The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-14
THE soUrHKnx PACIFIC rIE-Ur-
street IdIer Killed ~ Soldiers az sac
ramento-TraIn Service Better.

THE sol THEN EAAAFAt
street Idier KIilea sy Soldiers at Sac
ramento-Train Service Better.
SAs FRAscEsco. July t3.-Sixteen days
have intsrvened since the gr@a. strike was
begun on the Southern Pacific system
During the entire period railway tsattie
has been ~ an absolute standstih IN
Northern California. At least six human
lives have been csc -ihced in the struggle
that is on between the railway company
and the Federal governments on one side
and the American Railway Union on the
other. The commercial loss has been
enormous. Not only is general traffc
almost az a standstiil. bat q seasons fruit
CROP 10 the value of hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars. is perishing In the or
chgrds. Tonight there - every indication
that the fruit growers are 10 see more OF
their crop spoil on their hands. and that
the embargo on commerce is TO be indeh-
nitely continued.
When the United States army and navy
was thrown into the fight, IL was said the
trouble would speedily end. Il Is now
three days since the Federal troops went
into the field in Northern California, but
the end is not yet in sight In fact, the
United States authorities are resisted as
were the state and municipal forces. and
the troublous times seem but to have be-
gun. In Sacramento the defiance became
SO bold today that the capital city Is to-
night under actual martial law. United
States Marshal Baldwin rode through the
streets at the head of q detachment Of
thirty cavalrymeu this afternoon and pro-
claimed martial Law. He ordered the peo-
pie TO their homes and babe them remain
there until the trouble is over. The adop-
ton ofthis extreme measure was provoked
by an outbreak that occurred in Sacra-
mento late this forenoon.
Shortly after IL O'Clock the Southern
Pacific division superintendent sent
switch engine out to clear the railroad
tracks aiong Front street. Knowing that
the locomotive would pass the headquar-
tiers of the strikers big building near the
tracks in the vicinity Of the jail. Col. Graz
ham ordered company of regular soldiers
TO escort the switch engine aud protect the
engineer and fireman. There was soon
proof that Col. Graham appreciated the
mood of the strikers. for the switching
crew was fired upon before they ad passed
the American Railway Union head
quarters. The regulars returned the fire
and John stuart aud Frank Buckley
dropped. Stuart, who is fireman on the
United States steamer Alliance, was shot
through the abdomen and killed. Buck
ley, who claims TO be a Tehama county
raneher, was wounded in the shoulder.
This outbreak and the shooting
Of farmer who insisted on
passing the military lines were
among the causes that led mp to the proc
lamation this afternoon establishing mar
tial law. Tonight only meager details of
the situation are 10 be had here, for
press censorship has been established by
Col. Graham. The Associated Press cor
respondent is suffered TO pass the military
pickets, but 1t Is conditioned that he shall
send out no information relative TO the
movement of trains. Neither Is he per-
mittei to give the names of trainmen. Ii
is the desire of Col. Graham and the rail-
road company officials to withhold this
information from the strikers. 1t is
known, however. that no trains are run
ming out OF Sacramento. save two that
were dispatched for the East this morn
ing. Another train bearing $50 United
States troops from Fort Douglas, Utah,
Is westbound. This train arrived at
Wlnnemucca at noon today. and I'M
der cover OF these troops q west
bound passenger train that had been
stalled az Winnemucca since June %, was
released and started forward under a
military guard. One company of troops
was left at Winnemucca, and a military
picket established around the railroad
property. The rest OF the troops pro-
ceedei vest with the passenger train. A
wreeking train with two Hat cars loaded
with troops is coming on ahead of the
train. Another overland train from Los
Angeles Is also coming into Northern
California under q heavy military guard.
This train passed Bakersfield this after
noon without accident, and is due to reach
Oakland late tonight
At Oakland the railroad on the mole is
under protection of force of / 900 United
States marines. state militiamen and
deputies. This force has been sufficient to
oyerawe the rloutos strikers. and today
| there was no further violence.
| In San Francisco the event of today las
| the impaneling of special United States
| grand jury by Judge Morrow, TO inves,i-
/ gate the prevailing disorders. In the
course of his charge 10 the jury. which had
been specially drawn from the business
men OF San Francisco. the judge said:
That the passage Of mails over certain
| lines of railroad IN this state has been re-
tarded and obstructed there is no ques-
| ton. The regular receipt and dispatch Of
| mail over the road of the Southern Pacific
| company have. in fact. been suspended at
the San Francisco postoffice for period of
| about TWO weeks. Mho is responsible Tor
this state Of affairs. the strikers. the railroad
| company or bothf The railway Is great
! public h.ghway, and the duty Of the rail-
road company is first TO the public. The
| road must he kept In operation ii il
is possible 20 do so with the forces
and appliances within reach. The dam
| age and interruption caused by the ele-
ments are usually promptly repaired aud
/ renewed The same energy aud good
faith should be observed with respect %
the removal Of labor and other difficulties.
/ The present controversy between the
/ Southern Pacific and It's employees appear
so be in relation 10 the movement OF Pull
man cars. Botn parties TO this contro-
yersy have announced Ia the public press
that tbey have been ready and willing
| from the first 10 move freight cars AMI
passenger trains without Pullman cars.
In my opinion the situation has been
OF such an extraordinary character and
the Interruption 10 commerce 50 ser
ious and long continued As to have
required the railroad company TO ten.
poFarty waive ali question concerning
/ tie makeup Of regular trains, as the
officers OF the company claim 10 have
/ done. and employed SUch resources rs
they bad IN the movement OK other trains
30 relieve the prevailing congestion and
distress This obligation | believe to
I have been a public duty, and wlllfg
/ failure 10 perform this da3v With respect
g. the movement OF mails and lnterssa1s