The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10
NO MORE TALK.
Must Take Out the
Trains.
DENIS IS DETERMINED.
Law for Strikers and
Railroads.
TIMID SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Its Los Angeles Officials in
Deadly Fear.
NO TROUBLE DOWN YUMA WAY.
NO TROUBLE DOWN YUMA WAY.
Yet There Was Much Hesitancy in
Obeying the Order of the
Court.

Los ANGELES, July 9.-The local situa-
tion is amicably settled now and railroad
officials are turning their attention to open
ing up the overland lines with all posi-
BILE dispatch, though the Southern Pacific
Company manifests an ineXplicable re-
luctance to try the.experiment of sending
freight or passenger trains beyond South
ern California. The legal developments
of the last few days, however. have caused
them DO little uneasiness and the eli
max came to-day when, after
very Hong consultation with the
District Attorney and Judge Ross. they
promised to send a freight train TO Yuma,
a regular train to San Francisco and an
other overland via the Sunset route. Had
the Federal authorities not taken firm
and determined stand there is no doubt
that such an intention would not be held
for some time at least. But the Govern
ment means business. IFS" and "buts"
are out of the question, and the United
States mails and interstate commerce
shall not be blockaded.
District Attorney George j. Denis would
not swerve either way from his position,
and will not listen to unreasonable ex-
cannot at least try the experiment of send
ing out mail and regular freight trains
via Yuma. There are no large bodies OF
strikers along that route, and no trouble
has been anticipated at any time over
the Southern line. The railroad people
could not answer or show just cause
why they should not be punished for
stopping the mails and interstate COM
MERGE in that direction, and so the
superintendents repaired to the yards and
made up q freight train for Yuma and
passenger train for the same route. They
then asked for Deputy Marshsls to travel
with all overland trains and were prom
ised ample protection. Fifty deputies
were ordered to accompany the San Fran
cisco train and 10 arm themselves with
Winchester rifles. This encouraged the
railroad men and patient passengers. who
remained on the train for five days at the
depot. and a furry of excitement was Gre
ated around the town. Later. however,
the order regarding rifles was counter
manded, and the time for starting the
train north was again Indefinitely post
pOned.
District Attorney Denis claims that the
district has not changed in any respect
since the commencement of this movement.
"AIl persons will be prosecuted" said ne,
"fOr violating the laws of the United
States, no matter who they may be. The
strikers have been indicted by the Grand
Jury for coDspiring 10 obstruct the mails
and in conspiracy in restraint of in
terstate commerce. The Government
now inquiries if there are any other
violations of the law. either. by
the strikers or the railroad officials, and to
that end inquiries why the in interstate COM
merce Of the country is paralyzed 1t has
never been pretended in this district that
the inability of the railroads to get men to
move their trains is not a defense to the
charge of obstTucting the mails and inter-
state commerce So far in this district
there has been no interference whatever
ty-any person or persons with the process
of The courts. l have yet to hear
OF a single freight-tran being INSTRUCTED
within this judicial district. The Govern
ment authorities in this district have I'm.
flinchingly said that this Government will
not take sides, but will punish all alike,
aad that remains The attitude so far as the
Southern District of California is con-
cerned. l repeat that all intend to do is
to have the laws of the United States
courts obeyed if there is power enough in
this country to have them obeyed, regard.
less or person"
1t is evident this evening that the South
ern Pacific Company fears the department
of Justice of Southern California. and
with very good reason. United States Spe-
cial Counsel Call ls counsel in the present
cases. He was in the same Office when he
fought the Southern Pacific on the land
cases year ago and got decisions
esta blishing the right of the Gov
eminent to 100000 acres of land
formerly claimed by the Southern Pacific.
Only two weeks since a case he prosecuted
before Judge Ross resulted In taking
100000 acres from the clutches Of the rail-
road company.
The Santa Fe overland train left this
morning with mails and Pullman coach,
in which were six passengers. IT is the
third overland from the La Grande sta
ton for Chicago since the strike began.
The Government is not satisfied with the
running of the mail and passenger trains
on the Santa Fe, and consequently freight
Tor Arizona and beyond will go out in-
mediately, or as soon as competent crews
can be secured.
The condition of affairs so far as the
strike is concerned is remarkable. A. r. u.
men are praised on all sides for their ex-
cellent behavior The Mayor, Dis
trict Attorney, Colonel Shafter and
even the railroad superintendent
have only good words to say for them.
They keep away from the depots, and not
an arrest has been made in their ranks.
Trains cone and go as usual, only the
Santa Fe overland and the Santa Barbara
mail trains being guarded by troops.
The Southern Pacific had its regular
local service in operation to-day, but no
attention was given to trains that made
fifteen round trips and in so doing raised
the total of arrivals and departures to
thirty In one day. The locals of the
Santa Fe line were also running on or
near schedule time without molestatioD.
Regarding the outcome of the strike the
say that the men now
" orking will not be dismissed unless for
cause, and this will throw fully 100
strikers out of employment. no matter
what settlement Is reached. The