San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-06
THE MARCHING TRAMPs


ing has ever occurred here to COM
pare with the turmoil caused early
this morning by the regiment
of unemployed men, which
left San Francisco Wednes-
day to join Coxey's army,
in it's journey to Washington.
All night long every man, woman
and child in Oakland, was on the
streets. The riot alarm was sound
ed. The Governor was asked to
call out the National guards. Extra
police and deputy sheritfs were
sworn in and armed with rifles,
and preparations were made for
fighting of the bloOdiest kind,
because $40 unemployed and des-
perate men refused to leave the
city when ordered to do so. Only
rash word or unlucky shot was re-
quired to start conflict which
would result in the extinction eff
this branch of the Industrial army.
Wednesday, about six hundred
unemployed men applied to the
mayor of San Francisco for assist
ance for getting across the bay, at
Oakland, where, however, they ex-
pected to secure transportation
on freight trains to the east.
The Mayor contributed, and reg
iment was sent over to Oakland.
Mayor Pardee, of this city, resent
ed what he called foisting San
Francisco's unemployed upon Oak
land, and tart correspondence en-
sued between the mayors. Arriv-
ing at Oakland the army found
the Southern Pacific would not
allow them to ride on it's
trains, so they went to camp.
The people of Oakland fed them.
The citizens raised money to pay
their fare to Sacramento, and ar
rangements were made to have
them start at six O'clock last night.
The army marched out Sixteenth
street station to the train, when
however the army found 1t was to
be transported in box cars and the
men refused to leave, unless pas
senger coaches were provided. The
chief of police, Schaefer, tried to
make peace by asking the railroad
company to supply coaches.
This being refused, all negotiations
were declared off, and it was then
decided to take action against the
army. The officers received infor-
nation that among the leaders Of
the army was man who had been
interested in the Haymarket riots
in Chicago. This information was
somewhat alarming to the officers,
and it was decided to take speedy
action, and avoid bloOdshed if pos
sible. Mayor Pardee called a meet
ing of the council at IL o'clock.
Pardee issued positive instructions
to the chief of police that the army
must be run out of the city by
force. The members OF the police
called at the city hall in res
ponse. Some twenty-five officers
appeared, and the chief came to
the conclusion that this number
was not sufficient, and the governor
was telegraphed to for assistance.
At report the sheriff agreed to
swear in all deputies necessary.
In the meantime, two companies
of militia appeared at the hall and
prepared for action, getting ready
to take the field, as soon as the
telegram came from the governor.
Calling guns were placed in front
of the city hall and loaded. At
midnight, the officers held a con-
sultatiOn and decided to drive the
Industrial army out AT three in
the morning, the excitement at
that time running high, and the
officers had all heavily armed
themselves, and been formed in
companies. At o'clock a general
alarm was sounded by the fire de-
partment and the citizens fastened
to the City hall, where l,20O were
sworn in as deputy sheriffs, and
armed. The fire department re-
sponded and armed. The cities
forces marched to the tabernacle,
where the army was peacefully
slumbering, awaked, and ordered
them to move out. The men re-
fused, and things looked dark. Con-
situations were held on both sides.
Finally the police arrested the
leaders, Kelly, and several other
men, and penned the rest up in
corner of the Tabernacle. They
still refused to move, unless their
leaders were returned to them, and
the police held another consulta-
ton, and proposed to handle the
army by force. Acting under or
ders, the Industrial army agreed
to submit peacefully, and at