The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1901, Page 7

4 r WANTS STREETS JWEPT BY GITY Supervisor Reed Would Have Grays’ Contract Forfeited. Action on Proposed Increase of Street-Cer License Postponed. resc on was presented yesterday In Board of Supervisors by Reed declar- treets forfeited and directing thc Works to perform the work for The resolution, which was re- erred to the Judiclary Committee pend- ng the receipt of an opinion of the City Attorney as to whether the firm named has viclated the contract, follows: Whereas, Gray contract with the eweeping of certain San Franciseo, First—By not sweeping the streets properly. econd—By mnot sweeping ail the streets con- tracted to be ewept. Third—By working their men over eight hours a dey; and. Whereas, It is expedient that the ity do its own street sweeping: now therefore, be it Resolved, That the contract with Gray Bros. be deemed at &n end because of its eald violation end the Board of Public Works is hereby directed to proceed to sweep the streets Bros, have violated their city and county for the ortions of the streets of e contract of Gray Bros, for clean- | in the following particulars: | by day lebor in the employ of the city and county. Complaints About Street Sweeping. | Action on the following resolution was | postponed until Attorney is filed: the opinion of the City nd sprinkling the thereby on of the Board the provisions of a penalty to o not_properly direct its in- fon of the provis- in order that sail creasing the license on m $15 to $30_per annum was for one week after a long dis- rged the passage none of the had responded or information con- ial condition with the »n street road. of the Market Street ® gued from a legal yoard had no power to tax on street cars ™ provided for in the sued that the street tes already pay their full f taxes for th port of the the ordinance went ntime the companies furnish the i t of orn to if any the actions against the lephone Company for ending before arthy referred to nging the case to the Board of oned street rail- between g the Mavor to e for the Home the premises i streets was passed t be made at pub- t bidder and will that no in- id on the of Golden Gate avenue, Broderick street for furnishin vpewriting machines in the fiice was awarded to the firm been used on trial ast. ed another special per- of the charter, for an the sidewalk in front of street thorizing an expendi- ide better quarters m hospital was re- Committee. Finance CEAUFFEUR CORPORATION FORMALLY ORGANIZES Automobile Club of California Will Not Indulge in Social Affairs for the Present. Automobile meeting last nder the articles of in- »rs of the former were elected as a lirectors of the in- n and all members good standing were new corporation. McDowell President Hyde stated that the effo t I counties. The irectors will de- uring favorable adjoining San 1nsbanding the club re- t for the present no social wdulged in. The affairs be continued without new corporation. f P. F. Rockett, €. D. Rogers cure designs for a aterruption A comum that next month the elub hire a bay steamer to convey the omobiles of the members to Sausalito r Tiburon for a run over the pretty roads of Marin County. An invitation from ,, Nev., for the club to send several 1o & town was receive i that the distance is ny concerted action on the ASSAULTED AND ROBBED been made that THE SAN FRANCISCO FORTY-FOUR MECHANICS RETURN TO LABOR AT UNION IRON WORKS CALL, TUESDAY | After Nearly Three Months of Idleness Strikers Desert Union . Cause, and More Are Expected to Follow Their Example Soon. Force of Men Sent to Port Costa to Unload Grain Vessels — proaching. officers by wearing a star bearin, Health and Police Committee. INTERESTING LOCAL STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS. 'HE principal development in the strike situation yesterday was the return to work of twenty-onemold- ers and twenty-three mechanics at the Union Iron Works, all of whom went out in a sympathetic i strike in behalf of the machinists in May last. The fact that the men returned to their stations with- out solicitation by the management of the Union Iron Works and voluntarily agreed to stand by the schedule in force before the strike is regarded by those interested in the iron trades as a virtual ac- | knowledgment of the failure of the machinists’ strike, and the belief i growing that the end is fast ap- The tie-up of grain vessels at Port Costa was slightly relieved yesterday when thirty-five men were secured to go to that place to engage in the unloading of grain vessels. The principal grain dealers in this city are confident that in the near future a sufficient force can be secured to answer all require- ! ments, and thereby relieve the congestion of traffic which was the inevitable result of the strike. On the other hand the strike leaders declare their cause will suffer no material damage by reason of the action*of - the grain dealers in sending the men to Port Costa. The Labor Council filed a petition with the Board of Supervisors requesting that body to take a hand in the matter of the petition to Mayor Phelan for the removal of Police Commissioner Newhall. The council also protests vigorously against the appointment of special policemen at a time when, according to the views of that body, no valid reason for their appointment can be advanced. At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Supsrvisor Reed introduced an ordinam®e requiring all special policemen to wear uniforms, and directing that they shall be distinguished from the regular g the word ‘“special.” The ordinance Commissioners to appoint special pclicemen on the petition of any person, firm or corporation, but all such officers shall be subject to the rulec and regulations of the department. The ordinance was referred to the s confers the right upon the Police HE machinists’ inaugurated on. May a serious setback twenty-ene molders who struck in sympathy abbut the same time returned to their work at the Union Iron Works. tation at the works early in the morning, and each went to his post as if he had been there every day during the three months. At the three other men, including ship' carpen- ters and other mechanics who works in May last, resumed work. The incident, which is regarded by the TUnion Iron Works management as indi- cating that the strike is losing strength, excited considerable comment about the works, The pickets of the machinists and molders who ling vain to dissuade some of the returning strikers to reconsider their resolution, but strike, which was 20, recelved their efforts were fruitless. When ‘the whistle blew the working force at the works was increased by forty-four men. The official statement of Henry T. Scott, president of the Union Iron Works, con- firms the story of the return of the strik- ers to their work in every detail. Scott exp eat satisfac change of sentiment in the men. Henry T. Scott Fecls Satisfied. “The molders had no reason for strik- ng in the first place,” said he yesterday “No pressure of any kind was brought to bear upon them to return to the works. They came back voluntarily. The number of molders was twenty-one. In addition to these, twenty-three men went back to work in_the shipyards. Whether these were strikers or not I do not know. I was told by a molder that he and his fellows returned to work because they were un- able to secure strike benefits from their union. Most of them are married men, and I presume they preferred to go to work under the old agreement rather than re- main idle. 1 know that % per cent of the who struck in the Union Iron y ssist the striking ma- vork. About 1700 y employed at the about 3300 before the at the gu against cott said further that the situation il of promise. He felt satisfied that would shape themselves satisfac- v in the near future, and that more of the strikers would come back before many weeks had elapsed. Iron Trades Council Makes Denial. A rumor gained currency yesterday that many striking machinists had appiled to the management of the Risdon Iron Works to be allowed to return to work, but this proved to be untrue. Inquiry at the works developed that as far as the molders were concerned, all vacant places were filled some time ago, and that no ad- ditional men were required. At the com- mencement of the strike the Risddn Iron Works employed 1400 men, and at the pres- ent time 1100 men are at work. The people connected with the Iron Trades Council are loth to believe that striking molders returned to work erday. R. I Wisler, chairman of the executive committee of the Iron Trades Council, denied the truth of the story. “The story is exaggerated,” he said. “IWe had watchers at the works during the morning, and none of them reporis that any such number of molders went back to work. The statement that 1700 men ére emploved at the Union Iron Works is alo untrue. The actual num- ber will not exceed 900. standing shoulder to shoulder, and all are satisfied with the prospect: There will be no backdown, either by them or the machinists.” The statement that the twenty-three men who went to work in the shipyards at the Union_Iron Works were ship- wrights is officlally denied by officers of the Shipwrights' and Calkers’ Union No. 9162. When questioned concerning the mat- ter last night Secretary J. D. Duarte of the union said: ““Of the 176 members of the union who walked out on May 20 not a single man has returned to work. It is true some men went to work ot the Union Iron Works to-day, but they were not members of our union. Our men remain steadfast to the principles of the union and they have not weakened to date. I do not know the men who went to work, but they are mot affiliated with our organiza- tion in any manner.” A similar statement was made by T. Burns, a trustee of the Shipwrights’ Un- fon. - WILL UNLOAD SHIPS. Force of Men Is Sent to Port Costa for That Purpose. Strenuous efforts are being made by the grain dealers whose ships are tied up at Port Costa to secure men to handle the cargoes awaiting transportation United Kingdom. Up to yesterday they had been unable to get the required ald. Menzies & Co., the firm who for years furnished the longshoremen to the Big BY TWO NIGHT PROWLERS | Four, was appealed to, but it announced Jack Wilson of the Palace Hotel Has | a Very Painful and Expensive Experience. who attends to the wants of thirsty travelers at the Palace Hotel bar, is now wearing a lip that resembles an underdone steak and an eye that is ringed around like the moon before an_ equinoctial storm. 7t all happened Sunday night while Jack ¢ on his w home after a hx:’rd (;xay spe: i cocting in fizzes and other holing beverages. He had just reached- the corner of Third and Bryant streets, when two strange men stepped suddenly out of a dark doorway. Jack doesn’t re- member exactly what it was they handed but from the appearance of his face e been anything from a walk- beam to a battering ram. In any . it was sufficient to put Mr. Wilson entirely out of business. When he came €lf he found that he had been re- d of a silver watch and $9 in money. Wilson made no complaint to the po- lice, as he feels some satisfaction in being left'in possession of his life, even though the footpads did take all his wealth. —_———————— “The Missouri Pacific Limited.” The only route having through sleeping car service between San Francisco and St. Louis daily. Jack Wilson its inability to get men. Yesterday morning, however, the dead- lock was broken and launches were Kgpt busy the entire day gathering men to- | gether for a trip to the Contra Costa | | | Stop-overs allowed at Salt | Acapuco h: wharves. Captain Bennett of the firm of Bennett & Goodall met with representa- tives of the firms of Eppinger & Co., Bal- four, Guthrie & Co., G. W. McNear and Girvin & Eyre, better known as the Big Four, and agreed to furnish men to load the deep water ships. Captain Bennett in speaking of the success that attended his efforts, said last nigh: “I got together thirty-five men_ yester- day and sent them up to Port Costa to work on the vessels tied up there. I don’t anticipate any difficulty in securing all the help the grain dealers want.” There was plenty of life displayed on the water front vesterday, not only on the wharves but about the ships anchored in the bay. More teams were to be seen on East street than on any other day since the inception of the strike, and it was apparent that special efforts were be- ing made to secure some relief from the congestion of freight on the wharves, At the Mail dock everything was bustle and hurry. The gangs of non-union men ihat were at work loading the Acapulco finished their task and she left for Pan- ama. The men on the Mail dock, rein- forced by twelve Filipinos that arrived at noon overland from Portland, started to work loading the City of Peking after the cleared. The Filipinos were Lake City. For full information ask ‘L escorted from the ferry to the Mail dock M. Fletcher, 12 California street. B uad of police and went right to esterday when | The men appeared without solici- | past | I me time twenty- | left the | red outside sought In | Mr. | The molders are | to the | | work ch the freight that was stored on the wharf. | "The steamer Californian, which arrived in port early yesterday morning, is moor- |ed at Mission wharf No. 2. She.will be | compelled to remain idle until the Orego- | nian is unloaded. The bark Snow and | Burgess was brought in from the stream | Yesterday afternoon and tied up at the | Berry-street wharf. A gang of coal hand- | ill start in discharging her cargo of 1 this morning. The Palmyra, having been discharged at Mission street, was towed out into the stream. The Foyle- dale, which has been anchored in the stream for several days, was taken to | South Vallejo yesterday, where she will |load with flour for Europe, and the Anu- vhich has been loading at the sea- | wall, was taken to the refinery wharf, | where the rest of her cargo will be placed | | aboarad. Work is progressing rapidly on the So- | noma. She is due to sail Thursday at 10| |a. m. and will get out on time. One of | the men working on her was assaulted yesterday morning by a gang of strikers, but he drew his revolver and fired into | the crowd and dispersed them. As far as | could be learned none of the union men | were injured. J. W. Hansen, who did the shooting, was arrested by Officer McPart- {land, but was later released on bail. The unloading of the Umatilla is pro- sing rapidly and she will soon be to receive the cargo for her next ames Masse and George Gallagher were | | arrested at First and Brannan streets | yesterday morning by Captain, Wittman and charged with disturbing the peace. They attempted to interfere with the men working on the Mail dock. > Detective Tom Bailey arrested a man esterday morning at Bay and Taylor reets who was trying to dispose of a wagon tongue which had been stolen from one of the wagons owned by G. Martili, who does the hauling for Fontana & Co. Martili’s stables had been entered during the night and the tongues from two of | the wagons taken. The thief also removed | fourteen nuts from che,four wagons-in the stable. The nuts were probably thrown overboard, as no trace of them could be found. The name of the man with the wagon tongue was withheld in order that a thorough investigation might be made. The Santa Clara, the first of the salmon fleet to arrive in port, was brought in from the stream yesterday and moored at Mission wharf No. 1. A number of men have been secured by the owners of the cargo and will be put to work on her this morning. The Danish bark Horda. which is_en- gaged in hauling railroad ties from Noyo to Guayaquil, and which as a rule stops at this port for coal, was hailed outside the heads sterday by her owners and given orders to give this port a wide berth. Instructions were given the captain to proceed to Tacoma. The George W. Elder was a day late in arriving at Portland on her trip. The de- lay was caused by the seasickness with which her entire fireroom crew suffered when she was but a few hours out. The men were all non-union, men picked up along the front who had never been closer to the ocean than the Cliff House and were totally unfit for service afloat. The captain of the Elder ran his vessel into Drakes Bay and held her there for twenty-four hours to give the men a chance to recover from their attack of mal-de-mer. An effort was made yesterday by the Machinists’ Union to prevent the Standard | Machine Company from repairing the |launch Amy, but it was unsuccessful. | William F. Brusher, one of the members of the firm which contracted to put the launch in repair, was summoned before the union and told that he could not, as a member of the union, complete the job. | Brusher was formerly a journeyman ma- | chinist and only lately became an em- ployer. As he was doing the work him- self he contended that the union had no | right to interfere. After a lengthy argu- | ment the members of the union allowed him to go back to work on the launch. 2 el LABOR COUNCIL PROTESTS. | | Objections Ag;iz;st Appointment of Special Policemen Filed. The San Francisco Labor Council filed a petition yesterday with the Board of Su- pervisors with a request for the interven- tion of that body in the matter of the | petition to Mayor Phelan for the removal of George A. Newhall as Police Commis- sloner. The council also protests against | the appointment of special policemen. The | petition, which was referred to the Police Committee, follows: To the Honorable Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Franclsco—Gentlemen: We come before you as the representatives of | the workingmen who have been locked out of employment at the dictates of a secret society known as the Employers' Association. We | come before your honorable board, not to ask | you to interfere between our employers and us. Though the attack has been wantonly made upon us, though the employers are using all means to injure us, we are able to hold our own. As long as the struggle is between them and us we have no fears of the outcome. But we have a right to fair play. We have a right that the influence of the city government shall not be used against us. and {t is to ask you to_vindicate that right we now come before you. ‘We have already applied to the chlef exeou. tive of the city for redress, but we have mot found it. Though it may be that you have no legal machinery in your control to compel relief, still you are the popular branch of the city government, you represent the people | directly, and the expression of your opinion in the form of a resolution cannot fail to have the greatest weight. In the present struggle between labor and the | employers there has been no breach of the law. The men have been absolutely peaceful. Yot the police department of the city government has tried by all means in its power to proclaim to the world that the city is the scene of rlot, and has taken every measure to make that proclamation good by using tactles calculated to lead to a serious breach of the peace, In the first place the president of the Police Commission wrote an open letter containing a. number of misrepresentations concerning the situation. His Honor the Mayor states that this letter {5 unwise and that the statements in it are untrue. We have twice petitioned the Mayor to remove Mr. Newhall because of his evident unfitness for office and because of the danger of putting power in the hands of a man who has shown himself so devold of pru- dence, of truth and of decency, but in spite of facts the Mayor has refused to act. In the second place, the Chief of Police has used the force at his disposal in nper as to show either conspicuous unfair- n consplcuous incapacity. The police have your honorable board. Dbeen put on the wagons when there was no necessity for doing so. We beg to refer you to our letters written to his Honor the Mayor, in which we show that such a move is absurd strategy, but useful to show that the Police Commisslon is on the side of the em- loyers. In the third place, the Police Commission has sworn in a large number of special policemen, — clothing them with the authority of the city and putting them unreasonably at the disposal of the employers. We beg to call your attention to the ominous fact that these men have been picked up from anywhere and everywhere and that no inquiry has been made into their character or fitness or responsibility. This is a misuse of power which calls for condemnation especially from It is a terrible thing to put the lives of citizens at the mercy of men ‘whose addresses are not even known, whose antecedents are a problem and who aré practl- cally under no supervision or control. = It 1s surely your duty to rebuke such an outrage on the people of this city. The men now deprived of employment are not transients, loafers or estra; This town is their home, here their | families live, here many of them were born. They are the citizens of this clty. Its peace and good name are as dear to them as to any other class in this community, and for that reason they appeal to you to express your sense of the injustice that is done to them by | the retaining of Mr. Newhall as a member of the Police Commission, by the employment of police to do the work of empiloyers and by the arming of irresponsible and reckless mercen- arles to _terrorize this peaceful community. We are respectfully vours, - By order of the San Frahcisco Labor Council. H. GOFF, President. ED. ROSENBERG, Secretary. MUST WEAR UNIFORMS. { Ordinance Regulating Appointment | of Special Police Presented. Supervisor Reed introduced the follow- ing ordinance governing the appointment of special police officers at the Super- visors’ meeting yesterday: An ordinance providing for the appointment gnd regulating the service of special police of- cers. Be it ordained by the people ofgthe clty and county of San Francisco as follows: Section 1. The Board of Police Commission- ers of the city and county of San Francisco, upon the petition of any person, firm or cor- poration. may appoint special police officers Who shall be subject to all the rules and regu- lations of the board. Sec. 2. Every such police officer shall wear the established uniform of a regular patrol- man or police officer, except that the word “spectal’” shall appear on the police hat and on the police star. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any special police officer to exercise any of the powers of a policeman except when dressed in the uni- form of a special police officer. Sec. 4. Any person violating the provisions | of this ordinance shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor. Sec. 5. ' This ordinance shall immediately. The ordinance was referred to the Police | Committee. | go into effect | SEVERAL MEN BEATEN. Waylaid by “Gangs” and Treated With Great Roughness. Charles Johnson, a horse breaker, who | lives at 235 Seventh street, was attacked by a crowd of men at the corner of Sev- enth and Howard streets at 7:30 o’clock last evening. Johnson says quite a num- ber of men attacked him, knocked him | down and searched him for a pistol. He protested, telling them who he was, and when the pistol was not found the men walked off, saying they had made a mi. take, Johnson was treated at the Recel ing Hospital for a number of lacerations | about the face and head. Thomas Connolly, a longshoreman, was | brought to the Harbor Hospital from Vallejo-street wharf last night to be | treated for a lacerated ear and scalp and / a badly damaged nose. He claimed that | three men attacked him as he was leaving | the 'dock and admini®tered the beating. L. Fuchs, a stevedore, working on the steamer Sonoma, was knocked down and brutally beaten last night while he was on his way home from work by a gang of | strikers. When examined at the Harbor | Hospital it was found that his jaw had | been broken in several places and that his | scalp was badly lacerated. Joseph Knight, a colored man, was brought to the Receiving Hospital about 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Hall of Justice and treated for a couple of discolored eyes. He claims to have been beaten by striking teamsters while driving in the lower part of the city. WANT EARLY PEACE. Members of Committee of One Hun- dred Discuss Strike. A conference of the members of the ex- ecutive committee of the committee of one hundred of the Federation of Im- provement Clubs was held yesterday at the office of Attorney H. V. Morehouse. There were present Joseph Rothschild, Nathan Bibo, M. R. Robert, H. W. Miller, ‘William H. Barnes and H. V. Morehouse, It wag reported that every effort was being made to secure from the Employers’ Assoclation a promise to mediate on the | subject of the settlement of the strike, but that thus far these efforts have proved abortive. It was thought the sentiment to be expressed at the mass-meeting of re- tailers at Metropolitan Hall to-morrow evening would have a beneficial effect, and it was decided to aid the retailers in making the meeting a_success. Mr. Bibo reported having attended a meeting of the executive committee of the Cit; ront Federation on Sunday, at which he was assured that the Federation ‘would sladly co-operate with the Munici- pal Federation in its campaign in the in- terest of peace between the e and strikers. 3 Other matters were discussed at length in executive session, the nature of which was not disclosed. Grain Blockade at Port Harford. The grain blockade along the line of the Pacific Coast Railway and at Port Har- ford is becoming serious, not only to farmers who are anxious to get their grain out of the fields, but to the raiflroad com- pany as well. There are more than 15,000 sacks of grain piled up at Los Olivos, filling the warehouse and platforms and covering the station platform also. At Port Harford between 3500 and 40,000 sacks await shipment and the same con- ditions obtain all along the line. A few small shipments ars being made for the Los Angeles market by steamer from Port Harford. Local merchants are getting very low in stock, although not serfously embarrassed. g Shooting Teamsters Released. Rusco Horn and William Ferguson, the two colored non-union teamsters who were ordered into custody Saturday by Judge Conlan, as it was reported that Peter Lynch, the striking teamster whom they shot in the hip at Eleventh and Harrison loyers. { held. AUGUST 20, 1901 HEWITT GHARTS Business Blocks Owners|Accused Transport Clerk Are Invited to Conference. Structure Is Devised That Will Give Overhead Wires Support. A n et W. R. Hewitt, chief of the department of electricity of the municipality, is send- ing out letters to owners of property in the business sections of the city in which their views are solicited concerning the placing of stations on the roofs of their buildings to carry cables for the concen- tration of lines of electric wires that are not to be immediately placed under ground. Two sections have been mapped carefully, after an investigation by the | employes of the department of electricity, and on the maps are indicated buildings which seem to be most favorably situ- ated for the location of the cable-bearing structures that have been devised. In re- sponse to the letters a steady stream of property owners poured into the offices of the department at No. 9 Brenham Place vesterday, and Mr. Hewitt was kept busy all day making explanations. To callers-Mr. Hewitt said that he hoped to have all wires under ground by the opening of the coming year. Work will be pushed in the direction of getting the municipal wires, the police and fire de- partment lines under the streets. In the cables to run over the housetops the lines of the district messenger service will be centered for the time. This arrange- ment will clear up all the wires from the | thoroughfares that have been an obsta- cle to the Fire Department when confla- grations occur, and the streets will soon be entirely wireless above ground except wherz wires run in cables cross buildings high above the roofs. DAYLIGHT BURGLAR CLEVERLY CAPTURED Julius Rufus, a Barber, Accused of Breaking Into Attorney Heyne- man’s House. Through the presence of mind of Mary Corcoran, an old servant in the employ of Attorney Alexander Heyneman, 2308 Fillmore street, a man who gave the name of Julius Rufus was arrested yesterday afternoon and booked at the City Prison on a charge of burglary. The family is at present living at Blythedale and the only occupant of the house is the old servant. While descending the stairs yesterday afternoon she heard a noise in the kichen. She called out “Who is there?” but re- ceived no answer. The kitchen door was closed by some one and as she opened the front door she "saw Julius coming along the alley with his shoes off. She called for help to men who were working on the new church at Fillmore and Jack- son streets, who captured Rufus and held him till Policemen Cochrane and Harring- ton arrived. Rufus dropped a bundle which he had | in his hand and it was found to contain two razors, a leather dressing case and a piece of beaded work for the front of a lady’s dress. The articles were later iden- tified by Attorney Heyneman and had been stolen from bureau drawers in his dressing room. Rufus says he is a barber by occupa- tion and until a week ago worked at 13 Mason street. He proclaims his- inno- cence. About eighteen months ago he was sentenced to three months in jail for annoying a daughter of Robert Taylor on Stockton street with his attentions. —_——— City Liable for Bond Taxes. City Attorney Lane filed an opinion yes- terday that the city is legally liable for | the repayment of all taxes paid under |- protest which grew out of the illegal levy made by the city for the payment of in- terest and principal on the proposed bond issues of 1899 when suit has been brought therefor within six months after pay- ment. All payments not made under pro- test are to be regarded as voluntary pay- ments, for which the city is not to be Payments made under protest upon which suit was not brought within the statutory period of six months are barred. The board may pay these demands when not so barred out of any moneys available in the treasury. L e B e e ] ) streets, was dying, were released from custody yesterday morning on their original bonds. The Judge received a cer- tificate from St. Mary’'s Hospital that Lynch was out of danger. iy e e Federation Is Indorsed. At 2 meeting of the Devisadero Street Improvemeat. Club, composed of mer- chants and property holders of Devisa- dero and contiguous streets, the action of the Municipal Federation of Improvement Clubs in endeavoring to bring about a set- tlement of the strike was indorsed and the full suoport of the club promised. W, 8. Upkam presided and F. W. Meyer acted as secretary. The Polk Street Improve- ment Club, organized by the merchants and property holders of Polk street and vicinity, at a meeting presided over by Vice President Nathan Bibo, was em- phatic in its indorsement of the Federa- tlon’s action, frumlnent speakers agree- ing that a continuance of the strike would result in many failures. The club's dele- gates to the Federation were mstructed to be present at the meeting this even- ing. The Municipal Federation of Im- provement Clubs will meet at Saratoga Tall, 14 Geary street, this evening. The committee of one hundred will make its report. g, Willing to Settle Strike. The executive committee of the City Front Federation yesterday adopted a res- olutfon announcing that that body was willing at any time to meet any commit- tee of the Employers’ Association to dis- cuss plans for the settlement of the strike. If the association declines to ap- point an_arbitration committee, the fed- eration declares its -willingness to treat with any representative body named by or having the approval of the association. Pl E. P. Barry’s Resolutions. The published statement that the reso- lutions offered at the meeting of the Re- tail Trades gAssociation on Sunday were submitted by C. Barrington was an error. The resolutions were presented by Edward P. Barry of the retail cigar deal- ers. Mr. Barrington, although in accord with the spirit that prevailed at the meet- ing alluded to, lays no claim to either the preparation or submission of the resolu- tions in question. CA e Coal Vessels Discharging. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—A crew of seven- ty-six non-union men is unloading the col- lier Wellington at James P. Taylor's bunkers. Two vessels are discharging coal at the Howard Company’s wharf and one steamer is unloading at Adams' docks. Taylor has given his. striking teamsters until Wednesday to return to work, saying he will hire non-union men unless the teamsters accede. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. DOCTORS INDORSE HERPICIDZ Because Its Formula Is Submitted to Them. Alexander McMillian, M. D., a promi- nent physieian of Lansing, Mich., writes: “On three cases I have tested Herpicide for dandruff, and the result has been all that could be desired.” Herpicide is made upon an entirely new principle, that is, that dandruff and fall- ing hair are caused from a microbe that infests the hair bulb, and by destroying the microbe one’s hair is bound to grow luxuriantly. remedy that claims to and really does de- stroy the dandruff germs. | unlocked. It ha Herpicide is the only hair [La Croix, P. CLAYTON SAYS - ROOF3 OF CITY) SAFE WAS OPEN. Tries to Put Blame on Captain. Claims Miles Is Equally Re- sponsible for Loss of Coin. hingE s The examination of Charles L. Clayton for embezzlement was kad yesterday be- fore United States Court Commissioner | Heacock. Clayton was quartermaster’s clerk on the transport Sheridan and left | the vessel sudlenly after having been in- formed that aunother clerk had been ap- pointed in his place. His books were ex- amined and 1t was found that he was | short $1261 90 in his cash. Clayton was arrested a day or two afterward by Se- cret Service Agent Hazen, who found him drunk in the rouse of a iriend on Castro street. George D. Collins agpeared for the pris- oner and Assistant United States Attor- ney Banning for the Government. Clay- ton put in the defense that on going to the office on board the transport on three different mornings he had found the safe been left so, he said, on the previous aight, either by himself or by Captain Miles—He could not say which. is counsel inferred that Captain Miles, having had access to the safe, was just as responsible for the safe keeping of the money as was Clayton. The case will be argued on Wednesday at 2 p. m. | | In the Divorce Court. Myrtle Harlow has been granted a di- | vorce from Fayette M. Harlow on the | ground of willful neglect. Suits for di- vorce have been filed by Eima R. Hamlin against Nelson C. Hamlin for failure to, provide, and William F. Davenport agallnst Lillian Gertrude Davenport for cruelty. —_— ADVERTISEMENTS. STATEMENT —— OF THE — CONDITION AND AFFAIRS | — OF THE — Pacific Surety INSURANCE COMPANY F SAN FRANCISCO, IN THE STATE OF Californig, on the 3lst day of December, . D. 1900, and for the vear ending on that | day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner | of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Po- Iitical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner: CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up In | (35T PR R MRS s e $250,000 09 | ASSETS. | Real Estate owned by Company. 4,000 00 | Loans on Bonds and Mortgage: © 166,111 03 | e of all Sto a | Bavings Banks deposit Cash in Company’s Office. 223 80 Cash in Banks 3,574 70 Interest due and accrued on | and Loans 1,963 34 Interest due and accrued on Bonds Mortgages . 78 60 | Premiums in due Course of Collection. 6,554 09 | Total Assets . ADVERTISEMENTS. SICK’HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve distress from Dys- sia, Indigestion and Too Hearty ng. A perfect remedy for Dizzi- ness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad_ Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. . They Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. Small Dose. Small Price. i AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA 2252 EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY. MATINEES SATURDAYS. DANIEL FROHMAN’S CCMPANY From Daly's Theater, New York, Including HILDA SPONG, In the Great Comedy Success, LADY HUNTWORTH'S EXPERIMENT. By R. C. CARTON, Author of ““Lord and Lady Al ‘Liberty Hall,” ‘The Tree of Knowl and 'Wheels Withi ‘Wheels. = California POSITIVELY THIS WEFK ONLY. A GLORIOUS WELCOME. MR. JAMES AND THE NEILL i COMPANY. —PRESENTING— *“BARBARA FRIETCHIE.” (Public Demand.) Evening..._...... Saturday Matinee.... BARGAIN “ NEXT S DAY NIGHT, ROSEMARY. SEATS THURSDAY. FRAEAR —LAST WEEK.— LAST MATINEE SATURDAY. FLORENCE ROBERTS, Supported by WHITE WHITTLESEY, In Charlotte Thompson's Success, SILVER MOUNTED HARNESS. Next Week—Florence Roberts, ——"“ROMEO AND JULIET" LIABILITIES. Losses in process of Adjustment or in | Suspense . P Losses_resisted, - Gross premiums on Risks running o year or less, § reinsurance 0 per cent. Gross premiu more than one year, §. insurance pro rata. Total Liabilitles INCOME. Net cash actually received for pre- miums $50,644 87 Received onds and Mortgages . 12,052 90 | Received for i on | Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources 5,880 10 Received from al 401 53 | Total Income. vees 868,849 40 | EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Losses (nclud- . losses of previous . 83,029 81 15,000 00 | tockhol Paid or allowed for Brokerage ... 5701 37 | Paid for Salaries, Fees and other | charges for officers, clerks, etc...... 18,4725 | Paid for State, National and Loeal | Taxes .. . 379 41 All other payments and expenditures.. 11,845 93 Total Expenditures....... Xk WALLACE EVERSON, President. A. P. REDDING, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 224 | day of January, 1901. M. M. RHORER, Deputy Insurance Commissioner. PAGIFIG SURETY GOMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. Cash Assets July 1, 1901 .$342,000 GUARANTEE AND CASUALTY, Bonds of Surety, Ship. Steam, Boiler and Plate Glass Insurance. Head Office : 326 Montgomery Street, San Franeisco. | 1 These hotels possess the attributes that tour- ists and travelers ap- eclate—central loca- point- ments and perfect cul- sine. American and Eure- pean plans. SEMENTS. AMU! GRAND/ous: HOUSE EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DANIEL FRAWLEY — PRESENTS — “BROTHER OFFICERS.”” A Comedy in Three Acts, by Leo Trevor. OB THURSDAY EVENING, Aug. 22, a HAND- SOME SOUVENIR PHOTOGRAPH of MISS VAN BUREN will be given to each lady present. PRICES.. --.10c, 15c, 28, 50c, 7S¢ Good Orchestra Seat All Matinees 25c, Branch Ticket Office—Emporium. Next Week—" LORD AND LADY ALGY.” PROFESSOR TEN-ICHI, The clever and = well-known conjuror from apan, will give TWO ENTERTAINMENTS MONDAY, August 19, TUESDAY, August 2, At SHERMAN, CLAsY & CO.'S HALL, Sutter Patronized by His Imperial Japanese Majesty. ADMISSION 2c and’ s0c. Doors Open 7:30 p. m. Fannie Raymond, Camelia and Amelita, Paul Dunsworth, leman and Mexis, Leo and Munroe, Hooley and Kelton, Jones ‘and Brown and_Hinrichs" tra. Reserved Seats, %c. Matinee Sunday, [ Weanesday, Friday Eniases TO-NIGHT—Every Evening This Week. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Superb production of Belasco and De Mille's Powerful Drama, ‘Men and Women. A Great Cast—First Appearances in San Fran- cisco of the Talented Actress, MISS ANNETTE MARSHALL, PRICES Evenines. A0¢, 15e, e, e, 500 Matinees. -10¢, 13c, 2 Next Week—“THE TWO ORPHANS.™ «TIVOLI» EVENINGS AT 8 SHARP! MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 SHARP. GRAND OFPERA, To-Night, Thursday, Sunday Nights and Sature day Matinee, Tremendous Scenic Production of Great Classic, MEFISTOFELE.. FIRST TIME AT THIS HOUSE. _ Boito's and Saturday, Rossini's BARBER OF SEVILLE. POPULAR PRICES. -...25¢, 50c and 756 Telcphone Bush 9, THE BEST YET! TO-NIGHT ! Y. M. L. NIGHT ! The Cragg Family, Louise Thorn- dyke Boucicault and Co., Rich- ard Jose, The 4 Otts, Lefebre's Saxophone Quartet, Chas. H. Brad- shaw and Company, Remarc and Rilay, Hill and Silviany, and the Biograph. Reserved Seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opers Chairs and Box Seats, Soc. e orse oy Gattle :flh oNY PACING. Lo P & DAIRY Cons-r:STs. 3 QULTRY SHO' \L”c? SWiNE m’g“'}‘? GRAND_ART AND INDUSTRIAL PaviLion Disprars Jusic. INTERHERE ucTioN., =y oy ~AND : A ON RATES Fop jp —~5 O Exnibits Garried Free.a For Particulars Write, GrWfyson. AB Gy SUTRO BATHS. OPEN NIGHTS, 7 by o oy e AR L ADMISSION, 10c: CHILDREN, Se.