The morning call., 1894-07-06
THE ROAD OFFICIALS.
Developments at the Southern Pacific
Offices Yesterday.

The coast division of the Southern Pa
cfc, which for two days enjoyed compare
tive immunity from trouble. is again the
! consequence the officials of the road do
not appear so confident of their ability to
run trains regularly as they were for a
short period prior to noon yesterday.
However, nearly all trains were sent out
yesterday, and the break in the service
may be remeded this morning.
In the ferry service between here and
Oak land the officials announce that thew
will this morning put into the service
smaller boats. so that the difficulty en-
countered 10 entering the creek at low tide
will be obvated.
Assistant General Superintendent Prstt
saws that commencing with this afternoon
steamer Amador will leave this city for
South Vallejo, where it will connect with
trains for and from Calist0ga, Santa Rosa
and Suisun. The boat will depart about
4 o'clock and will leave South Vallejo on
the arrival of the train in the morning.
thus making round trip each day.
Assistant General Manager Curtis yes
terday said that there existed a general
misappreheusion in the minds Of the pu b.
lie as regards the position of the company
relative TO running trains other than those
to which Pulmans were attached 1--WE
are willing and anxious to run all our
trains" said he. "whetbeI they be freight.
fruit or passenger, and the interruption Is
not because we objected to running any
lrains unless Pullmans were also per.
mitted to 90 over the road. We have tried
to run Pullmans only on those trains which
ordin arly carry them, and tie strikers are
solely to blame for the interruption of the
other traffic"
From among the numerous dispatches
received at the general Offices yesterday
the following items will probably not ap-
pear in the press dispa lches:
Los ANGELES. July 4.-Nearly all the
wholesale merchants have laid off their
shirpng clerks and other members of
their clerical forces. Teams are carving
goods to a number of points and 20 as far
north as Mojave.
The special train which left Oakland
Wednesday for Los Angeles conveying a
body of employees favorable 10 the road.
was captured by the strikers at Bakers
field. They decorated the train with A.
r, u. colors and took charge of the entire
outfit. The officers Of the road, upon
hearing OF this move on the part of the
strikers. refused to issue any further
orders 10 the train or to recognize 1t in any
way, Notwithstanding the request of the
friendly employees that the train be per-
mitted to 60 through under those condi-
tions. General Manager Towne replied
that the train was now in the hands of
strikers and the company had nothing
further to do with it.
Iu the af ernuon information reached
the Southern Pacific officers that Marshal
Baldwin had wired District United States
Attorney Garter that he could do nothing
with the strikers until United States
troops were brought into the field, and that
the latter official had requested such an
order from Washington.
Dunsmuir-All quiet: provisions getting
very short, and the merchants running
out of various lines of goods.
Tucson-All the unions held meeting
and informed the division superintendent
afterward that they would handle all local