The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-20
SOUTHERN PACIFIC DOING BETTER.
Entirely Indifferent Whether tho Strike
Is Declared OF or Not.

Entirely Indifferent Whether tho strike
Is Declared or or Not
SACRAMENTO. July l9-General Superin-
tendent Fillmore was asked tonight about
the business done by the railroad here to-
day, and replied:
We sent out from here today i54 cars
Of freight Thirty-seven cars were of fruit.
easI bound. and the balance mostly freight
north and wesi. We received from the
East today fifty-1ine ears of ice. Two east
bound passenger trains went out. All the
main line locals. in and out of here, are
running on schedule time. Tomorrow We
expect TO get out six east-bound freight
trains, about half of them fruit. Some
fruit cars will also be sent out on
passenger trains. We viii have five or
six west-bound freight trains out of
Truckee tomorrow. We have sufficient
switehmen coming on the trains TO arrive
from Ogden and Portland tomorrow to
equip our yards fully; also additional
brakemen and fremen to man all cur
trains In some cases where We are put
ting on new hremen-experienced men,
but new TO this division, where we use
heavy engfnes-we are putting two fire.
men on an engine until they get broke in.
This will prevent the necessity of tying
up trains on account of overworked fire.
men. The Oregon express will leave San
Francisco on time tomorrow night, while
the fast mail service to the East viii be
resumed on Saturday evening""
Have you heard the rumors that the
strike is to be declared off by the American
Railway Union" asked the reporter
Yes" replied Mr.. Fillmore, Il have
had II intimated to me that the strike
would be declared of within forty-eight
hours, bat it makes no difference to us.
So far as the railroad is concerned the
strike is off now. We do not care one iota
whether they declare ii off or not"
At the preliminary examination of the
train wreekers at Woodland today Johnny
Sherburne, the boy who drove Worden
and five other men to the scene of the
wreck, told of the men taking tools from
his wagon and going toward the trestle.
The day following the wreck the livery
man who employed him gave him a bill
for the rig and sent him to Worden. The
latter took him direct to the office of the
strikers mediation committee and there
the bill was paid without question.
SAN Francisco. July 19-This morning
the Southern Pacific dispatched a train
for Portland. the first that has been sent
out on that line since the strike began.
and tonight the railroad officials declare
that they have men enough and that they
are conducting their business without
hindrance. The strikers. on the other
hand, insist that the train service is still
baaiy crippled. 1t is certain that trains
are running very irregularly. Mill
tary guards still go upon all i'm
portant trains, and the trouble IL
by no means over. At Oakland, relying
upon the militia. the company has
reduced the number of deputy sheriffs
from 800 to fftv. A company of state
militia, sixty men. was today ordered
from Nevada City to Port Costa, where
the strikers have caused considerable ex-
element At Sacramento many of the
strikers are returning to work. In the
shops there 426 men were at work today.
oAKLANp. July I9-Presldent Roberts
OF the local A. X. u, denies the report
circulated this afternoon that he had re-
ceived notice from Debs that the strike
had been settled. He SAYS that he has not
received q single telegram from Debs to-
dav