New-York tribune., 1894-04-07
FORCED TO LEAVE THE CITY
mN .rNDIrsTRIAL ARMY DRIVEN OUT
OF OAKLAND. CAL.
THE MILITIA CALLED OUT AND MANY DEF
sBERIFFs SWORN IN TO RID THE CUM
Mr-NrTY OF THE REGIMENT. WHO
OBJECTED TO TRAVELLING

MUNrTY OF THE REGIMENT WIN
OBJECTED TO TRAVELLING
IN FOX CARS
San Francisco April 6-The city of oaKia"n ""9
IN terror and confusion early this morning anu 'O
a time it appeared as II fghtins ana o.o'l,''e t
would be necessary rid the city OF the cause oi
oil the turmoil regiment of uncmploved men
which left this city Wednesday TO join the common
veal Army Of Coxcy its way 10 Washng,on
All night almost every man. woman and child IN
Oakland was on the streets. the rlo' aid'" va"
sounded the Governor was asked 10 can ou' .i'
National Guards, and extra police anu uePu''
eheriffs were sworn in because go unemp'oyeu'
desrerate men refused to leave the city
Onlv a rash word or an unlucky shot was needen
60 precpitate a conflict But the woru was "o'
uttered nor the shot fired. The army consented 10
move when It was seen that further resistance
to tho vii of the citizens Of Oakland was useless
On Wednesday last about six hundred unen-
ployed men applied 10 Mayor Ebert or san rrai-
cisco for assistance in going across the pd! "
Oakland where they expected to secure ud"Sp'i "a
tion on freight trains to the East. The Mayor con-
tributcd s25 and the regiment sent over 10
Oakland Mayor Pardee. of this city, resenteu VIVA.
ne called the foistng OF San Francscos unemployed
upon Oakland. and a tart correspondence lo.io"eu
between the Mayors OF the two cities uPoh az
irving at Oakland the army found that the oou'nei"
Pacific Railroad would not allow the soldiers 70
ride on its trains. so they camped in the Miiis
Tabernacle and waited. The people OF Oakland leu
them and they were in hurry to move
The citizens raised 500 pay the fare or tne
men 10 Sacramento. and arrangements WERE Htiu, ~
have them start last night The army inarcnSSu .n
the SXteenth-st station TO take tic an an. 10,
people of Oakland heaved sign OF reilsl ~ army
rid of them easily. When, hoWSESI. ~ " ~
found that IL was be transported IN oON S'Is oe
men start unless passenger codSHe, %ol1
provided the army marched back 10 t"e i"''i
Chief of Police Schaefer tried in vain to make
reace by getting the railroad company 10 supply
passenger Mayor Pardee called nieeSiI5 5ad %
the Council. and plan of campaign was ueClis' a.,
upon At II o'clock the Mayor issued posltNe m
structions to Chief Schaefer that me ndusyTa. ,n
army must be driven out OF the city oy IOiVe. nc
of the police TO report at once TO the Ctty naI, M
The MaYor telegraphed to the Governor 10 nave 'ne
militia called out and Sheriff Mckilican agreed 70
swear in all necessary deputies in order 10 Keep lo
Major Frank OBrien. commanding the Isl Bat-
TALON of the 9TH Regiment. soon had Gatilg sui
ioaded and placed front of the City Hall Al mo
night IL was decided to drive the army OUT Oi Nie
CITY at O'Clock In the morning a,,
II was O'Clock when general alarm was nnaIy
sounded by the fire bells. In answer 10 lhe sum
mons a large number of citizens Hooked 10 ths Nl.!
Hall and over loo were sworn IN as ueputs
sheriffs and armed The citys forces then nlarcneI
10 the Tabernacle where the members OF the army
were asleep They awakened ana ordereu, 10
arrested the leader Kelly, and several OF his men
and penned the rest of them in corner OF - .ie
Tabernacle They still refused to move unless ther
leader was returned 10 them Kelly was ilnaly re-
The ragged army eventually submitted peacefully,
and escorted by q large body OF police ana citlzens
marched to the depot, where they entered the box
cars that had been provided for them An eissIne n
drew out for Sacramento and the anxious cltlZeHs
gave vent to sighs of relief