The herald., 1894-07-22

ment Of the etrike on the Southern
Pacific system, both the strikers and the
railroad officials are still defiant. At
Oakland, in order to ehield their nom
union employees from the abuse Of
strikers on the streets, the company has
lifted up eating houses aud sleeping
bunks in its yards on the MOLE After
Monday the new men will practically
live IN the railroad yards and on the
trains.
ALL TRAINS RUNNING.
Tonight the railroad off cisls announce
that all their trains are running. The
evening western overland train via Og-
den was the last to be- restored. The
train was sent on schedule time tonight.
A military guard still escorts each train.
The soldiers have been instructed not to
hesitate about shooting in the event OF
attempted interference with trains.
striker who attempted to cut an
air brake in West Berkely today 10 re-.
ported to have been shot and badly
wounded.
RETURNING TO WORK.
Despite the assertions of the strikers
to the contrary, the railroad man
ayers say that large numbers OF the
A. X. U. men are returning to work. All
along the company has been badly
crippled for want OF awitehmsn. Today.
1t is said, Is striking switchmen re-
turned to work at Sacramento snd that
ecore more of switchmen arrived from
Chicago and we're put to work.
THE CoMPANY's POSITION.
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Sacramento today to effect settlement
between the strikers and the railroad
company. Very little was accom- lished,
however. Men who epoke for the rail-
road company and several OF the strik.
ers were present. The position of the
company was explained by the following
letter from Mr.. Towne:
GENTLEMEN Your committee is at
liberty to say that when the strike ia
declared off our company will EN- ploy, in
addition to those now in our service and
who are coming to US under engage
ment, euch men as we may need in our
train and other service, who have not
during the strike, wilfully damaged rail-
road property or forciblv prevented our
employees from performing their usual
regular duties, each to be considered
separately and upon individual applicn-
ton, and to be disposed of according to
the merits OF the applicant. The COM
pany will be careful that no individual
suffers wrong or injustics at our hands.
Beyond this the men must trust to the
lenlency OF the company. Very truly,
A. N. TowNE,
Second Vice-President and General Man.
ager.
DYNAMITE STOLEN.
WEST OAKLAND. July 2l.-About 10 |
o'clock this morning Superintendent
Wilder received the startling lntelli |
gence that q case containing 40 pounds
Of dynamite had been stolen from the
company's quarry at the Laundry farm.
The thieves had broken into the maya
zine during the night and stolen the
box. Word was sent up and down the
lines and every precantion taken to
guard against an outrage similar to last
weeks dynamite explosion on Center
street. The guards we're increased all
along the line and engineers pro-
ceeded with the greatest precsu-
ton. The secret service was
notified and officers were set to
work 70 unearth the dynamlters, but
not single attempt has been made to
use the, explosive and no clue has as yet
been obtained by the police. President
Roberts laughed to scorn the idea that
the strikers intended to use dynamite as
last resort in their fight against the
railroad. He said that the strikers
were not the class OF people to use dyna.
mite and he did not believe that their
eympRthizers were either.
ROBERTS IN TROUBLE.
President Roberts OF Oakland lodge,
American Railway union, has been or
dered by Chief Juetice Fuller of the
United States supreme conrt to appear
ueiore Circuit Judge McKenna in San
Francisco on August 9th to answer 10
any charges that may be preferred
against him. This action is supposed
to be in anticipation of an indictment
to be found against Roberts by the
federal grand jury. The order Of the
court was served upon Roberts ss he
was coming from the Populist conven-
ton, where he had just been nominated
for atate senator.
MILITIA IN A BAD FIX.
The militia in camp here, OF whom
there are l400, now have new cause of
complaint. Many Of them ore receiving
letters from their employers stating that
If they do not at once return to work
other men will be taken in their places.
The officers of the militia clearly under
stand the situation, but explain to all
who receive such letters that il they
allow few to Leave camp there will be
several hundred others demanding the
same privilege. Sickness is the only
recognized excuse for furlough; those
who may desert are threatened with ar
rest.
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