The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1895. CITIEAS READY FOR A MAASS-MEETING Julian Sonntag Discusses Japan's Threatened : Invasion. WILL CONGRESS AID US? Manufacturers and Producers’ Association Becoming Alarmed. PRICES BEYOND COMPETITION. San Francisco Is Waking Up to the Raid of Pauper Labor Thrust Upon This Coast. I consider the present invasion of our American industries by Japan the most | threatening thing that has ever occurred ,and we must appeal to id in averting the disaster ow,” said Julian Sonntag, of the Manufacturers and vice- | I give you fair warning. to get in here and_ before many months the meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Jast March, when the Manufacturers and Producers’ Association was formed. A gentleman, whose name I bave forgow_en, took the floor at that meeting and said: ‘Gentlemen, I want to impress you with the fact that you have got to look out for the Japanese. I have just returned from that country and I saw there a most excel- lent variety of manufactured articies that will some day come into competition with the products of American manufacturers. They are bound have gone by you will see the truth of my statement. They are preparing for it now. Take care that they do not surprise you.’ “How quickly it was done. Right upon the heels of that warning this Japanese agency was established, and it is growing more powerful all the time. We must act at once in this matter and begin on Con- gress as soon as possible. I hear this question discussed all over the City, and it is a case that deserves immediate atten- tion., Nothing short of a general uprising among the manufacturers and the veople will bave the desired effect, and I believe we should prepare to get at the bottom of | it without delay.” Mr. Sonntag was very much in earnest regarding the intention of the Japanese, who, as he said, certainly have begun to swarm over the avenues of trade in this country with alarming rapidity, as wasfirst pointed out by the Daily Report. The in- stant the gates were let down they charged { upon our industries and the interests of our working-men like so many commer- cial tigers bent on_devouring every occu- pation of our people. The late Japo-Chinese war was the sub- ject of considerable discussion yesterdey, JAPANESE LABORERS MAKING merely sell about 10 per cent lower than our competitors.” “‘Suppose American manufacturers cut under them ?”’ was asked. “Well, I suppose our buyers will cut again. I cannot say just exactly how much; perhaps not all.” Of that I am not positive. You know it is a matter of com- petition. That is all there is“to it.” “Cannot Reynall sell at a price that Americans cannot compete with, and would not our manufacturers fail inan attempt to do s0?” “Perhaps. You must understand that merchants handling Reynall’s lines are disposed to get all they can for their goods, an\ythc cut will be just low enough to catch the trade. They gouge the market.” “And if Americans attempt to cut under that rate, what then?” ““We will have to wait and see. I sup- pose it will then be a matter.of competi- tion, which is merely business, you know. ‘We will have a big assortment of samples arrive on the next steamer and will sell all the goods we possibly can. It isnota matter of drumming. I quote the mer- chants our prices and they buy.” Mr. Burns is very mild-mannered and says he will hold his agency in San Fran- cisco just as long as our merchants desire to buy of him, and that he can give better prices than American manufacturers ever dreamed of. THREE MORE ARRESTED. The Police Gather in Barbers Charged With the Commission of Awful Crimes, Three more men were arrested last night charged with the same outrageous conduct toward little girls as the men recently ex- amined before Judge Campbell. The prisoners are Joseph Garcia, 65 years of age; G. U. Riso, 42 years of age, and Man- uel Gomez, 35 years of age. All are bar- bers. Garcia’s shop is at 525 Pacific street; that of Risois at 445 Broadway, and Go- mez has a shop at 101 Montzomery avenue. The men were all arrested on warrants from Judge Low’s court. The complamn- ants are Lonisa Oliver, Julia Christianson and Eva Guinasso, little girls, all of whom have appeared in the other cases. The two older men are charged with in- ducing the little ones to appear before them in an indecent manner. Gomez is charged by the Guinasso girl with a much more serious crime, the punishment for which is.a long imprisonment. Riso was released early in the evening on $250 bail. Gomez refused to talk at all. Garcia, the oldest of the trio, protested his innocence. “I know Louisa Oliver, the girl who swore to the complaint against me,” he said. “She lives just across the street. do not care to She is a bad girl and has caused me much annoyance by insisting on coming into my shop. I have ordered her out many times, and once complained to her father be- cause she stole things when my back was turned. It cid no good. She kept coming; into my shop, although she did not come into my place any more than into the drugstore on the corner. . “I never even uttered a coarse word to the girl. Iam a married man and have a family. The girl never made any bad sug- gestions to me that I can remember.” Officer Rourke, who made the sarrests with Detective E. Bryan, says the men all had rooms back of their shops into which they enticed the girls LOVESICK AND DESPERATE Young Thomas Marquis of Ala- FLOUR FOR 1 AND 2 CENTS A DAY. [(Drawn by a “Call™ artist from a photograph.] Producers’ Association of California, in an | interview yesterday. “To-morrow, at 3:30 P. M., tinued, “there will be a meeting of the | directors of the association, and beyond a | doubt that matter will take up a great deal | of our time and will receive the attention it deserves. Very few people in America realize that the introduction of Japanese labor is to the detriment of the industries of the country. There is no nation of people in the world who are so adept in the art of imitation as the Japanese, and with the pauper wages paid there, coupled with their wonderful faculty for duplica- tion, they will soon be able to undermine all our manufacturing industries and thus throw thousands of . Americans on the community as unemployed men. They have looked forward to the time when they would be able to step into this country | with their cheaply produced articles and | sell them at a figure far beneath the prices brought by American-made articles. With this prospect in view they have sent Japanese to this country who have gradu- ated in our best educational institutions, and who are familiar with the needs of America. They have studied_the demand existing here for every production they are able to turn out, and have found that it is possible to compete with America at greatly reduced prices and still make a bandsome profit. “In the last few years Japan has takenfja step in the commercial world that has taught her the importance of competing with other countries, and she has begun her experiments, it might be said with reasonable success so far, on America and | American manufactures, To-day she is | making watches for one dollar that are selling all over the civilized world and are being introduced into this country to an alarming extent. The wages paid her working men and women range from two | cents a day to $5a month when computed | in American money. The most skilled arti- | sans within her borders are paid the fabu- lous sum of $7 50 a month. Compare this with the wages of American workingmen, who receive on an average from $2 a. day for ordinary iabor to $5 a day for skilled workmen. Is it possible under the circum- stances to compete with the ignorant pau- ver labor of Japan and at the same time | uphold the great futures of our people and the betterment of our citizens? It is true that they can even go under the rates now | secured for their wares and still make a | most substantial profit. { ‘What, under these circumstances, what | will be the result? Our manuifacturing centers would have to go under with the ressure of Japanese prices, and America’s émands would then be supplied ex- clusively by the people of Japan. They are too well aware or the strength they have with the cheapness of their produc- tions, and just as long as it is possible we can expect to see them dump their goods into this céuntry.” *‘What course would be the most reason- able one for the purpose of protecting our- selves?” “It 1s the duty of the Manufacturers and Producers’ Association to go into it more thoroughlg than ever before, and as soon as it is understood call a mass-meeting and through our Representatives and Senators ask Congress to protect us. This is not a meresectional fight. Itconcernsthe entire United States and should not be belittle d to the extent of confining it to the Pacific Coast alone. It is the duty of the in- habitauts of the United States to protest against this invasion in as strong terms as ssible and stop it as soon as it can be one. “Look out upon the street to-day and you will see some of our best-dressed men wearing clothing made in Japan. Our so- ciety people send their orders across the Pacific Ocean and in a short time they are filled by the skillful, imitative, pauper la- bor of the Orient. Already the result is beginning to be felt and merchants whose trade is entirely confined to the United States are aware that something is wrong with the market. It is nothing more nor less than the rat labor of foreign countries. “The rapidity with which Japan has in- | | vaded the commerce of this country is best understood by the merchants who attended L and it was the general opinion that Japan’s success in thrashing a frightened and flee- ing enemy has put into her composition an element of braggartism that has pos- sessed her of a desire to conquer the whole world both commercially and from a stand- point of territorial area. A traveler who has just returned from Japan says: “I went amoug all classes of people in that country and found that the ambition of the nation was to possess the patronage of the American people, yet the only class that can assist Japan in bring- ing this result about are the working in- habitants. They have by their wonderfal faculty of imitation made it possible to supply this market with its demands, yet they are themselves kept in the most pro- nounced state of poverty and want. “Here in America the people who keep the machinery of government in motion and who by their toil and labor perform the functions of industry are educated and improved along with the rest of the com- monwealth. Isaw therea race of people who simply depend upon the head of their Government to make governing laws and whose whole lives are given over to that, so they may simply live and exist in a count; whose emoluments’ are gobbled up by the executive heads. Women are made pack- | horses in the fields and men are keptin ignorance of the value of education until the weight of years settles upon them and they go down to the grave decrepit and prematurely aged by endless toil. They are the instruments through which the Government of Japan may be able to effect its better standing in the world and who in return receive nothing but the right to be slaves. “If the people of the United States are to be driven to distress by such a nation of primitive men, it is about time we had an administration that would take some steps to change the conditions. Japan boasts of her progress. It is true that among the very best people of that nation thereisa decided improvement, yet her common people are not improved in the least visible respect. They are still beasts of burden and children” of ignorance. Writers on pauper labor have no conception of the depths of degradation among them, and it will be at least a thousand years, at the present rate of progress, before they are | on a par with the very scum of this coun- try. I visited some of the best homes in Yokohama and found nothing but a com- bination of idleness and scarcity of educa- tion. Those who have no particular stand- ing are workmen at the miserable salary of from $1 to $5 a8 month. They are devoid of the elements of manhood and their sense of virtue would shock an Indian. Even the serfs of Russia revolt at the pov- erty that confronts them and the lives of slavery that they lead, but in Japan they are contented with their scentless flowers and an ambitious Emperor.” iy Ay REYNALL’S AGENT SPEAKS. Owen Burns Says It Is Merely a Matter of Supplying the Demand. “Our business of selling Javanese goods in America seems to have caused quite a stir among the people,” said Owen Burns yesterday. *‘I do not see for the life of me why they should’feel so about it. It is simply a matter of dollars and cents with us and with the purchasers. If we'can supply them with an article as good as can be manufactured in America and at the same time sell that article at a rate much lower than they have been in the habit of paying here I believe, as we have proved, that we will be able to sell that article. “Mr. Reynall buys almost as much material in America as he sends over here, and it is likely that he will continue to do so. He buys cotton, beer and laundry soap here, together with other things that there is a demand for in Japan. My brother, who is at present in the South, in the neighborhood of Mississippi, has just pur- chased a cotton plant, which will be en- tirely removed to Japan. Six American workmen will go over to teach the Jap- anese how to run it, so that the raw ma- terial, which we will have to secure from this country, can be made into febrics. “The merchants who buy from us will meda Attempted to Drown Himself. He Jumped From the Steamer Bay City While on His Way to San Francisco. “Tom™ Marquis, a clerk in the employ of Levi Strauss & Co., and son of the architecht John Marquis, who has an office at 230 Kearny street, attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the steamer Bay City yesterday morning. The young man is said to have been disap- pointed in love, and when he left his home in Alameda to catch the 6:30 A. M. boat he was despondent. When the ferry-boat was off Goat Island he handed his purse to a friend, and with the words ‘‘Please give this to my father,”” he plunged over- board. He was caught in the wash from the steamer’s paddlewheels and went down twice before the boat with a rescue party reached him. There was considerable excitement aboard the Bay City.when the cry ‘“‘man overboard” rang out. Captain J. Lee saw the young man leap into the water, and without waiting for the captain of the steamer to slow down he rushed to the hfeboat and began getting the falls ready for Jowering. The mate came up to him and in a pompons tone said: *‘Stand a-one- side please and let a sailor attend to that.” Lee has been to sea for the last forty years and has been a master for thirty years. Heisstill laughing over the idea of the mate of a ferry-buat knowing more about lowering a boat than he does. “Young Marquis seemed moody and out of sorts,” said Captain Lee. *‘He paced the deck for quite awhile, then Le seemed and walked aft. Had he gone forward and jumped off from the bow the wheels wounld ave made short work of him, but he dropped 1n from the stern, and it was then a question of sink or swim. He isa good swimmer, and had the backwash of the steamer not overcome him he could have kept afloat for twenty minutes. ‘“When they got him aboard he was taken into the engine-room, and a gcod, strong drink soon brought him around. He went back home on the steamer that brought him to San Francisco, and the chances are that he will never tempt the waters of the bay agan.” “Thomas has not been well for the past five days,” said Mrs. Marquis last evening, “and 1 _think his illness is due to over- work. We urged him not to go to the City this morning, but _he stancg at the usual early hour. Je tells me that after he went aboard the boat a terrible pain seized him in the forehead, and the next thing he re- membered he was struggling in the bay. The cold wate: brought a return of reason, and he was able to help himself and keep irom sinking until he was rescued. He is now under_the doctor’s care, and we have to watch him carefully.” . —— WEAR ordinary underwear,keep your cold ;wear Jaros hygienic underwear and lose it; nealth and moncy saver. Morgan Bros., 229 Montg'y. - Railroad Case Finally Set. The case of the Southern Pacific Com pany against the Board of Railroad Commissioners was set for hearing on December 9 by Judge McKenna in the United States Circuit Court yesterday. The plaintiffs want more time to amend their bill and prepare affidavits. —————————— ALL doctors don’t prescribe the same medi- cine; all good doctors recommend Jaros hygi- enic underwear. Morgan Bros., 229 Montgry. — - — Ship Susquehanna Libeled. Neils Peter Neilson, a sailor, libeled the American shipSusquehanna yesterday through E. E. Ferguson for $20,000 damages for the breaking of his leg last 4tn of July. He was in- jured while assisting in taking down the stud- ding sailboom from the top -of the forward house. He nllege- negligence and carelessness on the part of the owners. - Jaroshyglenic underwear ismade for intelligen people; others prefer che stuft and constant colds. Sense saves dollars. rgan’ Montg. s Bicyclist’s Injuries Fatal. John McMenomy of 731 Natoma street, the young accountant, who, while riding & bicycle, was run _over by a bus[y in Golden Gate Park Sunday afternoon, aied yesterday inorning at the home of Dr.Johansen, wm; Oak street, where he had been taken for treatment. ' An inquest will be held. He was unmarried. THE whole family kept well with Jaros Hy- genic underwear. Morgan Bros., 229 Montgy. to make up his mind, tarned on his_heel ] FORD'S DESPERATE ACT. Jealous of His Wife He Fires Five Shots With Murderous Intent. CLAIMS IT WAS ACCIDENTAL. Three of the Bullets Take Effect In- flicting Wounds Which Will Result Fatally. Mrs. Lizzie Ford, the woman who was shot by her husband early yesterday morn- ing, is dying at the Receiving Hospital. The attending surgeon, Dr. Weil, enter- tains not the slightest hope of her recovery, but, to the contrary, would not be sur- prised if death occurred at any moment. Involved in the fatal shooting of Mrs. Ford is the old, old story of man’s jealousy and wife’s fondness for other men’s society. It is extremely questionable, however, if the wounded and dying woman was guilty of anything more than mere indiscretion. The clerk at the Mozart House, where the shooting took place, and Miss “Dolly” Moore; a roomer at the same place, prob- ably know more about the affair than any one, unless it be the parties directly con- cerned. The clerk is inclined to the behef that Ford had just cause for jealousy, while the young lady is equally confident that Mrs. Ford was guiltless of any wrong- doing. “Two or three days ago,” said Clerk Hoeth yesterday, “Ford asked me if I had seen a tall gentleman with blonde mus- tache going to his wife’s room. At first I Mrs. Lizzie Ford. [From a photograph.) evaded the question, though I finally ad- mitted having seen an individual answer- ing that description pass down the hall with Mrs. Ford. As a matter of fact I have seen her with as many as three or four gentlemen in one day, though Ido not know if they went to her room. “About 1 o’clock this morning I was awakened by some one with the startling information that there was trouble in the Fords’ room. I heard no pistol shots. Hastily dressing myself I rushed to Ford’s room and there found some eight or ten people, among whom were one or two policemen. Mrs. Ford was on the lounge and appeared to be in great pain, though she made no complaint against her assail- ant. It was fully an hour before the patrol wagon came, and during thsat time the poor woman was without attention, except what Miss Moore could do alone. 1 understand Ford was drunk at the time, though I am not prepared to positively affirm this. From what I havé seen he certainly had some cause for jealousy, though there is no excuse for bis attempt- ing to commit murder.” Miss Moore, who was the first to reach the side of the wounded and now dying woman, tells what she knows of the trouble in the following manner: “I was up rather late writing letters, when suddenly I heard a pistol shot, fol- lowed by another and a third, until five altogether were fired. As I reached the hall I saw Mrs. Ford come out into the hall for a few feet, turn and stagger back to her room. When I reached the lounge on which she had fallen I found her covered with blood from head to feet, but still conscious. Assisted by a gentleman, who arrived a few moments later, the wounded woman was carried to the bed. ‘‘As tenderly as possible I undressed her and bathed the blood and powder stains from her face and arms. Then she told me that her husband, John Ford, had shot her. The husband accused- her of infidel- ity, which was bitterly resented by the wife. Then he asked her for a_pistol, which, it seems, she had hidden. Fearing that he would find it and attempt to do her harm, Mrs. Ford rushed to the bed after the weapon. Of what followed Mrs. Ford could give no clear account, though she said she had engaged in a struggle with the infuriated man, during which every chamber in the pistol was fired. Mrs. Ford at first blamed her husband greatlv for the rash act, but when he was rought into the room all of her animosity seemed to fade away. ‘“‘Oh, why did you do it, John?’ she ex- claimed. ‘Please come and kiss me.’ “I really do not think Ford had any cause to be jealous. They had rooms right op‘rosite ‘my own,and [ am sure that her conduct, so far‘as I could obserye, was above reproach, They came in Sunday night about 9 o’clock, apparently the best of friends.” Three of the five shots fired by Ford took effect, one in the left side of the neck, a second in the right arm just below the shoulder, and the last through the palm of the left hand, necessitating the ampu- tation of the third finger. After emptving his revolver Ford made a dash for liberty through a second-story window. He fell some twenty feet, and when captured was found to have sustained internal injuries of rather serious character. In addition to this three ribs were broken by the fall. The jealous husband stated yesterday that he was not drunk at the time of the shooting, but was simply crazy. He fails to assign any reason for thissudden evi- dence of insanity. The woman, who is now lying at death’s door, married Ford some seven years ago, though, if the husband is to be believed, her parents are still unaware of the rela- tions ex1siting between them. Mrs. Ford was formerly a Miss Lizzie Driven, living at 425 Stevenson street. She continued to receive letters under that name at the ad- dress given above. Mrs. Driven uugmnl her daughter to be working out, though she is not unaware of the fact that Ford at one time paid her a great deal of attention. ‘The husband stated yesterday that he would give his life to undo the work of a few moments of anger, though he affirmed time ana again that it was all the result of an accident. WOLF-WHIPPLE WEDDING. Celebrated at the Bride’s Home in Oak- land on Saturday Last. One of the prettiest weddings of the sea- son was solemnized in Oakland Saturday night at the residence of the bride’s par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. D. Comstock, 582 Tele- graph avenue, when Mijss Lena N. Whip- ple and Edward A, Wolf of Sacramento were united in marriage. To the strainsof the wedding march the bride, escorted by her father and bridesmaid, Mrs. J. R, ” Brown, were met in the parlor by the l;:omnnd his best man, Dr. 0. W. ti?efl- e ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. McLean. % g The house was approvriately and taste- fully decorated with evergreens and flow- ers for the occasion, and music and danc- ing were the features of the evening. At midnight an elaborate supper was served. The presents were numerous and costly. Among the invitea guests were: Mr. and Mrs. D. Comstock, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown of Sacramento, Mrs. W. E. Bond of Tacoma, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Charles 8. Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Albert- son, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dober, Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeftris, Mr. and Mrs. Railton, Miss Barotti, Miss Sneath, Dr. 0. W. Jones, George Fisher, Master Mayland Whipple, William McCall, Mr. Long- streth, Henry Sully, George Waschle, Otio Scholl, Earl Halsey, Mrs. HoFder, Thomas and Ernest Holder, Captain Fred Eisenmenger and Aaron Nathon. - THE THALER CASE. It Is Being Investigated by the Grand Jury. Edward Neumann, official interpreter of the courts, was called by the Grand Jury yesterday to translate in a certain case the testimony of a lady who preferred to speak German. The case is one wherein the in- dictment of Julius Thaler is sought for be- trayal and failure to fulfill a promise of marriage. The complaining witness is Tillie Nusbam. The case was heard in Police Judge Low’s court last June and there dismissed. On the first hearing Thaler admitted that he had wronged the girl, and promised to make reparation by marriage if he was given thirty days’ time. The time was allowed, and ‘extended to fifty days, but he did not keep his word. When he was arrested the second time Judge Low dismissed the case. The story teld by witnesses to the Grand Jury yesterday was to the eftect that the girl, by hard work, had accumulated about $400, which Thaler borrowed on a promise of marriage. Shealso gave,on his promise to wed her, the utmost proof of her affec- tion and confidence. After the dismissal of the proceedings in Judge Low’s court Thaler scoffed at the promise to repair the wrong he had done. The witnesses in the case seemed to be good people. A PHOTOGBAPHER LEAVES Efisio Caboni Startles the Italian Colony by Suddenly Dis- appearing. Not Seeing Him for a Week, His Creditors Attach His Gallery. There is considerable gossip in the Ital- ian colony of tkis city about the disappear- ance of Efisio Caboni, a photographer, who did business at 309 Montgomery avenue. Mr. Caboni, who is somewhat of a bohe- mian, is an all-around good fellow, so say his friends. He plays the piano and the guitar, has an excellent voice, which he uses with good effect in rendering some of the works of Italian composers, 1s an ex- cellent dancer and a very agreeable con- versationalist. The photograpner about a week ago ap- peared at his office and discharged an em- ploye for having, it was said, destroyed certain negatives. The following day the man returned, asked to be reinstated, and, it is said, threatened to make certain reve- lations, when Caboni replied, “You are a good fellow; you will go to work again.” Several hours after this Caboni informed his employes that he was suddenly called away into the country and would be absent two days. He then went away from his lodgings, carrying two large valises. Since then he has not returned and no one has seen him here, but it was reported that on the afternoon of the day he went away he was seen at Oakland in the vicinity of the Sixteenth-street depot. The day before he went away he in- formed P. Forzani, a jeweler engaged in business on Dupont street, near Broadway, and to whom he was indebted in the sum of $190 for diamonds, that in the course of a few days he would pay him, but he failed to keep his promise, and when Forzani learned that he was no longer at his place of business and could not be found he se- cured the services of A. Ruef, who had the photographic gallery attached, and a Bheriff's keeper now is on hand when any one comes to sit for a picture or take away a dozen cabinets or’panels. Carlo Sbrarra, an employe in the gallery, came in with a second attachment. Now there are many stories going the rounds of the Italian circle which will not be very flattering to Caboni if he hears of them, and one is that he took pictures, and that certain of these were not of the kind that are exhibited in the parlor, and that it is on account of these that he has ab- sented himself. It1s also hinted that the recent developments in the North Beach horrors were an accelerating motive in the photographer coming to the conclusion that he had to go into the country. There are others who say that there is nothing in these rumors, but that in an eccentric mood he has gone into the country to marry some country lassie, and that he will soon return and surprise his friends by presenting Mrs. Caboni to them. His principal creditor, Forzani, says that he does not know what can have induced him to go away, that he did not press him for the mouney, and that his debts in the aggregate did not exceed $300. He did not think a man would run away to avoid paying that amount, but that he placed the attachment on the place to secure himself. At the gallery it was stated yesterday that Caboni was in the country and it was not known when he would return. ADVERTISED FOR A WIFE. The Experience of Howell Jackson of Klamath Falls, Or. Emma Cleverly, a prepossessing young woman, appeared in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday to answer to the charge of grand larceny. The complaining witness is Howell Jackson, a rancher of Klamath Falls, Or. In his evidence Jackson said he had come to this City to find a wife. He placed an advertisement in one of the papers and the defendant was one of those who answered it. She took his fancy and he would prob- ably have married her had she not stolen two $20 gold pieces out of his pocket. The defendant denied that she stole the $40. She claimed that he presented her with the money in view of their approach- ing marriage, and when she was arrested and the officer asked her what she had done with the $40 she at once told him where she had sewed it in her dress. She asked for a continuance till to-morrow, as she could briug several business men to testify as to her good cuaracter. The Judge granted her request. Baggett’s Big Note. In accordance with a judgment entered in January, 1894, an execution has been issued against W. T. Baggett and Senator B. F. Lang- ford to collect a promissory note for $12,784 50, The note was made b,! W.'T. Baggett and David 8. Terry and was indorsed by Langford. The note was to secure a loan from lfenry Voor- man. EXTRA mince pies delivered to nearly all E“u of the City.for Thanksgiving. Swain’s, 13 Sutter. . ——————— Must Pay the Coupons. Judge Seawell has granted two writs of man- date compelling the Treusurer to pay, first, $19,845 to Charles Altschul, and, second, $32,- 000 to Joseph Livingston and others, upon Dupont-street widening. bonds. The plaintifis held coupons to the amountnamed and had resented them to the Treasurer for payment. e refused to honor they 4, d hence the suit. g er may appeal nitely set- —————— 1f you regard the eyesight of orks, use “Bagik Stook.” Mysell-Rolling gp.. 52 C1ay 8t." i ' | 1S Employes Tremble at the Power of the Money King, A SCHEME OF HIS BRAIN. Of All the Conductors in the Country One - Third Must Go. HE NOW PULLS THE STRING. How the Head of the Wall-Street Banking Firm Has the Rail- roads at His Beck. The reason why the Southern Pacific Railroad Company has been discharging so many of its conductors lately is now given up to the light. It has been made public by the Order of Railroad Con- ductors itself. This organization stood by the Southern Pacific Company during the strike of the American Railway Union. One of the members of the O. R. C. went into an attorney’s office yesterday after- noon and told what he believed to be the secret of his discharge in a few words. He has a family to support and has been a railroad man for eleven years. Railroaa- ing being the only business, he said, that he knew anything about, he begged that his name be not made public, as he *‘hoped to get back to work some time or other,” and feared that *‘the railroads will black- list him.” Harry Knox of the American Railroad Union says he ‘has been blacklisted him- self —blacklisted aimost to starvation,” and Harry Knox has a family. Ex-Sec- retary Craig of the A. R. U. says he has been blacklisted. Craig has a family. There are others who have been black- listed, they say. Ex-President Marlatt of the A. R. U. thinks he has “lost the good graces of the company.” The story of the man Sibley, who said” he, with his family, was_blacklisted from place to place until finally he began a damage suit against the Southern Pacitic, was made public a few weeks ago, when his pleadings were filed. Attorney George Monteith says he has been blacklisted. Therefore, when the member of the O. R. C. told his story and begged that his name be withheld, his re- quest was granted. And this is the story he told: J. Pierpont Morgan, the head of the bank- ing-house of Drexel, Morgan & Co., Walil street, New York; the negotiator of Presi- dent Cleveland’s bond scheme; the king of finance and agent of the great Roth- schild family, is at the head of the Ameri- can Railway Association, and has in- vented a plan that_has driven terror into the hearts of the railroad conductors of the country.” g And” the plan? According to the in- formant “‘it is to have one-third of all these conducters discharged, brakemen promoted to fill their places, and men chosen from the long list of applicants to succeed ihe exalted brakemen; which would mean,” explained the ex-conductor, “that when the strike of next September shall threaten the traffic and travel of the Nation with paralysis the railroads may rely upon an army of workmen greater by two-thirds than its present host.” Greater by two-thirds, *‘because of the one-third gained by Morgan’s great stroke of policy and the’ eligibles which must naturally follow on the aprlicarion list and the one- third laid off, which by that time it is ex- pected will be so impeverished by idleness as to be willing to go to work at any cost.” The American Railway Asscciation 1s the successor of the General Managers’ Association. There are nine presidents in it who are the active spirits, according to the statements he gave. These he partly enumerated—as follows: “Collis P. Huntington of the Southern Pacific_is one, and James J. Hill of the Great Northern is another. Then there are George J. Gould of the Missouri Pa- | cific, Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago and | Northwestern, Roswell Miller of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, George B. Roberts of the Pennsylvania system and Chauncey Depew of the New York Cen- tral. These are the leading spirits, and Dr. William Seward Webb, the son-in-law of a successful sire-in-law, William H. Vanderbilt, frequently acts as proxy for Dr. Depew. “Behind this association J. Pierpont Morgan is the power that pulls the string and makes the mechanism move. He tioats bonas and capitalizes roads. There- fore he has the railroad system_ of the country just where he wants'it.” He con- tinued: “Morgan has made the industrial ques- tion a study and his manipulating intellect has suggested a novel plan for increas- ing the industrial strength of the rail- road companies. He and his railroad presidents have been observing the resurgent character of the American Railway Union and its tendency to grow numerous. The opportunity came to him to be heard, and a suggestion, couched in seemingly jocular terms, was flashed over the wires from the Drexel, Morgan & Co. office to the New York Cen- tral office—for they do everything by tele- graph—and an acting railroad president was invited to pay Mr. Morgan a visit at his convenience. The thing was talked over, and in due time a telegram, reading like this, was wired simultaneously to several railroad headquarters: How would it do to let a few of the con- ductors go—say about onc-third? Brakemen could be promoted to fill the vacancies made by their discharge, and new men could be put into the vacant places left by the brakemen promoted. “The hint was enough and discharges of conductors _followed soon; and General Manager Kruttschnitt's return to San Francisco was opportune.” Such is the story as it came yesterday from the discharged employe. ‘‘Imployes are employes the world over,”” he ex- vlained, ‘‘whether conductors or clerks. Ulerks will not tell anything to reporters, but little confidences are exchanged by them on the quiet with conductors.” One such clerk, he said, had talked with him. “The clerk had seen the tele- gram,” to quote the man,” ‘‘on one of the sheets of yellow, flimsy paper that are used for copying the typewritten dis- patches.” ¥ One thing let fall from the lips of the member of the Order of Railway Con- ductors isa surprising_bit of intelligence. This is the “strike of next September.” What it means only those in the inner- most__councils of the American Rail- way Union may know. President Stinson NEW TO-DAY. Goodyear Welt Shoes are made just as hand- sewed shoes are made, only they are better and cost less. ““Foot Comfort,” a booklet we send free, tells you why. They’re leather shoes, not rubber. e “That | | railroad empioyes of MIGHTY MORGAN'S FIAT 70 THE RAILROADS, 1 branch confesses absolute ?;n;?:ncl:czf it. so does Vice-President Oakes and Secretary C. J. de Seda. 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Turngate of the District Attorney’s office visited Mr. O’Brien and informed him that the missing paper had been found. A grand juryman had thoughtlessly placed the document in his hat and only discovered it yesterday. Mr. O’Brien is very indignant that a story should be published which was founded on no stronger evidence than hearsay. He has not yet determined what action’he will take concerning the publi- cation of the untrue stories, though he will probably make it interesting for some one. WILL SUE HER HUSBAND. Mrs. Peter Rafferty Wants an Agreement Strictly ;Ad- hered To. She Was Separated From Mr. Rafferty, but He Agreed to Support . Her. Sixteen months ago Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rafferty decided that marriage was a fail. ure and after many years of wedded life agreed to separate and maintain separate establishments for the rest of their natural lives. Pursuant to their determination they called upon Attorney John Heenan and asked him to act as’ referee in the matter and establish a basis on which they could go their separate ways without pecuniary hardships to either. His deliberations re- | sulted in the following interesting docu- ment which both signed: This memorandum made this 29th day of July, 1894, by and between Peter Rafferty, husband, and Mrs. Peter Rafferty, his wife, both residents of the City and County Francisco, State of Celifornia, witness That the consideration of and for thisinstru- ment is the mutval consent of said husband apd wife; that they hereby agree to live sepa- rate from one another, said separation to take effect immediately; that said husband agrees 10 pay his wife auring her natural life on the first_day of each eand every month, beginning on the 1st day of September, 1894, and on the first day of each and every month thereafter, the sum of $40 gold coin 6f the United States as and for her support, and sald wife hereby agrees to and does release her said husband from all liability to support her from and after said date, except by the paymentof the said #40 on the first of each month, as above pro- vided; that the community property of said husband and wife, now in the house at 1503 Mission sireet, shall, during the natural I said wife, remain in her exclusive pos: and under her exclusive control, exce; she shall not sell the same without the con- sent of the said husband; thac the said hus. band releases his said wife from all obligations on her pert to support him during his natural life. 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