Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-07-19
THE STRIKE
VERY PRETTY WORK BY
ATTORNEY HART.
He PaTalyzeS Freight Traits
by a ShreWd Move.
THE STRIKE STILL ON
THE RAILROAD COMPANY Is
WEAKENING.
THE STRIKE STILL ON
The Strikers are JubiIant Over
the Turn Affairs are Taking
"a. II. u. Hen Confident.
Snacia1 T., Al,

| Sacramento, 1Sth--Not withstand
ing General Superintendent Fill
more's declaration last night that al
trains would be running on schedul
time within II hours, only a fey
trains left here today, Ex-Attorns,
General Hart resorted to cunnln,
ruse to prevent the railroad compan,
from getting out its trains this morn
ing. He is attorney for the striker.
and has been retained to defenc
Knox, Compton and Mullen, who
are under arrest for completely in
wrecking the Eastern overland train
last Wednesday.
Yesterday he caused su5poenas t.
be issued for Martin Halloran, yard
master and non-union switchman,
to secure their attendance at the pre-.
lminary examination of the alleged
train wreckers, Both men have
stood by the railroad company since
the Inauguration of the strike.
When it became known that Fill
more was determined to serd out all
trains on schedule time Attorney
Hart immediately subponaed these
two remaining yard switchmen as
witnesses. This morning they were
compelled to go to Woodland.
About 100 men returned t. work
in the shops this morning, No at
tempt was made to interfere with
them. They were met at the Third
street bridge by company of caval-
ry and escorted to the shops.
Sacramento, 1S.--The Meditation
Committee of the strikers today
made formal offer to Governor
Markham and United States Marshal
Baldwin to furnish from $4,000 to
80, 600 member. of the A. r U. to
serve as Deputy United State Mar
shalls for the purpose of protecting
non-union trainmen employed by the
). T, Co. to operate it's trains. These
men offer to serve without pay and
only make one condition that
they shall not assist in any move
ment of any trains; except to
protect property and men. The
strikers say this offer is made in
good faith in the interest of the far
mers and merchants of the Pacific
Coast SO that they can move their
products and merchandise, provided
that the s. P. Co. can find men to
man their trains.
Oakland, July 1S.-The situation
IS unchanged here. Passenger trains
Are moving, but the company is en-
barrased by the lack of train men
md is unable to successfully handle
freight. The strikers say the average |
freight business out of Oakland is |
eighteen or twenty trains daily, and
declare that in two days past but five
reight trains have left tie city. eff
hls is running tho read, aaid lea
ng striker, Eve are beat.n; but it is
lot. Strikers here are jubilant
yer the following dispatch just re-
eived from T, I'll. Douglass, leaaer
f the strikers at Sacramento.
An attempt to wreck the San
francisco loea! Jus 'nnrnine IS more
erious than was Iiist reported, Ac-
ording to track-walller who made
ne discovery, fish plates were loos-
ned for distance of over one hun
red yards and the rails were lamp
red with. Several strikers were |
zen in the vicinity last night.
The Meditation Committee of the
.rikers held short conference with
ieneral Superintendent Fillmore this
The situation was thor
ughly discussed, but DO agreement
as reached. Fillmore was willing
} reinstate all the men who Quit |
ork with the exception of those
no are under arrest for the ditch
,g of the overland last Wednesday.
When asked if the company was
illing to run trains without Pull
lans, Fillmore emphatically answer i
in the negative. The committee
len withdrew, after announcing
TAT the strikers were determined to
and by their original proposition to a
d : ack the sleepers.
Sacrament, July Is. Fillmore
,rees to take back all men without