling at the various stations to see the
odd sight, the crowd being largest at
Broadway and Seventh.
There were accidents innnmerable,
nearly every statior having one or more 10
record. and some Ot those so unfortunate
as to become victins to the JuggernaGt
were severely hurt The names of only a
few Of those injured could be obtained,
because of the victims mishap being cov-
ered ND aud Information as to the accident
kept from the public. 1t is thought that
the railroad company had men on the
grounds ready TO smother facts in antici-
patton OF accidents.
This is the fact of the matter" by
stander at Broadway and Seventh re-
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REVENGE TAKEN.

Southern Pacific Wreaks
1t OH Oakland.
THE JUGGERNAUT AT WORK.
Bloodshed and Many Broken
Bones the Result.
TRAINS FLY THROUGH THE CITY.
Locomotives Run at Full Speed to
Spite Merchants.
CITIZENS THOROUGHLY AROUSED
A Mass-1eeting at Which Voice Is
Given to the Popular Indig-
nation.
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OAKLAND ROUSED
Indignant Citizens Meet
and Protest.
The Southern Pacific Called to Ac.
count Before an Audience of Its
Long-Suffering Victims.

The floor of the Oakland Tabernacle was
crowded last night. crowded with persons
present to protest against the indignitie.
heaped upon them by the Southern Pa
cific Railroad A shout. the noise of which
was enough to raise the roof, greeted the
resolutions. which called for prompt action.
They were as follows:
WHEREAS. The Southern Pacific Company
OF kentucky has Gagged up the city Of Oakland
and In violation of law eDjoins upon us most
unjust and aggrayatiDg conditions. Trains are
run through our streets at a speed highly
dangerous TO life and in defiance of mupicipa]
and State law. Our water front is stolen from
us and our citizens are forbidden access to
their own property. Our public officers are de-
fled and prevented from executing our will.
All he indignities possible to the conception
OF tricky hifeliDgs are heaped upon us and
we are asked the sneering question, What are
you going to do about it? Therefore be it
Resolved, That in view of the fact that the
people of the United States have taxed them
selves unprecedentedly 10 build up the vast
fortunes now possessed by the said company,
We tie people have right TO be treated with
decency and respect.
Resolved, hat In view OF the above fact,
together with tile treatment that is being meted
out to us, ~e declare them to be guilty of The
most base ingratliude and a most heinous
crime.
Resolved. That VIC view with alarm aud in
dGnation the attempt OF the Southern Pacific
Company to override and vverawe the people
and deprive them of their interest and inherent
right 10 civil liberty.
Resolred. That we demand Of our Mayor and
City Council immediate action; that they shall
enforce all the laws now existing relative to
the running of trains on our streets; that they
shall proceed 10 at once open all our streets to
the water front and keep them open for our
use and convenience 10 the end that our lives
and natural rights may be conserved.
Resolved. That we hereby appeal 10 the peo
pie Of Oakland 70 uphold-by moral and financial
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Many are the victims of Southern Pa
cifc vengeance as carried out against Oak
land Yesterday. This corporation decided
that Oakland must be punished punished
for claiming its own water front and Tor
encouraging any opposition. So it was
decided to rush passengers through the
city, not allow them 10 stop in the tow9,
and thus deprive merchants of much Gus
tom.
In order to take this revenge they yes
terday put two trains on their Seventh
street or "broad-gauge" line. one TO rush
at express speed through the city to the
suburbs. the other to carry downtown
Oas'andf people AnG so al day taToush
the crowded streets of the city ran these
flyers, a continual menace to life. Ii
necessity for these trains has existed, the
question may be asked, why were they not
run months or years ago? The answer
the Southern Pac fc people are willing 10
give, and it is that Oakland has been try
ing to be too independent and must be
crushed. They allege other reasons as
well. but always come back to the original.
And so the trains tore through the
streets. There were miraculous escapes
from death and there were bones broken
and blood spilled. The railroad people
say that those who were hurt were Injured
because Of their own carelessness. OF
course, if people never go near railroad
track they will never get hurt ny train;
if they keep eff the cars they Will not be
caught in a smashup.
Men, women and boys yesterday stood
at places at which for years they have
become accustomed to board the train in
order to go to work. Not knowing the
new order of things and seeing the ears
dash by, they tried to board them. Miss
ing that train meant delay at the factory,
meant being docked, they thought. And
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local on Broadway ceased running for the
day aud quiet and peace settled down once
more over Broadway and Seventh street,
but it promises to open up with more ex-
element to-day as the Sunday travel is al
ways very large.
Extra precautions will be taken by the
police department. and the four men On
duty there all day yesterday will be in
creased to meet the demands and guard
against the many accidents which are
bound to happen.
Yesterday was certainly the most re-
markable day in the whole eventful his
tory of Oakland. The idea of anybody be-
ing able to run train Thirty miles an hour
through its principal street has just caused
to dawn upon the mind of the average
Oaklander that something is vitaly wrong
somewhere, and they were amazed that
they have stood it so long.
A change has come over the spirit of
Oakland's dream. The CALLED jade is
wncing. The much-ridden mare has the
bit in her teeth and she is cavorting about
in way to surprise even the railroad COM
pany. She does not shout now How
Iong?" but she says. between her set teeth,
mo longer, Mr.. Huntington
1t was decided late at night that mas
much as the Southern Pacific had begun to
coerce Oakland the city would turn and give
it dose Of its own medicine. Therefore
ordinances of a most stringent nature
will be introduced at the Council TO-
N orrow evening
The first will limit the running Of all
trains within the city limits to speed of
eight miles an hour.
The second provides that every train
stop within 100 feet Of every street-crossing
on which there is railroad, either steam,
cable or electric.
The third will compel the railroad to
keep f1agman at every streetcrossing
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marked. "This thing couldn't go on with
out some body being hurt, and the company
knew il well enough. It's an outrage to
run ears through the city at this rate, and
it ought TO be stoppad."
The crowd greF to huge proportions
on Broadway and veuth during the fore
noon, and all day long continued on the
ground.
The mutterings ;ainst the corporation
were loud and dee and there was more
than enc prophet rho remarked that 1t
would take very III lie more from the COM
pany to make tie people take up the
Seventh-street trac6.
They'll do tn thing just once too
Often" remarked a staid business man.
'Such thing never before heard of,
and the Oakland people are IN no humor
TO be lrlfied with ust now"
Shortly after noon it was conceded that
some action must be taken, and a citizens
committee at ont, arranged for a grand
maSs-meeting to be held at night, the
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they were hurled over and over on the
ground. Those too who were in the cars
saw them dash past their home station
and tried to disembark, with the same re-
suit
FOR twenty years or more the people OF
oaKland have been ridden over roughshed
Dy tAe iron heels of the Southern Pacific.
ana yesterday witnessed the crowning act
OF despotlsm of the big monopoly. The
incidents leading up to the French revolu-
tlon were brought vividly to mind as the
heavy trains dashed up and down Seventh
street across crowded intersecting thor
oughfares at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. utterly regardless of the people who
might chance in their way.
"The public be -" were tha mamora-
BILE words uttered once on time by a lead
ing railroad man Of the country.
The SontRers Pacific Railroad Company
Illustrated fnIs Dotably yesterday. Tneyi
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THE RECORD OF THE FIRST DAY

JOHN JASPER-iyury to spine, probably
fatal
HARRY c0MPT0N-SenouS scalp Wounds.
4 woman, name unknown, very badly hurt.
Another woman, also unknown, attempted to
jump from train and was bddiy
shaken up.
Three men, passengers, more or less injured
at different points on the line.
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posters announcing it being couched in
,hs following significant language:
CITIZENS MASS-MEETING!
ATTHE TABERNACLE,
Co 'ner Twelfth and Webster streets.
TONIGHT. AT O'CLOCK.
q meeting will be held at the time and
PLACID to devise some means by which the
peoDle of Oakland and vicinity may free
ihemeelve from the embrace OF the
Gisnt Octopus The
S. p. RAILROAD COMPANY.
Fnuerons Speakers! Everybody Come!
The imprecations were loud and deep.
and maybe twas this murmuring that was
fears at Fourth and Townsend streets.
AT sny rate Steve Gage put in an appear
ance early 10 tho afternoon and barangued
2 aers@d IN his soft and oily way.
NCaly sn exps Tinent," said the
suafe Yby's and it may not last Ii
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
TOO COSTLY FOR A JOKE.
A Little Pleasantly that Was Played on
the St Louis Change.

A Little Pleasantly that Was Played on
the St. Louis Change.
ST. Louis, Feb. 20-What was intended
rs a good-natufed joke but will in all
probability prove costly to some of the
local speculators on Change was played on
the floor Saturday. The Chicago quota
tions are posted on large blackboards SO
that they can be read with ease from the
Dit where futures are traded in. About u
O'Clock when the pit was lined with anx-
ious traders a local trader mounted the
platform and posted several "home made"
quotations In the excitement the traders
did not detect that one Of their number
was doing the marking" and the crowd
Bumped on the market with both feet,
seeing, as they supposed, that the Chicago
market was going to pieces.
And the Customers Were Stuck.
About 25 900 bushels were sold, when
one of the pit tr iders caught on and mott
fled the crowd Immediately upon finding
the Chicago market was unchanged those
brokers who had sold out their customers
wheat attempted to get it back, but could
not do so, as prices advanced Is cent IL
less time than it takes to tell it. Some OF
the stuff was bou ght in later for account Of
whom it may concern. for the buyers and
sellers at the decline could not agree thai
the trades should be scratched. 1t is eX
pected that the joke will cause SONS
trOuhla
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
SOME REMARKABLE WEATHER.
A Blizzard Accompanied by Thunder
and Lightning.

Blizzard Accompanied by Thunder
and Lightning.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 20.-At 9
o'clock last night terrific blizzard swept
over this city and vicinity, accompanied by
peals of thunder and binding flashes of
lightning. 1t had been showing all day,
and in the evening the fury of the storm
increased. The wind blowing forty miles
an hour from the southwest drove the snow
before it in sheets.
Ragged for a Half Hour.
The pedestrians almost within reach Of
their own doors became confused by the
binding snow and had serious difficulty in
reaching places of safety. For fully half
an hour the blizzard ragged, the mercury
going down 10 degrees. The air seemed to
be packed with flying snow, the wind
howled frightfully and the lightning
played about in a dangerous manner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20

deemable at the pleasure OF the United
States after Ave years from their date, with
like qualities, privileges and exemptions
provided in said act for the bonds therein
authorized to the extent necessary to carry
said resumption act into full effect and to
use the proceeds thereof for the purposes
provided in aid act and none other.
An Allegation Foster Denies.
1t is alleged here that the United States
government will attempt to replenish its
gold reserve by purchasing SIS, oo0, 90 of
the yellow metal in the London market.
The deal will be made through Drexel,
Morgan g. Co and, it is expected, in the
London market today or tomorrow. Secre-
uary Foster has decided to issue $50, 000, 600
in bonds and it is believed that the remain
ing SIS 900, 900 will be offered to American
bankers. On the other hand Secretary
Foster denied last night that any issue had
been made or arranged for.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
Chicago swi.chmen Make a Nov.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2o.-Switchmen employed
on the Belt Line made a move Saturday
which may result in a strike involving all
the lines coming into Chicago. They de
manded an increase in wages amounting to
about 80 l-3 per cent and gave General
Manager Thomas three days to consider
the matter. At meeting of the General
Managers association q resolution was
adopted pledging every Chicago road to
grant no increase Of wages under any cir
cumstances.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
Morton Satisfies EN- All.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The selection of
the Hon. J. Sterling Morton to be secretary
Of agric ulture has been received here with
great satisfaction by all who know him.
Cable of Illinois says that Morton is a prac-
tical farmer and at the same time a scien-
tific student of agriculture, so that he COM
bines all there is of the theoretical and the
practical Mr. Morton is equally student
Of all public economic questions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
Leyislati on for Michigan.

LANSING. Feb. 20.-The house committee
Saturday agreed to bills authorizing TIE
use of the Rhine voting machine and pro-
hibiting the placing of candidates pane
on more than one official ballot. Bills were
introduced: Max ng an appropriation for
marking the position of Michigan troops
upon the BATTLEFIELD Id of Chickamauga; regu-
lating the sale of liquor by druggists in
counties adoprir g prohibition under the
local option law. and to repeal the law of
1891, which prob bits the usSof oleonlay-
noo75iiif az me snI 81 fJ5yiiielis 80. teesssse
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
Mitchell Waiyes His Point.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-The police authori-
ties having warned Brady, Mitchell and
the others interested in the Mitchell-Co
bett fight that if they made match in this
state they would be arrested, the final
meeting will be held at Niagara, Ont,
next Saturday. Brady and Mitchell met
Saturday in this city, however. in private
and settled the one disputed point. Brady
told Mitchell that Corbett insisted on the
@all or none" rule and Mitchell said he had
conceded every other Of Corbett's condi-
lions and now he would concede that.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
NOT A LEGAL HOUSE
First Round in the Kansas Fight
in Court.
A VICTORY FOR THE REPUBLICANS.

Temporary injunction Against Paying
Salaries OF PopuIist Members-A Cory
Minded L,r attic Threatens Gov. LEVEL
ling and Il Left at Large-Democrats
Endorse the Douglass Clan" and Go
Back on Martin-Fixing the Militia So
1t Will Obey the Governor.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. 20.-The first fight
In the courts has been decided for the Re-
pablicans. This was the injunction case
before Judge Hazen, restraining the treas
urer and auditor from paying the salaries
of the Populist house. A temporary in
junction was granted. The court decided
that it could not go behind the returns,
but that it could decide case on the GER
tificates, those who held certificates being
the legal members of the house. This may
invalidate Martins election TO the United
States senate.
An Assassin After Lewelling.
A half-witted man from Cherokee City
threatened the governor that he would
shoot him on sight. The fellow was found
by the sheriff, who in spite OF the fact that
lunatic may shoot as straight as any one,
and is as likely to keep his word If given the
chance. let him go,i The governor refused
the services of guard. The report caused
intense excitement for time.
Straight-Out Democrats Gather.
The straight-out Democratic committee
met Saturday and declared that hereafter
there should be a straight Democratic
ticket in the field at all important cleo
TONS from representative in congress
down. The committee also Endorsed the
Republican house and declared against
afiliation with Populists. Colonel Harris,
of the committee, says Martin was not
legally elected and doesn't represent the
Kansas Democracy.
4 "Treason-InfectedS State"
In the seate Saturday the chaplain, Bid
| Olson, Populist, prayed God have mercy
on this treason-infected state. Amen.
| Being asked who were the traitors, he re :
| piled: The party which mobbed the mill
| tia.n
! Populist Oficers for the Troops.
The Populists are exceedingly chagrined
over the fact that the militia would not
| obey orders and drive the Republicans out
of representative hall. As fast as it can
be done Republlcsn officers are being re-
moved and Populists appointed, SO that
| within a month the men in command OF
the state troops will be in full sympathy
with the Populist administration. All
| yesterday carpenters were at word making
| a new repr sentative hall for the Populisl
house out Of large corridor in the capitol
| building.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
He Cleaned Gu. the Flue, Though.

MACARTHUR, O., Feb. 20-At Radcliffe
twelve miles from here, James Downarc
attempted to clear a hue that was no
drawing well. He took handful Of POI
der from a twenty-fve-pound can near
The can ignited and blew the roof Of
house off. blew the windows out, snn5
fire to the house. Mr.. Downward was Tc,c
outside the house terribly burned and l.
Grated, and lies in critical condition
Two of his children were burned badly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
Hot Bar of Iron Through Hi. Neck.

PIrTsBURG, Feb. 2o.-While Joseph Ben.
son was at work Saturday near a set of
rolls hot bar of iron half an inch in
thickness flew out and struck him under
the left ear. 1t passed entirely through
his neck and several feet of the rod, which
was still being forced out of the rolls, was
forced through the gaping wound before
Benson was rescued. A fellow-workman
succeeded in pulling the bar out. He will
l,a