The record-union., 1894-07-19
Forlorn Condition Of the Strikers in
This City.
The Shops Will Soon be Full Of Vorknen
Eastern Men Not Needei-HsaVy
Passenger Travel

IN LnlS CITY. LAS ali dlOnk POSS0 80 NA-
advocate of law and order. When told
that men bearing written authority over
his signature were in Folsom soliciting
arms for the strikers, he denounced 1t as
a falsehood, but citizens Of Folsom are
ready to swear they saw the document.
What has law-abiding Knox to say
now to the following, published III last
Saturdays Willows J0ugwatF
ION July7, 1894, at II 2o'clock M, party
in this town received the following from
Sacramento. signed by Mr.. Knox of the
American Railway Union:
1--WE need financial assistance, but
ARMED ASSISTANCE would be more
acceptable.'
Colonel Graham and Marshal Baldwin
yesterday received a copy OF the dispatch
quoted above, and the former promptly
mailed it to General Ruger, Commander
of the Department of the Pacific. whom
the President ordered to open the rail-
roads from San Francisco to Omaha.
The true character of this man Knox is
slowly but surely being exposed To the
light, and those citizens who had placed
confidence in his professions OF honesty
and peaceful intentions will soon know
him and understand his real worth.
REoPENING THE SHOPS.
In response to the railroad company's
call for men TO return to work III the
shops, upward of 300 responded yesterday
morning, each department being fairly
represented.
At $50 o'clock in the morning Colonel
Graham ordered out troop OF cavalry to
patrol the streets leading to the shops, the
object being to prevent the carrying out
OF threats OF intimidation and assault on
the workmen.
Colonel Graham himself was in the sad
die at the hour mentioned and rode
through the city to see for himself how
matters looked. As the hour approached
for the workmen 10 report for duty some
of the strikers gathered on the corners
down town, and when they could get the
opportunity they endeavored IN a quiet
way to persuade the men not to go to
work. but their persuasions were In vain.
Similar tactics were pursued as the men
came over TO their lunch; and with the
same results. The workmen allowed the
A. r. u. missionaries TO do all the talk
ing they wished but quietly shook their
heads and passed on.
But one case of intimidation was re-
ported. A man who lives south of r
Street was on his way to the shops in the
OF men who tried to dissuade him from
going to work. He insisted on going to
the shops, however, whereat they took
away his lunch pail, threw ii into pond
of water, and compelled him TO return to
his hungry family.
SuperintendentS Fillmore, Wright and
Small were well pleased with the show
ing made yesterday. They received as
surances that to-day perhaps twice as
many men would report for duty, and
last evening these officials were feeling
confident that the worst has been passed,
and that two or three days more will find
all the departments running, with as
many men as the business Will require.
MORE FALSE REPORTS.
San Francisco morning papers yester-
day contained reports that General Su-
perintendent Fillmore had sent 10 the
strikers committee a request to meet him
and see If some settlement could not be
arrived at That the conference was
held and that Mr.. Fillmore had offered
to take back all the strikers except those
under military or civil arrest That the
strikers declined to accept the terms un-
less he would agree not to run Pullman
cars.
superintendent Fillmore was seen by a
RECORD { MON reporter yesterday and
asked If there was any truth in the re-
ports. He replied: Il never sent for the
strikers committee, never asked tor a
conference with them, and never will.
What happened was just this. A commit
tee from the fruit shippers called upon me
and urged me to see the American Rail-
way Union Mediation Committee in the
hope that they would call off the strike.
/ told them that l did not want to see
them and did not think any good would
come from such meeting, as the rail
road company would not change the DO
had fal<nn from the first. The
committee retired but came back and
urged 1t a second time.
stOut OF courtesy to the fruit shippers
then said that if the American Railway
Uaion committee called | would talk
with them. They did call, and l told
them that the men would be taken back
who had not made themselves too con-
spicuous in this strike, but only on COLI
dition that they would withdraw from
the American Railway Union and agree
not to Join il again while in the employ
OF the company. AS 10 the hauling OF the
Pullman cars, / told them that the cars
would be hauled in accordance with the
contract between the railroad company
and the Pullman company. They re-
quested to see the contract and 1t was
shown them.
1.-The meeting was without any result,
as I expected it would be. But want II
distinctly understood that / did not seek
any conference with the committee. The
company will make no compromise IN
this matter. These men quit work with
out having any grievance against the
Southern Pacific Company, ana II they
do not choose to return we will put others
in their places. We can get all the men
we want.n
PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT.
Considerable excitement was caused
at the depot yesterday forenoon when the
military patrol west of Washington
brought in a bolt that had been broken
from tish-plste about a mile beyond the
river. 1t was found by the section men
and sent in by the guards.
The report gained currency that bolts
had been withdrawn or broken off for a
distance of hundred yards or more. and
the officials naturally regarded it as
another deliberate attempt To wreck
trains. 4 careful inspection of The track
was made, and the result satisfied
Messrs. Fillmore and Wright that the
matter had been greatly exaggerated.
It was not true tnat The rails had been
tampered with-at least, there was moth
ing found 10 warrant that belief. But
one broken bolt was found, and while it
may have been broken by one or more
persons whose purpose was TO derail a
train. il is quite as likely that the bolt
broke accidentally. The railroad and
military officials have no desire TO charge
the men who are still out on the strike
with any crime of which they have not
strong proof, and as the breaking OF q
fisb-bolt is not an uncommon accident
they Drefer TO believe that tile men are
not responsible in this instance
MANY TRAVELLERS.
To those who visit the depot daily and