The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-23
AND UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS
eaders Declare the Strike Still
On.
THE MEN ASSERT THAT 1T is OFF
Story of How the Sacramento sur
render Was Brought About-An'
other Dynamite Scare.

There is a peculiar state of affairs IN the
strike situation In West Oakland. Inc
general i'm pression of the rank and ME OF
the strikers and the public is that the
strike is off. The leaders maintain just S
persistently that it is on and cite the ac-
ton of Saturday nights meeting OF the
A. r. q. as proof positive that such is The
fact. The strikers who attended that
meeting and voted not to declare the
strike off admit that it is on, hut they
really can't tell for the life of them what
good they are accomplishing. When
asked what they propose doing or now Tue
strike stands they confess themselves as
absolutely in the dark. They tell the
truth. too; they really don't know. 1t Is
all a mystery and many of them are anx-
ious for speedy solution. one way or the
other.
The leaders have nothing to say in add
ton 10 the statements they have neio 10
all Week-that the strike is on as vlgor-
ously as ever. They. however, seem to
have no definite plan Of campaign. or, II
they have, are keeping 1t dlscreetly 10
themselves.
That was the strike situation in West
Oakland up to midnight Sunday, as inquired
out from the point OF view OF the strikers,
and it leaves the general public the conun-
drum If this is strike, what Is
striker
The military authorities conclude that 1t
is nothing that, Whatever it might have
been, it has dwindled down to positive In
significance, and that there Is hardly the
slightest reason for their further presence
on the scene. In fact it was the general
feeling in the camp that ne troops wonld
all be off and away before Thursday
night. Lieutenant-ColOnel Geary sad yes
terday afternoon that several companies
would probably be sent home this morn
ing.
The cavalry and the Naval Battal on
will prOba bly, come in for this good thing.
and there is not much grumbllng ON the
part of the boys at the proposed release
from camp routine. Guard duty has
tendency TO induce that tired feeling. and
the young men OF the camp have bad their
skins full of walking The picket-llne; but,
on the whole, there will be some regrets at
leaving the scene of the regiments first
appearance on a field of action. Despite
the righteousness of the work there nave
sort of what might be called family feel
ing" has made the associations OF officers
and men quite enjoyable.
Then the Sundays-particularly yester-
day 1t pays after all TO be bold soldier
boy when you can strut around in blue and
brass and steel and llnger IN The rapturOuS
upturnngs of the langulshing eyes oil
beauty. One has to be soldier to get the
full advantage of this sort OF thing, and il
is safe to say, after Witnessing the array
OF admiring femininty III camp, that the
boys of the Second, the cavalry, and the
Naval Battalion. stand pretty we'll with a
large number of stunDing-loOkiDg women.
The camp was alive with them yester-
day afternoon. They walked the regi-
mental streets and took possession of the
regimenal tents, not To speak OF regL
mental nearts. They were petite and they
were magniicently tall; they were blonde
and brunette, and-well, yes. some of them
were redheaded, but they were all beauIi.
ful. and they made the camp as gay, and
bright, and beautiful. and ovabe as they
were themselves, and that's saying good
deal They did though, and all that was
needed to round it all off was happily fur
nshed just 10 the nick OF time. That wa
music, and the regimental band, under the
direction of Leader Amman, arrived from
the city about O'Clock and PLAYED in the
square in front Of the colonePs tent for
several hours.
1t was certainly pleasant and undeniably
enjoyed. There was sort of holiday feel
ing of careless ease all around, which
went to emphasize more strongly than
anything else that the soldiery was salts
fed that the strike was off.