The record-union., 1894-07-02
General Superintendent Fillmore is
Now in This City.
His Arrival Gives Rise to a Little Excite
ment-A FruiteSS
Conference

A large crowd of men remained IN and
about the depot throughout Saturday
night, leaving only when several hundred
others gathered there in the morning to
relieve them. During the forenoon the
crowd increased rapidly. and in a few
hours there was the usual throng OF ex-
railroad employees gathered about there,
besides q large number of other citizens
who congregated there out of curiosity.
Groups of men were scattered about
discussing the situation, but nothing OF a
sensational character occurred.
VIOLENCE UP NORTH.
Word was received early in the morn
ing that the 9O0-foot bridge and trestle
just this side of Mott, Siskiyou County,
on the Oregon road, had been fired and
DESTROYED. The members of the union
here declared that their organization had
nothing to do with the destruction of the
bridge.
1t was learned subsequently that Mrs.
Stanford, who has been stopping at SIS
sons, desired to return to San Francisco,
and had pleaded with the managers OF the
strike on the Shasta Division to allow her
to proceed on her way, but her request
was refused.
The burning ofthe long trestle has now
made it impossible for her to come.
NO INTERFERENCE ON THE RIVER.
The steamer Apache left for San Fran
cisco yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
with a load of passengers aboard that
several old-timers said reminded them OF
the days when all the traffic was by
steam boats.
No attempt was made to influence the
hands or threaten them. a gatekeeper
admitted only those who were provided
with tickets. Quite crowd had assem-
bled, anticipating possible trouble, but
the boat backed out into the stream as
quietly as on any day for months past.
The leaders among the strikers stated
that they do not propose to interfere with
the boats further, but to let them carry
mails and passengers without hindrance.
The steamer Knight No. passed up
through the draw early IN the morning
on its way to Knights Landing and
Marysville.
The Neponset No. 2. the trading boat,
also went mp the river, and a boat went
up as far as the Pioneer Mill to take
aboard lot of milling stuff and go down
the river with il.
Sheriff O'Neil was on hand at the bridge
at a. NJ. to see that no one interfered
with the draw, bat no movement IN that
direction was made.
1t was rumored that one man was on
diary language and advocating the burn
ing OF the bridge, bat the men hustled
HIM OF in a hurry and warned him not
to come back.
WHAT SHERIFF o'NEIL SAYS.
On Saturday night rather spirited in
terview occurred between Division Su-
perintendent Wright and Sheriff O'Neil,
the facts Of which were not learned at the
time. The former asked the Sheriff to 90
int ha darOt am notify "a tharo
that the company desired its premises
cleared of all persons who had no busi-
ness there.
O'Neil said he had no right TO do so, in
asmuch as the men were committing no
acts of violence, and it would be useless
for him to attempt to compel the men TO
leave.
Then" said Superintendent Wright,
''why not swear in a lot OF deputies, and
see if the depot and yards cannot be
cleared, so that the company can proceed
with its business?'
The Sheriff replied that in his opinion
the law did not require him to do any
thing of the kind. Beside, he had con-
suited with his bondsmen and taken legal
advice, and was satisfied he would be
jeopardizing his bondsmen if he did as
was demanded.
He said furthermore, that they had all
been brought up together in this city,
ana ne COulQ DOL 40 more tHaQ he DaU
notified Manager IoWne he would do
interfere if any actual violence was at
tempted.
superintendent Wright called the
Sheriff's attention to the fact that the
presence of the strikers was a menace to
the company; that the latter was OBJ
structed, and that if it attempted to use
its property it would be resisted by force,
and that would preclpltate violence, the
very thing the company sought TO avoid.
Sheriff 0Neil, however. refused to act
as requested, and then Superintendent
Wright asked HIM TO do his duty by in
forming the Adjutant-General that he
was powerless to carry out the functions
of his Office but this the Sheriff also de-
clined to do, and there the matter ended.
SITUATION AT RED BLUFF.
Everything appears to be completely
blocked al Red Bluff, on the line of the
Oregon railroad. Word was received
from there yesterday that the strikers
were in complete control of the situation,
and would allow the railroad company to
do nothing.
The track has been soaped for dis
tance OF mile, the switches spiked and
the keys removed, cars uncoupled and
the connections carried OF.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT.
All dav long there had been talk of
lTEI
from San Francisco by special train to
hold q conference with the Conductors
and Engineers organizations, and the
American Railway Union men were on
the lookout for him. Nobody seemed to
know by what route he was coming, and
in fact The officials here were kept ia ig-
noranee of his movements except that he
left Oakland at l:30<P. NJ.
About $50 o'clock someone telephoned
in from Perkins that special with a load
O. "scabs'' had passed Brighton. Com
Ju1tteeman Knox, who directs all the
movements of the American Railway
Union men, called several hundred about
him and detailed one of mis- lieutenants
with fifty men TO hasten 10 Twenty eighth
and r streets land attend to them"
The others he directed to remain about
the depot and watch the tied-up overland
express. The men were somewhat ex-
cited, as they had got the impression that
the railroad company was sending up
non-uniOn men To man trains to be sent
ont from here.
The detachment sent to out Twenty
eighth street found there a locomotive
and empty car, which they took back to
brighton Junction. where, it was alter
ward reported, they etfectually killed
it's
more. who had come up on the train. ac-
companied by few Deputy United States
Marshals was on his way down town on
a street ear, aud went 10 the Golden Eagle
Hotel.
From there Superintendent Fillmore
was taken in carriage to Division
Superintendent Wright's office, at the
depot, where he remained about an hour
in close consultation with the latter.
He then went up town on a street car,
and while at dinner was seen for a few