The Indianapolis journal., 1894-07-07
Nothing Yet Done by the Militia or Fed
eral Authorities to Raise the
Long Blockade.
MORE RESTRAINING ORDERS
Court Intjunctions Issued in Half
a Dozen States.
Rioters Arrested at Several Places
Conductors to Fight Debs-Strike
Situation in General.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-To-night the
Southern Pacific company seems to be no
nearer TO the management of it's road in
California. The striking A. r. U. men still
control the road. Several newspapers pub
lished reports that the company had weak
ened, and that the Pullman cars would be
withdrawn within the State and the freight
and mail trains start if the strikers would
agree not to modest such trains. This aft
ernoon A. n. Towne, vice president and
general manager of the company, stated
such reports unfounded, and that the
company positively would not recede at all
from its position. In ether words, the COM
pany will run Pullman coaches or no trains
at all. The present outlook indicates
trains. One passenger train left Portland,
Ore, for San Francisco this morning, but
it Is not believed it can reach this point
without delay. An occasional train is also
running out of this city on the coast di-
vision. A force of one hundred policemen
kept the strikers out of the yards, and
trains are made up on that line without
much hindrance.
Outside of San Francisco the situation
is different. The San Luis Obispo train was
stalled this morning just across the county
line. A crowd of strikers gathered there
and stopped the train. The fireman was
taken off and the engineer was compelled
to return to the yards. Traffic on the coast
division has been stopped at San Jose by
the crowds gathering the track and re-
fusing to move. Company D., Fifth regi-
ment, State militia, was ordered out this
afternoon, and left for San Jose 10 dis
perse the crowds
AT Oakland the blockade is still complete,
ot1h, rha
ever the strikers find a live engine they
promptly take possession of it, rake the
fires, blow off the steam and leave it dead
on the tracks. The sheriff of Alameda
county arrested a man engaged in the act
of killing an engine. The man was re-
leased his promise not to- interfere with
railroad property. The strikers have no
fear of the militia. They say not a man in
| all the command now under arms at the
armory Will obey an order To fire or use
| the bayonet. Their authority for this state
ment is the boys in blue themselves From
present indications the company will make
| no effort to resume local and suburban
| traffic for some time to come, so that the
| only means of travel will be by the Creek
route. Eastern and foreign mail and mails
| for California and Arizona are being sent
| out via steamers north and south TO con-
| meet with railroad routes not affected by
The big strike. On the coast division mails
c,ail cars being tied up at the other end of
| the run. The women of Oakland have
| organized Women's Auxiliary l. que and
| will help the strikers in every possible way
The officials of the company realize that
| so far as their interests are concerned a
very serious blunder has been committed
! in sending federal troops to Los Angeles
| and the National Guardsmen to Sacramen-
| to. Had the plan been reversed the sit
uation to-day might have been reversed.
| While the railroad was striving to recover
! its lost ground the strikers made the i'm
! portant play Of seizing the ferry system.
| To send federal troops to Sacramento
] now will leave Oakland without protection
| and the company's officers are at a loss
what TO do. There is little doubt that tn
| United States authorities have telegraphed
the. condition of affairs to Washington.
| and have urged that the federal troops be
| called out. Everything therefore, is de-
| pendent upon the action of President Cleve-
One of the most interesting problems dis
| cussed in Oakland last night was the in
| junction issued against the railroad COM
pany by the United States district attorney
| of the Southern district of California The
Injunction places the ranroad upon the
| same footing as the strikers so far as
| the mails are concerned
| In case President Cleveland should call
upon the federal troops to queil the riot
at Sacramento he will have about one
thousand soldiers in California al his com
| mand. These comprise four troops of cav
| airy, nine batteries of artillery and eleven
companies of infantry. The present loca-
| San Francisco and immediate vicinity. nine
batteries of artillery and two companies of
Infantry: at Los Angeles, six companies of
| infantry; at Benicia, two companies of in
| fantry; at Sequota National Park. one
| troop OF cavalry; at Yosemite Park, one
| troop of cavalry; at Gilroy. two troops of
cavalry; at San Diego. one company of
| infantry.
At Sacramento not wheel turned to-
| day. There has been no trouble there
however, and no further effort has been
made nsd6, to move trains; The strikers there
went among the business men of Sacra-
mento this morning and collected $1,000 for
| the maintenance of the families OF the
poorer strikers.
Governor Markham. who is in southern
California, is desirous of returning to Sac
ramento To-day his private secretary
strikers, and Knox wired the Governor at
Los Angeles that he would be allowed 10
come through on his special train provided
union crews would be obtained.
Position of the Southern Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 6.-In a com.
munication addressed to the Chronicle,
General Manager Towne, of the Southern
Pacific, says: II the daily papers are
eensuring the Southern Pacific compa a
for its alleged refusal TO run any trains
because the strikers now in control of the
| road at many points refuse to permit
| trains with Pullman sleepers to be moved
| From the beginning of the present troubles
the company has been willing is now and
in the future will be willing to run all OF
its freight trains. If prevented by physical
| force otherwise from running trains
which require Pullman cars for the ac-
commodation Of ordinary daily traffic II
| will, nevertheless. if permitted 10 do so
run all freight trains or passenger trains
which do not require sleeping cars"
H. Z. Huntington said to-day: 1--WE will
run our trains as soon as we are able tC
do so We will request nothing our
| property Is in the hands of the United
| States marshal and he must afford us pro-
lection. If he finds it necessary to call fol-
United States troops that is matter rest
| ing with him, not us.
| DPbs's Assurance.
WEST OAKLAND. Cal. July 6.-The fol.
lowing dispatch from +. V. Debs was re-
ceived this evening by E. K. Roberts pres
ident of Oakland Lodge. a. r. u:
eve have assurance that within forty.