The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-30

Los Angeles, Cal, June 29-District
Attorney Denis has received a number
of Geographic orders from Attorney
General Olney telling him to take ali
possible measures to expedite the mail
service and to secure for the United
States marshal the deputies necessary
TO enforce any process of the court
Mr.. Denis held a consultation with
the strikers on the matters.
The men have declared that they
were perfectly willing to haul the mail
cars, and two of these were switched
into the main track. One was laden
with mail for San Diego and the other
for San Bernardino. but the railway
Company changed its mind and the
orders sending the cars out were coun-
demanded.
The attitude Of the federal govern
nent taken late last evening puts a
sensational aspect upon the case, as
according to United States District A.
torney Denis instructions. the strikers
will be arrested and prosecuted as con-
spirators under directions from Attor-
ney-General Olney unless they go to
work at once. 1t appears here to men
supposed to know the law that the
Washington officials have sadly failed
4 10 understand the situation, and if there
IS an attempt to arrest the men it is
possible they will resist.
Repetition of Homestead.
If they do a repetition of the Home
stead lighting is not impossible. Mr..
Denis has received orders from Olney
TO take legal steps to compel the pas
sage of the United States mails. Two
switchmen. McHugh and Goldstein,
were asked to confer with Denis. They
stated that any mail train would be
hauled, that a crew had been ready for
twenty-four hours, but that the COM
pany refused to man the mail car un-
less it had a Pullman coupled to it.
Because of this the union had decided
not to change its position.
At a meeting of the railroad men
late last night a general strike on the
Southern Pacific system was ordered
by the union. All the operators of the
y great corporation will not wait for dis
e1nissal. but will walk out. so that not
even local trains will be run. A tele-
gram from President Debs was read
in the meeting ordering the strike and
ii was received with enthusiasm. The
only answer the men would make as Ia
District Attorney Denis utimatum to
arrest them if the mail trains were not
run as usual is that they had nothing
to say.
Ready to Haul Mail Cars.
I'VE are ready TO pull mail car any
where said one. but we do not think
Pullman is part of a postal car, OF
thas the United States government con-
siders that the property Of an italian
marquis is a necessary part Of L mai
train
1t is evident that the men have 1,--i
changed their opinion about operating
the Pullmans and that they viii be
arrested rather than give in.
1t is learned on what ought to be
good authority that all the Santa Pc
telegraph operators and station agents
will quit If the same policy is to be-
followed by the federal authorities to.
wards the Southern Pacific strikers as
well as the Santa Fe men there will be
difficulty in swearing in enough deputy
narShals to arrest eight or nine hun
dred alleged conspirators. The police
and sheriff have made preparation il
case Of trouble.
Just before receiving his instructions
from Olnev Denis had prepared a dis
patch 20 that official in which he stated
the request of the railway officials fol
him to prosecute the strikers as con
ssirators under the section OF the re
visad statutes above referred to and il
which he said:
IN my opinion the statute referred L
does not apply TO existing conditions
Besides, the prosecution OF such grea
numbers is pra eticai i!npossibility
There are no funds to prosecute anC
there are insufficient accommodation;
IL. the district for the mems detention.
Olney's orders. however, overruled Thu
above. and the situation is accordingi,
very grave.