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III Inc train were Immediately seized
with panic and IN each car rushed up
peii NEIL to the doors. The actual dam
age consisted in the breaking of water
pipe besides the broken air connection.
Al first 1t was thought dynamite had
been placed on the track, but the absence
OF even the slightest hole in the ground
showed that that explosive had not been
used. 1t was probably torpedo placed
on the track by boys.
Andrew Greeves, an employe of the
company, was killed in the yards to-day.
He was making up the train for Men
dota and was standing between the rails
and did not notice some cars pushed by
an engine backing down upon him. He
was thrown on to the rails and the wheels
OF two cars passed over him. When they
pulled him out from under the cars he
was dead.
The strikers do not admit that they
have lost any ground. They say that
they expected trains to commence run
ming, but they viii soon be stopped for
| good, as the men now running them will
| become members of the union Tonight
a circular was distributed in West Oak
land warning the travelling public against
| patronizing all trains running on the
southern Pacific lines, stating that such
travel1s unsafe; that the men who oper-
ate the trains are incompetent, and that
grave danger to life and limb may result
| from the faulty operation OF trains en-
trusted to unskilled hands.
CASES OF KNOX AND woRDEN
! WOODLAND, July 16. 6.-Strikers Knox
and Wordeu appeared in the Police
charge of murder. They were repre-
sented by ex-District Attorney E. e.
Gaddis OF this county, while District At
torney Head. assisted by A. J. Bruner OF
| sacramento, conducted The prosecution.
The preliminary examination was
fixed for Wednesday at l P. II.
Counsel for the defense introduced a
complaint charging w. +. Hickey, the
railroad detective, with perjury. Hickey
is the man who swore to the charge of
murder against the defendants. The
prosecution objected to the reading OF the
complaint or to the issuance of warrant
against Hickey. The matter was taken
under advisement by the Judge. This
evening ne rendered decision denying
the issuing OF a warrant for Hickey's ar
| sest, but allowed Knox and Worden to
swear complaint.
Compton, Mullin and Hatch, strikers,
were arrested to-day by Sheriff Wyckoff
at Sacramento and are now in Jail here.
The first train in eighteen days passed
through Woodland yesterday.
APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE INDICT-
MENTS REFUSED.
Los ANGELES, July 16.-The same state
OF affairs exists at the depots in this city
that prevailed yesterday. All trains are
arriving and departing on time, aud
many of them have their old crews.
In the Federal Court this morning
Judge Ross handed down an opinion in
the case of Clune and others, who de-
INJURED to the indictments found against
them on the ground that the work OF that
body was superinduced by prejudice.
Justice Ross mildly rebuked one mem
ber of the Grand Jury because ne made
the remark that the strikers should be
filled with lead; but the Judge said that
this did not affect the Indictment, as the
remark was made after the indictment
was found and was uttered in connection
with outrages that had been committed.
He found that the minds of the Grand
Jurors were not prejudiced, and denied
the application to set aside the indict-
ments.
A young man named Ticket, who was
arrested and charged with having been
engaged in overturning some cars of the
Southern Pacific, was released on bail
this morning.
j. $. Backman, a member of the City
Council of San Diego, and also President
of the local chapter of the American Rail-
way Union, was cited to appear before
Judge Ross this morning for contempt
for refusing to obey subpoena command
ing him to appear and testify before the
Grand Jury.
RENoUNCED ALLEGIANCE TO THE A. r. U.
RED BLUFF, July 16.-The strikers
here have renounced allegiance TO the
American Railway Union aud reported
for duty amid general rejoicing.
ASKED TO WITHDRAW TROOPS.
tions signed by every mem Der of the
labor unions in Lyons, Ormsby and this
county, were forwarded to Governor
| Coicord, requesting him to call upon
| President Cleveland to withdraw the
! Federal troops from Nevada on the
grounds that their presence in this State
| is unnecessary Tor the protection of life
and property, no violation OF the law
having so far been attempted by the
strikers or their sympathizers.
TRAIN FIRED UPON.
! TACOMA, July 16.-A Northern Pacific
| train from the East was fired upon this
afternoon near Cleelum. Twenty depu-
| ties, many of whom were returning from
! the eastern part of the State, left the train
as soon as 1t stopped aud chasedsthe cuI-
prits. a log train was also fired on near
| Puyallup this morning, by man on
| horseback, who fed as soon as two depu-
ties gave chase on foot.
I Many OF the railroad employees who
! yesterday made application to be REIN
] stated to-day reported for duty and took
the receivers oath. Officials say nine
tenths of the old engineers are ready for
work, and that there are more applica-
! tions than places In all departments. All
! passenger trains are running, and the
sale of tickets to Eastern points was re-
sumed to-day. Two Though freight
trains were started East, and several local
! freights. Railroad officials say the strike
is over here. 1t has beea intended to
withdraw train guards tomorrow, but
on account OF to-nights shooting this
will not be done.
Seven hundred pounds of dynamite
were stolen from powder magazine in
| the suburbs Thursday night. Some
think the strikers secured it, but there is
no evidence to that effect.
EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK.
/ PORTLAND, July l6-The striking en-
ployes of the Terminal Company re-
| turned in body to-day and offered to GO
back to work. Manager Lyons of the
/ Terminal Company will take back all
the men he needs, but will not discharge
those he hired during the strike The
! Northern Pacific began receiving freig ht
for ali points this, afternoon. The South
ern Pacific is taking freight for all points
as far south as Ashland. The Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company also
began receiving freight to-day.
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Mysterious Looking Package.
A mysterious looking box was picked
ND at Third and J streets early last even
4 ing and taken to the station house by
! OIncer Bagley, which was found to con-