The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-17

San Francisco, July 16.-The Southern
Pacific Railway company, backed by
the combined military forces of the
federal and state governments, con-
tinues to maintain d fairly satisfactory
passenger service in northern Cali
fornia
But Notwithstanding this formidable
military array the railroad officials
have been unable to retrieve the lost
management of their freight business.
The passenger service, too, is by no
means restored, for trains are still be-
ing side-tracked at night time as pre-
cautionary measure against train
wreckers.
In Oakland, this morning, the strikers
formed into several riotous mobs of 200
or SEQ men each. All incoming and out
going passenger trains were so strong
ly guarded that they were not inter
fered with. but the fury of these mobs
fell upon such luckless non-unlon men
as the strikers were able to Waylay go
ing to and from their work Several
times the troops were called out to dis
Derse the rioters and rescue non-un1on
men, Shortly after noon freight
train was started from the yards on
the mole At the Seventh street cross
ing, the non-union men in charge OF
the train found themselves at the
mercy of a mob of strikers. A striker
had managed to climb aboard and leu, cut
an air brake. The train was stalled
and the rioters who soon sWarmed
about had drawn all coupling pins.
Then troop of cavalry and a COM
pany of infantry came down upon the
mob. The cavalrymen used their
sal res and dubbed with their pistols
and foot soldiers prodded freely with
their bayonets. In the struggle two
shots were fired by the soldiers. though
no one was hit. The strikers were
finally put to fight. A number of the
rioters sought refuge in the cottage of
a striking yard foreman. The soldiers
afterward raided the house and arrest
ed twenty-one men. Several OF the
rioters were severely cut and bruised.
The freight train was run TO side
track and abandoned.
After this occurrence, the soldiers go
| ing on trains as guards were given pos
tive orders to shoot anyone who at
tempted to interfere with any train.
Finally a freight train was sent out
guarded by about 500 militia.
Out of Sacramento trains are running
with less interference. Several freight
trains have been dispatched from that
point The railroad company an
nounces that several fruit trains will
be dispatched from Sacramento tomor-
row night or Wednesday morning. Ow-
ing to the recent burning Of trestle
in the Siskiyou region no trains have
been sent out on the Oregon branch.
A train will probably be dispatched for
Portland tomorrow. Passenger trains
from the east are now arriving in San
Francisco. Eight days eastern mail
was received here today.
The Southern Pacific officials claim
that many of the strikers are applying
to be taken back and say employment
will be given to all but those most ac-
tive in organizing the strike. AT Sacra-
mento several hundred men returned
to work in the railroad shops this
morning. They were compelled to sign
an agreement to withdraw from the A
iR. L.
There was considerable excitement al
IDunsmuir this afternoon. Captain
lBoulson, commanding a Stockton mill.
tia company that was serving as guard
on A. passenger train, arrested citizen
who crossed the tracks and approached
1.-THE train. The captain fiourished a re-
lvolver and arrested him.
At Dunsmuir the sympathy is large,
Inv with the strikers and Captain Boul.
son was arrested by the civil authori-
ties