The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1902, Page 4

STRIKE ON GEARY-ST HELP IS | OFFERED | CAR MEN | Building Trades Are| Ready to Uive Their Aid. Railroad Employes| Praise Efforts of | being ac- | | carmen | | er add t the Temple, u jet and orderiy. 1€ made | A number of other nteered good advice and time pass pleasantly were waiting for definite | resoluiions which were re-| | e following from the Butld- iy suppe Amalgam ployes of and therhood ame the follow make public equently on, denled at showl ome from | from H. | tel show- tevedore 30 last remen’s i three | ited | onor- »f service. r of the Longs ath He ser of the U 0 e AGREEMENT MA BE HAD TO-DAY| ued From Page One. wire their principals’ in New their instruc nd pending of news the m: s again re- ul es ol urpose nge the greement between the emplov- | | strikers. Certain con demanded of the strikers, but .. is be- | ference will form the basis of the agree-°| ved the carmen will meet the railway | ment between the emplo: of the Gea officials half way in the matter. Whije | Street road and its directo: In the event ihe strikers are willing to do all in their | of the increase of pay being granted, the power to effect a settiement agree that | men will receive back pay from the time they will insist to the iast that the union | they go to work until the new orfler goes shall be recognized into effect. t ch ¥ After the conference Chairman Knox M,‘n{ HAVE ?oon EFFECT. | a0 R Tk e e REACH AW AGREEMENT. officials is the agre nent of We ha ac a satisfac y- arrangement Geary- t w directors to | with the Geary-street ro: managers. The &bide by t decision 1o be reached by | men will return to work in the morning. We e United Railroads [ | The - presented by i=i=i=i~+ @ | expregsed the views of hie company “T think it was a mistake to include the | order, ined the road and make sch rangements as might be mutually agreed upon Gear; said conditions concerning that momer signed | should return to work in the morning un- der the old conditions, pending a settle- between United Rallroads of San Francisco further stip- r agreement might be | later reached between the two main con- tending parties should govern the agree- ment then made. This includes all articles embraced in the demand presented to the 'nited Ralilroads’ results may be reached at the final cony ment the ad no difficulty SA N FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 25 , 1802 R 2EET LINE | CARS ON GEARY-STREET LINE Continued From Page One. demands of the Knox and Presid treet road in your strik ir. Platt. Then he exp he was willing to A general discussion followed. It was agreed that of the controversy It wa triking carmen d that whatev la directors. fs agreement on the y % Horace ¥ rike, s far as the | @ rieideieleinieieleieied Geary-str concerned, has Leen the cars will be in|COMMITTEE COMPLETES operation ing. The number o of who me Gperations is’ 77, under the agreement they will = benefits as the men of the stem may reap that is to come. said that o sense conx re United from the In this con- the Gea such Railr settlement nection it street the U trary, ent car_emploves were Platt aid ar- in a few s the agreement was reached and the men Whatever | the and | in coming to an agreement BAKERSFIELD ITINERARY nival Is Decided Upon Definitely. Route of Travel to and From Cat- The itinerary of the party of San Fran- given cisco business men who will wvisit Bakers- field during the carnival and street fair has been completed and is t by lay otner than ”4!;!;”‘0 committee on arrangements for the protecting_fran righis. Two care | information of the people in the interior were run for the greater part of the day | who will be visited. The itinerary is as on the Filicstreet line. but no business | iollows: tectives. Both cars -were sboarded by | (U0 V12 Southern Pacific: v p. m members of the strikers’ peace commit- | Arrive Bakersfield.. May a. m. tee and the men guarded against possible | 1.cave Bakerseld 3 a.m attacks. Crowds gathered continually at | Arrive Portervhlle (brea Ellis and Market streets and the motor- | fest) .... A g mer. were roundly berated by strike sym.- | Leave Porterv a m pathizers at times. The peace committes | Atrve Visalla . a m pre ted any outbu Leave Visalla a. m, the comings Arrive Tulare 046 2. m. length pass . S s ey anfore e m. STRIKERS BANQUETED. . Hanford a. m. The strikers were jubilant at headquar- | Arrive Fresno i ters last night over the victory gafned in | LoV p. m. the Geary-street railway settlement. The | 271" May 10 b m mon claim that the officials of the United | ke hngs g Railroads will be greatly influenced by v 2:15 the action of the Genry.strott eompary| EC7Y - e s and that the settiement of the strike will| ,Tickets may be obtained from —Walter be facilitated thereby The employes of the line, who are to a man members of the Carmen’s Unlon, were given a ban- quet by the people of the Richmond dfs. triet last night in honor of the opening of the line this morning. The occasion was an enjoyable one for all concerned. Mayor Schmitz expresses the belief that the demands of the strikers will be gronted with possibly one or two excep- tions. He was not prepared to express an opinion as to the nature of the de- mands whicl the company will insist upon having modified before ratifying the agreement, but he intimates that the M. Castle, J not be material. ing to do »hat was right, extent of making one or two sacrifices i the interests of peace and harmony. Th Mayor added, were firm on the. point of having the union recognized, and that if an attempt ‘was made to deny this recognition they would refuse to return to their posts, P. Currier, however, that the M. Koshland, F. #H. Wheelan, Leo Michaels and J. F. Filcher. concessions to be made by the men will The carmen were will- even to the | men TO RUN AGAIN THIS MORNING 2 -+ | i | ed of better treatment. We are the basis of the agreement yet ated with the United Railroads. ated us cordially and 1 can only thankfulness for this early end- ing ntroversy. It means much to the car employes-of San Franclsco. President Platt confirmed the statement | | made by Mr. Knox and sald: It was a mistake to include the Geary-street road in the etrike order, as we are not a part of the United Railroads, but stand upon the same footing as an independent line, as does the California and the Union stree. [ re- celved a telephone message th morning ask- ing if 1 would meet the men. ves,” and a delegate came down and arranged for the meeting just held.' We are glad_the natter has been satisfactorily erranged. Had It been for this misunderstanding our road would probably have not been tied up. Mr. Knox Is authorized to make such statement as he deems fit as to the result. The, committee of car employes at once returned to headquarters at the Turk- reet Temple and explained the details of the arrangements made with the Geary-street road. Knox safd the basis of the arrangement was the same as that at present prevailing on the California gnd Unlon street lines and was eminently sat- isfactory.- He notified the men formerly employed on the road to meet this even- ing to receive the obligation of the union and then prepare to go to work in the morning: His remarks were greeted with great applause. All the employes of the road. including | the exira men, were initiated last night and immediately left for their homes in the Richmond district, where they were guests of honor at a banquet tendered th-‘m by the residents west of the ceme- teries. AMERICAN-BRITISH RIFLES ENTERTAIN AT A “SMOKER.” Eritish Consul General Is Guest of Honor and Pleasing Pro- gramme Is Enjoyed. The American-British Rifles gave a most entertaining “smoker’” last evening at 103 O'Farrell street, the proceeds be- ing devoted to the fund for the 'rnew armory equipment. There was a large attendance of mem- Lers of the military company and their friends, the British Consul General, Hon- Courtenay Benneit, being the guest of hono ) Captain C. E. Peacock, late of the As- tor Battery, presided, and a pleasing pro- gramme was presented. Major Dr. F. W. d’Evelyn entertalningly eiplained a series of stereopticon views of the Trans- vaal, and a spirited sword and bayonet contest was given by Sergeant Major Adam Ross and Private Fischer. Musi- cal selections were rendered by the Mis- sion band, and vocal numbers and spe- claities by Privates Walker, Calder, Street, Reed, Fischer, Holket, Syke: Osborn and Dr. Crawford. Master F. McKay won applause fancy “dances, and a speech from the British Consul General caused enthu- siasm. Refreshments were served during the evening, which was one of the most cujoyable held since the formation of the rifle corps. e e Struck Officer With Whip. Frank Schrick, the driver of a passgen- ger wagon, was arrested yesterday on Market street by Police Officers Tuite and W. H. Young on a charge of battery on an officer. Schrick was driving out Market street with a load of passengers, and when ordered to slow down struck Officer Tuite, it is alleged, across the face with his whip. in a number of I answered | | | LW I Boys N MASWELL X WHxGor OWNERS RERCHING FoR BUIINESS o rs STIRRING SCENES WITNESSED DAILY ON MARKET STREET. | % 4 RAILWAY OFFICIALS ARE STILL CONSIDERING \ DEMANDS AND AN ANSWER I o S EXPECTED TO-DAY Continued From Page One. dividual revorts of the executive com- mitteemen were read. This was follo by taking up the agreement of the strik- ing car men and going into the document | more fully. One hy one the directors left the meet- sentatives of the press as they emerged from the boardroom. The flrst to come out was I. W. Hellman, the banker, an old director of the Market Street Railway. He was always a_man of peace and the few words he gave out exemplified his character, PREDICT SETTLEMENT. “What can vou tell us of the meeting?” he was asked. “T look for an early settlement of the strike,” he replied. ““We are all for peac: We have been discussing the maiter aii the afternoon and it has been referren back to the executive committee.’ @ il BLANCHARD SECURES A TEMPORARY WRIT Principal of Hancock Grammar School Alleges That Roncoveiri Is Prejudiced. Milion E. Blanchard, principal of Heneock Grammar School, who is ac- cused of cruelly beating John Raggio, a pupll, secured a temporery writ of pro- hibition yesterday restraining the Board of Education from trying him on the cinarge, on the grcund .that School Director Roncovieri is prejudiced. Blanchard allcges that Roncovieri In a_public interview said: “I.am in favor of throwing out any man who beats little children as this man iz accused of do- ing.” The writ was issued by Judge Hunt and made returnable before him Friday, May 2. e Harriman Will Visit Sacramento. E. H. Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific Company, was present- ed yesterday in the Palace Hotel with a handsome engraved silver invitation to the Street Fair at Sacramento. The pre- gentation was made by H. A. French on behalf of the Street Fair Club of Sacra- mento. President Harriman accepted the invitation to visit the Street Fair. He will spend one day in Sacramento and while there will be the gucst of the Chamber of Commerce, which will hold a reception in his honor. R New . Incorporations. The- Bernice Borax ‘and Soda Company the B Director Tobin foilowed on I. W. Hell- man's heels, been hard at work situation. been referred back mittee, and that it would be taken up by | first thing He also stated {hat he felt sure that the | terminate ing and were interviewed by the repre- | twenty-four hours, as far as the that body the strike would tion was concerned. Charles Holbrook He looked tired, as he haa all day on the strike He stated that the matter had to the executive ¢ this morning. in Jes than was the last director to leave the building. “We have already decided to agree to a ment,” he said. number of the clauses the “agree- ‘“But at the same time we fecl that Kastern capitalists who have sent $30,000,000. out worthy of a gri There are certain pa which we shall not here are certainy deal of consideration. rts of the agreemeny decide upon until ‘we ave heard what course they will wish to pursue. I am tired out wi a my work of tne day and am now going to look after my own affairs. tal stock of $200,000. orpora.”| President Arthur Holland was the next sen. When a card was sent in to him by a Call reporter he emerged from his pri. vate off smiling and evidently in good spirits. ““We have the matter under advise: ment,” he.said. ‘“There is nothing new in the situation to-night. I will tell you, however, that -ve won't keep any one much longer in suspense. It won't be leng—it won't be long."” Whether General Manager Vining was at the office of the company yesterday te a conjecture. He was not seen walking from one office to the other, as he has been in the habit of doing in the past. Another thing certain is that he was not invited into the morning session of the executive councl or to the meeting of the directors in the afternoon. How lon he will hold his present position is hart‘i’ to determine. The directors refuse to dis- cuss the rumor of his removal, but it In supposed that he will be called upon te resign as soon as the strike has been settled. was incorporated yesterday with a capi- . The directors, who have cach ‘subscribed $10, are F. J. Dev- lin, J. 8. Waugh, D, J. Walmsley and J. H. Douglas 8. Watson, Halloran, N. W. Haze'tine. C. R. Bishop, Al- bert Sutton, J. R. Fulton and J. H. Spring are the directors of the Assoc erty Owners of San ed 'yesterda ted Prop- Francise¢o, incorporat- for $209,000. SICK SOLDIEBS ENJOY AN EXCELLENT CONCERT One of the largest and most apprecia- tive audiences that Recreation Hall of ever assembled in the the United States Army General Hospital was that which attended the weekly concert last Wednes- day evening. auspices of W. 8. big 5. The was rendere Piano duet, Jubel It was given under the Sutton and proved a following programme Qverture” (C. M. von ‘Weber), Misses 1., Grass and A. Webb; recita- tion, ““The Twilight Webb-Glesy; (L. Trotere), (Mendelssohn), Misses recitation, Webk-Glesy; soprano ‘The Ghost'* 1dyl'’’ _ (Burdette), Emily scprano solo, ““A Rose in Heaven™ Miss Mabel Anderson; piano duet, ttle March of the Priests,” from ‘‘Athalia’ 1. Grass and A. Webb; (anonymous), Emily solo, ‘‘Daily Question’ (Erik-Mever Helmund), Miss Mabel Anderson; toy symphony, in four movements (B. Romberg, Op. 62)—(1) ‘Allegro Maestoso, (2) Tempo de Minuetto, (3) Adagio Lamentabile, () Rondo; Miss Marlon Brooks, drum; Miss Ethel Bum-- haugh, Miss Clara Goettsching, trumpets: Miss Edna: King, triangle: Miss Maud Simons, night- ingale; Miss Alta Webb, cuckoo: Miss Bertha Wilson, quail: Miss Miss Grass, piano Emily Truscott, rattle; l WITNESSES FOR RILEY TRY TO PROVE ALIBT Case for the Defense Is Closed and Arguments of Counsel Com- menced. The trial of John T. Riley, charged with the murder of Otto Ekbert, a non-union teamster on Townsend street, between Third and Fourth, on the evening of No- vember 9, was. continued before a jury in Judge Cook’s court yesterday. The case will be given to the jury this morning. A number of witnesses were examined for the defense yesterday to prove an alibi. The defendant testified that about 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon he called at the office of Nolan, Jones & Manning and saw Jones about going to a job at Rel- mont the following day. He left there about 5 o’clock and walked to First and Market streets, where he remained for a few minutes. Then he walked to Kearny street, where he passed Mrs. M. T. Estes, his landlady, to' whom he bowed. He walked along till he reached the Thurlow Block and went in there and bought a watch for $235. After that he went to 512 Bush street and was smoking opium at the time Ekbert was murdered. Four witnesses testified to having been smok- ing oplum with the defendant at the time he alleged and Mrs. Estes testified to have ing bowed to him on Kearny street. tectives T. B. Gibson and Hamill were called in rebuttal and Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Greany made the opening argument. He was followed by Attorney Barrett for the defendant. Greany wiil make the closing argument this morning. | be present, ENDS STRIKERS MEET IN NUMBERS Carmen Assemble to Cheer the Ueary Street Men. Oakland Delegation Is Unable to Come to Temple. RESIDENT CORNELIUS was interviewed last night at the Turk-street Temple. He ~ sai The conditions are un- changed to-night, with the exception of the Geary-street settlement, which is very satisfactory to us. I made the rounds of the carhouses this afternoon and a more perfect sys- tem of picketing could not be wished for. Everything is being done in a quiet man- ner. I administered the obligation—that | 1s, initiated—1000 to 1200 men to-day. It is a pleasure to see the way our mem on guard at the barns conduet themselves; & company of soldiers could not de bet- ter. We are going to preserve order at any. cost.” 2 President Cornelius was rather indis- posed last night, having had an attack of rheumatism. A rousing meeting was held at the un- fon’s headquarters last night, there be- ing more than 500 present. The meeting was opened with an address from Attor ney J. A. Nicholson, a brother-in-law of Secretary James. Mr. Nicholson sald he was willing to offer his services to any ot the union men who might require them Following this address, President Cornel- jus administered the obligation to more than 200 members. These, with 200 ini- tlated in the afternoon, bring the total up to 1600 now initiated. It was said by one of the officers that if the men stood by the obligation to the union they would be men that are men. An Oakland delegation was to have come over last night, but was unable to having been notified by the company that if they attended the San Francisco strikers’ meeting they would discharged. An executive committee however, came over to consult the strik ers’ committee. The strikers were very much incensed at the Oakland Rallway Company’s action. Attorney Gallagher spoke to the men, praising Mayor Schmitz's stand on the strike question, and the fairness with which he was treating the laboring classes. President Cornellus stated he had heard that certain of the sirikers were going outside of their territory, boarding cars and using abusive language. He sald “We do not want any abusive language, and I want the men who are detailed to a certain barn, and those only, to serve there. We have the sympathy of the pub- lic, and we want to keep it, and we can- not do it if such tactics are used. I don't think that abuse ever won any fight, and we are not going to use it in this one.” While no resolutions were adopted, it is generally understood that if the Geary street Company does not live up to its agreement the men will be called out again. The Geary-street man were given three rousing cheers as they left the hall to go to work. LIQUOR-DEALERS ELECT OFFICERS FOR NEW TERM Unexpected Opposition to Ticket Re- sults in Election of Several Dark Horses. The California Liquor Dealers” Associa~ tion held its semi-annual election of of- ficers yesterd afternoon at its head- quarters at B'Nai B'rith Hall. The elec tion developed an unlooked for spirited opposition to the regular ticket, which re- sulted in the election of several dark horses. E. L. Wagner,. who has presided efficiently over the deliberations of the assoclation for some time, gave up the presidency to T. Lunstedt. James W. Crowe was elected vica presi- dent of the organization without oppo- sitlon. Willlam Clack was re-elected sec- retary. John W. Shinkwin was aga'n chosen to officiate as conductor and Charles Kaufman was re-elected sergeant at arms. The following directors were elected in the different Assembly district Twenty-elghth District, J. W. Larsen Twenty-ninth Distriet, Jim McSweeney: Thir- leth District, P. J. McGushin; Thirty-first Dis trict, L. Wamser; Thirty-second rict, Fred Bent; Thirty-third District, J. J. Boyle; Thirty- fourth District, Charles Adams: Thirty-fifth District, 4. C. O'Connor: Thirty-sixth District J. H. Muiler: Thirty-seventh District, Morris vi Thirty-eighth District. Frank _Dunn inth District, Max Ludwig; Fortieh District, William Louleb: Forty-firsé District John Butler; Forty-second Distriet, D. O, Keefe; Forty-third District. D. R. Dunbar; fourth District, J, Michel; Charles Mitchell. Five directors at large were elected as as follows: E. L. Wagner, R. H. Stafford, Jesse Marks, James Cairnes and C. M. Fisher. —————— JAPANESE ASSAULTS WOMAN ON WAY HOME Mrs. M. Gibbs Is Attacked and Her Screams Bring Police to Her Aid. OAKLAND, April 25.—While Mrs. M. Gibbs, who resides at 1519 Brush strect, was on her way home last night, she was attacked by a crazy Japanese at the corner of Eighteenth street and San Pablo avenue. The Japanese threw his arms about her neck and forced her to the round. Mrs. Gibbs struggled with .the apanese and gained her feet, in the meanwhile calling for help. Two policemen were attracted to the scene. The Japanese ran, but was- eap- tured after a short chase. One officer corveyed the affrighted woman to her home and the other the Japanesé to the City Prison. The Jap gave his name as Yakima and was charged with disturbing the peace pending the swearing out of a complaint on a more serious charge. - Sketch Club Exhibits Are Good. The fifteenth exhibition of the work of the members of the Sketch Club and As- sociation of Allled Arts has opened. at Forty-fifth its clubhouse, 1308 California street. There are a number of portraits, sketches in black and white, nd a few landscapes. The portraits of Mrs. Wormser and Olga Ackerman are espe- clally good. and the landscape works of 'Bertha Stringer Lee and Anna Frances Briggs are of the best. Pictures by A. R. Wheelan, Miss Bremer, Maren Froe- lich. Sophie Brennan, Stella Austin, Miss McElroy, Miss Lillle O'Ryan, Miss Marie Oge. Caroline Rixford, Miss Downing. Mary Budley, Josephine Eekler and Mrs. Alice Best are ta be seen at the exhibition, and many of them are cleverly executed. The exhibition will be open to fl\e{publlfi every day from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. from April 24 to A - day included o T —_——— Cathedral Council Outing. The members of Cathedral Counecil No. 3, Young Men's Instigute, will give a Mayday outing on Thursday in the Santa Cruz Mountains at Glenwood. The com- mittee in charge of the affair has com- pleted all the arrangements and a most enjoyable time is anticipated. Dancing will be a special feature, and as the red. Wwoods are best at this time of the year the excursionists will no doubt have a splendid time. The young men in charge of the outing are O. F. McCarthy, chair- / man: F. E. Farneer, Joseph Redmona P. Y. Gomez, W. A. Kelly, A. W. Dol~ lard, L. A. Kelly, J. Johnson, Charles McCarthy and Joseph McCuska. A ks