The herald., 1894-07-14
THB BND NOT YET
The Great Strike
Still On.
Troublous Times Apparently
Just Begun.
Enormous Loss to California
Industries.
Seven Human Lives Already
Sacrificed.
More BlOodshed at Sacramento
Yesterday.
Federal Soldiers Fired Upon from
Ambush.
The V0lley Returned With Deadly
Effect.
Two Mon Killed and About Half Dozen
Wounded - Martial Law Pro-
claimed 1T the State
Capital.
Federal Soldiers Fired Upon from
Ambush.
The V0lley Returned With Deadly
Effect.
Two Mon Killed and About Half Dozen
Wounded - Martial Law Pro-
claimed at the State
Capital.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-Sixteeu
days have intervsned since the general
strike was inaugurated on the Southern
Pacific system. During the entire
period railway traffic has been at q
standstill in Northern California. At
least seven human lives have already
been sacrificed In the desperate struggle
that is on between the railway company
and the federal government on one side,
and the A. r. U. on the other. The
commercial loss has been enormous.
Not only is general traffic almost at a
standstill, but seasons fruit crop to
the value of hundreds Of thousands of
dollars is perishing in the orchards.
Tonight there is every indication that
more men are to be slaughtered in this
industrial war; that the fruit growers
are to see more OF their crop spoil on
their hands. and that the embargo ON
commerce is to be indefinitely contin-
ued.
TROUBLE JUST BEGUN.
When the United States army and
navy was thrown into the fight, it was
said the trouble would speedily end. 1t
ia now three days since the federal
troops went into the field in Northern
California, but the end is not yet in
sight. In fact the United States au-
thorities are resisted as were the state
and municipal forces. and the troublous
times seem to but have begun.
In Sacramento the defiance became 90
bold today that the capital city is to.
night under actual martial law. Mar
sbal Barry Baldwin rode through the
streets at tho head OF = detachment OF
30 cavalrymen this afternoon and pro-
claimed martial law. He ordered the
people to their homes and bade them
them remain there until the trouble ia
over.
A BLOODY BATTLE.
The adoption of this extreme measure
was provoked by an outbreak that oc-
CURED in Sacramento late this forenoon.
Shortly after IL O'Clock the Southern
Pacifc's division superintendent sent
switch engine out to clear the tracks
along Front street. Knowing that the
locomotive would pass the headquarters
of the strikers, q big building near the
tracks in the vicinity of the city jail,
Colonel Graham ordered company OF
regular soldiers to escort the switch en-
CINE and protect the engineer and fire.
mqn. There was soon proof that Colonel
Graham appreciated the mood OF the
strikers, for the switching crew was fred
upon before they had passed the A. r.
U. headquarters. The regulars returned
the ire, and several men in the crowd
that thronged the streets bit the dust.
At lsast one was mortally wounded.
Ills OuEDTohk anu VIC u @
farmer who insisted on passing the
military lines, were among the causes
that led up to the proclamation this
afternoon establishing martial law.
PRESS CENSORSHIP.
Tonight only meager details Of the
situation are to be had here, for what is
a press censorship, in effect, has been
established by Colonel Graham. The
Associated Press correspondent is suf-
fered to pass the military pickess, but it
is conditioned that he shall ssnd out no
information relative to the movement of
trains. Neither is he permitted to give
the names of trainmen. 1t is the desire
of Colonel Graham and the railroad Of
tic;als to withhold this Information from
the strikers. 1t is known, however,
that no trains ore running ont OF Sacra-