The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1896. A JOKER IN THE CONVENTION CALL. McNab Worked in an Inno- vation in Democratic Politics. 6 THEY PLAYED FOR CHARITY, NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS- B T SO T T TP APPSO POPOT SOOI APAOPLS OUR CLOAK AND SUIT OPENING! OO -G To-morrow marks the opening of the largest, best selected and most moderate-priced stock of Ladies’ Cloaks, Jackets, Capes, Suits, Skirts and Waists shown in San Francisco. Our department has undergone a cpmplete change since last season, both in its personnel and arrangement. We now have the best lighted, nicest equipped and most comfortable and commodious Cloak and Suit rooms to be found on the Pacific Coast, while the goods Fhemselves in style, price and quality keep pace with the live methods adopted and carried out all through our establishment. ; Qur workrooms have been enlarged, new operatives have been engaged, and with a full complement of the latest_Parlslan and New York models, and the necessary materials for copying same, we are in a position to turn' out to sp?mal o_rd?r the highest class of Ladies’ Tailor Work, placing such class of garments, by reason of our specially low prices, within the reach of those who have heretofore considered Tailor-made Costumes out of their reach. one of the prettiest features of the enter- tainment. Miss Isabella McCurrie of 2225 Clinton avenue displayed her hizh elocutionary ability in a humorous recitation for the children, and when tumultuously recalled by the little ones she gave an exquisite |rem1i¢ion of James Whitcomb Riley’s | | )4 = “There, Litile Girl, Don’t Cry.” Clarence Oliver, the young actor, sang a | couple of songs, one of which was “Ben The Alameda Boy Actors”‘““" Miss Isabel Lindeman recited “‘A | Mortifying Mistake’’ in a very pretty in Leland Ramsdell’s | manner. Miss Rita Mylotte of Oakland Comedy. gave an exhibition of club-swinging, with |a piano accompaniment by Miss Latra | Kirkness. Miss Mylotte handled the clubs with skill. She is one of the most | graceful pe: formers on this coast. SOME GOOD STAGE WORK | Eileen and Sylvia McCurrie, girls of 9 TO APPOINT DELEGATES. and 11 years, were exouisite in their song | and dance, “Coming Through the Rye.” There was nothing more artistic on the entire programme, The elder child re- sponded to the encore with “Won’t You The Junta Makes a Move Toward A Potty Feximmase 50 Getting a Constitution and Brought Money for the U)Tllflee‘)sz;;nd&]:)q: coma it Dors By-Laws. | : . - Alameda Poor. | Dor* was swastly seng by Mim Eues ; i LADIES’ CAPES. SEPARATE SKIRTS. LADIES’ SUITS. LADIES’ JACKETS. Sheldon. erbert Clark, an ams- C i 5 > =) = Suits, 1 i * e e i G il At $3.50, T oo S At $5.00, BASLIPRSMSNE A $3,00, Ludics avy Biue and Black M $-) [)(), Ladies’ Cloth Capes in sbades “V, of tan and navy blue, trimmed with Persian soutache braid’ and silk stitching. acter as “Three Old Jays.” A piano solo by Miss Entzmann concluded that portion of the entertainment. through and finished at the bottom with velvet binding, would be a de- cided bargain at & h new styleslashed sailor collar and front, ripple back, large full sleeves. Also a line of shades of gray gored full skirt Mixed Cheviot Suits, and brown, box-coat jackets and full GIRLS IN SONGS AND DANCES. | it . : ol Drowr, Ladies’ Tan Melton Cloth As may be imagined, the applause At $3.95, Eency Figured Black Alpsca Ll ibal At $40 . “Jackets, box front, pleated | e Y vi s. | Di i 0 Ladies’ English Kersey Cloth AL 8.eh). Dress skirts, lined through- 3 o 3 Y. 3 ut, pleat "The Aufience, | Composed: Majily Hofi| - SouELOREhSRiEoN0 ssEesnnoTe DICK Creighton Tells a Story on Braun- At $350 Capes, in tap and navy blue, out ‘with rhstle percaiine and finfshed ¢ $‘ Ladies’ Cheviot Serge Suits, bnck, large leg of mutton’ sleeves, velvet notched collar. A schoolboy had some sortof a triangle | contrivance in the gallery, and he beat | time for the clapping and the whistling | and the occasional cheering with which | the encores were given, | It was a glorious day for the children of The comedy fteen Thousand Dol- | Alameda, and with all the fun, a large , OT Lottery ket,”” written by Le- | amount of money was raised for the poor— and S. Ramsdell, a boy of 15 years, was | just how much is not yet known. Among some richly braided with Persian col- lar and satin bow in front, others cut military style, perfectly plain, three- quarter length with velvet collars, either of them a most desirable gar- ment for the price. At $4.00, Lodies’ Tan English Kersey M1V, Cloth ca ome trimmed with gold_tinsel ng and small old buttons, others with seal brown at bottom with velveteen binding. At $5.00, Plain Black silk Luster AL M. paca Dress skirts, cut full flaring shape in scven gares, five yards wide at bottom, lined with rustle per- caline and finished with velveteen braid. At $6,00, Fency and Plain Sicilian Mo- DO, hair Dress skirts, seven gores, five yards wide and flaring shape all around, lined with rustle percaline and o in black and navy blue, S- button front box-coat jackets with iull ripple back, lined with satine, eight- gored skirt, lined with rustle percaline. At same price & line of All-wool Invisible Checked Cheviot Suits, made with full- lined double-breasted box-cont jackets and eight-gored skirtslined all through. Lau At $12.50, e in the favorite hart and O'Donnell Starts for Congress. Students and Children, Was a Merry One. At $5.00 Ladies' Tan Kersey Cloth MW, Juckets, box front, ripple- pleat back, stitched seams, handsome pearl buttons, Chairman W. P. Sullivan of the Junta | | last evening announced his appointment | of the following committee to prepare a | | constitution and by-laws for the general | At same price & special value, made of electric_blue kersey cloth, box front and back, velvet collarsand extra large sleeves, ornamented with large pearl center jet buttons, & very stunning and made of the ale cloths, all-wool brownish tan shade, . short box-coet jacket with ripple back T neda yesterday afternooun. the people prominent in the gudience were: LELAND S RAMSDELL Leland S. Ramsdell, the Alameda ;Boy Dramatist, and Actors Oliver and Clark. [Drawn by a “Call” artist from photographs.] It was a cbarity performance, the proe| ceeds to be distributed to poor people of the city by the Woman’s Exchange, and it was a success financially as well as in an artistic way. | Armory Hall was well filled, about 300 representatives of the leading Alameda families being in the audience. Most of those present were boys and girls. There were tots of 4 or5 years who stood up in the aisles or on the chairs and clapped | their tiny hands at every outbreak of ap- | plause, tiny chaps who tumbled head over | heels when they tried to walk rapidly over | the floor, which had recently been waxed for dancing, and kindergarten delegates who gazed at the weapons of Company G and tried to identify letters in the big black signs: YOUR GLOVES BEFORE HANDLING THESE RIFLES PLEASE PU oN There were laughing boys and girls of | from 5 to 15 years, there were quieter | youths and maidens of more than the lat- ter ‘age, and there were numerous grown- up pe e who watched the merry scene. In the comedy that was presented Le- | land Ramsdell, the author, took the role of Farmer Pumpkinbead. He played his | part with ability, and his acting showed | that he has already eiven study to the pro- { fession that he is preparing to adopt. | Herbert rk made the most decided | Lit, however. He assumed the ch:\r:wter‘ of Mrs. Pumpkini:ead, and few of the pro- | impersonators on the theatrical | age could have done betier with the op- | portunities afforded in the part written | for this boy. Of course, the boyish face and voice were advantages, but the char- | acter was well sustained in every way and | thé acting was excellent. The kitchen ! scene, with Mrs. Pumpkinhead kneading | dough would have thoroughly amused | any critical audience. Clarence Oliver looks aristocratic, and perhaps thatis why he was better as Mr. | Vanderbiit tbanfas the bunko-steerer. His | make-up as an elderly millionaire was effective and natural, and he played the | yart with aquiet dignity that was very | becoming to him. George Macaulay was a highly amusing | Dick Smart, particularly when he was be- | ing mesmerized by Mr. Pumpkinhead. As Sam Vanderbilt, the mischievous son of the millionaire, he was aiso successful. In addition to the comedy, a pretty pro- gramime of music and recitations was pre- nted. Miss Helen Entzmann’s solo, Angel’s Serenade,”” was the opening se- A skirt dance by Miss Daisy 2aco was beautifully performed anc was 4 Mrs. Dr. Van Orden, Mrs. Linderman, | ticable. Miss Marie Hunter, Mrs. Justin Hopkins, Mrs. Fred White, Mrs. Will Gormley, Mrs. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Me-| Currie, Miss Mitchell, the Misses Tisdale, | Mrs. George Plummer, Mrs. Harry Rams- | to be expedient in the interests of “de- dell, Mrs. Graves, Miss Mamie Lancaster, | cency, clean politics and anti-bossism.” Miss Charlotte | Miss Mary Lindeman, Clark, Miss Daisy Crawford, Miss Mabel Brien, Mrs. Webster, Miss Alice Seeley, Miss Eva Lindeman, Miss Bessie Mac- aulay, Mrs. Brandon, Miss Newhall, Mrs. | Hammond, Mrs. Bennett, Miss Wheeler, Miss Daisy Crawford, Miss Bertha Craw- ford, Miss Kittie Gardner, Mrs. Roberts, Miss Sasie Roberts, Mrs. J. F. Veaco, Miss Daisy Smith, Miss Sadie Clapp and Miss Vena Noy. CHARTER OF LYON POST. Cause Shown to the Council of Admin- istration Why It Should Not Be Revoked. The council of administration of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of California and Nevada, met at the St. Ann's building last night to hear repre- sentatives of Lyon Post, Oakland, on an order to show cause why the charter of the post should not be revoked. The pro- ceedings grew out of the resolutions of the o0st condemning the managzement of the ){’etemns’ Home. . Department Commander Wilson pre- sided at the session of the council. Other members of the council present were: Comrades Sullivan, Masteller, Wiegand, Jacobs, Burgess, Cahen and Robinson. Among the comrades present from Lyon Post were: Judge Gibson, Mr. Talcott, Comrade Norton, the adjutant, and Major Woodward. All the proceedings relating to the adop- tion of the resolutions were reviewed and the position of the post exvlained. The department commander announced that the decision of tbe council would not be made immediately. Beveral Grand Army men, who discussed the matter on the outside while the coun- cil was 1n executive session, expressed the opinion that the charter of the post would not be revoked e The Trades Alllance. The leaders of the Trades Alliance will next week send invitations to each union in the City to send delegates to the meet- ing which will be held next Sunday at 1159 Mission street. According to the de- cision of that body at its list meeting, each union may be represented by one delegate for its charter and one delegate for each 100 members or the majority frac- tion thereof. Matters of great interest to trades unions will be discussed. ——— Farally Injured. Patrick Creedon, a laborer, 49 years of age, died at 8t. Mary's Hospital last evening from the resuit of injuries received in a railroad accident at Fourth and Kigg streets yes y afternoon. The bedy was taken to the Morgue. committee: Twenty-eighth District, John Welch; Twenty- ninth, John Allen; Thirtieth, John Devane: Thirty-first, W. A. Asmussen; Thirty-second, W. H. Harriso; Thirty-third, R. O’Keefe; Thirty-fourth, Paul B. Hay; Thirty-fifth, John H. Grady; Thirty-sixth, E. P. Mogan; Thirty- seventh, M. H. Mead; Thirty-eighth, M. Greei blatt; Thirty-ninth, W. J. ;. Fortieth, M. Jasper McDonald; For: S . ¥ Doy Forty-second, Frenk McElrath; Forty-third, T. J. Pinder; Forty-fifth, Thomas Murray. Chairman Sullivan thought this would start trouble enougn for one time, and so the appointment of the committee on grievances is delayed until next meeting. The Junta has so long used the *oilroom’ at headquarters for a constitution and Gavin McNab for its by-laws that there are some doub.s that the organizaion will | know what to do with the other kind. | There is also some surprise that the little coterie of bosses should have the temeri: to risk the presence of written regulation This committee will meet to-morrow | evening at the headquarters in the Flood | building. It wilt not be likely to report | any fettering constitution for sevesal weeks, but one will be adopted just before the State Convention, that it may be put on ]bik.e & new suit to go to Sacramento | with. It is through this committee that the scheme of appointing delegates is most likely to be brought forward if a possi- bility of doing it appears when the time comes. Whether delegates are appointed or not will depend upon how Sullivan, McNab and a few others stand in regard to Daggett and Rainey when the time comes. Daggett is bound to control the Junta’s San Francisco delegation to Sacramento, | with fair concessions to Welburn, and Rainey will back Daggettin the State fight in return for Daggett’s help later in his | winning and using the or%snizmion ini local politics for himself. Ed Lanigan’s interests are all local or legislative, and so he will stand in on the State Convention wherever his personal interests in local politics direct. Few people have doubts that he will be with Rainey. | Sam Rainey goes to dan Bernardino County this week, leaving his political | forces in the hands of George Maxwell and Eddie Greany, to be used as Daggett directs. Having secured control of the | Junta he sees that it is good politics for | local politics. him to clear out_fora whnile. "When the Stute Convention is over, or before, he will return expecting to go ahead with Dage gett’s forces and his own and manipulate This plan of appointing delegates to the | State Convention, something almost un- | heard of in the party, appears to have been early planned. It has been discovered | | that there was a little joker in the State | Convention call quickly read and adopted at the recent meeting of the State Central | Committee which Gavin McNab passed with Chairman Gould’s assistance. This call is a new thing in Democratic politics of California in that it contains a | covert provision for the appointment of | delegates. The call says: Resolved, That members of said State Conven- | tion be selected in such a manner as th ous county commitrees shall determing | expedient, the holding of primary tions, therefore, being recommended wherever prace | So far the Junta has been rin on lines of ‘ “expediency,” and the State call was especially framed so that Mcxab would be free to manipulate an arbitrary appoint- ment of delegates if that course turned out Of course the same course is open to | county committees all over the State..| | The universal custom of the party has been | | to order primaries in the call for the State Convention. The corresponding paragraph | in the call of 18%0 is typical of all in the | raids apd satin bows; & very jaunty little style. Ladies’ Tan Kersey Cloth o Capes, piped with fcld tinsel military revers with large but- tons down the front and velvet collars. Another style is of Navy Blue Kersey Cloth, embroidered in silk and orne- mented with small pearl buttons. 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Ladies’ Extra Fine English e At $]8.0 Kersey Cloth Jackets in the new putty color, stylish short box front and ripple pleated back, standing veivet collar, two extra large pearl but. tons on front and small white pearl buttons ornamenting collar and pleats. One of the most stylish jackeis this season. At gl- Ladies’ Extra Fine Light DAY, Tun Color English Kercey Cloth Jackets, new London box iront, ripple back, stitched appliqued straps ack, with Van Dyke points, studded with small pearl buttons, large pearl buttons on front and lined all through with fancy silk. This jacket would be cheap at $25, and would cost that much elsewhere. At Ly Ly e L L g e ey Ly L Ly Ty T Ly ey Y PR T e Ty T T FURBLBALRLR THE STRIKE ALMOST OVER Many Journeymen Painters at Work for the Friendly g Bosses. TWO IMPORTANT INTERVIEWS. Union Men Say the Fight Is Rapidly Narrowing to a Few Master Painters. The strike of the journeymen painters is gradually narrowing down until it is now practically directed against only a few members of the Master Painters’ As- sociation instead of the entire body of bosses as it was a week ago. Since the strike has been raised against the friendly bosses others who hela out are gradually | history of the party. It was as follows: ‘ Resolved, That in the election of delegates | from the different counties to the State con- | vention all such delegates shall be elected | efther at open or club primaries held for that | purpose, or by delegates selected at an open or | | club primary to county convention, cailed for | | the purpose of selecting such deiegates to the | | State Convention. | The Junta is 2 queer mess of practical politics. With Rainev and Daggett in | control for a division of spoils Ed Lani- | gan “playing for place’” and a number of | reformers who are struggling to make | | the party decent and give the City a clean | government by putting themselves in | | office, there is a lot of peculiar manipulat- | ing going on. McNab, Sullivan, Braun- hart, Hassett and a few more are still | loudly proclaiming that the *‘decent” ele- ment controls and will win out. Sam | Rainey doesn’t say anything, but he knows & heap, The Twenty-ninth District is one that is being watched with great interest. Sam | Braunhart declares that the Raineyites | haven’t a ghost of a show in his district, and that the decent people there, who are | standing by him in the interest of pure | politics, can even win at a primary. | However, Braunhart is mightily wor- | ried, and almost the entire band of politi- cai workers of this famous south-of-Market | district are against bim. The Rainey- | Daggett boys are all working against him, and the Buckleyites, who have the largest numbers in that district, hate him, But Braunhart is doing politics and the Twenty-ninth may yet stand forth tri- umphantly for “decency,”* with ‘‘excel- sior’” on its banner. Richard Creighton tells a story of politics in the Twenty- ninth. “Dick” isa member of the Buck- ley general committee from that district. “I am out of politics,”” said Mr. Creigh- ton last evening, “and I'm earning an honest living. Of course I know some- thing about how things are going down there. Braunhart! Great Scott! That fel- low came to me about a week and a half ago and he proposed to me that I stand in with him with my friends, go over to the Junta and name half the delegates. I was to help make bim State Senator and then take the works. Well, I would hardly go into another combination like that when [ am on the big end now. Mec- Nab, Braunhart and those fellows make me laugh when they talk about ‘pure poli- tics,” They would do politics with the devil if they thought it was to their intere est to do s0.”” C. C. O’'Donnell will not run for Maycr this year. He will run, though. He is going to be a candidate for Congress from the ¥ourth District and bury Maguire. | men to_go back to work for the friendly coming into line. While among the lat- ter there are a number who will not openly declare in favor of the union’s demands they are allowing their shops to become unionized without interference. This, the strikers say, is all they want, and these victories are of that nature that | they are not disposed to ‘‘crow,” not wish- ing to lose the advantages gained by open proclamation. The strikers were much interested in the | way President Black of the Master Paint- | ers’ Association said the card system could | be defeated. Mr. Black's method was to | keep union painters only on those jobs where other craftsmen of the Building Trades Council are employed and work non-union men on all other jobs. President Rose said: “‘Mr, Black’s sug- gestion would be good if he could get union painters to work for him. Until he accedes to all the demands of the union he | cannot get union men to work on any of | his jobs. So you see his game will not work.” ‘When the union decided to allow the | bosses it was with the understanding that those who worked would contribute 50 | cents a day from their earnings for every ?aydt rey worked to the union’s relief, und. A Jarge number of the boys were paid last evening and they atonce handed in their donations. About $70 was received last evening and more will come in Mon- day evening, as many of the bosses pay on that day of the week. The painters’ benefit in the Bush-street Theater next Wednesday evening will probably add many hundred dollars to the relief fund. A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK. The Strikers Recelve Encouraging Words From the Nevada City Miners’ Unlon. The regular morning meeting of the striking painters was held in the Temple at 115 Turk street yesterday. The decreas- ing attendance at these meetings is re- garded with great satisfaction by the leaders, as it shows that the men have found employment in the shops of the friendly bosses. The regisiration of idle union painters, too, is lighter. Several re- : ports were made of men having gone to | morrow morning. union obligations by going to work for bosses who are recognized as enemies of the union. These men will be investigated and summarily dealt with by the union in the near future. A report was made that caused great indignation on the part of the painters. It seems that soon aiter the strike began a painter named Oliver McGinty caused the relief committee to believe that be was in destitute circumstances. He was given $5 to tide over his distress, notwithstanding that he had been in the union only a very short time. Those who are watching the unfriendly shops reported that McGinty is at work in the shop of an avowed enemy. ‘When reproached for his conduct, it was reported that McGinty answered that he would return the $5 and that the union could go to a place where there is no need for strikes, At this stage of the strike such ingratitude is likely to cause trouble for the ingrate. A cheerful letter was read from the Miners’ Union of Nevada City, accom- panied by a set of resolutions indorsing the xninten’ strike. The miners express the hope that the strikers will win their fight. They promised to elect one of their members to the Assembly at the nex election who will endeavor to have en- | acted laws for the benefit of the working classes. A letter was received from the painters in Sacramento, asking for the San Fran- cisco union to send an organizer to the capital and organize a painters’ union there. The wish will be complied with at orce. This will bring three vpainters’ unions under one head. It is expected that nearly every journeyman painter in Sacramento will join the union, MAY YET AGREE. Two Employing Painters Confer With the Leaders of the Painters’ Union. Two important conferences were held yesterday and last evening which will probably have considérable bearing upon the strike. One was between M. J. Dono- van and the strike leaders, and the other was between J. St. Denis and President Rose of the Painters’ Union. St. Denis and Donovan are among the largest of the employing painters, and while neither will “back down' in the position they have taken they may be induced to entertain a proposition that may lead to a better re- lationship with the union men. Donovan is expected to start on a large contract to paint Frank Sullivan’s row of houses, on Mission_street, near Sixth, to- It is understood that he will leave the entire job in the hands of his foreman, who will hire only union painters, at the rate of $3 for 8 hours’ work. Such an arrangement would unionize the shop to_all intents and purposes without interfering with Mr, Donovaun's position in the %'emises. It is said that nearly all of Mr, Donovan’s old hands will return to work to-morrow morning, and that such additional help as will be required has already been selected. Ifsuch be the case a great pressure will be taken off the strike situation. Last evening a long interview was held between Mr. St. Denis, who has the big painting contract on the Par:ott building, and President Rose. Mr. 8t. Denis said that he is losing money every day, and he would like to see the difficulty settled. Mr. Rose answered that the Painters’ Union has never vet refused to make a settlement of any difficulty, Had the Master Painters’ Association presented ‘any kind of a proposition it would have been respectfully considered. They never submitted a proposition and even ignored the suggestions of their own committee appointed to confer with the union’s committee. Upon Mr. St. Denis again stating that he would like very much to see the matter settled so he could go on with the work Mr. Rose told him to pre- work. There were one or two reports of wmen who had proved unfaithful to their { i pare a ¥romidon. which would receive a respectful consideration by the- union. The interview closed with the understand- ' ing that a proposition looking to a settle- ment between Mr. St. Denis and the union would be prepared soon. g SN A DESTITUTE STRIKER. The Rellef Committee’s Timely Ald to a Family That Had Been Evicted. One of those pathetic incidents that al- ways attend a labor strike came to light yesterday through the relief committee. The case was reported in the merning meeting by Mr. Ames. It seems that a Eighth, went out when the union ordered the strike. Like many of the laboring ciass, he had not been able to save any money ahead for the rainy day, and when that day came he was unprepared. Work as hard as he might the painter had not been able to earn over $3or$9 a week, for even in good times he was un- ableto keep continuously at work. When | he went out with the others he had only a ew dollars, which did not go far in pro- viding for a wife and five young children. The greatest frugality was practiced in the household and the family managed to exist. Yesterday morning a crisis came. The landlord had on several occasions given notice that the rent must be paid up or the premises vacated. [t was then that the man laia the case before the relief committee, who promised to be with him in an hour. When the man returned to his home he found all of his household effects had been moved out on the side- welk. A little later Ames and Mclvor | reached the scene of poverty. Ames started out and soon found another house upon which he advanced the price of the rent. Mclyor in the meantime had not been idle and a little Jater the butcher, grocer and baker were at the house bear- ing evidence of the relief committee’'s WOrk. The painter said that he would attend to the moving of his furniture, tut he made a miscalculation and again the com- mittee was called upon. The expressman had kept the stove until the cartage was paid. It took an hour to find the express- | man in order to get back the stove. The | members of the striking painter’s family, { with tears in their eyes, thanked the com- mittee as the latter hastened away upon other missions of relief. o NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. On May 1 the Minimum.of Carpen- ters’ Wages Wil Be Three Dollars. On April 1, when the working-card sys- tem of the Building Trades Council goes into effect, there will not be a single con- tractor in this City who can justly say that he has not been notified of the fact. The various unions in the trade are not satisfied that the matter has been dis- cussed among the members of the Build- ers’ Excbange, but each union workman has been instructed to personally notify his employer. The same may be said of the carpenters’ determination to secure $3as the minimum for a day’s wages. In order not to cause the contractors any loss in figuring upon contracts, the union set May 1 as tie ate for enforcing the $3 rate, Ql’hat all con- tractors may be fully notifiea, the follow- ing circular will be sent out next week by the carpenters’ district council: HALL oF DIsTRICT CouNcrr, COMBINED CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF S, F. THE TEMPLE, 115 I'URK STREET, SAN FRANCISco, Cal., March 30, 1896, To Contractors and All Interested Parties in t City and County of San Francisco: This circular is sent to notify you that on and after May1, 1896, the union carventers will enforee the $3 mr day minimum wage on all work done in e City and County of San Francisco. Re- spectfully yours, District Council, City and County of San Francisco. Per L, D. 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