The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-12

twenty.iour hours United States reg
uIars have becn on tho field Ia Northern
California, bat tho railroad blockade
has not boon broken. In fact the stu
ation tonight Is deemed more serious
than it has been at any time heretofore.
Human life has beon sacrificed at
Sacramento iu q horror which the
strikers arc accused Of having perpc-
trated. All OF the Victims but ono were
soldiers. 1t is clear that tho strikers
realize the folly Of opOnly resisting the
United States army as they hare ro'
sisted oil municipal and state author
tiles, and the moro barbarous and more
deadly acts Of guerilla warfare are to be
resortod to.
Twice during the day the troops were
ambushed. The fret attack from nnder
cover was early in tho morning. At tho
wharvos u detachment of state troops
had boen left to guard the water 'front.'
Tho regular troops were no sooner out
OF sight than this little band OF militia
men was fired upon with rifles by q
force OF some twenty-five men who were
concealed in the bushes on the opposite
side OF tho river. Tho militiamen re-
turned the fire and abut two hundred
shots were exchanged across the river
before the attacking party fled. A jap.
anese boy who stood on tho river bank
was killed. by bullet from tho militia.
None OF tho attacking party were ap-
pretended.
Under cover Of tho United Statos
troops tho railroad officials went into
the yards and resumed work un.
molested. Tho tracks were cleared and
trains were made up. Al noon train
was dispatched for Oakland under a
strong militia guard. Among the crwds
OF strikcrs In the streets there were
men who openly boasted that tho train
would never reach Oakland, but no one
thought they spoke knowingly.
AN HOUR LATER.
An hour later, when tho news came
back to Sacramento Of a horrible rail-
road wreck, in which at least four men
bad perIshed, these same men were as
loudly denying that tho men were
strikers who had sawed away tho sup-
ports OF tho railroad bridge. The disas-
ter at the bridge caused the railroad
company to cease its efforts TO move
trains out OF Sacramento. Until the
wrockora now at work shall have re-
paired tho damage done to the trestle,
no trains can DO run over that limo.
At Oakland to-day the outlook was
also war.like. An extra force Of l50
special policemen under deputioa had
been sworn In. Tho railroad officials
wero making preparations carly In tho
day to start trains simultateous with
those sent out from Sacramento. After
the full force Of deputies had arrived q
band OF strikers charged into tho yards
on the mole. When more men arrived
tho strikers charged again and this time
the deputies gave way. After all the
engines that had been run out were
killed the strikers Withdrew. Thon
came ncws OF tho disaster near SacrH.
mento. When Division Superintendent
Wilder heard that tho train had boon
wreckod, he stopped further prepara-
tions.
ave want to know where we stand"
he said, "beiore wo go ahead. II bush-
whacking is now TO prevail We do not
propose TO send our men out and ieop.
ardize their lives.
FEW TRAINS RUNNING.
As yet no marines from Mare leland
haya been landed at Oakland.
A train was also scnt down to the
sonoma Valley branch from CalIistoga
this morning, but It was stopped at
Vallejo, where the strikers killed the
engiue.
Tonight trains arc running in north.
ern California only on the coast division.
Neither in San Francisco or at San jose
did tho strikora cause any disturbance
during tho day.
Al Los Angeles tho blockade appears
to have boon eGeCtually broken. AttOr
the slight Disturbances at that point on
Tuesday night tho guard In the yards
VIVA increased. This morning tho
wrecked cars werO cleared away and
trims wont out on timo a guard OF
troops accom- pnnying tho overlands.
On tho Southern Pacific local trains
wurc delayed in tho morning until tho
wrecked cars in tho yards could bO got
out OF tho way. The Southern Pacific
overland train from tho cast arrived in
Los Angeles at Q In the morning under
n military guard.