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Ban FRANCISCO. July 5.-The str!k-
ing railroad men have placed Oakland
under siege. They are absolute masters
Of the ferry system They have stopped
the trains on both lines. ara connection
ty rail- with all the cite. across the bay
has been cut on They have seized the
railroad yards at west Oakland They
are in possession at the Oakland Mole
Rot 4 wheel IL moving.
The strikers accomplished their work
within an hour and half. and Rot
hand va. raised against them by the
authorities.
several companies OF ~. National
Guard are under arms ami ready 70
march at q moments notice. Three
companies OF the Fifth Regiment ar
rived last night The city Is in state
IF great excitement When the rail-
road ofiicials knew that they ooald not
run their trains they stopped all but The
boats on the coast route and complete 81
the blockade During the night the
deputy sh:stfi.
Striker seise the Yards.
The day was tn. most Sensational In
The trouble did not begin until 70 o'clock.
when the strikers, In obedience to
orders, moved upon the yards and round
captured. neither officers OF she city nor
officials Of the Company making any
resfstance. The Alameda. Berkeley and
Oakland Hslns wer. seized and siallei
and held, and the switches 50 arranged
as 10 be useless without repair.
Bands of strikers went on the run TO
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and Webster streets signalled and seize1
the train running one OF the coache.
down the road until IL rested across the
tracks of the Alameda broad gauge. As
the Alameda has not been running for
several days. the blockade on the entire
system Is complete. During the after
noon the strikers made another RAID on
part of their work left undone in the
morning.
RaiIpsad Relies On Troops.
The railroad Is relying solely on the
assistance Of the militia and United
States troops II 4. Is possible 70 OBJ
Last night the naval battalion wa. or
dered 10 be ready 10 march at mo-
ment's notice. The battalion reported to
HEADQUARTERS and the three companies
remained in their srmories during the
night.
strikers Ahead In sacramento.
SACRAMENTO. CAL. July 5.-Gen.
a sssa y .s asa yss,sfday ssssi for
a written ordered TO fire.. but United
States Marshal Baldwin refused 10 give
one. Il was then taat the ohiSeTs de-
companies followed their example. Bald
win Ordered the soldiers u return to the
A large number Of soldiers from San
Francisco have been overcome by the
intense heat.
away from the scene OF the disturb.
ances. The strikers were masters Of
the situation all last night. They had
com. ;e,e possession OF the depot. The
when tpe troops had withdrawn to
their armSry yesterday and the strikers
ing their victory a new source OF danger
became apparent. A body Of fifty strtk-
ers appeared on the scene armed with
the Garibsldi Guard had turned the con.
tents OF its arsenal over TO the strikers.
Armed strikers on the Way.
The authorities and railroad people
became still further alarmed when add
vised OF the warlike preparations OF the
strikers at various points north OF here
s on hs s 9tsF' nos branch sodx Of
nye strikers, fully armed and equipped
for battle. marched TO the Southern
Pacine deTot. where other A. Il. L. men
had a car aBd locomotive In waiting.
and coon the armed body OF excited men
wss speeding towards Sacramento. A
United States Msrshals' car was coupled
behind the coach in which the strikers
" Al R f,eihf Blur. n demonstration which
also portends trouble was made by the
strikera. The A. X. l.. men there re-
ceiyed orders early In the day 10 come
70 Sacramento and at once began rus
one hundred rifles and plenty Of am
munitiOn were secured and placed In
q cabooss at the depot. When the
train from Dunsmuir arrived 1T Ped
Blum the rolling arsenal and another
band OF strikers were taken aboard.
long enough for the strikers To purchase
AL the available ammunition. Soon
they were Speeding on again towards
Sacramento.
Arrests Mt Los Angeles.
LOS'ANGELEs. Cal, july Six men.
comprising the strike committee of the
a. ;R, L., were arrested yrster lay utter
noon by Deput" Tni'el States Mar
ehai. Bail was fixed In each case at
s:s,'. m. men rad not given bali up
70 q late hour last n.St. but we're
sra'ch NJ for Dorramen.
Tho Indictment charges the men with
having obstruct~d and lncitel others IN
ohstruct the carrying Of the United
Soutbern Paciac road.
zF All over AT Indinnnp"IIs.
ISDIANAPOLIs. July 5.-Tce a.iike
here Is over. The IionoH tram came 81
on time. The "Ba -Four" went W,-t
IA bat FNtr ION