The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
TODAY OAKLAND
WILL MOVE To
THE BIC CITY
Business Will Close
After Noon.
VETERANS TO BE IN LINE
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE TAKES
THE INITIATIVE.
Mayor and City Officers Will Be Es-
corted by Veteran Reserves.
Butchers Association
Will Also Parade.
EXCHANGE TAKES
THE INITIATIVE.
Oakland once San Francesca Call,

'po blOduNdy, aug. 70.
Oakland has completed her preparations
for crossing the bay en- masse to take
part in the welcome parade tomorrow
evening to the returned volunteers
The order has gone forth that all busi-
ness will be suspended at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon and after that hour the
policemen and d few stray owls will have
entire possession of this city All over
town cards have been placed to-day in
store windows with the following inscrip-
ton: Trade early; we close at 4 D. m.
Saturday TO join in the welcome to our
returned heroes
The Merchants Exchange took this
matter in hand and after a few hours
canvassing every store of Importance had
agreed to obey the request TO close early.
The Journeymen Butchers held a con-
ference last night and decided that all
the meat markets in this city shall close
morrow afternoon. The butchers will be
escorted by the Fifth Regiment Band and
will parade in white caps and white
gowns. All butchers will meet at their
hall 91S Washington street, at o'clock
and will proceed TO San Francisco to take
part in the parade.
Mayor Snow and nearly all the city
officials have expressed their intention of
attending in carriages and have been as
signed places in the parade. Yesterday
the railroad agents assert that 45 900 peo-
pie crossed the bay from Oakland. To-
day the number was not so great. but
tomorrow il is believed Tat fully 60 900
people rom this county Will cross to San
Francisco TO witness the night pageantry
and electrical display.
The ferry system has been thoroughly
demoralized for the past two days, the
railroad company being utterly unable to
cope with the situation. Yesterday and
to-day during certain hours, trains and
boats ran haphaZard. and occasionany
more than an hour would be consumed
in crossing the bay. Last night passen>
gers who left Broadway at o'clock did
not reach the city until 1920, which is
twice the time usually occupied. Although
all trains and boats have been crowded
to thei, utmost capacity yet not a single
accidcrt of any kind has occurred on this
side Cf the bay.
All Grand Army men and old soldiers
at the City Hall promptly at Ais p. m.
tomorrow TO fall in with Company A,
Veteran Reserves, of Oakland, Captain G.
K. King commanding, and take part in
the parade III uonor of the homecoming
of the California Volunteers. The Mayor
and city officials will also be escorted by
the Veteran Reserves. A place in t..e
land.
Next Tuesday evening the veterans and
ladies of Lyons and Appomattox Relief
Corps will tender a reception and banquet
to the soldiers who have returned from
Manila and who reside in this county.
The boys will be welcomed by Hon. Mayor
Snow and DR.. George c. Pardee.
The directors of the Golden Gate Fair
Association this morning passed a resola~
ton thai all soldiers in uniform present.
ing themselves at the Oakland race track
TO morrow will be admitted free of charge.