The record-union., 1894-07-11
PASSENGER TRAFFIC RESUMED OVER
THE COAST DIVISION.
An Overland Leaves Los Angeles Over
the Southern for New orleans-A
Freight Also Leaves for Yuma
Federal Troops Expected to Arrive
In sacramento Early This Morning.
Special to the REcoRp-UNroN.


eral soldiers and the striking American
Railway Union men and their allies.
Sacramento is the threatening point. The
seriousness of the situation is shown in
the warlike preparations that the army
authorities have taken. Up to IL o'clock
this morning tho Federal authorities
had made every move in secret. At about
that hour the big ferry Alameda steamed
out from the Oakland mole directly
across to the Presidio wharf. At 1l:45
the steamer had effected landing, and
there was all the noise and hustle of g
hasty embarkation of horse and infantry.
Two troops of cavalry and five batteries
of light artillery were rushed on board.
Gatling guns and two Hotchkiss cannon
were in evidence, and Colonel Graham,
commandant at the Presidio. was person.
ally III command of the expedition. The
Alameda, with her formidable looking
cargo, steamed direct toward the mouth
of the Sacramento, but so guarded had
the armv authorities been that it was not
known until she entered the river cham
mel whether her destination was the State
Capital or Oakland.
The steamer Alameda, with three hum
at Mare Island this afternoon, and took
on 800 marines. General Graham, while
at Mare Island, received orders from
Washington directing him to proceed to
Sacramento, and leaving the conduct of
the whole campaign to his discretion. 1t
was anticipated that the strikers would
attempt to interfere with the progress of
the troops, but as Calling and Hotchkiss
guns are carried, an attack from the strlk-
ARG fadrH6. Ih4r6
was some idea of transporting the troops
from Vallejo by train, but as soon as the
strikers at South Vallejo heard they were
coming they killed all the engines, ditch
ing one, and spiked the switches, thus
effectually blocking the track.
This afternoon the crews from the
Charleston. Monterey, Thetis. Marion
Island for riot drill. They comprise
about 500 men, and were expected to
leave for Oakland tonight.
In the face of the general preparations
of the strikers Tor resistance, the attitude
of the Locomotive Engineers is attract
ing attention. Representatives of the
brotherhood waited upon General Super
intendent Fillmore at Sacramento this
morning and announced that they We're
ready to return to work at moments
notice.
At all points in the State save Sacra
mento and possibly Oakland the events
OF to-day have turned in favor OF the
railroad company. At Oakland no trains
were moved. The strikers and railroad
officials there are anxiously awaiting the
appearance of the United States troops
that have been ordered to that point. In
this city and at San Jose passenger traffic
was resumed to-day over the coast divis-
ion. Railroad officials say freight trains
will be moved tomorrow. At no point
on the coast division was violence offered
by the strikers. In Southern California
the blockade is broken. Local trains are
running on both the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific. The Santa Fe dispatched an
Eastern overland yesterday and this
morning the Southern Pacific dispatched
its Los Angeles passenger train for New
Orleans. A passenger train will be sent
north from Los Angeles tomorrow.
UNITED STATES TROOPS COMING.
Rio VISTA. July 10.-The steamer Ala
media arrived here at 9:25 o'clock and
transferred part OF the troops to the barge
Acme. There are nearly 1000 regulars
and marines. Another boat is expected
soon. There are no accOmm odatlonS
whatever for passengers on the Acme, as
she is used only for carrying wheat.
The Acme left at 10:30. She travels about
seven miles an hour. She took about
and the cavalry stayed on the Alameda,
which left at l0:35, following the Acme.
1t is not known where the cavalry will
get of. Some say the Alameda draws too
much water to make the trip to Saera
mento. No other boat has arrived.
ALL QUIET AT PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, July 10.-All is quiet in the
local strike situation to-day. There were
no strikers at the union depot when the
trains left this morning, and no demon
strations of any kind have been made by
the men. The East Side freight left at
6:30 O'Clock, the West Side local passen-
ger and mail at 1880 O'Clock, the o. r. u
n. stub passenger and mail at S O'Clock,
the East Side local, passenger and mail
at $50 o'clock, and at l1:l0 O'Clock the
Northern Pacific left with the mail, bag
gage, three coaches, a Pullman, three
stock cars loaded with cavalry horses,
and Troop e, Fourth Cavalry, Captain
Wheeler, from Vancouver Barracks, en-
route to Tacoma. Northern Pacific and
Southern Pacific trains lett tonight on
time.
United States Marshal Grady has dis
missed all but five of the special Deputy
Marshals who were sworn in few days
ago to preserve order during the strike.
He does not anticipate any trouble on ac-
count of the strike. and the only special
deputies who continue in the service OF
the Marshal are those stationed at ASH
land.
Assistant General Passenger Agent E.
P. Rogers says: Freight trains on the
Southern Pacific Company's lines IN
Oregon are running regularly, and un-
less something unforeseen happens IL IS
believed that traffic will not again be ln-
terrupted. The last train OF East Cali
fornian freight accumulated at Ashland,
which could not be taken out before, VIII
arrive here tomorrow morning"
REsUMING OPERATIONS.
SAN JOSE, July 10-The Southern Pa
cific is resuming operations here. Early
this morning the Sheriff and eight regn-
lar deputies and fifty-six business men
as special deputies. and twenty policemen
and ten Deputy United States Marshals,
took possession of the broadgauge depot,
roundhouse and yards. They were not
molested by the strikers, who gathered
in the vicinity in large crowds. The
railroad company's local officials then
started the switch engine and cleared the
yards. At noon they were making up a
train to he sent out.
A force of deputies has been sent to
Palo Alto to meet the train said to be
coming from San Francisco.
At 1880 three trains had been moved.
Two were dispatched for San Francisco
and one for southern points. Three
strikers were arrested when an attempt
was made to pull the fireman from a
locomotive.
oyERLANDs RUNNING.
Los ANGELES, July 10.-For the first
time since a tie-up on the Sunset route