Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-19
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
SACRAMENTO PEOPLE ARE IN THE
HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The Marshal Pr0claims Martial Raw
After the Battle Between NeE llars
and Strikers-aIr. Pullman Makes =
Statement.

Sacramento, July IA bloody battle
occurred between strikers and 4 company
OF regulars. as far IS can he asccrtained
two strikers were kitle:i aud two wound
ed Division Superintendent Wright
ordered an engine and two flat cars to
clear the track along front street, CON-
tlguouS to the headquarters CT the strik-
ers: Fearing that an attempt would be
made to shoot the engineer and fireman
a company of regulars under the COM
mand of Capt. Roberts were ordered to
accompany the train. AS the train
reached street number of strikers
who we're concealed on the roof Of a big
building in the vicinity 5f the city Jail
opened fire on the engine. Tie regulars
returned the fire and two strikers were
killed and six others were wounded.
None of the soldiers were injured. The
firing attracted hundreds of angry strik-
ers to the scene, and it was with much
difficulty that they We're persuaded by
cooler heads net to attack the soldiers.
United States Marshal Baldwin frantic
ally raised his Gand and ordered the
crowds to dispense. lie called upon them
in the name of the United States to re-
turn to their homes and to prevent
further bloodshed. He later proclaimed
martial law.
New York, July 14-George NJ. Pull
man has issued lengthy statement OF
the attitude of his company in reference
to the strike, its causes, its merits and
it's settlement. He does not declare
definitely against submitting to arbitra-
ton, but urges that it would be unbusi-
nesslike to consent to an arbitration
which might decide that the Pullman
works be operated at a loss. He says
that he offered to open his books for the
inspection of his employees to prove the
works were running at a loss. but the
offer was not accepted. He blames the
A. r. U. for the strike, and says lts
object was to begin just such general
strike and that hi;, works We're selected
for beginning. He says that it would
be nonsense to talk of arbitration when
the works were running at loss. He
concludes by denying the charges that
his company compelled its men to pay
large rents and forced them to purchase
goods of the company's stores.
Toledo, July 14.-So far as this city is
concerned the great railroad strike of
1894 has passed into history. Every
road excepting the Wheeling & Lake
Erie moved some freight to-day, and at
meeting of superintendent held to-
day it was decided to resume with old
men if they would come back, and if not,
with new, at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing regardless of the turn affairs might
take effect in Chicago. Many of the
strikers have applied for reinstatement
and q number have resumed work.
London, July 1.-THE Times, in its
| financial article, comments, at length
upon the American strike, and throws
light upon the question of the enlarged
share labor been taking of the joint prod
uct of labor and capital. 1t contends
that the questions of currency deprecia-
ton, silver, ETC., sink into insigniticance
compared with the immense reduction in
the returns en- capital due to continual
rise in wages. 1t says the capitalists OF
the United States are reduced to strik'
ing point at which they are prepared to
stop their works unless wages reduction
is conceded. The imitation of trade,
finance and the labor market had to be
followed by natural, and in some cases
violent, collapse. In England the pro-
| cess is less violent, but it is proceeding.