The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-06
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FAN ERlEcIs0o. jolly B.-rho seventh day
Of the great railroad atflko cloesB with che
blockade more complete in northern Call
fornia than any time since Debs ordered
the A. H. Z. to tio np tbs Southern Pacific
Al sacramento and Oakland tho em barlo
enforced by this ntriEsra ia absolute, noi q
wheel bsing allowed to turn. aud az no
other point in Tho state ia the So1ihogn Pa
oihc company dolng bnT budnosL Saora.
mento continues 10 be the osntor of inter
est. After the conflicts there 0n Tuesday
between the atTikeTs and atipnR forces on.
dor the Unlted States marshal and chief OF
police, and on Wednesday between the
strikers and state militia IA wss feared
there would be serious outbreak there
to-day. The conflict that aoems 10 be un.
eyoidAble has been delayed, hoWeYsr. for az
least another day.
EaHy thia morning the htriksfa wofo re-
info oed by 100 men from TTuokee, who
oame into Sacramento on srecihl trains.
Boon Afterwards a train from Dnnsmui
bearing over one hundred heavily AIMED
strikers, was oheered into the yards By tie
hundreds OF siriksrs assembled. These
men have created no trouble. howsye .
Thoy quietly joined the local stikerH, and
as quietly expressed their date m 10 alton 10
aid the sao, amento men In preventing lhc
railroad company from breaking the block
ade UNDER cover OF militia. No attempt 10
bring out the militia was made, and TO.
night the determined A. Il. L. men are atill
In possession Of Sacramento mole.
Gen. Diniond. chaRrined at the action Of
his troops yesterday In refusing 60 move
upon the strikers. this mo ming left Sacra-
mento aud returned 10 San francisco. Be-
fore doing so. however, he sent two com
panies from Stockton home In Disgrace,
aud issusd IN order depfiyina the Sacra-
mento companies OF their arms and uni
70 ms. During tho day the stTike est Ib-
lished headquarters in the vicinity Of the
railrshd yards and settled down for a long
sisge. IL 10 now believed the railroad will
make no further move al Sacramento until
federal troops can be had there.
Al Oakland the strikers are in absolute
control. There. too, the state militia
proved OF no avail. for the sympathy 10
with the strikera. Companies from Psta-
luna. san Rafael aud Santa Rosa bad been
ordered 10 Oakland. but they were aent
home without being ordered against the
strikers This morning the oompsny fred
mole. No sooner had this bsen done than
u mob of 300 strikers bore down upon the
yards, pushed past the unrssisting deputy
sherifis and csptnred the locomotives.
They ran the engines on TO the switches.
blew of steam, rsked out she fires. aud lei
out the water. The railroad officials made
no further attemp to turn q wheel.
While this riot was In progress in Oak.
land mole, tbousandn Of people who live on
the Oakland side OF ths bay and do busi.
ness In San Francisco stood on the sho es
waiting for transportation. All regular
fefry boats bad been stopped, and 90 make
the blockade more complete three big ferry
boats that were temporarily running ul
Oakland creek grounded at low tide and
stuck fast ia the creek. From before six
o'clock until after 10 o'clock there was no
communicable The first Oaklandors TO
reach san Francisco arrived az 1890.
Traffic on the coast division running out
Of San Francisco is also obstruetsd. AZ
San jose alarRe force of strikers stopped
passing trains by throwing themselves
on the track.
Los AHGELEs, July 5.-There was n sur.
prise In the United States cifcnIt court here
this afternoon. Judge Ross. in ordering
the omnibus Injunction, now being served
throughout the country 10 prevent intoF.
ference with The United States MALE. did
not ooutiae his order TO strikers Writd
wore served as we'll upon Diylslon superiu-
tendent Muir. of the southein Pacific,
General Manager Wade. OF ths Santa 10,
and in fact on all persons In any war Goa
nectod with either road at this point.
writs have been In the hands OF deputy
sheFifs since Monday.
Uudor the shelter OF United States troopA
the Santa Fc company moved n few traini
to-day. One train was dispatched to San
Diego. Az the Southern Pacific yards, not
withstanding the presence of United States
troops, no trains were sent out. This even
Ing q train for San Francisco is being mad.
Dp. A number OF turn table hands who
were driven from the Southern Pacific
yards by strikers on Tuesday returned I,
work under the protection Of troops thi'
afternoon.