The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-15

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San Francisco, July 14.-Tonight the
hopes of the Southern Pacific manag-
ers are rising.
Aided by the strong arm of the fed
eral government, they are gradually
gaining the mastery over the Ameri-
can Railway union. The strikers,
however, are not giving up without a
desperate struggle and the end is not
yet in sight Though passenger trains
| have been running through northern
California since early this morning, it
cannot truly be said that the blockade
has been broken. The trains that are
running have been moved under cover
of the military, and every train that
has proceeded any considerable dis
tance has borne heavy guard of
soldiers.
Notwithstanding the presence of
these armed guards and a military
force of one thousand men scattered
through the railroad yards on Oakland
mole. the strikers succeeded in fire.
quently interrupting traffic at that
point About noon a mob of two hum
dred strikers stopped an Oakland SUI
burban train at Wood street and at
tempted to pull a non-union fireman
from the cab. Prompt police Interior
ence prevented a delay of more than
ten minutes. Later in the day an
other crowd. numbering fully six hun
dred strikers, gathered at Seventh
street and stopped the first freight
train that was started out. The non
union fireman was dragged from the
| locomotive. He was rescued from the
mob of policemen, and Roberts, local
presiden of the American Railway UNI
ion. took him back to the locomotive.
Again the mob interfered and the en-
gineer abandoned his comrade and
pulled on to the next siding. The fire
man was badly pummeled by the
strikers. In the early evening the
strikers stalled another train that had
been taken from the yards under an
escort of two companies of artillery,
one marching on either side.
Local Trains Moved.
A mob of strikers ran far ahead and
piled boards, ties and stones upon the
track. At Sixteenth street, they sue
ceeded in cutting the train in two. It
was several hours before the train
men could be gotten out of their pre-
dicament But despite all this riot
ing and disorder the railroad officials
succeeded in moving nearly all of
their local passenger trains on time.
A through passenger train from Los
Angeles-the first since the strike was
augurated-arrived in the morning
On that train was a party of eastern
tourists in Pullman coach, who had
been side tracked for over two weeks
let Mojave, surrounded by the hot
sands of the desolate Mojave desert.
The overland train, known as the New
Orleans express, was also dispatched
for Los Angeles at noon. The even
ing train tor Los Angeles, the over
land train via. Ogden, and the Oregon
express were not sent out.
An overland train was dispatched
for Ogden from Sacramento, however.
Only thirty passengers, ten of whom
were women, were on board. Other
passenger trains left Sacramento al
most on schedule time, but no trains
were run without a military escort.
The BASTARD Knox.
In Sacramento. the exciting event of
the day was the arrest of Harry Knox,
the leader of the strikers at that point,
for conspiracy in connection with the
wreck horror on the trestIe just west
lof Sacramento. Warrants are also out
for the arrest of two other members
of the strikers mediation committee
on similar charges. Knox, who was
taken to Woodland and, in default of
1880 bail, was thrown into Jail, in
sists that he is innocent of the awful
crime charged, and declares that the
Southern Pacific company has effec-
ted his arrest to break his influence
with the strikers. This afternoon it
was published that a confession had
been made by Worden, the striker I'M
der arrest as a principal in the perpe-
Itration of the crime at the trestle. In
the alleged confession it is said that
Worden duplicates Knox and others
issued.
No Night Trains.
The Southern Pacific company has is
sued circulars announcing the opening
of it's offices for the sale OF tickets
overland via Los Angeles. 1t is stated,
however that for the time being trains
will not be run in northern California
at night time. To avoid possible disas-
terS when darkness comes on, trains
Will be sidetracked until morning A
small bridge was burned this morning
on the coast division, presumably by
strikers, and traffic north of San Jose
was delayed several hours pending re-
pairs.
AS yet, the railroad company has
been able to move but little freight
Some idea of the loss TO the fruit in
dustry on account Of the blockade is
afforded in estimates by leading fruit
men. They estimate that at the present
time one hundred car loads of green
fruit should be shipped daily to the
east from northern California. Some
of the fruit that cannot be shipped is
being dried, but the loss will neces-
sarily be great
Strikers BIacISIisted.
AT Los Angeles, where the strike is
as good as over, the Southern Pacific
superintendent has posted notices that
no more men are wanted.
In San Francisco, at the coast divi-
sion headquarters, a black list contain
ing the names of about forty leading
strikers, has been posted. The other
strikers will be taken back, it is said
At San Jose, where consid cradle vio-
.ence was done, none of the strikers
will be taken back. In Oakland and
Sacramento the question of returning
20 work is not yet under discussion.
Still "standing Firm"
Tacoma, Wash. July 1.-THE North
ern Pacific is now sending out trains
on this division. Several freight trains
were started, one being through train
for the east.
Wednesday the strikers or sympa-
thizers burned a bridge across the He'll
gate river in Montana. A temporary
bridge was finished today and trains
passed over it. The first through ov-