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- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1901. EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION REJECTS TER mMRORIUE. | rmmmaomtow | mmm moommx | tmm mweomom LATEST PLANS OF THE MEDIATORS Retail Merchants Arranging to Hold a Meeting in Native Sons’ Hall Sunday Afternoon to Consider Means to Effect a Settlement of Labor Controversy. of yesterday ased the diffi- the way of a speedy set- f the labor controversy an to have diminished and tion that conciliation ssible. mer nts, he small up the question in movement is gaining Their possible influence hope of conciliation ned now. Association failed to e to the Municipal Fed- ement Clubs’ communi- € that a committee of five be to confer with a similar com- from th hat are moving for con- er, Attorney (':\he request would not bring employers and labor leaders ent upon terms of peace, and as told by Mr. Michael vesterday the posi- ployers’ Association as is matter. 5 They propose to h ¢ r employes without ey have d they ill not under any, circum- m of the City thing y m it to them in - of the Sail- be no settle- ployers’ Association consider the terms of itted by the strik- ot submit any further ent?” he was asked. ke it so strong as that, r improbable that we useth’s reply. ALONG THE WATER FRONT. Ehips Go to Sea With Heavy Cargoes and Others Arrive. M ekt for Eureka, Sa- nd George Loomis e schooners Monterey + and Bodega They ed from San Diego e carried a large a large cargo The Gipsy got a load of bark, ived from Honoipu 1d hides. The Ger- got in from was taken e to get away ur neduled to sail t re unable to get he cargo waybilled 1 ip Company the steamer a boarding engaged in the Mail dock ike. The e down r into a “bunk- the vessels owned by d_Steamship Company started £ to unioad the Coro- B of the seawall. The do is loaded with lumber. was no change yesterday in the ding the unloading of red in the bay and rious bunkers. The men y and get out enough coal to Jowing, but the quantity taken e vessels is not large enough to e a made by the retailers. e the Bonita has been mpt has been made Lo trip to the way ports y officials claim that p they need at pres- to get her ready for ple were treated at the yesterday to the strikers. of 32 Tehama 5 Davis street. strikers alike | cloud is the move- | strikers and committees | League renewed its ef- | Just as well discontinue his | need no assistance or| i | Thelr injuries were slight, consisting prin- cipally of bruises and sprains. CROPS CANNOT BE MOVED. Alameda County Farmers Will Suffer Great Losses. OAKLAND, Aug. 15.—Because of the strike in San Francisco the Southern Pa- cific Company has notified its station agents along its lines in Alameda County that no cars will be furnished for hay shipments until further notice. There are thousands of tons of hay in the fields that cannot be moved. Tremendous losses threaten the farmers as warehouse facil- itles are inadequate. At Altamont 6000 tons of hay are in the fields. There is no warehouse there. - In the orchard sections the groyers are as seriously affected. They are hauling as much as the cannerles can handle, but in many instances the orchardists have sold to San Francisco canners, who are unable to handle the shipments. As all contracts have a “strike” clause the pro- ducer suffers. Building contractors who have sublet contracts to master painters that have been marked as “unfair” will have to re- scind such sub-contracts or suffer a wailk. | out of all union workmen in their employ. Such is the order which has been issued re seemed no | have | | | i | which led the employe: | the spea | by the Building Trades Coun to assist the journeymen painters in their he steamer Wellington, with 2500 tons of coal, docked at James P. Taylor's bunkers to-day. Taylor failed to get permission from the Longshore- men’s Union charge the cargo. The coal teamsters have threatened to strike if he all put a non-union gang at work. Taylor says he is going to try to unload the steamer as his bunkers empty and retaiiers have had no supp for ten days. TEAMSTERS HOLD MEETING. Father Yorke Advises Strikers to Re- main Firm. The Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke was present by invitation at the regular week- ly meeting of the Brotherhood of Team- sters held last night at 117 and addressed the members on the strike situation. He commenced with the causes to lock their men out and traced the course of the trouble down to_the present time. In conclusion er dwelt on the possibility of an adjustment. Throughout his address Father Yorke complimented the men upon thie stand which they had taken and en- couraged them to remain true to their cause, which he declared involved the very dearest rights cf man—namely, self- | respect and personal independence. Father Yorke asserted that the strikers were undeniably in the right, and de- clared that it was not only proper for them to hold out, but that it was their sacred duty to do so. In advising the strikers to continue their fight for the principles of unionism he stated that the strikers had the sympathy and moral sup- port of the people at large. Messages were received from local teamster organizations in various parts of the United States promising the strik- ers abundant finacial support. MENACE TO PEACE. Improvement Clubs Condemn Ap- pointment of Special Officers. The Federation of Mission Improvement Clubs adopted the following resolution at its meeting last night: ‘Whereas, In view of the present disturbed re- lations existing between the iployers’ Asso- ciation and their employes, we, the members of the Federation of Mission Improvement bs, have c‘}%ni&\vffl, That the action taken by the Police Commission in appointing a large number of frresponsible and inexperienced men to exercise the duties appertaining to the enforcement of police regulations is in our judgment injudi- clous and a menace to the peace, security and order which should be maintained by the consti- futed authorities. We desire to direct attention to the fact that men employed as police officers paid by private contribution will serve the con- tributor and cannot perform police duty im- partially. In our opinion the Police Commission should draw upon the urgent necessity fund, when necessary, to employ such additional po- licemen, who should be solely under the control of the constituted authorities, and thereby be required to perform imparti this high and important duty. Pickets Complain of Police. Pickets for the strikers reported at headquarters yesterday that on Wednes- day night policemen in longshoremen's dress were patrolling in the vicinity of Jackson-street wharf. They allege that pickets were stopped by them, searched for arms, roughly treated and compelled to move on. They claim that when they had been driven away a wagon drove up with a half-dozen negroes, who were rushed aboard one of the vessels lying there. ALASKA’S MOST REMARKABLE MURfi BY UNITED STATES ATTORNEY-GENERAL ROBERT A. FRIEDRICH. (1] 500866 EXPERIENCES IN THE YAQUI g INDIAN COUNTRY. BY JOSE DE OLIVARES. VENEZUELA AND HER REVO- LUTIONS. BY 0. F. VON RHEIN. LITTLE PEOPLE OF THE PAN.- AMERICAN MIDWAY. 000006000566000000606000006 NEXT SUNDAY’S CALL WAS THE DEATH OF BRITISH CONSUL PICKERS- GILL FORETOLD? THE PEOPLE OF THE GOLF AND POLO TOURNAMENT. FASHIONS, BOOKS, STORIES . OF HUMAN INTEREST. THE SAMPSON-SCHLEY CONTROVERSY TRANSCRIPT OF OEFICIAL MESSAGES THAT PASSED BETWEEN THEM OFF SANTIAGD | his is | the first move by the council in its fight sterday | in San Francisco to dis- | Turk street | HE Retail Dealers’ Association, which was formed Monday with the avowed purpose of seeking re- lief from the evils of the strike situation, will hold a meeting Sund_ay afternoon to consider existing conditions. Many of the merchants are confident that the movement will assume large proportions and that the association Will become a prominent factor in bring- | ing the strike to an end. Chairman W. J. Kenney, who was au- | thorized to appoint a committee consist- | ing of five men in each of the more prom- Inent branches of retail business In this city, announced his selections last nigit. At the same time he issued a call for the Sunday meeting, to be held In Native Spns Hall. The duties of the committee Will be outlined at this meeting. The committee is composed of the following: Retail Dry Goods-—. - | Q. Dwyer & Co., 'Sixteenth street; Joseph Priester, 1415 Stockton street; Hale Bros., Mar- ket street; Welnstock & Lubin, Market street. Gents” Furnishing Goods—J.' L. Lewis, 958 Market street; O'Connor, Keileher & Co., 33 | | Fourth street; Carroll & Tilton, 811 Market street; Arnold' & Walsh, 42 Sixth ‘street; Lipp- man Bros., 435 Hayes itreet. T Retail Shoe Stores—B, Katschinski, 10 Third | street: W. H. Nolan, 14 Market street; ders Bros', 85 Market streets AL, 2149 Mission street: Deasy Bros., Retailers’ Hardware Association—T, J. Dean. | Edward Jones, B. C. Brown, C. A. Bennett, ¥ G, Norman, Retail Grocers' Unfon—J. T. Hurley, D. W. J. Ryan, Julius Berendsen, Henry Frische, Loderhose. Mechanical Tool Dealers—C. F. Marwedel, 38 First street; Etinge & Co., Sixth street; Os- born Hardware and Tool Company, Market street; Charles Stallman, First and Mission streets; Eastman Bros., Sixteenth and Valen- cla street: | _ Retall ionery Stores—Hooper & Co., 746 Market street; Cummings & Sons, 327 Kearny Street; Waibel Bros., Sixteenth street; Ed- ward ‘Denny, 207 Montgomery street; Dodge Stationery Company, 123 Grant avenue, Cycle Board of Trade—T. H. B. Varney, J. W. Leavitt, Joseph Holly, J. R. Cornell, J. Eames, Ratail Furniture Companies- Sixteenth and Mission street: 233 Post street; J. Noonan Co., 1017 Mis- | slon street; Charles M. Plum, Market | street; Joseph Fredericks, €49 Market street, | | Retall Glove Stores—Golds , 822 Market street; George A. ', 800 Market street; P. Centemeri & Co., 200 Post street; A. | A. Bernauer, 541 Valencia street; Carson Gioye Company, 33 Market street. Retail Coal Dealers—F. P. Doole: V. J. Pattosten, i M. Friedman, | | 1712 Mis. | Folsom | { | | slon street; H. C. Henderson, street; P. 'A. McDonald. 813 Folsom street; | Willlam ~McMann, Polk and Washington P. J. Kelly, 421 Valencia street. Cohl Bros., 226 Kearny street; . 1008 Market street: John Porcher, arket street; s & Co., 1018 Market Market street. 25 Kearny street; i H. Lyons, 104 Co., 200 Kearny | street: "G Retail Clothies s Raphael's, 9 Kearny streel Kearny street; Pauson & street; Goldman & Son, 3059 Sixteenth street. Retail Cloak Houses—Robert Hodge, 905 Mar- Kelley & Licbes, 120 Kearhy strest: . 1228 Market street: Meyer Bros., 400 Market street Cailleau, 114 Kearny street. Retail Grocers' Protective Assoclation—George Alpers, 356 Fifth street M. Sullivan, 206 Par- Tott_building; Fugene McCoy, Sixteenth street J. Salomon, 39 Sixth street; P. A. Buckles: 1311 Stockton street. Retail Cigar Dealers—J. S. Parry, 5 Third street; M. Coblentz. 1200 Market street; A. C. Knudsen, 68 Second street: H. Aubin, 1 Grant avenue; Willlam Harrison, 11 Powell street. Retail Druggist: ket street; H. F. L. Barrington, 1800 Mar- nne, Twenty-second and Folsom streets; J. J. Mahoney. Tenth and Fol- som streets; J. H. Dawson, Twenty-third and Valencia streets; G. W. Burnett, 8 Turk street. Retail Butchers' Association—H. C. Flageol- let, J. H. Larney, Thomas McKeon, Robert Buckman, Robert Wannermacher. - GROCERS IN CONFERENCE. | Wholesale and Retail Merchants Con- sider Strike Situation. A conference of the members of the Wholesale and Retail Grocers’ assocla- tions was held at 123 California street yes- terday afternoon for the purpose of con- sldering ways and means to bring the strike to an end. There were some thirty business men in attendance and Willlam Cluff, president of the Wholesale Grocers’ Association, was in the chair. The Retail Grocers’ Association was rep- resented by George Alpers, president of that organization, Eugene McCoy, vice | president, and J, M. Sullivan, secretar: The general condition of trade In conse- | quence of the controversy between the employers and employes was discussad | pro and con. It was represented that the | retall grocers had lost from 25 to 40 per | cent of thelr business in consequence of | the strike and that the percentage of loss was increasing daily. Inasmuch as the re- tailers are innocent parties to the contro- versy they demanded that the wholesalers | take some step to effect peace between the warring factions. | The question as to the action that | should be taken in the premises formed | 5—C. gy the subject of prolonged debate. The an- nouncement by the Employers’ Associa. tion that they would not recognize in- | dividuals or organizations not directly | concerned in the strike was regarded as an intimation that even the wholesalers themselves would not be recognized. J. Salomon, a retailer, argued that both sides should grant concessions. The em- ployers, he thought, were unnecessarily firm at a time when a little diplomacy might be exercised to advantage. While he did not believe both parties to the con- troversy were in the right he did believe that both could concede privileges to ad- vantage. He desired that a committee should be appointed by the wholesalers to wait upon the employers with a view to securing the promise of that body to re- consider its previous action in refusing to recognize the unions. The suggestion was favorably consid- ered. President Cluff said such a commit- tee would be appointed and that the mem- bers_thereof would do all in their power to_effect a settlement of the strike. President Alpers of the Retail Grocers’ Association thereupon appointed a com- mittee to co-operate with the committee to be appointed by President Cluff. This commitiee consists of George Alpers, chairman; Eugene McCoy, J. M. Sullivan J. Salomon and P. A. Buckley. X A report was circulated after the meet. ing that the wholesalers had given in- structions to the retailers to refuse credit to any of the strikers, the penalty of re- fusal being the positive declination of the wholesalers to supply the retailers with goods during the strike. When asked if the report was true President Alpers of the Retallers’ Association said last nighi ““The report is faise in every particular. The matter of shutting off the credit of strikers by the retailers was not even broached at to-day’s conference. No such action will, in my opinion, ever be taken. The strike is injuring the retail trade greatly, but if the trouble is soon settled things will be working smoothly within a short time. We belleve that the influ- ence of the wholesalers in trying to bring about this result will be felt and recog- nized by the members of the Employers’ Association.” —_— Policeman on Trial. The case of Policeman O. H. Knight, charged with battery on complaint of James Maddison, a marine engineer, was called before Judge Cabaniss yesterday. Maddison was represented by Attorneys W. W. Foote and J. Lerman and Attorney Joseph Coffey appeared for the defendant. Maddison_testified that he was one of a crowd on East street, opposite the Oceanic mail dock, Monday watching a fight be- tween two firemen. A mounted policeman drove them back to the sidewalk and the defendant hit him on the head with his club because he did not move on fast enough. J. Walters, James Pugh. William Hartley, George McGolgan and William McMullen testified to seein, Knight hit Maddison. The defense wlfi be heard this morning. Union Hackman Refuses Fare. H. Bailey, a colored stevedore, quar- tered on the “bunk ship” Ohlo, was badly jammed last night between the sides of the launch which is used to transport the men to and from'their work and the side of the floating boarding-house. He was taken to the Harbor Emergency Hospital, where it was found that ie was injured internally. Bailey at first refused to be | Several members of the association were Half-Price Corset Salp Saturday—famous makes, new goods. floor, near elevator. Ribhon Sale Fridsy and Saturday. A special buy of 1500 yards of Printed Warp All- Silk Fancy Rib- bon, 414 inches wide, in a very preity Dresden pattern, with woven gold stripes, seven of the most popular colorings —white, pirk, light blue, Nile, heliotrope, maize and red, regularly 62c a yard— on special sile Friday and -27¢ Special Sale of Safta Silk. Satta Silk is the new mater'a’ for comforters, draperies, etc, It is heavier than silkoline, nct quite so heavy as satzen, a full yard wide, Oriental and floral patterne, a splendid vaue at 20c per yard—special for this lot, Friday only, per yarl, ... § B C Writing Tablets Gec. The 1oc kind, in note, packet and le t:r sizes, in gothic, linen, sa'in wove and smooth fin. ish—3000 tablets on special sale to- 6c Butter 37c. To-Day Only. The very best Creamery Butter, regu- lar size squares, regularly 45c—on special sale from 8 a. m. untl 6 p. m. to-day only, per S 37c Liguor Sale. To-day only these three big sp-cials in our model wine ani liguor department: Harper's Whiskey—Rye or bourbon, regu'a $1.00 per bottle, for .. 75¢ Scotch Whiskey— Wm. Williams®, th- genuine, regu'arly §1.25 perbo'tle; spe:ia’ to-day @ 7@ Malt Extract—Wye h's Ton'c Ma't Exract, reguarly §2.75 per dozzn—special te-‘ay ony. $2.49 Friday and Second regular lines. HORVE 1L e i new patterns in atest co'orings—now . throughout; b'g va'ues at. 8to 15 years, in new school; now Boys’ $4. meres in pants, izes 8 to 15 years; now,... . ... . 10 to 15 yea's; during this sale Men’s Pants—All woo, §3.00 values; [ EMPORIY CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE e Glothin. 57 %n the $120 Assortments Still Complete. Greater reductions than ever on the balance of the Summerfield whole- sale stock, the broken sizezs of which havz been filled in from our Ten-Dollar Suits for $4.35—Mer’s §7.50 and $10.00 suits, made of excellent cheviots and cas- simere, in nobby mixtures or in plain blues and black, Fifteen-Do!ar Suits for $8.95—sty.sh worsteds, blue and black serges, all-wool twesds and cheviots, Twenty - Dollar Gverccats $11.45—Engish whipcords, covert and Oxford gray cheviots and worsted; silk sicev linings in a'l of the coats, some of th=m silk lined Boys’® $3.00 Suits for $1.98 ys, greens and dark mix:urer, good serviceable suits for 0 School Suits for $2.48—Al-wol cheviots and cassi- ew fa'l paterns; well-cut, stylish double-breasted jacket and knee Boys’ $6.00 Suits for $3.48 —Thre.. during th's Japanese daily, 10 for Men and Boys. 35 . $8.95 $11.45 Eoys’ $7.5) Suits for $4.98—Long pants suits for boys 10 to 19 years, made of all-weol cheviot and casiimerss in blue and fancy mixture luring this sale, ouble-breasted coats and knee pants for boys ... $1.98 $2.48 ts, ail-wool cheviots jece knee pants ¢ and cass.meres :nl new fall patterns, sty.ish double-breasted vests, sizes for boys sale.. Men’s Pants—$5.00 worsted pan's; during this sale. . . Breakfast Set—A clear fine imitition cut gass,inansw design, regularly $5c, to-tay compet: 52¢ NighcLamp--Oyal de.- orated N ght Lamps, with g'obe to match, a splendid vaue at 55 = 290 cal to-day set Crockery Dept. Specials. Four exceeding’y attractive bargains for to-day’s (Friday) shoppers. Fine Semi-Porcelain Bowl—Go'd edge, ine imported (_:ul Glass, a gocd flow blue d=coration, value at $1.00 each, abeauty, worth 20¢ sprcial t>- at least, spe- dy only,. BTC@ cial to-ay. 12C treated there, and requested to be sent to his home at 505 Leavenworth street. A coupe was summoned and arrangements made to comply with his request. The union pickets on the front, however, were on the alert, and finding that the driver of the coupe was a member of the Hack- men's Union, prevailed upon him to re- fuse to carry the injured non-union man. Balley was taken back to the hospital, where he will be held until his friends call for him. NO COMMITTEE OF EIGHT. Employers Do Not Consider Improve- ment Clubs’ Plan. The committee of one hundred of the Federation of Improvement Clubs waited in vain yesterday for a reply to its letter to the Employers’ Association requesting that body to appoint a committee of eight to confer with a like committee of the federation with a view to effecting a set- tlement of the strike. Although the letter was delivered in person to Attorney Michael of the asso- ciation on Wednesday evening, that gen- tleman placed it on file without comment. informed of the request contained in the missive, but the matter was not evidently deemed’ of sufficient importance to cause a special meeting of the association to be held. When asked to state what action the association would take relative to the matter Attorney Michael said: “We received the letter from the com- mittee of one hundred, but the matter as not considered by the association. I have sent no reply to Attorney Rothschild, and from present appearances it is proba- ble there will be no reply.” “Do you think a committee will be ap- pointed to confer with the committee of one hundred?” “Such a committee is unnecessary. The association has said what it will do in the premises, and there will be no swerving from that course.” “Is it true that President Benjamin Ide ‘Wheeler of the State University has been called upon as a sort of arbitrator of the differences between the employers and the strikers?” “It is not true. The employers need no assistance or counsel in this matter. They | propose to settle affairs with their em- ployes without interference from any- body. They will recognize no one not di- rectly identifiec_ with the employers and those they employ. They have defined thelr position, and they will not recede therefrom under any circumstances.” MEDIATION NOT WANTED. Attorney Michael Asks Municipal . League to Desist. The Municipal League through its presi- dent, N. B. Greensfelder, made another attempt yesterday to induce the Employ- ers’ Association to come to terms with their striking employes, but without suc- cess. In fact, their appeal met with a flat rebuff. Attorney Michael not only refused to consider their proposals, but requested that no further negotiations or mediations be offered. The league does not intend to entirely relinquish its efforts toward a settlement, but will co-operate with the Retail Deal- ers’ Association and the Federation of Im- provemept Cluts. At the meeting with the attorney of the Employers’ Association yesterday after- noon Mr. Greensfelder sald that he had been_informed by Attorney Michael that the Employers’ Assoclation would stand firm by the letter of August 2, and that they considered that the settlement of the strike had gone out of their hands. Mr. Michael asserted that the association rec- ognized the right which employes have to unionize, but declared that the employers must settle-the differences with each in- dividual employe. g Have Conceded Painters’ Demands The Building Trades Council issued last night a list of the names of all the shops which have thus far conceded the de- mands of the painters for $350 per day. The list is as follows: Shaw & Donovan, O. Lenhart, Ostlund, Johu Walton, J. H. Keefe, E. Egnel,’ S. H. Hanson, L. L. ‘Bondeil, George Rice, George McCal: ron, J. J. Boyle, James Hindman, M. Ander- son, ‘C. Weber, Morrison & Phillips, J. B. Gritfiths, Short & Hoffman, Max_ Pearl, Wil- lam Skaffer, Willlam Shepard, Paul Agmar, Kern & Eibach, Grodin, Hose and Brown, New Chutes, L. J. Dwyer, Eckert, C. Hoever, Eng- lander, Garfleld, George Burneit & Bros., B. Bradley, J. Sullivan, Theo. Peferson. Tiu McCarthy of 103 Hayes street, Tim McCarthy of Natoma street, Harmuth,” Herman Bros., Hastings Trust Estate, Robert Clark & Sons, Zelinske, Otto Schultz, Eugene Kellett, Cook Doccrating Company, Fred Sch: Brown, Tom Downing, C. F. Hagerman, L. A. Rea, Smith & Ostrum, Barnes & Penn, George Van Glan, Charles Weinman, Gus Postler, M. C. Munder. Special Officers Not in Favor. Chief of Police Sullivan yesterday swore in 104 of the 246 special police officers who were appointed on Tuesday night by the Police Commissioners. Only two were rejected. on the grounds that they were not of good character. The others will be sworn in to-day. Chief LE PETITION [N BANKRUPTCY Creditors of the Former Corn King Seek Aid in the Courts. CHICAGO, Aug. 15—On the petition of three creditors of the George H. Phillips | Company a petition in bankruptey has been filed for the company In the United States District Court. George H. Phillips and two other directors of the company filed their consent that the petition be al- lowed, and the Chicago Title and Trust Company has been appointed temporary receiver. ‘The filing of the petition and the ap- pointment of a recelver will enable the company to continue in business. The three creditors who signed the peti- tion are J. A. Greenlee, H. F. Babbett and W. R. Hutchins. The claims of these gen- tlemen range from $5000 to $25,000. Mean- while the statement is nearly complete and the exact condition of the company’s finances will soon be known. Since the middle of July, when the tan- gled condition of the books of the com- pany was discovered, every effort had been made to straighten out its affairs. Expert accountants have overhauled the books and have in some degree brought order out of chaos. It is estimated that the assets of the company will aggregate sggg,%‘ and the liabllities will not exceed The two directors of the company who Joined with Philiips in consenting to filing the petition are C. B. Moore and W. K. Sackett. The remaining director is John P. Collis. W. K. Sackett has been placed in charge of the affairs of the company as receiver and will assume his duties to- morrow. Phillips when seen to-day made an ef- fort to appear composed, but it was evi- dent that he deeply felt the final step in the disentanglement of his affairs which had been forced upon him through the ac- tion of three of his company’s creditors. By his own statement, the company is in- colvent. The liabilities are placed at about $200,000, with assets taken at their face value amounting to $225.000 or $230,000. Of this he believes that $100.000 is in worth- less accounts; that the company will fall short approximately $190,000 in the settle- ment. This Phillips declares he will make up to the creditors to the last cent. He says he has lost or given up all of his money and real estate, but that, accept- ing offers of financial assistance, he will resume business individually. Voluntarily he proposes to give for the benefit of the creditors every dollar of profit he makes in his transactions over and above a year, which he will keep for himself and family. Marries a Spanish Belle. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.—Lieutenant Henry Watterson, U. S. A., son of the Louisville journalist, and Miss Blanche Esther Casonova, daugh(er of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Casonova, formerly of Cuba, but now resident here, were married to- day in this city. The bride is a nlece of General Cas- onova, who was killed in_battle during the Cuban-Spanish war. She met Lieu- tenant Watterson in Cuba soon after the American forces landed on the island. L e e e e e . ) Sullivan lectured the men on the duties of peace guardians and warned them against using their revolvers unless it was absolutely necessary. They will re- port for duty to-day. Many of the non-union men who are driving teams have announced that they will not work with the specials, claiming that they are not able to give them the protection that they need. e Marine Kitchen Hands Out. At a meeting of the Marine Cooks’ and Stewards' Association held last night re- orts were made showing that 300 mem- gers of the association had obeyed the strike order issued at the last meeting and walked out. Every member of the asso- clation now in port was present at the meetlnfi with the exception of the thirty- six pickets on duty along the front. An- drew Furuseth and Walter Macarthur de- livered addresses and were heartily ap- plauded. Cooks’ Association Meets. The Cooks’ Association of the Pacific Coast adopted new by-laws at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday night and pre- sented the retiring president, U. Seiller, with a_gold chain and locket. The man ager, J. Sanders, reports that the mem. bership of the association is growing. |at St. 6IVEN IN NAME THE PONTIFF Archbishop Riordan De- livers Pontifical Benediction. Early masses, as on Sunday, were cele- brated in every Catholic church in thls city yesterday in honor of the Feast of Assumption. This feast is in honor of the death of the Blessed Virgin Mother. It is a belief in the church that the Bless- ed Virgin's body was assumed into heav- en, and this belief is based on the fact that no relics of the Virgin could be found after her demise. A special day is set aside, therefore, in memory of the As- sumption. Yesterday being the fixed day of obligation, all Catholics attended mass as on Sunday. The altars of all the churches wera beautifully decorated and special music was rendered at the solemn high mass. His Grace Archbishop Riordan partici- pated in the solemn high mass celebrated Mary’'s Cathedral at 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning. He was attired in full Pontificals and delivered the Papal bless- ing. Rev. Father Prendergast, vicar gen- eral of the diocese, was celebrant of the mass; Rev. Charles Ramm, deacon; Rev. John B. Hannigan, sub-deacon, and Rev Father E. P. Dempsey, master of cere- monies. At the conclusion of the mass the Papal blessing was given by the Arch- bishop. This blessing is given but four times a year—on Easter, Christmas, Pen- tecost and Assumption. In the evening the services were very solemn. Benediction was given after ves- pers. Throughout the day St. Ignatius Church was crowded with devout worshipers. The masses celebrated in the morning were well attended. At the 10:30 mass many could not find seats. The Rev. Richard Bell was celebrant of the mass and he was assisted by the Rev. Father Bealer, deacon; the Rev. Father Buckley, sub- deacon, and Edward Foley, master of ceremonies. Arthur Coglan and Ray Wil- son were the acolytes. 3 There are two new priests in this city. Rev. Father Cantillon and Rev. W. Col- lins, lately of Brighton, Mass., arrived here a few days ago and will take up residence. Father Cantillon is a brother of the assistant priest of Sacred Heart parish. One of the newcomers will be as- signed to the Holy Redeemer parish to assist Rev. Father McQuaide. MARKET-STREET RAILWAY MAY SOON CHANGE HANDS Rumors of Possible Transfer to East- ern Syndicate Which Are Not Denied. That there is a deal on between an East- ern syndicate and the Market-street Rafl- way people which has for its object the purchase of the railway property by the syndicate there is little doubt. It is doubt- ful, though, whether the negouations have progressed much farther than they were a month and more ago, when the rumors concerning the proposed transac- tion first began to stir the local business world and influence the local stock board. ‘Who the prospective purchasers are is not known to an absolute certainty, but the finger of gossip points to a Baltimore company, with J. T. Blackwell and G. R. Webb, capitalists of that city, at its head. From other sources come the tale of one W. J. Payne of the Newport News and Old Point Comfort roads of Virginia be- ing mixed up in the deal, but whether this last named gentleman is acting independ- ently for his own people or in conjunction with the representatives of the Baltimore syndicate is not.quite clear. When scen yesterday and questioned concerning _the proposed _transaction young Mr. Hellman of the Union Trust ! Company, who as the confidential man of his father is in a position to know what is going on in the company in which his sire controls the major gorflon of the stock, would say nothing beyond afirming that nothing had occurred in the matter for the last thirty days. “The rumors of such a deal have been floating around the street for the last thirty or forty days,” said Mr. Hellman. ““What they amount to I cannot say. In fact, I know nothing about the matter ex- cept that for the last month there have been no negotiations, nor has anything at all been done which might be construed | into a determination on the part of the frelem owners of the property to transfer t to the hands of an Eastern syndicaie.” This statement of Mr. Hellman is open to two constructions—either the sals took place more than a month ago, which is not a fact, or it may take place in the near future, which is’ very likely. Little Princess Doris, the 7-yar-old Men’s Colored Shirts—Stiff bosoms, good Men’s Shirts— Another line of $1.00 Men’s 25¢ Cotton Socks—Tan only, Boys' Shirts—Stiff bosom, good percale, extra Nosrthern California singer and dancer—Attraction Hall, a.m. to 5 p. m.—fpegs Men’s Furnishing Goods Clearance. We have put quick sale prices on the balanceof our summer stocks in this department, and on all lines where sizes are missing or quan- tities arc small. Here are a few of the samp'e values for Friday and Saturday : Washable Neckwear—Our entire stock of band and shield bows, bat and ciub ties and four- in-hands at hhalf price. Men’s Ribted Worsted Underwear, shirts 36 10 44, drawers 32 to 40, regularly $1.00 per garment, reduced to. ... & BEC Men’s Underwear—Ribbed cotton, well made and nice’y finished, instead of soc 27c a garment now madras and perca'e, were $1.5 now 93¢ Percales, reduc:d to to-day and Saturday, pair cuffs to match, regularly 75¢, now ... 47c Special Sale of Photographs of Alaska and Several disippointed customers have as’ted us to put those A'aska and Northern Caiifornia Photographs on special sal= again. Ve per- haps Fave enough of them Je't for two days” sellinz, and so will make the offer onc= more for Friday and Saturday until 6 p. m. only at half off regular marked prices. These pho- tographs, 5x7 and 8x15 inches in s'ze, give a vivid portraval of the wonderful go'd fie'ds and the peri'ous tiai's of the far north. Many of them are artistically framed, making ex- ceptionally des'rable victures for library, sit- ting room, hall or cffice, i5c Sheeting 11.c. Alot of 25 pieces of heavy sheeting for 3 or single beds, unbleached, round thread, no dressing, 63 inches wide, usually 15¢ 1iie per yard, price for t>-day’s selling. . Photos $1.00 Dozen The Card de Visite size, 234x33{ inches, on heavy beveled-edge mounts, the very best class $1.00 of work; you cannot get bet- ter at §2.50 a doz.; our price, Mantellos, size 4x6 inches, doz. Cabinets, 2l sty'es mounts, do: PRESIDENT HAYS la NOT TALKING Head of Southern Pacific Declines to Discuss Rumor. WARARARE AR A RN AR R A XAR R AAAARA RN AR XA ARARR AAAR AU RAURAARARRAR AR A AR AR GARA R AR R R AR R AR R R an Charles M. Hays of the Southern Pa- cific continues to maintain absolute se- crecy concerning his reported resignation from the presidency of the Southern Pa- cific. Mr. Hays will neither affirm nor deny the truth of the rumor. He said yesterday that it had been a rule of his throughout his ‘entire career never to dis- cuss his personal concerns for publica- tion, and he saw no reason for departing from this rule in the present instance. With many men such a non-committal attitude might be taken as an evidence of their unwillingness to admit the truth of that which they knew to be so. Mr. Hays, however, is not an ordinary man, and his uncommunicativeness means ab- solutely nothing one way or the other. In the meantime rumors of all sorts are flying thick and fast about the big yellow building, but none of them are founded on anything more substagtial than more or less clever guesswork. There are only one or two men at this end of the line sufficiently in the confidence of Mr. Hays to know positively whether or not he has resigned, and these men are in positions where the best thing they can do is to saw wood and say nothing. Whether Mr. Hays has resigned or whether he has not, it is probable that several changes will take place among the officials of the Southern Pacific in the near future, and the certainty that talk- ing will tend to increase rather thanm diminish the number of these changes is very effectual in keeping the mouths of those who are in a position to get inside information firmly closed. That Mr. Hays is more or less dissatis- fled with his place, that he resents the curtailment of his powers and that these powers have been very materially curtailed, is nothing new. All this was published in The Call a month ago, and the columns that are now being written on these subjects are merely repetitions of what has already been published in this paper. The Call was the first paper in the city to announce the changes that were taking place in the big yellow build- ing and to call attention to the manner in which the powers of the president were being restricted. At that time The Call prophesied that these disagreements prob- ably would result in a general upheaval, and if Mr. Hays has actually resigned his action in so doing is nothing more than the fulfillment of that prophecy. If the reported resignation of Mr. Hays is officially confirmed it is by no means certain that H. E. Huntington will be his successor. If Mr. Huntington has any such ambition it is in direct contradiction to his own utterances, as he has time and again stated that the presidency of the road was about the last thing he desired. Press Club Nominations. At a quarterly meeting of the Press Club held last night the following named were nominated for office for the ensuing year: President. L. Edmund Stover, The Call; vice president, Phil S. Montague, E. Dement and A. T. Dobson: secretary. Elmore Leffingwell, Post; treasurer, Theo- dore Bonnet, Town Talk; librarian, C. H. Jessen of The Call, Henry C. Best of the Post; directors. Frederick S. Myrtle of the Bulletin, Frank J. Dwyer of the Chroni- cle, John Jay Harrison of the Stockton Mall, George V. Trowbridge of the Chron- icle. 'L. G. Carpenter of the Examiner, William B. Meloney of the Bulletin, Horen Patigian of the Overland Monthly, James S. Tyler of the Bulletin, James P. Booth, W. C. Maxwell of the Honolulu Adver- tiser and Arthur Inkersley, publisher. The annual election of the club will take place on Thursday, August 27. at which time the present board retires from office. —_———— “The Missouri Pacific Limited.” ‘The only route having through sleeping car service between San Francisco and St. Louis daily. Stop-overs allowed at Salt Lake City. For full information ask L. M. Fletcher. 126 California street. . Footpads Rob Monterey Man. Harry Rodgers, a recent arrival from Monterey, was attacked by two footpads at the corner of Third and Mission streets early yesterday morning, and after being chcked Into insensibility was robbed of $14 50. Rodgers has reported his loss to the police. ————— J. Boas, 330 Montgomery st., pays $1.55 for election warrants of August 13. .