The herald., 1894-07-02
AT SACRAMENTO.
The shcriT Refuses to Clear tho Depot
of strikers.

The ShcriH Refuses to Clear tho Depot
of strikers.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July To-day
opened with no new developments in
the railroad strike OF local character.
A large crowd of men remained in and
about the depot throughout the night,
leaving only when several hundred
others gathered there in the morning to
relieve them. During the forenoon the
hours there was the usual thrOng OF ex-
railroad employees gathered about, bs-
sides a large number OF other citizens,
who congregated there out OF curiosity.
Groups of men were scattered about
discussing the situation, but nothing of
q sensational character occurred.
1t was learned that Mrs. Stanford,
who has been stopping at Sissons. de-
sired to return to San Francisco, and
had pleaded with the managers of the
strike ON the Shasta division to allow
her to proceed on her way, but her re-
quest was refused. The burning OF the
long trsstle above Dunsmuir has now
made it Impossible for her to come.
The steamer Apache left for Ssn Fran.
cisco this morning at 10 o'clock with q
load of passengers aboard. Several old
timers said it reminded them OF the days
when all the traffic was by steamers.
No attempt was made to influence the
hands or threaten them. A gate-keepsr
admitted only those who were provided
with tickets. Quite a crowd had as
eembled, anticipating possible trouble,
but the boat backed out into the stream
as quietly as on any day for months
pact. The leaders OF the strikers stated
that they do not propose to interfere
with the boats further. but to let them
carry mails and passengers without
hindrance. ,sll.-l sl---s-,-.
Last night a rather spirited interview W
occurred between Division Superinten-
dent Wright and Sheriff O'Neil, the
former asking the sheriff to 60 into tn Q
depot and notify the men there that the
company desired its premises cleared OF
all persons who had no business there.
O'Neil eaid he had no right to do 80,
inasmuch as they we're committing no
acts of violence and it would be useless
for him to attempt to compel the men to
leave.
"Then, >" said Superintendent Wight,
"why not swear in lot OF deputies and
see If the depot and yards cannot be
cleared, 30 the company can proceed
with its business?''
The sheriff replied that in his opinion
the law did not require him to do any.
thing OF the kind. Besides, he had con-
suited with his bondsmsn and taken
legal advice. and was satisfied he would
be jeopsrdizing his bondsmen if he did
as was demanded.
He said further that they had all been
drought up together" in this city. and
he could not do more than he had noti-
fed Manager Towne he would do-inter-
fere if any violence was attempted.
Superintendent Wright called the
sheriff's attention to the fact that the
presence OF the, strikers was menace
to the company; that the latter was
obstructed, and that if the latter at
tempted to use it's property it would be
resisted by force. and that would pre-
cipitate violence, the very thing the
company sought to avoid.
Sheriff O'Neil, however, refused to
act as requested. and then Superintend-
ent Wright asked him to do his duty by
informing the sdjutant general that he
was powerless to carry out the functions
of his Office, but this the sheriff also de-
clined to do, and there the matter
| ended,