St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-05
SCENES ALONG THE COAST
SACRAMENTO PEOPLE WIDLYEXc3E0
OYER THE APPEARANCE or
TROOPS AND STATE MILITIA.

Strikers stirred Up Over the Acc;-
dentai Injury OF Two Men,
Soldiers Kefuse to Move Strik-
ers From a Depot, and q Tur-
buIent Time Follows-An AR
senai Turned Over to Strik ers.
SACRAMENTO. CAL. July'4.-Through-
out the day most intense excitement
has prevailed mere. The celebration of
the national holiday was completely
overshadowed by the stirring events
arising from the desperate struggle
between the Southern Pacific and the
A. r. U. At III o'clock this morning
two regiments of state militia from San
Francisco and two companies from
Stockton marched Into this city. They
had abandoned their train two miles out
OF the city. The troops marched direct
ly to the armory,, around which the
local militia companies had established
strong guard. Soon after tine troops
had passed, the citizens became wildly
excited over report that several
men had been shot. Many of the strikers
were wild with rage. 1t TRANSFERRED that
the shooting was accidental. A
bungling mililiaman from San Fran
cisco dropped his rifle. The bullet
passed through the leg of one of his
comrades and hit a fireman in the abdo-
men, fatally wounding him. Only a
few minutes afterwards all the troops
had been drawn up and were executing
all order to load" when another youth
accidentally discharged his musket and
tore sleeve from the uniform OF a
comrade. At o'clock the troops
moved toward the depot, where large
force of police. deputy slieriffs and dep
uties under United States Marshal
Baldwin were already OH guard. The
strikers and sympathiZerS, to the num-
Der of several thousand, had
PRECEDED THE TROOPS.
The appearance Of the military sur.
geon with his Instruments and a bundle
of bandages had not helped to remove
the temper of the strikers. When the
soldiers arrived they were greeted with
yells. One body of troops passed into
the railroad yards and took up their po-
sition along the main line. The rest of
the soldiers were massed outside the
depot. 1t became known that Supt.
Fillmore had announced his intention
to start trains under military protec-
ton. The strikers at once became
demOnstrative. Chairman Frank Knox,
the leader, saw the gravity of the sltua-
ton, and addressed the men, urging
them not to modest the militia. Not
withstanding his conciliatory talk the
strikers loudly declared no passenger
trains should be moved. Finally
three companies of militia were
ordered to drive the strikers
from the depot. The scene was at once
tumultuous. For few moments the
soldiers hesitated, then they wavered
and then made blunt refusal to move
against the strikers. A few minutes
latter all the troops turned their backs
upon the turbulent mob at the depot
and qditely withdrew 10 the arInory. A
deafening shout announced the second
victory Of the strikers over the railroad
company and their first victory over the
state militia. Soon after this it became
known why the militia had retreated.
United States Marshal. Baldwin and
the railroad officials had insisted that
they remove the strikers by physical
strength. This plan the officers of the
militia
REFUSED TO SANCTION.
When the troops had withdrawn to
their armory and the jubilant strikers
and their sympathyZers were loudly
celebrating their victory, new source
of danger became apparent. A body of
fifty strikers appeared ON the stage
Vyi T. nd init -
was learned that the Garibaldi guard
had turned the contents of its arsenal
over to the strikers. The authorities
and people became still further alarmed
when advised of the preparation of the
strikers north of here on the Oregon
branch. At DunSmuir shortly after
noon body Of seventy-fye strikers, fully
armed ana equipped for battle, marched
10 the Southern Pacific depot where
other A. II. U. men had car and loco
motive in waiting, and soon this armed
body Of excited men was speeding to-
ward Sacramento. A United States
marshal's car was coupled behind the
coach. i'll which the strikers were rid
ing. At Red Bluff demonstration
which portended trouble was made
10y the strikers. The A. K. U. men
there received orders early in the day to
SOihS l" anu Nt OHSO USk al
rustling about the town for arms.
Finally 100 rifles and plenty
of ammunition were secured and
placed in a cabOose at the
depot. When the train from Dunsmuir
arrived at Red Bluff the rolling arsenal
and another band OF strikers vas taken
aboard. At $3.50 the train stopped a,
kedding long enough for the strikers to
purchase all the available ammunition.
Soon they were speeding on again to-
wards Sacramento. 1t is believed the
train will arrive before midnight. The
addition of these excited and desperate
men from the mountain regions of the
north to the riotously inclined strikers
oil DIV har rfnn