The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1901, Page 4

FEW STRIKERS ABLE TO TAKE UP AT ONCE THERR FORMER WORK, BUT THE AGREEMENT HOLDS AND LEADERS COUNSEL PATIENCE RUMORS OF RENEWAL OF STRIKE NOT TRUE —— J Policemen and Specials to Guard Non-Union Men Till Readjustment Is Completed. - QHE promise of a speedy return to dustrial conditions was of rormal t fulfilled yesterday. thousands of men out on but a few hundred the underc Erow ev the work med to r, the peace agreement still holds more portentous union men are instructed to uphold | S their | ing s morning to loyers for work. | acting under instruc- red early in the morning at | | r headquarters to wait for the dray. | | men to appear and reinstate as many as needed. The draymen understood that | ihe tcamsters were to apply at the stables former jobs, and the misunder- g delayed the hoped for readjust- | | During the day a number of dray- informed t the non-union be discharged, and for a time n of the settlement by the emed imminent. tion s also rife on t where the strikers found them to do at once, cwrrent that both the Jongshoremen would re Dissatisfac- water front, rumors bec; amsters and t use to return 1 men were dis- s employers feit that the had become more strained than anager George Renner of the ¥ n's Association voiced the gen- eral query when he said, ““The strike lead- | ers have agreed to terms—can they deliver the . leaders were busy at the nzs of the unions with plans goods,” and though the report had become general that the strike was on again the men in Jin Yorke thu succeeded in keeping rdrew Furuseth, Father “asey and Walter MacAr- adlressed the {eamsters and the and impressed upon them the y and the wisdom of accepting | s 10 which their leaders had piedged | Michael - < Brotherhood of Team: fied the terms which yesterday Call. oly for their former jobs under arantee that the old schedule | | hours and overtime shall not be | | They lose the “barn steward,” | non-union men them and they agree to The employers agree to give of them work as there for ot to discriminate aga men As a result of a threatening attitude of | the w men toward non-union drivers yesteréay the police has again been or- dered to report for duty | with trucks and in the “‘danger district. Non-union teamsters will be protected as | before the strike was declared off. Cap- | | | tain Wittman said last night: further .violence if 1 can cautionary measure 1 have the policemen, including the spe- | for duty at 6:30 o'clock in the | | 7ill take their old places on | he stables, just as though unsettled. “The non-union T use prevent attacks being made Until peace has been completely re- police will continue guarding non- men and their teams. DID NOT CHANGi:‘, CREWS. With the circumstantial which only a Hearst publi garnish detail with ation dares to | | deliberate falsehood the¢ Ex- aminer vesterday morning announced that the steamships Sierra and Walla Walla would sail with union crews and" the men engaged under strike con- tions had been diecharged simultan- eously with the announcement of the set- of the sirike and their places o members of the union. The crews for both these vessels were JREIGH 7 7—; T S o - 73 A ( - J/?'i /a//-,va A INE SAMTTERS JOBS NOT PLENTIFUL ON THE WATER FRONT Men Must Wait Till Movement of Shipping Gives Them Employment. | i | | shipped in the regular course. The crews of both vessels were non-union and not sail with the com- shipped but the mat- change was never con- 5 BU Y SCENES ATTENDING THE INAUGURATION OF NORBMAL LABOR CONDITIONS ALONG THE WATER FRONT YESTERDAY. aptain Wallace of the amship Company or Cap- ard of the Oceanic SteamsHip as the men had been engaged before the strike was declared off. 8o circumstantial was the Examiner's tion of the changing of crews that r of the firemen on the Walla | all prepared to go ptain Wallace ~arrived e promp! idea and and everybody o+ Br HE announcement 3 ment of the strike ble heritage of unre: sters veste ay. Ow derstandings caused by th of them he was perfectl #nd as long as they could remai cific Coast Steamship Company. the e on board satisfied with them did the work they in the employ of the Pa- cireu- lation of more or less disquieting rumors concerning the terms at which the strik- Neitner on Sierra_nor t t the Is tugs Gid the settlement of | €IS Were to return to work a general re- the strike c e any changes. Both tugs | sumption of overations by the craft was and steamship are equipped with com- | prevented. About fifty out of 1500 team- R sters were all that drove trucks yester- RESS day. BPAPRRS éDD . RASLORS. An immense gathering of teamsters at 1 meeting of the Sailors’ | their h 3 evening Andrew Furuscth, | Doticeab! and the Rev. Peter C. | Fully 1000 men were congregated at that to the sailors re- | Point in anticipation of the arrival of the nd tried to i | draymen, who, it was erstooc ity for their ac- | them. were to come to headquar of settlement as |the purpose of re-engaging their old those to whom that task had d. The meeting was largely nd the trio of orators left the pparently well satisfied with | teamsters. The only drayman to appear | was C. B. Rode, who had discharged his | non-union men and was desirous of tak- ing back his old teamsters. He succeed- | ed in finding his men and they accompa- | nied him to the stable. The failure of the other draymen to appear on the scene caused some dissatisfaction among those who did not understand the situation, and some bitter language was indulged in. About 0 o'clock Manager George Ren- ner of e Draymen’s Association, who | had been notified that a misunderstand- | Ing prevailed, went to the teamsters’ | headquarters 'and formajly notified the leaders that the men must apply to their employers if they desired to drive trucks. | He further advised that those belonging | to the larger draying firms send a small delegation to the firms with a complete list of the men who desired reinsiatement | and then await developments. Pickets Still on Duty. The teamsters did mnot carry out Mr. Renner's idea. The old-time pickets went and when a teamster showed up er Casey nor Furuseth would dis- situation. - or will glve out whatever for publication. We have nothing.” This is all had to say. rior to his visit to the Sailors’ Union Father Yorke addressed the Longshore | Lumbermen’s Protective Association. He | exhorted t to be loyal to their agree- saying that it had been made after sideration and with a single interests of the city, and e people of San Francisco looked | o observe not only its let- t its spirit 3oth the longshoremen and the sailors passed resolutions indorsing the peace agreement TR Sand Teamsters at Work. | Almost all the members of the Sand Tea ers’ Union, which went on strike in sympathy with the Brotherhood of of the stables south of Market Teamsters, returned to work yesterday | street he was instructed to go to head- morning. None of the sand leamsters | quarters before entering upon his em- knew what the terms of settiement were and Business Agent Harper in an inter- view stated that he had not yet been informed of the nature of the agreement. In very few instances had the places of ployment. At the Overland stables, on Bryant, between Fourth and Fifth streets, 2 large crowd gathered, and when the non-union teamsters appeared on their trucks they were greeted with derisive the sand teamsters been filled by non- | laughier and cat-calls. Several hoodlums union men and in consequence the con- | threw rocks, and in the absence of police tractors were ready to take back their | escort the teamsters decided that it would former employes. be unwise to go out. The company tele- Gray Bros., who have the contract for sweeping and sprinkling the streets, re- ported that many of their old teamsters phoned for specials, who arrived within a short time. The crowd then dispersed and the trucks went out, as before, under were taken back yesterday and that | guard. more would be re-employed to-day. At the stables of the Western Transfer E Company. on Harrison street, near Hurries Away to Dying Father. A rather pathetic incident of the recent strike developed yesterday at the City Prison when Charles Lynch, aged 12, and two companions, James Bryant and Al- bert Edberg, aged 12 and 13, respectively, were arrested on a charge of having stolen a few handfuls of iron nuts from the Southern Pacific Company. Bail was fixed et $2000 in each case Shortly after the three youngsters arrived at the prison | it was learned that the Lynch boy's father, Peter, who was shot at the cor- ner of Eleventh and Harrison streets on July 31, during one of the labor scrim- maeges,” was dying. Attorney Martin Quinlin took pity on the youths and, after explaining the predicament of the | | Fourth, there were threats openly made against non-union drivers, the result be- ing that twelve of the drivers resigned in | order to avoid trouble. The company con- sulted_with a committee of the strikers | and offered to take back half of its old employes. The teamsters refused to con- sider the proposition, but referred the | company to the union officials. It was de- cided under the circumstances to discon- tinue the trucks until some arrangement could be made with Michael Casey. Mean- while the non-union teamsters declined to risk themselves on their trucks with- | out police guard. and a few police were | sent for and employed. Drivers Fear Violence. George Hart, manager of nsworth ch boy to Judge Fritz, succeeded in | RUggles; reported ot the eiice” ot e baving the bail reduced fo $50 in each | Draymen's Associaticn that his men were rase. which he immediately furnished out | intimidated by the union strikers. As a 1f his own pocket. Young Lynch- went | result of these threats, few of his teams Immediately to the bedside of his dying | were out. Mr. Hart thought the outlook tather. for an amicable settlement of the trouble for Positions, Consenting for otherhood of Teamsters Approve the Settlement and Members Will Apply This Morning to Former Emp]oyers? the Present to Work With Non-Union Men Who Have Proved founded. UNIONS ARE UPHOLDING THE PEACE AGREEMENT UT a few hundred of the thousands of strikers were able to return to work yesterday. A series of misunderstandings prevented the teamsters from taking the trucks out, and along the *water front not many strikers found work waiting for them. terms of settlement developed, but the Brotherhood of Teamsters determined last night that its mem- bers should apply to their former employers for work this morning. ment has been taken by any of the water front unions, and rumors that the strike is on again are un- Father Yorke addressed the mcetings of the Brotherhood of Teamsters and the ~Sailors’ Union at night. He advised the teamsters to go back to work and renew the sinews of war, and said that they could “attend to the ‘scabs’ later.” Much dissatisfaction with the No action adverse to the settle- EN was not rosy. He belleved the fallure of with the Governor, The non-union teamsters in the employ yesterday morning when they learned they would not have police escorts. The men declared it was unsafe to go out into the streets unless they were guarded, and that they would under no circumstance invite disaster. The result was a cessa- | tion of operations by the firm during the day. BRITISH-AMERICAN UNION EXPRESSES ITS SORROW Passes Iksolua{mp i)eploflng the Assassination of the Chief Ex- ecutive ¢of the Nation. Dr. Robert Mackenzie delivered a lec- ture Wednesday night before the British- American union on the life and death of our late lamented President, Willlam Mc- Kinley. Mrs. Stadtfeld and Mrs. J. J. Newbegin rendered several solos. The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, Willlam McKinley, the honored chief magistrate of this nation, has heen stricken down by the hand of a foul assassin; now therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of this Christian gentleman’ the nation has lost a wise ruler, the heart-broken wife a devoted husband, and the world a brave apostle of civil and religious liberty: and Resolved, That we, members of the British- American ' Union, regard the dead Presi- dent as a martyr to principle; and that we hereby emphasize our detestation of the crime, and our abhorrence of the man or men Who could sanction or encourage so base a‘deed; O esclved, That the well-being of soclety de- mands that strenuous laws should be speedily passed to crush out anarchy; and that if necessary the npation by ~concerted action chould take vigorous measures to thwart thiy vile conspiracy against God and mankind; and Resolved, That we extend to the dear woman who mourns in the desolate home our heart- felt sympathy and essure her that if the ter- der solicitude of the good in all lands can afford her ccnsolation it Is hers. The following officers and directors were elected for 1001-02: 2 President, Willlam Greer Harrlson; first vice president, Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn; second vice president, J. J, Newbegin; third yice president, | of Dore & Co, quit their trucks in a body| Messrs. McNab & Smith retained the with their former emplovers was due to| own expense yesterday. This firm has kept the circulation of misleading reports as | about a hundred non-unfon teamsters con- 1 | the teamsters to come to an agreement | services of their special policemen at their i | to the terms of the agreement arrived at | stantly employed during the strike. Many of these men proved themselves to be faithful and competent, and when the de- mand was made that they be discharged in favor of a union crew, the demand was refused. The firm announced that it would take back twenty-five of its old em- loyes, and when this was made known at Eemiquarters it was decided that mno union teamsters would be allowed to re- turn to this firm until a more satisfac- tory arrangement as to the employment William Sedgwick; General L. H. Pardy; recording e correspending secretary, Dr. F. d'Evelyn; directors—Professor Thomas ~ Price, Thomas Pennington, J. B. Macnamara, H. Harris, A. E. Acklom, J. Martin, " Alexander G. Wright, George Pennington, Geerge A. Dickie. Foote; treasurer, secretary, C. B, Prejudiced Against Examiner. The trlal of Charles Gordon, a watch- man, charged with battery on Danlel Sweeney, an Examiner artist, was com- menced yesterday before Judge Fritz. Out of fifty men examined only flve were selected to act as jurors. The others were disqualified on account of their prejudice against the Examiner and its proprietor. The names of the jurors thus far selected are: George Hurd, Donald McDonald, Louis Bearwald, C. F. Goddard and C. W. Cochran, It is expected that the jury will be completed to-day. ———————— Safecrackers Caught. William Troy, who with a noted crook named Hammlill bléew open a safe in the Postoffice at Redwood City some time ago, was arrested yesterday on the water front by Sergeant Lewls. Troy_will be taken to Redwood City to-day. Hammill, his accomplice, was recently sentenced to serve twenty-flve years in prison for his part in the crim — Japanese Easy Victims, Japanese storekeepers are being victim- ized by a man who is working the old Confederate bill swindle. The Japanese have not as yet heard of the Civil War and are easy victims to the wiles of the crooked purchaser of thelr wares, who always has a bunch of Confederate bills to make payments with. The police are looking for him, -t of union teamsters could be made. The smaller draying firms had little trouble in securing their old teamsters. Notwithstanding this, however, very few men returned to their trucks. Manager Renner of the association estimated last night that 'the number of teamsters who returned during the day will not exceed fifty. His firm, the Stetson-Renner Dray- ing Company, had succeeded in securing only two, J. S. Jacobs Company ten, C. B. Rode & Co. four, Englander Bros. seven, and G. W. Emmons four. A few of the smaller draymen who employ from one to six teamsters secured their old hands, but the number is not large. L B B B e T e e e e e e e Sl PLAN MONSTER BENEFIT TO AID OPEN AIR FUND Ladies of the Infants’ Shelter Auxili- ary Arrange for a Popular Concert. The auxiliary of the Infants’ Shelter will give a concert at Sherman-Clay Hall on the evening of Thursday, October 17, for the benefit of the open-air fund of the or- ganization. The auxiliary during the last summer did splendid work by sending sixty children to a rented cottage in Mill Valley. The children remained there for three months and gained in health and strength all the time. Ths following named young ladies_will act as ushers: Misses Lalla and Elise Winzelburger, Helen Wright, Edith Cut- ter, Etta Bender, Maud and Mabel Cluff, May Blllings, Louise Heppner, Christine Judah and Helen Allen of Sacramento. They will be assisted by Harold Mann, Nat Gilman, Raymond s%uuldlng. Edward Feldman, Gerard and Charles Hoag and R.a¥‘moné and Chester Judah. The officers and members of the auxil- fary are as follows: Miss Daisy Burns, president; Miss May Bil- lings, treasurer; Mrs. J. H. Deahl, secretary; Misses Maud Cluff, Emma Conly, Jessie and Eiste Dorr, Christine Judah, Rhoda Mills, Eisle Gorham, Rhoda O'Farrell, Erna Schmidt, Mabel Guinn, M. Baggert, ~Alice Jackson, Tessie McNab, Murlel Wimple, Duggan, Edith Cutter, Dottle Lipsher, Alma Hulme, A. Mills, Louise Heppner, Lucile Levy, S. G. Bowell, Eage, Wiillams, 'Van Bergen: Mesdames Lester Werrick, Sprague, Eugene Lee, McGanly and Flovd Judah, Of all German cities Nuremberg has in- creased most within the last flve years— about (0 per cent. | union drivers was with difficulty recon- Effici icient. —_—— HE members of the Brotherhood of Teamsters gathered in force at Turk-street Temple last night and after a heated debate, to which was added the fiery eloquence of Rev. Peter C. Yorke, formally ratified the terms of settlement of the strike and agreed to apply this mouning to their for- mer employers for work. That there was a wide divergence in sentiment concerning the terms wupon which the strike was adjusted was evi- dent during the progress of the meeting. That element which was unalterably op- posed to the idea of fraternizing with non- ciled to the thought of working by the side of men with whom they had been at open war for o ma weeks. In order that their scruples might be overcome it was decided to send for Father Yorke, and when that prelate took the platform the hall was crowded almost to suffocation. Father Yorke recounted the facts in con- nection with the settlement of the strike and explained tne terms the substance of which_was published by The Call yester- day. He assured them that they had en- joyed a signal victory and that their tri- umph, although not now recognized, would ultimately be acknowledged, ‘“How about working along with the ‘sc.?bs’?” shouted a man in the rear of the hall, “You can attend to them later,” was the reply, as repeated afterward to the re- porters outside by an officer of the union. Michael Casey also made remarks. He told of the meeting of the Governor and representatives of the Draymen’s Assocla- tion and said the terms were satisfactory. There had been some misunderstanding among the men, but when the terms were explained all dissatisfaction was - dissi- pated. A motion was subsequently made ratify- ing the terms of agreement and it was de- cided that all union men should return to work as soon as possible, fulfilling the contract by applying at once for their for- mer jobs. COWDEN IS REFUSED A WRIT OF MANDATE Judge Hunt De—ci—cies That State Board of Examiners Has Power to ‘Withhold Certificate. The application of J-J. Cowden, a grad- vate of the Pacific Coast Regular College of Medicine, for a peremptory writ of mandate to compel the State Board of Medical Examiners to issue to him a cer- tificate authorizing him to practice med; cine, was denied by Judge Hunt yester- DR. day. Cowden was refused a certificate by the Board of Examiners on the ground that the institution was not a college in good standing. He appealed to the courts and the Board of Examiners was ordered to give him a further hearing. The result of the hearing was a second refusal to issue a certificate. Cowden then applied for the writ of mandate, which was refused by Judge Hunt yesterday. His Honor held that to issue the writ would be an interference with the duties of the board, which was empowered to grant or deny a certificate to practice. e APPOINTS EXAMINER.—Customs Collector Stratton appointed James D. Whalen yesterday as examdner in place of Rayner Sharp. who goes to Honolulu as an examiner In the Cus- tom-house at §2400 per annum. I | plied for work at | loc | were discharging laborers. | cost the sailors and firemen of this po | Furusetn | yesterday for the purpos OMPARATIVELY few unic went to work yesterday alor water front. In spite o that the strike is declare members of the City Fre eration were mot, on the first day peace, in urgent demand. More wi to work to zm}:l l;:xv-l fas inc?:g t:vulz“mey have all learned that it is much easier to go out on strike than to 3 ack on a payroll “ILnD:;x: cours:, of a few weeks the P. cific Mail Company will probably be ir position to offer work to a number of s days | longshoremen. At sent the number men on the dock is great in excess the requirements. The y of Sy and the Peru are the only vessels in po at present. They are receiving freight, but this work gives employment to but a small number of the men regularly estab- lished on the dock. A crowd of union men assembled at the dock gates yesterday morning and announced their willingnes to go to work. None were called on, how- ever, and little encouragement was of- fered for the immediate future. The Pacific Mail Company has nev recognized any union either on its ships or on the dock. They will not discrimi- nate, however, against union men and | when the necessity warrants it many of the old hands will get a share of the work. A number of union the army They were told that men the army longshoremen ap- transport instead of authorities Seven were paid off yesterday and more will follow to-day. Stenart-street dock, devoted to the bu ness of Willlams, Dimond & Co., was an- other unfruitful field for the searcher for work. The non-union men engaged dur- ing the strike have proved to be an ex- ceptionally able lot. Most of them will be rctained as long as they wish to stay. Negroes to Be Discharged. At Howard-street wharf N. the Panama Railroad Enterprise is di were engaged yesterday, but it is expeci- ed that about forty will be put to work to- day. On this dock the work Is not re lar, and those in charge of the load and discharging have not been able to or- ganize their non-union laborers as has been done on the inclosed docks of other regular lines. For the past few over dock. for ng a hundred easy geing “‘darki been toying with the freight brought by the Enterprise. These longshoremen will be | paid off and their places taken by the men that have been out on strike. On the Oceanic dock there was no mand for labor, Captain Howard hav organized the men cured during strike into as able aggregation of freight rustlers as ever worked along the water front. These men will a r tained as long as they w A similar condition of affairs ts on the docks controlled by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Captain Wallacs has more than enough men for the re quirements of the company’s business and will ‘decline to discharge any of those ab and willing to do the work. Thi: to the company's stearaers as well. violation of the contracts made with t Pacific Coast Steamship Company h one of their very best visited friends. the company Andrew offices of finding out something of the prospects of work for those who had been out on strike. He was told that for the present there were no vacancies and that the company would make none, but that in the event of va- cancles océurring they would be filled from the ranks of applicants without re- gard to their relations with any labor or- ganization. Captain Wallace has told the men at present employed on the docks and steamers of the company that their ositions will not be in any way affected y the settlement of the strike. Union Men on Lumber Schooners. The steamship Columbia, which has been carrying an enlarged crew during the strike for the purpose of working cargo independently of conditions ashore, is loading with her own men. These ox- tra men will probably be paid off at the end of the present trip and the work of loading and discharging will be performed by regular longshoremen labor. The schooner Lizzie Prien yesterday commenced discharging her lumber with union men. The schooner Jennie Thelin went to sea with a union crew, but the work %of discharging the Alaska Packers’ Association vessels continues with labor engaged during the strike. At Main street a few union men were engaged and they worked in harmony with a number of the men taken on dur- ing the strike. The Helene and Irmgard yesterday shipped union crews and the ship Emily has half union and half non- “%e British ships CI e sh ships Clan Macke: . Aus- tralia and British General willnglel t“n‘i"é- mence discharging to-day with union hfil;\. dThei“l:éfl.cildganall. almost dis- charged, will finish dise! ShL harging with. her Many of the coal teamsters e during the strike will be rrtainedngf‘:l: anently. W. G. Stafford has taken back all his old employes with the exception of his foreman and three yard hands. Dhunsmulx“s 8:’! Ros&n{eld's made no changes yesterday in their teamst Will aake none. s e thAb.gUL fifty sailors were e day and more will be enga; tied-up vessels get ready for 5;1_“1!-1':: sailors crowded the office of the Ship- owners' Association all morning, but it will be some little time before many of the participants in the strike find them- selves afloat again. The work of the shipping master is for the present a dead letter. The sailors are attending to this business for themselves and for oncs »‘blood money” does not enter into the bargain. shipped during A Matter of Time. A number of hoisting engineers have returned to work, but it will take time before the shipjoiners, bridge builders, plie drivers and others in similar lines find occupation for their trades. With the ship’s cooks and stewards it will also be a matter of time. The union marine firemen were In evi- dence yesterday at the dock offices of the various steamship lines, but for the present but few of them were shipped and that only on the smaller boats. As the big liners of the Pacifle Mail Co pany and the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany come to port a number of them will find employment, but it will be several weeks before anything like ante-strike conditions will be resumed. * - PRESENT COUPONS FOR CALL ATLAS All holders of Call Atlas coupons who desire to secure a copy of The Call premium Atlas are requested to pressnt their coupons at the Business Office of this paper as soon as possible. Atlases are now ready for distribution. e R B 4 AN INSOLVENT MERCHANT.—Frank . Halderman. merchant of Hickman, Stanis. laus County, filed a pettion in Insol terday. He ‘Owes $0615 $2 and has 30 assein” )