The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-11

few minutes later all the troops turned
their backs upon the turbulent mob at
the depot and quietly withdrew to the
armory a deafening shout announced
the second victory of the strikers over
the railroad company, and their first
victory over the state militia. Soon after
this it became known why the militia had
retreated. United States Marshal Bald
win and the railroad officials had insisted
that the troops refrain from shooting and
that they remove the strikers by physical
strength This plan the officers of the
militia absolutely refused to sanction.
When the troops had Withdrawn to
their arm0ry and the jubilant strikers
and their sympathizers were loudly cele-
brating their victory a new source of
danger became apparent. a body of
fifty strikers appeared on the scene
armed with rifles and ammunition.
1t was learned that the Garibaldi guard
had turned the contents of its arsenal
over 10 the strikers.
The authorities and railroad people be-
came still further alarmed when advised
of the warlilIe preparations of the strik-
ers at various points north of here on
the Oregon branch. At Dunsmuir, short
" after noon. a body of Seventy-five
strikers, fully armed and equipped for
battle. marched to the South Pacific
depot, where other \. r. L. men had a
car and locomotive in waiting, and soon
the armed body of excited men were
| speeding toward Sacramento. a United
States marshaps car was coupled behind
| the coach in which the strikers were rid
ing.
At Red Bluff a demonstration, which
also portends trouble, was made by the
| strikers
The A. r. L. men there received or
| ders early in the day TO come to Sacra-
| mento and at once began rustling about
| the town for arms. Finally 100 rifles and
| plenty of ammunition was secured and
| placed in a caboOse at the depot. When
| the trains from Dunsmuir arrived at Red
| Bluff the rolling arsenal and another
| band of strikers were taken aboard. At
$3.50 the train stopped at Redding long
| enough for the strikers TO purchase all
| the available ammunition. Soon they
were speeding on again toward Sacra-
mentO.
1t is believed the train will arrive be
| fore midnight.
The addition of these excited and des-
perate men from the mountain regions
! Of the North TO the riotously inclined
strikers already portends grave conse-
| quences and the whole populaCe is not
unreasonably anxious.
| Gen. stephens. when ordered to
| clear the depot of strikers. asked for
written order to fire, but United States
| Marshal Baldwin refused. lit was then
| the officers declined, and the Stockton
| companies followed their example. Bald
win then ordered the soldiers TO return
| TO the armory. 4 large number of
| soldiers from San Francisco have been
| overcome by the intense heat. Mayor
Sherman has issued a proclamation
commanding the people to keep away
| from the scene Of the disturbances. The
| strikers are masters OF the situation to-
| might. They have complete possession
| of the depot The troops, with the ex-
| ception of one company, have retired
] for the night
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-The twelfth
| day of the great strike on the Southern
| Pacific closed with not a wheel turning
| in northern California. At Sacramento
| Oakland, San Jose and this point the sit
uation is unchanged. The Southern Pa
| ciiic managers are utterly helpless and
| appear to make no effort to resume
| traffic.
Tonight there is an added excitement.
! however, caused by the news that United
| States marines from Mare island and reg
! ular troops have been ordered to Oak
land to begin the fight that the Southern
| Pacific managers have so long been wait
| ing for the government to make Lead
| ers Of the strikers in Oakland say there
| will be no organized resistance to the
troops, but they openly declare the
| strikers have resolved to conduct a
guerilla warfare. Every one knows what
| this means and many citizens are fear
| full of the events of tomorrow.
Governor Markham has been warned
| Of the approaching danger and is hurry
| ing from Los Angeles to the state capt.
| tai The fact that the authorities have
| decided to begin operations against the
strikers at Oakland and not at Sacra-
mento. where the men have already been
angered and provoked to the point OF
arming themselves with rifles is signifi-
cant In southern California the rail-
| road seems to have broken the blockade.