The herald., 1894-06-30
STRIKERS HAVE THE UPPER HAND
Traffic on the Southern Pacific
Paralyzed.
The Pacific Coast Division Tied Up
as Tight as Wax.
Nearly All Glasses of Employees on the
strike-PasseDgsr Trains at .
standsttl1-No Effort to
Move Theme

between the American Railway union
and the Southern Pacific the strikers
seem to have the upper hand. Traffic
en- the great railway system 10 paralyzed,
80 far as the Pacific coast is concerned.
no trains are running north or south,
and from Ogden, Deming and Ell Paso
west not wheel is turning. Even the
company's suburban trains out OF San
Francisco and Oakland are at stand.
still. The ferry boats are running, it is
true, but at the Oakland and Alameda
moles there are no connecting trains to
bear suburban residents to their homes.
Many Thousands OF people who do busi-
ness in San Francisco and live on the
opposite side OF the bay are thus put to
the greatest inconvenience.
NO EFFORT TO MOVE FREIGHT.
Little effort has been made to move
freight. Evidence that the company
expects protracted struggle was given
this afternoon, when from the general
Office an order was issued closing all the
freight offices and informing all the
clerks OF that department that their
pay would cease until further notice.
And it is this freight blockade that is
the most disastrous to the business in
terests of California. Heavy Losses to
the fruit-growing interests are insvlta-
BILE. and many fruit growers and fruit
dealers are face to face with bankruptcy.
Hundreds of cars laden with perishable
fruit are sidetracked. In Northern
California this is the fruit mems busiest
season, and peaches, spricots, cherries.
plums and berries are fast ripening in
every orchard. A blockade of only q
few days will see fruit to the value of
hundreds of thousands OF dollars too
ripe for shipment. All this will be a
total loss to the growers.
GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Tonight there seems little prospect
that the blockade will be raised for at
least several days. In the Oakland and
Sacramento yards few locomotive en-
gineers have shown disposition to
stand by the company and take out
trains, but, Notwithstanding this appar-
ent Willingness on the part OF the en-
gineers, no trains have been moved. The
tremen, brakemen aud ewitchmen,
almost to q man, stand by the union,
and go far have efectuaily blocked all
traffic.
SHOPS CLOSING DOWN.
The company's shops at many points
have also shut down. The initiative
was taken at Sacramento this morning
Yh hsR 2 e b@en walked 9at This even
pany's telegraph operators all along the
coast have declared in favor of the
union, and that they are refusing to-
transmit railroad business over the
wires.
OFFICERS NOT DISCOURAGED.
Notwithstanding the apparent ad-
vantages of the American, Railway
union, the general officials of the
Southern Pacific declare that the sue
cess of the strike is only temporary, and
that the company is as determined in
its policy of resistance as expressed by
President Huntington and General
Manager Towne last night.
NO VIOLENCE REsoRTED TO.
The nearest approach to violence so
far reported here, occurred at Sacra-
mento this morning, when the strikers
threw open the drawbridge across the
Sacramento river and refused to allow
an overland passenger train, westbound,
to pass. Though probably 100 deputy
eheriffs and United States marshals have
been sworn in here and at Oakland, the
company has made no special effort to
police it's yards and tracks.
THE MARsHAL's POSSE sIDETRAcKED.
The eastbound overland passenger
train that left Oakland late last night
was under the protection OF United
States Marshal Long and strong
posse. This morning the train was
sidetracked at Rocklin, beyond Sacra'
mento, and the marshal's posse has 60
far been unable to get back to the city.
BROTHERHOOD OFFICIALS DEPLORE TIKI
STRIKE.
Nj. v. Stafford, general chairman oil
the Pacific division of the Order Of Rail-
vay Conductors. and @. E. Swayne,
general chairman of the Pacific division
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, issued bulletins this afternoon de-
ploring the strike on the Southern Pa
cific system and advising members oil
these orders to retain their positions and
attend to their own duties, regardless Of
the American Railway union strike.
MAILS FORWARDED BY STEAMER.
At the United States postal headquar
tiers here it was announced this evening
that arrangements had been made to for
ward mails for Sacramento, Napa and
| Stockton on the river steamers. So faI
no steps have been taken to send mails
to north and south coast points on ocean
| steamers.
WILL CLOSE DOWN.
The Chronicle says that number Of
prominent business houses, including
Holbrook. Merrill & Stetson. Clinton E
Worden & Co. and Spreckels Bros, will
close up if the tie-up continues two
days longer. The closing of the Spreck
els interests, including the sugar re
tnery, will result in loss OF employ
ment to over 2000 men. Holbrook, Mer
rill & Stetson ia one OF the largest hard.
ware firms on the coast, and Worden q
| Co., manufacturing pharmacists, also
have large interests.
THE COAST DIVISION TIED UP.
The strike has extended TO the coas
division of the Southern Pacific between
this city and San Luis Obispo. Train
left Fourth and Townsend streets al
usual this morning, but everything Their
was tied up at noon.
AT WEST OAKLAND.