The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 8, 1902, Page 1

e N - N | VOLUME XCII-NO. 130. SAN FRANCISCO, IND GRAVE INSTEAD OF ABGENT H[lH Search for Charles| Nicodemus Is Ended. Dies in State Asylum for Insane at Stockton. Ill Luck Follows Elopement With Promised Bride of a Friend. OAKLAND, Oct. 7.—In a search for the whereabouts of Charles Nicodemus, heir to Mrs. M story with a A. Sheahan of that city, romantic tinge has been un- e@vered by friends of the sought-for man, ago at the State partme story nt and the police authorities the life has been un- his friends in Oak- vears he resided, of Nicodemus’ veiled land and for the Galindo its palmy days. One of his William Patterson, for- y in n to-day end's life according to Patterson, was atic Baltimorc to one of the City before he came head accountant for rce Company at a big popular and s circle became infatuated promi lle of Chicago, who s the betrothed of the insurance com- sentiment was mu- eparate the couple fter the palr had been together Nicodemus was ar- as he declared, “railroaded’ to.an asylum for the insane in Wisconsin. The pext chapter was his escape, aided by gis former companion, and then flight during told the story of Al efforts to Or ncheon ted and mus always claimed that the man etrothed he had stolen discovered whereabouts. Finally Nicodemus lost and took to drink. He sank became a steady patron of rt, drifted into misery, lost i at last died in the State the Poli returned to the East. former proprietor of the well remembers Nicode- he had employed as a matt horities do not know what es- ad an interest in, as the that sought informa- ter METHOD IS SUGGESTED TO END A CIVIL WAR Panama Writer Proposes a Peace Convention of the Parties Now Fighting. Oct. 7.—An article published h section of the Star and ted a favorable impression method of ending the civil The writer suggests a convention composed of umber of delegates from the Liberal or Revolution- oum have twenty ft & new consti- gous to that of Switze nd. should meet in Panama, PANAMA cre: and tution anal The conven under the pr forces at presen the Isthmus The terms of the settlement of the pres- ent conflict are to be embodied in twelve salient points of which are n of hostilities for nigety d each side to maintain its respeclive troops und keep the territories actually occupied. Members of the convention ere to be ap- t stationed on this side of pointed by President Marroquin and Gen- | eral Vargas-Santos, the Liberals sent to the nation within ninety days a national constitution, wnich must be ac- cepted by the political parties. The con- vention will appoint a general and also a sectional Governor, both political parties being egually represented. A later con- vention should meet in Bogota to take up the canal and other international qucs. tions. TROOPS FROM BOLIVIA ATTACK THE BRAZILIANS Villages Suffer Assault by Invading Soldiery and Merchants Are Arrested. RIOJANEIRO, Oct. 7.—Dispatches from Para say that the Bolivian troops have | invaded Brazilian territory and have at- tacked several villages. Two Brazilian merchants have been arrested on acharge of having been concerned in the Acre in- surrection, The Journal de Brazil has received a Jetter from Luis Galvez, former president the so-called’ Acre republic, saying that the Governor of Manacs has arrested him and also an Argentine citizen named Ireneo Eechini. Both men are now im- prisoned at Fort Sao Joaqutin. Galvez complains of Laving been harshly treated. He declares that he went to recover a Gebt. the latter acting for cf Death of Lucia Wolf. CHRISTIANIA, Oct. Z—Lucia Wolf, Norway's foremost actress, died last night, aged 6 years, a large estate in Chicago, according | sl of the iiealth De- | the City Auditor's of- | e woman disappeared, and it | ection of the United States | This convention is to pre- | PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S EF. AND END OF THE COAL STRIKE IS IN SIGHT WEDNESDAY, Break in the Line of Operators WhoWill Soon VYield. | | Direct Result of the | Administration’s Pressure. Soecial Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—President Roosevelt's ener- getic and persistent efforts to end the anthracite coal strike | and save the peopie of this | country from dire distress during the | coming winter have borne fruit. The end |i& in sight. Confidence has taken the piace of hope in administration circles. | The most important of to-day's develop- | ments was the information conveyed to | the President late this afternoon by a | rusted oMcial, who has been in his con- tidence since the beginning of the admin- | istration’s negotiations, that some of the operators were ready to make conces- sions. This is the Jirect resuit of Pre: dential pressure. Governor Stone has al- ready taken action. This is an indirect | result of Presidential pressure. There re- mains only John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, whose reply to the President’s appeal to have the miners | 80 to work pending investigation is anx- fously awaited at the White House to- night. BREAK AMONG OPERATORS. For the first time since the conference at the White House last Friday President Roosevelt learned to-day through an au- | thoritative source that there was a break in the line of the operators and an im- portant part of them were willing to | ¥ield. Just what concessions they were willing to make is not yet known, for | there is offictal silence on this subject. It is quite evident, however, that persons higher in authority than the operators who were present at the White House conference have become convinced that a refusal to accept the good offices of the President of the United States was a mis- teke and have brought pressure to bear. That Governor Stone’s action in calling |out the entire National Guara was the | {result of any direct communication be: tween the administration and the Penn sylvania State officials is not officially confirmed, but that his sudden exertion was the result of widespread criticism immediately following theifailure. of the conference, when it was announced that | the administration then looked to Bim (o do his full duty, is now freely admitted. MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR. It is furthermore admitted that the throwing of the responsibility upon Gov- ernor Stone and thus forcing him to take action was the most important factor in the fial weakening of the operators. Those familiar with the situation say that the operation of the Pennsylvania | miners’ law would have made it impossi- ble for the mine owners to obtain enough | men to even partially relieve the public | | distress. Thislaw provides that no miner | can dig coal without a license under au- thority of the State. By miner is mean |a man that actually digs coal.. Thos technically known as helpers in mines are men who transport it and raise it to the surface. They are not required to be li- censed. A miner in order to procure this license must first have worked in a mine in some minor capacity for two years. with full protection to work the mines, the strikers will insist upon the enforce- ment of thie law, and those familiar with the situation say that enough non-union | | licensed miners could not be obtained Lo | produce satigfactory resuits. This is one ot the influences, it is said here to-night, that has caused the operators to weaken in their position. HANUFACTUBERS TAKE ACTION Hear Miners’ Versmn and Arrange to Meet Operators. BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 7.—The confer- ence between the committee appointed by the National Association of Manufactur- | ers and President Mitchell and his lieu- | terants, held at Cooper’s Hotel this after- noon, did not resuit in any definite plan" | being decided upon for the partial re- | | sumption of work in the anthracite coal fields, but the members of the manufac- tures’ committee said that they were greatly pleased with the progress made. The fact that communication was estab- | lished with the operators by long-distance telephone and an appointment made to | meet a committee representing them in Philadelphia to-morrow is looked upon as significant, as it has been announced by members of the manufacturers’ commit- | tee that there existed no understanding | with the operators prior = to to-day's | meeting, and that no steps in that direc- | tion would be taken until the negotiations | with President Mitchell reached a stage | where such a meeting would promise re- | sults. i Mitchell this afternoon positively dGe- | clined to discuss the request made by | President Roosevelt that Mitchell use his | influence to induce the miners to resume | work, with the promise of the appoint- { ment of a committee to investigate the miners’ grievances. It was learned from | & reliable source that Mitchell does not | regard the proposition faverably and that \he will deeline to ask the miners to re- | sume work under the conditions stipu- lated. The following gentlemen represent- ed the manufacturers: David M. Parry, | president of the Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, Indianapolis; George H. Barbour, Detroit; Richard Young, Frank Leake, Philadelphia, Maxwell, Indianapolis. The miners were represented by Presi- dent Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer Wil- son and District Presidents Nichols, Duf- fy and Faley. The conference was held behind -closed doors, and only a brief statement was New York; and John \ ! ECIER AL, DS, OBt Investigation Is Promised by (iowernmént If Miners Will Res,ame ‘Work. EW YORK, Oct. 7.—It was learned to-day ‘that United States Distriet ~ Attorney Burnett had been instructed by the Attorney General in ‘Washington to Investigate; | the working of the coal trust in his dis-' | trict, that of the southern half of New York State. - General ' Burnett declined, however, to state the nature of the inyes- igation to be made by him, or ‘when it would be commenced. Further than to | state that such an investigation had been | ordered he would not talk. None of -the 1 ccal operators present at the meeting.of | the Temple Iron Company to-day would make any statement regarding what was | dene at the meeting. ‘With the operators given an opportunity | After the meeting President Truesdale of the Lackawanna announced that no statement would be given out. President Cliphant of the ‘Delaware and Hudson wm& only ‘say that he knew of no changr- in the general sltuauvn‘ President - Baer of the Reading . went from - the rconference to.J. P. Morgan's office and -later''took a-train’ for Phila-| @élphia. President Fowler sald that' 2000 _tons ‘of anthracite coal of domestic sizes were shipped east oveér the New York, ‘Ontario and Western Toad on Monday. A promlnent wholesale and retafl dealer:, speaking of the present scarelty, of soft coal, said.to-day that the presidents of the coal roads have promised to. relieve the situation by rushing: coal here. .Next week, he said, there ‘would be sufficlent soft coal here to 'supply’ the needs and there would be ‘no’ necessity “for any of the big. steam’ plants: to shut dawn for! want of coal. Domestic 'sizes of anthracite were sell- ing at $25.a.ton, retail, to-day. -Soft coal, while selling at $875 a .ton, was selling at. $10 for family and-$8 for steam trade. given out at the end of the meeting. The statement is as follows: The committee of the National Association of Manufacturers has listened to the expianation of the strike difficulty as offered by a special cemmittee of the United Mine Workefs, at the head of which was John Mitchell. The Na- ticnal Association of Manufacturers' committee has learned what it could of the conditions and now goes to Philadelphia for the purpose of weeting a committee of mine operators with the idea of getting their eide of the difficulty. The National Assoclation of Manufacturers’ committee carries mo proposition’ from the mine-workers, ‘and has no other mission than the desire to speedily bring about a settlement of this dispute. 5 DAVID M. PARRY, President. GEORGE H. BARBOUR, Detroit. RICHARD YOUNG, New York. FRANK LEAKE, Philadelphia. ASK GOVEBKOB TO END STRIKE Chicago Clergymen and Buisness Men Call Upon Stone. ' HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 7.—A delega- tion of Chicago clergymen and business men called upon Governor Stone at the executive mansion to-day and urged him to take prompt action to settle the coal etrike. The delegation was composed of Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, chairnan; Revs. M. J. Dorney, M. Edward Fawcett, H. Atwond Percival, H. G. Kindred, Lean- der Turney, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Sidney Strong, R. A. White, 8. R. Hol- den, William D. B. Corwin, Lawrence F. McGinn, James McAndrews, Dr, J. G. Gray, M. G. Holden and Dr. C. A. Young. Rev. Mr Hirsch said the situation ih the strike region was without parallel in the history of the country, and that the people of the West were in sympathy with the movement to éffect a settlement between the operators and miners. The party had no suggestion to offer to ‘end the strike, but simply called ‘upon ‘the Governor to' take such agtion as in his judgment would bring the trouble to an end. Father Dorncy said the delegation came as friends of the State of Pennsylvania, to ask the executive to advise with them as to the best means of ending the strike. The priest explained that: he- resides in the 'stock yards' district of Chicago, ‘and knows something of the suffering caused by strikes, The" coal strike is going to cause untold misery among the poor of linjury. Chicngo and‘othér "parts of the couutry he said, if 4t'Is not.soon'settléd. At “the: conélusion. of the priest's re- marks the: visitors left ‘the Caphol and departed for Chlcago A FRENCH HINE’BI TO- STBIKE. 70,000 Men Expaoted to Eelpond te the Order. g PARIS, Oct. 7.—The national commiitee of the French .Miners' Federation met here to-day with the intention of decid- ing whether an immediate general strike was to be ordered. agitdtion in favor of such a step having been in progren for fome- time. The meeting adjourned until to-morrow- wtthoht arriving at a’ decmon M. Basley, a‘Socialist Deputy, who rep- fesents an important district of the coal fields, says he is confident that a general strike will. be ordered and’that 70,000 out of 100,000 miners will obey the order. He added that the strike will extend over, the Pas de Calals, the Nord, the Loife and the Carmaux regions. The reason why the ccmmittee failed to vote with regard to ordering a general | strike is said to be because.discussion ,of ' the matter developed a dlvmun of cpin- ion. The majodty was in favor of an im- mediate strike, but the ‘minority. desifed ; first to attempt to negotiate with the Goy- ernment. , The minority induced the ma- Jority to matnono action and give it an opportunity to approach the Government with a view of securing promises of, early legislation which would" tendev the strike unnecessary. Telegrams- received here frvm <Lemz. Pas de Cailals, say that 36,000 miners have ceased work in the'Pas de Calais region. Large nunibers of troops are arriving :at all threatened points. Several minor dis- turbances have beeri reported,’but no se- rious tro\mle nn yetoceurred. . Pty Dynamite Tor Non-Union Man. " SHENQNDOAH. Pa., Oct. n.—'l'hu home of Frank' mnu, & non-union * man lving on South Chestuat street ‘was dynamited to-day. The explosive was-placed in.the back door sill and the door was splintered and the windows shattered by the concus- sion. Hintz was not at home when the explosion occurred. A crowd! gathered about the house and Mrs. Hintz in her excitement went to a window and fired a shot into the crowd, but the Bullet did not | take effect. - The family escaped wltbmk OCTOBER 8, 1902. "ORTS BEAR FRUIT f '/REGION FOR SOME TIME. — PRICE FIVE CENTS. , NOTED MILITIA GENERAL WHO HAS BEEN ON DUTY IN STRIKE L 2 Federal Investigation of Alleged Coal Trust. ASHINGTON, Oct. 7.— The following statement ‘was made public at the ‘White House this after- g noon. ’ “On October 6 (Mon- Eflfii’m _Carroll D.. Wright,. Commis- ‘sfoner of Labor, went to Philadelphia and -gave to John- lfltchell the following from ‘the President: il ;3 Mitchell will secure the im- mediate return. to work of the miners in the anthracite reglons the President will at once appoint a commnission to investi- gate thoroughly into all matters at issue between the operators and miners, &nd will do all in his power to obtain a set- tlement of ‘those quéstions in-accordance with: the report of the commission.’ “‘Mr. Mitchell has taken this matter un- der .consideration, but the President has not yet been.-advised of any decision.” The President was in consultation to- day for almost two hours with members of the Cabinet relative to the coal strike sftuation. He also talked over the situ- ation with Dr. Albert Shaw and Dr. Ly- man Abbott. About 11:30 o'clock Frank migration, and for many years chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, arrived at the White House from his trip to Philadelphia, where he went as the emissary of the President to convey. to Presidént -Mitchell of “the United Mine- Workers the proposition - of - President Roosevelt that the miners resume work. i| Sargent had not succeeded in seeing Mitchell. The President, however, had heard frem Commissioner - of Labor “Wright, who saw Mitcheil on the same errand last night'in Philudelphia, and the latter's report was that Mitchell desired time to consider the proposition and lay it before his assoclates. . After-a conference of an hour between the President, Attorney General Knox, Postmaster General Payne, Sargent and General James §. Clarkson, it was decided to give out the foregoing statement. This was .prepared and issued by Secretary Cortelyou shortly, before 2 o'clock. S WHOLE GUARD FOR DU'I.‘! Orders Issued for mhh‘lfllfln to Take the Field. ' HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 7.—General orders placing the entire National Guard of Pennsylvania on d yty in ?a strike reglon were issued u»&y division headquarters. The orders designate ihe location of the three brigades and all of the State troops will be fn the field by Thursday. No effort is being made to get. the troops on duty within any special time limit, 1t being the desire of the gen- eral offiers to allow the soldiers to ar- range their private matters before going intosthe field. Colonel Richardson is di- from the State arsenal. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—The War De- pnrfmen: to-day received an order from @gvernor Stone of Pennsylvania for 1000 ‘pairs of shoes and 2500 pairs of blanke:s to be delivered immediately. The blank- ets,and shoes are now available at Phii- adelphia and New York. The State of Pennsylvania has exhausted its quota al- lowgd by Congress for military suppiies, ‘s0. that Governor Stone, though gettiug the goods.at cost price, will have to pay $2.¢ pair for shoes and $3 50 a pair for the blankets. MAYOR TO CALL FOR TROOPS. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 7—Mayor Cap- | deville, after a consultation with the pub- lic committee, which lasted until mid- night, decided to call upon the Governor for troops to suppress anticipated vio- lence in connection wWith the streetear strike here. The Adjutant Gemeral is | New Orleans and the l‘ Governor reached nthl:hvmulhq‘m ln uumml.n& P. Sargent, Commissioner General of Im- !Irecting the shipments of camp equipage ! P Miners Still Desire| Concessions in Some Form. Operators Trying to Preduce Coal as Promised. ILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 7—The two principal fea- tures of theanthracite coal strike which claimed pub- lic attention in the coal fields to-day were: Wil I the miners yield to the desire of the Pres- ident of the United States that they re- turn to work and investigate afterward, and will the mine operators be able to carry out the promise to produce enough coal to.relieve the situation if given the protection of the full military power of the State? After a most careful inquiry among the district officers (not including the district presidents, who are in Buffa- 10) and ‘the rank and file of mine work- | ers, It was found that sentiment is strong- | ly against accepting the President’s prop- osition in its present form. OPPOSED TO RESUMING. The President’s message to Mitehell be- came known here this afternoon, and 1t was earnestly discussed by the striking hiners and citizens generally. It is posi- tively known to those who are close to the offigers of the union that President Mitchell and his district presidents have all. along been opposed to the men re- turning to work withou: some conces- sions, but whether they are so inclined, with the President appealing to them, cannot be officially stated. It is reason- ably certain, however, that they still are| opposed to such action. The 2500 striking mine workers of the Prospect, Oakdale and Midvale collieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company met in this city to-day, and it was anneunced | after the meeting that they had unani- mously decided to remain on strike until they get some concessions. PROTECTION OF WORKERS. There is a feeling among some of the officials of the coal companies that the mere move of sending all the troops of the State {nto the coal region may not have the desired effect of bringing about an. early resumption of work in the ' collieries. An ~official of one of the largest coal companfes in the ‘territory is authority for the statement that‘an early.resumption de- pends altogether upon where the _mili- tary place the troops. If Governor Stone’ order that “all meh who desire to work and thelr familfes' shall have "ample military protectiony” is literally carried out by Major Geperal Miller, instead of mobilizing the troops at certain points, then the companies will be able to make good progress in opening the mines. “If the troops are kept in all communi- ties where violence and intimidation are practiced,”” he said, ‘“there will be no trouble. The difficulty now is that a man goes. to work one day. under the protec- tion of the soldlers, and the next day, after the neighborhood has been quieted down, the troops are sent away and the willing workmen are again at the mercy of the lawless element. Men will not risk going to work to-day when they are not sure they will have protection to-morrow, or that their families will be cared for in their absence.” Several hundred of the 3000 National Guardsmen now in the field are strikers, and they purpose to turn a portion of | their pay from the State over to the relief | fund of their fellow-workers. Strike headquarters were quiet to—day' in the absence of President Mitchell, who is expected to return from Buffalo to- moerrow. morning. NO BEARING ON STRIKE, Proposed Investigation of the An- thracite Coal Trust. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—It is stated here that the investigation into the al- leged anthracite trust which District At- torrey Burnett will make has no signif- icance as regards the present strike, so far as the administration is concerned. The matter was referred to the District Attorney. for the Southern District of New York for investigation in the regular course of practice of the department. Several days ago the De- partment of Justice recefved a formal pe- titlon trom New York, alleging the exis- tence of an anthracite coal trust and re- questing the department to proceed against it under the-Sherman antl-trust fatv. The usual course of the department, it iz said, where such petitions are for- mally presented, accompanied by allega- tions as to matters of fact, is to refer the matter. to the District "Attotney of the district whence the complaint comes for investigation, and ' this jeonréa “was pur- aued in the me:enfi nunu.-e fl‘A‘I’I '.I'IOOPI m'rm MOB. Coal and Iron r@u Also Rescue a Beaten Man. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. 7-Cumpnniel H and E of the Fourth regiment were rush- ed to the Royal Ozk colliery from thelr encampment at Mount Carmel this even- ing and dispersed a c.rowd,p( at least 1000 pecple. At the sight of the troops the mcb fled, but some of them hurled rocks 4t the non-unionists before they escaped into their homes. The soldiers will guard the coillery all night. ‘While John Colseni of Mahonoy City, a non-unionist engineer . at the Reading Cemrpany’s Henry Clay shaft, was walk- ing to the colllery this afterncoa he was attacked by a mob and eclubbed intg a state of ‘insensibilily. - He was rescued maenmby-wynwmm police. . LOCOMOTIVE aPEEDG HIM 10 FREEDOM Folsom Prison Con- viet's Thriiling Escape. |Steals Railway Engine and Races Toward Sacramento. | After a Wild Ride of Three i\ Miles He Takes to the Thick Brush. Special Djspatch to The Call. FOLSOM, Oct. 7.—Convict Byron Mur- phy, fireman on the prison locomotive, to-day made one of the most thrilling es- capes ever attempted here. Murphy raced away from prison on the engine and has | not been recaptured. The train is used to haul crushed rock from the prison to the Folsom railroad vards. The engineer is the only free man aboard, the fireman and brakeman being | prisoners. No guard is sent with the prisoners and the engineer is not permit- | ted to carry firearms. ‘While Engineer Edward O'Brien and Brakeman Aldrich left the engine to-day to go about the yards Fireman Murphy lpullerl the throttle open and in a trice was speeding toward Sacramento. Whiie the train was moving swiftly Brakeman Aldrich jumped upon the pilot and en- deavored to gain entrance to the engine cab; but Fifeman Murphy resisted his ef- forts and repeatedly forced him back. Murphy threatened to kill Aldrich with a large monkey-wrench which he held in his hand. ESCAPES INTO A THICKET. ‘When they reached Alder Creek, a small station three miles’ below here, Murphy stopped the engine and ran into a thicke: of brush. Aldrich then got into the cab and brought the engine back to the yard. Murphy was serving three years for a burglary committed in Fresno, No clew of the missing convict has as vet been found. It is evident that Mur- pEy had laid his plans well to make his escape to-day. He displayed several dol- lars to an employe of the railroad com- pany this morning and he had an assort- ment of knives and canes made in the prison, which he tried to sell at any price, saying that he needed the money. Shortly before he made his escape he pur- lotned a pair of overalls from Assistant Station Agent Ferry. GUARD FINDS SIX DAGGERS. There has been a feeling of uneasiness among the prisoners of late, and in the past forty days four have escaped. Sev- eral nights ago Convicts Bockman and Grady attempted suicide In their cells by ‘cutllng their wrists with a sharp knife. ‘When their cell was opened in the morn- llng both prisoners lay bleeding on their cots praying for death. A plot was unearthed to-day in which several of the most desperate criminals |in the prison are implicated. Guard Klen- | zendorf found six daggers concealed in the prison. This coterie of criminals In- tended to escape outside the lines by forc- ing an officer to walk with them under peril of his life. NOVELIST R. H. DAVIS | = ASSISTS AS A FIREMAN | voe | Efforts of the Writer Contribute to the Extinguishing of a Town Blaze. BOSTON, Oct. 7.—Richard Harding Davis, the novelist, is more than ever the hero of Marion, a little town about fitty miles from here, whose chief claim to fame is that it was the summer home of Grover Cleveland. Without Davis’ he- rolc scrvices Saturday the town might now be in ruins. Shortly after noon a blaze threatening the village broke out on Cottage street. | Before a sufficient foree to fight the fire could be assembled it had gained great headway. At a critical moment Davis, the town's most conspiciious resident at the present time, rushed to the scene. He soon infused courage into the fright- ened. townsfclk and the fire' was extia- guished. GREAT GALE SWEEPS COAST OF LABRADOR Eighteen Fishing Vessels Are Wreck- ed but Cfews Escape Death in the Sea. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 7.—The mall steamer Virginia Lake has returned here from Labrador and brings reports that the whole coast of Labrador has been swept by a fearful gale. Eighteen fishing vessels were driven ashore and wrecked. The Virginia Lake brings home 139 ship- wrecked fishermen, who composed the crews of the lost vessels. The present gale, with regard to results, is the worst” which has been experienced since 1388. The steamer Kite, with 25 persons on board, ran on the rocks, but was refloated. No one was lost. Geneva Unions Threaten Strike. GENEVA, Oct. 7.—At a meeting of the sajority of the trades unmions of Geneva Teld to-day, it was decided to declare a general strike unless the demands of the striking street car employes were con- ceded to-morrow. Representatives of the Government and of the street car com- pany have had several discussions in re- gard to the situation.