The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14
Military Rule Becomes Neces-
sary at Sacramento, Cal.
United States Marshal Baldwin
Makes the Order.
IN A BAD CONDITION.
Not a Train Has Left the City
for Seventeen Days.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-Sevente
days have interviewed since the gem
era1 strike was inaugurated on the
Southern Pacific system During the
entire period railway traffic has been
at an absolute standstill in Northern
California At least seven, and prob
ably nine, human lives have already
been sacrificed in the desperate strug
gle that is on between the railway
company and the Federal government
on one side and the A. R. u. on the
other. The commercial loss mas been
enormous. Not only is general traffic
almost at standstill, but a seasons
fruit crop, to the value of hundreds
Of thousands of dollars, is perishing
in the orchards
There is every Indication more me n
are to be slaughtered in this indus
trial war; that the fruit growers are
their hands, and that the embargo on
commerce is to be indefinitely con-
tinued.
When the United States army and
navy were thrown into the fight it
was said the trouble would speedily
end 1t is now three days since the
Federal troops went into the field in
Northern California, but the end is
not vet in sight. In fact the United
States authorities are resisted as was
troublous times seem to have but
begun
In Sacramento the defiance became
so bold yesterday the capital city IS
now under actual martial law United
States Marshal Baldwin rode through
the stree is at the head of a detach-
ment of thirty cavalrymen yesterday,
and proclaimed martial law. He or
dered the people to their homes and
babe them remain there until the
trouble is over.
The adoption of this extreme meas
ure was provoked by an outbreak that
occurred in Sacramento yesterday
forenoon.
Only meager details of the situation
are to be had here for what is a press
censorship in effect has been esta b
lished by Colonel Graham. The cor
respondent is suffered to pass the
military pickets. but it is conditioned
that he shall send out no information
relative to the movement of trains
Neither is he permitted to give names
of trainmen- 1t is the desire of
Colonel Graham and the railroad Off
Gals to withhold this information
from the strikers.
It is known, however, that no trains
are running out of Sacramento. save
two that were dispatched for the East
yesterday morning. Another train,
bearing 25O troops from Fort Douglass,
Utah, is west-bound. This train ar
rived at Winnemucca at noou, and
under cover of these troops a west
bound passenger train that had been
stalled at Winnemucea since June
IS, was released and started for
ward under military guard.
One company of troops was left
at Winnemucca and military picket
established around the railroad pro-
perty. The rest of the troops pro-
ceeded West with the passenger train.
A wrecking train with two fiat cars
loaded with troops are coming on
ahead of the train. Another over
land train from Los Angeles is also
heavy military guard
At Oakland the yards on the mole
are now under the protection of a
force of 1000 United States marines,
state militiamen and deputies. The
force has been sufficient to overawe
the strikers, and yesterday there was
no further violence