The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-15
Managers Of tho Southern Pacific
Gaining the Mastery oyor
the Strikers
But tho Blockade Has Not Yal
Boon Broken IN Northern
California.
some Trains Fsnt Out undsr Cover of MIi
itsfy ProteetioB- Arrested Toe
tbs TrUstls Crime.

hopes Of Tho southern Pacific managers are
rlbiDg. Aided BY ths sirono arm OF the
fede al government they ars gradually
gaining ths mastery over The American
Railway anion. The strikers, however. are
nol giving up without doipoiAts struggle,
and tho end 10 not yot la siabt. Though
passenger alma have been running
throughout Borthorn California since
sarly this morning. aud IL cannot
DO said iha, the blockade haa beon broken.
The trains that hre runninR have been
moved under cover OF tho military. and
every train that proceeded any considerable
distance has boFna q heavy guard OF aoi'
diers.
Notwithstanding The presence Of these
armed guarde. end military fofos OF q
thousand men scattered through tue yards
on Oaklhnl mole. the strikers succeeded in
frequently in,erroptine traffic at that point
About noon o mob ot 200 strikers stopped
an Oakland suburban train at Wood atreot
aud attemp pted 10 pull tho non union iiro5
man from the cab. Prompt police inter-
ference prevented delay OF moro than ten
minutes Later in the day another croWd.
numbering fully 600 strikers. gathered az
Seventh street and stopped tho fret freight
tinin TINT started ont. Tho non-union
fireman was dragged from the locomotive.
He was rescued from the mob by policemen
and Roberts. local president Of tho A. X. o..
escorted him back 10 the locomotive. Again
the mob interfered and the epeincoF abap-
doned his comfnde and pulled onto the
noxt siding. The fireman was badly pun
meled bV strikers.
The strikers stalled another train that
had been taken from the yards under an
escort OF two companies Of artillery. one
marching on either side. Ihs moi ran far
ahead and piled boards and ties aud stones
upon the track. AZ Sixteenth street thev
succeeded IN cutting the trnIn In two. II
was several hours boio the trainmsn
could be gotten out OF their predlcament.
Despite all this riotiuR and disorder. the
railroad officials succeeded In moving
nearly all their local passenger trains on
time. A through passenger train from Dos
ApQelos. tho nIst ainos the strike was In
apguiated, arrived this morning. On that
train was party % eastern toarlsts in y
Pullman coach. who had been sid,tracked
for over two weeks at Mojave. surrounded
/
land train known as tho Now Orleans en-.
yress was also dispatched for Los Angelo,
At noon. Tue evening train for Los
AneeleS. an oyerlnnd train via Ogden. and
the q egon express. we're not cent out.
An overland train was dispatched for
Ogden from Sacramento, howevo Only
thirty passengers, ten OF whom wore wo-
mon. were on board. Other passenger
trains left Sacramento almost on schedule
time. bot no tains were Iuu without mills
tsry escort
10 Sacramento the exciting event OF the
day was the htfest Of Harry Knox. leadol
OF tbe sitikers at that point. for conspiracy
in connection with the wrsck horror at The
ttestle west OF Sacramento. Warrants afs
also out for the arrest OF Two othsf mem-
uers OF the strikers' mediation committee
on similar charges Knox. who was taken
to Woodland and. Ia default CT $2AO0l
bail, thrown in jail. insists that he 10 inno-
cent Of the awful crime. and declares that
the Southern Pacific com any has effected
his arrest to break his influence vito The
strikers.
This afternoon il wac published that n
confession had been mAde by Wordsn, the
striker under arrest as principal in the PER-
petration OF tho crime at the trestle. In
the alleged confession IL Ia said Worden
duplicates Knox and othors for whom
warrants have been issued.
The Southern Pnoidc company has issued
circulars announcing tho oponing OF its
offices for tho aale OF tickets overland via
Los Angeles. IL is stated. however, that
Tor tho time being trains will not be run In
northern California NJ night To avoid
possible disasters when dAi kness comea on
aims will be sidelrscked until morning.
A small bridge was bufned this morning
on the coast division, and traffic north OF
san Joso was delayed several hours pend
ing repairs. Az Los Angeles the Southern
Pacific superintendent has posted notices
that no mo men are wanted.
In San Francisco nt coAut division hend-
quarters a blacklist containing the name.
Of about 20 ~ leading strikers has been
posted. The other strikers will be taken
back. At san Joae. where considerable
violence was done. mono OF tho strikers
will be taken back. In Oakland and Sac.
rsmenio the question of returning 10 work
| 10 not yet under discuaaion.