The record-union., 1894-04-28
WE'RE COMING FATHER STIEINMAN,
Ano We're Just About One Thousand
Strong"
oakland's Idle Tourists VIII be Here
This Morning." General" Barker's
Indifference to Warnings.


cities, numbering some 800 or 1000 men,
had been sent off on the steamboat Elmira
for Sacramento.
At once on receipt of this news Presi-
dent Lawton of the City Board of Trus-
tees sent out word to number of promi-
inent citizens to meet at the Trus-
tees room in the evening, and fair num-
ber responded.
There were present at the meeting
Judge Catlin, S. S. Holl, General A. l..
Hart, City Attorney Brown, Sheriff
O'Neil, Chief of Police Drew and other
city officials.
President Lawton called the meeting to
order and stated its object to be to deter
mine what course should be pursued in
the matter of handling the invaders.
Judge Catlin was chosen 10 preside. He
said he was willing at all times to aid in
every public movement, and would serve
on this occasion in the capacity OF Chair
man.
f. NJ. Woodson was chosen to act as
Secretary.
Judge Catlin said that the matter to be
considered was an important one, and
those citizens present should engage in
an interchange of views as to what course
the authorities should pursue on the ar
rival of the hosts then on their way
hither.
At $50 o'clock Colonel Inman of the
local Industrials arrived on the train
from San Francisco and went at once to
the Trustees room, where he related the
result of his visit to Oakland. He found
General Barker occupying comfortable
bed in an Oakland hotel and had an inter-
view with him.
He informed Barker that the people of
Sacramento had done all in their power
toward feeding the $50 men already there,
and could not possibly do anything for
his forces. 1t would be an outrage on
them to throw another such body of men
into their midst He Qnman) had mat
ters now so arranged that he hoped to be
able to get his men out of the city In
few days, but if the Oakland army should
enter the city all this would be spoiled.
Barker told him this was all bOsh-that
1nman's men should join his and make
formidable army. In numbers, he said,
there would be strength, and even though
the people of Sacramento did not want
them to land they had men enough to
enforce a landing.
Inman told Barker he had protested
through the Sacramento press against
the coming of another army and that the
people were up in arms against any such
proposed invasion.
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care, that he had men enough to enforce
an entrance. He said he had 81, 100 in
money, but another officer of the Oak
land army told Inman that they had
$1,000. Others said they had no money.
General Barker said. among other
things, that the railroad company has
large interests here, and so has the State,
and this was the best place to make
show of his strength.
Colonel Inman then assured the meet
ing that so far as he and his men were
concerned they proposed to stand by their
friends. The people of Sacramento haI
treated them fairly, and If occasion should
arise in which their services should be
needed, the city might call on them at
any moment and they would prove their
appreciation OF what the people here had
done for them.
At the conclusion of Colonel Inman's
statement a general discussion of the
situation ensued, many of those present
giving their views on the subject.
Judge Holl suggested that the City
Trustees and otner officials be on
hand on the arrival of the steamer
carrying the army and notify the lat
ter that Sacramento would not and
could not do anything for them, and that
if they committed any infringement of
the law the city would assert its authority
that the people do not propose to be
bulldozed by any body of invaders,
whether organized or not.
Judge Holl said he had heard no COM
plant against the 300 or more men now
at the Park. They had Obeyed the laws,
and appeared to be men disposed in that
way. Colonel Inman had said that these
men could be relied upon to serve the
people of Sacramento, and he (Holl)
thought that possibly il might be a good
idea to swear them in as deputy peace
off TO laa ioA
should be needed. He was not certain
that this would be the best thing to do,
but made the suggestion for what it
might be worth.
Trustee Devine thought that if anyone
was to be employed for that purpose such
employment should be given to men
who belonged here in the city.
Trustee Tozer said the Sheriff and Chief
of Police should at once swear in from
80 to 100 or 200 citizens to act as deputies,
and TO have them at the landing when
the steamer arrives. Then have the lead
ers of the invading forces notified that if
any overt act should be attempted they
and the offenders would at once be ar
rested.
Judge Holl advanced the idea that it
might be well to have the men at the
Park remove TO the Sutter Fort, where
they could remain until called on, in
case their services should be required to
aid in the enforcement of the law.
This proposition was discussed some-
what, and it was finally decided TO let
Colonel Inman's men march out to the
fort and remain there.
Colonel 1nman left, saying that he
would move his men at midnight.
At this juncture Mayor Steinman
entered the hall, having just returned
from San Francisco. On having the
situation explained to him, he said
the charter gave him the power to
appoint all the special policemen
necessary. He believed the whole mat
ter could safely be left to the Chief of
Police and Sheriff. He would go with
these officials TO the steamboat on its ar
rival and fatty inform them that the city
will not recognize them.
Sheriff O'Neil said that if the law
should be broken he believed the city
was able to punish all offenders. He in
dorsed the Mayors ideas.
1t was suggested that the military au-
thorities be asked to call out the local
companies of the National Guard to pro-
tect the State property Agricultural
Park, Capitol Park, the Agricultural Pa
vilion, ETC., from invasion or injury.
This met with general favor, and on
motion, the meeting decided to leave the
entire matter in the hands of the Mayor,
the Chief of Police and the Sheriff, to
take such precautions as they may deem
necessary for the protection of the law.
MAKING GOOD TIME.
4 telephone message to the RECORD
UNION stated that the steamer passed
Port Costa at $50 o'clock last night.
Tba Oakland Times iDnuirod bx- fa1a