St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
RIOTS ON The COAST.
Strikers Attack Trainment
But Are Defeated
BY THE MILITARY FORCE.
Heavy Guard Of Soldiers on
All Trains.
THE A. r. IT, LOSING ITS GRIP,
Union and Southern Pacific
Trains Now Running.
LEADING STRIKERS ARRESTED
Conspiracy In Connection
With the Wreck Horror.
Conspiracy In Connection
With the Wreck Horror.
ENORMOUS BUSINESS LOSS.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 14.-Tonight
the hopes of the Southern Pacific are
rising. Aided by the strong arm Of the
federal government, they are gradually
gaining the mastery over the A. K. u
The strikers. however, are not giving
up without a desperate struggle, and
the end is not yet in sight. Though
passenger trains have been running out
of Northern California today, it cannot
be truly said that the blockade is
broken. The trains running have been
moved under cover of the military, and
every train that has proceeded any con-
siderable distance has been under a
heavy guard of soldiers. Notwithstand-
ing the presence of these armed guards
and military force of 1000 men scat
tered through the railroads on Oakland
mole the strikers succeeded in fire.
quently interrupting traffic at that
point. About noon mob of 200 strikers
stopped an Oakland suburban train at
Wood street and attempted to pull off
the fireman from the cab. Prompt
police interference prevented delay Of
more than ten minutes. Later in the
day another crowd. numbering fully
600 strikers, gathered at Seventh street
and stopped the first freight train that
was started out.
THE UNION FIREMAN
was dragged from the locomotive. He
was rescued from the mob by the police
and escorted back to the locomotive.
Again the mob interfered, and the en-
gineer abandoned his cOmrade and
pulled on to the next siding. The fire.
man was badly hurt by the strikers.
In the early evening the strikers
stalled another train that bad been
taken from the yards under escort of
two companies of artillery, one march
ing on either side. A mob of strikers
ran far ahead and piled ties and stones
upon the track. AT Sixteenth street
they succeeded in breaking the train in
two. 1t was several hours before the
train could get out of the predicament.
But despite all this rioting and disorder
the officials succeeded in moving nearly
all the local passenger trains on time.
A through passenger train from Los
Angeles, the first since the strike, ar
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was party of Eastern tourists in a
Pullman coach who had been side
tracked for over two weeks at Mojave,
surrounded by the hot sands of the des-
ert. The overland train known as the
New Orleans express was also dis
patched for Los Angeles at noon. The
evening train for Los Angeles. the
overland train via Ogden and the Ore.
gon express were
NOT SENT OUT.
An overland train was dispatched for
Ogden from Sacramento, however. Only
thirty passengers, ten of whom were
women, were on board. Other pasSen-
ger trains left Sacramento almost on
schedule time, but no trains were run
ming without military escort. In Sac
ramentO the exciting event of the day
was the arrest of Harry Knox. leader of
the strikers at that point. for conspiracy
in connection with the wreck horror at
the trestle west of Sacramento. War
rants were also out for two other MEM
berS of the strikers mediation commit
Tee on similar charges. Knox, who was
taken to Woodland, and in default OF
$4,000 bail was thrown into jail, insists
that he is innocent of the crime charged,
and declares that the Southern Pacific
has effected his arrest to destroy his
influence with strikers. This afternoon
it was published that confession had
been made by Worden, the striker un.
der arrest as a principal in the perpe-
tration OF the crime. In the alleged
confession 1t is said that Worden impIi4
Gates Knox and others for whom war
rants have been issued.
The Southern Pacific has issued cir
culars announcing the opening of its
Offices for the sale of tickets overland
to Los Angeles. 1t is stated that fol
the time being trains will not be run i'll
Northern California
AT NIGHT TIME.
To avoid possible disasters when
darkness comes on. trains Will be side
tracked until morning.
4 small bridge was burned TODAY on
the Coast division. presumably by strik-
erS. and traffic north of San Jose was
delayed several hours pending repairs.
AS yet the railroad company has been
able TO move but little freight. Some
idea OF the loss to fruit industry on ac.
count of the strike is afforded in eSti.
mates by leading fruit men. The esti.
mate that at the present time one hnn.
drcd carloads OF green fruit could be
shipped daily to the East from North
ern California. Some OF the fruit that
cannot be shipped is being dried, but
the loss will be great.
At Los Angeles, where the strike Is
as good as over. the Southern Pacific
superintendent has posted notice thar
no more men are wanted In Sau
Francisco, at the Coast division head
quarters, a list containing the names of
about forty leading strikers has been
posted. The other strikers will be taken
back, il is said.
AT San Jose, where considerable vio-
lence was done, noue Of the strikers
will be taken back.
In Oakland and Sacramento the ques-
tion of returning to work Is still under
discussion.