The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-07-19
BAD FOR STRIKERS.
The A. R U. Left to Fight Single
Handed.
RAILROADS GET PLENTY HELP.
1--WE Propose to Prosecute this Fight with
Greater Vigor Than Ever" Says
President Dcbs.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 14.-Tonlghl
the hopes Of the managers are rising.
Aided by the strong arm of the federal
government they ure gradually gaining
mastery over the A. II. u. The
strikers, however are not giving up
without desperate struggle and the
end Il not set In sight. Though pus-
scnger trains have been running
throughout northern California since
early this morning. it cannot be said
thnt the blockade has been broken.
The trains that are running have been
moved under cover of the military and
every train that has proceeded any
considerable distance has borne heavy
guard Of soldiers. Notwithstanding
the presence of the armed guards and
military force of II Thousand zen scat
tered through the railroad yards on
the oakland mole, The strikers cue.
ceeded in frequently intcrrupting
traffic at that point.
About noon u mob of 200 strikers
slorped an Oakland suburban train at
Wood street and attempted TO pull the
non.union fireman from the cab.
Prompt lolice interference prevented
delay of more than 10 minutes.
Later in he day another crowd, num-
bering fully 600 strikers, gathered at
Seventh street aud stopped the first
freight train that started out. The
non-uni,n fireman was dragged from
the locomotive. lie was rescued from
the mob by policemen, and Roberts
the local president Of the A. r. u, es-
corted him back TO he locomotive.
Again the mob interfered and the
engineer abandoned his comrade and
pulled on TO tho next siding. The fire
man was badly pummelcd by the
strikers
Stalled Another Train.
The strikers stalled another train
that had been taken from the yards
under an escort of two companies of ar
lilery, one marching on either side. A
mob OF strikers ran far ahead aud piled
boards and lies aud stones upon he
track. About Sixteenth street they
succeeded III cutting the train in Two.
1t was several hours before the train
men could be gotten out of their pre-
dlcament.
Despite oil this rioting and disorder
lne railroad officials succeeded in NOV
ing nearly all Their local passenger
trains OH time. The through pussen-
ger tram from Los Angeles, the first
since me strike was inaugurated, ar
rived this morning. On That train was
n party OF eastern tourists In II Pullman
coach VINO hnu been aidetracked for
Owe TWO weeks ut MoJave, surrounded
by the not sands oil the desert. The
overland tram, known us The New Or
leans express, was also dispatched for
Los Angeles at noon. The evening
train Tor Los Angeles, the overland
train vim Ogden and the Ogden express
were not sent out. An overland train
was dispatched Tor Ogden from Sacra-
IN - 49,. ~ P"4.e ",
bonrd Other n.ssa,.rr t-.,.,s Ief,
Sacramento ulmo on sched ulo time.
but no trains " ere run wilhot military
escort
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