The morning call., 1894-07-02
Those SouthbOund Reach
Bakersfield.
FILLMORE ON THE SCENE.
Will Try to Induce the Sheriff to
Organize Posses.
THE TACTICS OF THE STRIKERS
Tracks Creased, Engines Disabled,
Rails Torn Up and a Train
Cut Into Sections.

SACRAMENTO, July 1.-To-day opened
with no new Developments in the railroad
strike Of a local character.
A large crowd of men remained in and
about the depot throughout the night.
leaving only when several hundred others
gathered there in the morning to relieve
them. During the forenoon the crowd in
creased rapidly, and in few hours there
was the usual throng of ex-railroad en-
ployes gathered about there, besides a
large number of other citizens who copgre-
gated there out of curiosity.
Groups of men were scattered about dis
cussng the situation, but nothing OF
sensational charac ter occurred.
Word was received early In the morning
that the 900-foot bridge and trestle just
this side of Mott. Siskiyou County. on the
Oregon road, had been fired and destroyed
The mem bers of the union here declared
that their organization had nothing to do
with the destruction OF the bridge.
1t was learned subsequently that Mrs.
Stanford, who has been stopping at Sis
son. desired to return to San Francisco
and had pleaded with the managers of the
strike on the Shasta division to allow her
to proceed on her way. but her request was
refused. The burning of the long trestle
has now made 1t impossible for her to
come.
The steamer Apache left for San Fran
cisco this morning at 10 o'clock with a
load of passengers aboard that several old
timers said reminded them of the days
when all traffic was by steamboats,. No
attempt was made to influence the hands
or threaten them. A gatekeeper admitted
only those who were provided with tickets
Quite a crowd had assembled, anticipating
possible trouble, but the boat backed out
into the stream as quietly as on any day for
months past.
The leaders among the strikers stated
that they do not propose to interfere with
the boats further. but to let them carry
mails and passengers without bindrance.
The steamer Knight No. passed up
through the draw early in the morning on
it's way to Knights Landing and Marys-
vile.
The Neponset No. 2, the trading boat.
also went up the river. and boat went up
as far as the Pioneer mill to take aboard a
lot of milling stuff and 20 down the river
with it.
Sheriff O'Neil was on hand at the bridge
at A. NJ. to see that no one interfered
with the draw, but no movement 10 that
direction was made.
1t was rumored that man was ON the
bridge the night before. using incendiary
language and advocating the burning of
the bridges. but the men hustled him off
and warned him not to come back.
On Saturday night rather spirited in
terview occurred between Division Super
intendent Wright and Sheriff O'Neil, the
facts of which were not learned at the
time. The former asked the Sheriff to 60
into the depot and notify the men there
that the company desired its premises
cleared of all persons who had no business
there.
O'Nel said he had nc rghtto do so, mas
much as the men were committing no acts
of violence. and 1t would be useless for
him to attempt to compel the men to leave.
"Then," said Superintendent Wright.
why not swear in lot of deputies and
see If the depot ana yards cannot be
cleared. so the company can proceed with
its business?"
The sheriff replied that In his opinion
the law did not require him to do anything
of the kind. Besides, he had consulted
with his bondsmen and taken legal advice.
and was satisfied he would be jeopardizing
his boDdsmen if he did as demanded. He
said, furthermore. that they had all been
brought up together" 10 this city, and he
could not do more than he had notified
Manager Towne he would do-interfere IL
any actual violence was attempted.
Superintendent Wright called the Sher-
iff's attention to the fact that the presence
OF the strikers was menace to the COM
pany; that the latter was obstructed, and
that if it attempted to use its property it
would be resisted by force. and that would
precipitate violence, tho very thing the
company sought to avoid.
Sheriff O'Neil. however, refused to act
as requested, and then Superintendent
Wright asked him to do his duty by in
forming the adjutant.general that he was
powerless to carry out the functions of his
office, but this the Sheriff also declined to
do. and there the matter ended.
Everything appears TO be completely
blocked at Ked Bluff. on the line of the
Oregon Railroad. Word was received from
there to-day tn at the strikers were In com
plete control of the situation and would al
low the railroad company to do nothing
The track has been soaped for the dis
tance OF mile. the switches spike and
the keys removed, cars uncoupled and the
connections carried off.
When the crew on train bound south
wanted to come through 10 their homes
here others of the strikers interfered and
refused to permit the train to proceed.
The company appealed to the Sheriff of
the county to do his duty and protect the
company in its efforts to move the train
but be wired back that he could not get a,
citizen to act as a deputy.
There was little excitement in railroad
circles about half past 5 o'clock this even.
ing. when the strikers received a tele-
phone message from Brighton. five miles
out, that special from San Francisco had
passed there with carload of non-u1ion
men. The leader of the American Railway
Union men at once detailed fifty men to
go 10 Twenty-eighth and R strests and in
tercept the train and "attend to the
scabs." The others were called upon to
stay by him and watch the depot.
The train proved to be the special ON
which Superintendent Fillmore came up
from Oakland. attended by few deputy
marshals. Thew had left the train at