The record-union., 1894-07-09
A QUIET SUNDAY IN SACRAMENTO.
Not a Railroad Locomotive Whistle
Was Heard.
Neither Were There Any Striking
Incidents of the Railroad Blockade
The Military Camps.


painfully hot. The day was a quiet one,
and a stranger would not have dreamed
that the great railroad strike was on
unless he visited the camps of the militia
men or the headquarters OF the Railway
Union men, half-mile apart.
In accordance with the instructions of
the committee managing the strike on
behalf of the latter, very few of the men
visited the depot, the number being re-
stricted to those detailed there for guard
duty. There was no demonstration of
any kind whatsoever, much to the relief
of the community, which had been kept
wrought up to fever heat for more than
week.
In the churches several of the pastors
spoke on the subject of the strike, adj
monishing their tiocks to observe the
peace and obey the laws.
The blockade of traffic has caused
wonderful drop in the price OF fruit,
which can be bought for about the price
of the boxes-fruit that had been packed
for shipment TO the East. Scores of boxes
of this fruit were distributed yesterday
morning to the different military camps,
and the soldiers had great feast.
Over III the nurSery-yafd near the
depot the women of the Railway Union
Auxi iliary toiled in the heat preparing
meals for those OF the men engaged iii the
strike who would not take the time to
visit their homes or boarding places. The
men from Truckee and other places, who
came here to aid the strikers, and who
| number several hundred men, are also
| being fed there.
The soldiers discussed the situation as
they lay under the trees in Capitol Park.
! They are eager 10 know what the next
move will be, and are hopeful for peace
! ful termination of the present condition
of affairs. Nearly all of the men have
come to realization of their position and
| what is expected OF them as preServerS OF
! the peace and protectors of property.
! They say they have sworn to uphold the
dignity OF the law, and will do so at all
| hazards.
THE CoURT-MARTIAL.
At General Dickinson's headquarters at
the Capitol the staff officers were busy
arranging the papers in the court-martial
of number OF the members OF the Third
! Infantry for marching away from the
depot last Wednesday.
| The court, which was convened on Sat-
urday, has not yet arrived at conclu-
sion and will resume its session to-day.
| The following non-com missioned Off
GERS and privates of Company @, Third
Infantry, Second Brigade, are charged
with disobedience of orders. and all but
seven have pleaded guilty:
Sergeants w. S. Thurgood and Bruen-
hotter; CorporaIs George Hanson, John
Kelly, j. Scanlon, and Privates John Co.'S
tello, r. Dorrance, j. killeen. L. Killeen,
w. Gum, c. Hencker, William Schaum-
loeffel, U. S. Power, II. L. Ruffel, j. Dill
lon, j. De Witt. II. Munster, Fred. Tob-
benboske, G. Bergemann, Peter Ander-
son, Z. $. O'Brien, John j. Dunn, Her
bert Samuels. w. Dorrance, A. Bannock,
II. Lewis, d. Herlipy, w. Renwick, G.
Smith and f. Murray.
The charge against the soldiers was
brought by Major James f. Smith of the
Third Infantry, and the specification is
that the said members of Company q,
Third Infantry, Second Brigade, y. g. c..
did on the fourth day of July, 1894, at the
hour of o'clock of that day, at or near
the railway depot, Sacramento City, State
of California, then and there wilfully,
knowingly and with the intent to disobey
the order of competent military authority,
coniointiy and together, and at the same
time and place hereinbeiore mentioned,
then and there, refuse and decline, hav-
ing the ability, TO obey the order TO re-
turn 10 the position in the military for
nation known as street column" after
being then and thereto ordered by com
petent authority, to-wit: Major James
+. Smith, Third Infantry. Second Brig
ade, n. q. c., who was then and there in
command of and commander of the First
Battalion of said regiment, of which said
Company @, and said members thereof,
were then and there part.
The men, in extenuation of their Of
| fense, claim that the day was so hot they
were compelled to seek a place in the
shade or be prostrated by the heat.
SUNDAY IN CAMP.
At General Sheehan's headquarters at
| the Arnory, the officers and men passed
the day in social intercourse and discuss
| ing the probable outcome of the strike.
Many of the men attended church.
| Brigade headquarters have been estab-
lished in Company AS armory, where all
| correspondence and orders are issued.
| At o'clock in the afternoon the Stock
ton and Sacramento companies, together
with Light Battery b, participated in di-
vine service conducted by Rev. G. A.
Ottman. of st. PauPs Episcopal church,
who is Chaplain of the Second Infantry.
The services were commenced by the
singing Of America" and after the
prayers were read the Chaplain delivered
short address, which was listened to
very attentively by the men. The ''Star
Spangled Banner" was then sung and the
| companies were dismissed.
| READING MATTER FOR THE SOLDIERS.
Three hundred copies of good maga-
! zines. choice works of fiction, reviews,
short stories, ETC.. were sent to the men
of the three regiments of the National
Guard yesterday by one family. The
reading matter. all choice though old, was
most gratefully received by the men. with
cordial thanks for the thoughtful atten-
ton. One OF the recipients remarked to
the giyers, There is only one thing more
than good reading matter we need, and
that is bathing facilities"
LIKE OLD TIMES.
Several hundred people came up on the
boat last night, and the street for short
time looked as it does after theater per-
formance to a large house. The hotels
were taxed to their utmost capacity.