Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-06
WILD EXCITEMENT.
The Industrial Army Driven Out Of
Oakland.
CALLING GUN READY FOR ACTION.
One Of the Leaders OF the "4rmy"
said 10 b, a chicago Hay.
market Anarchist.

events In is history, but never has
anything occurred here to compare
with the turmoil caused early this
morning by regiment Of unemployed
men which left san Francisco Wrd.
nssday to join Coxey'i army Ia IL
march to Washington.
All night long every man, woman
and child Ia oakland was on tie
streets, the riot alarm was sounded. the
governor was asked to call out tue
naiional guHtd, extra police and deputy
shenns were sworn In aud armed with
rides, aud preparations made Tor fight.
ing OF the blo1dicst KIND, be-
cause o. unemployed, desperate
men refused 10 leave the city.
Only n lash word, o. an unlucky
thot was required 10 pfecipliatc cDu.
dict which would have resulted In the
extinction of this branch OF tho Ia.
tusttlal army, Tor the mcu composing
% were mostly uuarmed, aud could
have made bur feeble resistance ~ the
illctrs and citizens. But tho word
was not uttered, nor the shot fired, tor
tue army, ovetawod by force, con.
arnted % move on when II was seen
that further resistance to the Will OF
tue citizens oil Oakland was useless.
On Wednesday last, under tho lead.
rfship VI man named Kelly about $40
unemployed men applied 10 Mayor
Ellurt, OF san francisco, for assistance
~ getting across the bay 10 Oakland,
whorc they expected 10 secure trans
pOrlatiou on freight trains 10 the East
he mayor contributed SO aud the
regiment was sent over 10 Oakland.
Mayor pafdCo OF this city resented
what he called the foisung VI san
FfhuciscO's u employed upon oakland
aud a tart correspondence has cusuci
between the mayors Ut tho two citirs.
Upon arriving vt Oakland the army
iuund that toe Southern Pa-
G. iio railroad would not allow them
10 ride ou ~ freight trains
~ they campcd Ia tue Mills tabernacle
aud waited. The people n oakland ted
them anu they were Ia no hurry 10
move. Finally the CltZsns raised s2lD
o. pay The fare Uf the industtlalu 10
Sacramento, nud arrangements were
INSIDE o. have them start vt o O'clock
lnst night The army marched on time
u tho Sixteenth street station 10 take
thc train, anu tho people OF Oakland
huavud u Sigh oil fcliei NJ getting rld Of
item 10 easily. When, huwoyef, the
hfmy found mat II was 10 be transport.
cd IN box cars. the muu rebollod aud
refused 10 leave unless passenger
coaches were provided. 80 the army
marched back 10 the tabernacle.
Chici % Police Srhaeilrf tTird 10
make peace by asking the railway
company 10 supply passenger COACHES.
Division superintendent Wilder r.
iusyu the request saying that the
railroad company could not furnish tho
coaches tot the 500 that had been
subscribed.
All negotiations were declared Oh,
aud then u was decided 10 take action
against the army. The officers received
Information tnai among tho leaders VI
the army was man VINO had been
Interested In the HnymHket riots M
thicagO. This Information was some.
what alarming 10 the officers AMI 10
Was decided ~ take speedy action
AN avoid bioodshel II possible.
Mayor Pariee huTriedly called
meeting OF the town council and
Plan Of campaign was Geciird upon.
All O'Clock Mayor PArdto Issued
POSITIVE Ofuvfs 10 Chief OF Police
Schatiler that the industrial army
must he driven out OF the city by force.
The orders were VI such character
that the chief felt they must be- carried
uut. lie inside n secret investigation
aud learned that the army cOnsistcd
OiabOut 6il meu, who we're chm4vd
Ia the tabernacle Tor the night
Chief Schattler iheu issued general
order 90 all thr members uf his iUTce 10
tuI0rt Ia uniform at the city hall t0g
uuiy Mt once, In response To this
order some twenty hye police
uliirets appeared at the city hall. Tue
Chitf came 10 the conclusion that this
number was not sufficient 10 battle
with anu he did not propose TO take
CuRncts. lie wanted n iuli force before
lac atteu pied the raid, A report was
made 10 Mayor PArdee Of the condition
If bnaifs, and no a. once ttlegTaphei
10 tue governor 10 have tue mini,
called out. The telegram was sent 10
Sacramento, aud In case the governor
could not be found an appeal was 10 be
made 10 Adiulant General Allen.
Chief SchaetieT then sent Tor Sheriff
Mckilliuan, aud consultation was
held at the city hall. Tho shttiil agreed
~ swear In all the necessary ueputies
IA order 10 keep The peace. La the
meantime Major Flank O'Bflen, com.
mgnding the nfst battalion Of tue hith
aud u, was summoned 10 the city hall,
lie was uDt He'd by the police 10 prepare
LOT action NJ n telegram had ooen sent
10 the governor asking for assistance,
Major O'Brien vt once repaired 10 lur
nru0ry aud his officers were SUM.
muned Tor duty. lie notified the
lohcu that he would be In toadinets 10
report for duty with two companies
the moment no received word from
either tue governor or the aujutRnt
general Under lhu direction Of Major
O'Bslen a galling gun was placed In
'front.' " the city nall and lOag ed Tor
action The gun was placed In charge
OF milltlamen, with Instructions % take
no ACllOu until wOru waH received from
lhe major Ia command, AZ midnight
We Mayor Sheriff Mckilcan anu
Chief SenHtiluT held n consultation,
nuh II was decided 30 drive tho In.
uuslfial army out Of the city ut .
O'Clock IN the morning,
The excitement at the city hill was
now running high. rhe officers were
nrming themselves with pistols, clubs
aud Winchester mics. Sergeant
Fletcher commenced 10 organize the
men into company, 80 az TO be ready
for action ut moments notice, Al
1890 o'clock NJ word had yet been re-