The morning call., 1894-07-08
OPEN THE LINE
Ordering Out the
Soldiers.
UNCLE SANS MIGHT
To Be Used to Raise the
Blockade.
FROM OMAHA TO THIS CITY
And Along the Line of the
Northern Pacific.
THIS is A MEASURE OF WAR.
THIS is A MEASURE OF WAR.
The Authorities at Washington
Look Upon the Situation as
Growing Graver.

WASHINGTON. July THE President
to-day dealt another and heavy blow at the
spirit of lawlessness abroad in the West
by causing the issue of sweeping orders to
the commanders of the great army depart
ments to open up and maintain free CON-
municatiOn over the transcoDtinental rail-
road lines from the Mississippi River to
the Pacific Ocean. Such orders are unique
| in times of peace, and in themselves clothe
the military commanders with great power.
AS explained in their text, the basis OF this
action, which may involve the use of United
States troops in at least ten States. Is the
organic law under which these roads were
| aided by the Government and incorporated.
| whereby they were made posJ and military
roads and requested to be kept open at all
times. The task before the military COM
manders is one of great magnitude, for at
very many points on these lines traffic is
stopped by angry and turbulent mobs, ani
the force at command is so small that it
will require the most skillful handling to
cover the thousands Of miles Of lines.
| Perhaps the reason which has most
strongly impelled the administration in
making these orders is the fact that the
strikers have prevented the. movement OF
United States troops when they were
needed to re-enfnrce army posts.
At midnight President Cleveland, La
mont, Gresham. Generals Schofeld and
! Vincent were holding conference at the
White House. Cleveland, Lamont and
Schofield met at o'clock and Gresham
! joined them later. General Vincent came
ito the White House at II 80 with a stack
of kilograms from army posts all over the
| country.
| As near as can be ascertained Genera
Ruger has been given the same discretion
ary powers as General Miles has at
| Chicago. 1t is expected that he will send
a detachment from the Presido to Sacra-
mento, leaving part of the troops at San
Francisco. The situation on the coast
perplexes the executive more than the
trouble at Chicago. The State of Illinois
has an efficient militia of 1900 men, and
5000 regulars would make a respectable
force to be added to the Chicago police,
the United States marshalS and deputy
sheriffs The President and General
Schofield fully expect that the Chicago
riots will be easily QueIled, but not so in
California. President Cleveland, through
Secretary Lamont, has been given to un-
derstand that the strikers have many SYM
pathzers among all classes in California,
and that the State militia almost to man
is in sympathy with them.
The troops at Vancouver will be needed
to protect the Northern Pacific property
and those at Los Angeles will be required
at that point. The troops at the Presidio
being divided between San Francisco. Oak
land and Sacramento. there will of neces-
sity be many points where the railroad
will be exposed to incendiarism.
1t is regarded as almost an imDossib ility
10 handle the strikers with the meager
forces available. Still, having gotten into
it, the Federal Govern ment cannot back
instructions to do the best he can with the
forces at his command.
General SchOfield said to The CALL cor
respondent tonight that be reposed great
con fdence in General Ruger's discretion
and generalship, and felt confident that he
would act with good judgment
Some fear was expressed this afternoon
that the str ikers would prevent the pass
age Of the troops by rail. Ii so they will
be transported by water II possible.
At midnight no word had been received
from General Ruger as to his intention.
1t is believed that before issuing his order
to General Ruger President Cleveland
had, through Olney, an understanding
with Huntington, who is now in this city.
There is rumor from San Francisco TO-
night that Huntington would seek COM
promise with his men, but he denied this
tonight
'"Ghere is nothing to compromise :" said
he to THE CALL correspondent.
At the conference at the White House
discussion arose about the employment of
deputy United States marshals to assist
the regular troops in California. The
suggestion came from Olney. 1t was de-
veloped, however, that the fund at his dis
posal was limited, and il a great numb Der
of deputies were to be sworn in large ap-
preparation would be necessary, and this
might embarrass Congress just at the
present time, with the election near at
hand. 1t was then proposed that deputies
be employed and that they be paid after
ward by a deficiency appropriation.
1t was finally ordered that the Superin-
tendent of the Recruiting Service cause
fifteen recruits at the Columbus barracks,
Ohio, to be assigned to the Fifth Artillery
and forwarded under proper charge to
such point or points in the Department of
California as the commanding general of
the department shall designate. After
arrival In that department the recruits will
be distributed as equitably as practicable
among the foot batteries of regiment serv-
ing there.
WASHINGTON, July SIT was after