The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1906, Page 5

VAULT WILL HOLD REMAINS Body of Veteran Jour-| nalist Is to Rest in T aurel Hill : Funeral to T—ai(e Place To- morrow From San Rafael Home. J DISPAT TO THE CALL SAN ‘..\' AEL, ‘Ju'\( 18.—Rev Dr. | t Cong egational co, and an old ran journalist, h neral services over th s George K. Fitch at 11 K morning at the 1 Irwin street ains will in this be taken from tric car and be at Laurel Hill | cisco. Mrs. Adams | the Fitch family with USED POWER FOR GOOD. Life of George K. Fiteh Devoted to In- terests of Golden State. rge Kenyon Fitch, wced age at was one of t who died at an [ last Sun- ble men of newspaper m held ind and i ity of the press far the possession of riches nee e ned newspaper of that te e art of print- From illions had con questions of olved, the advancemen line of true and 1 He opposed the and scheme « s Goat Island with r nation that chal- of his opponents TABLISH DOLLAR LIMI and ¥ Upton K onstant nt the 100 n easury by the tch was lived g tent pavemer e noise H As- nly programme pledge to Piteh | sideration in other than f his paper himself lowing Offices: : Ferry | gained distinction by condt CALL BRANCH OFFIGES Subscriptions and Advertisements Will be received in San Francisco at the fol- 1651 Fillmore Street Open Until 10:30 O’Clock Every Night. Adjoining S. P. Ticket Office. AtThe Sign of the Lamp 643 Turk Street Richmond District 248 Clement Street Sixteenth--« MarketSts. Jackson’s Branch 553 Haight Street Stationery Store 1096 Valencia Street Rothchild’s Branch 1631 Church Street Geo. Prewitt’s Branch OF FITCH his kin or friends. The happy relations which long existed between Benjamin Avery and George K. Fitch were broken because the former, an editorial writer on the Bulletin, accepted the post of United States Minister to China. The appointment was made on the recom- mendation of Senator Sargent. FIGHTS WATER COMPAN The greatest and in some respects the most unfortunate fight. that Fitch ev made was to prevent the sale in 18 of the Spring Valley Water Compa property to this cit An event of that| struggle was the run on the Bank of | California and the sudden death of the | president of the bank. Popular resent- ment w aroused against Fitch and| Pickering. Enemies of The Call and | Bulletin incited a mob spirit in the | community. Thot were compelled by public sentiment to scriptions to the Fitch nds of subscribers | the force of false concel their sub- and Pickering Advertising patronage | wn, and advertisers who | refused to withdraw were boycotted. In | time the agitation subsided. Subse- | quently in the courts the allegations | made by Mr. Fitch concerning the plan | to acquire the water company property were found to be true. D. O. Milis could contribute an interesting chapter | rcerning Mr. Fitch's course in that ght. Mr. Fitch advocated the purchase and reservations of land for Golden Gate Park, and much credit was accorded to him for h efforts in behalf of the famous pleasure ground Mr. Fitch was a firm and stanch He had t of the ¢ estate in and in| to deep | champion of San Frapcis utmost faith in the destiny He in real of the metropolis se of lots adjacent ear North Point. It is esti- t his estate is worth more 0. He sold his home, corner nd Powell streets, only a few months before the fire. Geor; K. Fitch, despite certain pe- ities of disposition, was a warm- . generous man ce and sympathy employes of his pap e had the fortune to be h him in the e ing work old trials incident to the pub- f a daily newspaper in strer speak only words of prais splendid qualities of mind and invested largely He manifested | in | | | — e Carload of Office Desks L. Just rec by their n T cived v 1 1 Post st. s of roll, flat and Stulz ¥ idmin following earthquake killed in the Hotel; Herman grocery at the Mehrtens, ¢ of and Eighteenth s an, killed with ard street; Wil- | saloon keeper resid- | street, who died of | Sieferd, killed at second nd Dolores 1 in, injured by earthq at City and County 1, found dead at Brann eets: Jacob Bricker, 700 Harrison street; | by, injured at the die the reserv Marie Durand. injured e earthquake and a a French Hospital; Millie dayton, killed 733 Howard street.| The estates range in value from $3000| to $15,000. —— Del Monte as a Home Resort. Hotel Del Monte, by the rea, near old Monterey, is open as al. All outdoor attractions. Special for families who make this their e. . e Walter Horn Insane. On the transport Sherid: which ar- Sunda soldiers ed to the General Hospital at th rived were from Manila twenty-five who dio. Among the i alter J." Horn, nous Horn sistefs of New Horn girls are said to be b ne patients of th ko a brother Y e ng num- metropolis. stands the a pri erous news Horn, who i third Infantr ranai on the ht months ago, and his mind frected in | night. Kreiss & Sdns at| | it cam THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1906. ARRESTED ONVESaEL Port Captain Hammer and Strike Breakers Ad- mit ‘Shooting. (Claisin They Auted s Sell: Defense in Repelling the Attack. Shortly after daybreak yesterday Detectives Tom Gibson and Rliordan, accompanied by Patrolmen Moran and ‘phee, boarded the steam schooner ational City off Hunters Point and arrested four men for the killing of | & Seaman Andrew Kilner and the wound- ing of three companions on Sunday The men arrested were Port Captain George Hammer, Joseph T. Hubbard, Fred Martin and Daniel Ga- hill. All were taken to the Park sta- tion and locked up on charges of mur- der and assault to murder. The police located the National City several hours after the shooting, but | did not attempt to board her till after daybreak, All were armed with Win- chesters and revelvers and experienced no trouble in getting on board when they made their identity known. According to the stories of the men arrested, they shot in defense of the hooner, and the women and children on board. They claim that the union men approached in a threatening man- | Cahill and Martin are| ner. Hamme: strikebreake and were hired by a private detective agency in the in- terests of the owners of the vessels. Hammer. was formerly captain of the National City, but lost his license some | months ago because of alleged natur- alization fraud. Regarding the shoot- ing Hammer made the following state- ment to the police, and it is practically borne out by the other three prisoners: LAUNCH APPROACHES VESSEL. I was with the vessel at the Oakland |long wharf. She was discharged, and | decided to have her sail for g today. We had the same board and T. L. Johnson of the me Lumber Company had asked me to _keep these ‘'men on the There were several ladies iildren on board, and I decided to have them landed because I expected trouble ocked at Sixteenth street, and it men coming on board frorh ock I told the captain to go in the and anchor. The captain’s "kson. That was about vening. launch came up suddenly. from I did not Where notice until it was within 100 yards of the ship. I recognized the craft as being one be- longing to the Sailors’ Union—char- tered by them, 1 then called the boys out on deck, saw the launch touch the vessel's_side, and just as she touched the vessel's side the night watchman, Hubbard, ordered them to keep away from the ship. There was a2 man at the bow of the vessel with the rope warning the men to run on the ship's rail out of the launch. T stayed on the deck, the port deck of the captain's cabin, and looked at them, and this fellow Hubbard two or three times called on him to halt and go away. 4t the same time I heard a shot and saw the bullet strike | the water at the front of the launch. There emed to be one leader on the aunch for the whole, apparently or twenty-five men. I heard from the launch, “Get aboard, when the first shot was fired. ot sure who fired first. MANY SHOTS FOLLOW. I then heard six or seven shots and thought of going and getting a gun I went into the captain's r here the shotguns were stand g. 1 took one. In the meantime, hile I was looking at the guns to s if they were loaded and how to work them, I heard several more shots ou i When 1 came out it was the orders, “Get aboare launch was drifting with the tide when I reappeared on deck. 1 fired one shot in the air and saw it strike the water. After the _launch | steamed away we only had a few car- Depot Foot Market St. { | | | | | | tridges left for the shotguns. b % | two years and had been | ing. We d not know if we harmed anybody, and I said that they may have gone away for revolvers, so 1 decided to raise o | anchor and get away to another moor- |ing. T suggested we go to Hunters Point, and_the captain agreed with me. We e lying at anchor there we were arrested. HUBBARD FIRES FIRST. Hubbard, in answer to questions, said he came-here at the request of L. Johnson, owner of the National City, arriving on Saturday evening. His duty was to protect the men while loading and unloading the yessel. He had instructions from Captain Fred- erickson to protect the crew and ship, and if any outsiders tried to board the hip to fire upon them. He was not a rilor, but had been a soldier and had worked in railroad shops. At one time he denied being in this city before, but later admitted he had lived here for arrested for “nothing.” He said he was not going to forsake a trust and when he made an agreement with people he was going to stay by it and them. Speaking of the events of Sunday night he said: 4 1 was in.the pilot house trimming some lanterns when somebody called me from the deck. Just as I stepped out I saw the people on the launch making ready to get a hold of the rail- I 'hollered at them three or four times that they would get hurt if they | boarded the ship. They paid no atten- tion, and from the answers they made and’'seeing them draw a pistol or two |1 knew they had heard and understood me, so I drew my pistol and held it up to the men who tried to get aboard | the ship. One of them sald, “Get your pistols.” One man was already in the front, ready to spring aboard. He gave the signals and sald something which I could not catch. Then I halted him. and when I shot my pistol in the air some one said, “Shoot him, pistols.” The orders were to run alongside and board the, ship. Two shots were fired from the launch, but I could not tell who ~fired the first shot. Shots were exchanged then, and I think I must have. struck that man on the leg. Then 1 fired two or more shots down into the water. LETS THE BULLETS RIP. I,waited till the bullets came about my head and then I considered they were not firing for amusement or in- timidation, so I let a couple of Shots rip rlfiht into them. I didn't aim at anybody in particular because I saw three or four pistols, and I saw two or three on the other sidé, and there were men encouraging the others. They fiulled off after a little bit, and t they were going away, but they didn’t and they came back again till they drifted. In the meantime the engines were ‘folng. I reloaded my pistol and fired I could not say how many times. Altogether I fired six or elgit shots. I could not say how many shots Captain Hammer fired, as he was above me. He had a shotgun. There were other men above me shooting, but I could not say how many. Martin, who s statement said he was employed by Miles J. Bolger of Curtin’s Detective | move the vessel, and it the|to Hunter's %‘o‘ifl!- & Agency on Friday to go ‘aboard when | FOUR MEN | get your4 a laborer, in his|Dbeld him by the ll‘l’{}. preventing him ~ ) i\\\?fimvfimfiuml I R AT ] e ——) T ! T Bartlett | Springs In first-ciass condition. Now open for uests. Good table assured. Hotel, ho- tel cottages and housekeeping cottages. Mineral baths. Competent masseurs for . ladies and gentlemen. California and Northwestern via Hopland; Southern Pacific via lliams daily. Address J. E. McMAHAN at Springs, Lake Co., Cal.. Water Business. Office at our warehouse, 4th and King sts., S. Prompt delivery made to any part of the city. Booklets about sprin NSEN & KAHLER, 8th and We! ster sts., Oakland, distributors for Oak- land, Alameda and Berkeley. BARTLETT SP GS CO. Hotel Rafael 50 Minutes From San Francisco SAN RAFAEL, CAL. The only first-class hotel einity of the ¢ pean plan. R. in the vi- American and Euro- V. HALTON, Proprietor. SKAGGS Sonoma County. Only 41 hours As to desirability of place. 1 refer to any guest of past eleven years. Information at Bryan's Bureau, 1732 Fillmore st., or of J. F. MULGREW, Skaggs, Cal. Santa Cruz Welcome all who desire a_comfortable and en- tertaining place for themselves or family. Never a Dull Moment AETNA SPRINGS NOW OPEN ; Send for Booklet AETNA SPRINGS CO. Aetna Springs, Napa Co., Cal. BEAUTIFUL ‘ PACIFIC GROVE BY THE SEA The Californfa Cisutauqua. Music, fun, pleasure. Something doing every day. Woa- dertul submarine gardens, glass-bottom boats, splendid fishing, militarg band, boating, launch excnrsions, bathipg pavilion; magnificent scenery and drives. Hotels, cottages and living at moderate prices. ~ Address Pacifc Grove Board of Trade. BEAUTIFUL LAUREL DELL The only lake resort with a first-class orchest under the management of Dr. Monroe N. Callen: der. Table unsurpassed. Send for new pamphlet. E. DURNAN. Prop. Laurel Dell, Lake Co., also Prop. of La Trianon. | ROWARDENNAN Sunta Cruz Mountains, | WM. G. DODGE, Lessec, Ben Lomond, Cal. | 1 MENDENHALL SPRINGS. Open May 1. New manugement. Elevation 1750 feet. "Fine climate. % Best mineral springs. | Flne table. Coftages for housekeeping. | skating rink, etc. Rates §7 to $10 per weel Address 0. E. BIGELOW. Livermore, Cal. CAMP TAYLOR. The tented city not affected by the carthquake. | Send your. family. _Tent, cottage and camp grounds unlimited. Boating. swimming. Grocery, | butcher on_the grounds selling at regular prices. | Terms nnder present conditions most lberal. | Apply ADAM BREHM, Proprietor. | DR. €, €. O’'DONNELL'S RANCH. At i Glen Ellen. Seventy farnished and partially” furnished cottages, cabins, tents and outfits to rent, from $10 np. Catholic and Con- gregational churches; mineral ~ spr Sebing, bething, _Climate unsurpassed. Apply to DR C. C. O'DONNELL, 910A Devisadero | | | | { POTTER HOTEL Santa Barbara, Cal. Summer Rates: $2.00 pef Day and Upwards ..AMERICAN PLAN ONLY.. " The air is balmy—exhilarating—free from humidity. The days are never too Witter MEDICAL lake County hot and the nights always cool and invigorating at Springs In the new hotel nothing that can minister to the comfort or con- venience of the guests has been overlooked. R viting. Hot and cold water in all rooms day and night. Witter's chef will make Rates: $12 per week; new hotel, $14 per week and up. Assistant Manager St. Franels Hotel, now has personal every room. Electric lights. if you like good things to eat. Springs Hotel. Write for booklet. WITTER MEDICAL SPRI 563 Eleventh St., Oakland. in- in = Rooms larse, airy Telephone friend ottage H. W. charge Old and Mr. hotel Wills, of the NGS CO. Phone Oakland 7813. Witter Water Cures Stomach Trouble. THE GEYSERS | The greatest health resort in Californis. Posi- tiye cure for Rbeumatism, Stomach, Liver and Kidney Troubles. le ‘fyst class. Lighted throughout by electriclty. Loog distance tele- ! Lone and postoffice in the hotel. Rates $12 and 14 per weck, iaciuding baths. New bath- lonses have becn erected this season. rates to femities und montbly guess let vod information write R. The Geysers. Cal. | HIGHLAND SPRINGS SODA BAY SPRINGS, On the borders of Clear Lake. of MICHAFL DEBRET, the famous ca Now in the hands rer and owner of Marchand's Pestaurant, formerly lo cated corner and Stockton sts., San Fran Geary elsco. name is so well known f! insure to its large number of guests that will receive the atteucfon and table that other springs can promise. flies at once. Engage ! vance. Terms $2 per duy. §12 per week huuting, fshing, boating aud patiing Great Geyser free to regular. gaests. free. Route—Take boat Tfuron a. m., to Hopland, thence stage via they 20 So send your fam ms one week in ad- ¥ “inest Ferry. 7:30 Kelseyville arriving In time for carly dibne | _Address GEO. ROBI and AGNES BELL | RHOADS. man ay | Kelseyvilie P. ¢ ke Co.y Cal. LAKE COUNTY, | For rest and health, for cleanliness, climate and | accommodation stands unsurpassed of all summer resorts. Rates $12, $14 and $18 per week. For fu'l particulars address R. ROBERTSON. Blue Lake NewEngland Home Beautifully loeated in the mountafs of Sonoma Co. Swings, croquet, bowling and teonis, boat ing and bathing pavilions with planos. Table set with all the deiicadies of the season. Rates only Send for pampblets: $10 to $12 per week. O.|§0 to $7 por wee:. Address GEO. HARRISON, WEISMAN, Midiake, Lake County, Cal. | Camp Meeker, Cal. THE JORDAN. IAGUACALIENTE ‘sll! ?l ‘el. i ifil&(h and BT!XI’L‘C First- | class 2 ¥y ng-house. ‘erms _to euit times, and reasonable. Fine grounds. Beautiful SPRINGS. view. Send your family to the nearest Hot Sulpbur Spriugs to San Franciseo. First-class accommo. ROSS VALLEY, | 2tions. Speclal rates to families; no staging: MOUN[ VIEW HOT[l ROSS STATION. | Is now open. Newly furnished: new plumbing. Reservations can now be made by addressing Manager, Ross Valley station. 3 THE COLONIAL. First-class famlly hotel. Foothills of Santa Cruz Mountains. Interurban cars pass the doors. S. P. to San Jose and interurban cars or S. P. direct '8 Los Gatos. Address The Colonial, Los Gatos. FORDE'S' REST. Heart of Santa Cruz Mountains. Surrounded by streams, fishing. bathing. A picturesque place: $7 per week, families special. Take S. P. b sauge to Santa Cruz, thence to Eccles station by S P. narrow gauge, 10 miles. § W. C. FORDE, P. M., Eecles, Cal. SONOMA, LAWRENCE VILLA, Complétely renovated. Family resort. Swim- ming tank. Bus dally to Hot Springs; $5 week. . PELLISSIER. our trains dafly; fare, round trip, $1.65, Tiburon Ferry or Oakland: two hours’ ride. = Address THEODOR RICHARDS, Agua Caliente Springs, | Sonoma County, «Cal. WILLOW RANCH. S | Adams prings Lake County. NOW OPEN ELEVATION Surrounded by a piue forest of 5000 acres. This and its new hotel make it the largest and most desirable resort in California. The waters are a pesitive cure for stomach, liver and kidney complants. Send for book of testimontals to DR. W. R PRATHER. Prop. Mark West dprings €. Juergensen, Proprietress. 3000 FEET. . Write for lnformation. Santa Rosa Rural No. 6. TOWLES HOTEL Altitnde 3700 feet. Pure air. pure spriug Now open for the season. An ideal summer climate. ; hunting, fishing, scenery, eleetric lights, n bathtubs (free fto guests). separate -room for summer visitors. Postoffice, tele- graph. teiephone; rallroad and express offices mear hotel. Rates ¢ day: $10 to 312 per we NO CONSUMPTIVES TAKEN. Address “Towles Hotel. Towle, Placer County, Cal.” GILROY HOT SPRINGS Better than ever. improvements. efficacious in cuses VICHY SPRINGS, Mendocine County. Curative waters. husting, Sshing, trie buths in the world. J. A. REDEMEYER, Proprietor. F OPE HOUSE t-class family hotel, with cottages; temnis and all trains. MRS. Guest elec- electric ears tor beach and baths, A. POPE, Santa Cruz, Cal. TERRACE GROVE HOTEL Cottages and tents. Santa Cruz Mountafns. 415 miles from Wrights. . Camping accom tions and store on premises. R. F. Di Wrights, Cal. KLAMATH HOT SPRINGS Those wishing to get away from all thoughts of their terrible experience can find this the best lace in the State. Send for booklet. EDSON ROS.. Beswick, | DUNCAN SPRINGS. Now open. Rates $10 to $12 per week. Write for particulars. Address HOWELL BROS., Hop- land, Mendocino County, Cal. Howell Mt., Woodworth’s. Residesce of 31 years. Home fruits. vegetables, milk. cream, etc. Purest of spring water. No fog. ' $7 to $10 week. WOODWO! & MUL- LER, St. Helena, €al JOHANNISBERG. Now open. Beautifully situated among the red- woods. Boating and bathing. Stage meets guests at_Oakville, Napa County. Rates reasonal MR. and MRS. THEO BLANCHENBURG JR. Camp Meeker Lots $15 up. Cottages buile, OWN SUMMER HOME 4 MOUNTAINS OF SONOMA C0. Equable climate. §75 up. Depot, stores, restaurant, hote post, express. churches and sawmill: 1300 lots | sold: 400 cotfages built. Sausalito ferry. M. C. MEEKER, Camp Meeker. Sonoma Countz. | Delightfully located in the Santa Cruz red- woods. ) fruit. spring water, paone, daily| BYRONOn i mail, excellent tabie; $7. MRS. M. J. CRAN- | Hot Spriogs. Waters that cure. One of the most DELL. Special rates to families. { perfectly appointed hotels in the State. Week- end round-trip rate, $1.30, incindes two days at hotel; use of baths, everything paid. Soutbern WILSON'S INN. A quiet home place in the mountains, near Naj Exeellent table. Fruit, vegetables, milk cream; $8 to $11_per week, season rates. Folders at'Bryan's, 1732 Fillmore st. H. WILSON, itlas, Cal. VILLA FONTENAY. Under new gmanagement. Santa Crus Mts. Three miles f (fienwwd. First-class table, bowling, electric lights, billiards, daneing pa- vilion, ciubroom; $10 up: round trip $3; free cariage, RICE HARPER, Prop., R. F. D. 1, anta 3 ARNO | S | Pacifie traios running to Byron on schedule time. | RICHARDSON MINERAL SPRINGS. | Ten miles from Chico, Butte Co. Stage daily, | Sune s excepted. Cures rheumatiswm, mal stomach, kidoey, mervous troubles, blood & skin ibenses. Steame & mineral lz..z‘n..d:am & Huntiag & trout stance Rates $10 & $12. J. H. Richardson, Chico, Cal. ‘ll"‘:}l‘!lnl HOTEL AND COTTAGES. Near Beach: 30 acres beautiful grounds: specfal | rates to families. Write for booklet to F, | BARSON, Prop., Santa Cruz. s National City. His| Instructions from Bolger and others Jlere to halt every- body, especially at aight, and in the daytime to let no strangers board the vessel, not even the captain himself. If they did not halt he was to.fire over! their heads, but if they got aboard the | vessel to shoot them. Cahill, who says he is a miner, was also emplgyed by Bolger and had the same instrhctions as Martin. His story of the shooting is about the same as that of Martin. BIRD TELLS HIS STORY. Michael Henry Bird, second engineer on the National City, who lives at 152 Chenery street, made a statement to the police in effect as follows: I had been on the boat since May 11 and had everything in readiness to leave. 1 saw a launch within ten feet of the vesfel, and remarked that it could take me ashore. Hubbard had a big pistol in his hand, and Captain Hammer and the others were on top of the deck house with shotguns and istols. I heard hollering and shout- ng, and then the shooting commenced. The first shot was fired from the vessel by Hubbard, Whl)"lho\lu'd to the men in" the launch: “— 0o o " T will kill every one of you I saw no shots fired from the launch, which did got {el within ten feet of the vessel. I thoughkt about thirty shots altogether were fired at the leunch. I had gone into the engine room, and when I came out Hammer shouted at me, “I'll give it to you with my fists.” L Mrs, Frederickson, wife of the cap- tain, grabbed held of Hammer, and from striking me. went below and Captain Frederickson asked me to was moved off 4 STATEMENT BY THE OWNERS. Furuseth Is Agnin Accused of Breaking [ Faith With Them. The executive committee of Steamship Association yesterday after- noors gave out the following statement in answer to certain statements made by Secretary Andrew Furuseth of the Sailors’ Union: Mr. Furuseth, in attempting to ex- plain why he sent the report East “that almost éverybody is out with a big knife, cutting for himself; it seems there will be a general effort to cut wages, instead of eegln them up, and the best thing would be for all that can get away to do so,” says that he did so because he was informed that some of the merchants were reducing the wages of their clerks and salesmen and that the Spring Valley Water _ompany had reduced the wages of their collectors. As his letter was read in New York June 3, it must have been written some time in May. He knew at that time that more than 95 per cent of the merchants in San Francisco were not doing business because their property had been destroyed by the fire. He must have known that three-fourths of the collecting business of the Sprink Valley had been destroyed bg the fire. He also knew that every laborer and artisan employed by that company was recelving full wages and that overy carpenter, brick mason, hod carrier and other mechanic in thiscity was re- ceiving the same wages as before the fire. ifln aftempt to misrepresent the | actions of the merchants of this city will not be accepted by the public as an excuse for the mendacious reports | circulated, to the injury of San Fran- cisco. MISREPRESENTATION ALLEGED. | In re to the agreement that he had 'fi Mr. Hanify, that vessels load- ing ’nltoad!u ‘would be allowed to the | complete their voyages, he admits that he had such an agreement, but that no man “was called out down south until the longshoremen and the seamen in the steamers had been locked out in this port.” The crews of the San Pedro |and "the Santa DMonica were ordered | out of the vessels at San Pedro May 3 and the crews of several vessels were | ordered out in this port about the same time, and it was not until June 5. six |days afterward, thaf the United Ship- |ping and Transportation Association took action to protect their interests {in this port. In attempting to excuse | himself “for violating his agreement, {Mr. Furuseth must know that he mis- represents the facts, as the records are clear on this question. Mr. Furuseth admits that the Sailors’ | Union did hold a meeting after the fire and did notify the Steamship Associa- tion that they would continue working {under the old wages, but this action | was ignored by “headquarters” upon Mr. Furuseth's return from Washing- ton. As 90 per cent of the sailors must have been at sea at that time and had no chance to express an opinion on this question, the action must have bee taken _entirely by _“headquarters which looks very much as thou; “padrone system,” against disclaims so much. 'he facts warrant | this opinion, because many rof the { 'ws of the vessels were loth to |leave, some of them saying that they ‘had to join the union to get a job, and ow, because they belonged to the union, they were ordered away from | the job. SITUATION IN NORTH. At Eureka the longshoremen were influenced by Mr. Furuseth not to load the steam scheoners unless they were manned lors of his union. This was followed by an effort to take by mmu‘uon :nnd turcel.thel non-unl:fl crews from the vessel oading Humboldt Bay. The sawmll mea at i h the ! Sailors’ Union was being run uader the | which he | t |not in a sivility | Humboldt Bay were confronted with the question as to whether they would shut down their mills and discontinue busfness or load the them- selves. They decided to take the latter course, and now that they have been obliged to organize to do business with their own men they will not discl them and will have no further use the union stevedores at Bureka, who will lose their employment because | they resorted to vielence and Intimida- tion through the Instructions of Mr. Furuseth. The mill men and lumber- | men at Aberdeen, Portland, San Pedro {and other coast cities will be obl {to take similar action if an att is | made to obstruct the lawful b in which they are engaged. After the fire Dpractically all labor | unions in San Francisco, including that represented by Mr. Furuseth, passed | resolutions that they would work at the | same rate of wages as before the fire. | At no time before or since the fire have members of the United | Transportation Association | employ members of labor unions, when . they had work for m-nn!’n do, s't'-llo old rate of wages. e contrary, they have '\lged to continue harmo- nious relations with them. They will not, however, pending this cén ¥ assume obligations in the way of !ing and dispatching vessels, ree | bills of lading, etc., that may involve them in heavy damages, providing the management of the unions seek to take advantage of the situation in the same manner and violate existing a; monts in the same way that Mr. seth has done in his transactions with the Steamship Assoclat as above set forth, and which can documentary evidence in the case. The facts prove that | Furuseth is unreliable_ so far claims to represent the (and it would appear that those ated with him are either not assumse the him. %