The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-15
They Parade, Carrying Red Flags,
and DenOunce Pullman.
And Also Adopt Resolutions on the
''Irrepressible Conflict - General
Strike News-Arrest of Rioters.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-To-night the
hopes of the Southern Pacific managers are
rising Aided by the strong arm of the
federal government, they are gradually
gaining the mastery over the American
Railway Union. The strikers, however, are
not giving up without desperate struggle,
and the end is not yet in sight. Through
passenger trains have been running
throughout northern California to-day, but
it cannot truly be said that the blockade
has been broken. The trains tnat are run
ming have been moved under cover of the
military, and every train that has proceed
ed any considerable distance has borne
heavy guard of soldiers. Notwithstanding
the presence of these guards and military
force of one thousand Inen scattered
through the railroad yards on Oakland mole.
the strikers succeeded in frequently inter-
rupting traffic at that point. About noon
a mob of two hundred strikers stopped an
Oakland suburban train at Wood street and
attempted to pull nonunion fireman from
the cab. Prompt police interference pre-
vented a delay of more than ten minutes.
Later in the day another crowd, numbering
fully six hundred strikers, gathered at
Seventh street and stopped the first freight
train that was started out. The nonunion
fireman was dragged from the locomotive,
but he was rescued from the mob by the
police and escorted back. Again the mob
interfered, and the engineer abandoned his
comrade and pulled on 10 the next siding.
The fireman was badly pummeled by the
strikers. In the early evening the strikers
stalled another train that had been taken
from the yards under the escort or two
companies of artillery, one marching on
either side. a mob of strikers ran far
ahead and piled ties and stones on the
track. At Sixteenth street they succeeded
in cutting the train in two. 1t was several
hours before the trainmen could be got
out of their predlcament. But, despite all
this rioting and disorder, the railroad Off
cials succeeded in moving nearly all the
local passenger trains on time.
A through passenger train from Los An
geles the first since the strike was inau-
gurated, arrived this morning. On that
train was a party Of Eastern tourists in
Pullman coach who had been sidetracked
for two weeks at Mojave, surrounded by
the hot sands of the desert. The over
land train, known as the New Orleans eA-
press, was also dispatched for Los An
geles at noon. The evening train for Los
Angeles, the overland train via Ogden and
the Oregon express were not sent out An
overland train was dispatched FOR Ogdeh
from Sacramento. however. Only thirty
passengers, ten of whom were women,
were on board. Other passenger trains LETT
Sacramento almost on schedule time, but
no trains were run out without a military
escort
In Sacramento the exciting event or the
day was the arrest of Harry Knox, leader
tFnf INF m
spiracy in connection with the wreck hor-
ror at the trestle west of Sacramento.
Warrants were sworn out for the arrest
of two other members of the strikers me-
diation committee on similar charges
Knox, who was taken to Woodland, and,
in default of $4,000 bail, thrown into jail.
insists that he is innocent Of the crime
charged and declares that the Southern
Pacific company has effected his arrest to
break his influence with the strikers. This
afternoon it was published that confes-
sion had been made by Worden, the striker
under arrest as a principal in the crime at
the trestle. In the alleged confession 1t is
said that worden duplicates Knox and the
others for whom warrants of arrest nave
been issued.
The Southern Pacific company has
ISSUED circulars announcing the opening or
it's offices for the sale of tickets overland
via Los Angeles. 1t is stated, however,
that for a time trains will not be run in
northern California at night. To avoid
possible danger when darkness comes on,
trains will be side-tracked until morning.
A small bridge was burned to-day on the
coast division, presumably by strikers. and
traffic north OF San Jose was delayed sew
eral hours pending repairs. AS yet the
railroad company has been able to move
but little freight.
Some idea of the loss to the fruit in
dustry on account of the blockade is af-
forded in estimates by leading fruit men.
They estimate that at the present time one
hundred carloads of green fruit could be
shipped daily to the East from northern
California. Some of the fruit that cannot
be shipped is being dried, but the loss will
be great.
AT Los Angeles, where the strike is as
good over. the Southern Pacific
superintendent has posted notices that
no men are wanted. At San Jose,
where aopciIarahlo vfolanca dana