The morning call., 1894-07-10
MARKHAM HURRYING NORTH.
He Will Reach San Francisco by
Steamer on Wednesday.

He Will Reach San Francisco by
Steamer on Wednesday.
SACRAMENTO, July 9.-Hotel men in
town dre becoming anxious over What
they consider the uncertain prospect OF
collecting bills for feeding the militamen.
The vaii ous companies made arrangements
several days go with the hotel proprletors
whereby all the memb ers of the military
force can be furnished meals twice day at
the expense of the State of California.
The men march downtown by company in
the morning and evening, and remain at
camp during the noon hour, where cold
luncheon is served. Some one started a
report that the military organizations here
had not been ordered into the field by
Governor Markham and that the State
authorities would not be respon sible for
any debts contracted during the stay of
tie militia regiments here. This report
was made more startling when another
confirmed it and brought the information
that Markham had ackno wledged that he
had not ordered the militia out. THIS affair
is laughed at by militia officers, and the
report is generally supposed to have been
a scheme of the strikers or their sympa-
thzers to place the militia in an awkward
position.
Governor Markham did certainly order
out the militia, in careful observance of
the law, say The militia officers, and the
idea is prepOsterous that the regiments
should be here on their own account.
However, the murmurs of the hotel men
have had some effect in the direction of re-
minding militia officers that the condition
of affairs demands that they set about and
arrange for their own c0mmissarY depart
ment A board of officers, consisting of
Major Dodd, Lieutenant Cluff and Lieu
tenant Hayes, was to-day appointed. with
instructions TO begin preparations for
cooking everything in the field and gener-
ally arranging for the feeding Of the men.
The question of transportation has also
been discussed at the Second Brigade
headquarters, but another board of officers
is to be appointed 10 arrange all the neces-
sary details for a hasty movement of
troops from this city to any other locality
in the event of change of station being
ordered before the strike is ended. AL
though there is no serious probability just
now that the troops will be removed. 1t is
desired that they be put into shape for
real and thorough field service.
MdJOl w VA bAC ACOIOHu OAiEhNO oboLA
has already been appointed on the trans
portation board, and two other officers
have yet to be selected.
At the encampment to-day nothing much
occurred to relieve the monOtony of the
rigid routine. The programme was the
same as it has been since tents were
and the miitamen are wondering
Early this morning a compile
OF sentries ran across two men lying in
ditch near the lines. one carrying re-
yolver and the other a bottle of whisky.
The guard ushered the men beyond mill
tary precincts without ceremony. They
are supposed to have been strikers dele
gated by the union to watch operations al
the Capitol grounds camp.
Private Secretary Eby received a tee-
gram this morning from Governor Mark
ham from Pasadena authorizing him to
state that the Governor left Pasadena to-
day and had secured transportation to
San Francisco on one Of the coast steam
ers. Further information conveyed by
tie dispatch was to the effect that
Governor Markham will reach Santa Bar
Dara at 9 o'clock tonight. By o'clock
tomorrow ne will arrive at Port Hartford,
md from there the trip will be continuous
10 San Francisco. Markham will arrive
there at about 8 O'Clock on Wednesday
noruing and will then secure transporta-
ton to this city.
Another incident occurred at the Capitol
Park camp which pretty well illustrates
the more soldierlY attitude of the militia
men during the past few days. A party
of strangers. supposed to be strikers, ad-
vanced toword the sentry line and were
halted by the guard when about ten feet
from the line. One OF the strangers ad-
vanced and requested that be be allowed
10 speak to the sentry quietly. The sentry
told him to do his talking where he stood
The mysterious visitor still endeavored to
persuade the guard to allow him secret
but the sentry would not
permit it. Finally the stranger started TO
advance. The sentry ordered him TO halt
,r he would fire. and at the same time the
BANNER OF his Springfield clicked as he
aised it, That was enough for the too
1enturesOme visitor and The whole party
hurried off in the darkness.