St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-17
GETTING CONTROL AGAIN.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAS TIC FIGHT
MODS F0R III.
NON-UNION MEN ATTACKED.
Riotous Mobs Dispersed at Oak
land-CavaIry Use Sabers, Foot
Soldiers Bayonets-Six Hun
dred Militia Guard a Freight
Train - Numerous Arrests
Eight Days Mail at Once.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-The South
ern Pacific Railroad company, backed
by the combined military forces of the
federal and state governments, contin-
ues to maintain a fairly satisfactory
passenger service in Northern Califor-
MIA; but, Notwithstanding this fOrmida-
bic array, the railroad officials have
been unable to retrieve the lost man
agement of their freight business. The
passenger service. too, is by no means
restored, for trains are still sIdetracked
at night time as precautionary meas
ure.
In Oakland this morning the strikers
formed into several riotOuS mObs of two
or three hundred each. All incoming
and outgoing trains were so strongly
guarded that they were not ipterfered
with, but the fury of these mobs fell
upon such lucklesS non-union men as
the strikers were able to waylay going
to and coming from their WORK. Several
times the troops were called out to dis
perse the rioters and rescue non-union
men. Shortly after noon freight train
was started from the yards on the mole.
At the Seventh street crossing the nom
union men in charge of the train found
themselves at the mercy of mob of
strikers. A striker had managed to
climb aboard, and cut the air brake.
The train was stalled, and the
rioters, who were soon swarming about,
had drawn all the coupling pins.
Then troop of cavalry and company
of infantry came down upon the mob.
The csyalrymen used their sabers and
clubbed with their pistols, and the foot
soldiers prodded freely with their bayo-
nets. In the struggle two shots were
were fired by the soldiers, though no
one was hit. The strikers were finally
put to flight. A number of the rioters
sought refuge in the cottage of striker.
The soldiers followed, raided the house
and arrested twenty-One men. Several
of the rioters were severely cut and
bruised. The freight train was run to a
sidetrack and abandoned. After this
occurrence the soldiers going on trains
as guards were given positive orders to
shoot any one who attempted to inter
fere with any train. Finally the freight
train was sent guarded by about 600
militia.
Out of Sacramento trains are running
with less interference. Several freight
trains have been dispatched from that
point. The railway company announces
that several fruit trains will be dis
patched f1om Sacramento tomorrow
morning Or Wednesday. Owing to the
burning of a trestle in the Siskyou re-
gion no trains have been sent out on
the Oregon branch. A train will prob
ably be dispatched for Portland tonor-
row. Passenger trains from the East
are now arriving in San Francisco.
Eight days of Eastern mail was received
here today.
The Southern Pacific officials claim
that many of the strikers are applying
to be taken back, and say employment
will be given TO all but these most act
i've in organizing the strike.
At Sacramento several hundred men
returned to work in the railroad shops
this morning. They were compelled TO
sign an agreement to withdraw from the
A. X. u.
There was considerable excitement mt
Dunsmuir this afternoon. Capt. Pulson.
commanding Stockton military COM
pany that was serving as guard on
passenger train, arrested citizen who
crossed the track and approached the
train. The captain fluurished a revolver
| and arrested him. at Dunsmuir the
sympathy is largely with the strikers.
and Capt. Pnlson was promptly arrested
by the civil authorities.