The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-05
TROUBLE IN CALIFORNIA.
Armed Strikers Speeding to sacramento
on stolen Train.

TROUBLE IN CALIFORNIA.
Armed strikers Speeding to Sacramento
on stolen Train.
SACRAMENTO July 5.-The most in
tense excitement prevailed here yesterday.
The celebration of the national holiday
was completely overshadowed by the stir
ring events arising from the desperate
struggle between the Southern Pacific and
the American Railway union. At 10 a. m.
two regiments Of state militia from San
Francisco and two companies from
Stockton marched into this city
Soon after the troops had breakfasted
the city became wildly excited over re-
port that several men had been shot. IL
transpired however, the shooting was &C
cidental A bungling militia man from
San Francisco dropped his rifle which was
discharged The bullet passed through
5he leg of one of the militia mems COM
rades and struck a city fireman named
Wing in the abdomen, fatally wouuding
him. Only few minutes afterward when
all the troops had been drawn up and
were executing an order to load, an
other youth accidentally discharged his
musket and tore sleeve from the uni
form of cOmrade.
At o'clock the troops moved toward
the depot where a large force of police,
deputy sheritfs and deputies under United
States Marshal Baldwin were already on
guard. The strikers and sympathizers to
the number of several thousand, had pre-
ceded thel troops. When the soldiers ar
rived they were greeted with derisive yells
! and harsh comments
1t became known that General Superin-
tendent Fillmore had announced his in
| tention to start trains under military pro-
lection. The strikers at once became de
monstrative. Chairman Frank Knox
one of the leaders, saw the gravity of the
| situation and addressed the men, urging
/ them not TO meet the militia Notwith-
I standing his conciliatory talk, the strikers
| loudly declared that no Pullmans should
be moved. Finally three companies Of
militia were ordered to drive the strikers
from the depot
When the troops had withdrawn to their
armory and the jubilant strikers and their
sympathizers were loudly celebrating
their victory, a new source of danger be-
came apparent. A body of fifty strikers
appeared on the scene armed with rifles
and ammunition. 1t was learned that the
Garibaldi Guard had turned its armory
over to the strikers The authorities
and railroad people became still further
alarmed when advised of the warlike pre-
parations of the strikers at various points
north of here on the Oregon branch
The scene was at once tumultuous and
the situation threatening. For a few min
utes the soldiers hesitated, then they
wavered, and then came a blunt refusal
to move against the excited strikers. A
few minutes later the troops turned their
backs upon the turbulent mob at the de-
pot and quickly withdrew to the armory.
A deafening shout announced the second
victory of the strikers over the railroad
company and their first victory over the
tate militia Soon after this it became
known why the militia had retreated.
United States Marshal Baldwin and the
railroad officials had insisted that the
troops refrain from shooting, and that
they remove the strikers by physical
strength This plan the officers of the
militia absolutely refused to sanction.
At Dunsmuir, shortly after noon, a body
of seventy-fve strikers, fully armed and
equipped for battle marched to the South.
ern Pacific depot, where other American
Railway union men had a car and loco
motive in waiting, and soon the armed
body Of excited men were speeding toward
Sacramento. A United States marshapi
car was copuled behind the coach in which
the strikers were riding, AT Red Bluff &
. demonstration which also portends trouble
was made by the strikers. The American
Railway union men received orders early
in the day to come to Sacramento, and a
once began rustling about the town fol
arms. Finally 100 rifles and plenty of am
, munition was secured and placed in a ca
boose at the depot. When the train from
: Dunsmuir arrived at Red Bluff the roll
l ing arsenal and another band of striker
3 was taken aboard. At $3.50 the traiI
= stopped at Reddington long enough TO
the strikers to purchase all the available
3 ammunition. Soon they were speeding oil
{ again toward Sacramento.