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The evening world., 1894-05-26
MUST BRING S6O4,OOO.
Minimum Price for Nicaragua
Canal Company liked.

Judge Lacombe. in the United States
Circuit Court. this morning issued an
amended decree, fixing 1904, 900 as the
minimum price for which the property
OF the Nicaragua Canal and Construc-
ton Company shall be sold. This order
is based upon Receiver Thomas b.
Atkins's report.
The Court fixes s25, 900 as the amount
to be paid in spot cash at the time of
price to be forthcoming within ten days.
Should the receiver be unable to dis
pose Of the property at the first sale at
the price fixed he is authorized to sub
II the property is bid In by a stock
holder OF the Nicaragua Canal and Con-
struction Company the Court orders that
such stockhoider shall have the right to
deduct from the purchase price the
amount of unpaid dividends to which he
is entitled as a stakeholder.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
The q O'Clock Edition. and the

Sporting Extra Of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can be found in
any other evening newspapsP.
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For sour stomach and all
other conditions resulting
from constipation. go by the
book on Beecham's pills.
Book free, pills, 25c. AT drug
stores; or write to B F Allen
Co. COS Canal st. New York.
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railroad company or not. who knowingly
and wilfully interferes with or obstructs
any interstate commerce, is guilty of an
offense against law of the United States,
and that if any two or more persons, it
makes no difference who they are con-
spire to commit either of these offenses
against the United States and one or more
of such parties do any act to effect the OBJ
ject of the conspiracy, all of the parties to
such conspiracy are guilty of crime
whenever such acts are Of character to
prevent and obstruct the carrying of the
mails or interference with or obstruct any
interstate commerce, and are done for the
purpose and with the intent to prevent or
oh struct the same crime is committed.
When the acts which create the obstruc-
ton are in themselves unlawful, an inten-
ton to obstruct will be imputed to their
author, although the attainment OF other
ends may have been his primary object.
''Since preparing the foregoing nstruc-
tions the court is informed that certain
lawless and criminal acts were committed
in this city last night. and you are IN
structed to forthwith inquire whe ner any
such acts fall within the criminal statutes
of the United States, as heretofore pointed
out and explained 20 you by the court ana
if you find that any of the laws OF the
United States were thereby violated you
should forth with indict the offending per-
soma -
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gers and freight were quickly transferred
to the Amador ana started for the city
Gedge's engine. 1862. was taken 10 the
roundhouse. while Rutherford's engine
was turned over to Commodore OKeefe to
make up trains, their regular switch-engiDe
being dead at the roundh0use. just as
the job had been finished and the engines
started for the rOundhouse, the strikers
met her near Sheey's warehouse and sig
nailed the engineer TO stop. AS soon as he
did so the strikers took possession, and
after some little alteration with Okestt.
both he and Rutherford left the engine and
returned to the shop. The strikers ran
the engine on the main track, and after
blowing all the steam and water out of the
boiler, drew the fire and emptied the water
tanks, but did no further damage. They
then proceeded to the roundhouse and
mounted engine 1862, which had brought
in the Suisun train. and running her out TO
the main line, killed her as effectually as
they had the previous one. The water
was then run out of three spare en-
gines in the roundhouse, and the strikers
work was completed except to keep watch.
This the leader said should be done to pre-
vent any movement to start up the engines
and to keep any persons from iDjurng
properly.
The strikers this morning were under
the leadership of a man from Benicia.
Hale, the Sacramento man who started
the strike here, having been called to San
Francisco. None of the trainmen running
out Of South Vallejo are striking except
no th,, lao
night but in TWO in stances refused to bring
them back this morning. The Santa Rosa
train is held up there by Fireman Laurie.
and Tom Kelly left his engine at Suisun,
refusing 10 fire on the trip down. The
uiler at Suisun shOveled coal on the down
trip, but the strikers committee had a talk
with him and hR promised not to 60 back.
He sat in the roundbouse and looked
cheerfully on while the engines were being
killed. The situation at South Vallejo
seems to be such that ii is impossible for
the company TO send out trains even il
they could get firemen to man them. Six
engines are dead, three in the house and a
like number. including the Yolo, on the
tracks. Meanwhile the strikers are on
guard and apparently have the best of the
situation. They say their work is done
and they are waiting for the company to
make a move. Passengers who came up
on The steamer Amador from San Fran
cisco this evening for CalIstoga. Suisun and
other points were obliged to take private
conveyance or remain in Town. No engines
were allowed to go out. Sheriff Hender-
son was GU the ground with deputies aud
officers from Vallejo. No disturbance was
raised and no attempt was made to fire up
the dead LOGON olives.
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INTIMIDATION COMMITTEE.
Strikers at Los Angeles Say They
Are Not in With Ii.

Los ANGELES, July 1.-THE chief train
dispatcher of the Santa Fe depot said to-
night that double service of trains to Santa
Monica and Redondo began at O'Clock A.
NJ. and regular overland with Pullman
and mails left at Z A. NJ.
The Santa Fe system is preparing a new
time schedule as part OF the new man
agement under the United States receiver,
and it will 90 into effect in few days.
Passenger train service is to be reduced,
and that means decrease in the number
of employees
All the striking employees had to resign
or accept the alternative Of being in con-
tempt Of court for refusing to obey orders.
They are being paid off and their names
scratched from the rolls, while new men
with experience are taking their places.
A detail of twenty-five regulars went out
on the overland and returned on the incUm-
ing train from the East. which came in three
sections at A. M, 10: 80 A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ.
There were twenty-four cars, including
five mailcars, seven baggage, and the rest
passenger coaches, Pullmans and sleepers.
As many as $50 passengers were on the
three sections.
The regular service on the kite-shaped
track of three round trips daily is main
tanned. The freight trains were dispa ched
to-day. one for San Bernardino and the
East, another for San Diego and third
came from San Bernardinn to Los Angeles
via Orange. Besides. freight service,
mainly for lumber from Redondo wharf
was opened.
Ordinary local trains came and went at
the Southern Pacific depot as usual. but
the San Francisco train lies outside the
building and is deserted, the passengers
having ma de up their minds that il would
not leave
a freight train IS made up for San Fran
cisco to start at A. NJ. tomorrow under a
strong guard of deputy marshals. The
Sunset overland left at noon with Pullman
and mail guarded by troops and deputies.
The overland that left the day before was
tied up at Yuma. but moved east this after
noon.
The conductor refused to work with nom
union brakemep, but the difficulty was
settled and Immediately the train moved.
and to-day the overland went East at the
same time. Last night the following dis
patch was received from Arizona:
TUCSON, July II. SPIN.
We are now ready 10 take anything you send
US. We have all agreed 10 live happy together
and work in harmony
j. S. NOBLE, Division Superintendent.
The Sunset freight overland was de-
layed here because the fireman declined to
go out. In the afternoon, however, he
changed his mind. and the train is now
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DRILLING THE MARINES.
Still No Orders Have Been Given for
More Troops.

VALLEJO, July 11.-All day long the
sound of volleys of musketry has vbrated
from one end of the island to the other.
From early in the morning until sundown
the blue jackets were drilling in the yard.
They were put through all manner of evo-
lutions and engage in firing in all manner
of positions. even to living down behind
trees and buildings. 1t is proposed by
the commandant OF the hayward that il
his men are ordered away for duty they
shall have sufficient practice in the firing
of their arms. Over 100000 rounds of
blank ammunition have been used within
the past dav or two.
at the official headquarters all was ex-
tremely quiet during the day so far as off
clal orders were concerned for the moving
OF forces. Scarcely move was made on
the outside that Captain H0wison was not
notified. Within twenty feet Of his desk
is telegraph operator who has kept him
Informed OF the situation. 1t is not ex-
pected that any orders will be received TO-
night, though If they come the command
ant will be ready to fill them.
Quite crowd gathered at the South VAL
lejo depot this morning to see if any of the
trains sent out last night would return. and
to see what the strikers would do if they
should. They did not have long to wait. as
engine 1870 with Engineer John Ruther-
ford and Fireman Shortridge Ia the cab.
pulled the CalistOga passengers in Just a
little behind time. Shortly afterward En-
gineer Gedge, accompanied by strange
fireman, came in with the train from
Suisun, carrying mail aud express from
the Vaea Valley branch of the railroad.
No strikers were in sight and the passen-
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and K atreets. and were using it as signal
station. To reporter Father Grace said
Il am very glad that you called, for tn S
story has now gained such general circula-
ton and credence in certain quarters that
1t is high time to state the facts of the case.
Last Saturday some men called on
me and tried 10 induce me 20 let
them have the use of the tower for
signal purposes. They came again on
Sunday upon the same errand. and on
Monday couple of young men met me
downtown, near Front street., and en-
ployed all the eloQuence at their command
to induce me 10 yield to their request. In
every instance | politely but firmly de-
clined to allow them the use of the tower
or any portion of the cathedral for any
such purpose. Who the men were, do
not know, but they were evidently strikers.
know Mr. Knox by sight, and he was lot
one Of them"
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VERY QUIET NOW.
Not Likely to Be Any Trouble at
San Jose,

San Jose.
SAN JOSE, July 11.-Trains are arriving
and departing this morning with ac-
rustomed regularity, guarded by United
States Marshals and Deputy Shenffs.
Officials report all quiet al way stations in
this county. At 80 O'CLOCK this morning
Company c of the naval reserve arrived
in this city by special train and camped
near the rOundhOuse, west of the depot.
The company numbers fifty men, in COM
mand of Lieutenant Douglas. The COM
pany brought along a Hotchkiss gun.
a number Of deputies went to Gilroy
this morning, it being reported that a large
crowd of strikers and sympathizers bad
gathered at that point. There are no
Knights of Labor organizations here now.
There are numerous labor unions in the
city, nearly all Of which belong TO the
Federated Trades. Their organ cations
will hold a meeting to determine the ques-
ion of the strike on the order of Sever
eign. The meeting has not yet been called.
but will be.
A mass-meeting was held at Turn We
rein Hall this evening under the auspices
of the a. r. .. and the Federated Trades.
The speeches were all mild in tone, ad-
vising respect of law and order. No reso.
buttons were adopted. Ten additional
Deputy United States Marshals were
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are spoken of with esteem and affection
1t happens fortunately that all the men in
Battery L. of the Fifth Artillery are un-
married. and consequently none OF the oe-
ceased leave widows or families.
A particularly sad fact about Private
James Burns is that, after twenty years
service, he would have retired or pen sion
had be lived nine more days. He was a
man 40 years of age, still hale and active.
and an excellent soldier At the end OF
each term he had re-enlisted. but was
looking forward to leaving the army Tor
good on the Goth inst. and living quietly
the rest OF his days. His comrades were
all aware of his hopes and aspirations, aud
the fact that he should have been killed on
the eve of his retirement, after twenty
years of service. aroused as much comment
and commiseration as the painful circum-
stances surrounding his death.
Private Lubberden was a bright, intel
ligent young fellow % years OF age, who
had only been a short lime in the army.
Private Clarke had seen ten years ser
vice. He entered the army at the age OF
IS. and was consequently rs years OF age
He was an efficient soldier and was gen.
eral favOrite.
Private Dougan. although 26 years of age,
is serving his first enlistment. He is
rather a small man in stature as soldiers
60 in the artillery, butts spoken of as being
full of energy and pluck.
Private Ellis, who is only % years Of
age. is new and promising recruit.
Private Wilson. 81 years old, has only
been in the army a year, during which
time he has won an excellent record for
himaalf
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business of interstate commerce, and
every com bination or conspiracy in re-
straint Of such trade or commerce Is by
statute declared to be illegal. and the per-
sons so combining or conspiring are by
law guilty of the commission of crime.
whether they be railroad presidents. man.
ayers, superintendent, conductors, engin-
GERS. brakemen or firemaD.
Commerce with foreign countries and
among the States, strictly considered
said the Supreme Court OF the United
States in County of Mobile VS.. Kim ball.
102. U. s., 691-702, consists in intercourse
and traffic, including in these terms navi-
CATION and the transportation and transit
OF persons aud property, as well as the
purchase, sale and exchange of commodI-
ties, ana Mr.. Pomeroy, in his work on
constitutional law, section 37S, referring
to the Specification of the word commerce,
says, 1t includes the fact of intercourse
and OF traffic. and the subject matter Of
intercourse and traffic. The fact of inter-
course and traffic again embraces all the
means, instruments, and places by, and in
which intercourse and traffic are carried.
and furthest of all comprehends the act of
carrying them on at these places and by
and with these means. The subject
matter. of the Intercourse or traffic
may be either things. goods. chat
tells, merchandise or persons. All
these may. therefore, be regulated
Congress has passed laws to regulate
such commerce, thereby requiring car
rers engaged in such transportation of
persons ana property to transport them in
visions of the act. and has provided.
among other things, that any common
carrier subject TO tie provisions of the iu-
terstate commerce. act, or whenever any
such common carrier is a corporation, any
director or officer thereof. or any receiver,
trustee, lessee, agent or person acting tor
or employed by such corporation, who,
alone, or with any other corporation, per-
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obstruct or retard the passage of the mail
is guilty OF crime and shall be punished.
1t is further provided by statute of the
United States that the Postmaster-Genera raj
shall in all cases decide upon what trains
and 10 What manner the mails shall be
conveyed. and that officer has. through his
subordinates. designated the Southern
California Railway Company and the
Southern Pacific Railway Company in this
judicial district and the regular passenger
trains of these roads for the carrying of
the United States mails. Neither of these
companies is by the law required to run
any other trains than their regular passen-
ger trains for the carrying OF the mails,
and their failure to do so Ia not a violation
of any law of the United States. But on
all of their regular passenger trains
whether they be local or through trains,
they are required to carry the mails. and
failure or refusal to do so is unlawful.
las respects interstate commerce. rail-
road companies engaged in such COM
MERGE should, unless prevented by circum-
stances beyond their control, run their
trains In a reasonable manner as often as
the ordinary business of commerce re-
quires. At the same time, as owners of
The property they are legally and justly
entitled to determine how many and " hat
cars and engines shall constitute the
trains. and when the composition of trains
as usually and ordinarily made up by them
is reason able and appropriate to the SER
vice required of them the law does not.
upon the refusal of their mployes to
move the usual and customary trains. re-
quire of such companies to divide the
train add send less number of cars.
1.-The court has further instructed you.
and again repeats. that any and every per-
son, whether an employe of the railroad
pany in high or low position, or not
employed at all. who shall knowingly and
willfully obstrnct or retard the passage of
the mail is guilty Of crime against the
United States, and that any and every
person. whether an officer or emil loye of
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OPEN LINES DOWN SOUTH.

miles out. Freights will move after dark
! for the present.
The United States Attorneys have been
is working among the railroad men now
at work
Whether the committee is self-appointed
could not be determined. but the names of
several engineers who were approached by
its members and threatened with personal
violence we're given the attorneys. This
startling information aroused the officials
to take firm stand, and it is being closely
investigated.
1t is said that the threats go so far as to
include the families of engineers and rail.
road men in its vowed vengeance A. r.
U. men declare with anger that it is not a
true story, as none of their members have
thought of such action.
AS in the case of deraiing and turning
freightcars, the blame is placed on the
rowdy element, whose sympathies are
stronger than their scruples.
The Santa Barbara train arrived at 9:10
P. NJ with guard of troops and several
detained passengers from Bakersfield. who
drove to Saugus and came here on the
| train.
All the yards and tracks are patrolled by
officers and for that reason the mobs keep
away. The superintendent of the South
ern Pacific and Santa Fe say that many
old employees have reported for duty and
are anxious to get back to work.
| The chief train dispatcher at the Southern
! Pacific depot stated tonight that the fire.
men lad held conference and decided to
/ n W
| These statements are denied at the Ameri-
can Railway Union headquarters. AT a
| late hour all is quiet here.
YUMA, ArZ., July 1.-The strike has
ended here Ali the railroad men have
| gone back to work and all the trains are
moving east and west.
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and he has a brother. Lem Clark, who i
now on the same run.

and he has brother. Lem Clark. who is
now on the same run.
Mr.. Clark was a married man. and his
family resides In Oakland. Among both
the officials Of the road and his fellow
employees he was always great favorite.
In 1892 he wrote a letter TO the officials
of the road in which he summarized his
work for the company, and in which he
stated that he had up to this time been
twenty-one years in continual service. hav-
ing covered distance of 1.000051 miles, or
an average of 1144 per day, and had only
met with two slight accidents.
BE stated in his letter that he thought he
had reason to be proud of the record. as in
all his experie CO he had never heard of
an engineer who had either excelled or
eQualPd the same.
+. V. Meyers. chairman of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers on this
coast, in speaking of Mr.. Clark's death
last night, expressed his great sorrow and
spoke feeingly of his many admirable
traits of character. Mr.. Meyers added
that the engineers who have remained on
duty have in several instances been
threatened with death and warned that If
they persisted 10 working they would
return only to find their homes destroyed.
Mrs. j. Nj. Jordan. sister of Engineer
Clark, was notified OF the probable death
of her brother on the ditched train at
Sacramento, and about o'clock she came
down to the point and called up Stockton,
where another brother is a physician. He
also had been Informed by telegraph of
the tragedy and their conversation was
confined to the sad affair.
Mrs. Jordan leaves for Sacramento by
boat this morning.
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BAKERSFIELD RESERVE.
FO rmed to Replace the Militia if
Ordered AWAY.

BAKERSFIELD, July 11.-Late last night
Company G. Sixth National Guards. re-
ceived orders from General Dimond to
muster at the armory at 6 O'Clock this
morning for active service. The company
is still waiting orders. Fearing the COM
pany would be called away from here
fifty of the principal business men,
including bankers and LAWYERS, together
with Hulburt Post of he Ora nd Army of
the Republic met at the Opera-house and
organ lied themselves into a company.
They then passed resolutions pledging
their moral as we'll as their physical sup
port to officers Of law in the protection
of property and the enforcement Of the
statutes. A solemn oath was taken to
uphold the constitution Of both the United
States and the State of California. and to
protect any and all public or private prop
erty, even at the risk of their lives. The
COMPANY is well armed and is composed of
intelligent and d etermined men.
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the Southern Pacific road. He was born
in Stetson, Me-, and was in his sixtieth
year. He commenced work on the Sacra-
mento division in the capacity Of a fireman
on August %, 1866, and in 1869 he was
transferred to the Western division and
given charge of an engine, and he has re-
NAMED in that division ever since. He
ran what is technically known as Nos. 3
aud 4, between Oakland and Sacramento.
For long time he ran the Berkeley local,
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COMING FROM THE EAST.
The Southern Pacific to Be Opened
From Ogden

OGDEN, Utah. July 12.-Late last night
a train left for the West on the Southern
Pacific road bearing four companies of the
Sixteenth Infantry. How far the train is
expected to go is not known. Mail and
passenger trains will be sent out this
morning. 1t is believed that one company
of soldiers are to be stationed at Truckee,
one at Wadsworth, one at Reno and one at
Carlin. until the present trouble is set
tied. The four companies of the Sixteenth
Regiment that went West are under COM
mand Of Colonel Poland of the Seventeenth
Regiment.
SALT LAKE, July 11.-Four companies
Of he Sixteenth Regiment at Fort Douglas
are held under orders to 20 out on the
Southern Pacific road on short notice. The
Union Pacific road will start out thorough
train for Portland tonight. being the first
since the big floods Of last month. With
the exception Of short stretch the road
bed has been put in good condition.
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son or party, shall wilfully omit or fail
TO 10 any act, matter or thing required to
be done by the act. or shall cause or will
fully suffer or promote any act, matter or
thing so directed or required by the act to
be done. not to be done, or shall aid or
abet such omission or failure, shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and pun
ished in a certain prescribed way.
"In respect to the mails Of the United
States, it is declared by statute that any
person who shall knowingly and willfully
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ROSS ON LAW.
Who ObstruCts the
Trains ?
GUILT OF OFFICERS.
How They Violate the
Statutes.
IN LINE WITH Mr.. OLNEY.
On the Makeup of Regular
Mail Trains.
DUTIES OF OWNERS OF ROADS.
No Man Who Is Responsible for
Delay Can Escape in the
South.

Los ANGELES. July 11.-After the first
show of lawlessness last night, both Fed
eral and railroad officials were greatly
agtated to-day and a new line of action
had to be pursued The feeling Of security
had tended to a relaxation Of patroling
and closely guarding the railroad tracks
and yards. Deputy Marshals and Deputy