The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN 'FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1896. 7 MARCH 18, 1896 AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATER.—“A Milk White Flag.” CALIFORNTA THEATER—* Capt. ITmpudence: " or “Mexico,” Monday evening, March 16. CorvmpIa TuEaTeR—"1he Wicklow Postman.” | = Give In to the Morosco's OrERra-Houss— GHOVER'S ALCAZAE. 11vors OpErA-Hous: PaviLioN—Bleycle Tournament. IsLAND—Grand Athletic Exhibi- tion and Conce £3500T THE CAUTEs—Dally at Halght street, ne block east of 11 1 acIFic€o 'THOLTZ—Saturday, March 14, Market st., at 11 o'clock. EY SULLIVAN & Doy, urday, March 14, ete., at 2432 California street. at CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, The Grand Juryis observing the proposed gas and electric trust. he estate of Hepry Edwards hasbeen ap- praised at $38,371 per freight rates have been reduced to s & 100 pounds. ary Holbrook ng in this county A new biclorama was opened yesterday at ketand Tenth streets. he striking lathers have won their ficht for higher wages and shorter hours. r H. Reaser gave a lecture on “Art in s” at the First Unitarian Church yester- ys there shall be no Phelan as president of the San Francisco Art Association. Berthe Paradis’ murderer is still at large. Her funeral rday was attended by a large number of friends. Superintendent Babcock says there has been one accident to school children from etcars in nine vears. torney Herrin continued his_argument in the Southern Pacific case in the United States Circuit Court yesterday. Mrs. Delia Beretta is suing to have set aside a deed by which she conveyed much of her property to her attorneys. Paul B. Hay lectured on “Ben Hur’’ before. Borromean C 9 of the Young Men's n st night. ed several hundred Ital- 1 last night, advocating cause of anarchism. Adie announces fair n the morning and winds for to-day. ee of the Painters’ Union 1l the master painters in ceded to the union's demands. the Mission ns are making Interesting exp electric lamps_ in St Ignatius oduce original effects in the upper T-street The at- h is suing the Sutte ) ds circumstances ‘peculiar Graham has applied to the So- evention of Cruelty-to Children Mrs. Hattie C ¥ for the & wealthy merch Court yesterday for ed by his bakers du d by a number of 1 rt at_0dd 1 ticipation of his & departure % straight favorites passed the wire in front at Ingleside yesterday. The winning horses were Mosier, San_Merco, Casper, Olive, and Kowalsky. Charles F. Hoff, of Tucson, who Las obtained year franchise for a streetcar sys- n, is here to buy supplies. He ucson is quite prosper: h kites ills b one string were ng yesterday aft- an attempt to tu, fest by his 1 e tain Bushn Central Pacific Company’s ferry-boat line. George Russell, a petty larceny thief, who stole a Bible on Wednesday from the store of , Was sent to the Jail for six months by Judge Conlan rday. of Caj the American Tract Compa Ce Detectives Gibson and W. for a filled case gold watch, ters in; h Chinese char- ribed on the back, which was found sion of & well-kuown thief, who is & T Four of the striking lathers, charged with r, appeared in Judge Low’s nd the > continued The executive committee of the Thir: Republican Club last night declared of primary elections for the gates 10 the State ana Con- tions. ciatian yesterday named a 0 recommend > veland as Commissioners fornia_under passing through Congress. Two new pictures have been eaded to the permanent collection of the stitute. One is from Manc! Ttalian painter, and the other from th of Jean Aubert, & French artist. The amatenr bicycle tonrnament ended last night at the Pavilion, and to-night the ladies’ racing commences and will last_three nights, Wells, Tantau, Smith, Hall and Campbell were the winners in last night's events. H. E. Low appeared before the mittee of the Board of Super Y urge the reserving of & strip twenty-one feet wide in the center of Van Ness avenue for the purpose of planting trees and shrubs. Herbert Love, & “beauty doctor,” was ar- rested yesterday on the charge of misdemeanor cmbezzlement, on the complaint of nis fiancee, Rebecca Taylor, 19 Taylor street, who accuses him of stealing and pawning her gold watch. At the meeting of the Harbor Commissioners yesteraay the matter of establishing a free fruit market on the water front was brought 1o the attention of the board through the medium of urgent communications from Santa Rosa and San Jose. e studio The Union Gold. Mining Company has filed | It has a capital | ,000,000, 11 of which has been | cles of incorporation. stock of $0 subsecribed, ville is _the scribed $£4,99" E. Placer- He sub- George illiams of rincipal stockholder. 4,600 0f the capitel stock NEW TO-DAY., and Women onlgr Are most competent to fully appreciate the purity, sweetness, and delicacy of CUTICURA Boar, and to discover new uses for it daily. Inthe form of washes, solutions, etc., for distressing inflammations, irritations, and weakuesses of the mucous membrane, it has proved most grateful. CuTIcURA S0AP appeals to the refined and cultivated everywhere, as the most effective ekin purifying and beautifyingsoap, as wellas purest and sweetest for toilet and bath. British depot: ¥, Wew. 5 on. Forzas Sold throuzhout the w: ery & Soxs, I, Ki Dxve & Caxi. Horace G. Platt is slated to succeed James D. I, the pioneer commander of the | n want an owner | the new mineral-act bill now | THE STRIKERS - SEE VICTORY, 1 | Nearly All Master Painters | Union. MANY NOW AT WORK. The Latherss Workmen Have Won the Fight for Better 3 Pay. | SEVERAL MEMBERS ARRESTED. | The Victims of the Fourth and Post Street Rows in a Precarious | | Condition. | Trades unionism seems to be on top this week. The striking lathers have won their fight for better pay and eight hours & day. Only two employers are holding out against the demands, so the strike has not been declared off. There were two unfortunate incidents to mar their success—the fights on Post and on Fourth streets, which landed sev- eral of their members in jail and their victims in bed. The striking painters have met with suc- cess little anticipated a week ago. Their fight is virtuaily won, as only a few of the boss painters have refused to comply with the demands. So far nota single act of violence has been heard of. | The Painters’ Union started into the strike with a membership of 750. On the first day—Monday—150 journeymen were initiated, and to-morrow evening 200 more will assume the union’s obligation. By Monday morning the union will be 1100 strong. So far as can be learned there sre not over 150 men at work on the vari- ous contracts in the City. This is the most correct count of the painters in San Francisco ever made. Very few have come in from the outside to tuke the places of the strikers, and if more should come their cases will be taken up by the Building Trades Couneil, which last night promised to stand by thestrikers to the number of 10,000. One of the most prominent master- painters who is holding out is J. St. Denis, who has the Parrott building contract. He is making a waiting fight, and itisasserted that he is waiting for the carpentersio get through before he makes another attempt to use non-union men. The carpenters | have threatened to strike if he puts any non-union painters to work while they are in the building. It is asserted that the superintendent of the building has directed St. Denis not to delay the painting work any longer, If he is forced to comply with such an order, e change in the situation is likely to occur very soon. Business Agent Meclvor said that he looked ior the strike to end within a few days. 1f by any chance it should last until April 1 it will involve the entire building trades, for on that date the Building Trades Council’s card-system goes into effect, and under that syst | union man can work on a job with any craftsman who has no card from the coun- cil or the union of his craft. The painters started the strike with 750 men. Of these 150 continued to work with their busses, who agreed to their terms. Since then nearly all the bosses have given in, and the men have gone back to work. At the present time there are about 350 men out on a strike out of the 1100 union men. President Rose says that the full force 18 thus on a strike, but only 350 are out. Ths is one of the most peculiar situations | that has ever arisen in a trades union strike. £l o FALLING INTO LINE. Bosses and Non-U n Men Accede to the Strikers’ Demands. The nost enthusiastic meeting since the strike began was held yesterday afternoon in the Temple. As usual the hall was filled. The striking painters were in ex- ellent spirits over the success of their committees, who reported from all parts of the City that the boss painters were giving in and the non-union men all anxious to | have their names on the union’s rolls. sveral reports were made of the big bosses ng in, which caused loud cheers on the gi part of the strikers. Two master painters in particular agree- ing to the union's terms weakened the opposing force considerably. One was J. J. Cooney at 141 Fourth street and the other was B. L. Brandt, treasurer of the Master Painters’ Association. The former | has fought the union most bitterly since the strike began and vowed that he would not accede to anything except the $3 rate of wages. The committee labored long | and hard with him. but he remained | obstinate. Yesterday the committee again | visited him and explained the card system in every detail. Cooney said that he had not understood what it was before, but now he regards 1t as perfectly fair and as much a protection to the employer asto the emploves. | "Go right ahead. boys, I am with you,” said he, “and hereafter no man can work in my shop or on_my jobs unless he has a working card with him.” The committee gave permission for the union men to return to Cooney’s shop. As stated in yesterday's CALL the City | was laid out in districts, with a committee {of ten men to each district. These men | have visited every boss, job and shop in City. The following additional reports were made: The chairmen of committees |1 and 7 reported that Spanton, on | Geary and Mason streets, had agreed to | recognize the union and accede to all de- mands. Nearly all the other jobs were previously eccounted for and remain in the same condition. The reports of Cooney’s and Donovan’s shops appear in | another part of this issue. McGavran, also of committee No. 1, re- ported that W. H. Hanneman of 427 Geary street had come to terms. Hanneman at rst was willing to pay $3, but he objected to the card system. Consequently all of | his men quit work. This caused the con- | tractor great annoyance, as he haa several | big jobs to finish. Yesterday, after tae system was more fully explained, he came out for the union, and the shop is now all | right. i J. Schofield of 4 Bergoine place is finish- ing a job on Pacific and Leavenworth streets.” He has acceded to all demands, Rhodes Bros. of 265 8an Jose avenue gave into the card system. All the journey- men on Schaffer’s job on Larkin street are union men. Upham has a job at 1265 Vallejo street on which are two men and a boy. The foreman sent his application, and the two men will do o as soon as possible. ¥. J. Cramer & Son, working on Pacific Nos. | avenue, favor the demands of the union. Alexander, whose shop is on Pixley street, near Union, hasa job on Broadway, be- | tween Gough and Franklin, on which non- union‘men are working, but the men were absent when the committeeman calied. W. T. Beck also came into line and promised all that was asked. Johnson’s paper-banger, Kreblau, refused to leave the job. At 1113 Bro:dway the plasterers said that the painters on the job would have to join the union or quit work. They agreed to join. Meyer, at 761 Mission, said he would give in to the union. J. Chaban of Polk ‘street agreed to the terms. T. A. McCarthy, at 615 Natoma street, is willing | to accede to al! terms. | Committee No.2, Parker chairman, re- vorted that the Mission district is all | right, there being but a few small jobs. | Thne majority are tied up or working under the card system. Committee No. 3, Willis chairman, re- ported that at 227 Ellis street two men and a boy are at work. One man sent in bis card. At 908 Elis, Mrs, Dundberg’s house, the committee found a Chinaman pamt‘mfi the front steps, and was doing a good job. The committee did not know what to do, so did nothing. Several other places were visited, but no extensive work was being done, In the district covered by Committee 4 but little business was being done. All the biz shops are tied up or are working under the union’s rules. Committee 6, Bohn chairman, reported | that he had been to the Children's Hos- ital. Beckworth agreed to all demands. 'wo men on the job will join. Williams, corner of Devisadero and Pine streets, con- ceded to all demands and will make his | man join the union. Payne, 2126 Pine | street, also gave in, and three men ap- | plied for carc Crow of 720 Haight street | is with the union at all times. Committee 8, Saurwine chairman, re- orted that James, whose shop is on Golden « an avenue, declined to have anything to applied for membership in the union since the strike began. _ v The painters will meet again to-day at the Temple at 3 o’clock. Loy PROTECTED BY POLICE. M. J. Donovan Sadly Worrled by His Son, a Striking Palnter. M. J. Donovan, the boss painter, is baving a lot of trouble with the strikers. That is, he thinks he is having trouble, which is just as bad. From the first he | has declared that he would not accede to any of the union’s uemands, that he would pay what he pleased and hire any one he chose. He would take a non-union man as readily as a union man. As has been announced, his union men left him as soon as the sirike was started, and on the second day the visiting com- mittees induced his non-union men to lay down their brushes and join the union. Ever since his shop has been tied up. More than this, there is & mutiny in Mr. Donovan’s own family. His son James is a painter, and he is one of the most en- thusiastic workers 1n the cause of the striking painters, being an active member in the union. James argued with his father, who endeavored to show the young man the folly of being a striking union painter. Donovan, however, succeeded in getting some non-union men to work for him, and yesterday the young mun prevailed on two of the men to strike and joirn the union. His loyalty to his_principles has made him a great favorite with his co- unionists. Yesterday Donovan was sorely troubled. He had hired two men from San Jose and two of this City to finish a contract on Frank Sullivan’s house on Mission street, The Policeman Left on the Roof of a House on Mission Street by Strikers._ [Sketched by a ““Call” artist.] street, favors the union. N 1034 Folsom street, also favors the union. to all demands. that there is a job at Green and Fillmore streets of which Charl boss. The latter said tha union. On Vallejo and Fillmore streets son, the boat-painter; the men are work- ing eight hours, getting $3 and the boss recognizes the card system. On one of Hopps' jobs the men get $3, but they de- cline to go out for the card system. Presidio committee reported having | visited the Government buildings being | painted by Kuss of 422 Sutter street. One | man declined to go out; an Oakland man | was also unfavorable; the third man was undecided. Foreman Olney said that he | would act only under Kuss' direction as to | recognizing the union. On the whole there | was but little satisfaction obtained from | this job. The polishers’ committee visited the Parrott builaing and found two of Kuss’ men at work. One of the men at work | last night walked out and joined the | union. Bruske, the contractor, is trying | all over the City to get men, but he can- not, as the polishers are standing out against him and for the Painters’ Union. A large number of reports were made by the striking painters who had gone out to do committee work on their own account. Their reports were in substance as follows: Antonetti of 205 Powell street said he would accede to all demands and hereafter vill keep a union shop. T. J. Cramer & Son, 980 Pine street, also accedes. H. H. Thner of 1008 Powell street will not take any work until the strike is set- tled, when he will accede to all demands. Strogen is willing to pay the wages, but will not recognize the card system. Wiliiam Armstrong of McAllister street will hereafter favor the union and its de- mands. Burr & Shields on McAllister street are heartily in favor of the uuion, J. Thompson of 2019 Polk street has con- ceded to all demands. W. Roberts of 1873 Mission street has | given in to the union’s demands. | Aletter was received from Gustav Schnee, who said that he will agree to all the terms if the others will. He 1s in favor of paying | { good wages. | George Besthorn of 1105 Scott street | agrees to the union’s terms. | A letter was received from Barney Brad- | ley, 923 Mission street, saying that he is | g $3. He would not agree to thecard | em. | B. L. Brandt. treasurer of the Master | Painters’ Association, sent a note saying | he would agree to all the demands anfil wishes the union success, | The report was made that the firm of | Hopps & Sons on Pinestreet, near Kearny, is likely to “‘flop” at uny time. This idea | was caused by the fact that four of Hopps’ | old foremen, who have been in the shop for many years, and who have always de- | clined to join a union, have sent in their | applications for membership. They would not have done so, it is believed, without the consent of their bosses. While the reports were being made, there was a commotion of enthusiasm caused by D. Taboas, a committeeman, marching into the hall at the head of five Italian painters, who he had found at work on Rae’s job on Pine and Franklin streets. He had exilained to them what the union proposed to do, and they at once agreed to join in the fight. They were accorded a hearty Teception by the striking painters. It was announced that the Painters’ and Decorators’ Union will hold a special meet- ing to-morrow Saturday evening, to initi- ate between 150 and 200 painters, who have Gerkin of Oakland acceded to all terms. | T. Vorath of 246 Ninth street also gave in | Committee 9, Kerrigan chairman, said | | tion. Hoffman is the | he is with the | there is a house being painted by Edmun- | do with the union. Tom Welsh, 1313 Fell | a short distance from Sixth, and adjoining J. M. Norman, | the building wuere Noonan’s furniture- store was partly destroyed by fire recently. The work had tobe done, yet the commit- tees were taking the workmen away as fast as they went 1o work. At last Donovan decided to call upon the police for protec- By representing that there was likely to be trouble he secured the services of a policeman, who was instructed not to let any of the committeemen enter the premises to talk with the workmen. The policeman took up his position at the foot of the ladder. "For ail his vigilance young Donovan slipped into the place and took out two of the men. Donovan Sr. was wild and the policeman greatly annoyed by what had happened. His zeal to prevent the other two men from being taken away got the officer into a predicament that greatly amused the crowd that had assembled on the street. Donovan suspected that two of the strikers were on the roof talking to the workers and told the officer of his suspicions. The atter started up the ladders after the imaginary strikers, while Donovan jumped into his buggy to go to another piace which he feared had fallen into the hands of the enemy. A minute later several strikers in a spirit of mischiet concluded to have some fun with the arm of the law. The ladders were removed from the walls and when the officer returned after a fruitless search for the supposed strikers he found that his retreat had heen cut off. - He stood on the corner of the roof and called to those in the street to put the ladders back in place, but no one moved to obey the order until after a long wait, when a {riend came to the rescue. EMPLOYERS TRICKED. A Practical Joke That Caused Them Much Annoyance and Loss. During the last two days of the strike the master painters who have held out have been made the victims of somsthing on the order of a practical joke, although asa fact it was a part of the committee's work. When it was known that men were wanted on the “struck jobs” union men would go to the contractors and ask for work at the old wages or on easy terms for that matter. Of course they would be put to work. Within fifteen minutes the com- mittee would wait upon the working paint- ers and “induce” them to quit work. The men would tell the employer that they had determined to join the union and bad sent in their application cards. No sooner were they out of sight than another batch of applicants for work would be on hand and they, too, would be in- duced to walk out. "Occasionally a non- union man or two would get in with these dummies and in nine cases out of ten they would be carried 1nto the union before they knew it, though at first intending to take the strikers’ piaces. In this way many recruits were carried into the ranks and made good union men. On some of the jobs four to eight ganes of dummies struck and *‘joined the union,” until the emplovers come to the conclusion that the union’s committees were carrying everything with them and that there was nothing to do but to give in. ‘This little piece of trickery has caused the contractors not only anunoyance, but some loss. Many of their contracts were fairly started and the buildings liberally daubed with paint before the workmen would be “induced” by the committees to leave. At the present time there are a dozen houses around town that have the appearance of a half-shaved face—part cfiaan and part lather. The bosses tried hard to protect themselves against this trick, but a large number were caught. e ST. DENIS’ PAYROLL. Affidavit by Master Painters Who Examined His Books. There has been some controversy rela- tive to the amount of wages J. St. Denis & Co. have paid their painters at work on the various contracts. Several members of the Master Painters’ Asscciation have wade an examination of his books and submit the following aflidavit as the result of their investigation: State of California, City and County of San Francisco—ss. H. F. Wagner, L. A. Rea and E. H. Black, all officers of the Master Painters’ Association, be- ing sworn each for himself. says: 1 have per- sonally examined the payroll, the receipts of the men paid, also the cashbook of J. St. Denis & Co., and have found thattwenty-one men received as wages from sald firm $2 50 per day of eight hours, and twc men received as wages from said firm $2 75 per day of eight hours, | and twelve men received as wages from said firm $3, and two men received as wages from said firm $3 25 per day of eight hours, and three men received &s wages from said firm $3 50 per day of eight hours, one man at$2 25, and thirteen apprentices from $5 to $12 per week, making fifty-four men paid off during the last week. E. H. BLACK, Presidentor the Master Painters’ Association. H. F. WAGNER, Secretary of the Master Painters’ Association. L. A. REA, Director of the Master Painters’ Association. - Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of March, 1896. W. B. WEGENEE, Notary Public. LATHERS’ STRIKE WON. All the Employers Have Given In to the Journeymen’s De- mands. The Lathers’ Protective Union has won its strike. The men went out on a strike a little over ten days ago for an increase of wages and tied up nearly every lathing contract in town, there being less than a dozen lathers who are not members of the union. Their demand was for an increase of from 75 cents to $2 a thousand, and for 6 cents instead of 2centsa yard for iron lathing, and eight hours a day. Reports were made last evening by the members that all the masier lathers ex- cept two had acceeded to the demands. One is C. Morehouse, whose contract is on Post and Larkin streets, and the other is William Watson, who has a contract on Fourth street. At both of these places there has been trouble, caused by union men taking the places of other union men. Allof the other employers having ac- ceded to the demands the men have returned to their work. While the fight bas been virtually won, the strize has not been de- clared off, nor will it be until the last mas- ter lather has acceded to the demands, At present the lathers are not working under the card system, as the Building | Trades Council, which the union is a | member, has not issued its cards and will | not until April 1. Then the lathers will | demand a recognition of the card. Whether this will cause more trouble re- mains to be seen. ' At any rate the lathers will be supported by the entire Building Trades Councii. T g C. A. MARS’ CONDITION. His Famlly Say He Is Dying--Others Say That He Is All Right. Several of the prominent members of the Luthers’ Union are much annoyed by | the statement made relative to the Postand | the Fourth street troubles. They claim that | the stories told by the injured parties are | sadly exaggerated in regard to the troubles and the condition of the men. One man | claimed that vesterday morning he met | Clarles Mars on Montgomery street, yet | the report is that Mars is in bed in a dying condition from the injvries reccived in the | fight. The president of the union sent a physican to see young Peter Trades, also reported to be in a serious condition. he members say that the physician was refused permission to see Trades, and they openly proclaim that the two men are feigning illness in order tg keep the men who are charged with the :.smfis in jail as long as possible. The Building Trades Council have promised to take up | the matter in behalf of the prisoners, who | the delegates say are being unjustly and unfairly prosecuted. C. A.'Mars, who was reported as being seriously injured in the fight with the striking lathers, was reported by his family to be in a dying condition last night. e, d that the physician who had been called to attend him had said from thedirst that there was no hope for him. He was said to be suffering terribly and admittance to his room was denied. Peter Trade, the other lather, was better last night, according to the statement of his mother. She said lhu(dpnralysis from the injury to his hesd had at first been feared, but that the physician in attendance had pronounced him out of danger. “Mr. Mars' condition is very low,” said Dr. Cachot, who is attending the injured man, last evening, “and it isalmost cer- tain that he will succumb within the next few days. *‘He received a severe blow with some blunt instrument behind the left ear which has produced congestion of the brain and partial paralysis of the left side. His skull was not fractured, as was at first supposed, but nevertheless there is but one chance in a hundred tl’x’at his injuries will prove other than fatal. S gl AL LATHERS IN. COURT. Those Out on Bonds Are Ordered Into Custody by Judge Low. Daniel Dunn, William Totes, Thomas Devilliers and James Holmes, striking lathers, appeared in Judge Low's court yesterday morning to answer the charge of assault to murder. The cases were con- tinued till Tuesday and the Judge ordered Holmes and Devilliers, who were out on bonds, into custody, as it was stated that Peter Trade, one of the men assaulted, was in a serious condition. Attorney Walter Gallagher, who appeared for “the de- fendants, did not offer any objection. D. J. McRea and J. L. Penn, known as “Qakland Jack,” were arrested yesterday, the complaining witnesses being respec- tively alter Irade and Joseph Trade. William Patee was also arrested yesterday and Daniel Durn and James Holmes bad each an additional ‘c \arge placed against him, tne complaining witness against the three being C. F. Mars. C. F. Mars also swore out several more warrants in Judge Joachimasen’s court yes- terday. It was reported that his iather was dying from the injuries he received on Tuesaay afternoon at the hands of the strikers. g UPHOLDS ' THE STRIKERS. Bullding Trades Council Stand by Painters and Lathers. The Building Trades Council, repre- senting unions whose _membership amounts to 4000, met last evening. Dele- gate Southwick of the Lathersand Dele- gate Rose of the Painters and Decorators made reports respecting the strikes of their respective unions A resolution was passed by the council indorsing both strikes, and promising all the support that could be given. Permission was yiven the members of any union to cease work and strike if an wil attempt was made to force thein to work ona job with non-union men, trying to fill the places of strikers. 5 The Lathers’ and Painters’ unions and | saw as clean streetsin any Carpenters’ unions 22 and 483 indorsed the council’s by-laws and constitution, and in- dorsed the proposition of holding monthly Inass-meetings. A committee consisting of McCartney, Zant and Mclver was selected to wait upon the City Hall Commissioners and the Bupervisors, and impress upon them the nec: ty of compliving with the law which r res that eight hoyrs shall con- stitute a day’s work on all City jobs and that none but union men shall be em- ployed. 1t was decided that the council’s work- ing-card system shall go into effect April 1. elcgate McCartliy of Carpenters’ Union No. 22 brought up the matter of the coun- cil helping the lathers who were arrested out of v troubles. He said that he was satisfied that the complaints were exaggerations trumped up by those who wanted to injure the cause of the striker-. The lathers’ dele- eates said that the whole affair wotld be exploited soon, and that the Lathers’ Union was looking after its members. It was decided to hold a mass-meeting of all the building trades on the evening of March 3i. The meeting will be held for the gurpo:fl of educating the laboring men on the principles of unionism, and espe- cially the working-card system. Delegates McCarthy, McAvoy and "O’Erien will take charge of the drrangements for the meet- ing. Labor Convention. The labor convention will meet next Sunday at 1159 Mission street, and hear and discuss the report of the orgarnizing committee. All of the unions will be pres- ent, as the meeting will be important. The glaziers of this City are about to form a trades union. At this evening’s meeting of the Trades Council the organ- izing committee will be asked by one of the glaziers to organize the craft intoa union. THEY ARE ANARCHISTS. Five Score of Italians Enroll in Pietro Gorl’s Club. Pietro Gori was heard again last night in Apollo Hall, on Pacific street, by a couple of hundred Italians. He expounded his pet theme of anarchism with a view o forming an organization in this City as a branch of the Socialistic-anarchistic Fed- eration of Laborers in North America. Mrs. B. Gaife, the socialist, introduced the s'ar of the evening and asked that the audience lisien closely to his utterances and abide by them. Gori, in making his declaration of prin- ciples,” stated that all laborers were sub- jected to two forms of tyranny—one financial and the other political. The financial phase came from the fact, as he declared. that a:though the laborers pro- duced everything, they were swindled out of the benetits of their labor by the capitalists who owned the farms, mines and machin- ery of the country. As a result, those who produced riches remained poor and those who did nothing were rich. a political form of tyranny,” said Mr. Gori, “is but 2 phase ot the fina; one, because, with the excuse of order and the respect of law which is demanded by the majority, governments fortify them- selves behind the judiciary, the police and their armies. These, by fraud or other means, are always made subservient to capital.” At the close of the meeting nearly one handred men signed the roll. A VISITOR FROM PITTSBURG. Police Captain Brophy of That City Much Taken With San Francisco. R. A. Brophy, a captain of police of Pittsburg, Pa., who is making a tour of the principal cities of the West, arrived in this City a few days ago, and has been do- ing the town under the guidance of Detec- tive Cody. Since leaving Pittsburg Cap- tain Brophy has visited Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City and a number of other cities, butin an interview yesterday with a CaLL reporter he admitted that San Francisco pleased him more than any city he had yet visited. He is enthusias- tic in the praise of our police department, and said that he hat visited the principal cities of the East, also of Europe, and in all the places he has visited the captain said that he never found a better organized nor more capable police force. Of course, the delightful weather and the climate came in for warm commendation on Captain Brophy's part. Another feature ot the City about which the gentleman spoke in the most enthusiastic terms was the clean- liness of the streets. He said that he never i ity in the coun- visited, and was so wracter of the work that he inquired if it was done by the City or by contract. On being informed that the street-cleaning was done by the City Street Improvement Company, he said that they deserved unstinted praise for the care- ful and painstaking manner in which they gidt.the work and kevt the streets free from ir This commendation of the gentleman ir question in regard to the cleanliness of the streets of this City is quite in keeping with that of all strangers vi- ere. ‘With regard to the same | er Nathan Dohrmann, president of tue Manufac- turers’ Association, was heard to say a few daays ago that the manner in which the City Street Improvement Company cleaned the streets was very satisfactory to the association, and that as-soon as a referm could be effected in the manner in which the streets are sprinkled there would be little left to be desired in regard to clean streets in this City. . The Fire Department. The Fire Commissioners met yesterday after- noon and accepted the resignations of John Is try that he had eve impressed with the z b | Sullivan of \ingine 27 and Frank McDonald of Engine 30. M. Clancy was appointed hose- man of Engine 9, Walter Cline hoseman of Engine 30 and Eugene McCarthy hoseman of Engine 27. e e e — Semi-Annual Examination. The semi-annual examination of applicants for teachers’ certificates for primary, gram- mar, high school and special classes will be held to-day at the Normal School. Twenty ap- licants have signified their intention of tak- ng the examinations. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. o ghealt, . FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & Co+ LESSES ATID MAAGLRS -+ THE I 1S TIME SHORT ONLY A FEW MORE PERFORMANCES, MR. EUGENE O’'ROURKE in “THE WICKLOW POSTMAN!” ‘The Best Comedy of Its Kind Ever Written. Nigntly AppearanCes of JOHN L. SULLIVAN, PADDY RYAN and PARSON DAVIES, Monday Next—Hoyt's “A TEXAS STEER." ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street. Between Stockion ani Powsll TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK MORE EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIORS NEW TO SAN FRANCISCO! CEAS. B. WARD, The Famous binger, Song-writer aud Monologulst. tHE AfHOS FAMILY, The Greatest Acrobatic Quintet in the World. Return Engagement, for One Week Only, of RALAIEL WALKER, The Celebrated Creole Nightingale, And Ou : Peerless Vaudeville Company. Teserved seais, 25¢; Baicony, 10c; Opera cats and Box seais, 502 THE AUDITORIUM. FRIEDLANDER, GOTTLOB & C0., Lesseea&Managers A MUSICAL TRIUMPH INDEED! A REMAXKABLE CONCERT! The World-Renowned Wagnerian Singer,s MADAME AMALIA MATERNA, And the Great Bohemian Violinist, . HERR FRANZ ONDRICEK. ISIDORE LUCKSTONE, Planist. Special Matinee To-morrow Afternoon! Farowell Concert on Sunday Might. Seats on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. Monday Next—Mysterious ANNA EVA FAY, THE WEATHER IS FINE, SO Shoot the Chutes and Trip the Trolley! Afternoon and Evening. ADMISSION ————10 CENTS. Children (including Merry-Go-Round Hide), 10c. THE ALPHABET OF HEALTH. A Told drafis and chills, eware of catching colds, oughs, grip and pneumonia. D o not take any risks, E ven if you are quite well, F or danger s always pear. G rip is in toe air, H idden diseases hover about and I nfluenza tireatens us J st at this sea<on. 1 K nowing this shou!d lead us to L. ook after our heaith, and M eet these trying conditions. N ature must be assisted, O ur systems need regulating and P ure, rich blood must flow Q uickly through our veins, R enowned physicians say that a purs S timulant is the best thing T o take for promoting health ; U niting, also, in praising the V irtues of Duffy’s pure malt whiskey, W hich is medicinally pu:e, and X cellent in effect. Y oung and old experience renewed Z est and benefit after using it. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, “’ yI (AL AYMAN AnD Co, m N INCORP D BRTH EATRE \\ PROPS. EVERY NIGHT, INCLUDING SUNDAY, HOYT'S A RLXT X WELIITES FIiI.AG. AND PLEASE | That ‘A Milk White Flag™ NOTICE will be played ALSO all next week. Seats are now ready at the box office. and the advisabllity of securing them in advance is re: spectfally urged. A% Regular Performance Sunday Night ALIFORRIA THEATRE 2 Weeks, beginuing Monday, March 16 “SOMETHING.NEW UNDER THE § First Time Here of the Ficturesque Romantie “CAPT. DHPUDENCE” or “NERICO1” Management of Arthur C. Alston. Carload of Special Scenery, Costum Calcium Lights, Properties and Lffects, Seats Now Selling. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MES. ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Managet DON'T MISS THIS! ——TO-NIGHT—— THE MERRY OPERA, “THE HOOLAH!” BRIGHT MUSIC! “THE COUNTRY BAND." Lovely Costumes! " Beautiful Scenery! *A Trip Through the Midway Plaisance.” ——NEXT WEEK—— “IMIARITANAL Popular Prices—25c and 50c. Grover's ALCAZAR. LAST TWO NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINEE, “THE MIKADO ! Positively Farewell Appearances OF. W. T. CARLETON In -au Francisco. Prices—Night, 75¢, 50¢, 35¢, 25¢, 150, Matinee, 50¢, 35¢, £5¢, 15¢. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater In America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and XManagse THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, Grand Production, After Weeks of Preparation, of the Incomparable English Success, “THE SILVER KING” Without a Solitary Exception “The Greatest Drama of the Century.” EvENINe PRICES—250 and 572 Famlly Circie and Gallers, 10c. Usual Maiinees Saturday and Sunday. Al FAYMAN sCo . INCORPD PROPS. KPLOON ta HbrO0H s MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). ¥. EDERICK WA DE. To-night, “King Lear’; Sat. Matinee (Popul Prices), “Julius Ciesar’: Sat. eve, “Damoh an Pythias.” Choice seats on siie. Next Monday—Materna & Ondricek. Seatsready MECHANICS’ PAVILION. MARCH 13, 14 and 15, LADIES BICYCLE TOURNANENT! STAR LADY RIDERS OF THE WORLD MISSES FARNESWORTH, PETERSON and MACK, ot Minneapolis, Chicago an1 New York City, and MISSES WEST, FINCK aod HOL LAND, of Cailfornia. will compete for THE THOUSAND DOLLAR ($1000) CASH PR1ZR And the Championship of the World. Admission—Afternoon, 25¢; Evenings, 50c. GRAND OPENING. SUTRO CONEY ISLAND! SATURDAY - - - - MARCH 14 AT 2 O’'CLOCK P. M. SATURDAY EVENING AT 7:30, GRAND ATHLETIC EXHIBITION BY THE OLYMPIC CLUB. Concert by Cassassa’s California Expor sition Band. Admission, 15¢. Baths, 25¢. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. Il ADMISSION $1.00. Take Southern Pacific trains at Third and Town send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 . 3 Fare for round trip, including admission to grand stand, $1. Take Mission-street electric line direct to track. A.B. SPRECKELS, W.S LEAKE,