The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-24
LAW UTILIZED.
The Strikers, as a Body, Still
Decline to Yield.
FILLMORE RETURNS AND TALKS.
Postmaster Backus Assures His EN-
ployes in the Militia That
Their Jobs Are Safe.

The Southern Pacific officials called
upon the United States Marshal of this
district last night for an extra lot of depu-
ties. The request will be granted and
twenty-five men will put in an appear
ance on the Oakland mole this morning,
ready to 60 out as desired by Division Su-
perintendent Wilder.
This latest move of the company is sup
posed to be the very newest wrinkle dis
covered in that heretofore useless statute
the interstate commerce law, and. strange
to say, it doesn't pinch the railroad COM
pany at all.
When the marshals arrive the company
will be ready to get OUT any number OF
freights, among them some bound east
ward and some for Oregon and Washing
ton, and it is on these trains that the
newly mustered deputies will be requested
to exercise the strong arm OF the law.
1t took quite good deal of figuring on
the part OF the railroad people to strike
upon some plan Of getting out frelghts
where, if distinctions were made, the
troops of the United States could be
called. 1t was an easy thing as far as pas
senger trains were concerned. The mail
coaches brought out the Marshals and the
regulars at the same time; but when the
freight began to tie up it was a different
thing. There it stuck, and that was the
end of it. despite the fact that any num-
Der OF efforts, seconded by the presence of
State troops, were made to get 1t out. 1t
was a perplexing pro blem, and the railway
men lost many an hours sleep trying to
think out successful scheme to overcome
it. The freight trains are the ones that
make the big money for the company, and
it was desirable, above all things, that they
be moved.
The result Of all this worry and thought
is the call for United States marshals. A
couple of them will be sent out from the
mole on each train bound for Oregon, for
any point east of Truckee and south to
Los Angeles on through freight. On the
southern trains the deputies of this dis
trict will be relieved by the deputies of
Marshal Covarrubias.
Should any attempt be made at obstruc-
ton at any point on the road the deputy
marshals, as guardians of the Federal law.
will be called upon to see that no inter-
ference is MADE with interstate commerce.
Should they be resisted to any great ex-
tent the pretext for calling in the regulars
will have been established, and the rest is
easy.
All of which goes to show that lowly
box of California prunes, destined for
point outside the State, has as powerful
pun OH Lu6 FoubIdl tIOOpo do tn6 SduuleSt
mailcar in the business. Railway officials,
who are said 30 have spent thousands to
defeat the law, were dancing around with
jov last night that it was still on the books.
Over at West Oakland. however, it did
not seem yesterday as If any such move as
the one made by the company was neees-
sary. The strike was apparently as dead
as a doornail. The strike leaders were
not visible and but few of the strikers.
Those who did putin an appearance around
the Point and at Hansen's Hall did not
seem to be in the best Of spirits. In an
sWer TO questions they said the strike was
still on as hard as ever. but. in the ver-
nacular of the bowling-alley, it didn't
seem Just then to be a ten-strke. Even
the latest telegram from Chicago. which
was posted up in conspicuous window,
did l. OF seem to raise the least bit of Gu
thusiasm. A week ago it would have been
hailed with delight 1t was from James
Hogan, dated Sunday, and informed Vice.
President Finck of the Oakland union
that the strike was on in Chicago in full
blast and that Milwaukee was strong. 1t
was also stated that the Wabash system
had cut its engineers and conductors.
At the offices of the railway company on
the mole there was an everrunning of ap-
plicantS for situations The landings
were crowded, the corridors damned and,
the staIrways packed all the morning. The
big signs placardeG all around, IN Men
Wanted" did not seem TO have any effect.
They kept coming right along, and the few
who were able to catch the ear of Division
Superintendent Wilder were invariably
turned down. Among the applicants were
a goodly number of mem ers of the A. r.
y. There was not doubt of it. Some of
them admitted it, but explained that they
were sorry, and would never do it again.
They were rejected without the slightest
effort at temporizing.
mo A. r. U. men need apply" was the
ultimatum. Whether this will hold good
for any length Of time to come is not
known.
At tie encampment of the National
Guard everybody was preparing for the
orders hourly expected TO go home. Com
pany f of Oakland and G of Alameda
were given the order early in the morn
ing, and got move on with alacrity.
Captain O'Grady's Vallejo company was
given the order to proceed to Woodland,
and was pulled out On the 4:30 P. NJ. train
for Sacramento in second-class coach at
that. Some of the men protested vigor-
ously at the coach. but they went. 1t was
rumored around that there had been some
trouble there, and that more was expected.
To-day it is expected the camp will be
depleted still further, and the marines on
the Alameda and Bay City are expecting
sailing orders aQY moment.