The morning call., 1894-07-05
NOT AT HOME.
Shafter Camps on the
Sand.
CAN GET NO BREAD.
Is a Most UnWeICome
Guest.
NOBODY WANTED TROOPS.
Dark Hints of a Boycott on the
Army.
LOS ANGELES DRAWS THE LINE
Even Judge Ross Thinks There Was
No Occasion to Send the
Soldiers.

other portion of the State. Not train OF
locomotive is moving south of lena
chapi Mountain. Railroad-yards are de-
serted. provisions are running out in many
| interior towns, and taking the situation IL
comprehensive view, 1t may De saiu tna
| the south is in state OF siege.
Asfor Los Angeles, the ordinary routine
| of city life is upset so Thoroughly tDa'
trade, excepting the absolutely necessary
| buying and selling. Is at standstlil, ano
although order is maintained tie greatest
excitement has taken hold OF the people
| The streets are thronged with men whose
| only thought seems to be about the strike
| The newspaper, railroad and union bulle
| tin-boards are surrounded by crowds suct
as are seen when the returns OF national
elections are announced.
On First street. near Spring. this even.
ing dispatches from all parts of America
affected by The strike are thrown upon a
large canvas by stereoptfcon lantern The
street is blocked, and a special detail of
police have some trouble in keeping the
sidewalk open for people to pass.
From early morning three lines Of street.
cars reaped Il harvest conveying people to
the Arcade station. where the train with
United States troops on board was stand
ing Hundreds of private carriages and
buggies kept up continuous procession
from all quarters Of the town to the depot.
There were ladies from the aristocratic
heights iu handsome equipages. who
mingled with plain people in wagons from
more unpretentious quarters. All wanted
to see the soldiers, for any new phase of
the strike was eagerly seized as one mo re
sensation.
Sympathy is almost unanimously with
the strikers. Los Angeles has given a
demonstration of this moral support in a
very decided fashion, which strikes q
stranger forcibly. Last evening the
strikers adopted white button or ribbon
for their EN- blem and to-day nearly every
one here has a little white satin bow on
his or her breast. In many cases where
ribbons could not be procured on the spur
of the moment people cut slips of white
paper and pinned them on their coats.
Some fashionably dressed ladies who Wis
tied the depot displayed corners of elegant
white lace handkerchiefs and others had
white flowers or bunches of light silky
material. The union men without excep-
tion wore tiny American flags above the
badges. Over all they claim to be patri-
otic body of men loyal to the flag.
feature which has won the southern
capital entirely, for this is an out and out
American city.
The Fourth of July passed off almost
unnoticed. In fact people forgot TO cele-
brate, being engrossed with matters
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than formerly, and only for the strikers
with their badges and flags hardly cor
porars guard would have turned out. All
interest was cen nlered on the soldiers and
the United States courts, because they
represented national authority, and just
now there is a conflict between them and
the A. r. U.
The military train arrived at 4:3O
P. NJ, and moved slowly through the
yards, in and out between rows of idle
engines, freight and passenger cars. until
it stopped at the Arcade depot. Though
it was looked for during the night, few
people were present on the trains arrival.
About o'clock the crowd began to grow
iu numbers, and very soon the depot was
alive with spectators. All was hustle and
speculation, but there was not sound to
indicate that the place was a railroad
headquarters. Not a whistle nor the jingle
of a locom olive bell was heard. The silence
was profound inside the building.
The military train stood alone after the
two engines were taken to the roundhouse.
Unnoticed and without any demonstration
whatever the soldiers were permitted to
leave the depot and rest themselves, but in
few hours serious difficulty was pre-
sented, as the new men lost no time in fill
ing up on liquor. At noon five soldiers
were in the guardhouse, for which pur-
pose an empty mailcar was utilized. This
gave the strikers subject for comparison.
"Out of all our men," said the president
of one of the local A. r. u. branches,
"onIy two have committed themselves !;
here are 800 men brought here TO preserv.
order, and IN few hours five are drunk. 4"
Colonel Shafter sat on camp stool in a
dubious mood wondering what he should
do. 1t became necessary to confine the
men to the train and he said he did not
like TO have the men cramped up for many
long hours, so he decided to make camp
there and then. With his officers he went
over the ground and selected a site for a
camp between the tracks in the railroad
yard.
Near the depot details of guards were
stationed around the yard forming hol-
low square. inside of which no citizens
were ermitted The baggage-cars were
moved up and the soldiers removed their
tents and quickly had two long rows of
white houses erected on the sand.
In the afternoon the men were trans
ferred in companies to the camp and new
orders were established. The colonel
made arrangements with baker to sup
ply bread baked with -four from the
quartermaster. A few hours after the
flour was offered at the bakery it was re-
turned.
my bakers will go out on strike rather
than handle this flour. They met and de.
eided not to bake for the soldiers"
This was the bak e-'s explanation. and II
indicates the feeling against the army
here. Men who know declare that a bow.
colt has been declared against the troops.
and any person supplying them will be
left to himself. The colonel was power.