The record-union., 1894-07-10
CALIFORNIA And THE NORTH
No Change ia the Situation in the
Northern Part of the State.

THE BLOCKADE ALL BUT BROKEN
IN THE SOUTH.
| Available Sailors and Marines at Mare
Island Ordered to be Ready to Pro-
coed to Oalzland-Riouing Breaks
Ont at Sprague, Washington = a
Train Carrying Militia Assailed.
| Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-The twelfth
day of the great strike on the Southern
Pacific system closes with not wheel
turning in Northern California. At Sac
ramento, Oakland, San Jose and at this
point the situation is unchanged. The
Southern Pacific Managers are utterly
| helpless, and appear to be making no ef-
fort to resume traffic Tonight there is
an added excitement, caused by the news
that United States marines from Mare
Island and regular troops have been
ordered to Oakland to begin the fight to
open the road to Ogden. Leaders OF the
strikers in Oakland say there will be no
organized resistance of the troops, but
they openly declare that the strikers have
resolved to conduct guerrilla warfare.
| Every one knows what that means, and
many citizens are fearful of the events OF
them. Governor Markham has been
warned Of the approaching danger. and
| is hurrying from Los Angeles to the
State Capital.
| The fact that the authorities have de-
cided to begin operations against the
strikers at Oakland and not at Sacra-
mento, where the men have already been
arming themselves with rifles is signifi-
| cant.
! In Southern California the railroads
| seem to have all but broken the blockade.
The United States cruiser Charleston
came into port early this morning from
Acapulco, being nine days from the latter
point. The Charleston was hurriedly
dispatched to Mare Island, and it is be-
| lieved her force of marines will be or
dered to join the marines that have been
ordered to Oakland. The Charleston $
bottom is very foul after her long service
in Brazilian waters, and it will be neces-
| sary for her to 60 into the dry DOCK
wARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
VALLEJO, July 9.-There have been
some decidedly warlike preparations at
Mare Island Navy Yard. Commandant
Howison received orders to have all
available sailors and marines ready TO
proceed to Oakland at a moments notice.
Three companies of marines, 64 men
each, and three companies OF sailors, of
40 men each, are available. The Monterey
h.,cy ,fA 20 ryf fn CT 1Iff flly
Oakland as soon as the order is iss2ed.
Another battalion of sailors can be had
from the Charleston, which arrived to-
day. Up to 6 o'clock no orders had been
received for the sailing of the Monterey.
sTRIK ERs LOSING GROUND.
Los ANGELES, July 9.-The strikers
are apparently losing ground rapidly at
this point. The Santa Fe road dis
patched another overland train this
morning and nearly all of the Santa Fe
local trains arrived and departed on
schedule time. The Southern Pacific is
also running many of its local passenger
trains, and to-day made up freight train
for the East and one for Santa Barbara.
Both trains will be dispatched tonight or
tomorrow morning. a large number Of
Deputy Marshais have been armed with
rifles and ordered TO report tomorrow
morning to guard the passage of a pas
senger train north to San Francisco. The
crowds at the railroad depots are gradu
ally growing smaller.
GETTING TRAINS READY TO MOVE.
Los ANGELES, July 9.-The strikers in
this city appear to be losing ground, and
the situation becomes more favorable
for the railroads. A freight train was
made up by the Southern Pacific this
morning, destined for Yuma, and later
on another was made up which was des-
d.. .tHx
did not succeed in getting either of these
trains out tonight, but expect to start
them tomorrow forenoon. The San
Francisco overland is still in the depot.
A report was current that the train would
leave here to-day under guard of United
States Marshals armed with WinchesterS,
but no attempt was made 10 move her.
A Santa Fe train arrived tonight at 9:30
from Ration, n. NJ, having two of the
Objectionable Pullmans attached. 1t is
one train of five that have been tied up
there since the strike was declared in that
section.
''The train, so far as this Office is con-
cerned. is practically uninjured," said
the Governments attorney this after
noon. "The Federal Grand Jury is hard
at work this afternoon upon matters
which of course we cannot make public.
We are chiefly engaged in ascertaining
whether it is possible to start some OF
these idle freight trains or not, and also to
find, if possible, where the fault lies. If
it should be shown tlrat the men are to
blame, we will take steps to prevent their
further hindering the passage"
A FREIGHT TRAIN RUN.
FRESNO, July 9.-According to agree
ment between Division Superintendent
Fraser and the strikers a freight train was
run to-day. 1t arrived from Lathrop this
afternoon with five cars of merchandise
Strikers have received instructions from
Bakersfield not to take the train out, SO
it will probably not be moved tomorrow.
The railroad situation is unchanged. The
Lathrop local is running regularly.
AT SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, July 9.-Trains will move
on the Coast Division tomorrow if ali the
power of the railroads.&c. Deputy Sher-
ifs, twenty-five Deputy United States
Marshals and twenty policemen = can
prevent strikers and sympathiZers from
interfering with them. To-day when
Division Superintendent Haydock in
formed the Sheriff that in the morning he
would clear the yards and start trains,
the Sheriff sent out summonses for loo
persons to serve on posse, and sent an
order to the mill for as many locust
clubs. At o'clock the men summoned
appeared at the Sheriff's Office and were
sworn in. Among these are some of the
leading business and professional men of
the town. ALI those sworn in were or
dered to be at the depot at o'clock to-
morrow morning, at which hour the
work of clearing the tracks will begin.
The strikers are holding meeting and
will probably resist an effort to move the
trains. Colonel Whitton received word
from General Dickinson that he will send
two Calling guns, and will probably be