The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY { E 4, 1896. Interesting Items From Important Points in Alameda County. MINK AT ADAMS POINT, The First One Ever in the Oakland Estuary. Caught POLICE FORCE TOO SMALL. There Should Be Ten More Patrolmen Added to Chief Lloyd’s De- partment. OagLAND OFFICE SAN FR 908 Broadw: Charles Chambers, watchman at the wharf on Adams Point, caught a black mink- there to-day. Itis the first animal of the kind ever found in this vicinity. There have been other fur-bearing ani- mals caught about the estuary i the past, but the mink is entirely new to these parts. The animal is now in a cage in the show-window of a Broadway druggist, where it has attracted much attention during the afternoon from citizens pass- ing by. WANTS MOR MEN. Chief Lloyd Believes the City Is Not Properly Protected. BEOAKLAND, CaL., Feb, 13.—Chief of Po- Hee Lloyd has been considering the force at his command and comparing the city with others, and finds Oakland is about as poorly protected as any city in the Union. There are tharty: s, thirty-one y-seven office; doing night duty and six day work. o “If we had a force as large in proportion to our population as S8an Francisco has,” said the Chief, “‘we should need seventy more men. Kansas City, a place of 75,000 people, has 150 regular officers, or one to every 130 people. We have one to every 1300. Our city is harder to patrol than Kansas City because it is more scattered, and we are singularly pestered with San Francisco crooks, who can run over ina very short time, do their work an i get out of town almost before I can get a man at the different avenues of escape to inter- cept them. W on’ y six men pa! me how can 1 he trains ? 1 don’t knew of acity in the United States so badly off for police pro- tection as Oakland. This is not an off- hand statement, for I have made a study of it since I have been in office. I have not a man for special detail work, and if I call one from another part of the city it Iutely denudes that beat of protection. f an officer is ill I have no one to puton in his place, for the officers are allowed pay during sickness and there isno fund out of which I can employ a special or substitute officer.” J. E. HIGG FAILURE. Was Badly Involved in the Fresno Raisin Company. AND, CarL., Feb. 13.—James E. an accountant and a stockholder in the La Favosita Raisin Vineyard Com- pany of Fresno, filed a petition in in- solvency to-day, in which he stated his labilities were $72,255 66 and his assets $250, consisting of personal property. The heaviest creditor is W. A. Nevills, the owner of the Rawhide group of mines in Tuclumne County, wno holds two promis- sory rotes gwven oy Hi gins for $11,348 and § . These are secured by mort- gages upon 400 acres of Fresno County land. Other creditors are: San Mateo Bank, $1036 60; Fruitvale Improvement Com- pany, $250 S. Eltinge, four notes, ag- regating $21 A 5 'rust Compan: £ Scherr, $107 i Rauer, §500; N. J. A Republican Meeting. OAKLAND, Cav.,, Feb. 13.—The Seeond Ward Republican Club held a well- aitended meeting to-night. James Cahill was elected treasurer and J. H. Somers president. A letter was read from F. S. Btratton indicating that he would be a candidate for State Senator. Assembly- man Clinton G. Dodge was invited to be present, but was prevented by a prior en- gagement. Mr. Dodge is the candidate for Senator from the Twenty-seventh District. Presi- dent F. R. Porter made a rousing speech, and so did Cariton Greene, Deputy Dis- trict Attorney. Mr. holland of the Afro- American League said that there were 600 colored voters 1n this county and all could be depended upon to vote the Republican ticket. A resolution was passed declaring that the club was for McKinley for Presi- deni, and another resolution pledged the members, who number 100, to work for the Republican State campaign for Oak- land. Trustees’ Demurrer. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 13.—Attorney M. L. Rawson has filed a demurrer on bebalf of the Trustees of San Leandro to the suit of A. C. Hammond Jr., who is W. J. Landers’ secretary, for a restraining order to prevent the sale of bonds and the city engaging in the business of electric light. The demurrer claims the complaint is con- trary, in that in one place it alleges that vo plans and estimates were made, while in another it is shown that such plans were prepared and estimates made. De- fendants also aver that it nowhere ap- pears that the city will engage in supply- ing electric light to private residents and places of business or for other than public uses upon streets, parks, places and buildings. Judgment Entered. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 13,—The suit of the people on reiation of W. N. Miller against John L. Davie, J. K. Peirsol and A. R.-Wilson to test the rizhts of the lat- ter to their seats as a Board of Public Works was before Judge Ellsworth again to-day. Attorney de Golia for the plaintiff informed the court that he declined o egmend the complaint, which was held to be defective upon the sustaining of the de- murrer July 1,1895. Judgment was ac- cordingly entered uE. his leaves the case in such a shape that an appeal can be taken to the Supreme Court. Itis under- stood that this is the intention in having judgment entered. To Preach at Stanford. AKLAND, CaL., Feb. 13.—The Rev. J. E.OBushnell. D.D., pastor of the First English Lutheran Church, has accepted an invitation to preach at Stanford Uni- versity Sunday morning, at which time the Rev. A. B. Shrader of Nevada, Iowa, will preach in Oakland at the new church, corner Grove and Sixteenth streets, Mr. and Mrs, Shrader ue.vsisitmg membe? of their family in this State on a vacation trip generally granted by Mr. Schrader’s K jon. dor 52 Confidence Worker. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 13.—Some one tn a Salvation Army uniform has been soliciting subscriptions from the mer- thants for funds with which to erect a new barracks. The officers of the local corps denounce the effort as a fraud, but say the man must have been a member of the army at_one time to have secured a uni- form. No clew to his identity has-bee: discovered. K The Road Must Pay. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 13.—The case of Wettstein egainst the Southern Pacific Company for damages was finished to-day. The jury was charged at 4 o'clock, and after being out several hours they brought (n & verdict of $500C damages for the plain- Jiff. This is the trial that nas occupied ighteen days, and that has been made memorable by the voluminous amount of expert testimony given by doctors. Brought Two Verdicts. OAKLAND, Car.,, Feb. 13—The jury that was impaneled to inquire into the death of Luigi Trofelli, wno was found dead in bed yesterday, brought in two ver- dicts to-night. The majority reported that there was nothing to show whether the fiunshot wound was the work of his own and or of an assassin; the minority re- ported that it was a case of suicide. Buried in a Sewer. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb, 13.—John Sarsh. a laborer, was working in a sewer trench at East I wenty-first street to-night when the banks caved in and he was buried alive. His fellow-workmen at once dug him out, and at the Receiving Hospital it was found that he had fractured some ribs. His conditicn is serious, but not critical. Prohibition Conference. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 13.—The Prohibi- tionists of this city will hold a conference at the Albany Hotel Baturday evening. This meeting is called by the County Cen- tral Committee for the purpose of com- pleting arrangements for the banquet to State Chairman J. M. Glass of Pasadena, to be given Thursday evening of next week. Labor Headquarters. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 13—The local labor headquarters have been removed ircm 918 Washington street to one of the storerooms in California Hall, on Clay street, between Tenth and Eleventh. A board of directors consisting of one dele- gate from each union will have the man- agement of affairs. Bank Interest Reduced. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb, 13.—The Union Savings Bank has announced & reduction in their rates of interest from 84 and 9 per cent to 8 on real estate loans of more than $500. This applies to loans in force as well as new loans. When parties go to pay their interest they are notified of the change. OF A DAY, Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 13, § A.D. Smith, a free market dealer, was found guiity to-day in the Police Court of ‘selling figs which were unfit for human food. Mary G. Rodgers and Amelia Sawyer, the two young women arrested for shoplifting, were allowed to forfeit $25 bail each in the Police Court to-day. Captain Wilson of the Police Department left this morning for San Luis Obispo to bring back J. A. Wagner, who fled thither to escape paying his diverced wife alimony. The will of Ann O'Sullivau, filed for probate sterday by James O’Sullivan, her husband, soses of an estate worth #2000. The entire perty s bequeathed 10 her husband, who is irected to expend $300 for masses for the re- pose of her soul. Paul Mohr, & well-known rancher of Eden Township, left an estete worth $35,782 60, ac- cording 10 the inventory filed to-day with the County Clerk by the appraisers, who were A. :)\'.kSchnIer, H. L. Peterman snd George A. akes. J. C. Maloney of Philadelphia is in the city in the interests of the Biddle Purchasing Com- peny of that city. The firm has leased the HISTORY wire-; factory at the foot of Myrtle street and e:gecu to openjup next week with a full force. Everything is now being put in readi- ness to start Monday. ALAMEDY'S CELEBRATION. Her New City Hall Dedicated With Speech, Song and Dancing. Her Citizens Gather and Celebrate the Completion of the New Municipal Home. ALAMEDA, Car., Feb. 13. — A large American flag was suspended from the tower of the new City Hall yesterday, balf draping it at the front. Seventy- five smaller flags of varying sizes 'were dis- played about the interior in the way of decorslion} besides many signal flags ob- tained from shipping masters. Consider- able preparation was made for lighting the whole house. Electric lamps were ar- ranged everywhere and the whole interior was ablaze. The library-room, which is immense in size and whici has not been put to the use for which it was intended, was decorated and prepared for the ball. The floor was waxed and the bunting on the walls made the room look warm and inviting, vast as it was. First on the programme were formal ex- ercises in the Council chamber, which is directly above the ballroom and just the same size. These were opened with an overture by the orchestra, which was fol- lowed by an invocation by Rev. W. W. Scudder. Then there was a song by a male quartet, address by the President of the Municipal Council, F. F. Forderer; another selection by the orchestra; address | by. Dr. C. L. Tisdale, President of the Board of Education; and then alternate musical selections and speeches by func- tionaries, and concluding with the formal transfer of the building to the city through its proper representatives. This over the crowd adjourned to the baliroom, where there was dancing until 1:30 o'clock. The exercises and ball were free. Every citizen of Alametia was en- titled to attend. Some few formal invita- tions were at first sent out, but it was not intended that these should be a gauge of those who were entitled to be present. The programmes are souvenirs of the occasion. They are cut to the exact shape of the building, the front page being a bright red, in imitation of the brick of which the building is constructed. Be- sides the list o ances the programme contains a list of city officials, the commit- tees that have been connected with the building, the exact. cost, contractors’ names and a great deal of other informa- tion and statistics about the city. The committees having the celebration in hand are as follows: Arrangements—Theodore W. Leydecker, Dr, C. L. Tisdale, Dr. G. P. Reynolds, J. G. Brick, Benjamin F. Lamborn. Invitation—F. J. Fletter, C. A. Brown, Dr. G, Buil, Generai R. H. Magill, J. B. Lanktree, P. Allen, Dr. W. O. Bmith, William Ham- mond, John Lutgen, Dr. G. C. Zeyn, Dr. W. A, L. Knowles. D. J, Suli: Acceptance—F. W. Van Sicklen, F. W. G. Moebus, Henry Sevening, Joseph A. Leonard, C. Bartiett, George Payne, Joseph Knowland, C. ¥ B, Bencdict, Samuel Hasictl, A Hecker. oor—A.'V. Clark, E. H.Bryan, George H. Mastick, Dr. C. H, Lubbock, A, & St. Sares Reception—E. K. Taylor, Dr. G. P. Reynolds, :‘fl"’h F. Forderer, ] G. Brick, Dr. C.yL. Tis- ale. Master of ceremonies—Theodore W. Ley- decker. 01d Folks’ Social. ALAMEDA, Car., Feb. 13.—The Chris- tian Endeavor Society of the First Con- gregational Church will five an old folks’ social on the evening of the 28th inst, at the church parlors. “The Endeavorers will appear in an old-time costume. A pro- gramme is being prepared and tine music will be a feature. A small admittance fee will be charged for the benefit of the church directory. A Misaionary Soclal. ALAMEDA, CAL., Feb. 13.—A mission- ary social will be ‘held at the Congrega- tional Church Fridey evening. It will be unique. Booths suggesting different coun- tries will be set vp and food and delicadies peculiar to the countries served therein. E1 Nido Night. ALAMEDA, CaL., Feb. 13.—The 21st inst. has been set apart as members’ night of El Nido Club. The exercises will be the first of a series designed to pogu!nriu the organization. Members’ night will dlmll:fly be followed by another ladies’ night. COUNTY OFFICERS! TERMS! The Supreme Court Said to Have Already Decided the Matter. TO BE TESTED IN OAKLAND. A Decision Containing Definite Lan- guage Against Terms of Four Years Is Quoted. OARLAND OFrIcE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Feb. 13. An influential coterie of politicians in Alameda County who are interested in seeing the four-year term for county offi- cers declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court is already laying its plans. The lawyers to whom they have intrusted the task of paving the way for a test of the new county government act are of the opinion that the Supreme Court hasals ready decided the very point in issue in favor of two-year terms. The county government act provides that in all other counties but those of the eighth class the terms of the county offi- cers shall be four years. In the excepted class the terms are fixed at two years. This is the clause that it is claimed the Supreme Court has aiready passed upon. Among the lawyers who have given the point consideration are Genera! W. H. L. Barnes of San Francisco and Major An- derson of Sacramento. Both argue that the act is invalidated by the exception above noted. It is understood that the exception was deliberately made for the benefit of ¥resno County. The exception was made when Mr. Anderson wasa mem- ber of the Assembly, and he warned the Judiciary Committee at the time that the Supreme Court would hold the law to be invalid. The case in which the Supreme Court so claimed is that of Welsh vs. Bramlet. In the decision, which is found in 98 Cal., occurs the following language: Sec. 4, article XI, of the constitution pro- vides that “the Legislature snall establish a system of county governments whicn shall be uniform throughout the State.” This means that the “system” or plan for the government of the several counties in the State shall be uniform, &o that its several parts shall be spplicable to ench county. The Leglsiature is forbidden by the constitution from passingany locsl or special law "rerulanng' county or township business” (Art IV, sec.25), or *“pre- scribing the powers and duties of officers in counties” (Art. IV, sec.25). Sec. 5 of article Xi _directs that ‘‘the Legislature, by general and uniform laws, shall provide for the eiec- tion or appointment in the several counties oL 5 such county, township and municipal afficers as public convenience may require, and shall prescribe their duties and fix their terms of office.” This provision of the constitution is mandatory, and must | be comstrued only as giving to the Legis- lature the exclusive authority to provide for the officers in the several counties, fix their terms of office and prescribe their duties; but also as declaring that such provisions must be made ‘‘by general aud uniform laws,” and that any law which the Le{i;lnture may enact upon thése subjects must be uniformiy spplicable to ell the counties in the State. The county government act of 1891 purports 10 be applicable toall the counties of the State. Its title 1 “An.act to establish a uniform sys- tem of county and township governments, The first 161 sections of the act are devoted to pro- visions for the various officers of the counties, authorizing their election, fixing their terms of office and prescribing their powers and du- ties. Section 162 makes a classification of all the counties in the State, according to their population, “for the purpose of reguiating the compensation of all officers nereinbefore pro- vided for,” making fifty-three classes for the fifty-three counties into which the State was divided. This classification is criticized as be- ing in contravention of the evident purpose of the constitution, butit was held in Longan vs. Solano County, (65 Cai., 125) that_the consti- tution had conferred upon the Legislature authority to make the classification, and that its action therein is not reversible by the judi- ciary. Sections 163-215, both inclusive, pro- vide for the comgensanou of the différent county officers in the several classes. In these sections, in addition to providing for the compensation of the various officers in the several classes, are tound other provisions prescribing duties for county officers in cer- tain classes which are not made for all classes— fixing the terms of county officers in some classes at four years, while the section which declares the term of county officers generally limits it to two vears—establishing special fee bills for certain classes, fixing the fees of wit- nesses and_jurors in other classes, prescribing rules for the conduct of couris and fixing penalties for violation of ordinances which are applicable to only one or more of the several classes. It is, however, unnecessary here to consider the particulars in which “the uni- formity of the law is destroyed in matters other than those which refer to the office and duties of the Distfict Attorney. * When- ever it (the Legislature) atlempts to enacta law for one or more of the counties of the State upon subjects that it is directed to proyide for by general laws, or which are to form part of 8 uniform system 'for the whole State, whether sach counties are designated directly by name or by reference to a class into which they have been piaced for other subjects of legislation, it infringes these provisions of the constitution. We must take judicial knowledge that thers is only one county in the State whose popula- tlon places it in the eighth class, and if an sct is passed by the Legislature that is applicable to anl{ one county in the State whose popula- tion places It in the eighth class, and 1 an nct is passed by the Legislature that is applicable to only one county in the State, it does not cease 1o be a local act by reason of the fact that it purports to be applicable to & class of counties which the Legislature is not suthor- ized t0 create for the purpose of such legisla- tion and of which that county constitutes the only member. The opinion is signed by De Ha_ven,‘ Fitzgeraid, Garoutte and Beatty. This opinion was rendered before the new county government act was passed, but it is stated tbat ths language isso plain that it is surprising that its princi- ples were misunderstood. So confident are the politicians that the act will be repealed that they are now lay- ing wires for the offices that may be voted for next November. Nothing can be done till the proper time for the filing of nom- inations, when, if the County Clerk refuses to issue the necessary certificate or ad- minister tne proper oath, mandamus pro- ceedings will be resorted to. CAVPAIGN OF THE BONDS, It Has Changed to a Bitter Fight of a Personal Nature. Report of the Students’ Aid Society. A Subject for Intercollegiate Debate. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 13.—The cam- vaign for the school and wharf bonds in Berkeley has suddenly changed from a quiet and peaceful canvass to a bitter fight, in which anonymously circulated personalities cut a large figure. Up te to-day no very vigorous or sys- tematic opposition to either school or wharf bonds has been manifested, but this morning Berkeleyans were startled by the appearance of 10,000 anonymous circulars containing a lengthy argument against any bonds at all and making severe chaiges against the Town Trustees. The circular in question is addressed ““To the Voters of Berkeley” and signed *‘By Order of the Civic Federation.” No “Civic Federation” is known in Berkeley, | funny man, and if such an organization exists it has been born and matured in secret. The authorship of the mysterious circu- lar is a subject of much speculation. Rumor has it that among the men who hide themselves under the signature “‘Ciyic Iederation” are George Schmidt and ex-Trustee N. T. Whiting, The former has frequently made charges of extrava- gance against the present Board of Trus- tees and he is known to be opposed to the bonds. It is understood that the Good Govern- ment Club, which has appointed a cam- gaifin committee consisting of J. L. Barker, . M. Foy and H. D.Irwin, will prepare and circulate an answer to the circular of the ““Civic Federation.” Students’ Aid Society. BERKELEY, Car.,, Feb. 13.—A brief history and report showing the work done by the Students’ Aid Society bas been pre- pared by Manager Howell, in response to a request from tne board of directors. The report shows that during the first two years of its existence, up to December, 1893, the society gave assistance to twenty-four students. The aid rendered was in the securing of employment, by which the students benefited were enabled to keep themselves at college. During the third year the society found employment for eighteen persons, and the amounts re- ceived by them for the work performed amounted to over $500. : The society was reorganized with larger membership in March, 1894, and a man- ager was appointed. Under the new man- agement a large increase hLas taken place in the amount of work done by the society. Thirty-four students were helped by the society during theacademic year of1894-95, the assistance rendered representing a cash value of $1561 80. A still further increase in the usefulness of the Students’ Aid Society as a source of aid to needy students 1s shown by the rec- ords of the present year. During last term forty-nine positions were filled by the so- ciety, the students aided being twenty- eight young men and six co-eds, and the cash value of the assistance rendered being $1156 40. The report of Manager Howell states that there are still more applicants for help than can be supplied. Mr. Howell says: Besides the thirty-four for whom employment was found, there were eighteen applicants— fifteen young men and three young women —for whom no work could be found. Nearly all the students who applled for work last term are still dependent upon their own ef- forts for Suplv')rt, and are willing to do almost anything within their power that will help thém to make their way through the uni- versity. Thre work most sought for is natu- rally coaching, tutoring, translating, clerical work and reading to the blind; but many students are glad to do honsework, milking, gardening and “chores” of ell kinds in_return for board and lodging. Others would take charge of vacant houses during vacations or at other times, and not merely in Berkeley, but in any of the neighboring cities and towns. Intercollegiate Athletic Commit tee. BERKELEY, CaL, Feb. 13.—President Harry Hirst of the University of California Athletic Association to-day appointed a commistee of five, whose duty it shall be to confer with a like committee from Stan- ford concerning intercollegiate athletic contests in which the two institutions take part during 1896. Such a committee is appointed yearly. Those named by President Hirst are: Professor Edward B. Clapp for the faculty, W. W, Morrow for the boating association, George F. Rein- hart for football, Bernard P. Miller for | })asabfl]l and Fred W. Koch for track ath- etics. Professor Ardley’s Lecture. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 13.—Professor H. T. Ardley of the department of decora- tion and indastrial art of the State Uni- versity lectured last nigh: in Stiles Hall on *‘Around the World,” the lecture being descriptive of one of the tours around the world that Professor Ardley has taken in the study of art and as art correspondent of the [llustrated London News. The lecture was for the benefit of a fund that is being raised to provide fora vestured choir at St. Mark’s Church and was very largely attended. Professor Ardley’s lecture was preceded by a solo by Mrs. Lewis, with violin and piano obligato by Mr. Drew and Miss Hill. . Subject for Debate. BERKELEY, CAL., Feb. 13.—The foren- sics class at the university has been un- able to decide upon a question for the coming intercollegiate debate. At the re- cent meeting of the intercollegiate execu- tive committee on debating Stanford won the choice of sides and Berkeley was given the right of choosing the subject. Owing to the fact that a decision could not be reached as to a subject by the forensics class the matter was placed in the hands. of a committee with full The committee consists of Professor Wil- liam Carey Jones, Professor Bernard Moses, Professor Charles M. Gayley, Pro- fessor Thomas Bacon, M. C. Flaherty and two other students to be appointed by the professors. STOCK OF GEORGE H. ROE The Electric Light Company Sues His Estate for a Large Sum. ower to act. Some Peculiar Methods of Manipula- tion of Shares in an Offshoot of That Concern. The California Electric Light Company is suing the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company and Laura B. Roe, ex- ecutors of the estate of George H. Roe, for 500 shares of stock in the Electric Light and Power Company and the dividends upon them since July, 1894, : The suit exposes a rather peculiar trans- action, the principal figure in which was George H. Roe, the deceased. The Cali- fornia Electric Light Company of this City and the Edison General Electric Company of Philadelphia formed together the Elec- tric Light and Power Company in 1891. Charles R. Lloyd was employed to pursue the negotiations necessary to start the new company. Roe was at that time secretary of the California Electric Light Company and also a director. The complaint alleges that he and Lloyd took cEarge of the mattertogether—Lloyd asrecognized agent and Roe in secret. The agreement between then, the complaint says, was at first that Roe was to receive a third of the com- mission, but this was changed later on and Roe was given half. When the time for paying Lloyd his commission came he announced that a certain J. C. Henderson of New York had assisted him and that he had agreed to give him half the commission. Lloyd was mfiiven_ 786 shares of the stock and $21,400 in lieu of the remaining 214 shares. Henderson, or as the complaint states, Roe, who was Henderson so,.far as the transaction went, received 500 shares of the stock and drew large dividends. The plaintiff is suing for the return of the stock in I)ossesnon of Roe's estate and for all the dividends collected upon the shares since July, 1894. ————————— BROOKS AND MACY. A Unique Entertainment Given by Them Last Night, Fred Emerson Brooks and J. Williams Macy last night gave a unique and inter- esting entertainment at the Young Men'’s Christian Association Hall to a large audience. The voet and humorist has improved greatly during his absense. He and his partner, who travel as Nyeand Riley did, act as opposites. When one is grave the other is humorous. Thus the audience is always entertained. The gentlemen gave songs, readings and recitals that were highly lulryuolnmd. r. Macy, the buffo-hasso, is a ve: and his humor is catching. ry‘m. minions have been tole; PIKERTONS NOT WANTED, Labor Unions Protest Against the Importation of De- : tectives. THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW. Local Workingmen to Organize and Enter Politics for Their Protection. The labor union mass-meeting that is to be held this evening at 1159 Mission street is the beginning of a movement of greater importance than many understand. Os- tensibly it is for the purpose of uniting all labor unions more firmly in one centrai body, in order that they may support and protect each other in matters where gen- eral support is required by ihe laboring element. Back of all this there is another movement on foot, which if carried out as planned by the leaders will cut a big figure 1n the next and all general elections. Briefly stated, thé labor unions of San Francisco are going into politics. The purpose of the mass-meeting is to form a central body, so that in everything under- taken there will be a concentration of forces upon the object to be attained. This movement was started by the Trades Council several months ago. Years ago the Federated Trades, and later, the Trades Council, were powers in the land, becuuse enrolled under their banners were all the labor unions in the City. Hard times and other causes produced a de- pressing effect upon trade unionism, and while a few went out of existence, others drifted off by themselves and fought their battles single-handed. As may be sup- posed, the result was disastrous, for nearly every stick in the bundle was, more or less broken whenever a pressure was exerted .| thereon. The revival of the trades unions in the East, and the affillation of the ma- jority with National and international dies, caused a corresponding interest on this coast, and within the past six or ten months the former strength of the local unions has returned. ‘With the past as an object lesson the principal leaders in this City determined toavoid the rocks on which they struck in the East. and they determined toex- pend the strength of the workingmen in manipulating the affairs of rtate instead of wasting it upon strikes and boycotts. They believe that by changing the laws thai make labor troubles possible they will be striking the very root of the evil. ‘While the meeting is called under the auspices of the’ Trades Council, every union in the City will have a voice in the proceedings. Each union will be repre- sented by delegates in proportion to its membership. Since the call for the meeting the sub- ject of politics has entered largely into the debates of the various unions, and there | seems to be a unanimity of sentiment upon the matter and a detexmination that hereafter the laboring man will ‘do poli- tics” for himself and not for the political bosses. 8o far as can be learned there will be no party lines foliowed. The motto will be men, not party. From the present appearance of the plan the proposition is that the laboring element will unite in favor of the candidates who will stand firm for bettering the condition of those who earn their bread by lgbor. One of the labor leaders said - This means that we will throw all our votes and influence in favor of those we know to be our friends. We have too often been deceived by men we have assisted to put in office. We have been laughed at by traitors who were put into_positions of trust by our votes. We may be deceived once, but woe be to the man who does it again. Our i)ul’pose is to secure our rights by the ballot. 1f thatis denied to us the traitors may be punished in other ways than Eziy their conscieuces. We mean business this me. % At the meeting to-night the principal business will bé the reunion of the labor unions in a central labor body, probably in the Trades Council, the principles of which have been tried and found to be sub- stantial. In this central bodv will proba- bly be vested the power to conduct an ag- gressive political campaign in the interest of organized labor. There is another matter of great im- portance that will be considered at the mass-meeting, and from the attitude of all the large labor organizations no as- pirant for political honors will be sup- ported by the laboring men, unless he commits himself ugan the 1ssue in ques- tion. It isa demand that a law be enacted prohibiting the entrance into the State of private detectives or private police, armed or unarmed, to suppress domestic disturb- ances. This means that the Pinkerton de- tectives or other detectives shall be pro- hibited from taking part in any labor troubles as they did at Homestead and in nnmerous Statesduring the recent railroad strikes. The labor union people learned from what they consider to be a reliable source that William Pinkerton, the well-known detective, is at present in this City making a contract with the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company to do its detective work over the entire system. That detective agency has already obtained a hold in the State of Oregon and is doing the railroad’s business on tue Oregon division. When the Southern Pacific Company abolished its detective bureau recently, an officer of the company stated that it was done for the purpose of giving the bureau’s business to Pinkerton’s agency, which had already performed many a special bit of work for the railroad people. The suc- cessful hunt and capture of train-robbers in Oregon, and conviction thzough the efforts of Pinkerton’s men, placed the Chicago detectives in an exceptionally favorable light before the high officials of the railroad and, 1t is said, led to the con- tract which is now_being closed, or may have been.signed. Pinkerton’s local rep- resentative has been John Curtin, but it is now thought highly probable that an inde- pendent agency of the Chicago detectives will soon be established in this City and maintained with a special force of men. These matters have been carefully watched by the iabor unions, and one of the members said: ‘“‘Pinkerton and his gang have been kicked out of severalof the East- ern States by legislative enactments, and we do not propose to allow him to establish himself here.”” Continuing he said: South Carolina was the last to kick these rivate detective gangs over its border, and ereaiter in that State no Pinkerton men need apply to do the South Carolina corporations’ work. The Review of Reviews of January pub- él&heu the following upon the new law in that te: *The general agitation of the labor unions against tne class of private watchmen known as ‘Pinkerton men’ has conguered public opin- ion in South Carolina so completely as to have placed the following section in the new con- stitution: “No armed police force or representatives of a de- teciive agency shail ever be brought into this State sor the suppression of domestic violence, nor shall any other armed or unarmed body of men be brought [n for that purpose excep: upon the appli- cation of the General Assembly or of the execuilve of this State when the General Assembly is not in session, as provided in the consticution of the Inited States.” From what [ can learn the labor unions in this City stand solid on this proposition. We will not support & single Legisiative candidate uniess he makes a sworn affidayit that he will do all in his power to cause the enactment of & law similar to the one now in force in South Carolina. This matter of shutting out foreign pri- vate detectives will be presented to the meeting by M. McGlynn, the president of the Trades Council. He will introduce the following resolution: ‘WHEREAS, It is stated on good authority that the presence in the City of William Pinkerton, the Chicago detective, is due to an attempt on hi 0 secure a footing for his armed o in this btate; and whereas, we have witnessed how in every State in which th bloodshed inevitably followed in their wake; therefore. be 1t Resolved, That the trades unions of San Fran- cisco, in meeting assembled, do hereby pledge themselves to use every hongrable means within their power to have the following law enacted at the next session of the Cahiornia Legislature:— The law mentioned in McGiynn’s reso- lution is the one adopted by South Caro- lina, which appears in the foregoing. There is no doubt that the resolution will be heartilly supported and adopted. As may be expec&d the American Rail- way Union has taken up the subject in earnest, The delegates to the mass-meet- ing are instructed to do all in their power to have the resolution acopted. On Wednesday evening, at the meeting of the Amalgamated Wood - workers' Union, formerly the furniture-workers, a resolution was passed directing its dele- gates to help to their full ability all move- ment toward the enactmentof such a law. The District Council of Carpenters and Joiners, representing 1600 active workers, took similar action at its last meeting. A resolution similar to the one to be pre- sented by Mr. McGlyun will be offered at the next meeting of the Painters and Decorators’ Union. This is one of the strongest unions in the City. With the other unions it is the same, and unions not already committed upon this mactter propose to put themselves on record at their next meeting. There is another strong organization in this City that has taken up tnis matter, and it will stand with the labor unions in their fight for an anti-private-detective law. It is the Socialist Labor party. When making up its political platiorm a clause based upon the principles of the South Carolina law was introduced and indorsed, but the socialists thought that they would not receive enough outside support to accomplish any great good and decided to expend their strength upon other measures that might yield desirable results more readily. When the Socialist Labor party leaders learned of the strengti of the movement in the labor organiza- tions they at once declared themselves to be in favor of putting the prohibitory plank in their platiorm again. The sociai- ists number several thousand members in this City. When the delegates to the labor mass- meeting learn of the support that they can rely upon thereis no doubt that McGlynn’, resolution will be passed without opposi- tion. As stated, the labor unions will be in wolitics this year and the first wedge to be driven into the old political combinations will be the one prohibiting corporations from hiring private detectives or private watchmen or police in California.’ MRS, WOOD MAY RETURK, No Conspiracy Existed Between Her and Missing Annie Parker. Her Former Employers Recall Her Expression, “ That Will Be Too Late.” OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO Cary,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 13. | The story that a conspiracy existed be- tween the missing girl, Annie Parker, and Mrs, J. F. Wood, wife of the man who was at first supposed to know where Miss Parker was, had na foundation whatever. John F. Woods, Who Denies That He Ever Hinted at a Conspiracy Between His Wife and Miss Parker to Get a Divorce From Him. {From a photograph.] Letters and telegrams have been received from the East, end it is known positively by the Parker family that Annie is not there and that she has not been near Mrs. Wood. Mr: Wood has always denied that there was a plot hatched between Miss Parker and his wife for the purpose of facilitating divorce proceedings that Mrs. Wood might bring agamst him. The letters that he receives from his wife are absolute proof that no such conspiracy existed. It is now considered certain that during Mrs. John F. Woods, Who Writes That She Enows Nothing of the Missing Annie Parker. [Drawn from an enlarged photograph in her husband’s unique house on Lake Merritt.] a temporary and sudden aberration of mind Miss Parker carried out her oft- expressed wish that she might die. As she referred to the bay as a medium to attain her end it is thought that the un- happy girl sought surcease from a life that was not altogether free from trouble, Mrs. Parker, mother of the missing woman, said to-day that no_ information had been received as to the whereabouts of her daughter. ‘‘Annie bas not gone to M1s.Wood.” shesaid. ‘“We have communi- cated with friends at the place where Mrs. Wood is and we have learned positively that she has not been joined by Annie. We did not get our information from Mrs, Wood, although we have all along felt cer- tain that Annie had not gone East. We do not know where she is. We have had every asylum and hospital searched and have inquired at all railroad ticket offices, but have learned nothing.” Police Officer Morrison, who has been a friend of the Parkers for many years, does not think Annie isdead. He says that she was not of the nature that suggests sui- cide and he is of the opinion that she has wandered off while her mind was de- ranged. X J. F. Wood recalled a circumstance to- day that would seem to show that the dis- appearance of the young lady was pre- meditated. He said that on the night of her disappearance Annie had agreed to meet him at her store, 1619 Jefferson street, at 7:30 in the evening. The ap- pointment had been made, he said, fo enable Annie to tell him about her pro- osed_purgase of closing out the business. e said she attempted to tell him about tne matter during the afternoon, but that she spoke in a whisper, so that no one in the shop could overbear what was spoken. I knew that there were many sus- picious eyes around us,” said Wood to- day, *“‘and was always opposed to whispered conversations, so I suggested the night meeting, I told her that after we had concluded our arrangements she could go to prayer-meeting. For some reason or other Annie did not seem to care for a meeting that night, and I suggested that we settle up the following night. To that suggestion Annie said, ‘Oh, that will be tod late.” 1 did not know what sbe meant, but now that I recall it I think it was indicative of an intention on her part to do something that night.” BARRED FROM THE TRAINS Milk Inspector Dockery Expects Trouble With the Rail- road. Two Milkmen Arrested Yesterday Morning and Fined—Iaspection Stations. Milk Inspector Dockery is anticipating a lively time when he comes to invade Southern Pacific trains, stations and ware- houses in pursuance of his duty in enforc- ing the new milk ordinance, but he in- tends to enter the places mentioned just the same. | Copiesof the sections of the new order | which give the inspectors authority to ex- amine milk wherever found, and to pro- hibit persons or corporations from inter- fering with them in any way whatever, were served on the company some time ago and Inspector Dockery called yester- day at headquarters to ascertain certain figures regarding the amount of milk that | reached this City each day by the com- pany’s trains. He was politely but firmly informed | that if he expected to enter trains and [ storage places at his own sweet will he was entirely mistaken in his calcuiations, | and that no such action would be tolerated under any circumstances. Mr. Dockery gathered the impression | that the Sonthern Pacific was angry with K the Board of Health regarding certain | measures which have recently been passed | and that the refusal to allow the Milk In- spector free access to milk in transit has sometking to do with the matter. The Milk Inspector is not given to using his vocal organs except when absolutel necessary, but he told the railroad officials plainly and promptly that when in the course of his duty he should*find it neces- sary to enter any train or station in the City and County of San Francisco he in- tended to do so, and that the whole force of the company would not stop him. He declared his intention of arresting the first and every man who attempts to interfere with his free ingress or egress. The new milk order went into effect yes- terday and bore .fruit before the sun peeped over the eastern hills. For some time Mr. Dockery has kept off the roads leading into this City and milkmen have come and gone without being halted be- cause the Inspector desired to wait until the new ordinance became operative. Yesterday morning he was out in his old accustomed haunts, and a score of wagons were stopped and the milk tested. Two were found that contained milk below the standard, and they were promptly driven to the City Hall, where the drivers, James Sanders and Jobn Nelson, were charged with violating the ordinance. Be- | fore 11:30 o'clock they were taken before | Judge Joachimsen, and, pleading guilty, fined $25 each. Both asked Mr. Dockery if he intended to dump the milk, and when he expressed himeself as satisfied with their punishment they voluntarily turned the 120 galions | contained in their wagons into the gutters of McAllister street. | The inspector expects to make more | arrests before the order is fully enlorced. Within a few days four inspection sta- tions will be established at the following oinis: Clay-street wharf, Fourth and King streets, Army and Alabama streets | and Central avenue and Geary street. All the milk brought into the City must be taken to these places for examination, The board intends to goahead and appoint inspectors in spite of the edict of the Finance Committee of the Board of Super- visors that their salaries will not be paid. e People’s Home Bank. The directors of the People’s Home Bank yes. terday appointed a committee to prepare state ments in regard to the Sherman case. The re- port of the committee will be acted upon by the directors and the result submitted to the Bank Commissioners. —————————— Death of a Ploneer. J.J. McKinnon, a pioneer of 1850, who died at his residence, 833 Fulton street, on Wednes- day afternoon, left an estate valued at$500,- 000. His family consists of a widow and six children. 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