The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-15

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sary - the General Manaeers' association
refused absolutely to have anything to do
directly or Indirectly with the American
Railway union.
HAD NO UsE FOR THE STRIKE
The board Of directors Of the Switch
mons Mutual Aid association to-day
adopted resolutions endorsing the action
Of Grand Master Miles W. Barrett In dis
countsnancine the strike.
TROOPS ARE LEAVING.
The federal troops are getting ready to
leave. The state troops are also on the
move, but enough will be bold In Chicago
to prevent any possible renewed outbreak.
Many striking employees at the stockyards
reported for work to-day. Meat trains
Were sent out.
RYAN SAYS THE FIGHT Is LOST.
President J. ]. Ryan of tho Building
Trades council says the council WAS un.
der the impression that the general rail.
way managers would accept Debs' propo-
sition whom IL decided to call the strike
OF. However, Ryan says tho fight 10 Lost
and the council will not reverse its do.
cision.
sSUBBED BY THE SABoBs.
John NJ. Egan, chairman Of tho General
Manager association, announced at noon
to-day that the action taken last night In
returning 10 Mayor Hopkins tho PROPOSE.
tion submitted by President Debs was in.
dorsed by the meeting Of the general man
agers to-day. The General Manager as
ISOLATION adjourned sine die Mt IL 80 p. N.
DEBs' PROPOSITION RETURNED.
Mayor Hopkins to-day forwarded to
President Debs o communication from
the general managers returning Debs'
proposition. Tho mayor said: ~ think
the railroad companies should lave taken
advantage Of such fair offer In the inter.
est OF peace, law and order. or course
they know their business better than ] do. !"
STRIKE NOTES.
Two freight cars were burned by incen.
diaries at Cincinnati.
Adjutant General Martin said there was
no probability Of tho immediate removal
Of the United States troops from Chicago.
For the most part the railroads are tax.
Ing back the old employees % fast % they
apply, but have not discharged the new
men. The strikers who are unable 10 10
cure reinstatement are insisting upon con.
tinuing the struggle.
IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2i.-To.night the
hopes Of the Southern Pacific managers
are rising. Aided by the strong arm oi
the federal government they are gradu.
ally gaining the mastery over tho Amerl'
can Railway Union. The strikers, how
ever, are not giving up without . desper'
ate struggle and the end 10 not yet In
sight.
Though tho passenger trains have boon
running throughout Northern Californis
since early this morning, II cannot be
said that the blockade has been broken.
The trains that are running have been
moved under cover Of the military, and
every train that has proceeded any con.
siderable distance has borne . heavy
guard Of soldiers.
Notwithstanding the presence OF these
armed guards and the military force oi
1000 men scattered through the railroad
yards on the Oakland mole, tho strikers
succeeded In frequently interruptins
traffic at that point.
About noon o mob of 200 strikers
stopped an Oakland suburban train ai
Wood street and attempted to pull non
union fireman from the cab. Prompt po
lice interference prevented o delay oi
moro than 10 minutes.
Later In tho day another crowd, mum
boring fully 600. gathered at Seventh
street and stopped tho first freight train
| that started out. The nonunion fireman
was dragged from the locomotive. He was
rescued from tho mob by the police and
Roberts, the local president Of the A. r.
u, escorted him back to tho locomotive
| Again the mob interfered and the en-
gineer abandoned his comradc and
pulled onto tho next siding. The fireman
was badly pummeled by tho mob.
STALLED THE TRAINS.
The crowd stalled another train thai
had been taken from tho yards under thu
escort OF two companies Of artillery, ons
marching OIL either side. A mob ran faI
ahead and piled boards and ties ant
stones upon the track. At 10th street the,
succeeded in cutting the train in two.
was several hours before the trainmer
could be gotten out Of their predicamcnt
Despite all Of this rioting and disorder th,
railroad officials succeeded IN MOVING
nearly oil Of their local passenger train
on time.
The through passenger train from Lo,
Angeles, the first since tho strike was in.
augurated, arrived this morning. Or
that train was party of eastern touristi
in q Pullman coach, who had been side
tracked for two weeks at Mojave, sur
rounded by the hot sands of the desert
The overland train known as the New Or
leans express was also dispat ched for Lo
| Angeles at noon. Tho evening train 70
Los Angeles, the overland train via Og
den. and tho Oregon express were no
sent out.
| TRAINS MOVING.
| The overland train was dispatched 70
Ogdon from Sacramento, however. Oni.
20 passengers, 10 Of whom were women
were on board. Tho other passcngc
trains left Sacramento almost OH sched
ule time. but no trains were run without
military escort.
HARRY KNOX ARRESTED.
| In Sacramento the exciting event OF III,
day was the arrest Of Harry Knox, leade
of the strikers at that point, for conspi
racy in connection with the wreck horro
nt tho trcstlc west Of Sacramento. War
rants are also out for the arrest Of twt
other members OF tho strikers mcdi
alton committee on similar charges
Knox, who was taken to Wood