The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-24
FIGHTING IT RIGHT OUT
Strikers In California Say Thsy Don't
lean 10 Quit
THE CRUEL WAR MUST GO ON
Meanwhile the Railroad Managers
Claim to Be Running Their
Properties Without Let
or HIndrance.

DAN rNAHCIsCOs July -o.-ln0 taiiroau
strike in California presents absolutely 40
new features. Tho Southern Pacific off,
cials now insist that they are conducting
their regular business without hindrance.
Ii is true, too. that all or nearly all of their
trains are running pretty regularly.
The A. II. L. men at Oakland insist,
however, the strike is still on in all its
force, and that they are bound to win or
at least be taken back on their own terms.
In Sacramento the strikers continue to
quarrel among themselves. trouble having
arisen over public meeting of strikers
at which the majority OF those attending
voted to return 10 work, and SO notified
the railroad company. Alarye number Of
strikers at Sacramsnto claim this action
was without authority. They insist the
strike is still on.
The most important move to-day was
tho ordering of Company Il, state militia,
from Woodland to Dansmuir, on tho Ore.
gon branch. Tho strikers at Dunsmuir
arc said to threaten trouble. Company
II at Grass Valley has also been ordered
out. Fivo companies Of the Fifth roai.
ment at Oakland havo been released and
allowed to return to their homes.
I, IL conceded there is no longer danger
OF serious trouble at Oakland.
REsUMING OPERATIONS.
SACRAMENTO, July 23.-Elght hundred
and twenty men went TO work in the shops
| to-day and 1000 applications wero re.
ccived. Tho boiler and molding shops
were opened for tho first tme since tho
strike. George W. Rico. vice president Of
| the A. II. T.. was arrested to-day by United
tnsA Aarah,l Hal Isrt oh nf oh
| structing tho United States mails, for
conspiracy and instruction. Rice isa
candidate for tho assembly on the ticket
released on 5000 bonds.
DRAGGING ALONG.
WOODLAND, Cal, July 23.-The prelimi.
\ nary examination Of tho FIVE A. r. Z.
mon. charged with murder and train
wrecking, Is still dragging along. To.
days proceedings were void OF exciting
incident. Nearly all the testimony taken
tended TO identity tho prisoner, Worden,
NJ tho man who conducted the party Of
supposed train wreckors to the trestle
where tho disaster occurred.
DENIAL OF THE STRIKERS.
CHICAGO, July CAN answer was Aled
to-day by tho officers OF tho American
Railway Union In the contempt proceed
ings in tho United States court, growing
out of tho alleged violation OF the federal
Injunction against interference with tho
mails and interstate commerce. Defen.
dants deny IL was tho purpose OF tho
American Railway Union or themselves
to yest the management Of tho union with
mower TO order strikes, as alleged In tho
information; and, secondly, that strikes
are declared or discontinued by vote Of
the majority Of tho members in the service
Of the affected road.
They DENY they ordered the strike on
the Illinois Central and declare the em.
Moves struck Of their own accord, but not
Tor tho purpose Of hintler,up trausporta.
aion of the mails or interstate commerce.
Tbcv deny that after the issuance of the
Injunction the organization Of the unions
wns continued otherwise than by peuer.
aIIv advisinp railroad men 10 become
members. They deny that any telegrams
set forth In tho information except ono
counsclliug the men to stand firm were
sent by them. They deny they advised,
| npproyod or participated in acts of vic.
lenee. The defendants nllage that after
the Injunction was served upon them they
acted upon the advice Of counsel.
| oulrr Ar THE srocKYARps,
| Cu,c,no Juiv .3-Mr. Sovercion,s
proniso Of last night to tho Knights Of
labor that he might again order out all
the members of the order at the stock.
ward. failed to m ,terialixe today. Work
progressed at the various plants without
tho slightest sign that there would bo
another walkout.
A urea, crowd OF spec,a,ors throueed
,b. corrilors ~ tho federal buiidinv and
s,r,,,,lod for pIace. in the cour, room
when m, hc,riny beyan. United States
Jnd,e. Wood and Cro.scun occup,ed the
horch ,ul ,mmediatelv after taking
,h.i. s.,,s ordered ths cour, room CLEARED
~ ,ha croud which s,o.,I in the aisles.