The herald., 1894-07-12
Four Other Soldiers Injured.
One of Them Fatally.
Strikers or Sympathizers Charged
With the Decd.
Four Men Arrested OH Circumstan.
tial Evidence.
Military iu Full Control at Sacram ento.
State Troops Fired Upon from
Ambush = 6trikers' Head.
quarters kaldccs
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.-For ovsr "a
hours United States reg ulars have been
in the field in Northern California, but
the railroad block hns not heen broken.
In fact, the situation tonight is deemed
more serious than it has been at any
time heretofore. Human lives have
been sacrificed at Sacramento in .hor-
ror which the strikers are accused OF
having perpetrated. All of the victims
but one were soldiers. AS a result the
feelings of the strikers and soldiers in
the field have been wrought up. until
the men composing the contending
forces are not only as determined as be-
fore, but ugly and desperate. 1t ie clear
that the strikers realzs ths folly OF
openly resisting the United States army
as they have resisted all munich
pal and state authority. From
the dastardly tactics employed this
oitOihOOh op uSdiubt Lu0
regulars and the railroad company, it is
apparent, however, tina. the more bar
barous and more deadly tactics of
guerrilla warfare are to be resorted to.
Twice during the day were the troops
ambushed. The irst attack from under
cover was early in the morning. At 8
O'Clock Colonel Graham landed at Sac
ramento with his force of over 800 regu-
lars. No effort wac made to resist their
progress. The troops marched direcr to
the Southern Pacific depot snG took
possession OF the buildings and the rail-
road yards. The few hundred people
gathered at this depot dispurscd when
ordered to DO so. At the VIII arves de-
tachment OF the state militia had been
left to guard the water front.
The troops were no sooner out Of
sight than this little band Of miiitiamen
was fred upon with rifles by force of
about 25 men, who were concealed in
the bushes on the opposite side Of the
river. The militiamen returned the fire
and about 200 shots were exchanged
across the river before the attacking
party fed.
Japanese boy who stood on the
river bank was killed by bullet from
the militia band. None of the attacking
party were apprehendsd.
Alter this skirmish it Was hoped hos
tili.ies had ended. Under cover of the
United States troops the railroad off,
cials went into the yards and resumed
cleared and trains made up.
At noon passenger train was dis.
patched for Oakla under a strong
mil try guard. Among the crowds of
strikers on the streets there were men
who openly boasied that the train would
never reach Oakland but no Que honght
they spoke knowingly.
An hour Inter- when the news came
back to Sacramento of horrible rail.
road wreck in whieh at leaet four men
hsd perished, these same men were ss
udiy denying that the men were
stfikera who had sawed away the cup.
potts OF the railroad bridge and caused
the plunge to death.
The disaster at the bridge caused the
railroad company TO cease its efforts to
move trains out OF Sacra mento. Until
the wreckers now at work shall have
repaired the damage done to the trestls
no trains can run over the line, but
whether the company will try to run
other trains out OF Sacramento tomor-
row romans to be seen.
AT Oakland. today, the outlook was
also warlike. An extra force of 15O
epecial policemen and deputy aheriffs
had been sworn in ard the railroad OH