The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 11, 1901, Page 5

THE' SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 *MERCHANTS REFUSE TO INTERVENE IN LABOR CONTRO 190 VERSY, STATE BOARD OF TRADE MEMORIALIZES MAYOR AND GOVERNOR AND EMPLOYER Great Meeting of Representative Business Men Fails to Develop Any Sentiment Demanding ' GOVERNOR IS PET STOP TQ EXISTING LAWLESSNESS 0 his Excellency, commercial instrumentalities wh: the crops of the State to marke between emplovers and employes mercial metropolis of the State destruct ive elements A season’s labor is menaced with bss .. Ample facilities for the storage of wheat crop of the State of Cali- fornia exists at Port Costa and other places in the State. The crop in sacks has been piled in fields, on the banks of mavigable rivers and at stations | | along the lines of railways. It has been found impossible to move these | | crops beca that thoze who have heretofcre been emploved in various ca ary to the removal of the harvest have re d to work and have alsc refused to permit oth to perform the necessary labors for the preservation of the harvest. A= an illustrative case and to bring the actua! situation clearly before you. yvour memorialists respectfully represent that at Main Prairie, in Solano ounty, there are s of wheat piled along the bank of that estuary awaiting shipment. 1t will require less than two hours to transport this wheat to Port Costa Men can be found to perform the necessary labor for the removal of this wheat to the warehouses at by fear of violence and bv the belief exists if they engage in such employment. Under these circu ances the qu. ment of the State of nia owes to the protection which would enable them to instance cited is but one of many fornia awaits shipment We are in p acquainted, that that danger of violent interference wit to the seabea n of informatio the natural elements, or their transmissio i rket; but before they can be indu assurances or guarantees at the hands California that they will be permitted unmolested. and that they will be mad Change of Attitude of Employers’ Assaciation the Governor of been sacked. and for the most part The resuits of industry are about to be destroyed. Port Costa, but they are deterred Practically cron of the State cannot be moved because of the belief forming the labor of such removal exists. In the view of your petitioners it is the first duty of governments to govern. It is the mount duty of an executive to prevent injury arising from violent interference with the industry of a commonwealth if danger fiom interference exisis. Your petitioners, therefore, most carnestly and respectfully call your attention to the impending disaster to the industries of the State, and respectfully petition your Excellency to take such steps as will afford a guarantee against the injurious effects of the lawlessness by which the industry of the State appears to be obstructed. Your omers are justified by information in their possession in the | | statement the men who harvested the crops of California stand ready to perform the labor necessary to their storage against the destruction of the 1-ed to perform that duty they must have ITIONED TO PUT the State of California—Sir: The ich have bcen depended up to move t have been paralyzed by a contention in the chief exsort port and com- The wheat which has been harvested | | exposed to the rhenace of from doing so that an actual danger to their lives s as to whether the Govern- griculturists of the State that take care of their property. The the entire wheat crop of Cali- estion ar rd n with which we desire to make you h those who would be engaged in per- n to seaboard or their shipment to final of the government of the State of to pursue this peaceful occupation e secure against the danger of personal ¥ harm or violence The chief point of storage for the grain of this State is at Port Costa, where there is no municipal crganization which may be denended upon io | stect warehouse men in the pursuit of their occupation, and besides this | the ulties confronting the farmers of this State are as broad as the entire comme and it appeared to your petitioners that an appeal for protects sary to overcome the difficulties and dangers of \he situation should be made 1o the State government We, therefore, res; your hands such investigation of the facts as may discl executive mind the necessary remedies and the earliest practical application of such remedies. This presentation is made without reference to the merit of any contro- versy existing between employers and emploves. It is an appeal based upon e necessity of those who are in no w parties to any conflict which may % between emplcyers and employes in the' city of San Francisco, or m | r port of export and import commerce. | r al which is based upon the fundamental rights of the citizens to purcue their legitimate occunations unmolested by violent ce. It is made in the full belief that the Governor of the State of possesses the power, and, therefore, is under the responsibility of the citi of the State 2 inst the lo: which is now threatened. n duty bound yeur petitioners will ever pra 1 CALIFORNTA STATE BOARD OF TRADE. | N. P. CHIPMAN, President. c A NISON, Secretafy. | - -+ E who comes into a court of | HE Employers’ Association held a equity must do so with clean ecial meeting yesterday at 11| There must be no blood o'clock, at which the entire strike fellow-citizens upon situation was discussed. More { than 250 members were present,¥ These words uttered last evening by F. |and after full consideration a vote of con- W. Dohrmann at the maszs-meeting'of the | fidence was given the directors and ex- members of the 1 ociation, | ecutive committee for their management . 3 caused a of strike 2ffai enth n There bad been a disposition on the part e business men pre | of mediators to insist that a meeting of sentiments as to the present | representative employers would result in vation in San Francisco. a reversal of policy and lead to consent to 600 citizens, members of the |arbitrate or to a direct confcrence with Association, answered the call | the strike leaders. Their hope proved to meeting, sent cut by Pres be baseless, and as a result of the meet- J. Symmes at the written re- | Ing vesterday it is now acknowledged on % ers of the organization. | all hands that mediation is a vain hope. IS e who were present at | The executive committee of the Dra o Goasigh <. b R A ¢ men’s Asscciation held its usual meeting, d be to give the names of | put the much-discussed terms of peace rs of strength in finan- | were not considered. he expectation of and the teamsters that to-day would see the ce settlement of the strike now seems to side with retail storekeeper: have been entirely without logical basis. prepared to listen calmly and pass judg- | Cases of attacks upon non-union labor- Ient on the merits of the case to be pre- | ers were comparativ few, and the tented to tk strike leaders say they will not increase President Symmes received an ovation | now that hope of concessions on the part when he ascended the platform and ex- |of the employers is gone. plained the cause of the call for the| The holiday interim was followed by a rejuvenation of industry along the water of this association,” he | front and in the wholesale district. Ap- gaid, “have requested that this special | pearances were much more nearly those Meeting be heid, and according to our | that obtain under normal conditions than on the call was issued, | have been scen since the strike began. he Merchants’ Association has the in- RS ALE s terests of the city at heart and has kept | @ si=isisiriefejofocfocfeiociolofofororirionferioioiotc @ a careful watch upon the unfortunate con- | dition that now besets us. We have not | tailed by the strike the services of the faken sides in the labor dispute, for the | committee of the Merchants’ Association Teason that this organization has a special | be so used as to bring an end to the pres- 1"and we did not desire to | ent labor struggle in this city. B s oo M in the community in | Murdock’s substitute was declared to e n attitude. We |be a resolution, however, and was slde- have not been lukewarm in the matter, as | racked until action was taken on Cu- hot been charged. The board of directors | PEry’s motion and its substitute. o erectal committee to act with | | The substitute that the action of the appointed 2 special comm a 1 other eommittees appointed by commer- | directors be indorsed was carried unani- e Tais - . the motion for a special commit- formed to render 2 tee being thereby killed. e e of the | A ‘substitute to Murdock’s resolution all present to listen calmiy and with de- | a8 prescnted by J. Taylor. He favored . 2 < of the gentle- | that definite action be taken by the as- liberation to the statements of the g e 41 2 e have asked for this special gath. | Soclation, and asked those present to d B S s thante” Rurintio clare by 'vote that they were fully in ac- ering o = s | cord with the policy of resistance to the Wants a Special Committee. | demands of organized labor. W. M. Cubery, one of the members who | A. Flagolette, a master butcher, made requested the president to call the meet- |2 Dlea for the strikers. A ing, declared that the city was on the | O: von Rhein made a short speech, verge of financial ruin and that some radi- | cal steps must be taken to end the strike. He pointed out the errors of the employ- ers and the employes in the present strug- gle as he considered them. The speaker did not present any solution to the labor problem other than to offer a resolution That a committee of five members be ap- | pointed by the chair to endeavor to bring about a settlement of the strike. The resolution was seconded by Joseph Seidl, and the sentiment of t meeting was <hown by loud cries of “question” when a gentleman in the rear of the hall rose 1o _speak. J. p'l‘((‘ll)' moved as a substitute to the resolztion that the association express its | approval of the actions of the board of Airectors as to the present industrial com- pl"!"":z‘"i“x:erh of Mr. Kelly was received with hearty applause. and a similar greet- Ing was accorded to L. A. Robertson. who favered the substitute and paid his re- spects to the “yellow press,” which he de- clared had fostered the spirit of antago- nism among workingmen. Favors Calm Deliberation. Charies A. Murdock favored a calm consideration of the situation and those present to come to a just and hon- | orable decision. “T am not in favor of censuring the board of directors,” he said. “for they have acted wisely in not taking sides in this issue. We want peacemakers, not partisans. If the Employers’ Association concedes to the emploves the right to form unions the emplo; must concede the right of the employers to hire union or non-union men.” Murdock presnted a substitute to the esolution of Cubery that the meeting in- dorse the action of the board of directors Uin appointing a committee to act jointly with other commercial bodies, and that on' account of the loss and suffering en- in which he opposed the substitute of Taylor. He urged that calm deliberation was vital to the interests cf the entire community. Opposed to Labor’s Dictation. “You cannot sit in judgment on both ides of this question,” Von Rhein said, vhen all present are interested on one =side. We have no disposition to crush unions, as has been stated by the yellow press. We are willing to recognize the unions, but we are opposed to any dicta- tion by the labor leaders. I hope the sub- stitute of Mr. Taylor will not prevail. It is unnecessary and humiliating to the la- boring clement, and instead of being con- ciliatory is likely to arouse passions on ihe other side.” W. Dohrmann. ex-president of the ssociation, received an ovation when he ascended the platform. _ i do mot wish to seé-the substitute prevail.” sald the speaker, “for it will do no good, but may do harm. The unions have appealed to this association to help them put an end {o the present deplora- ble conditions. There {s no desire on the part of employers to crush unions. I want to tell you of my own experiences with unions. Some time ago a man named Casey came to me and asked me to induce my truck driver to joln a union. He irsisted that the union was for the benefit of the stablemen, who worked. Jong hours for small wages. I told Casey that the plan had my sympathy and T spoke to my truck driver. He said to me that he was being pald more wages by me than he would get under the union schedule and he leclined to join the union. Again Casey came to me and begged me to use my influence with my driver to have him join the union. T did so0. and when my driver told me it would cost him $2 to join I gave him the money to do so. Many of vou have doné& like- wise, vet we are accused of trying to crush unionism. A few weeks ago my PROTECTION MUST BE GIVEN MEN WHO DESIRE TO WORK T a meeting of the State Board of Trade yesterday res- olutions were passed in rela- tion to the strike’s effect upon industry and the right of all men who_desire to work to receive protection from mu- { nicipal or State authorities. Copies of the resolutions were sent with memorials to Governor Gage and Mayor Phelan, which urge that the State’s industries be rescued from the ruin into which lawless- ness threatens to plunge them. Fellowing are the resolutions: Whereas, The contest being waged between the employers and the em- pleyed in this city ard county is seri- ously interfering with the business of the State, and especially with its ag- ricultural industiies by preventing the shipment of the products of the farm, other ways; and any patrons of this board ed that it take some action concerning this very important mat Resolved, That irrespective of the catzes or of the responsibility for ex- isting conditions, to which this | board made no ihvestigation and | has no knowledgs beyond that found in the current newspaper reports, the welfare of the State as well as the individual interests of those now en- 8aged in the pending contest demands that no fllegitimate or unlawful re- straint shall be placed upca the tran- saction of the business occupations of our people, a large majority of whom have no immediate personal concern In the issue being contested; that it is incompatible with and a violation of the freedom and liberty guaranteed every citizen by the constitution and laws of our country for one or more men, either individually or in an or- ganized capacity, by threats, menace or violence, to prevent other men from cngaging in a lawful business or law- fully performing labor wherever and with whomsoever they may wish; that by whatever means the employer or the emploved may choose to carry out | their policies for mutual or individual benefit they must keep within the law and within their lawful rights; that it is the cepecial functicn and duty of the municipal authorities to see to it that every man who may wish to work shall have full and ample personal pro- tection and that he may be permitted freely and safely to go to and from his home to his labor without danger to his person or- property; that no other view of the situation is consist- ent with that liberty and freedom of individual action which distinguishes a people governed by law from a people in a state of anarchy; that in the opin- fon of this board business would short- 1y be restored to its normal volume and would proceed without further loss 1o the State on' normal lines just so soon as assurances are given - that labor may be resumed in all vocations without danger to life or limb. o buty of the State to Protect Its Ten- ants. — EMANDS will be made upon the authorities of the State that pro- tection be furnished to property and life on the State's property on the water front. The men who pay tolls .for the privilege of carrying on business there will insust that the State preserve a condition of peace that will permit the ordinary and normal operations of industry. The Harbor Commissioners will first be called upon to act, and if they are not equal to the emergen appeal will be made to Governor Gage. The increase of the State harbor police is pointed out as the natural method of furnishing protec- tion to the State’s tenants, with the mili- tla as a last resort, if less drastic meas- ures fail. : It is generally admitted that the State has the right to police its property wheth- er or not city or county authorities re- gard themselves able to cope with the situation. But differences of opinion ex- ist when the question is raised as to the right of the tenants to demand protection of the State. Attorney General Ford was not pre- pared to give an opinion last night, but nis impression was that the State's ten- ants must look to the city for. protection until the fallure of such authority was regularly proclaimed. Governor Gage was asked by a Call cor- respondent yesterday what his probable action would be. He replied that he was too busy to be interviewed. State’s Property on the Front. State property begins where the city. property leaves off, and this is described by an irregular line commencing at the south head and extending to the San Ma- teo County line. The principal portion is that which lies between the western end of the seawall at North Beach and ex- tends around the city front. Perhaps the best known portion of it Is embraced within the territory extending from the old westerly slope of Telegraph Hill along the westerly line of East street and around Rincon Hill to the mail dock and westward again. This embraces a dis- trict several miles in length, and is prac- tically the center of nearly ail the strike troubles. “We have not as yet been called upon by any citizen to demand protection from the State for his property,” sald Paris Kilburn, president of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, yesterday. “In the early stages of the teamsters’ strike James McNab, who was driving a team, complained to us that the nuts had been screwed off his wagon while it was on State property. He found later that this was not so and withdrew his complaint. Had it been true the matter would have been investigated and the necessary pro- tection afforded. “Owing to the decrease in the revenue from the wharves since the strike com- menced we have been compelled to re- L e e e e ] truck driver came to me and with tears in his eyes told me that he would not go on strike against me and therefore re- signed his position. He went into the country and took a job for $40 a month. Hands Must Be Clean. “We are asked to sit in judgment on this labor struggle. In a court of equity he who comes there must do so with clean hands. There must be no blood of his fellow citizens upon them. “I do not charge the real workingmen with shedding the blood of their fellow citizens. 1 have not heard of any of the labor leaders going on record prohibiting the workers not to shed blood. The men who are responsible for the breaking of the laws and of limbs do not come fint this court of equity with clean hands. “What can we do to end this unfortu- nate strike? When the leaders admit the ‘when they denounce right of free labor, violence and to earn a living for themselves and thelr families, then we will recognize them as the real friends of labor. A motion to lay Taylor's substitute on the table was carried unanimously amid cheers and Murdock’s resolution = was voted down. en President Symmes asked those present if they desired to hear the communications received by the assoclation from the labor leaders a shout of “No” went up from all parts of the hall, ? S GIVE VOTE OF CONFIDE 1 NCE TO DIRECTORS Executives of City and State Are Urged to Adopt Measures That Will Guarantee Citizens Safety in Peaceable Pursuit of Lawful Occupations i H A A Carita, the girl conjurer, in Allraction Hall, sccond foor, daily from 11 b T MAYOR URGED TO ENFORCE LAW OR. CALL UPON STATE FOR AID s Horor Mayor James D. Phelan—Sir: Your memorialist, the Cali- fornia State Board of Trade, respectfully represents that the important export commerce of San Francisco is cbstructed and millions of dollars’ worth of perishable property belonging to the farmers of this State is e ed to complete destruction by the failure in this city of lawful pro- tection to men who desire to work and are willing to perform all the . labor required to move commerce and save the crops of the State. The position of San Francisco, as the chief port of this coast and the principal in- | let and outlet of its commerce, seems to us to be imperiled by this lack of lawful protection to labor, while the prosperity of this city will be griev- ously impaired by the losses Inflicted upon the State's producers by the fail- ure of legal protection here to men who are willing to work. Therefore, we respectfully memorialize you as the executive of this city to take immediate measures to enforce the law, by protecting adequately the men who desire to work, making them safe while in employment and going to and from their homes. If the resources at your disposal are inadequate to procure peace, keep order and protecilabor, we respectfully request that you call upen the Governor of California to supply such means as will accomplish the purpose that must be effected if this city is to be saved from disorder and the producers of the State from widespread and distressing loss, ! CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF TRADE. N. P. CHIPMAN, President. G. A. DENNISON, Secretary. < S F in California the right for a man to pursue a lawful occupation does not exist, then it is time we had a revolution to establish that right.” Thus spoke W. H. Mills at a meet- ing of the State Board of Trade yesterday afterncon, and in so speaking seemed to voice the sentiments of every member present. Expressions of the board’s sen- timents took the form of memorials ad- dressed to Governor Gage and to Mayor Phelan. The merits of the strike contro- cersy were carefully avoided both in the ons at the meeting and in the memorials to State and city executlves. The facts laid before the Mayor and Governor were that the crops of the State were iying exposed to the elements and in danger of destruction; that there was in the State all the labor necessary to remove these crops; that the laborers who were able and willing to move the crops were afraid to do so tor fear of per- sonal injury; that they would work if the necessary protection was assured; that this protection had been requested, but had not been forthcoming; that the dan ger to the crops increased with every hour of delay, and that if neither execu- tive officer acted. and promptly, the citi- zens wouid have io_ take thne matter in their own hands and organize a govern- ment trom which the proteetion assured by the country’s constitution could be ained. heports were received from all parts of the State, and they all showed about the same state of affairs—a harvest such as Califorma has seen equaled only once before, and the men who have raised and gathered it forced to watch it rot on their land because of a quarrel between two bodies of citizens in the State’s chief port. Appeals Made in Vain. W. H. Miils said that the tinve had come to see whether there was any protection to be had from California laws. _ “1f the government of California is worth paying taxes for,” Mr. Mills said, “it ought to be worth appealing to in a case like this. Appeals nave been made to the Mayor and to the Governor. Neither executive has done anything. T! situation remains the same. In our me- morial to the Governor we have taken a concrete case, that of Main Prairie, In Solano County, where there are 175,000 sacks of wheat piled along the estuary. ‘Chere is labor at hand to move this wheat, to move it in two hours, but the laborers, otherwise willing and able, are deterred from doing so by fear of vio- lence. “If it Is true that we have to stand by and see this property go to waste because of a quarrel between individuals, then the government on this coast is miserabi weak, and we ought to know what to do about it. If thé power exists to protect the men willing to move this wheat and it is not exercised, let us bring the re- sponsibility home to where it belongs. If in California the right for a man to pur- sue a lawful occupation does not exist, then it is time we had a revolution to es- tablish that right. “If San Francisco cannot cleaf away this obstruction, stop this controversy, which threatens the whole State with fearful financial loss, then let her abdi- cate her position as the chief export port of the State. “When I hear of these continued at- tacks on men engased in lawful efforts to earn a living it seems to me that we are being driven back to elemental conditions, to a state of anarchy. If the Mayor can do nothing. if the Governor says there is no remedy, then let us get together and organize a real government and find a remedy. “Who are the members of the Employ- ers’ Association? Who are the members of the party cn the other side to this L e e e e e S . J ] duce our force of State police, which now consists of but two men. We have the power to increase the force to any num- Dber we may see fit, so_long as we do not exceed our revenue. No case of injury to State property has been brought to our attention, but when i is we will be pre- pared to act. “The transport dock is State propert yet when the United States Government wanted protection for its laborers it made a direct application to Mayor Phe- lan, although the power lay within the Government to ‘send a regiment of troops to the dock. Had such a course been necessary no doubt it would have been followed. The State is in practically the same position. All the outrages commit- ted by strikers have been without the zone under conirol of the State, and therefore we have not felt that it was either wise or necessary to invoke State aid until the power of the municipality had been exhausted.” Ex-Governor James H. Budd, attorney for the State Board of Harbor Commis- sloners, declined to express an opinion re- garding the powers or duties of the State in the premises until the matter had been officlally brought to his attention by the Harbor Commissioners. “We had a discussion in a general way n the proposition this morning,” said wvernor Budd, ‘“‘but it was merely in- formal. The board has as yet had no oc- casion seriously to consider the matter. It would not be proper as an attorney to give out in advance what my opinion &ould be in a contingency affecting the rights of property of those of whom I am the legal adviser. I know what the law in the matter is, and just how far it would be advisable to go, but I must de- cline to discuss it on those lines. RIOT ON THE WATER FRONT. Longshoremen Attack Non-Union Men and Police Use Clubs. “A small riot took place on Meiggs wharf yesterday, in which a number of strikers and others were severely in- Jured. The trouble occurred about 10 o'clock, when a gang of longshoremen attacked a number of non-union men who were handling lumber on the wharf. The strik- ers were armed with rocks, which they threw at the workers. These workers re- taliated in kind, and a lively fight was in progress when Sergeant Duke and several policemen arrived upon the scene. The police used their clubs freely, and after several minutes’ hard work succeeded in dispersing the mob. Several of the at- tacking party were badly beaten, but none seriously. 7 The Marion Chilcott secured a non- union crew yesterday and sailed for Hilo with a complete cargo. The Santa Clara u controversy? They are all simply citi- zens and non: of them has the right to paralyze the State witn their personal quarrel. Let them quarrel if they want o, let them strike if tkey please, but let hem settle their disputes within the lim- its of the law."” Memorial for Mayor Also. It was at first intended to memorialize | only the Governor. Colonel John P. Irish, however, pointed out_that under the charter Mayor Phelan was specifically charged with the preservation of the peace. “An idea seems to have got about,” Colonel ~ Trish said, “that Chief of Police Sullivan is responsible for the fail- ure to suppress the lawlessness which has recently prevailed in the cfty. That ake. Sullivan is only a subor- | ¥ Let's me- | responsible. morialize the Mayor.” Colonel Irish then drafted an appeal to the city's chief executive which the board promptly approved, signed and | ordered delivered. E. D. Sweetzer, a member of the board from Santa Rosa, told of the condition of | affairs in his part of the country. In So- | noma County. he said., there are over 10,000 tons of hay lying in the fields await- | ing either removal to market or destruc- tion by the rains which may be expected | at any time now. Every structure with | a_roof is being utilized for the protection | of the crop. George P. McNear, one of | the heaviest hay buyers in the State, is| using an old cannery and a church for hay barns. The element of available pro- tection cuts considerable figure in_the qk‘e obtained by the farmer for his hay. Mr. Sweetzer said that McNear was buy- ing hay, and trusting to the rain holding | off or to chance enabling him to get shelter, for $230 a ton. while men “that had secured storage places were paying $10 50 a ton. During the past few weeks Mr. Sweetzer has been making a tour of his county. . He found crops unusually | heavy everywhere. He also found the RRERERERRREREERRR RERE RERRERRR KRR RRRRE ERRRRRRE RRRR RERRY RRER HRRRERRE RERY RRRRR RRRE RERY RRERRREE RRRR RRRRE KRR 75¢ Colored Tricot $1.25 Black Cheviots.. 75c Silk Tzffeta Flaonel $1.50 Glac: Kid Gloves 35c Fancy Hose (ladies’). ... $10.00 New Fall Jackets. . § Gu S $2.50 Neck Ruffs (new). . $7.68 3 8 3 ® S ] v H 3 @ 3 8 2 Baking Powider Bargiin— Champion wbht.’—Rr;uln'y i ¥ L ki kntnkntel Best Garn Mzal—Ex WaRaAnwa Surpassing in Beauty and Atfractive~ ness Any Event Yet Held in fthe Big Store. Mu'titude of People, Such as Has Been Secn ssembied in but Few Stores in Am:rica, Visited The Emporium Yesterday, the First of the Opening Days of the Fall and Winter Season 1901-02, The unsurpassed displays of new merchardi e frcm the four quarters of the eartr, the beautitul fleral decorations, the entrancing music, th2 novel air- ship, the amusing young conjurer in Attraction Hall, the pictures in the art rooms, the life and brilliancy of the scene—all had their charm for the mighty throng which surged in and out of America’s handsomest shopplng place. And the show continues to-day and to-morrow. Promenade Conccrt to-day from 2 to 5 p. m. Promenade Concerl to-morrow from 2 fo 5 p. m. RBo'h by the big Emporivm Orchesira, dircct by August Himrichs. a. m. until 5 p.m. Magnificent lloral decoratioas. The airship is still fying. New pictures in the four arl rooms. The Principal Fall Opening Specials To-Day and Thursday. 25¢ Drawn-work Squares. . ... 185¢ 60c Drawn-work Squares 20c New Skirt Linings . . . . $2.50 Fal Shoes (ladies’). $2,08 $1.85 De by Hats (men’s) $1,47 5oc Suspenders (men’s) . ., .. . 37ec $2.25 Felt Walking Hats | (And many others.) WA WANE AR AN AR WA R RN AW Rl Wa S The List for To-Day (Wednesday). We have just bought a large quanicy of $3.00 per galion, to-day only..... $1.. Babbtt’s bes: Baking Powder, guaranteed , Emsrke’s Dub'in Stout—Do:. ... the purest and. best that ' money can buy, g $2.15 sou know their famous scap, th= Biking” Sweet Wim@s—Very choice An- Powder is just as good, 5oc 1 lb. tins, to- geiica, Tokay, Madeita or Muscat, our cay, 3By 25¢ % Jb. tns, to-day, @@ regular $1.50 per galon quaity; to-iay Bist Par or Matches, picg P 25c sacks to-day 21¢ White Ash Soap—The regular sc tass of this fine floating bath soap, t>-das .10 bars 25¢ 15« <ay.. ... —To-day, b.......85@ Swe:t Pickies—To-day on'y Golden Rule Bazaaru CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE dia Curry, put up by Caif mia Packing Co. and now being demonstr_t:=d i Department; 20c size—to-day. Arbuckle’s Co WRRRRARARRARR AARRXARR R AU RRNARRRAG R R RN RRA R AR wunan country overrun with strikers from San Francisco who were dividing their time between intimidatin; the country la- borers to prevent their coming to San Francisco and taking those same country laborers’ jobs at wages the country la- borer would scorn. Nearly every ham- let, he said, contained one or more vic- tims of the San Francisco country labor | reception commiittee. Farmers Unable to Get Cars. Arthur R. Briggs of Fresno, who is not only a member of the board but a farmer | on a-large scale, said that he had 300 car {loads of grain lying on his place and stood to lose it all unless he could get cars to move it. i he San Joaquin farmers had been | given to understand, he said, that the embargo at Port Costa had been raised | and that the warehouses there would now | advance guard of the clev- erest millinery ideas. ADVERTISEMENTS. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadwey Whart, San Francisco: = . ‘or Alaskan ports—ii a. m., Sept. 4. 8 13, 18, 2, 28, Oct. 3. "Change _ to company's steamers at Seattle. For_Victoria, Vancouver (B. msend, Seattle. e We are now showing the If you want a stylish, be- e e s L H ' t. 4, 8, 3 coming hat, ~moderately Changs at Seaitls for this . . company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; priced, drop in and try one at Seattle or Tacoma for N. P. Ry.; at Vaa- on. 943 Market street. couver to C. P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay)—1:30 p. m. Sept. 4,9, 14 19, %4, 29, Oct. 4 S clear away the blockade, he said, but un- | less proper protection was afforded these men they were afraid to work. If the protection to which they were entitled | was forthcoming, he said, the blockade | would be cleared away in twenty-four | | hours and all the cars the San Joaquin | farmers and other farmers of the State wanted would very soon be set at liberty to_move the crops. Present at the meeting were: N. P. Chipman, E. D. Sweetzer, Craigie Sharp of the Oakland Board of Trade, John P. | Irish, J. S. Emery, Arthur R. Briggs and | ‘W. H. Mills. Horace Wilson was an in- terested spectator. The resolutions printed elsewhere on this page were adopted and ordered sent to the Governor and the Mayor along | with the memonals. | also secured a non-union crew and will nia, Pains in Back, Evil Desires, Lame Back, stipation, Stop Ner Eyelids, Effects are part viger and pote tion. Restore small, thie brain and nerve centers; 50c a 250 by mail. money refunded with 6 boxes. Circulars free. Address BISHOP. REMEDY CO.. 40 Ellis s San Francisco. Cal. o and 40 Third st. 5 | s San 'Diego. stopping only at Santa Bar- Tady. ne said: bat they weet nanie 6| THE LEON MILLINERY. CO., | e, Fort Los Snssies snd Sodande Qo2 2 set care. 3 SEU Lud. Zoble. steamer State of Californ'a, Wednesdays, r. Mills explained the scarcity of e Cras. cars by calling attention to the conges- “P‘or Los Angeles, calling at !nnfl o | tion n the railroad yards and warehouses e e | at tnis port. There were lots of men to s B oo VIM, VIGOR, VITALITY forMEN | Ventura, Hueneme, East San Ped: n Pedro. San and *Newport (*Corona only)—Steamer Co- rona, Saturdays, 9 a. m.; steamer Bonita, Tues- days, 9 a. m. For Ensenada, Mag Cabo, Mazatlan. Altata. La Paz. Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.)—10 a. m., 7th each montb. MORMON BISHOP'S PILLS have been in use over fifty years by the leaders of the Mormon Church and na Bay, San Jose del worst cases in old and young | For - further informatfon obtain company arising from effects of self- | golders. abuse, dissipation,excesses or | = The company Tight to chanse reserves the steamers, sailing days and without previous notice. TICKET OFFIC! clgarette-smoking. Cure Lost Manhood, Impotency, Lost Power. Night Losses, Insom- hours of sailing. E—4 New Montgomery r street (Palace_Hotel). Nervous Debility, Headache, Unfitness to Ma: GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agents. ry, Loss of Semen, 'Varicocele or Con- 10 Market st. San Franciseo. 50 ous Twitching of 'mmediate, Im- CENTSycy to every func- Don’t get despondent; a cure is at hand. undeveloped organs. Stimulate box; § for A written guarantee to cure or O. R. & N. CO. ‘COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE." Portland to all polms;;!ut and in the North- we «Chicago-Portland Special.” Superfor Service—Quick Time. GRANT DRUG CO. leave for Alaskan ports to-day. The steamer George W. Elder arrived from the Columbia River yesterday, this | being her first trip since the inauguration | of the strike. Full gangs of men were at work on all | the wharves yesterday. Little opposition by the strikers was noted. The loading of the Ventura is proceeding rapidly and the indications are that the vessel will be ready to sail to-morrow according to schedule. Special Officers in Trouble. E. Thomas, one of Curtin's special offi- cers. who was convicted of battery upon Peter Donoghue, a laborer, at the quarry in Golden Gate Park last week, appeared for sentence before Judge Fritz yester- day. The Judge sentenced him to thirty days in the County Jail. A charge of dis- VBTV VDD visit DR. JORDAN'S areat HUSEUM OF ANATORY World. ~ Weakn Positive Cure THE SHORT LINE TO ‘Walla Walla and Spokane, and the Baker City, Lewiston. Coeur d'Alene and Boise City Gold Mining Districts. D. W. HITCHCOCK, General Agent, No. 1 Montgomery st., San Franeisco. 1051 MARKET ST. bet. 6:3a73, 5.7.Cal. . The Luget Ansiomical Muscum i the AMERICAN LINE. @iscave pasitively carod by the oldest NEW YORK, S0UTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS. Specialist on the Coast. Est.36 years. Stopping at Cherbourg, westbound. DR. JORDAN—DISEASES OF MEN From New York Wednesdays, at 10 a. m. turbing the peace against him for raising | a disturbance on an electric car about the | same time was dismissed. Maurice Pohalski, a special officer em- | ployed by Curtin’s agercy, who was ar- rested Sunday afternoon by Policeman Davids for disturbing the peace at Stock- ton and Ellis streets, was convicted by Judge Cabaniss yesterday and ordered to his conduct in getting drunk and annoyi: people on the street. Ten ADVERTISEMENTS. Naptha and soap together— TOYO KISEN KAISHA. TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR- connecting at Hongkong with India, Rou: D irelght and passage apply at company o1 Market strect, corner i St. Paul. Sept. it | Philadelphia T ity o e Jenate: & | Haverfor Sept. 21/St. Paul i Zin every case undertaken? st. Louis Sept. |St. Louls. 5 i RED STAR LINE. miAGE. . et e e New York and Antwerp. in JORDAN & CO., 1051 Market §t..5. F. From New York W TV DDV OH DD VDDV Kensington = | *Zeeland - Friesland 3 OCEAN TRAVEL. *Stop at Cherbourg. eastbound. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION €O.. CHAS. D. TAYLOR. General Agent Pacific Coast. 30 Montgomery s. PANAMA R, R. “CiNe’ appear for sentence this morning. Th ner fh’!{ and BI‘IYII’\ZHA streets. at 1 p. m., L'NE Jhdge seversly reprimanded Pohalski for | wobe (ke Nagasakl and Sransnat Sand | T0 NEW YORK VIA PANAMA DIRZST, b steamers for Cabin, $105; Steerage, $40; Meals Free. ete. cargo received on board on day of sailing. S.8. Argyll sails Mouday, Oct 12 SS. NIPPON MARU..Friday, September 8. 8. Leelanaw sail: Trursday. Oc: 24 SS. AMERICA MARU s.§. Argy'l Syl s ss. MARU From Howard-stregt WHarf at 2 p. m. Saturda: ts at Frefght and Passenset Office, 3 Market st. e CONNOR, Pacific Coast. Agent. COMPAGNIZ GENERALZ TRANSATLANTIQUZ First. AVERY, General Agent. Fels-Naptha soap—more efficient than soap. Your grocer returns your money if you don't like it. Occanics 5.Co. S.S. VENTURA. for Honolulu, Samoa. Auck- land and Sydney..Thursday. Sept. 12, 10 a. m. S. S. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti 4. 0. SPAECKELS & BROS. 50 , Benara: Gen’] Passenger Gffics, 843 Market DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Salling every Thursday, instead n(m L' Aqui- Saturday. at 10 a. m., from pier 42, ‘September North River, foot of Morton stree! taine, September 19: La Bretagne, 2: ‘hampagne, October 3; *La Savoie, Oc- tober 10. First class to Hayre, §70 and upward. Second class to Havre, $45 and upward. GENERAL HAWAI, SAMOR, NEW ZEALAND ano SYDHEY DIRECT LINE To TAHITL. _About Sept. 18 s. & MARIPOSA. for Honolulu... AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES and CA. iy 94 4 32 Broadway (Hudson building), New Saturday. Seot. 21. 2 o. m. | $7.. ¥ BRadREy | NS0 e " Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue. San Francisco. Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents. *Twin Screw Express Steamers. 327 Harkei §t SLH&I.'L Pagif 8¢ Fels & Co., makers, Phi'lade]phiz. Gray, Lang & Stroh (Inc.), San Franclsco. PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION GO, And CIA SUD AMERIZANA 05 VAPO :E BAY AND RIVER STEAMER3 Valparaiso, stopping at E 1| ga :‘53 :‘;{f&%&;fi:’é‘!«' saliine trom How. | FOR U, S. NAVY YAR) AND VALLEN. | ~~NEW WESTERN HOTEL, COLOMBIA. ‘&;Lm.M!AREQU!PA oct. 12| Steamers GEN. £ or MONTICELL) J(EARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE- | TUCAPEL......Sept. 28|LIMARI. Oct. 26 $:30 . m., except Sun- co.gieled and renovated KING, WARD & | These steamers are built expressiy for Cen- m. 83 pom - Lesves . pea; . Rooms, day: | tral ana Sou can passenger service. ‘noon, m.. % to 88 week: 38 to $20 month. Free baths; hot | (No change at Acapulco or Panama) Frelght M 8 pme Fare and cold water every room; fire grates In every ! Teom: elevator runs all night. and B. ‘OUR. GUTHRIE & CO.. Gea. nger office, 316 Californfa street. Agents.