The herald., 1894-07-09
PACIFIC COAST STRIKE NEWS,
Trains Running Only Out of
Los Angeles.
Everything Tied Up Tight in North.
ern California.
All Quiet at sscramsnto ana OAKLAND
Federal Troops Not Yet Ordered
to Either Place-TruubIo
ut stockton.


SAN FRANCISCO, July 8.-Locsl trains
were run from Los Angeles today over
both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
lines, the lstter starting an overland
with one Pullman attached. A train
aleo arrived at Los Angeles from Albu.
querque with Pullman. 1t is reported
at Los Angeles that the government will
take steps tomorrow to compel the rail-
road to move freight as we'll as passen.
ger trains.
Reports from Oakland and sacra-
mento are to the effect that everything
is quiet. There is no word of federal
troops having been ordered yet to either
OF these points.
TROOPS READY TO MARCH.
General Rugsr summoned back from
Santa Cruz Lieutenant-Colonel Young
aud troops ] and K of the Fourth United
States cavalry. They have been on q
four-months' campaign in the interior
of the state, and were hastily recalled,
arriving at the Presido today. They
number 200 men. Twenty thousand
rounds of ammunition have been issued
for the troops at the Prsaidio and Black
point. Hotchkiss and Calling guns are
all in order ready for trans portatiop.
The troops can be ready to march out OF
the Prssidio in "a hours after the com.
mand from department headquarters is
given.
ALL QUIET AT SACRAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO, July 5.--The Southern
Pacific company depot here is deserted
today. The strikers have temporarily
retired fiom the company's property
and are massed at their headquarters
on Fourth street. The railroad officials
are also taking much needed rest pre-
paratory to the expected struggle
which is felt will occur this week.
A rumor wss current this morning
that the strikers had recsived a large
quantity OF dynamite, and intended to
blow up the depot. When seen in ref
erence to the rumor, Henry Knox, lead
er OF the strikers, emphatically declared
there was no truth in it.
"We are not dynamiters," he angrily
retorted, "and rather than resort to euch
cowardly measures we would give up
the struggle without any further resist
ance."
In anticipation of the regular troops
being called out, number of the local
strikers have been sent to Stockton to
blockade the road and also to warn the
men of the approach OF the regulars. 1t
10 their intention to sezs train and
block the road, go that 1t will be some
time before the troops will be able to
proceed to this city. In the meantime
the local strikers will have been warned
Of tho advent of the regulars and a con-
them.
THE SITUATION AT STOCKTON.
STOCKTON, CAL. July S.-Two trains
succeeded iu getting out of this city to.
day, both bound for valley points. One
was a passenger and mixed train, and
the other was freight, loaded with
provisions. The passenger train WAS
made up OF three second-claes Pullniane,
there being no other coaches at this
point. :,
Just as the train was leaving, crowd
of strikers gathered and attempted to
take tho fireman from tho cab. but OH =.
GERS intorfered and the train departed
without much interference.
On the return of the same train this
evening another crowd gathered, and
for some time there wae a possibility OF
trouble, but the presence OF officers ana
the cool hea6ednees OF the Offending ire
man prevented bloadehed.
More trains will be dispatched tomor-
row.
A party OF strikers arrived tonight
| from Sacramento for the purpose oi
securing new members for their union.