The herald., 1894-07-14
mento save two that were dispatched for
the east this morning.

mento save two that were dispatched for
the east this morning.
TRArNLoAD OF TROOPS.
Another train bearing 250 United
States troops from Fort Douglas, Utah.
is westbound. This train arrived at
Winnemucca at noon today. and under
cover of these troops q westbound pas
sen or that had been stalled at Winnie
muccs sincs June 10th was released and
started forward under military guard.
One company OF troops was left at Win
nemuccs and a military picket estab.
lished around the railroad property. The
rest # the troops proceeded west with
tbs passenger train. A wrecking train,
with two fat cars loaded with troops, is
coming on ahead OF the train.
THE LOS ANGELES OVERLAND.
Another overland train from Los An
geles is also coming into Northern Cali.
fornia under a heavy military guard.
This train passed Bakersfield this after
noon and. without accident, 10 due to
reach Oakland late tonight.
AT OAKLAND MOLE.
At Oakland the railroad yards on the
mole are now under the protection of q
force of 1000 United States marines,
state militia and deputies. The force
has bsen sufficient to overawe the riot
GUS strikers and today there WAS no
further violence.
THE EVENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.
In San Francisco the event of the day
was the impaneling Of a special United
States grand jury by Judge Morrow to
investigate the prevailing disorders. In
the course of his charge to the jury,
which had been specially drawn from
the business men of San Francisco,
Judge Morrow said:
"That the passage of the mails over
certain lines OF railroad in this state has
been retarded and obstructed there is
no question. The regular receipt and
dispatch of mails over the roads Of the
Southern Pacific have in fact been sus-
pended at the San Frsncisco posto flee
for a period Of about two weeks. Who
is responsible for this state OF affairs
the strikers, tine railroad company, or
both? The railway is great public
highway, and the duty of the railway
company is first to the public. Tho road
must be kept in operation if it is pos
sible to do so with the force and appli-
ances within reach. Any negligence in
this respect is not excused by temporary
difficulties. The damage and Interrupt
tion caused BY the elements are usually
promptly repaired and removed. The
same energy and good faith should be
observed with respect to the removal
OF labor and other difficulties.
THE present controversy between the
Southern Pacific and it's employees ap-
pears to be in relation to the movement
OF Pullman cars. Both parties to this
controversy nave announced in the pub
lie press that they have been ready and
willing to move freight cars and passen-
ger trains without Pullman cars. In
my opinion the aituation has been OF
such an extraordinary character and the
interruption to commerce so serious and
long continued as to have required of
the railroad company to temporarily
waive all questions concerning the
makeup of regular trains, ss the Off
GERS Of the company claim to have done,
and employed such resources as the
company had in the movement OF other
trains, in an effort to relieve the pre-
vailing congestion and distress. This
obligation l believe to have been pub
lie duty and willful failure to perform
this duty with respect to the movement
of the mails and interstate commerce
comes within the purview of the stat
ute.
"It is your duty to determine this
question under the law and present the
guilty parties to the court for prosecu-
ton. In this inquiry you will not limit
your examination to the conduct of any
particular class OF persons. but carefully
scrutinize the acts OF all parties con.
cerned, whether they are officers OF the
railroad company or employees, and
without fear or favor or influence OF any
kind, point out in the proper manner
the persons who have transgressed the
law and imperiled the beat interests OF
this state.
"In your inquiry you may find that
parties have 30 associated themselves
together in their conduct az to bring
them within the law of conspiracy"