The record-union., 1894-04-06
OAKLAND EXCITED.
THE INDUSTRIAL ARMY THE
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Mayor Pardee Determined That the
Men Shall Not Remain In
the City.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNION.
OAKLAND. April 5. = The Industrial
Army is causing intense excitement here.
The Mayor and Common Council held a
meeting tonight and decided to drive
the army out of the city in the morning.
Arrangements had been made to trans
port the 600 men comprising the army to
Sacramento tonight. The men refused
to go because freight cars were provided
for their transportation instead OF passen-
ger coaches. 1t was then that the city
officials decided to drive the army out of
the city.
The members of the Industrial Regi-
ment talked in an ugly manner tonight,
and as a result the entire police force is
on duty. The National Guard armOries
are being guarded, and a Gatling gun is
drawn up in front of the City Hall, ready
for use. Mayor Pardee wired Governor
Markham to call out the militia. The
situation is most serious.
Mayor Pardee received no reply to his
request to the Governor for State troops,
and has sworn in a number OF deputies,
and ordered that the members OF the
army shall be arrested, particularly the
leaders. The army says it will not move,
and the Mayor and police say they will
be driven out of town.
camped in the City Hall tonight, and a
company of police is drawn up in front of
the building. The Mayor in an interview
saws these men calling themselves the In
dustrial Army have bothered the people
OF Oakland long enough, and must get
out. Chief of Police Schaetfer and
the Sheriff have gone in search
of Division Superintendent Wilder to
try to arrange for the transportation of
the army to Sacramento, according to the
wishes of the Industrials. If Mr.. Wilder
| refuses to furnish passenger coaches in
| stead of boX-cars the army Will refuse to
90, and as the police force of Oakland
numbers only fifty men they cannot force
the 600 men comprising the army to leave.
The citizens of the city are ready to rally
to the Mayors aid, but up to late hour
had not been called upon. There Will
| probably be no clash with the unem-
ployed before daylight.
April $3.50 A. MA general alarm
mas Just been sounded to summon citi-
zens to the City Hall, where they will be
sworn in as deputies. At ) O'Clock a
move will be made on the army, as the
| Mayor has ordered they must be driven
out before daylight.
The police have information that one of
the leaders of the army is a man who had
been implicated in the Haymarket riots
in Chicago, and this knowledge serves to
| increase the uneasineSs. Major OBrlen,
commanding the first battalion of the
Fifth Regiment, was summoned to the
City Hall, and notified to prepare for
action. O'Brien summoned his officers
and men. and notified the police that he
would report for duty with two COM
panies the moment ne received orders
from the Governor or Adjutant-General.
Under the direction of Major o. Brien,
a Gatiing gun was placed in front OF the
City Hal, in charge of militiamen. The
gun was loaded for action, but the men
in charge had orders not to fire until di-
rected by o. Brien.
At the City Hall the excitement is in
tense. The police have armed them
selves with rifles, pistols and clubs.
Chief of Police Schaetfer said Il have
received positive orders to drive these
men out of the city before daylight
These orders will be carried out to the
letter. Our present programme is to
ring in general alarm at the City Hall
and get out number Of men to use as
deputies. We desire TO prevent bloodshed.
but when we move OF those men they
will have to get out of the city or take the
consequences. We intend to drive them
not only out of the city, but beyond the
county line"