The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 10.-There are
many conservative men OF affairs here
who fear and believe that tomorrow will
develope desperate conflict between fed
eral soldiers and the striking American
Railway men and their allies. Sacramento
IS the threatening point. The seriousness
of the situation is shown in the warlike
precautions that the army authorities have
taken. Up to Ii o'clock this morning the
federal authorities had made every move
in secret. At about that hour the big
ferry boat Alameda steamed out from the
Oakland mole and steered directly across
the bay to the Preside wharf. At 1:40
the steamer had effected a landing and
there was all the noise and hustle of an
embarkation of horse and infantry. Two
troops OF cavalry and five baf terles of light
artillery were rushed on board. Gatling
guns and two HotchkIss cannons were in
evidence and Colonel Graham, command
ant at the Preside, was personally in
cpmmRnd of the expedition. The Alameda
with her formidable looking cargo steamed
direct toward the mouth of the Sacrament
to river, but so guarded had the army
Huthorities been that it was not known IN
I'll she entered the river channel whether
her destination was the state capital or
Oakland. It is not probable that the
troops can be landed at Sacramento before
midnight.
The publication of President Cleve-
lands proclamation, extending the condi-
tions OF martial law to California. caused
Intense excitement in Sacramento, but
this afternoon when it became positively
known that Colonel Graham and his
soldiers to the number of over 500 were
already enroute 10 reinforce the state
troops at the state capital, the excitement
there became wild and ominoUs. The
strikers grew louder in their threats to
resist any further attempt of the troops to
clear the railroad yards and depot and
their leaders loudly proclaimed that the
Southern Pacific company would not be
permitted to move Its trains.
Nor were the hostile demonstrations
confined TO talk alone. Armed men soon
appeared IN the streets As If in prepara-
tlon for battle they transferred their guns
and ammunition from their store house
On {, street to their headquarters
nearer the railroad yards. No at
tempt at conceaiment WAS made The
strikers marched boldly through the
streets hearing their weapons on their
shoulders and they wers loudly cheered
Jy hundreds OF sympathiZers. 1t is
claimed that the u. r, L. arsenal holds
~ least sixteen hundred rifles aud shot
guns and quantities of ammunition. The
strikers VINO came in on the train seized
~ Dunsmulr brought in over 200. rifles
which they had collected at Dunsmuir,
Red Binff and SisSous. Another train
from Truckee, also brought in guns and
ammunition. This afternoon number of
strikers were prscticing with their rifles
on the NolO side Of the river There are
now over $, 900 of these strikers In Sacra-
mento TO resist tire federal and state
troops. finished with their victory over
the United States marsh4lS and police on
Tuesday last a complete victory over more
than thousand stale militiaInen on the
following day, they are in the mood to re-
slst he United States regulars tomorrow.
The steamer Alameda with 800 soldiers
from the Preside, arrived at Mare Island
this afternoon and took out 800 marines.
Then the Alameda steamed around the
point and the men were transferred to two
Sacramento river steamers which had
been lying in wait. One troop of cavalry
WAS landed on each bank and will march
10 Sacramento along he river as an ad-
vance guard TO these boats Colonel Gra-
ham while at Mare Island received orders
from W ashlngton directing him TO pro-
coed TO Sacramento and leaving the con-
duct OF { he campaign to his discretion Il
Is anticipated that the strikers viii al
tempt 10 interfere with the progress of the
troops, hut aS each boat carries Calling
and HCtcbklSs guns. an q tack from the
strikers on the IIver Is not feared and the
guard on shore VIII prevent offensive oDer-
ations there. There was some idea of
transporting troops from Vallejo by train.
but soon as the strikers at = uth Val
lego heard they were coming they killed
ali the engines, d.tChing one and spiked
he ~ 81
track.
IuIs afternoon the crews from the
Charleston, Monterey, ThetiS, Marion ana
luGsUendeuce We're landed at Mare Island
Tor l1oJ dTlil. They comprise about 500
men aud VIII leave for Oakland tonight.
In The lace of the general preparations
of the strikers for resistance. the attitude
OF the Locomotive Engineers i attracting
attention. Representatives Of the brother
hood waited upon General Superintendent
Fillmore at acrameuto this morning and
announced that they were ready 20 return
10 worN ~ a moments notice Super n
tendent Fillmore promised 10 notify them
II be decided TO accept their services.
At all points In the stale save Sacra-
mento and possibly Oakland the events of
today have turned in favor Of the railroad
company. At Oakland no trains were
moved. The strikers snd railroad officials
there are auXloUSiy awaiting the anDpar-
ance of the United States marines fbst
have been ordered TO that point In this
city aud San Jose, passenger fr ffir was
resumed today over the coast division
Railroad officials say freight trains will be
moved tomorrow. At no point on the
cosst division was violence offer d hv tbs
strikers. In Southern California the
blockade IS broken. LEGAL trains are ruu-
ming on both the santa Fe and SOU hern
Pacific. The Santa Fe dispatched an east
ern overland train yesterday and this
morning and the Southern Pacific dis
patched its New Orleans special from Los
Angeles