The morning call., 1894-07-09
GRAVE FEARS.
Serious Aspect at the
Capital.
TALK OF DYNAMITE.
The Strikers in Numbers
on Guard.
THOUSANDS ARE WAITING.
Every One breads the Arrival
of the Regulars.
THOUSANDS ARE WAITING.
THE r1ILITIAMEN in CAMP.
Harry Knox Declares Positively That
the A. r. u. Men Will Not
Use Violence.

SACRAMENTO, July 8.-Apprehension is
on the increase among strikers and soldiers
here. While nothing mas yet happened
which has been in the slightest measure
calculated to disturb The serenity of the
situation, there is sufficien tin wild rumors,
half-reliable reports and general specula-
tion on developments to make hearts do a
bit cf futtering.
No one doubts that troops of the regular
service will occupy the railroad sheds
near the river within a very short
time. The fact is apparent that
the strikers are becoming nervous over
the presence of the militia here and the
general uncertainty of the situation.
Reliable reports have been received by
civil and militia authorities that one light
battery and four batteries of heavy arti-
lery will leave the Preside for this city.
Further information received officially by
the military authorities here is TO the ef-
feet that at the Presdio of San Francisco
the camp equipage is packed, officars and
men lying on arms and will move without
much delay.
In the camp of the strikers here the
most reliable kind of Information makes 1t
evident that unless the present determine
tion is abandoned there will be bloOdshed.
Last night squad Of strikers number
ing about eight slept within few hundred
Yards of the depot. Persons in touch
with the strikers say that dynamite will
be used. but used with discretion.
The confidence among the strikers which
has existed since the beginning of the
strike continues. but there is apprehension
mixed with it now. The men realize that
something is about to give. The strain has
been too long and too intense to Withstand
the tension. Every one is preparing for
the worst. Every one realizes that the affair
is just about approaching the highest pitch
of its Importance. The militia still cou-
tinues to camp qui city and without fear of
disturbance. The strikers occupy all the
territory about the railroad entry and are
as quiet in their camp as the militiamen
are in theirs. Facts have been gathered in
A. r. u. circles which seem to make it
certain that within few hours the strik-
ers can have 5000 men massed here and
ready for any emergency.
Here in Sacramento there are 1900 OF
the strikers equipped with firearms OF
some sufficiently dangerous sort. From
the vicinity of Stockton the union here
can summon 1000 determined members
and sympatbizers. From alother locality
within an hour or two. and there are
numerous other points from which be-
tween 200 and 500 others will congregate
in case of necessity.
The presence of Lieutenant George
McIver in town bas caused con-
siderable comment among the striking
element. This apprehension about Me-
Iver's arrival is altogether needless. for
McIver is only National Guard inspector
and came here to see what these Western
militia can do when things require the
insertion of military outfit to quell every
feeling of pride and hate among the labor
ing classes.
Strikers are evidently determined to pre-
vent If possible the arrival of Federal tr oops
in event of such military forces coming this
way. This morning at O'Clock another
committee of the A. r. u. men started
down the track to flag any coming troop
train. The strikers left this place on foot
with instructions to march to Stockton.
When they reach Stockton some time To-
morrow night they will continue to carry
out the instructions, which is an order tn at
they shall take an engine at Stockton and
return along the track In this direction
about five miles or more somewhere in the
neigh borhood of Lodi. There this engine will
be halted and the strikers will proceed to
block the track and mix up numerous
switches in that vicinity.
The committee has been instructed to
remain In the neghb0rhood and use every
endeavor to prevent or at least retard
their advance to the capital. This
secret operation has been so thoroughly
secret that few of the strikers themselves
know anything of it. From this and other
departures of the strikers in various di-
rections it is evident that the leaders have
decided to distribute the force along the
road for some distance and guard the ap-
| proaches to Sacramento from the points
whence the troops of any description may
| be expected to move on Sacramento.
The funeral of o. n. Wing. the elderly
resident of Sacramento, who was acci-
IDENTIFY shot by Militiaman Wilton of the
| Third Infantry on last Wednesday, took