The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-30
Whole Fruit Crop of the State Likely to
Be Lost if the Blockade Be Not
Raised in Few Days.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM OLNEY
Mail Trains with Pullman Cars
Attached Must Not Be Stopped.
Santa Fe Strikers AdmOnished by a
Federal Judge-NOrthern Pacific
Railway Still Tied Up Tight.

President Debs, of the A. r. L., general
strike is in effect on the Southern Pa
cific and the entire system was paralyzed
to-day. Debs issued his order from Chi
cago last night. The order to strike is
the result of the discharge at Oakland
last night of brakemen who refused to
go out on a train to which Pullman
coaches were attached. The strike went
into effect at midnight. The tie-up at this
end of the Southern Pacific is all but
complete. Even the Southern Pacific ferry
service across San Francisco bay is badly
crippled. Ferry boats are running, but
the company has been able to maintain
only an intermittent train service between
the boats and the suburbs of Oakland.
Alameda. Berkely and other points across
the bay. At $3.50 O'Clock to-day no trains
were running the company's principal
suburban line at Oakland. The result is
that thousands of people who reside in the
suburbs across the bay and engaged in
business in San Francisco were forced to
remain at home or walk 10 the ferry
boats. Many living in the more remote
suburbs were unable to reach the city.
There Is no doubt that the officials Of
the Southern Pacific are amazed at the
remarkable strength Of the American
Superintendent Fillmore and other general
officials declare the company positively
will not recede from the stand taken by
them.
General Mana ger Towne, of the Southern
Pacific, has received the following tele-
gram from President c. p. Huntington at
New York:
I'VE feel quite sure that after second
rs
as the Pullman company has very little
interest in the cars on the Southern Pa
iniure US and discommode the general
public: L feel sure that they do not wish
20 70 take control of the property of the
southern Pacific company. as they would
De doing If we gave them what they
asked for. l would call the men together
1s far ana aa yeH can and give them our
Gent time If they do not then accede to
our request but leave work you will get
and If not let the trains stand as they are.
Ihe question of what cars the company
should run is one that rests with the
carry control You know how much ! Co.
sire TO protect all wage workers. but this
matter between Pullman and his employees
is something l do not know anything
about. and it should not be used by the
men to the injury of ourselves and our
patrons. and | will say, as / did yester-
day. that II the men. after full discussion.
refuse to work I wish you would discharge
them and let them understand that they
will never be employed again by the South
ern Pacific company
Upon receipt Of President Huntington's
message Vice President and General Man
ager Towne issued a bulletin to all the
employees of the Southern Pacific calling
their attention to the fact that they would
be doing a great injustice to the Southern
Pacific and it's patrons by consenting to
observe the instructions of the American
Railway Union, 20 per cent. of the Sleep
ing cars run over the road being operated
and owned by the railroad company and
not by the Pullman company. The bulle-
tin appealed TO the men to stand by the
company and handle it's cars as hereto
fore, and if they do not comply it is
thought that Mr.. Huntingtons instructions
VIII be put into effect
At the close of the second day of the
great struggle the strikers seem to have
the upper hand. Traffic on the Southern
Pacific railway system is paralyzed so far
as the Pacific coast is concerned. No trains
are running north or south, and from Og-
den, Deming and FL Paso west not a wheel
is turning. The company's suburban trains
out of San Francisco and Oakland are at
a standstll. The ferry boats are running,
1t is true, but at Oakland and Alameda
moles there are no connecting trains to
bear suburban residents to their homes
Little effort has been made TO move freight
Evidence that the company expects a pro-
tracted struggle was given this afternoon
when from the general Offices of the south
ern Pacific an order was issued closing all
the freight offices and informing the clerks
OF that department that their pay would
cease until further notice. And ii is this
freight blockade that is the most disastrous
TO the business interests of California. Sc
we're losses to the fruit growing interests
are inevitable, and fruit-growers and deal
ers are face TO face with bankruptcy Hun
dredS of cars laden with perishable fruit
are side-tracked. In northern California
this is the fruit mems busiest shipping sea
MIN .
and berries are fast ripening In every orch
ard. A blockade of only a few days, will
thousands of dollars too ripe for shipment
All this will be total loss to the growers.
Tonight there seems little prospect that
the blockade will be raised for at least
several days. In the Oakland and sacra-
mento yards few locomotive engineers
have shown a disposition to stand by the
company and take out trains, but. notwith-
standing this apparent willingness the
part OF the engineers no trains have beer
moved. The firemen. brakemen and switch
men, almost to man, stand by the union
and so far have effectuall'- blockaded al
| traffic. The companys shops at many points
| taken at Sacramento this morning, wher
two thousand men walked out. This even
| ing 1t is reported that the railway company
telegraph operators all along the coast have
| declared in favor Of the union, and thai
| they are refusing to transmit railroad bust
Notwithstanding the apparent advantage.
! of the American Railway Union. the gen
| eral officials of the Southern Pacific declar'
that the strike is only temporary. The near
est approach TO violence so far reported
| here occurred at Sacramento this morn
| ing, when the strikers threw open the draw
| bridge across the Sacramento river anC
| refused TO permit any overland pas
senger train west-bound TO pass
Though probably a hundred deput,
/ have been sworn in here and at Oakland
| the company has made no special effort Il
| police its yards and tracks. The east-boun,
/ overland passenger train that left Oak
! land late last night was under the pr0tec
ton of United States Marshal Long and
| strong posse. This morning the train wa
| side-tracked at Rocklin. beyond Sacramen
to. and the rnarshais posse has so far beel
/ unable to get back 10 the city.
| NJ V. Seaford. general chairman Of tn
/ Pacific division of the Order of Railwa,
| Conductors, and C. e Swain. chairman o
| the Pacific division of the Brotherhood o
/ Railway Trainmen, issued bulletins thi