New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-04
APPROACHING A CRISIS.
STATE TROOPS ON THE WAY TO LOS
ANGELES
SACRAMENTO STRIKERS BEAT A UNITED STATES
Observation-Disclosures OF SOUTHERN
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.1

San Francisco. July 3-The struggle between the
strikers anI the Southern Pacific Company to-day
reached a dangerous point, and II orders given late
| this afternoon are carried out. the blockade at
| Sacramento the main position in the battle Will
be broken by the militia This Will not be without
| boolshci however. for the men have become bit
ter and desperate. The situation tonight may be
| briefly summarized as follows:
Ten overland trains tied up on the southern
Pacific various points. three the oregon line,
! two the southern Overland. AMI five on the
! Central overland Some Of these trains. Ike the
Two southbounI Oregon express trains. and the
clsipound overland. which Is stalled N ogden. have
been lying in the same place since Friday. The
Southern Pacific Company has called on the stat"
ana Federal authorities to help 1t move IT'S trains.
| The twO crltiNl points Sacramento and Los
Angeles n me blockade al these places can BE-
opened. then the whole system may be operated.
Last plight company Of regular troops from
Angr. Island. IN This harbor dispatched on
special train 20 Los Angeles. but the latest news
from them Is that the engineer and fireman abln-
loncd thr train At Bakersfield In the san Joaquin
valley. ami Il only after four hours delay that
ia was started again
A. Sacramento this afternoon United states Mar
shall Baldwin. WIN Il large force " deputies at
tempted - clear tire railroad yard Of strikers as
tnes" mea ntniiate1 nou-union hands. AMI ab-o-
iute,y prevented the starting ont OF any trains.
Ba Twin wls knpckod down three times ~ strikers
and his deputies werr powercss - quell the riot
The mob numbered over thousand AMI when the
railway company tried - make up trains the riot
era rushed I'm and uucoupel the Pullman=.
Marshal Baldwin then called on United States
bistrict-Attorncy Garter for militia. and the list
Resrent ~ National Guards. Of san Francisco.
fortunate that regulars We're not sen.. 1t Is
dpuuuul whether the militia wili Are on the strikers
~ the Oakland Moe whore a larg. number %
local trains are stalled the rycltemenf this evening
. act H.Il Do lel ftt
cause bioodshcd. Public sympathy Is being lost by
the strikers ~ the blockade has pressed So heavily
ou merchants fruit-grOwcrs auI hundreds Of other
people 4 small means.
W curtis. assistan, % General Manager
c'mpanys .os+ owing 20 the te-up * $EooO a day,
5ockd has ascsl ' oSr g. a2Sas eH Ss f HTSR
bushes viii p" seriously menaceI II a way on, ot
The dlmculty = not found There ~ cars Of
fruit between here and ogden. They are valued al,
81" each. 50 Tint 5000 IL involved IN this one item
day~ sixty additional carloads VIII be- ready Tor
the author'cs o, san Luis oblspo tetgrapheI to
The United Stat"a Marshal this city this afternoon
dr.ir'ling the property u me railroad Tracks are
lfirg torn nt water connections cut on and dep
=, In acgor iance WIN Instructions from Governor
Markham state troops are preparing TO leave here
Los Ange.es july 3-Thc situation here - about
The same Yesterday The Nremen. brakemen and
switchmrn will not ylell an inch Tho conductors
aui engineers e. IS stated. have determined not 70
f'llNT . thui uAN or passenger trains unless Pull!
man coaches are included and viii refuse 20 work
with gr-cn hands No train has moved out on the
southern Pacific Or Santa Pc. AMI one has
Santa F. railroad officials have been summoned
- appear before United States Judge Ross 10 show
why they refuse % send out mail trains
suhp' mas were issued last evening from the
riird states Court requiring managers OF tec-
graph companrs 20 appear before the Tntel states
'"anl Jury ana produce kilograms that have
~ his city In nccorlanc" with AFFIDAVIT; of X
II Wal" general manager OF The southern Callfor-
MIA Railway company. Judge Ross issued an order
citing a conductor named &. l. Heart before the
lnii"i S'7fcs Circuit Court - show cause why he
should not B." punished FOR contempt ~ court for
violating an order ana Injunction issued on June 81
Heart accepted his train orders but refused . obey
th'm and handed ia his resignation.