The record-union., 1894-07-12
The Railroad Blockade in the
North Not Yet Broken.
UNITED STATES REGULARS NOW IN
THE FIELD.
The Situation More Serious than at
Any Time Heretofore-The situa-
ton at Oakland wariike-An Extra
Force of Officers on Duty-Trains
Running on the Coast Division.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oN.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-For over
twenty -four hours United States regulars
have been in the field in Northern Cali
fornia, but the railroad blockade has not
been broken. In fact, the situation to-
night is deemed more serious than 1t has
been at any time heretofore. Human
lives have been sacrificed at Sacramento,
in a horror 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 the soldiers
in the field have been wrought upon un-
til the men composing the contending
forces are not only as determined as be-
fore, but ugly and desperate. 1t is clear
that the strikers realize the folly ofopenly
resisting the United States army, as they
have resisted all municipal and State
authority. From the dastardly tactics
employed this afternoon at Sacramento
against the regulars and the railroad
company it is apparent, however, that
the more barbarous and more deadly
tactics OF guerrilla warfare is to be re-
sorted to.
AT Oakland to-day the outlook was also
warlike. An extra force of $50 special
in, and the railroad officials were making
preparations early in the day to start
trains simultaneously with those to be
sent out from Sacramento. The strikers
resolved to kip the engines that had
been fired up. Before the full force of
deputies had arrived a band of strik ers
charged into the yard on the mole. They
were repulsed. Then they waited for re-
Inducements from the Alameda mole.
When more men arrived the strikers
charged again, and this time the deputies
gave way. After all the engines that had
been run out were killed the strikers
| withdrew.
| Then came news of the disaster near
Sacramento. When Division Superin-
tendent Wilder heard the train was
wrecked, he stopped preparations. I'VE
want to know where we stand before we
go ahead. If bushwhacking is now to
| prevail, we do not propose to send our
men out and jeopardize their lives"
| AS yet no marines from Mare Island
have been landed at Oakland.
| A train was sent down the Sonoma
Valley branch from Calistoga this morn
| ing. but it was stopped at Vallejo, where
the strikers killed the engine.
| To-night's trains are running in North
| ern California only on the Coast Division.
| Neither in San Francisco nor at San Jose
did the strikers cause any disturbance
during the day.
| At Los Angeles the blockade appears
| to have been effectually broken. After
| the slight disturbance at that point on
Tuesday night, the guard in the yards
was increased. This morning the
wrecked cars were cleared away and
trains went out as usual. On the Santa
| Fe road all regular trains went out on
| time, a guard OF troops accompanying the
overland. On the Southern Pacific local
| trains were delayed in the morning until
the wrecked cars in the yards could be
got out of the way. The Southern Pa
! cific's first overland train from the East
arrived in Los Angeles at 8 O'Clock in the
| morning under a military guard. An
| Eastern overland train similarly guarded
was dispatched at noon.
| When the United States District Court
convened at Los Angeles this morning
| Judge Ross called the Grand Jury and
| referred briefly to the wrecking of cars
| in the railroad yards on Tuesday night
He told them to indict all the parties
found violating the law. Judge Ross
charged the jury again relative to the OBJ
struction of the mails and interstate
commerce.
A gang of strikers late this afternoon
ditched two trains at East Oakland and
completely blocked the track. They did
this in order to prevent the San Jose
the railroad men over the outrage at Sac
ramento is intense. The engineers are
more bitterly opposed to the American
Railway Union men than ever, while the
strikers say the train wreck was one of
the fortunes of war. No more develop
ments in the strike situation at Oakland
are expected tonight.
President Roberts has issued the fol-
lowing notice to the members of the
Amaric2O Railway Union.
''It is rumored that a secret organiza-
ton, calling itself The Avengers have
in anticipation project to dynamite and
mutilate Pullman cars, pretending to be
doing such unlawful acts in sympathy
with our association. Now l take this
method OF warning you all of the danger
to our cause by countenancing such acts
of violence and lawlessness, and charge
each and every member of our organiza-
ton to closely guard and protect all rail-
road property in whatever place it may
be, and for whatever purpose it may be
used. as far as it is in your power to do
so. While we are all pledged not to
handle or haul Pullman cars, it is none
the less our duty to use all reasonable
efforts to prevent the destruction of prop
erty and all acts of lawlessness. And
we further call upon all good citizens to
aid us in our endeavors until such time
as all these matters can be amicably adj
justed. /. j. ROBERTS,
s'President Local Union 80. A. r. e."
The United States authorities say that
the wires between Sacramento and San
Francisco have been tapped, and instruc-
tions from Washington to Federal off,
cials here given to the leaders of the
strike. Hereafter all Government mes
sages by telegraph will be in cipher.
1t is expected that tomorrow Judge
Morrow will instruct the Federal Grand
Jury favoring the indictment of c. G.
Morgan, Alfred Urich and j. Duffy, now
in jail, on charge OF obstructIng the
United States mails.
The two light batteries of the Fifth Ar
tlllery. under Major ID. 81. Kinzie, are
now under marching orders at the Pre-
sidio, and expect to be summoned to
Sacramento tomorrow. The combined
batteries mum Der l5S men. If called out
they will take with them the long-range
Hotchkiss guns.
The State Board of Trade estimates the
loss to California fruit-growers, owing to
the blockade, at $4,000 a day.
Metropolitan Hall was crowded by
sympathizers of the strikers this even
ing, the principal theme being the settle
ment of all the disputes now existing by
arbitration. The throng was so great
that hundreds had to be turned away
from the door. Speeches were delivered
by many prominent citizens and sympa-
thizers. A peaceful solution of the pend
ing struggle between the corporations
and their employees was the prayer of
every speaker and they were in full SYM
pathy with the vast audience.
'sKILLEDu THE ENGINE.
VALLEJO, July 1.-THE Calistoga train
came down this morning as usual. AS
soon as she had uncoupled the engine
from the train and started for the round