New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-17
TROOPS CHARGED THE MOE.
CALIFORNIA STRIKERS STILL DELUDED
BY DEBS.
THEIR ACTS SEEM LITTLE SHORT OF INSANE
WEST OAKLAND TWENTY-ONE WERE
CAPTURED AND SEVERAL INJURED
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ny BAYONET THRUSTs.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNEi

San Francisco July 1.-THE ugly spirit OF the
strikers at West Oakland was clearly shown today
and only the forbearance of the militia prevented
much boodshed The have been deceived by
:regrams from Debs declaring that. If they hold
out victory certain. and though they see the rail-
road moving trains regularly. they still insist that
the Southern Pacific will have to yield to their
demands 1t may be they sincere. but their ac-
tiOns to-day seem little short of insane.
At noon d large crowd swarmed upon a slOw-mov-
ing freight train Gu; the air hose and stole many
coupling pins Militia drove the strikers OFF. capt
ured twenty-one and injured several 10y bayonet
thrusie. but shots were fired. Later the soldiers
received orders TO shoot any one who tampered with
the trains This order made the strikers half-crazed
and they are moving up and down the tracks In
large squads vowng vengeance on the soldiers
The railroad managers declare they will send out
trains regularly and they have the road SO we'll
guarded that only a combined attack will be able to
At Sacramento the men weakening and sey-
eral hundred today returned to work In the rail-
road shops. The railroad managers require every
man VINO accepts work to sign an agreernent mat
he will not obey or have any relations with the
made imperative throughout the Southern Pacific
system. and viii enectually prevent any further
Judge Catn. OF Sacramento. came near causng
application OF three strikers who stole an engine zine
at Dunsmuir when he was told that reg ~ ~ -
the conclusion that the soldiers were sent 70 seze
the prisoners and he eXcitefly called on those IN
tolls were drawn but when the dstrlct, attorney
ordered the soldiers withdraw they hled oGt ana
merely accompanied the prisoners TO the 0IHCe VI
the Chief OF Police into whose CUSTODY tne lheIi
we're delivered The soldiers were sent mercy 10
see thar the mob OF strikers did not take the
~ I. n,her no,n,s the strike is being broken, out
Los Angeles is strl guarded by regulars ana NINA
n Dehs would send out the truth 10 the Ca.iI" IN
Strikers all trouble would end immtlatrl' a.
Ill a few Of the leaders desire 10 continue lne
6eht vhen every day shows they are hop''ess'
beaten. ,o
Sacramento Cal. July l6-AN the local Trans
lef, on time this morning and the first wes'tou'"
overland train since the strike passed through 20
San Francisco Another westbound overland 'rdln'
which had been tied up at Truchee also lex io'
San Francisco The railroad company does 70,
aDpear 10 have much trouble obtaining crews '''
passenger trains. ,,.. cO,,,,,,,ae
Mullen and Compton OF the Boycott Conitit,sse re-
us-a arrested AT 10 30 clock this morning ny tne
sheriff OF Yoio County the charge OF leoha m n
Mile trieste All the committee are under arr. -,
now, II Is not believed that the charges can ne
made ,o stick against Knox. Mullen ana CoinPts9'.
The arrest however has not created cohS'sI
in the ranks of the strikers The strikers say 'a'
they will battle much the more now
Los Angeles, July l6.-The Southern 'a''''""i
branch OF the Santa Fe announced to-day mat IL
nroposed 70 reduce It's daily train mileage SO miles
when the new time card goes into eject to,mot'o
,rhLs means n dscontinuance % ahOut nly IN
rloyes The reason for this IS genera deinori"%a
ZION OF business and the probable duH suihul'i !.
is said thai this reduction would not have p.eh
,nads ~ there had been no strike. The railway
officials predict enormous business next iA' anu
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