The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-05
HELD Rr THE STRIKERS
militia Of Sacramento BIunt1y Refuse
to Move the Men.

militia OF Sacramento BIunt1y Refuse
to Move on the Men,
SACRAMENTO Cal. July 5.-Through-
out yesterday the most intense ex-
element has prevailed here The
celebration of the national holiday
was completely overshadowed by the
stirring events arising from the des-
perate struggle between the Southern
Pacific and the A. r. u At 10
o'clock two regiments of state militia
from San Francisco and two COM
panies from Stockton marched into
the city.
Soon after the troops had break
tasted the city became wildly excited
over report that several men had
been shot. Many Of The strikers were
wild with rage. 1t transpired. how
ever, that the shooting was acct
dental
At o'clock the troops moved to-
ward the depot. where a large force
of police, deputy sheriffs and depu-
ties under United States Marshal
Baldwin were already on guard. The
strikers and svmDathizers to the num-
Der OF several thousand had preceded
the troops When the soldiers ar
rived they were greeted with derisive
wells and harsh comments One body
of troops passed into the railroad
yards and took up position along the
main lire The rest of the soldiers
We're massed outside the depot
Finally three companies of militia
were ordered to drive the strikers
from the depot The scene was at
once tumultOus and the situation
threatening. For few moments TIA e
soldiers hesitated, then they wavered,
and then came a blunt refusal to
move against the excited strikers. A
few minutes later all the troops
turned their backs upon the turbu-
lent mob at the depot and quietly
withdrew to the armory- A deafen-
ing shout announced the second vic
tory Of the strikers over the railroad
company and their first victory over
the states militia.
Soon after this it became known
why the military retreat United
States Marshal Baldwin and the rail
road 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When the troops had withdrawn to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 armOry and the jub liant strikers
and their sympathizers were loudly
cele brating their victory, new
source Of danger became apparent
A body of fifty strikers appeared on
the streets armed with rides and am
nunlLlOn. IL was learned LnAL the
Garibaldi guard had turned the con-
tents Of its arsenal over to the
strikers The authorities and railroad
people became further alarmed when
advised of the warlilxe preparations of
the strikers at various points north of
here on the Oregon branch At Duns-
muir, a body of seventy-five strikers,
fully armed and equipped for battle,
marched to the Southern Pacific
depot, where other A. r. u men had
u ear and locomotive in waiting and
soon this armed body of excited men
was speeding toward Sacramento. A
United States marshaps car was
coupled behind the coach in which
the warlilSe strikers are riding
At Red Bluff a dem onstration which
also portends trouble was made by
the strikers. The A. R. T. men there
received orders early in the morning
I'd come to Sacramento, and at once
began rustling about the town for
arms Finally $50 rifles and plenty
of ammunition was secured and placed
In caboose at the depot
When the train from Dunsmuir ar
rived at Red Bluff the rolling arsenal
aud another band of strikers was
taken aboard At $3.50 o'clock yesteE~