The morning call., 1894-07-17
BACK TO WORK.
Even the Strikers Give
1t Up.
FEW YET STAND OUT.
Knowing They Are Sure
to Lose.
MEN WITH DINNER PALS
Once More Walk the Streets of
Sacramento.
SOLDIERS APPEAR IN COURT.
Whereupon Judge CatIin Orders
Every Man TO Oppose Them
to the Last.

SACRAMENTO, July 16,-This has been
| rather u quiet day at the capital Incl
dents TO disturb the general serenity OF
things were somewhat OF the character of
angels visits. They were few and far
! between and not extraordinarily exciting.
There was an Interesting little scene in
! Judge Catlin'S court, the arrest was
made of Mullin and Compton of the me-
! diatOn committee, who. with Knox, con-
stituted the directing triad of the strike in
this part of the country, general report
hat the strikers had dis banded and few
more episodes of more or ess Importance.
QueStonably the affair of real and
absorbing moment to-day was the very
reliable information circulated to the eff
feet that strikers here had been obliged to
very nearly break up their old organization
and generally submit to what seems now
the inevitable end of all their arduous
struggles and excellent purposes. Upon
authority which is not easily questioned
it is stated to-day that the strike
is over at Sacramento. The only
work OF destruction and interfer-
ence generally which may have to
be met by the railway company will have
its origin in the jealous and ignorant per-
slstency of few hot-headed men, who
will undoubtedly be left to their solitary
bowling for right and principle when every
other man will be at his lsbors in yard or
shops. Among the strikers themselves
there is a general understanding of the
true condition of affairs and of the utter
foolshness of further attempting TO bind
the railway company 10 any such propo-
sition as has impelled every action of
theirs, and. in brief, their whole fight dur
ing the past two weeks. The great ma
jority of strikers have declared themselves
no longer in sympathy with the American
Railway Unions fight to such an extreme
extent that they must be obliged to forego
their final opportunity to conduce to the
welfare of themselves and their families.
These expressions of opinion with re-
gard to the failure of the fight are not ex-
tremely reserved, either. Right on the
public streets the strikers announce them
selves in readiness TO enter tie yards or
shops. Early this morning their remarks
were very generally to this effect. Reports
were abroad that scores of men among
those who had been most enthusiastic In
the fight week ago had returned to work
at the shops and yards. Many of those
who talked loudest and acted most earn
esty, it was said. had found it expedent
10 avail themselves of an opportunity to
secure their former positions
There we're half hundred strikers who
returned to work this morning, and ac-
cording to everything eliabe il the way of
report d bout town, and particularly in the
very ranks of the strikers. there is a gem
eral tendency toward disbadment. Still
there exists sufficient strength of organi-
eaton to command serious respect and
to keep the soldiery busy.
During the day there have been small
gatherings of strikers on every street cor
ner. They talked OF their successes and
theil failures, their plans and their pros
poets. Their more important duty, how
ever was to prevent il possible the return
of their comrades to work in the railroad
shops. AS men hurried down the streets
this morning with their lunch baskets filed
for day and parental solicltude showing
in their brouzed and worn countenances, !
there were strikers on every crossing to
stop them. They were halted by ones or
perhaps by couples. Inducements were
offered them to stand firmly by their organ
izations and n OF submit thousands of labor
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a great principle, to humiliation and defeat
by allowing the suspicion to go abroad that
the bottom has been knocked out of the
great fight. They were entreated to re-
main with their unemployed friends and
suffer transient hardship In order that
great victory might soon afterward be re-
corded to their credit 1t is estimated that
about dozen of the men who had deter
mined to resume work returned to their
homes with a renewed determination to
fight the thing out. Not all were success
fully persuaded.
There has been unwonted activity in the
yards and shops to-day. and that entire
part Of the city in which they are located
is fast resuming its accus toned liveiness.
The impression has become general al
ready that the end of the great strike has
come for Sacramento. Every one coma
IDENTIFY believes that railroad communica-
ton has at last been opened. There may
be bridge burnings and dynamite disturb
ances in the tunnels. but il is the general
opinion that these things will not be due
to any operation Of the American Railway
Union. Hot-headed men are the ones
who are now dreaded. and until they be-
come cool in their upper structures the
sodiery will continue to glitter AND gallon
about the streets OF the capital City.
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