The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-03


close of the fourth day of the ST. uggie
between the Southern Pacific company
and the American Railway unio9, /.
strikers appear 10 have the upper hand
The blockade on the entire system, Is
practically complete. The western Giyi-
sions OF the Santa F'e road are in much
the same condition. In fact, railway traf-
fic is almost at standsull at Ill points
on the Pacific coast south of Portland,
Or.
North of Portland there is also much
trouble the Northern Pacific road being
practically tied up and the Union Pacific
involved. All overland trains have be n
enectually Blocked, and the only trains
running anywhere are locals.
The two points of particular interest N
California tonight are Sacramento ana
Los Angeles. In Oakland, everything. is
quiet. The Southern Pacific company, this
morning, posted notices at the Oakland
mole announcing that until further no
tice no attempt would be made to dis
patch overland trains Suburban trains
and few trains to nearby country
towns were dispatched from Oakland dur
ing the day, however, and met with no
interference. The Oakland yards are still
patrolled by deputy sherifs. From this
city TRANS were run south irregulariy
ever the coast division. No croWds have
been permitted to enter the ccmc2ny- s
yards at Fourth and Townsend strears,
one hundred policemen and thirty-flVa spe-
cial policemen having been stationed 10
keep the strikers and idlers from catering.
though everything IS quiet in the i'm
mediate vicinity of San Francisco, ex-
citing developments are anticipated at
Los Angeles and Sacramento, the TWO
POINTS at which the Southern Pacific Gem
strikers.
At Los Angeles, the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe companies appear to have
the cooperation OF the United States All
thorfueS. On Saturday last the United
states district attorney at that 70 mt
wired Attorney-General Olney that United
states Marshal Covarrubias was critically
III and unable to muster a sufficient force
of marshals. Attorney General Olney re-
piled to District Attorney Dennis thar
Brigadier-(feneral Kuger would furnish
troops 10 execute the processes of the
Uuited States court and prevent destruc-
tion OF the United States mails Atter-
rey-General Olneg instructed that General
Ruger be furnished with proper warrants
or with other orders
General Ruger was at once notified by
telegraph. Tonight it is telegTaphed from
Benica that company c OF the First in
fantry United States army had received
orders to proceed to Port Costa, there to
]oin the rest of the regiment and rro-
coed south. The troops at Angel Island
are also preparing to move. They VIII
take Ihrty days rations and eating guns
ing issued an injunction against DISKS
Howard. Lynch and all the strikers on
the southern Pacific and Santa Fe sys-
tCIllSs 4OiL4utlIHB them to interfere With
me transmission of mails and also for
bidding them to interfere with traffic he
tween states. This Injunction was is
9 Stef,,6 al the instance Of United States
intention of the court authorities in tho
event of refusal by the strikers TO obeg
the lIiJ9hctlon TO place warrants for their
arrest IN the hands of the United States
troops. 9e"'S9
At Sacramento the excitement is fully
as intense as at Los Angeles General
e
Pacific, is there endeavoring to break the
blockade He is aided by United States
MarshaI Baldwin and a strong force of
deputies, but their every effort is combat
ted by force of three thousand strikers
who swarm about the depot and throI1gT3
the yards st that point. This mornine.
". BALDWIN attempted to treat with
tne strikers, and to secure a pledge from
thelr leaders that they would not inter
1ere with any trains that might be moved.
The strikers declared that they would
olter no violent interference but thew
insisted on and reserved the right to
board trains and speak with the crews
with the view of having them JON the
strikers The United States marshal and
his posse We're unable to clear the wards
Neither could railroad men be got dur
ing the afternoon TO take out trains.
Those who might have been willing to go
feared violence at the hands of the
strikers
This afternoon, Southern Pacific officials
addressed an appeal for assistance to
mayor is called upon for protection and
to clear the railroad yards. He is also
asked 70 call upon the governor for state
troops in case the city police should prove
inefficient
Mayor Steinman refused to interfere as
requested, holding that he had 10 auth
GRITTY to act unless some overt act should
be committed by the strikers.
United States District Attorney Garter
has been informed of the situation in Sac
r RAJ and has instructed the United
from the railroad company's yards aud
to secure the, passage of the United
States mails at any cost The marshal 5
pcsse is wholly unable 70 core with The
strikers, and as the mayor and sheriff at
Sacramento have both refused to inter
fere, 1t is believed that troops win be
here that a detachment of United States
troops has been ordered to Sacramento
The report however, cannot be verified.
G. p. Huntington today telegraDhed
General Manager Towne as follows: IF
you cannot get the men TO run the trains.
you win let the cars remain in the yards
until you can get the men to run them