Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-11

SAN Francisco. July io.-There are
many conservative men OF affairs here.
who fear and believe that tomorrow
will develop a desperate conflict be-
tween Federal soldiers and the striking
A, +. U. mea and their allies.
Sacramento is tina prominent
threatening point Tbs serl-
business OF the situation 10 shown In the
warllke precautions that the army au-
thorities have taken. Up TO IL o'clock
this morning the federal authorities
had made every move in secret. At
about that hour tho big ferry
steamer Alameda started out from
the Oakland Mole and steamed
directly across tho bay TO the Presidio
wharf. AT HAS tho steamer bad ef-
fected landing aud there was all the
noise and hustle Of a hasty embarkation
OF horses and infantry. Two troops
OF cavalry and five batteries
Of light artillery were rushed on board.
Gatling guns and two Hotchklss can
mons were In evidence, and Colonel
Graham. commander OF the Presidio,
was personally In command OF the expe-
dition.
1he publication OF President Cleve-
and's proclamation caused intense
excitement in Sacramento, but this
afternoon, when IL became positively
known that Colonel Graham and his
soldiers TO the number OF 800 were
] 81 sk kA "a -
troops at the State capital,
THE EXCITEMENT BECAME WILD
and ominous. The strikers grow louder
| In their threats TO resist any further
attempt to clear the railroad yards and
depot and their leaders loudly pro-
claimed the Southern Pacific Company
would not be permitted TO move its
trains. Nor were the hostile demon
strations confined TO talk alone. Armed
men soon appeared In the streets. As
| IL In preparation for battle, they trans.
ferred their arms and ammunition from
their store house on j street thr''
heaGqnarth<s neafer thyraiir
No atien.ps ~ coDceAymW'
The strIllers marched bs
the streets bearing their wespobso on
their shoulders and they ware loudly
| cheered by hundreds Of sympathizers.
1t is claimed that the A. X. u. arsenal
holds At least 1000 rifles and shotguns
and quantities OF ammunition. The
strikers who cBme in on the train seized
at Dunsmulr brought In over 200 rifles
which they had collected At Dunsmulr,
Bluff and Sisson. Another train
| from Truckee also brought guns and
ammunition. This afternoon a number
OF strikers were practiclng with their
rifles on the Yale side OF the river.
| There are now over three thousand OF
these strikers In Sacramento TO resist
the federal and State troops. Flushed
with the victory over the
u. s. MARsHALs AND POLICE
on Tuesday last, aud n complete victory
over more than thousand State mill
tiamen on the following day, they arc
! in Just the mood 10 resist tho United
| States regulars.
The steamer Alameda, with 300 SOL
diers from the Preside. arrived as
Mare Island this afternoon and took
out three hundred marines. Then tho
Alameda steamed around the point AID
| the men we're transferred to two SAcra-
mento river steamers, which had been
| lying ia wait. Oas troop OF cavalry
was landed on each bank and will march
to Sacramento along the river
as an advance guard to the boats.
General Graham while at Mare Island,
received orders from Washington, ID.
| c., directing him to proceed TO Sscra-
mento and leaving the conduct OF the
whole campaign to his discretion. 1t IL
/ 1T. 10 aertl Ill
tempt TO interfere with the progress OF
the troops but as each boat carries Cat.
ling and Hotchkiss guns, an attack
from the strikers on the river Is not
feared and the guard on shore will pre-
vent offensive operations there.
There Vas some idea Of transporting
troops from Vallejo by train. but as
soon as ths strikers at south Vallejo
heard they were coming. they killed all
the engines, ditchlng one and spiked
the switches, thus
EFFECTIVELY BLOCKING THE TRACK.
This afternoon the crews from the
Charleston. Monterey, TkstIs, Marion
and Independence were landed at Mare
Island for riot drill. They comprise
about 500 men and will leave for Oak.
land tonight In the face OF the gen.
eral preparations OF the strikers for re-
sistance. the attitude Of the
locomotive engineers is attracting
attention. Representatives OF the
Brotherhood waited upon General
Superintendent Fillmore. at Sacra-
mento, this morning, and announced
that they were ready TO return 10 work
at . moments notice. Supt- Fillmore
promised TO notify them II be decided
TO accept their service.
At all points In the State save Sacra-
mento and possibly Oakland, the events
have turned 10 favor Of the railroad
company. At Oakland no trains were
moved. The strikers and railroad off,
cIals are anriously awaiting the appear
ance OF the marines.