The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1901, Page 2

.. 2 THE SAN FfiANCI%CO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1901. SUPERVISORS’ POLICE COMMIT TEE PREPARES CENSURE FOR NEWHALL Reed’s Proposed Ordinance Relating to Uniforming of Special Po- licemen Is Not Passed Upon---Strike Situation Shows Little — Change and Day’s Additions to the Working Force Are Small —e The police committee of the Board of Supervisors failed to agree yesterday upon Reed’s pro- posed ordinance compelling special police officers to wear uniforms, but resolutions condemning Police Commissioner Newhall for the Chamber of Commerce letter to the Mayor were recommended to the Supervisors for passage. applied for and were given work. Three more machinis: Five molders deserted the Union Iron Works and ten additional mechanics joined the force at the Risdon Iron Works, Thirty-five stevedores were sent to Port Costa to join the grain-loading force there. L R A e UPERVISOR REED'S ordinance decreeing that the recently ap- pointed special policemen be com- pelled to wear uniforms while on duty, which was referred to the Health and Police Committee of the board by the Supervisors August 19, was under discussion at the meeting of the commit- tee yesterday. On account of the absence of Supervisor Stafford action on the ordi- nance was deferred, though the entire aft- ernoon was spent by Supervisors Tobin and Reed and representatives of the labor | unions in discussing its merits. Super- visor Tobin was not in favor of the ordl- nance, contending that in his opinion the | passage of such a law by the Supervisors | would be an infringement upon the power | granted the Police Commissioners by the ! charter. He sald he preferred to hear | from the Police Department before ven-| turing to place his approval or disap-| proval on the proposed ordinance. Commissioner Newhall and Chief of, Police Sullivan had been notified that | their presence was desired at the meeting, but neither of them put in an appearance, and as the members of the committee | v dgivided on the subject, Tobin sug- the presence of Supervisor Stafford coul be secured. J. T. Burke, for the Market Street Raii- | road Company, asked that in case the or- | dinance be approved an exception be made | of the forty or more special policemen in the service of that company. = “It would humiliate these men,” said M rke, “to wear a special’s uniform. “Do you mean to say, Mr. Burke, that| the man employed by your company is a | higher dignitary than the employe of the | asked R said Burke. answered Reed, “I do not agree with you. I think there is nothing higher than employment by this city, and there is mo humiliation connected with the | wearing of a uniform showing that a man | is on the payroll of the municipality. Ordinance Under Discussion. : Before the matter was entirely dis-| missed Reed said: | “Why should special police officers have | greater freedom than the regular officers? The latter is heavily fined if he appears on a attired in other than the uniform | prescribed by police regulations. The spe- | cials, though hired by private partles, are | amengble to the same regulations, which | provide that a uniform shall be worn.” | “There are a great many ~specials” | | | Tobin responded, “who do not wear uni- ther support of his ordinance, Su- or Reed sa! niforms would add greatly to the ef-| of these men. These officers were appoirted in such large numbers that Chief Sullivan, to whom the matter of making inquiries as to their character | was referred, had no opportunity to judge of their fitne A man in private clothes going among strikers acts as an irritant. To see 2 man with no badge of authority wielding police power raises them to pitch of high indignation and acts as an incentive to further irritation. There are | now as many specials on duty as there are regulars. | Chaieman Tobin in response to Reed's | talk said: | I do not believe that we can pass such | | en ordinance. We got into trouble once by interfering with the Board of Educa- tion and 1 think the passage of the ordi- nance we are discussing would be inter- fering with the Police Commissioners.” Secretary Rosenberg of the Labor Coun- | cil then addressed the members of the committee. He said: *“We believe that the working people of | ;, thie city have been unjustly treated. We sought redress from the Mayor and failed to get it and we now come before the | Board of Suparvisors. The entire police | force has been thrown on the side of the | employers and we appeal to the board for | an_expression cf opinion on the line that | is being followed. We make the request | to help us preserve peace. There are | more than 20,000 people idie in this city | to-day and the police by injudicious a can easily create riot. We hold that the | police meany instances haye stepped the bounds. Specials Cause Riots. | “The employers seem to_have the en- tire power of the Police Department at | their disposal. The bringing into the labor | controversy of the special policemen is | one of the moves that is used frequently by employers in the event of a strike. At critical periods they are brought in to in- | cite riot and thus make an excuse for the | calling out of the militia. This strike has | been an orderly ome, in fact never before in the history of a strike of such propor- | tions has such order been maintained. If the Board of Supervisors will pass a reso- lution condemning the letter of Police | Commissioner Newhall it will sooth the | minds of the people, and make known the fact that the city is not a scene of riot | and in need of the presence of the sol- over- Rosenberg was followed by Walter Mac- | arthur, who also spoke of the efforts made by the leaders of. the labor organi- zations to preserve peace. In reply to a| guestion put to him by Chairman Tobin, Macarthur said: | “No, there is no meed of the presence | of a policeman on the trucks. serves to provoke the men whose place the drivers of Lhe trucks have taken. The display of force cduses the men to lose their tempers, and though we are satis- fied that we can prevent any infractions of the law, we do not feel that we want to be held responsible for deeds which intimidation provokes.” Michgel Casey, president of the City Front i¥'edemuon. protested against the presence of police officers on the trucks driven by non-union drivers. Casey said: ““This strike would not have lasted three vs bhad mot the officers been placed there. The drivers who took our places were as a rule strangers to the city and did not know the location of any of the places to which they were to deliver loads. The police, however, directed them and in many cases have helped the drivers un- load their drays. We have presented all these facts to the Mayor and have offered to furnish the names of the officers whom our pickets have seen helping the drivers, but we have received no satisfaction. All we want is fair play and we will guar- antee that there will be no trouble.” Tobin Defends Police. Chairman Tobin then spoke in defense of the police. " he sald, “Personall: individually, It only “I think they have, exercised great dis- cretion. _This is a difficult matter to deal with and the Police Department is sup- posed to be thoroughly conversant with the affair.” Reed, at this juncture, pulled a document from his pocket and turning to Tobin said: ““We can at least Introduce a resolution. That is within our jurisdiction. I have a document here I have prepared, which I NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SCOURING YOUR SCALP Will Remove the Loose Dandruff Scales But It Won’t Cure Dandruff. If your hair is brittle and thinning you hava dandruff. Th‘}’mere scouring agf s'the scalp of the loose scales won't cure dan- druff, because dandruff is nothing but scales of scalp being thrown up hy a pes- tiferous little germ in burrowing its way to the root of the hair, where it saps the vitality, causing falling hair and in iime baldness. Now, you can’t stop dandruff nor falling hair, nor prevent baldness, un- less you cestroy that germ, and the only preparation that can do it is the new sei- entific discovery, Newbro’s Herpicide. In fact no other hair preparation claims to kill the dandruff germ; all of them will clean the scalp: soap and water will do that; but only Newbro's Herpicide gets at the root of the trouble and kills the dan- arpff germ. 3 { to tne labor conflict, the Employers’ { merits. | ra will submit to you and we can recommend it to the board for adoption.” The resolution Reed referred to was a criticlsm of the act of the president of the Police Commission, though he stated that it was not intended as such. The secretary read the resclution and Tobin agreed to recommend it to the Board of Supervisors provided certain features, which savored too strongly of condemnation of the police, were stricken out. Bupervisor Reed agreed to obliterate the objectionable paragraphs, and the res- olution as changed was adopted. Criticism for Newhall. It reads as follows: Whereas, The business of San Francisco is paralyzed by an extensive strike. which threat- ens to permanently impalr the city's prosper- ity, and in the progress of which the president of ‘the Police Commission in his capacity of president of the Chamber of Commerce has seen fit to stigmatize the condition of the city as riotous and has called upon the Mayor to issuc a proclamation ordering the people to be peaceful, and also asking him if necessary to call upcn the Governor of the State for mili- tary aid in maintaining law and order in the and whereas, the police force of the city has been increased by the sudden ap- pointment of special policemen; whereas, the condition of the city is-one of peace and quiet and the conduct of the laboring men who are on a strike has been characterized in the main sobriety and order and reflects credit upon heir good citizenship; and whereas, the letter of the president of the Board of Police Com- missioners containing the said statement is not warranted by the facts and has been chara terized by the Mayor as unwise and unneces sary; and whereas, the appointment of the sald special police is regarded by large numbers of ur_citizens as reckless and unjustified and exasperates them to the point of believing that the Police Department is alding one party Assoctd the tion, at the expense of the other party, wage-earners; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Board of Supervisors of the city and county of San Francisco condemns the intemverate language of President New- hall of the Police Commission and declares that the conduct of the striking wage-earner: has been in the main highly creditable to their citizenship; that with nearly 20,000 men on a strike it is not to be expected that some dis- turbances of the peace should mot occur, that _no occasion exists for proclamation by the Mayor or for the calling out of the mili- tary by the Governor; and be it further Resolved, That the character and gqualifica- tions of special police officers should be scru- pulously inquired into before _appointment; that they should be required to wear uniforms and should be under the special and continu- ous suvervision of the regular police; and be it_further Resolved. That the Police Department should preserve absolute impartiality between the par- ties of the present labor controversy; that the wage-earners and emploves are equally titled to the service of the police and that the functions of the police should be strictly con- fined to maintaining the peace and they should not directly or indirectly give ald or assistance to either of the parties'to the labor contro- versy. MANAGERS CLAIM VICTORY. Point to the Fact That Vessels Are Running as Usual. Many of the steamship managers claim that as far as they are concerned the strike is over with. In support of their | claims they point to the fact that their | vessels are running and that they arrive here and leave with full crews. Captain Goodall of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company saild In discussing the situation yesterday: “We have 190 men working on the whart and from these we can select enough sail- ors and firemen to keep our vessels run- ning. We are fully equipped, particularly for .the sound steamers. The Walla Walla, the Umatilla_and_the Puebla are running steadily. The Pomona, which runs between here and Eureka, makes her s and so do the vessels that we have on the run between this port and Santa Cruz and the ships that go from here to San Diego and return are making their regular trips. “The men who are working for us now will remain in our employ after this dif- ficulty is settled, no matter how it may end. They are giving us entire satisfaction and we will grade them according to their ‘We were agreeably surprised at the ease with which we obtained fireroom help. the first few days of the strike, but are now perfectly satisfled with the turn af- fairs have taken. Under ordinary cir- cumstances we employ 170 firemen. We now have 140 and they are doing the work. HED SRC WILL CHARGE DEMURRAGE. Southern Pacific Serves Notice on the Draymen. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company notified the members of the Draymen's Association yesterday that commencing to-day the company would charge demur- ge on all freight not removed from cars within forty-efght hours after the arrival of the train. The demurrage rate is 15 cents per ton per day. Secretary Renner of the association said yesterday that he had communicated with Scott R. Chappel, local frelght agent of the Southern Pacific, and requested him to rescind the order, and that he expected that his request would be granted. Under ordinary circumstances the draymen have to pay the demurrage, but under the | present conditions the charge would be collected from the firms to which freight is consigned. the Renner Denies Rumor. A rumor was current in the business section of the city yesterday that the trouble between the Draymen's Associa- tion and the Brotherhood of Teamsters had been settled and that the strike quently be declared off within Manager Renner of the Draymen’'s As- sociation said last night that the rumor wag groundless. He-said that he had met President Casey of the Brotherhood of Teamsters Wednesday evening purely by accident, and the fact that they discussed the strike in a friendly way furnished the basis for the report that 2 settlement was being arranged. “There can be a settlement of this trou- ble only on one basis,” added Mr. Renner. “That will be on the lines laid down by the Employers’ Association. The sooner the strikers realize this the sooner will the strike be settled. That is all there is to the matter.” ———— San Jose Unions to Give Benefit. SAN JOSE, Aug. 22—A grand labor demonstration will be held at Turn Verein Hall on Saturday evening under the ausz pices of the labor unions of this city for the purpose of raising funds to aid the strikers in San Francisco. All the unions will_participate in the parade and the bands will consolidate to make noise for the marchers along the streets and later in the evening will render music in Turn Verein Hall, where there will be speeclies by prominent labor leaders. Several of the local unions have con- tributed liberally to the funds for the as. sistance of the strikers in S8an Francisco. some of them giving as high as $0. At this meeting Saturday evening the com- mittee anticipates raising a large sum, which will be applied to the strike fund. Yo 155 St Remit Strikers’ Dues. At a recent meeting of St. Patrick’s Mutual Alliance Association of California resolutions were unanimously adopted to remit the dues of all members now out on strike and to retain such members in good standing until the strike is settled or until they obtain employment. The officers of the association are as follows: President, Thomas M. Searey; first vice president, T. M. McGrath; second vice president, Frank McCarrick; treasurer, J. H. McGinney; financial secretary, W. J. Gorman; recording secretary, Thomas F. Alford; corresponding secretary, T. X, Gibbons; board of trustees, Willlam Melia, J. A. Foley, C. J. McDonald and M. M’ Maherin. > . but | We were handicapped, of course, | | workers themselves, g HE developments in fron trades circles yesterday were somewhat interesting. Five of the molders who went back to the Union Iron ‘Works on Monday failed to ap- pear yesterday morning, greatly to the satisfaction of the unfon pickets about the works. Two of these were enticed away by strikers. During the day infor- mation was received by the Union Iron Works management that two of the men were besieged at their homes at an early hour by strikers, who did not leave their posts until nearly 9 c'clock. The men were afraid to leave their homes in_ the face of overwhelming odds, and rather than take chances they remained within doors. Another man who failed to appear at the works sent word that he was in his bed suffering from a number of more or less serious contusions about the face and body. He reported that while on his way to the works he was assaulted by sev- eral men and badly beaten. He was well nigh beaten into a state of insensibility and when he recovered his assailants had fled. He thereupon returned to his home, where he will remain for several days under cover. He states that he will re- ;urn to work as soon as he is able to do 0. President Henry T. Scott of the Union Iron Works said yesterday that ten new men applied for and were given work at the works during the morning. These men were distributed throughout the var- fous departments of the works. All of them, he said, were old employes, but he was unwilling to vouch for their being unfon men. In discussing the situation Mr. Scott said: “We lost five men to-day and gained ten, making a net gain to the works of five men. Two of the molders were un- able to appear at the works this morning, owing to the fact that their houses were surrounded with men whose threatening manner filled the molders with alarm. The besiegers guarded the premises until nearly 9 o'clock, and then departed. In- formation of the occurrence was tele- phoned to us .ater in the day. Notwith- standing the denials of the strike leader our working force is growing every .day. Inquiry at. the Risdon Iron Works de- veloped the information that thrée ma- chinists went to work in_that establish- ment yesterday. It is claimed these men belong to the machinists’ union, but the union pickets deny this vehemently. The management of the Risdon Iron Works declares that there were numerous applications by molders for employment during the week, but there being no va- cancles the applications were necessarily denied. The men were sent to other es- tablishments, however, and all are now at work., NO PLANING-MILL TROUBLE. Building Trades Council Denies a Published Report. P. H. McCarthy, president of the Bulld- ing Trades Council, issued a statement last night, upon approval of the council, in denial of the published report from Oakland that the lumbermen would re- fuse to supply lumber to the mills ihat | acceded to the demands of the Building Trades Council. ment in part: For some time jast strenuous’ efforts have been made by some parties with a view to in- volving the building -industry in the contro- Versy now waging between the miscellancous trades and the emploxers of this city. In no case. however, has it been more flagrant than in that put forward by Mr. Kendall of Oak- land, as published in the Examiner of the 21st and 22d. The Bullding Trades Council is desirous,of repudiating any such statement. It has had its controversy with the mill own- ers, which was settled by a board of arbitra- tion made up of some of the best men in the city and county, and the statement made in the Examiner to ‘the effect that the mill owners were given by the Building Trades Council six months within which to unionize is, to say the least, very misleading and is done pre- sumably with a view to bring- about a doubt in the minds of the business men, as also the to the end 'that trouble be brought about at any cost. This the Build- ing Trades Council will not tolerate. It is now and has been for some time at peace and in harmony with those whom Mr. Kendall would like to have us believe are negotiating for a fight. * * * It must be remembered that the Mill Owners' Association of Alameda meets regularly every Tuesday night, and that being the case it flatly contradicts the statements made in the press that it met on Tuesday night for the purpose of discussing the proposed boycott and that a meeting was to be held in San Fran- cisco next week, at which time this question was to be settled finally. No such meeting was ever contemplated by anybody, unless it be Mr, Kendall and his press correspondent, and the best proof of that is that no man doing business in the bullding or lumber industry knows anything about it. and if the press agent was looking for reliable in- Following is the state- | formation he would not have gone to Oakland to get it, because all the matters concerning this controversy have been carried on in San Franclsco and all great Interests therein have their headquarters here, hence it is apparent that those whose names have been linked with this latest labor scar e not singere. CZARINA 1S D;SCHABGED. Collier Will Be Repaired and Sent North Immediately. The work of discharging the ' collier Czarina was completed at Chandler's bunkers yesterday. She will be taken to Hunters Point drydock to-day, where she will undergo repairs and upon the com- pletion of which she will go to the Sound for another load of coal. Captain Hall of the South Portland said yesterday that his ship would be reudy to sail this morning. He said also that he had six men in the crew that would take his vessel out that had quit the union, and that in his fireroom he had four Japanese whom he had brought down from Seattle and two union men that had Jjoined his ship here. here is a war on at Port Costa b tween the stevedore firms that have con- tracts to load the vessels, The war is the direct result of the strike and is due to the failure of some of. the contractors to get men to load the ships. The grain merchants want their vessels loaded and have not hesitated to make new contracts with men who can get enough hands to do the work. McAllister & Co. lost two vessels because they failed to get men to handle the cargoes. Woodside & Co. agreed to load the vessels and yesterday morning sent up enough men to do the work. The stevedores were carried from this cliy to Port Costa in gasoline launches, one launch containing sixteen and the other nineteen men. ' Ry Striker Receives Knife Wound. Join McDonald, a union teamster, had a fight with some non-union drivers at Eighth and Bryant streets yesterday afternoon. McDonald received a knife ‘wound in the left knee joint, which he had dressed at the City and County Hospital. McDonald lives at 537 Bryant street and was one of the men who quit his job when the teamsters’ strike was declared. He declined to enter into any particulars re- garding how he received his wound fur- ther than to state that it was in a fight. e s p o Furey Released on Bail. Edward Furey, special officer at the Risdon Iron Works, was booked at the City Prison yesterday on a charge of as- sault to murder for shooting Peter Cal- lahan, a striker, during a disturbance at Jackson and BEast streets, Wednesday evening. Callahan is not dangerously In- jured and Furey was released on $500 cash bail, put up by Attorney Joseph Coffey on behalf of the Employers’ Association. ——— Protective Association Meets. A meeting of the San Francisco Protec- tive Association was held yesterday aft- ernoon at 214 California street. President J. T. Hurley was in the chair. The Brew- ers’ Protective Association, Bottlers’ and TEEL WORKERS - BEHAVE. QUIETLY Offer No Resistance to Men Who Are Taking Their Places. Believe That Mills Cannot Be Operated Without Skilled Labor. PITTSBURG, Aug. 22.—Aside from the palatial equipment of the Star Tin-Plate mill of the American Tin-Plate Company and the preparation for its immediate re- sumption of business there were no spe- ciul developments in the strike situation in this vicinity to-day. No further trouble occurred at the Pennsylvania Tube Works and at all other strike points quiet reigns. The Amalgamated people point with pride to thelr members’ conduct in restraining themselves from violence when they see non-unionists being marched into the mills to take their places. The incident at the Star plant this morning is given as an ex- ample of special significance, and, to use an Amalgamated offical's’ expression, shows that the men have been educated to the knowledge that their strongest weap- on in such cases is silence and submission until it is demonstrated that the milis cannot be overated successfully without the ald of the skilled men now on strike. The steel men, on the other hand, are highly pleased with their success in man- ning the Star plant and say that if the men they secure are not molested it will be but a short time until all other mills will be in full operation and doing good work. While the strikers assert that four of the new men at the Star plant have deserted the company and say that others would leave if they could get out of the mill, Superintendent Harper maintains that he has 100 men at work, -that none has de- serted and that the men can go and come from the mill as they please. The Painter mill has 250 men at work and the management expects to be run- ning fullhanded by next week. Two mills are being operated at the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant, one of the 10-inch mills. No sign of a break in the Carnegie upper and lower union plants made its appearance to-day. McKeesport is still completely tied up, but an attempt may be made to start the Demmier tin works to-night with men secured from outside points. The strikers are still vigilant as pickets, but are keeping quiet and making no_threats. At Irondale the tin plate company gained another victory to-day by the suc- cessful start of one set of rolls. There are sald to be enough men in the plant to man one mill one turn and the com- pany officials say that, now the break has been made, they will get the men back. A delegation of strikers from Wellsville went to Irondale to-night with the inten- tion of having a talk with the men at work and persuading them to quit. At Amalgamated headquarters in this city the day was devoted almost entirely to ‘routine ‘business and nothing of un- usual importance, occurred. President Shaffer said to-night that no movement has yet been made by either side looking to arbitration or mediation. There was, however, a tendency among many of the labor leaders to-day to discuss the ros- sibility of arbitration and on every side was heard mentioned the name of Gov- ernor W. A. Stone as an arbitrator or con- ciliator and it is sald he will be asked to tender his good offices in this direction. STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS ATTACK RAILROAD HANDS Discover That They Made a Mistake After They Have Roughly Handled the Men. PITTSBURG, Aug. 22—An omnibus crowded with negroes—forty-two in num- ber—created a great deal of excitement to-night on its journey from the Balti- more and Ohio station to the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg station in_Alle- gheny. Shortly after the trip was begun between the stations the report was start- ed that the men were strike breakers and a large crowd followed them, jeering and hooting. A stop was made on Smithfield street for same reason or other and four of the negroés alighted. Before they could get back the vehicle started and the men had to walk across the bridge. A crowd of probably 200 men followed them on to the structuré and when about midway across made an assault on the four men. The negroes were rather roughly_handled, but none were seriously hurt. Later it was learned that the negroes were being shipped to Clearficld, Pa., from Elkins, W. Va., to do some rail- road work and were in no way implicated as strike breakers. They were finally put aboard their train. In justice to the strikers themselves it can be said that they were not mixed vp in the affair, the attacking crowd being composed entirely of ruffians. B e Manufacturers' Protectlve Association, German Saloon-keepers' Protective Asso- clation, Retail Grocers’ Protective Union, Retail Liquor Dealers’ and Barkeepers' Protective Assoclation and, the Retail Grocers’ Association were represented at the meeting. The annual election of offi- cers resulted as follows: President, J. T. Hurley; vice president, John Hagler; treasurer, David B. Faktor; secretary, Edmund Lauterbach. e A | WITTMAN ADDRESSES POLICE. Duty to Be Done Reg:rdless of Judge Cabaniss’ Decision. | | “Irrespective of Judge Cabaniss’ deci- sion, I want you all to do police duty. Do not resort to violence unless you feel that the laws which you have sworn to uphold are being transgressed or that your lives are in danger. Preserve the peace at all hazards, even at the cost ot eing taken before his Honor Judge Cabzniss and fined. The Chief of Police and the Police Commissioners will uphold@ you, providing that you do not ignore | the’ instructions that have been given you. It was with that considerable Wittman _thus ad- dressed men at the Central Police Station yesterday morning. The Buardians of the peace were preparing to 80 to their respective stations when Cap- tain Wittman, who had just finished read- ing the decision of Judge Cabaniss in the case of Police Officer Knight, proceeded to address them. “This department has always been friendly with Cabaniss,” he declared. “I know a number of officers who spent their money” to_help sécure his election. As | the reward he now turns on the very men who helped him and convicts one of the number for trying to do his duty.” Captain Wittman then asked his men to remain cool on even the most trying oe- casions, but to use their clubs when they found it necessary. He also assured them that the Chief of Police would uphold their acts under such circumstances. Non-Union Man Robbed. A gang of thugs has been operating south of Market street during the past few nights, attacking non-union men and strangers and robbing _them of thelr money and valuables. Their latest vie- tim is John Riley, who hails from San Jose. Riley was walking along Third street last night when he was accosted by one of the gang, who asked him if he had a union card. After replylng in the negative Riley started to walk away, when he was set upon by the gang and robbed of $6 and a silver watch. He re- ported his loss to the nolice. As_there has been so many robberies in the same vicinity %aptajn ‘Wittman has stationed two of his men at Third and Mission streets to keep a sharp look- out for the gang. Sand Teamster Arrested. J. F. Harper of the Sand Teamsters’ Union was arrested last night by Police Officer J. Cullinane and charged at the central station with carrying a concealed w‘eapton. The arrest was made on Eighth street. feeling AL SRR Lumber Dealers Want Laborers. PROFESSOR R. T. ROSS AND HIS WIFE SUFFOCATE THEMSELVES Tragic Suicide of a Despohdent Music Teacher and His Spouse Be- cause They Are Dunned by Their Creditors-——Man and Woman Found Dead on Floor of Their Room With Gas Burners Open EEETECAFY T . ! promise. All the letters were on money matters. ald last évening that he was I o Professor Ross two years | ago by Professor Bonelli of 301 Jones street, and that he performed legal ser- vices for Professor Ross and loaned him $35, making the indebtedness 385. The Professor had neglected to Keep his prom- Fe to call at ihe office and pay the bill, and on July 30 of this year Mr. Davis wrote the note found in the room. by the Deputy Coroner. 3 had been employed as re- | toucher in the photographic gallery of Ar- | thur Genthe, 790 Sutter street. l Professor Ross had a daughter living in i @® SNHERE BoDy or Roow A S THHERE. 7ARS R WAS FowmD ASE XIRTEDN | i | PSS S RS W R — s PROFESSOR ROBERT T. ROSS, THE MUSIC TEACHER, AND HIS WIFE, WHO WERE FOUND DEAD IN THEIR ROOMS ASPHYXIATED BY GAS, AND THE SCENE OF THE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY WHICH IS BE- | LIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DESPONDENCY. et — — SANS ROFESSOR R. T. ROSS, a music | She notified the Equitable Gas Company | this city. tgacfersoand his wife committed | of that fact, and at noon yesterday J. J.| Professor E. 8. Bonelll of 31 Jones : day night by | Kelly and Fred Groth, employes of the |street, in whose comservatory of music sulc}l‘de‘osn;vsgg!e:ssze: 5,,m, il | 8as company, visited the flat, effecting Ross was an instructor, said last ni asphyxia luminating gas at their home, 514A Jones street. No motive is assigned for the rash deed, but it is believed that they became despondent because of the pressure of creditors. Mrs. Maggle Erickson of 681 Geary street says she saw Mrs. Ross intoxicated on the street in front of the Ross resi- dence last Wednesday afternoon at half past 5 o‘clock. Mrs, Ross was bleeding from a cut over the right eve, evidently caused by a fall. Professor Ross was leading his wife into the house. Mrs. Sadie Wollenberg of 516 Jones street informed Deputy Coroner Flynn that she observed a strong odor of illum- inating gas proceeding from the flat at 514A at 9 o'clock last Wednesday night. | @ ittt gttt ettt thousand laborers has been sent out by the Lumber Dealers’ Association of San Francisco, which call has extended to this city, as the subjoined advertisement will show: ONE thousand men wanted—Sallors, steve- dores, laborers; steady employment and good wages if work Is satisfactory. Apply Lum- ber Dealers’ Assoctation, 209 Examiner build- ing, San Francisco. STRIKE BREAK IN OAKLAND. Longshoremen Will Handle the Lum- ber on Wharf. OAKLAND, Aug. 22.—The strike situa- tlon has been eased up greatly upon this side of the bay by the decislon of the Longshoremen's Union of Alameda Coun- ty that they handle lumber after, it has been placed upon the dock, no matter whether it was placed there by union or non-union labor. This action of one of the strongest unions in Alameda County was taken in order that the building trades might not be embarrassed. The union held a_meeting this morning and after a very short discussion of the situation the members decided that they would not inquire as to how lumber got upon the wharf as long as they were not required to work with non-union hands. il 18 a great break in the sympathetic strike on this side of the bay, for it has been the general decision of the unions that they would not handle any material that had oncewnnued through non-union hands. This will probably enable all the shipping on the Oakland water front to resume operations, for men can be had that will unload the vessels if the lumber and cargoes can be handled after they are deposited upon the wharf. A number of owners of vessels have been able to t the cargoes ashore, but they have not een able to get them off the wharyes afterward. The work of clearing the wharves under this arrangement will be- gin_to-morrow morning. The men in C. R. Allen's coal yard struck at noon to-day. Mr. Allen suc- ceeded in gemr.g 200 tons of coal in the schooner Rough and Ready, and began unloading the coal to-day. Mr. Allen's union men learned that the coal had been handled by a non--union crew in San Francisco when it was transferred from the collier to the schooner, and all of his man walked out. Allen continued hauling the coal with ruch non-union help as he LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2.—A call for a could secure. George McBoyle, the vice president of an_entrance by force, discovered Profes- sor Ross and his wife dead, and the gas escaping from two open burners. Both the unfortunates were fully dressed. Mrs. Ross lay on the floor, clutching the end of the window curtain in her hand, and her husband lay on a lounge near by, face downward, with his feet on the dead woman’s breast. Deputy Coroner Flynn made a careful search of the premises and found two empty phials, one labeled ‘“chloral hy- drate” and the other ‘“bromide of pot- ash,” both these poisons being used ordi- narily to quit the nerves or to induce sleep. It Is supposed that the woman pro- cured the drugs for the purpose of over- coming the effects of her debauch. Several letters were found in the room one from Attorney Henry H. Davis of 420 California street, expressing his regret that Professor Ross had not kept his the Burnham-Standeford Mill Compl.nd, pronounces the story that the wholesale men are going to cease selling lumber to union mills a fake. *““That story was a rumor started at the outset of the strike and there was never any foundation in fact for it,” said Mr. McBoyle. Mrs. De Forest’s Alleged Legacy. IRVING, Kans., Aug. 22—Mrs. Mary Frances de Forest, when asked at her home to-day concerning the report that her uncle, Henry Dolan of New York, had that while he could not explain why Ross should have committed suicide he thought he had a pretty good idea of how it might have come about. About a year ago, he saild, Ross, who was one of the finest suitarists in the city, expressed his de- termination to learn the banjo, to learn it thoroughly and in shorter time than ahy one had ever done it before. At this time Ross was quite fully occupled with teaching, but in spite of this he tackled the banjo and by working nights and be- tween class hours succeeded in mastering the instrument. Bonelll warned him, but without avall. One day Ross collapsed and for three months his mind was an absolute blank. . During part of the time he was violently insane and it was only careful nursing by _his friends.that re- stored his reason. 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