The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1901, Page 2

LITTLE HOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS TO RESTORE INDUSTRIAL PEACE Iron Molders Who Have Returned to Work Assert That Strike of Their Union Was lllegally Declared---Other Grievances Are Stated by Them, and __S ecretary McCabe Enters Denia g — e 4 The strike situation did not change in any important particular yesterday. A few more non- union men were put to work at Port Costa and along the water front, hat additions to the working force were not made in the wholesale district nor at the Union Iron Works. The sand teamsters, who were reported to be wavering, were addressed by Secretary Rosenberg of the Labor Council and Grand Organizer Plerce at their meeting last nizght, and they declared anew their loyalty to the cause. REERS S s Bl = - y score of | consent, and cow, when they desire to| ETER CALLAHAN, a union fire- HE fact that nearly 8 30068 5 | turnish 'food for their families they take | a5 ak: shabAhR. felaiaty molders have returned to the chance of being waylaid and beaten | o A R e L S the Union Iron Works is causing | ;,%geath. We have been threatened, but ot 5 ey the members of Ironmolders’ | g he forewarned is-to be forearmed, and | special policeman, employe y | Union No. 164, as well as the Iron Trades Council, considerable annoyance. Official statements from the managers of the Union Iron Works as to the return of the men have been declared as lies and in support of this declaration the charge was made that the men were bribed to go back to the places they held prior to the | rike. , The additional allegation was ad- vanced that the returning molders were in fact mon-union men, they having been, s on for displaying a | interest in the striking ma- | ' cause. 3 \ A delegation of union molders who went | to werk at the Union lron Works. i Monday was intervizw a | porter yesterday at the request of the| men themselves. These men, who are | known to be experts in their line and some ‘ of whom have been identified with the Ironmolders’ Union for vears, stated that | they had been misrepresented _hy the | strike Jeaders and that they desired to make a statement of the facts of their case. The spokesman of the party said: | “There are seventeen union molders at work in the Union Iron Works at the present time. One man walked out to- day, but another took his place imme- diately. Every one of us belongs to Iron- molders’ Union No. 164. All of us are in £00d standing, as the books of the secre- tary of that organization will show. The statement of the officials of the union that we were suspended because we were not | in sympathy with the machinists is‘ false | Joined the Union Reluctantly. “Many of us became members of the | ) very relucantly, because we feared | walkouts and did not care to suffer the ills | that follow in the wake of protracted | strik 1t has been said we asked to be | lowed to join the union, but this, t0o, is falsehood. Pressure 'was brought to | n us to join and finally to secure v we became members of the or- ation. | o Max the strike of the machinists oc- | curred. The Molders' Union, being af- filiated with the Iron Trades Council, the | proposition of out on a sympathetic strike was ed to union members. In 189, when the molders struck, the ma-| chinists refused to " them in their | fight, and while the machinists could not | consistently ask the molders to help them out in their strike, the fact that the mold- ers were afiliated with the Iron Trades | Council was made the pretext for stand- | ing in with the machin The proposi- | ike was brouglht up | in the union in the shape of a resolution iém'T: work af the Union Iron Works be- | cause it was unfair. The sentiment was | evenly divided, but the resolution was carried by a bare majority. The | strike was then agreed upon, against the | protests of the better element of the union and in violation of the laws of the | international union, woich forbade a strike of subordinate unions without the nction of the national body. When the strike was declared the un- derstanding was that the strike benefit of $5 a week would be paid to members in | Zood standing even though assistance | must be secured from other unions. We received the assurance that the National | Union would ultimately recognize the jus- tice of our action and extend us financial aid. We were out thirteen weeks and in that time we drew £11 per man. ESome.| men were out eleven weeks, but they drew | the same amount. None of the promises | of the union in this respect were kept and the result was not only Gissatisfaction but | hard times mmong the members who had | families to support. Whenever inquiries were made concerning the fulfillment of the promises of financial assistance the men were put off from day to day and Rothing was done. Troubles in the Union. | tion cf strike or no Secretary Rosenberg of | il delivered an address to the molders, in which he said that if any of the men desired to return to work they | could do so without being declared to be | ‘scabs’ The matter of withdrawing the molders’ delegates from the Iron Trades Council came up, and it was supported by many in the hope that this would resuit | in the men returning to work. The senti- | ment was strong in favor of withdrawing from the council, but not sufficiently strong to carry it any one arose to sp back to work he w hooted down. one meeting 2 man who expressed him- self against the strike was badly beaten. Secretary McCabe of the Ironmolders’ Tnion, 2and who is also the president of the Iron Trades Council, opposed every effort of those members of the union who were desirous of returning to work. In consequence of his course he has been condemned by the better element of the union. L “President Martin Fox of the National on informe] the men of the Occidental foundry that they chould not strike with- out authorit$ from the national body. The result was that after being out a few days Vice President | they returned to work. Valentine, who was in this city the union mnot to go on a_ sympathetic strike, as the sugport of the J; ion could never be secured. the strike was declared by open vote of the union. “We are in a position to know that fully thirty molders would have gone back to the Union Iron Works had it not been ihat many feared personal violence by adopting that course. We have proof that from $5 to $10 is being paid to persons for every assault made upon union men who return to work. As for the charge that we were bribed to go back to thé works, the statement is simple nonsense. The fact is that we went back with the full knowledge that we were to accept the old schedule of hours and wages. After being out thirteen weeks or thereabouts we have simply accepted conditions which we might have enjoyed a.l along without the loss of a single day’s pay. The most of the molders went out without their free ADVERTISEMENTS. Do you admire physical perfection in man or woman? Would you like to feel as if you could muzzle a lion? Let me send you a most interesting book telling how you can be made to feel like a Samson. All human weakness comes from a loss of electricity from the body. My electric belt restores it, and my book tells of the gladdening effect it has on you. Cut this ad out and se_nd it. T mail the book, sealed, free. Write to-day. Dr. M. E. McLaughlin, 702 Market street, San Francisco. |1 | win than at that tim: any one who tackles us does so at his peril. We never had a grievance against our employers, and the strike was not only illegal, but it was damaging to the cause of labor in this city. of the men were not in the movement and it lacked moral support. The leaders, who receive pay from the unions in times of strikes, are responsibie, for all the trou- ble. Surrcunded by their cliques they are in a position to force through any measure that pleases them to advocate. Secretary McCabe never kept a single promise made to us, but, on the contrary, heedeceived us on nu- merous occasjons. We are satisfied to re- main at work and quit the union forever. Having come ‘o this conclusien for the sake of our familfes and for the best in- terests of the ~ommunity at large, we are willing to take our chances with anything | that the future may bring fortn.” Secretary McCabe’s Statement. Secretary McCabe of the Ironmolders’ TUnion was seen last night and asked to express his views concerning the allega- ions made by the molders at the Union n Works. He sald: “Nearly ail the statements made by the molders who went to work at the Urion Iron Works are false. The sentiment in favor of a sympathetic strike was not evenly divided. On the contra very much cne way or there would have been ro strike. Vice President Valentine never cautioned the union not to strike. On the contrary he said such a move- ment would be indorsed by the National Union. That body is now about to indorse our action, so that within a short time we will receive all the financial aid we re- quire. “There are among the molders who re- turned to the Union Iron Works several professional scabs. ‘These men have de- luded others holding out to them promises which they are not in a position to fulfill. S out to-night, and we expect others to fol- low them any day. We know money has been offered to them to return, the object i being to create a break in the ranks of the strikers. We have positive testimony that bribes were offered to the bolle: makers. The statement attributed to Sec- retary Rosenberg was never made by hi He never said that the men could safely return to werk without suffering odium of being termed scabs. The strike situation will not suffer by reason of the action of this handful of molders. *“It is untrue that money is paid to any one for assaulting any one who returns to work. These assaults are the work of hoodlu d all strikers condemn them I wi paid. cept any money at all. ing of the union it was decided by a vote of 126 to 1 to send our grievance to the | 11 . Some of the strikers refused to ac- At the last meet- ational Union. We have recelved the ssurance that it would be acted upon. This means that we will re- celve the sanction and assistance of the National Union. The molders, numbering nearly 250 who are out, are determined to remain out to the end, and they will not be influenced from their course by the anonymous statements of a few scabs. The machinists’ strike is still on and it will continue until the demands of the men have been complied with.” STRIKE IS NOT BROKEN. Secretary Wisler Sa._ys Machinists Are Standing Firm. The following statement was issued last evening by the secretary of the Iron Trades Council: Replying to the statement in one of the morning papers with reference to the machin- ists' strike, I wish to make a correction of the impression’ that the statement in the aforesaid morning paper would lead one to believe. One might infer that the machinists’ strike was broken and that the men were gradually re- turning to work. Such is not the case, as the machinists and other iron trades are standing just as firmly now as they did on the 20th of May and with more determination than ever to They realize that this stence of the trade is a fight for the very ex union movement and after being out thirteen weeks are not " inclined to give in, having learned in that time how to put up 2 good fight, and. the statement made that -the strike is broken is false. The number of men returning to work Is not large and were only a few of the molders, and some of those who returned on last Monday morning have again come out and jolned forces with the Molders' Union once more. As for the other iron trades on strike I can state positively that in the thirteen weeks of the 4000 or 5000 men who have been on strike there have not been over twelve desertions from the ranke. I further wish to state that there is only one union connected with the iron trades’ strike Who came out immediately in sympathy with the machinists’ move for the shorter work.. day and that was the Ship Joiners, and at the present time they are out on a sympathetic strike with the other unions on the water front. As for the other unions connected with the iron trades’ strike each and all of them made the request for the nine-hour day with no re- duction in pay. The task of getting machinists In the East to come and take our places has not been suc- cessful, for at the end of three months there is not one shop in this city that has been abla to get enough men to say that they are dofrg any work at all. In fact we know that the men hired and cailed skilied mechanics are not capable of filling the bill, neither are they doing the work, but are kept in the different shops merely as 2 bluff, and the statement given out that the different shops are running full handed or almost so is very far from the truth. I have information from our lodge in the East that the employment agencles are offering from 50 cents to §1 a day more for men to come here to take our places than the jron trades are asking, and we deem this a direct refutation of the statements made by the em- ployers that they cannot grant us the nine- hour day with no reduction in pay as against Eastern competition. We wiil admit the fact that the wages paid on this coast are somewhat higher than pald in the East, but we are also brought face to face with the condition that all kinds of material, household supplies, et: are just as much higher comparatively wages. R. I. WISLER. —_—— No Millmen’s Boycott. OAKLAND, Aug. 21.—The published statement that the wholesale lumbermen of San Francisco propose to boycott all planing mill owners who shall maintain the agreement to unfonize their mills on September 1 is declared to be without any foundation in fact by the managers of such wholesale firms as are engaged in business in this city. Some of the planing mill owners say they have assurance that the wholesalers will demand the discon- tinuance of the use of union labels on Sep- tember 1, when the agreement made six months ago between the Planing Mill As- sociation and the operatives’ union com- promised a strike. George W. Fisher, manager of the Puget Sound Lumber Company, said: “There has been no refusal nor is there any refusal intended to sell to mills with vnion hands. ‘The fact is that the mills generally buy from the retail dealers.” Hugh Hogan of the Humboldt Lumber Company says he knows of no such move as a boycott under contemplation by the lumber dealers. Tie coal teamsters employed by James P. Taylor who went on strike have re- fused to return to work. Taylor says he will fill their places as fast as he can, three new drivers going to work to-day. sty el Beaten Into Insensibility. ‘W. R. Van Brunt of the Chemical En- gine Works, 215 Bay street, secured a warrant from Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the arrest of two men on a charge of battery. John Weyler, an employe of the company, was on his way home Tuesday evening and at Leavenworth and Jackson streets he was attacked by two strikers, who beat him into insensibility. He is confined«to bed. The names of the two men are not known, but Weyler, who lives on Glover street, says he would know them again. The hearts | fire-cating | it_was | everal of these men will go | the | Regarding strike benefits, | that the full benefits were not | favorably | the Risdon Iron Works, shortly | after 4 o'clock vesterday afternoon. The officer was attacked by a mob and his re- volver fell out of his pocket. He claims he picked it up and attempted to use it as a-club and that it was accidentally dis- charged. Fuhrey has been employed by the iron works for some time. He has in his charge 150 men who depend upon him for protec- tion. He escorts them to their homes when they desire him to do so and also to thelr als at neighboring restaurants. Sev- eral nights ago while in company with nine non-union employes the officer had | words with a mob of strikers and a day | later he was told that threats had been made against his life. Fuhrey went yesterday to the Oceanic Restaurant on Pacific street, near East, to get supplies for men who were quar- tered in a lodging-house near by and was attacked by a mob of about twenty men. He fought the crowd off with his fists and it was in this scuffle that the shooting oc- curred. » Callahan was taken to the Harbor Re- ceiving Hospital, where it was found that the bullet had entered the left side Gf his head, just in front of the ear, and passed out at about the same place on the right side. The surgeons consider the wound dangerous. Callahan’s friends admit that he was in the mob that charged on the policeman, but they assert that the shoot- ing. was not an accident. Fuhrey is de- tained at the City Priscn’ pending the ré- sult of Callahan’s inju MACHINISTS PLAY BASEBALL. Benefit for Striking Apprentices At- tracts a Large Crowd. If the number of new balls which were batted over the fence yvesterday afternoon at Recreation Park and disappeared into the pockets of the small boys count for anything, the two games which were played for the benefit of the striking ap- prentices were certainly flattering sue- cesses. The small boys reaped a rich har- vest. The berefit, however, needed no out- side incident to insure its success, as the bleachers and the reserved seat section both were crowded. Abaut 2500 people witnessed the games. The first game was between the appren- tices and the journeymen machinists. It proved easy money for the latter aggrega- tion. Fred Warnholtz, who officiated in the box for the winners, kept the appren- tices guessing and did not allow them to take t0oo much freedom with his assort- ment of shoots and twisters. The rule was strictly enforced. The line-up of the team was as follows: Journeymen Machiniste—Delmas, short- stop; Fred Warnholtz, pitcher; J. Carter, first base; W. Carter, left field;: Maden, right field; Merrill, catcher; Cannon, cen- ter field; Luke, third base, and McCor- mack, second base. Apprentices—Manning, second base; Rooney, first base; Warnholtz, pitcher and shortstop; Smith, right field; Atthos, left field; Welsh, third base; Hasset, catcher; Milestone, center field; Kimble, pitcher and shortstop. Following the machinists and appren- tices’ game, two teams chosen from the Los_Angeles and Oakland Clubs played. A $5 hat was offeréd as a prize to the Y[ayer who would succeed in making the ongest hit. So productive of heavy hit- ting did the contest for the prize prove that it was reported that “Uncle” Harris intends hereafter to make it a regular feature of the game. Five home runs were made, while three and two base hits without number were secured. Drennan, Streib, Reitz, Atherson and Dunleavy all made ‘the circuit on a single hit and are therefore tied for the hat. Reilly acted as captain of one side, while Lohman conducted the maneuvers of the other. Babbitt pitched for the Loh- mans and Johnson for the Relllys. The Reillys finally won out by a score of 8 to The teams were: Lohmans—Franks, third base; Bowman, left field; Hutchinson, first base; House- holder, center field: Kelley, shortstop; Babbitt, pitcher; Jones, right field; Ar- relanes, second base. The Reillys—Drennan, left field; Streib, center field; Reitz, second base; Atherson, shortstop; Reilly, first base; Dunleavy, third base; Eagan, left field; Spies, catcher, and Johnson, pitcher. Sttty STRIKE IS DISCUSSED. Terchants Listen to Addresses at Metropolitan Temple. Retail merchants and the public gener- ally, including not a few women, gath- ered in force at Metropolitan Temple last night to listen to oratory in the interest of the settlement of the strike on a basis satisfactory to the employer as well as to the employed. W. J. Kenney, who presided, opened the meeting with the statement that it was the desire of the retail merchants of the city that the strike be brought to a speedy close. To this end .a mass-meeting had been called in the hope that the senti- ments evoked at the meeting might have their influence upon those in whose power it lay to end the controversy. H Parry explained that the City Front Federation was willing to meet the Employers’ Association on an equal foot- ing. To this end Andrew Furuseth, secre- tary of the Sailors’ Union and a member of the executive committee of the City Front Federation, had signed the follow- ing agreement: We are willing to meet a committee of the Employers' Association or any committee hold- ing proper credentials from them at any time or any place, in order to adjust existing differ- ences, to the end that Industrial activity may be restored. H. V. Morehouse was introduced as the first speaker of the evening. He spoke of the formation of the Municipal Federation and its efforts in behalf of harmony. Every attempt made to secure from the Employers’ Association an agreement to arbitrate the strike by meeting the strikers had met with failure. Aubrey Jones was introduced by Chairman Kenney as the man who would ‘“‘analyze the strike,” and he made an ad- dress along the line suggested. J. M. Sullivan, secretary of the Grocers’ Protective Association, Charles Alpers and William -H. Barnes also spoke, and the meeting adjourned without any ac tion being taken with the object of bring- ing strikers and employers to an agree- ment. 3 il ek Conference of Mediators. The strike situation was discussed at o conference in Attorney Michael’s office vesterday, at which were present Joseph Rothschild, M. H. Robert, Charles Al- pers, W, H. Miller and Attorney Michael. The gentlemen first named are members of the committee of one hundred, and their purpose was to secure from Attor- ney Michael a definite statement as to the attitude of the Employers’ Association to- ward the strikers. r. Michael referred to the letter of the association issued on August 2, in which the views of that body were clearly expressed. He added that no deviation from that ultimatum might be looked for. The members of the committee of one hundred discussed the matter of a com- promise with the employes, but no deci- sive action was taken. Another meeting is looked for to-day. ——— More Men Sent to Port Costa. The stevedores are meeting with consid- eruble success in securing men for work at Port Costa. Twenty non-union men were sent up there yesterday by Mensles[ & Co. and Captain Bennett of the firm of Bennett & Goodall sent up a launch full of them. Captain Bennett said yesterday: RECULARS MWE THE STRIKERS Colonel Mordecai Places Troops Near Benicia ‘Wharf. Stevedores Roughly Handle a Representative of the ‘Warehousemen. gt Epectal Dispatch to The Call. BENICTA, Aug. 21.—There came very near being a tragedy enacted on this side of the straits this evening by a gang of striking stevedores from Port Costa and a deputy constable with a company of non-union laborers for the Warehouse- men’s Assoclation. A representative of the assoclation arrived here on the Sac- ramento local with a gang of about twen- ty-five laborers and attempted to take them from the train at Army wharf. In the meantime the stevedores had received news of this move and a large posse of them came across the straits on the ferry Solano to prevent the non-union men crossing. They marched in a body toward | Arsenal station and the association’s rep- | resentative, fearing trouble, called on Colonel Mordecai, commanding Benicla | arsenal, who placed a guard of United | States soldiers near the wharf to prevent | any act of violence. The workmen were taken away on the launch, but the rep- resentative on his way back north was | assailed in the railway station here and | knocked down and kicked almost into insensibility. A Contra Costa deputy constable was sent cver to help keep order, but he soon found he was out of his jurisdiction upon being relieved of his club and revolver and receiving a little rough treatment. Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa County has been called upon for more protection and a large force of deputies is now guarding the water front from Port Costa to Crockett. There has been considerable friction on the other side, and if the em- ployers attempt to put non-union men at work it is feared hostilities will commence in earnest. @ Iriviivivieiviridnieieieieiepielebbd @ “I am getting all the men I want for | work up the bay. While it Is true that | they know nothing about handling grain or stowlng cargoes, I make up in numbers | for thelr lack of skill. I have secured so | many men that I do not think I will ever be put to the necessity of calling upon | the unions for help again.” The. first of the deep water ships to break the Port Costa Blockade is the Brit- | ish tramp steamer Tasmania. She will be brought down to-day laden with 5000 tons of wheat and will be ready to put to sea immediately. The Cymbeline is almost fully loaded | and the Foyledale has a large quantity of flour aboard. Men are at work on nearly all the vessels tied up at Port Costa, and the grain merchants claim that, ' considering conditions, they have made good progress toward reducing the idle fleet. POLICEMAN FOUND GUILTY. Overstepped His Authority. Judge Cabaniss gave his decision yester- day morning in the case of Policeman O. H. Knight, charged with battery. He finds the officer guilty as charged, but sentence was postponed till Saturday, Knight's attorney, Joseph Coffey, having glven notice of appeal. The action against Knight was brought on complaint of James Maddison, a marine engineer. ' On Monday, August 12, two firemen were fighting on East street | in front of the Oceanic dock. Knight and other officers cleared the crowd away. Maddison was moving away slowly when Knight told him to move on. Maddison called the officer a vile name and the of- ficer struck him on the back, as he claims, with his club. The club glanced and in- flicted a scalp wound on the side of Mad- dison’s head. Judge Cabaniss’ decision follows in full: The court Intimated in a very general way when this matter was here the other day its view as to the law governing the matter, stating then that its apprehension was not that there would be any difficulty with refer- ence to the law, but that, as is so often the case, ary nice question which might arise in the ‘matter would have to do with the evi- dence rather than with the law. I read very carerully, and more than once, each and every citation submitted to me by Mr. Coffey, the attorney for the defendant, and that careful reading confirmed my own judgment as to what the law was. Now, without going in extenso into the mat- ter, it is enough to say generally that I take it ihat there is and there can be no question as to the right or even the duty of the police officer where a crowd of persons have assem- bled under circumstances which lead him_ to believe that that assemblage will, if not dis- persed, result in a breach of the peace, to first of all, as the law points out, order them to disperze, and in the event of their failure so to do to use every endeavor to forcibly, if necessary, effect a dispersion. That is clear. It is equally clear, I think, from the evidence here, that there was on the occasion in ques- tion'a concourse of people somewhere on Bast street in the vicinity of the Oceanic dock, and that several officers engaged in duty thers, in- cluding the defendant, Officer Knight, were apprehensive that unless that crowd was dis- persed more or less serious trouble would en- sue, and they therefore did, according to their vn statements, and according to the state- ments of the witnesses generally, disperse the crowd. Now, the one point in this matter which seems to me to be absolutely decisive of the case, technically speaking, and it is with the law,’ technically speaking, that I am com- pelled to deal, with this reservatiom, that Wwhere a person is charged by the law, as a police officer is with more or less onerous /| duties, which upon occasions of emergency such as has been presented here, which de- mand that he act promptly and sometimes vigorously, without taking time for serious consideration, I would bé disposed within reas- onable limits to sustain an officer who, under such circumstances, in the exercise, as he un- derstood it, of hig duties, even if in some par- ticulars he may have overstepped the bound- ary a hair's , but in this matter, while T have considered it from that aspect and have been prone as I conceive it my duty to have been to give the benefit of any reas- onable doubt to this defendant, yvet I cannot escape the conviction that those authorities submitted by Mr. Coffey are not in point, apd for this reason: The evidence all tends to show more or less persuasively that at the time of the occurrence which resulted in ficer Knight's arrest the crowd had been dis- persed, or rather. if not dispersed, had been shifted by the officers from the original scene of the gathering to another point, and it was testified by the officers themselves that the complaining witness in this case did not move with the crowd, or if he did move did not move with celerity, and at the time of this occurrence was not a part and parcel of the crowd—was some distance from the crowd. This transaction, therefore, is subsequent in point of time to the original episode, namely, the dispersion of the crowd, and so far as this complaining witness is concerned he was there alone, practically, and had chosen, as he saye.. because of his physical condition, but as the officer evidently thought through perverse- ness, not to move on. Now, if he did that right in the mldst of the crowd, even though his purpose in mingling with_ the crowd had been not to violate the law but to conserve the law, a8 he says, in fact, was his purpos and that for the reason where there is a crowd assembled and where there are at least some people in the crowd who, according to the view of the officer and according to the facts as revealed by the evidence, persons who were more or less inclined to acts of lawless- ness, it 1s under those circumstances, I take it, as much the duty of a citizen who goes there to preserve the peace to move on, as it 18 the duty of any person in that crowd who may be more or less lawlessly disposed go to_do. To what extent the members of tfiat crowd were lawlessly disposed, or if they were how many of the crowd were so disposed, of course, cannot be accurately determined from the evi dence, nor is it necessary it should be. Tt is enough in that regard to know there had been a fight, a scrimmage of some sort there, and that it attracted a large crowd, and that the officers belleved unless that crowd was scat- tered trouble and more serious trouble might but so far as this transactfon Is con- from the main demonstration there, and it becomes my duty, therefore, to Royalty Objects To being photographed, but if.you have one of our newest model Premo, Poco or Eastman cameras you can take snapshots of all subjects from kln‘n 10 _papooses. Fresh photographic supplies and novelties of all kinds. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street, . \ - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1901. YOUNG MEN’S INSTITUTE CREA | AN HONORARY GRAND OFFICE General James F. Smith Is to Be Tendered a Reception by the Organization of Which He Was Once Grand President. Supreme President Kierce to Eulogize the Late Stephen M.White - : ‘ i o | | | T the third session of the Grand Council of the Young Men's In- stitute yesterday a new office was created, that of honorary grand chaplain. As yet no one has been selected for the office, but it is believed that it will be Conferred on Archbishop Riordan. A resolution was introduced asking for the appointment of a committee from the Grand Council to act in eonjunction with a committee of Ploneer Council No. 1 to tender a reception to General James F. Smith upon his return from thé Philip- pines. General Smith holds his member- ship in Pioneer Couneil and he-is also a past grand president of the order. The resolution was nd?pted a flnaélln:‘g:! vote and a committee was named, con- sisting of ‘Rev. Father J. P. McQuaide, R. J. Tobin, Joseph Cosgrove, J. E. Richards, Neal Power, all the past grand presidents, the grand president and the grand secre- tary. The joint committee will make the necessary arrangements and be prepared to receive the general upon his return, which may be within the next few weeks. A special committee, consisting of G. E. Lucas, Rey. Father J. A. Grant and Rev, Dr. F. X. Morrison, presented a series of resolutions to the memory of the late'Rev. @ il decide it as I have indicated, to hold that un- de;3 the circumstances it is questionable in my mind_whether, strictly and technically speak- ing, Mr. Knight at that time had the right to use his club, and secondly, assuming that he had the right, it {s just as questionable whether he had the right, even more ques- tionable whether he had the right to apply the force he did apply and in the manner he applied it. I want to fay that the sentence will be mitigated by all the circumstances of the case. In other words, I do not propose to hang this man, but I simply feel it my duty in this case, as in all cases, to decide it ac- cording to the law and according to the evi- dence bearing upon the matter in hand, as I understand the law in fact to be. Hence, in formal words now, this being the time ap- pointed for the decision of the court, I will annource my decision to be that the defendant is adjudged gullty as charged. State Employes Suspended. At the meeting of the Harbor Commis- sioners held vesterday it was decided to reduce the State’s force employed on the front. This action was taken because of the great reduction in revenue caused by the strike. It was decided to suspend the following named employes for an indefl- nite perfod from September 1: A. Whorf, D. O'Brien, George Chadwick, Frank Nor- ton, Walter Frost, H. L. Corwin, R. E. Shaw, W. Memdell, R. E. Fahey, J. R. Rowan, M. Dunn, W. M. Brady, L. J. Conlan, C. A. Murray, E. Sweeney, H. Jacobs and J. P. Bowen. George Gibson and George Wells were also suspended in- 1y from August 24. A eemmumicatlon was recetved from C. T. Bowring, asking for a rebate on the wharfage of the collier Pleiades, which has not been able to discharge owing to the strike. The request was denied by the Commissioners. Strikers Beat Non-Union Men. Thomas Nagi, the Japanese steward on the schooner Lillebonne, was treated at the Harbor Emergency Hospital last night for a badly lacerated scalp. The wounds were inflicted, the Japanese said, by a man who_stopped him at the corner of Spear and Main streets and struck him a club. w‘l't’l'm-fl( Krumley of 1138 Howard street was attacked by a gang of men at the corner of Eighth and Howard streets last night and badly beaten. He walked to the Emergency Hospital, where Dr. Mc- Elroy put several stitches in his lip, cheek and scalp, Krumley says he is a driver of his own team and knows of no reason why he should te attacked. e » Fulmer’s Condition Serious. Elmer Black, the non-union teamster who was arrested for assault to murder for shooting ,William Fulmer, another non-union teamster, in Daniel Cutter’s stables, 845 Harrison street, Tuesday night, appeared in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday. He was instructed as to his rights and the case was continued till August 28. Black still persists that the was accidental. Fulmer was tife City and County Hospital yesterday. His condition is serious. s B, Wessels Charged With Battery. Fred Wessels, the striker who was ar- rested Tuesday for being implicated in the disturbance on Eighth street between Folsom and Howard, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Policeman Cul- linane on a charge of battery. He is ac- cused of throwing the rock that hit the boy Eddie Turner. ] An Angel Island Deserter. -J. Brann, a member of the band sta- Father Brennan, who, at the’ time of his death, was the chaplain of Menlo Council of Menlo Park, which were adopted by a rising vote. It was resolved that the representatives from the Grand Council of the Paciflc Jurisdiction to the Supreme Council be re- quested .to’ use thejr.best endeavors to have tha* body hold triennial, instead of biennial sessfons. The announcement was made that Arch- bishop ,Riordan had been invited to visit the Grand Council anu that he had prom- ised to.do so at 2 o'clock this afternoon. at which time he will address the grand officers and the delegates. The special business of the afternoon will be the nomination and election of of- ficers,. which will follow immediately after | the address of the Archbishop. During the day the special committee on the memorial ‘on the late Stephen M. White, who was a member of the order, will_present its report, after which Su- preme President Kierce will deliver a eulogy. The Grand Council will open at 9:30 o'clock this morning. and this evening the work of the session will probably be concluded. In the evening there will be the banquet at which Judge A. F. St. Sure ggrr\llfl{meda will be the toastmaster. Judge an! tioned at the naval training station on An- gel Island, is among the missing and both the army and navy authorities are anx- fous to learn his whereabouts. Monday night he secured a skiff and reached Oak- land Long Wharf. He has not been seen or heard from since, and there is some tall swearing at the training station in consequence. Brann borrowed from every | one who would loan and then, claimed, resorted to _stealing. caught he will not only be as " a deserter but will answer for robbing some gof his officers’ kits. Brann was formerly®a member of the Twelfth Infantry band, but deserted when the regiment was ordered on active service. Then he came to the coast and joined the Angel Island naval band. He is now a deserter from both branches of the service. —_———— Death of Aged Joseph Rich. Joseph Rich, a ploneer merchant of Cal- ifornia, died at his resfdence, 108 Oak street, vesterday of old age. He was % years old and had been a resident of Cali- fornia since 1349. He is survived by three sons, all of whom are members of the firm of A. J. Rich & Co. of this city, and two daughters, who live in New E The funeral will take place to-day at 11: a. m. from his late residence, 108 Oak street. Interment be in Home of Peace Cemétery. it Is It classed have to for Children exposed to all sorts of dis- eases. The air they breathe is filled with germs, sewer gas and dust from the filthy streets are inhaled into the Children are constantly lungs and taken into the blood. At ealthy, robust children children whose blood is contract diseases peculiar to them, is generally in a mild form. On that comes along. ing in all the el up the body. P in the system, because is unable to Such children need a blood the polluted J. Murasky, past grand president, | thandth whe‘:‘t‘hcy do it n 3 e other d, weak, emaciated and sickly ones seem to catch isease 1 | i | | ~HARP) / I N FAMOUS SOLDIER AND SOME WHO WILL BE AT THE BAN- i QUET. PR T R e e at i has been selected to respond to the toast | “Our Country.” 3 To-morrow there will be a trolley ride for such of the grand officers and dele- gates as desire to ride over the electric lines and have lunch at the CHff. In the evening there will be a reception at head- quarters, tendered by Goldén Gate Coun- cil No. 34 Odd Fellows” Hall was most tastefully decorated last night in rose-colored and white crepe, a profusion of American flags in proof of the loyalty to country of the Young Men’s Institute, and many lving plants, a number of them so arranged as to conceal the orchestra. The occasion was the grand ball tendered to the officers | and delegates of the Young Men's Insti- tute Grand Council. The grand march was led by Grand President L. E. Mahan and Miss Annie M. Potthoff, grand presi- | dent of the Young Ladies’ Institute, fol- lowed by Floor Director John F. Comyns and Miss May Stein and Assistant Floor Director Edward M. O'Donnell and Miss Anna Acton. There was on the floor a large number of gentlemen and ladies, while the gal- leries were crowded with onlookers, whe found enjoyment in watching the young people moving gracefully to the inspiring musiec. The ball was under the direction of the following committees: Arrangements—W. Connerton, Thomas F. R Cam; % 3 and Joseph M. e Reception—John A. Dunleavy, P. J. Edward B. Thomas, C. de Andreie, ke roll, M. T. lia, Rol - ia, Robert Tobin and M. T. Floor—Willlam A. Breslin, Eugene G. Fits- gerald, Arthur J. Sullivan, D. B. John Doyle. bt the crowded school \ rooms and other public places they come in contact almost daily with others recovering from or in the first stages of contagious diseases. You can against the balance of the world, and the do is to keep their blood in good condition, and thus prevent or at least mitigate the disease. You have gcrhaps learned from observation or experience that 't quarantine best you can P and sluggish blood " perform its proper functions. purifier and tonic to give strength and vitality to their blood, and S. S. S., ban}ro: purely vegetable remedy, the delicate constitutions a perfect blood medicine, for children; it increases of children. their give them S. S. S. and write to our information or advice wanted ; this‘wiil recovery. Book on Blood and Skin makes it the safest and best S. 8. S. is notonly but is pre-eminently the tonic rildrer appetites and strengthens the digestion and assimilation of food. e ren have any hereditary or acquired taint If your child- in their blood, icians for any cost you noth- h ing, and will start the little weaklings on the road to [[ I§Aeua free. B THE SWIFT SPECIFIC C0., ATLANTA, GA.