Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-17
SOME TROUBLE OUT WEST.
sTRrKERs STILL HINDER THE
OPERATION OF ROADS.
Thc Hallway Companies All Afraid
10 Move Trains ut Nieht-Excite-
meut at Recommendation stui
Deannt-NonstinK the Papers.

San Francisco, Cal, July 1G.--Tbe
Southern Pacific. backed by the com
bined military forces Of the federal
and state, continues TO maintain fair
II satisfactory passenger service In
northern California, but notwithstand-
ing this formidable milrsry army the
railroad officials have been unable TO
retrieve the lost management OF their
freight business. pne passenger SER
vice. too, is by no means restored, for
the trains are still side tracked at
might time as a precautionary measure
against train wreckess In Oakland
this morning the strikes formed int
several riotous mobs OF two or three
hundred men each. All the Incoming
and outgoing passenger trains were
30 strongly guarded that they were nvr
interfsrcd with. but the fury Of these
mObs fell upon such luoltless non-union
men IS the strikers Wern able 10 way
lay going TO and from their work. sew
eral times the troops vera called out
- dlsporse the rioters and rescue nom
union men. Shortly after noon freight
Train was started from the yards un
The mole. At the Sevel th street cross
ing the non-union man In charge OF the
train found themselves at the mercy vf
q mob OF strikers. A striker had man
nsel to climb aboard and nut the ar
brakes. Tho train was stalled and Tie
rioters, who were soon swarming
around, lad all drawn coupling pins.
fra.
pany OF infantry came down upon the
mob. The cnvalrymen used their sa-
bros and dubbed with thelF pistols, and
foot soldiers prodd0d freely with their
tuyonslr. In the strLss;e two shots
wrre free by the soldiers. though no
ono was bit.
The strikes We're finally put to Hight
A number OF the rioters sought refuge
in the cottage OF a striker. The sol
dlers afterwnrd raided the house and
arrested twenty-one men. Several Of
the rioters weee cut and bruised. The
freight train was run ON side track
and abandoned.
After this occurrence the soldiers
going on trains as guards were given
posItlye orders to shoot any one who at
attempted to Interfere with any train
Finally a freight train WA sent guard
ed by about 600 milltlamen.
out OF Sacramento trains are running
with less Interference,
Several freight trains have been dis
patched from this point and the COM
pany announces that several fruit
trains win be dispatched from saore-
mento tomorrow night or Wednesday
morning. owing 10 the recent burning
OF a trestle on tho sslIyou region no
trains have beon sent on the Oregon
branch. A train viii probably be die
patched for Portland tomorrow. Pas
sengar trains from the East are now
arriving In San Francisco. Eight days
eastern mall was received here today.
The Southern Pacific officials claim
that many Of tbs strikers are applying
10 be taken back and say employment
mlll be given TO those who have not
been active IN the strike.
There was considerable excitament at
Dunsmulr this AFTERNOON. Captain
Boulsen. commanding Stockton
militia company that was serving as
guard on passenger train, arrested a
citizen who crossed the tracks and APP
preached the train. The captain
nourished q revolver ana arrested him.
AZ punsmulr the sympathy is with
she strikers and Captain Roulsen waa
Ties. S'' "u'"VF'-