New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-08
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE GREAT STRIKE WILL ENTAIL \
HEAVY LOSS UPON FRUlT-GROWhR9-
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC POLICY.
IBy rrIrGaAPu 20 TIE TRIBuxFl

San Francisco July 7.-Nothng except the
great railroad strike has been talked OF IN C'"-
fornia for the whole week. The siopraSy "I
every overland and nearly all local trains has
made the state revert To the conditions oil ioiY
years ago. Nearly all mail matter reaches 'h'@
city by river or ocean steamers. and All over
land mails are sent T., Portland and dispatched
from there by the Great Northern. san Fran
cisco has had no letters or papers from the East
of later date than June "a l; required nearly an
entire week for the Department at ashing'on
II make arrangements with the Pacific coast
Steamship Company 20 carry the mails. me
blockade has been Il great hardship 10 Eastern
tourists as many are forced TO take the over
crowded coast steamers in order to connect win
the northern overland railroads. Many with
through tickets % Alaska have been compelled 20
sleep on the floors of the saloons. although 'heH
tickets called for bcrths. The departure 81 'he
Oregon steamers has revived memories OF sliih-
lar scenes in pioneer days, as the boats nave
been crowded with passengers ana Inc "''NS
piled high with freight which could not b. slowed
away below All business has suffered severely
from the strike Merchants are sending ou' 10
travelling men. and there Is absolute paralysis
of traffic with great interior centres Hence i"'6e
cities like Fresno are suffering from famine III
groceries. beer and lce Fruit canneries are
which threatens to force them H. close in the
height Of the season. In the great early irui'-
growing centres like Newcastle. NacaNiNe ana
san lose the outlook for frui, is very gloomy.
A. Newcastle hundreds Of res Of young or
chards have come int bearing this year. but the
owners VIII get nothing for their crops. as no
overland fruit trains have been run for over
week These men have no Arrangements loE
driving fruit. hence the loss is complete Al
Nacaville tons # carly iruI' are nr"s e., h ~.
canned but the loss j. heavy. as nlu'h Iu'' Id9
been wasted. san jose j. just beginning ID lee.
the influence of the railroad Dlo'k !. S'''o
out 250 carloads of fresh fruit for me faSI eve!
a.. a., am ordinary season. II this blockade con-
tlnuee this enormous quantity VIII nave 10 DE-
dried or canned. The f2cliArS are ."'''i''''
and the labor supply inSuihciehD
Tho Southern Pacific policy in dealing with The
strike has been To avoid blooished The c''''
nanv would prefer to have regular troops lid''H
~ 80 era nleuto for then there would bee no chdhcr
of disobedence of orders me ldHule ~ '' 5, -,
Ntia To- fire on rioters on "Wednesday was que 10
conhict of orders. Marshal BALDWIN says IL
gave the necessary orders. bu' Genera 3'',,i' a,
denies this and says they were couIltrIhai.tt,u
bonca he ordered his men 10 retire. Ihc i"SilI"i
of the railroad company was mlscoiSN"." a.
first hut II. T.. Huntington IN seNrFA 0Ivm 'r.
ters to the newspapers. dehned tHe H"uI , 80
pacific ground So clearly mat no one couiu IAN
10 understand il. He put II plainly tna' sur,
10 the demands Of the Railway thl"n NoU'r r, ~
practically turning over to this union me run
ming Of the railroad. on any triilng pIt'eNt II
could tie Nd the entire system His letters hau
marked influence on public sentiment
The winning Of control Of the local Democracy
tbis week bv Max Pepper has disguised all
renutab,e members Of the party. as they se, III
II signs Of the sure return OF blind Boss buVkes;
Popper is Chairman Of the DemoCrauc 'Ivi, ,,n
= Ipt.,oa and has aspired 10 be boss. but dur
ing Buckley's long exile in Canada ana Europe
he showed So little capacity that the bind eauel
can now easily supplant Elm. buckley Is uSlns
pnnner &C a mask to conceal his own designs,
We NAV even permit him TO enjoy the outward
annaarances of supreme command. but hu'hleS
,iPl,.aif ,.,l govern the Democracy in the com
Ing election as he did for ten years before MS
Punishment.
4 heavy winning was made by the brokers VINO
reinsured the British snip Laomene rom o! "a, ar
cutfa The vessel had been out on!y 10 49,
Sut She had no, been heard Of in that UNI
Hence the British underwriters became pam
etrickon and actually offered 30 per cen' for re-
,,ranc the da,. before the vessel arrived Ihey
los, $40 900 and would have lost more ha4 s'e
been delayed a few days longer