The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-01
STRIKERS FIRST SETBACK.
Tho Southern Overland Started for New
a Orleans.

Tho Southern Overland Started for New
r. Orleans.
SAN Francisco, June 35.-The South
ern Pacific scored the first point over
the strikers shortly after l O'Clock this
afternoon when it's southern overland,
the New Orleans express, was success.
fully taken out of the Oakland yards.
The train. which included six mail cars.
two Pullmans and several ordinary
coaches, was made up by General Super
intsndent Fillmore, Division Superin-
tendent Wilder and other division Off
cials. The United States marshal and
10 deputies were on board as guards. G.
b. Clark, Brotherhood engineer, and
Thomas Fox, .non.union steamboat
fireman, moved the train, which passed
down the yard and southwark unmo-
Tested by the strikers. This temporary
victory seemed to encourage the COM
pany officials, who soon began to talk
again about regular traine. However.
the superintendents appeared to have
exhausted their resources in moving the
one overland.
THE SUBURBAN SERVICE.
During the day the company main
tanned only an irregular suburban ser.
vice. Trains came in and went out, but
there were go many desertions that no
man could be depended upon. 1t is de-
offering bonuses Of $1,000 and promises of
life employment to engineers who would
remain loyal, but even this fnducement
has failed. Such men as could be
secured were sure to be pulled down by
the union. Under these conditions
trains connecting with the Oakland fer
ries ran about as irsegularly as yester-
day.
SAN JOSE DIVISION.
On the San Jose division determined
effort was made to resume traffic. In
the morning 100 policemen were sent by
Chief Crowley to the yards at Fourth
and Townsend streets. One hundred
more were held at police headquarters
for an emergency cali. But at the yards
they found only u big crowd composed
largely of curious idlers.
TIE COAST LINE.
The coast division dairy train due
here at O'Clock did not get in until
this morning. The trainmen deserted
it in the yard. The San Luis Obispo
tTdlu hibO dTIlycU, buu WINS HUuuQOu6u
in the yard. Another train left for San
Luis Obispo this morning. A union en-
gineer was in the cab. and Division
Superintendent Eaydock served as
etoker. When the train reached the
outskirts OF the city, Haydock lett the
engine and a non-union fireman was
taken on.
TIE NARROW GAUGE.
On the narrow gauge road running in
to Oakland, trains arrived from Santa
Cruz and Los Gatos. Later in the day,
however. notice was posted at the
Southern Pacific depot in San Jose, an
nouncing that all trains would be an.
nulled Until further orders, indicating
that the company had Temporarily
given up the struggle on the coast d ivi-
Hion and the nurrow gauge.
Except for the one overa nd dispatched
this afternoon, the blockade ia 40 com.
plete at all points as 1t was ~ hours ago.
NO VIOLENCE.
So far there has been no violence. In
the vicinity OF Fourth and Townsend
streets there are too many policemen,
and those who might create trouble are
overawed. In Oakland the yards are
p%trolled by deputy sneriffs. The only
trouble of any kind reported today wae
the dru bbing OF a man named Mahau, a
non-union fireman, who came in this
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