The record-union., 1894-07-18

THE shop whistle will blow at the
usual hour this morning, as the signal for
men TO return to work. The men are re-
qnested to go to the shops by the Third
street route, where they will be fully
protected should any of the few .hot-heads
offer violence.
MEN COMING IN.
A number of men reported for
duty at the depot yesterday, and General
superintendent Eillmore's rooms al the
Golden Eagle Hotel were hourly be-
seiged by men desirous of doing train
duty.
Many of these men spoke of others they
knew who were ready to resume their
work if the company would insure them
protection against possible abuse or as
sault by strikers who preferred to re-
main out There was no hesitancy on
the part OF Colonel Graham and United
States Marshal Bald win to guarantee
protection to every man who desired to
return TO work.
Several instances are reported in which
men who are running on the trains have
been threatened with violence, but the
general opinion is that such threats were
made for effect, and that no one will be
found foolhardy enough TO attempt to
carry them into practice.
In one case, II Is said, man who was
arrested the other day. but released, went
TO the residence OF a trainman the other
night, accompanied by two others, and
openly threatened to kill him should he
persist III working to earn bread for his
wife and little ones. If such thing did
occur, the threatened party should have
shot the creature down as be would a
dog. No man deserving of the name
would make such a threat, and it is diff
cult 10 believe that there are many such
among the railroad employees of this
city, hot-headed and foolish as some of
them may be.
TRAINS MOVING.
The only trains not sent out from here
yesterday were the Colfax local and the
afternoon train 10 Woodland. These
were held because of trains having passed
these places during the day, and it was
deemed unnecessary to keep SO many on
the road at present.
The eastbound overland at noon was SO
crowded with passengers that it was
necessary to run it In two sections. A large
number of passengers also lett for Red
ding and way places and for San Fran
cisco.
Two fruit trains were sent eastward,
one of which contained sixteen cars.
Colonel e. +. Crocker, Vice-President
of the Southern Pacific Company, arrived
from the East by special train in the
afternoon and continued on to San Fran
cisco.
But for the hundreds of soldiers in and
about the depot yesterday, and the bright
but ugly-looking Gatling guns. there
would have been little 10 remind the
visitor that anything unusual had taken
place IN that quarter OF late.
DUNsdUIR TRAIN sTEALERs.
The cases of SeyIer, Teale and Walther,
the men who helped themselves to the
Dunsmuir train that brought armed fight
ers here, were to have been examined ia
the Police Court yesterday, but were
continued until Thursday.
The prosecution Will be represented by
District Attorney Ryan, j. W. Arm
strong and A. J. Bruner. and the prison
ers will be defended by A. l.. Hart. The
charge is that of grand larceny.
But there is more than that standing
against the men. Deputy United States
Marshal II. II. Woodruff has warrants
for them on charges OF retarding and OBJ
structing the United States mails and for
insurrectlon.
THAT OLD CANNON.
Early yesterday morning a squad of
soldiers who were patrolling the river
front found the old cannon which the
strikers had intended to use in wIping
out the Federal army. 1t was concealed
among piles of lumDer at Front and Il
streets. The weapon" was taken TO the
depot, where it is regarded as an interest
ing relic of the lost cause.
The regular artillerymen are hugely
amused over the idea Of the old gun be-
ing used against an enemy. '.Why,"
said one Of them yesterday, .pd rather
stand in front than alongside of it. With
halfway decent load in the tube that old
woodwork would at the first discharge
fly into thousand pieces"
The gun is not what is known as the
old Union Boy" which was used to fire
salutes in honor of Union victories dur
ing the war. The latter was some years
and-blue paint, while the gun now at the
depot hasn't felt paint brush for several
decades.
SPREADING OF FALSE REPORTS.
During the strike there seems to have
been regular system of spreading false
reports which have kept the people in a
constant state OF uncertainty. Some OF
these reports have been of the most seri-
Gus character, but have been readily be-
lieved and passed along by people who
ought TO have lad sense enough to dis
credit them. The strikers have made it a
business TO tell everyone not to believe
Leonard joined in the howl during the
meeting of the Board OF Trustees on
Monday evening. He charged that the
reports in the sacramento papers had
been cOlored and untruthful, which state
ment, SO far as this paper is concerned, at
least, is flat falsehood.
The fact is the reporters of all the pa
pers have been kept busy running down
lying reports which are put atioat by the
strikers to influence public opinion. The
RECORD UNION has been careful to verify
every statement II has pu ublished, and its
reports have been and will continue to be
absolutely correct. II is good plan not
to believe any street rumor you hear.
Take good, reliable newspaper aud you
will be kept well posted.
The most widely circulated Of the false
reports yesterday was that committee
of engineers had waited upon General
SUPERINTENDENT Fillmore and informed
him that the engineers desired to tender
their designations, as they felt il was not
safe TO run under the present conditions.
Like other rumors, this one was run
down and found to be absolutely with
out foundation.
A reporter of the RECORD UNION called
on Superintendent Fillmore last evening
and asked him if there was any truth in
the report. lie replied:
"You can say for me that there is not
word of truth in it. Every engineer from
Ogden to San Francisco, from San Fran
cisco to FL Paso, and on every branch of
the system, is standing up to his agree
ment with the company and doing his
duty like man. You ought to know
that the report is false when you hear
the trains coming and going all the time.''
''It is Also reported tonight said the
reporter, that you had found it i'm
possible to get enough men and had de-
cided TO ask the strikers to come back in
a body and give up the fightu
THAT is another lie" said the Superin-
tendent. ''The railroad company stands
lust where it did III the beginning. and IL