The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-19

patched for the East since the strike
was ordered by Debs was sent out to
Sacramento today.
At Sacramento the only exciting
episode was the dispatching of train
bearing 60 United States regulars to
Dunsmuir on the Oregon branch. The
company's agent at Dunsmu1r re-
pc~ted that the strikers there were
Blooming ugly, The strikers at Sac
ramento continue active however.
Yesterday several men who had obeyed
the OF der to strike returned to work in
the machine shops. This morning
most of them remained away. The
men have been intimidated by the
trikers and feared violence at the
hands of the American Railway union
when they went back to work this
morning.
Vice President Towne of the South
ern Pacific posted notice today that
the Sacramento shops will be reopened
tomorrow and that protection will be
afforded all men who may return to
work. Mr., Towne also publicly de-
MES the published statements that
men returning to work are compelled
from all labor unions.
He declares that the company
simply insists that it's employees shall
have nothing to do with the Ameri-
can Railway union.
In Oakland as we'll as in Sacramento
the railroad officials are meeting with
difficulties in getting enough men to
man their trains. The strikers have
been pretty successful in intimidating
those who might have stepped into
the vacant positions. Many of these
men were escorted to and from their
work by troops. The passage of these
odd looking professions through
the streets afforded excitement at
Oakland today.
One man, supposed to be a striker
and in whose possession several sticks
of dynamite was found, was arrested
near the railroad yards by the soldiers
and taken to prison.
The strikers today instituted habeas
corpus proceedings to recover Edward
John, Que CT their leaders, who is
locked up in box car on the mole,
guarded by soldiers. John, disguised
as a sailor, was arrested last night.
The soldiers found him crouched uns
der a Pullman car in the railroad
yards. The railroad company's pay
car passed over the city disbursing
wages for May and June. Strikers
who came to the Car were told to de-
eide whether they would return to
work or not If they elected to re-
turn their May wages were paid them;
if they refused every dollar that the
owed them was handed out.
The pay car proceeded by slow stages
along the road to Los Angles and
eastward as far as Ell Paso.
MEDIATION COMMITTEE,
SACRAMENTO, July 17.-IG is re-
ported that General Superintendent
Fillmore and the mediation committee
of the American Railway union have
had a conference. Fillmore showed
the committee the contract between
the company and the Pullman COM
pany to run sleepers. Fillmore said
the strikers could return to work with
out prejudice except those arrested
for crime. The committee will have
the contract read at the meetings Of
the various unions tonight. SAID a
striker: THE sticking point is the
Pullman
Ac ing Chairman Douglass of the
mediation committee has just said the
committee and Fillmore held confer
ence which was brought about by the
The strikers bave
not the power to declare the strike off
1t is with Debs
TRAINS RUNNING REGULARLY.
Los ANGELES, July 17.-All trains
on both the Santa F'e and Southern
Pacific are running regular in South
ern California and the public is now
suffering no inconvenience. Fifty per
cent Of the old engineers and 60 per
cent of the fremen have returned to
work.
Haviland china dinner sets at actual
cost. l. Stein d Co.
Cheapest lamps, chimneys and tin
ware in the city at L. Stein & Co.