Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-15
MrN rETrnNINa To woRK.
The situation in California Besin-
ming TO Clear Up.

ming TO Clear Up.
san Francisco, July ,t.-Tonight the
hopes Of the Southern Pacific managers
are rising. Aided by the strong arm
OF the fedora, government they are
eraduaily gaining the mastery OF the
American Railway union. The strils-
ers. however. are not giving UP without
e desperate strugEis. and the end IS not
yet in sight Through passengers have
been running In rtfthern California
today. but It can not truly be said that
the blockade has been broken. The
trains that ere running have been
moved under cover Of the military and
every train that has proceeded any con-
siderable distance mas borne a heavy
guard Of soloiers. Notwithstanding the
presence OF these armed guards and a
military force OF 1900 men scattered
through the railroad yards on Oakland
mole. the strikers succeeded IN fire.
auenu- inteTrupting tramc at that
point. About noon a mob OF 200 strik-
ers stopped an oaklsnd suburban train
at Wood street and attempted TO pull
non-unlun fireman from the cab.
Prompt police interference prevented
a delay OF more than ten minutes. La
ter in che day another crowd number
ing fully 800 strikers gathered at Sew
cnth street and stopped the FIRST freight
train that Was started out, The nom
union fireman was dragged from the
locomotive. He was rescued " the
police and escorted back to the loco
motive Again the moo intcrfcred and
the enginf er abandoned his comrade
aad pulled On TO the next siding. The
fireman was badly pummeied by the
stElEsra. In Tie cary evening fhc
strikers ftorpcd anotheB train which
hna been tsken from the yards under
the escort OF two military companies,
one marching on either sids. a mob Of
strikers ran far ahead ana Iiitd rails
and stones on the track. At Sixteenth
street they succeeded In cutting the
train IN two.
u was several hours before the
tralnmcn cJuld BE- got out Of ttlelr pre-
ui amuui liut desp te all his riotlng
and disorder the railroad officials sue
cecde1 I'm moving nearly all the local
Passenger trains on upi". A through
passenger ftom Los Angeles. the flrst
since the trilse WAS inaugurated. arrived
m ;he morning. on that train was n
party of eastern tourists In q Pullman
/ coach. who had been side-tracked for
ever two weeks at Mojuye, surrounded
by the hot sands o. the dgBllate AioJayc
desert. The overland tram Known as
1 The New Orleans express was also dis
uGtched Tor Los angeles. rhe evening
+ tram Tor Los AnFelfs.the overland train
/ Via ogden and the ogden express were
not sent out An overland train was
I disI tched Tor Ogden from Sacramento,
z however. paly thirty passengers, ten
I ot whom were women, were on board
Other utEHengcr trains left Sacramento
I almost on schedule time, hut no trains
were run without military escort.
In sacramento the exciting event OF
I the day was the arrest Of Harry l<r OK.
leader Of the strikers AZ that point,
FOR conspiracy In connection with the
wreck horror at the treaiie west %
Sacramento. Warrants were nlso out
for the arrest OF two other members
] Of the strikers committee on similar
charges. Knox. who was taken 10
Woodland In default Of $4,000 bait
WIS thrown into jan. lie insists that
he 10 Innocent OF the awful crime
charged and declpTcH that the southern
Paaifc had effected bis arrest 10 hrcah
his influence with the strikers. This
afternoon Il was published that a con-
fesslon he'd been made by Worden, she
STRIKER under arrest as a participant
IN the preparation or tho crime at the
trestle. In the alleged confession II 10
said that WordGn duplicates Knox ars
others, for dhom warrants have been
issued
The southern I1cihc company has Toe
sued circulars annouusing the opening
Of It's uiHcos for the sale OF tickets over
inud via Los AueKelcz. Il IL stated, bow
ever. that for the time being tralas
VIII not be run IN northern California
at night time. To avoid possible dians-
tors when darkness comes on, trains
will be side-trackeduutil morning
a small bridge was burned today on
the coast division, presumably by strik-
ers ana traflic north OF san Jose was
delayed several hours pcnding repairs.
As yet the railroad company has
been able 10 move but little freight
Some idea OF the loss TO the fruit In
dustry on account OF the blockade IL
afforded Ia the estimates by leading
fruit men The estimate Is that at the
present time 100 car loada OF green
fruit could be shipped daily 20 tho
east form northern California Some
OF the fruit tina toannot be shipped Is
heing dried but loss will be great.
AZ Los Angeles where the strike Is
as good rs over, the Southern Pacific
superintendent has posted notice that
no mora men are wanted In San
Francisco ut the coast division head
Quarters list containing the names
OF forty leading strikers has bcen
posted The other strikers win be taken
back IL Is said. AZ san Jose where
considerable violence was done. none
~ the strikers Will be taken back
AZ Oakland and Sacramento the
question OF returning 10 work Ia not
yet under discussion,