Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-04

SAN FRANCISCO, October f.
Serious rioting marked the railroad
strike yesterday and last night.
There was disorder at several places
in Texas and one special officer was
shot and killed at Houston. 1t is
claimed by railroad men that strik-
ers did the killing, but there are
conflicting reports as to this. At
another point in Texas strike
breaker was attacked by a mob and
received injuries which caused his
death
Cairo, Illinois, was also the scene
Of fatality when a strikebreaker
was attacked and killed by union
men.
Strikebreakers are being taken
from the mountain district near
ColfaX to Southern California
points. Three carloads passed
through Sacramento this morning
and others are said to be on the
road.
Railroad officials claim that the
number of men alleged to have
gone on strike has been greatly ex-
aggerated by union men and assert
that a majority of the shopmen
have remained at their places.
Union men claim that the rail
road is greatly crippled and that
practically all the men have obeyed
the strike order.
At Oakland the switchmen have
called a meeting for tonight, at
which time the question of a
sympathetic strike will be taken VI
and discussed. The switchmen are
said to have made demands for bet
ter wages some time ago and have
as yet received no reply from the
railroad officials
Union men claim that severa
other organizations are showing
signs of unrest and predict sympa
thetic strikes in few days.
All is quiet in Sparks and eXcep
for the fact that most of the ma
chimes in the Southern Pacific shop
are still and there are very few
men working, there is little to shov
that strike is in existence as ia
as Sparks is concerned,
A number of special officers hav,
been engaged by the Southern Pa
cific company and are patrclling tn
railroad property and all of tn
gates leading to the yards are be
ing fastened The main entranc
: for the men heretofore near tn
G round-house has been closed and
: new gate has been opened near tn
: club house. This is thought b
y some to indicate that the compan
A is thinking of bringing strike
d breakers into Sparks.
s Attempted Arrest.
/ This morning one of the unio
men stated to a Gazette man tina
l. the master mechanic had attempte
|, to have two of the strikers arreste
= night before last on charge of al
s. tempting to intimidate helpe
who had remained at work, bu
0 that when the officers demande
l. that he swear to the complaint h
L did not do so
e It is further stated that there ha
L been no violence, but that tn
II union men are placing pickets an
y arranging to see all men who ma
go to work in place of the striker
One of the union men stated tn
morning that one of the foreme
in the Sparks yards has commence
the inspection of trains and thu
n another official yesterday aided
the icing of trains on account {
J the lack of help. Another unio
man stated that the union had a
lowed two old men, who are SOC
to receive pensions, to remain
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"a man to remain at work until fu
a, ther notice. These men, they sa
IN are about the only ones working.
III 1t was stated by one union ma
II, this morning that the company ye
IS terday ordered brakemen to inspe
all trains before leaving the var
I'd and that the brakemen informt
IL the company they would not do
and threatened to strike il the cor
pany tried to enforce the order.
a Trains Run as Usual.
81 A telephone message from the Q
fee of the master mechanic tod
was to the effect that trains a
running as usual without al