The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

| jutant general he drove in a hack from
the Palace Hotel TO the office of the Har-
Harvey and Rudolph Herold. He de-
manded from them for his personal use
IN the bay parade the State tug Cover
nor Markham. They explained to him
| Commodore Spreckels for use in the
! naval parade. Gage stuck to his demand
and eft, with the understanding that the
| commissioners would see to it.
! Messrs. Harney and Herold called upon
! Commodore Spreckels and wanted TO
know If it could not be arranged so that
| he could release the Markham saying
the Governor insisted on it, even though
he might not want to go in the parade.
commodore Spreckels replied that the
Markham had been given him officially by
the Commissioners; that he had devoted a
| great deal of time. had worked day and
nght arranging the programme for the
that IT should be interfered with. He
SAID he would not release the Markham
unless the Harbor Commissioners would
secure Tor him vessel of equal capacity
| with the Markham to tow the yacht Ag-
gle, which the Governor had refused to
tow provided he went in the parade.
me Commissloners then called upon
captain Henry Glass, the Commandant at
Goat Island, and he said he could arrange
it so the committee would have the tug
Ilglant, which is better boat than the
Markham. On these conditions COmmo-
dore Spreckels released the Markham.
Ihe Nigllant will take the place of the
Markham in the naval parade and will
tow the Aggie. The Markham is now out
of the parade. and if the Governor goes
on her he will parade by himself, and
Me First, perhaps. If the Governor
does, not decide upon this plan the tug
After leaving the office of the Harbor
Commissioners the gubernatorial party
was next heard of through the telephone.
1t was evidently in bad temper The citi-
zens executive committee felt 1t first The
members had barely settled in session at
Mayor Phelan's office when the telephone
mans was at the other end.
Invite him up" came in chorus from
every member. Mayor Phelan reached
his phone, prepared to extend the invita-
ton, but his breath froze in the receiver.
The conversation. as repeated by the
Mayor, was like this:
" Hello, general; this is the Mayor The
citizens executive committee Is now In
session and would very much like you to
come
Sir! have a faint recollection of say.
ing to you yesterday that the Governor
would take part in the naval parade in
his tug, the Governor Markham. This
morning his EXCellenCy advises me that
he has decided not to participate in that
- But, general, how about the parade
That is all, sir; good-by.'" and bang
went the telephone on the me First end
Of the line.
That settled the naval part of it, but
still left the parade end open Marshal
l.. G. Pistolesi took action late in the day
TO close that by Issuing the following:
GENERAL ORDER NO. 3.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 81 1899
The Governor of the State of California and
staff are hereby requested to participate
mounted in the night parade given in honor
Of our returning volunteers from Manila No
carriages will be furnished to any official
Federal. State or municipal.
L. c. PIsTOLESI Grand Marshal.
He followed this up during the after
noon with the following letter:
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. 1899.
To His EXcelency, Henry T. Gage Governor
Of the State of California-Dear Sir: In
respectfully state that I have this 2ist dav
Of August 1899. issued an order that the Gov
ernor Of the State of California and his staff
participate in the parade mounted, and that no
carriages are to be provided for any Federal
State municipal official.
Should you. conclude to parade mounted
your position in line Will be left entirely to Won
Yours respectfully L. c. PISTOLESI
Grand Marshal.
Later the following was given out bv
the executive:
Executive Department, State OF California
Sacramento.
SAN FRANCISCO August 21. 1899.
Adjutant General w. H. seamans-sir:
Everything has been arranged far as the
State is concerned, for a suitable welcome to
the gallant California volunteers upon their
return from the Philippine Islands, and these
arrangements, far l know. will not IN
terfere with the plans of any of the local COM
mittees.
The State programme is complete in itself
and can be carried out in conjunction with the
plans Of Others as the conditions may deter
mine. The plans of the State may in some re-