The herald., 1894-07-13
STRIKERS OVERPOWERED.
The Strike Situation in
California.
1t Is Reported to BE Less
Alarming.
Considerable Rioting in Oakland
Yesterday.
Marines Landed and the Blockade on
the Southern Pacific Raised.
Strict Martial Law at
Sacramento.

BY the Associated Press
SAN Francisco, July 12.-Sincs yester-
days horrid work at the trestle west of
Sacramento the strike situation in Cal
ifornia has been less alarming. In Oak
land there has been rioting Of more or
less serious nature since early this morn
ing. The trouble began at daybreak
when a mob OF several hundred strikers
killed all the engines that had been fred
up, and in order to further block ths
tracks derailed one locomotive and q
long line OF coaches. Later in the morn.
ing another crowd of strikers ran to the
yards and wrecked tnrntable by SHOW
ing heavy freight car into the pit.
Damage was also done at the round
house. The railroad company's deputy
sheriffs and deputy United States mar
shals offered very little resistance to the
riotous strikers.
MARINES LANDED.
The trouble on the mole came to an
end this evening. however, when O
force of $50 United States marines from
Mare island we're landed there by the
ferry steamer Alameda, which trans
ported them from the navy yard. This
force of marines is under command Of
Lieutenant Commander William H.
Reeder, executive officer OF the cruiHer
Charleston, and is drawn from the crews
of the Charleston, Monterey. Thstis and
Independence. Their equipment in
cludes five gatling guns and several
hotchkins cannon. The marines are to
act under the direction of General
Ruger, and will be supported by COM
pany of artillery from the Presidio.
Tomorrow, undere the shelter of these
fighting blue jackets, the railroad Off
cials hope to resume traffic into and cut
Of Oakland.
MARTIAL LAW AT sACR AMENTo.
At Sacramento the conditions OF mar
tial law prevail. No trains are running
there. however. and General Superin-
tendent Fillmore stated today that no
regular trains will be run before Satur-
day, by which time he hopes to have
repaired the trestle west of Sacramento.
Wrecking crews are at work at the tres
tie. At late hour this afternoon the
wreckers had not recovered the bodies
OF Engineer Clark and the three soldiers
which lie in the water beneath the
wreck.
A MILITARY GOVERNMENT.
The people of Sacramento are prac.
tically living under military govern
ment. Col. Graham has thrown cor
don OF troops around the railroad prop
erty and citizens are not allowed
through the lines. Along the railroad
in the vicinity of yesterdays disaster
cavalrymen and squads of infantry are
securing the tules and underbrush.
Several suspicious characters found in
hiding there have been arrested and put
the military guard house at Sacra-
msnto.
This morning it was reported that
strikers were preparing to demolish the
railroad bridge across the American
river. A train bearing so regulars was
hastily dispstched. To svoid g disaster
like Yesterdays two freight cars were
pushed ahead OF the locomotive. At l
p. m. the regulars returned with six
prisoners. The men had been found on
the bridge. Though they are not strik
ers, they were thrown into the guard
house.
CITIZENS ARRESTED.
During the day several citizens were
arrested and also thrown into the guard
house. One was a striker who grossly
| insulted private on picket duty. An
other WAS striker who forced his way
through the picket lines. Other citi-
zans were arrested for trivial offenses
against the military law as laid down
BIZ tho federal aud state e.atutss. The
militiamen on guard at the water front
had several skirmishes with civilians.
PEACE OFFICERS ACTIVE.
Spurred on by the heavy rewards Of
fered for the apprehension of the m en-
responsible for Yesterdays disaster at
the trestle, the peace officers oi Sacra-
mento are unusually active. The rail-
road company has offered reward OF
$4,000, Attorney General O!ney has Of
fered $4,000, and Governor Markham has
offered q reward of $500.
The sheriff's men are confident that
they have evidence to convict one OF the
men now in custody, striker named
Worden. A boy has been found who
drove Wordsn and seven other men to
the bridge where the train was wrecked.
The boy declares that these men car
red wrsnches and crow bar, and that
they were heavily armed. lie says that
when the men left hia wagon, before
walking to the trestle, they nhus him in