The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-07-24

bend it's technical purpose, but the
very fact that IL was a proclama-
ton OF the President of the United
States had about the same effect as
the sign manual Of the Gar upon
an ukase addressed to the residents
Of some interior town in Russia or
Poland. Men and women of deter.
mined character aud desperate in
clinations, aud who. on Saturday,
when the conflict with the militia
occurred, would have rended their
antagonists limb from limb but for
the sure aim OF the rifles aud the
prodding OF the bayonets, conclud
ed that It would be better to remain
indoors. What in other districts
the combined forces Of regulars,
state militia, United States marshals
and city police had been unable to
accomplish with bayonets, pistols
aud regulation guns was brought
about in the twinkling OF an eye,
when the foreigners had digested
the appeal Of Grover Cleveland.
The ferry steamer Alameda with
the sheriff on board carried two
companies OF cavalry aud five bat
teries Of artillery from the Presidio
on the 10th. II was thought she was
bound for Sacramento. The steamer
called at Mare Island and took 800
marines. The forces were transfer
red to two Sacramento river steam
ers. Que troop Of cavalry was land.
ed on each bank and were to march
along the river to Sacramento a. al
advance guard to the boats.
After q good deal OF trouble with
rioters, a train left San Jose for San
Francisco the same day, breaking
the blockade.
Companies @ and A Of the Nation
al Guard Of Washington State re-
fused duty against the strikers. q
was the FIRST to do SO, but was rein.
stated by Gen. Curry. II is this
ieniency that il believed to he the
cause Of Co. As break. The latter
company was deprived Of ammuui.
ton, which some hold to be equiva.
lent to being placed under arrest.
The Pittsburg and Western train
men refused to obey the order t.
strike.
Trains were going on all the road,
in Colorado on the 10th.
At the stock yards 10 Chicago OF
the 18th the blockade was effect al
ly broken. Business was resumed or
every road.
Fights between troops and rioterl
in Chicago on the 9TH resulted il
seven persons killed and many In
jured. A woman aud child wer,
innocent..victims Of flying bullets.
II was estimated that less thar
1900 workers responded to tn,
Knights Of Labor's order Of . gener
al strike.
Railway bridges have been burne,
in Washington State.
The typographical unions Of Ne,
York, No. q, aud Of Chicago, No. II
have expressed sympathy with tn
railway strike. That OF Chicago sen
high0owp letter to Presiden
Cleveland, 10 which they appeal I
him and his Cabinet TO cease ur
holding by federal arms the corpora
ti"us, drunken to intolerance as the
are with the wine Of special priv
lege."
Knights OF Labor at Toledo r.
fused to strike.
Sovereign countermanded hi
order for strike Of Knights on tn
18th.
President Harrison approve
Of President Cleveland's action i
sending federal troops into . Stat
without . requisition from the Gov
ernor.
OUTRAGE AT SACRAMENTO.
After q conference between Gen,
raj Superintendent Fillmore aud Co
Graham at Sacramento on the Iii
orders were issued to take the Las
srn overland train, which had boz
detained there since the begiunin
OF the strike, to San Francisco. I'll
train was made up under cover {
military guard and consisted OF
locomotive, five mail aud exprs'
cars, one baggage car, three ds
coaches, three Pullman sleepers al
one Pullman dining car. The guar
was composed OF Lieut.. Sksrrett IN
twenty-One men Of Battery l., FIT
artillery, six soldiers on the engii
aud the others on the platforms ,
the cars.
A. the train pulled out the multi
tuds cheered aud crowds OF strike
jsered and cried "Scab." The tra
got . Roadway OF twelve miles q
hour. When two aud . half mil
out, just where the tree grow,
ceases aud the water overflow b
gins, the train entered on . lor
trestle. The locomotive went ov
bottom up aud landed in six feet
water. The next two cars piled {
top. Engineer Sam b. Clarke, OF
III the oldest engineers on the roa
Private Clark, Private Byrne al
Private Lubberding all went undt
Their bodies were under the wre,
in six feet OF water. Private Dugar
arm was caught between the car al
beam OF the trestle aud cut clear O
Private Daumlsr was hurt IN Il
head. Private Wilson had his |,
lacersted. Private Ellis was int
nslly hurt. Daimler and Dug;
will die. A hospital for the woun
cd was established in the dep
room, with marine surgeons al
nurses in charge.
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