The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-12
0AKLANDERS UNRULY,
Trains Ditched, Engines killed."
Tracks Blocked.
At ::Other Lately Troubled Points
California Is Quiet.
Sheriff Confident of ConvictIng Sac
ramcnto Train Wreckers.

OAKLAND. cal, July l2.--Tne strikers
in Oakland are fighting with all the
energy which desperation gives thei.
caues. About O'Clock this morning
crowd numbering 80 gathered al the en-.
trance of the Oakland Mole. and dctach-
Ing a coach from train jammed 1t back
against fiat car, blockading the Sew
enth street tracks and wrccking the car.
The other coaches OF tn, train were
also dcrailrd, and the engine dumped
or the rails. making Il blockade at
both ends OF the train. Al the same
time another crowd went to Alameda
and ran dead engine crushing into
turntable at High street.
one arrest was made by the police ut
the Mole. There are no signs of trains
being moved.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 12.-Onicers
have found the tools which were used
In causing the train wreck in which reg
ular soldiers were killed near this city
yesterday. and claim TO know who the
partfts are who hid them
Private Dougan. of Battery l., Fifth
Infantry. died during the night, making
the NTH victim Of the wreck
Another attempt will be made this
afternoon to get train to San Fran
cisco. IT will go by way of Stockton.
Regulars will accompany the train.
Gen. Graham has issued an order for
bidding any one to cross the line at
street. Newspaper correspondents are
shut out an! IL Is almost impossible to
get any news.
The Sheriff claims to have sufficient
evidence to convict The first man placed
under arrest Striker Worden of derail-
ing the .asEcrn overland train yester-
day.
He was seen with three other strikers.
who have also been apprehended, driving
In a wagon Tuesday night to tle scene
hired from Wilson's sta bile, on X street,
and it is said that Worden was heard TO
remark that he had enough dynamite to
blow the train to HI.
! The regulars are In an ugly mood on
account Of the death and INJURY to their
comrades through the train wreck, and
seem anxious for slirmish with the
| strikers.
Many of them claim that General Supt.
! Fillmore assured Cen. Graham that the
road had been carefully gone over and
strikers would not resort to any desper-
ate measures to win the strike 1t was
not until he assured Gen. Graham Of the
good condition of the road that the
latter consented TO send his men to
assist tn, train to San Francisco.
Harry Knox, the leader of the strikers,
has Issued ths followins
Il desire to. state in behalf Of the
\. r. L. that this order has not the
remotest CONNECTION with the dltching
81 the train between Sacramento and
eral people lost their lives.
I'VE condemn this act ms outrageous
and barbarous and entirely contrary to
"a N
Interest of labor, and lie opposed to
Violence or the sacrifice OF human HE;
This &C. was Z, done by sympa thiSers and
TO lnjure rather than hep us. We ain
eersly trust that this first act of Violence
WIZ he II, The lssti ,,,,, :, . -
strikers late Yesterday afternoon ditched
two trains at Oakland and completely
bloclted the track. They did this in
order to prevent the San Jose trains
outrage at Sacramento Is Intense. The
tnns'neers are ,b mqre b,tteriy opposed to
ers say the train wreck was one of the
| fortunes of war.
| No further Developments Of the strike
situation at Oakland are expected at
The United States authorities say that
the wires between Sacramento and SAN
Francisco have been tapped: and in;
|
officials here given to the leaders OF the
strike. Hereafter. all Government mes
sages by telegraph will be in cipher
The two light batteries OF the Firth
| United States Artillery. under Major
| Mckenzie. now under marching orders
at tue Preside expect to be summoned
| to Sacramento tomorrow. The com
| ninel batteries number 1853 men. If they
are called on. they viii take with them
the long range Hotchk!ss guns.
Los ANGELES. cal, July, Ian
Fee Two overland Eastern trains, one Of
which was IN two sections. arrived, and
one overland freight was sent out over
| the Santa Fe yesterday.
| The overlands brought Pullmans. eX-
press and mall cars and large number
Of passengers who were under guard OF
JmnA q ani the other on June %
Through Eastern passenger and freight
trains are sent over the Santa re.
| The Southern Pacific is sending out all
! local trains MS usual, and also the New
| Orleans overland, both passengers aud
freight