MEXICO CITY,: April ;30.-The police
have been asked : by.the;United States, to
keep a watch for General ;vW LV; White;
U. S: A. ".'.alleged to have fled from Justice"
WASHINGTON. April ; 20.-No ' officer
known; as General W/ L. ;Whlte -Is- coni
nected with the army of the United States
and officials are at a loss to, understand
on what authority the Mexican dispatch is
based.' - - ,¦-. v _,
They Do Not Know General ; White or
Understand .the. Dispatch Sent
;to Mexico. J ::
ARMY ; OFFICIALS THINK
MISTAKE .• HAS \ BEEN >¦ MADE
In accordance,;-;; with-, -the*; instructions
given him yesterday, afternoon by Mayor
Schmitz; Ch ef Wittman' issued orders ias\
night i to the . effect *that .two policemen
shall report. for, duty, this "morning at 5
o'clock at . each , of the carhousesj in
order- to -prevent' damage being done to
the syndicate's property. These two men
are to -remain on duty, until .7, o'clock, 1
when they will b§ relieved by, four others,
who * will guard the . houses ¦ during the
dav.- . . * ' ; ¦: '. :¦ -' ". : .-.- .¦•¦¦-• ¦'- ' -'
. WIttman's instructions were, to the ef
fect that his men. shall protect the prop
erty of the corporation, and shall not al
low any of the carmen who desire to go
to work -to be mistreated, but the'offlcers
must not" ride on- the -cars. If a car Is
stopped. then the policemen will have k the
right to interfere and asslst'the employes
in proceeding on their routes.
CHIEF ISSUES
SWIKE ORDERS
TO POLICEMEN
. MAYOR SCHMITZ ACTS.
- Mayor Schmitz' has taken steps to bring
about a conference between the strikers
and employers with a. view toward effect
ing a settlement of. tha strike. Early m
the proceedings the Mayor made the dis
covery that there, was not apparently any
one • to ¦ speak ¦ authoritatively for the
United Railroads of San - FranclscoS At
torney. General Tirey L.- Ford, who Is the
legal adviser, of the corporation, was said
to have a power of attorney, to act for the
couraging. They learned that the entire
system was tied up tightly and that the
prospects of a settlement with the strik
ers on any other basis than the granting
of their. demands were meager. The sit
uation was one which prompted the own
ers of all kinds of vehicles to transform
them ipto public conveyances, and until
the settlement of the strike these vehicles
will be in active demand.,
. The- strikers held^a very enthusiastic
meeting .at the; Turk-street Temple yes
terday, afternoon, 'and several hundred
w . ere *t? ded }° the u nion membership. Of
the 2S0O employes of the system the union
Claims to have secured 2500. with excel
lent, prospects for securing. the remainder
to-day or to-morrow. The strikers are
very hopeful that their.; demands will be
granted soon, and all express regret that
they should have ' been the source of so
much Inconvenience to the traveling pub-
. The entire day; force of street car -em
ployes j reported as usual yesterday- morn
ing at the different car barns and aboitt
threetfourths~of the number had no" de
sire to'.'strikeV and ,were ready! to go .to
work. The delegates; of the, Street Rail
way". Employes' •., Union, whose/ members
inaugurated. the strike on Saturday: night,
were on hand, to persuade '-. them not (to
work. Their arguments -muet have, been
very " conclusive,', as lone.. ; hour ; . af ter _ : the '
time the-men' usually commenced .'.their
daily runs they were all headed for Turk-*
¦street ; Temple "to enroll ' ; themselves /as i
members : of ; the : union. ; -i-The 'decislott^on
the part : of | the day r forces - to ( strike was
communicated * almost" instantaneously ; to <
the 'car,' houses in all parts of ¦ the' city. ''
; The men on=the" Sutrb? line were -proba
bly the first to join the ranks of the strik
ers. r There *• were forty ' conductors ¦¦) and
motormen employed on the road that car
ries. passengers to;the park and ; cliff/ and
every . one - of ' them ; quit. -V. There were s no
cars running to the. park' and Cliff House
yesterday/: - ' ¦'¦¦
• j The * men ¦' from v" the / Sutro line had
scarcely finished, signing their names to
the .union's ' membership ¦•¦ role ..when'.. 200
of ..the employes, from the-MIssIon lines,
dressed -In- their uniforms, marched ; into
the ; hall. 1 ' There .are. more than* 300 ' men
employed' on the Mission lines, and .while
all; of- them- did' not join the union: yester
day. It is claimed that none of them could'
Continued From. Page One.
CARMEN GO
IN CROWDS TO
THE TEMPLE
..Mayor Schmlta was a very; busy man
yesterday. He arrived in this city from
Sacramento "at 9 o'clock, and although ho
had had little sleep during, the night he
began an immediate consideration of the
strike and the best methods to be adoptetl
to secure an early ; settlement of the con
troversy. 1 '" ; ¦-¦ '¦'¦¦' ¦; ; i
The Mayor notified Chief of Police Witt
man that hewould be in his office/at thje
Clty;Hall at 2 o'clock, and from that' time
untili" midnight f his - time -was taken up
with* interviews ¦ relative to .'.-" the strike.
Among "the. first callers ¦ were several
members of the executive committee of
Division No. '. 205, . Amalgamated
tion of Street Railway Employes of Amer
ica? headed/ by Richard Cornelius,, presi
dent of the local branch, Harry Knox and
others.' Cornelius addressed the Mayor,
and' said the were orderly and
that they desired to have the' Mayor ad
dress them at their meeting: in the Turk
street Temple. ' ' ." . ¦ ' '
"¦: The Mayor: replied that it- was -his pur
pose to remain -perfectly neutral in the
matter in order that no question could be
raised in. the event his services as me
diator between the railway \ company and
the strikers were requested:- Her assured
the 'members of the committee that' his
sympathies ' were with- the street - car»em
ployes and that he would do all-in his
power to aid them in their * struggle for
better' wages and the recognition of their
right to 'organize. • '. , .v ¦;>.*,
Cornelius stated that the entire Market
street v system , was tied up, and that it
would be impossible for the .railway oeo
ple • to= move . a wheel-: without the aid of
they ,- employes. ';; The . men ; were ;. resolved
to hold out to theUast. They were mere
ly asking ' f or- : their rights ; as wage-earn
ers and . free \ men; • ana they proposed to
battle for those rights, in the belief that
they.had.the sympathy of the public in
their . fl flit ~TWFi -J"» tiTTTHpTHra' \iiHmtV*HwtlW
i'The Mayor- cautioned the committee to
urge *> upon - 'the - striking employes the
necessity? of :.preservlng the -peace at all
hazards, and to , refrain -. from : indulging in
intoxicants. " The executive was compelled
From the ferries td : The Call building
hundreds of passengers were picked up
by entei prising vehicle owners and thence
carried. to central points,- such- as Halght
r.nd Market, Twenty-sixth and Valencia,
Flllmore and Ellis, the Potrero. and other
sections.- The residents of the outlying
districts embraced with satisfaction the
opportunities offered /for getting home, l
Owing to ths tie-up of mainlines lead
ing to the park, there was little travel
to that resort and -comparatively none
to the Cliff House. The California-street
line and its connections did. an enormous
business throughout the day,' they 1 being
the feeders to , a vast stretch of terri
tory. Residents who are accustomed to
coming downtown via the Geary and Sut
ter street lines made the best of the sit
uation by walking to California . street
and taking 'the cars of that line at.their
respective points. The unusual travel ne
cessitated the employment of everv ex
tra car on that line far Into the night !
The Union-street line, as well as the
Hyde-street connection, did an. enormous
business air day.- The. ru.nning of these
lines has not been Interfered with for the
leason that the employes are well satis
fled with their pay and hours. '¦¦ On<» of
the officials of the line said' last : hl*nt
that no matter what the wages paid bv
any other company might be the rate o'f
pay on the California-street line would
exceed.it by 2 cents per hour. ' The' an
nouncement has. served to cement the
good relations existing. between the com
pany and Its 'employes.
<Market street was crowded with bug
gies, trucks, furniture wagons, automo
biles and hacks yesterday. Each vehicle
was filled - with passengers bound for
all quarters of the city affected: by the
fetrike. Rates ranging from 5 cents to
50 cents, : according to the distance trav
tled, were charged, and few protests
against the rates were 'made.
General Manager Vinlng visited the car
house on Mission street, near Twenty
ninth street, yesterday afternoon and in
cidentally made a few remarks to a num
iber of his striking empoloyes whom he
found gathered, there. He told the men
that he was sorry that the trouble had
occurred and that he was ready to wel
come them back' Into the service of the
company at any time they were willing to
come. In regard to the demands made
by the men, he said that he wa3 willing to
grant them where possible, and that he>
would be oleased to confer with the men
individually or collectively at any time.
He positively' refused, however, to recoe
nlze In any manner, the Railway Em
ployes' Union, which he asserted is com
posed of men discharged from the service
of the road. • > *
Some of the strikers informed the gen
eral manager that they objected to the
system of espionage which he had estab
lished in maintaining spies to. watch ,the
men in order to find out of they enter sa
loons when off duty. They said that they
considered it an injustice to fine an. em
ploye for taking, refreshments in a pub
lic drinking place. Vining replied that this
regulation might seem harsh, but that It
was' calculated to promote both the good
of the men themselves and the good of the
company, which he declared must have
efficient employes. He intimated. that this
rule would be modified. .After, the confer
ence Vinlng took charge'of a car and went
to the ferry with;a number.of non-union
employes, as, passengers. .
STREET RAILWAY TIE-UP COMPLETE
The executive committee of the United
Railroads of San Francisco, appreciating
the moral force of public sentiment, made
the following statement last night:
The rat« of wages • paid by- this company Is
exceeded by no other street railroad In the
United States with, we believe, the single ex
ceptions of Butte and Helena, Montana.
City — ." Rate Per Hour.
San Francisco 22 cents plus bonus
Brooklyn .20 cents
New York. . •• i 21 cents
Chicago 17 cents
Tacoma. ,....1S cents
This Is but an indication of a state of facts
prevailing throughout the i entire country-
The hours of labor are practically fixed by
the ¦ employes. No employe of this company
need work more than ten hours, unless he- de
sires to do so.' ¦ i
The primary object of this company has been
to secure the service of prudent, eareful and
sober men. ; and' our employes have been sub
jected to no discipline not deemed necessary to
achieve that result. Tha public will not fail
to appreciate the fact that our employes have
in their care the safety of the thousands who
dally travel upon our cars. v
UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRAXCISCO
Executive Committee of Board of • Directors'
. . by GEORGE B. WILLCUTT. Secretary. '
VINING MAKES
STATEMENT TO
THE STRIKERS
COMPANY SAYS
HIGHEST WAGES
ARE PAID HERE
LONDON. April 20.— A "fire broke outsat
midnight last night in Hackney, a popular
suburb of London, in a printer's ware
house, three stories high, the top floor of
which was used for living rooms. A dozen
fire engines and escapes arrived promptly
at the scene, but the flames were of over
mastering power and it was impossible to
enter the building. When the flames were
finally under control, the charred bodies
of a man. two women and four children
v.ere found. •
S«ven People Perish in a Fire.
MAYOR REFUSES
V TO PUT POLICE
ON STREETCARS
A mass-meeting of the striking street
car. employes and their friends was held
last evening . at Metropolitan Temple,
when a report on the strike situation was
made .by R. Cornelius, the president of
the carmen's union; and \ speeches were
madeyto the gathering. . ; .
President Cornelius was greeted with
warmth and announced^ that the strike
situation was weft in hand and that there
was every .prospect. of winning the dis
pute with , their, employers. Cornelius
stated that though the strike had started
with but few men in the ranks of the
union, a complete tie-up of the car lines
had been effected within one" day, and
that nearly all the conductors, motormeu
and gripme-n had joined the union.
G. B. Benham made a speech.denounc
ing the'actions of General Manager Vin
ing of the United Railroads of San Fran-
Isco. and predicted that- the fixht would
result in a' victory for the employes. , . .
' Walter Thomas Mills delivered an ad
dress that consisted mainly of the propa
ganda of the Socialist party, with which
the speaker is, affiliated. _
Michael Casey of the "Board Of Public
Works announced that Mayor Schmitz
would stand-by the striking employes
and be - true ; to the labor organizations
that had made his election pos&lble. Casey
urged the strikers ] to \ refrain from any
demonstrations of violence, and assured
them that they had the sympathy of
every labor organization in San Francisco
and i the entire country, . ¦
. Considerably enthusiasm . prevailed dur
ing the entire meeting, and at its close.,
when the strikers were, urged to bo this
morning at the posts assigned them by
their executive committee and to be vigi
lant ; in inducing men. from taking the po
sitions vacated. - . •. • • ¦ .
METROPOLITAN
HALL SCENE OF
MASS=MEETING
After the surrender of Lee - Dr. Bard
returned to his old home, where he prac
ticed medicine until 186S, when ho re-
i Dr. Cephas Little Bard , was .born in 1
Chambersburgh, ' Franklin County. Pa.,'
Ion; April 7,: .1843/ •-.Inheriting; a,-tastc for
the 1 etudy of medicine— nearly all of^hls;
majternal ancestors^ being, physicians? and"
those on hte paternalTside being connected,
with I>rs. John arid Samuel Bard, fount!-,
ers 'of the College of Physicians and Sur-'
peons of New York-he early -determined
to devote himself to the medical profes
sion. After completing a course of clas
sical studies at the Chambersburgh Acad
emy he entered the office of Dr". A.' H.
Senseny. •-.' While "ho was an office student
the reverses of General McClcllanii'oc-,
'•oufredV'and? Dr.*,' Bard* "yielding; toiUpa
triotism and responding to the call' for
volunteers, enlisted as a private in Com
pany A, 126th Regiment of Pennsylvania
Volunteers. With that regiment he par
ticipated in the second battle of Bull Run
and those of Antietam, Frede'ricksburg
and Chancellorsville.
After his term of service had expired
h* attended lectures at the Jefferson
Medical College. Later he was appointed
cs sistant surgeon of Pennsylvania vol
unteers and again went to the front.
He remained with his regiment till • the
surrender of Lee. -¦ - • ... .. ¦ ;' - •,
Jt is worthy of note that Dr. -Samuel
Bard was General Washington's- physi
cian and that Colonel Robert Parker, Dr.
Bard's maternal great-grandfather, was a
colonel under Washington and from him
received special recognition for gallant
services.
The only street car line in operation yes
terday was the California, with its con
nections, v/hich include the Union-street,
Hyde and Jones streets. The employes
on these lines have no grievances and
they are in no way connected with the
strike. Business on these lines was un
usually heavy last night, and the pros
pects for its continuance during tho re
mainder of the strike are excellent.
> PEKING, April 20.— A post on the out
skirts of Newchwang, ... garrisoned by
forty Russians, has been attacked by
bandits. One Russian officer and four
privates .were . killed. , „-.,. ,,_,„,_ ._ ~
company, but when the Mayor demanded
a conference he said his powers to act
were limited and that he could not attend
any conference with the Mayor in the ab
sence of President Holland. The latter
pleaded illness as an excuse for declining
to confer with the Mayor last night. The
peculiarity of the situation puzzled the
Mayors but it has not discouraged him.
Another ' attempt- to secure - a - conference
will be made tp-day» ; ' .
- A protracted strike wilt "cause no end of
trouble to the workingmen of San Fran
cisco who work down town and who live
in the outskirts. Many of the employes ot
the Union Iron Works and sugar refinery
in the Potrero live at North Beach, while
thousands of clerks ln down town estab
lishments reside near the park. During
the continuance of the strike these people
will be compelled to walk to their places
of employment, in the absence of convey
ances, and return i to their homes by. the
same means. Many of these are insisting
that the. strikers, , having .demonstrated]
their strength, owe it to the public to re
sume operations and ! secure the conces
sions they demand while at work. It is
maintained that the company which.en
ters upon possession of its system May 1
would be willing, in the light of yester
day's developments, to meet tho men half
way in the Interests of peace and har
mony.
Bandits Attack Russians.
Present a Revised Version of "Cin
derella" Before Emperor Fran
cis Joseph and Suite.
VIENNA, April 20.— A companyNjf ama
teurs, composed exclusively of -members
of ;the Hnnsarian and Austrian nobility,
last night presented, at the private thea
ler o'the Royal Palace of cschosnbrunn, a
revises version of "Cinderella." especially
r.ritten for, the company by Baron Bour
going.." : j ..» - .<',' . «." :. ¦
The performance, which was given in
aid of Vienna, charities, was attended by
Emperor Francis Joseph and his suite,
the diplomatic corps, including Robert 8.
McCormick. the United States Minister at
Vienna, and the elite of Viennese socJetv.
There was a dazzling display of diamonds
and dress. • ' -
HUNGARIAN AND AUSTRIAN
NOBLES GIVE A THEATRICAL
VEHICLES WERE
IN DEMAND ALL
OVER THE CITY
With the death of Dr. Bard this city
and county lose a valuable citizen and one
beloved. by every one. He was known to
every : person • in , this section and all re-,
gardedhim as a personal friend. -As an
evidence of his great popularity, the fact
may . be cited that in Ventura County
there are numerous children named
Cephas, Little or Bard in tribute to the
doctor. ¦ There are also many persons who
were born here, but who have- since
moved away, who bear Bard's • name for
their siven name. ¦ ¦
On the first of last January the Eliza
beth Bard -Memorial Hospital was opened
to the public. This Institution was erected
by. Dr. Bard and his brother. Senator
Thomas R. Bard, as a memorial to their
mother. This hospital is eventually to be
given to-the city of Ventura. • : -
Dr. Bard had an exceedingly, large prac
tice, to which he was devoted. His-car
riage and his pet white horse "Kit" could
be Keen going night and day on his er
rands of mercy. - .
Dr. Bard was a prominent member of
the Grand Army of the Republic, the Mili
tary Order of the. Loyal Legion, of the
Knights Templar and other f ra'cernal ' or
ders.- ; '---- ' ' ¦ '•¦'- -:¦¦ :
moved- to this city, j He was ; the first
¦ American physician to locate here. "
In the first county election Dr. Bard,
having been' nominated for Coroner on
both tickets, was, of course, unanimously
elected. In the next general election he
v.-as re-elected. Dr. Bard . had served
(.terms' .aggregating '..twenty. . years- as
'-'County. Physician and Surgeon. He was
president of the Ventura County. Pioneer
.Society from the time it was organized.
Then he was president of the -Ventura
"County /'¦¦ Medical- Society.- He*' was 'also
County "Health Officer. ¦ He was an active
participant- in the affairs of the Callfor
'nia State- Medical Society and was presi
) dent of the State association' for a term.
At vkrious times he was a member df the
Board of Pension Examiners.
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN OF
VENTURA WHO DIED AFTER
A LONG ILLNESS.. .
be induced t6, take a car from the car
house. ¦¦;.:. - • .--:
Following the Mission contingent came
the Castro-street car employes. Of the
eighty men - who held positions on the
Castro '¦ -line seventy-six -reported at
headquarters and. were initiated into the
union: -Just after the > Castro men en
tered the Temnle a report was received
to the- 1 effect that th.e Geary-street men
were hesitating v about casting their lot
with the" strikers. Chairman Henry John
sen called. for volunteers from the Mc-
Allieter-street carmen to go to the Geary
street ca'rhouse to persuade the . men to
help out' on the strike, but before the
volunteers had left the hall the' Geary
etreet men in full strength marched into
the headquarters. They were received
with loud' cheers.- .
The men from -none of the other lines
came in a body. *but individual employes
straggled into the headquarters until the
hail was crowded to the doors. The en
rolling¦'¦ of ..the men kept six secretaries
busy all day. and last night it was an
nounced that 2500 men had joined the
striking organization, whereas on the
nr$vibus' night, when the strike was com
menced.'there were but COO members. '
THE LATE FRANK R.; STOCK
TON, WHO WAS STRICKEN
., IN WASHINGTON. "
VENTURA, April 20.— Dr. Cephas
Little Bard, brother of Senator
Thomes R. Bard, and the most
beloved man in this section of the
State, died at 2:30 o'clock this
morning at the Elizabeth Bard Memorial
Hospital.. .
An operation was performed Thursday
for cancer, but the patient was unable W
rally.. Miss Blanche Bard .and Albert
Bard, , his daughter, and .son, .were at- the
I hospital when death, came. Flags are at
j hali. / mast j pver. the entire county and
i bells were tolled fifty-nine times, begin
! ning at the moment of death.
According to the wishes of Dr. Bard,
his body will lay in state for one day at
his late ¦ residence. The funeral will be
I under the auspices of the Ventura County
i Pioneers. The Rev. C. B. Rogers of the ',
¦ Presbyterian Church will conduct the
I services and the medical fraternity will .
select the pall-bearers. The body is to be
erenjated.r?. Because ~of ' the large number i
of persons who desire to attend the serv-.
icek,r they will be held in the hall.
! The- establishment of the hospital was
i the ambition of Dr. Bard, and h.e lived to
I see It opened on January 1. He was com
( pelled to go to bed within a week after
tlie dedicatory -ceremony.
Herr Plath, president of the North Ger
man Lloyd line. ' said' at the annual meet
ing of the'eompany, held yesterday, that
the company had acquired in conjunction
with Herr Krupp. an extensive coal field,
which it would soon begin to open up.
The Cologne Gazette, discussing: the lat
est statement3 of the London shippers re
gardirrir the shipping combine', says tho
conclusion. is legitimate that J. P. Mor
gan has acquired control of nearly all of
the British lines of steamera reaching
America and that' the~. organization of a
great shipping, combine, in the style of
the United States Steel Corporation, ap
pears to be Imminent. .
LONDON, April 20.— The barometer of
the Stock. Exchange fluctuated through
out the past week in response to every
fresh rumor of peace negotiations, but ac
tual business was comparatively limited.
The moat optimistic of the operators dur
ing the first part of the week proved also
to be the most timorous. The whole list
fell perceptibly upon Balfour"s announce
ment that a definite settlement in South
Africa had been, proposed in order to al
low the Boer delegates time to interview
the commandoes.
American securities attracted consider
able attention during the week. There was
not much trading, however, and this was
partly owing to the fear of a corner ia
Louisville and Nashville.
BERLIN, April 20.— The most active se
curity on the Boerse during the past week
was Canadian Pacific, whiv-n developed aa
extraordinary movement and was bought
heavily on London and New York ac
count. ...'¦¦ ,
The protraction of the peace negotia
tions in South Africa has, disappointed the
Boerse and is causing reserve-ta specula
tion. • \ . U:
Little Trading 1 .
erable Attention, but There Is
American Securities Attract Consld-
FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS
SHOW SMALL IMPROVEMENT
The Mayor stated during the afternoon
that he was arranging for a conference
with the officials of the railway company
and that he hoped to arrange a settle
ment of the difficulty within a short time.
. My investigation of the situation this after
noon discloses absolutely peaceful conditions
and very manly and peaceable sentiments
among the striking street-car employes. Should
trouble occur at any point from outside inter
vention It should be suppressed at once. -
Under no circumstances will violence be -al
lowed anywhere. -Yours truly. •• ¦•- ¦ '^ -.
EUGENE E. SCHMITZ. Mayor.
When Wittman left the Mayor's office
he carried with him the following letter
of instructions as his authority for re
fusing to accede to the- demands of the
railway people:
, SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. 1902. •
George W. Wittman, Chief of Police— Sir:
Should occasion arise assign every necessary
and available policeman for the protection of
all property involved In the strike and for the
maintenance of the ceace at all hazards.
It la not the dtyts province, however, to
detail her peace officers for special service* to
•Whatever may follow, I advise you earnest
ly to maintain your present peaceful and
manly attitude, and to occompllsh whatever
ends you have in view without infraction of
law or breach of 'the peace.
I beseech you also, one and all. to refrain
from the use of any Intoxicating liquor what
soever durirut the existence of present . condi
tions. It may not be- necessary to suggest it.
and I don't wish to interfere with any man's
personal liberties, but in times of leisure, ¦ en •
forced or voluntary. Indulgence in strovjs
drink is frequently the greatest cause of en
suing trouble, and often /leads to failure. Very
sincerely yours. E. E. SCHMITZ.
. Chief of Police "Wlttman held a long
conference with the Mayor, during which
the attitude of the police in the contro
versy was. discussed. "Wittman .reported
that President Holland . of the United
Railways Company had requested him to
place four policemen on each car sent
out by the company . with non-union
crews. "Wittman declined to entertain the
proposition until after he had consulted
with the Mayor. . ¦ »
The Mayor indorsed the action of Witt
man, and informed him that the riulway
company could not count upon the aid of
the police at a time when there was no
necessity, f oaf such Intervention. He. did
not believe the police would be needed in
any event, as all .reports made to him
'during, the day were, to tfie' effect that. the
strike was being conducted iin a most
orderly manner and without any show of
violence on the part of the strikers. If
the company could find men to take out
the ' cars they would not be interfered
with en route, j . -r
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 1902.
Street ."Railway Employes — Gentlemen and
Friends: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your
very kind invitation to appear before you and
to address you this afternoon. Being actually
engaged in- important public conferences I
shall not be able to come before you.
I congratulate you on the evidence of public
respect and esteem which your observance of
the law and your reeort to only, peaceful
measures have obtained for you.
to decline the request -to address the
strikers, but ¦ after the departure of the
committee he caused the following letter
to-be sent to the employes at their meet
ing in the Turk-street Temple:
Francis Richard Stockton was born in
Philadelphia on April 5. 1834. After grad
uating from the Philadelphia High School
he applied himself to wood engraving and
to literature,*" contributing illustrations to
Vanity Fair and other periodicals and is
sulng« a number of stories for children,
such as "The Ting-a-Llng Stories" (1869).
"Tales Out of School" (1S75), etc. He was
employed successively on the Philadelphia
Post, the New York Hearth and Home,
Scribner's Monthly; (afterward the Cen
tury Magazine) artd 9t. Nicholas.
The first of -his books to attract general
notice to him as a humorist of a new and
original vein was "Rudder Grange," pub
lished in 1879. This was followed by "The"
Lady or the Tiger?" "The Late Mrs.
Null." "The Casting Away of Mrs. Leeks
and Mrs. Aleshire," "The Durantes,"
"The Merry Chanter" and many others.
"Kate Bonnet," his latest book, ia having
a large sale at the present time.
Surrenders to the American authorities
of tmall parties of insurgents are re
ported daily, and these have Increased
since the recent surrender of ¦ the
infrUTgenl <Jeneral Malavar. General
Ruflno, with twenty-six officers and 375
.soldiers, has surrendered to the native
constabulary in the province of Misamis.
in Mindanao, where the constabulary are
co-operating with the military.
General Chaff ee has forwarded to Gen
ertil F. Franklin Bell the congratulations
6Pnt the latter by President Roosevelt
upon the recent campaign in L&guna and
Batangas provinces conducted by General
Bell. General Chaffee forwarded the Pres
ident's communication through General
Lloyd Wheaton, and in an accompanying
letter he expresses his great pleasure at
the receipt by General Bell of the Presl
dtnt'f congratulations. "No American
mops\" says General Chaffee, "have ever
before bocn charged with a task more
difficult of accomplishment. With an ex
ception in the matter of Terrain, onlv our
comrades in the island of. Samar have
campaigned under such difficulties. S;»
unique has been the situation in Ba'ntan
pasr and Laguna." continues General
Chtiffee in his letter, "that only a person
thoroughly familiar with it by actual con
tect can appreciate the conditions which
have been met and overcome, or fairly de
termine vhat were the best methods to
accomplish the objects, namely, the recog
nition of the sovereignty of ibe Unit€d
States and the establishment of peace
and order in the disturbed sections."
The United States Philippine Commis
sion has passed a law authorizing munici
palities to appropriate funds for combat
ing epidemic diseases. The cholera situa
tion shows no improvement. There has
been a total of SS8 cases and 300 deaths in
Manila, and £56 cases and 602 deaths in
the provinces. •---:.¦
General Smith claims that, to the best
of his belief, the officers and men of hi«
command la Samar had to face insur
mountable difficulties; that the hardships
they encountered were almost unbearable,
and that the treachery of the natives of
the island is uneqt>aled in the history of
warfare. He says that the American sol
diers acttd. tn Ihe circumstances, with
the greatest forbearance shown in the
war in the Philippines.
CtrnpaJgning In sSamar was not a pleas
ure trip, but a stern reality, said General
iSniith. He expressed doubt if the troops
of any nation in the world would or could
h£ve acted in Samar aa well as. did. the
Americans.
MANILA. April 20.— The United States
srmy transport Buford left here to-day
tor San Francisco, after having been de
tained in quarantine for five days. Gen
jcra'. Jacob H. Smith, who was in. com
mand of the American forces in Samar at
the time Major Waller is said to have
executed natives of that islan'd without
trial, was to have gone home on the Bu
ford, but has disembarked here. Orders
have been received here from Washing
ton to hoM a court of inquiry into the
general conduct of affairs in Samar.
TACOMA. April 20.— Three Granby
smelter employes, D. Kell^. F Kelly and
D. Lowe, were swept over the smelter
dam at Grand Forks. B. C. this mornins
in a small boat. Their escape from death
was almost miraculous. Dan Kelly and
Lowe received slight injuries.
The men were engaged in removing ar
tificial cribwork added to the top of the
dam during the low water season Acting
under the orders of Foreman O>e«fe.
they, proceeded to accomplish then- task
by working from a boat stationed just .
above the head of the dam and held in
place by a rope stretched across the river.
After some of the timbers had been re
moved their boat was carried through the
gap and snapped in two. Ihe three oc
cupants were hurled into the seething
waters below. Luckily each man was au
expert swimmer, and after being engulfed
in the abyss reached a rocky projection
several hundred yards below. Their fall
exceeded seventy feet.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
on the Island Reach
Manila* ,'
Orders for a General Inquiry
Occupants of Broken Craft
\ Hurled Into Seething
Waters.
__ —ASHINGTON, April .20.— Frank
>\ )\ / R. Stockton,', the well-known
Yl/\V novelist, died suddenly here
V V this morning of. paralysis, re
sulting from a hemorrhage in
the brain. He was a guest at
the banquet, on k Wednesday .night of
the National Academy ? of Sciences,
when he was taken suddenly ill. The
ailment did not at that time appear
to be serious, and for a while the sufferer
seemed to be improving, but a. change for
the worse came this morning and death
occurred at 11 o'clock. By his bedside
when the end came were his wife,- who
was a Miss . Tuttle of Virginia, and her
si3ter. He was 63 years of age. The body
will be taken to Philadelphia for inter
ment. No further funeral arrangements
have been made as yet. -
Mr. Stockton has spent the past .winter
In New York and had done very little
literary work,, preferring to rest. After
a visit of nearly a month at Atlantic city,
he came to Washington, so that he might ,
attend the banquet of the scientists, in- i
tending then to go to his Beautiful home
in Charleston, W. Va. V. -
Harry A., Knox .told the' strikers that
he had received a message from Mayor
Schmitz to : the effect that an application
had been made to him by the railroad of
ficials for policemen to guard the cars,
and that he had refused. This message
was received with , prolonged applause
Knox exhorted the men to abstain from
committing the least violence and restrain
others from doing so,, .<
T. E. Zant, a representative of the La
bor Council, advised the car men how to
carry, on the strike and encouraged them
to have* faith in one another. He. spoke
of the qualifications necessary rfpr an ef
ficient railway employe, and declared that
they were ,-; men , upon whom a jrreat re
sponsibility was continually placed. He
declared that the . conditions .' were favor
able for the winning of the strike and that
public sympathy is entirely with the-men.
Speeches of encouragement were alsJ de
livered by William Cositely and Delegates
Willey and Marks ot the Labor Council. -
The members of the union are not sat
isfied with, having called from .work
the employes of the streetcar com
panies, but at the . meeting yes
terday the men ' were instructed -to
watch the different car houses and endea
vor to persuade outsiders not to operate
the cars. . .In doing | this . peaceful means
only are to be employed. A . .
, The.: principal portion of. the street-car
employes that remained with the com
panies and.. refused.- to strike . are bonus
men, who. by. reason of the length of time
spent in the service.are entitled to a high
er salary. • For ev ( ery five years that a
conductor, gripman "or motorman works
for the company he receives one cent ex
tryper hour. Men receiving this addition
to their pay are called bonus men, and are
distinguishable from the employes whose
term of service has not been so Ions. by
a stripe ;- sewed . on the- sleeves of their
coats near the cuffs.. Each stripe denotes
five years of; work on the streetcars. •
While a considerable portion of the bo
nus men have quit, still a number, and
especially the men with four stripes, have
been reluctant about surrendering the po
sitions which they . have held •¦ through so
many years, particularly as- to ¦ go "> on
strike is to jeopardize their bonuses. It
is among these men that the strikers were
instructed at yesterday's meeting : to use
their persuasion. > • .
PICKETS ARE' APPOINTED.
Harry A. Knbx' of , the Sutro line .an
nounced that the secretary of the United
States Mail Service desired to extend^ his
thanks to the union for- the manner -in
which the ; mail cara.had been permitted
to run.- , The announcement' was v greeted.
with \ cheers? -¦¦ KnoK^&hvwed this - com
munication with adyUe id ithe men hot to
hinder the mail service ¦, in any manner.
He also informed the men that they were
at liberty to work on the regular mail cars
at any time, but that the conductors on
such cars must not. collect fares. The
union was informed by. one of the strik
ers that the railway -^companies .were
transforming the ordinary passenger -cars
into mail cars by u merely placing signs
bearing the words. C"Unlted- State? '-Mail
Car on, the front atid/fear pf the 'cars.
The men>were~warhed"tliat they must not
accept positions on- any cars of this de
scription, except the Castro .Street "line,
which has no. regular mail cars."
The entire San Mateo line is tied up and
not even the funeral cars are allowed to
run. An appeal was. made yesterday
morning to President Cornelius to allov-'
these cars to be operated. He announced
to the meeting yesterday afternoon that
he considered -it' safer? not to grant the
permission, as f unreal: cars' are not an In
dispensable, necessity.- .y-^ • ¦
*.T Street, car. men cannot retreat. If you
attempt to --go -• back , now,.' after haying - left
your cars standing in the' streets, you will be
discharged .by the company- within the . next
six months. We of the „ Labor Council tried
to organiz^the railway employes about- a year
aso. but faiied. ,,. At that time I perceived that
among the. oldest ljien ln the eerviceuhere tw
isted" a deep : grjftvjincfr..again$t;the Companies.
5 ou arej.Jjggj^r tg^win^in lyftfe: strike, because
your grievance Afa >r"«3eeplyi ~. rooted. ' You <¦ have
the sympathy ?o.f»"^l»4>-"i»ill>I?<5i:and you '• ehouH
strive to malntaln"that: sympathy-by-conduct
ing yourselves in a gentlemanly manner.- . If.B.
few cars are operated by non-union men- you
should not mind that. Tou should remember
that it requires 35C0 men to ruir the street
railway cars of this city. ¦¦/.¦:.' '••">
WILL LET -MAIL .; CARS : RUN.,
nnt"#.rt«*M - n *i*. aId u tha^ the ' Labor Council did
mi n ™ 1 f r , thls the P r6 Per time for the com
«t tw nt u f a 8treet car strilte'.-I desire to
w«v. a Suc l a statement 1$ erroneous. A few
™™t? tt . g , * I^bor ; Council ' advised ; your
w^.Sk 6 * that '«t' did nor- consider that -it
would be proper to lnvolv* tMe street ear lines
5£»t» 8 *? lt . y ln a strtke. but conditions havfc
changed since, then, r If depends upon your
«??,?» m heth « r or not the labor unions ;of ; thl»
city will sustain you. IfthejMind that you are
in earnest - they will corfie forward to' asslat
you.. To most people /the railroad ' employes
n«vo already proved that they are thoroughly
In earnest. .•¦.;. ....... ¦.'.• .... ,.¦
The men were instructed over and over
again to_ maintain the peace and not to
attack the property of the railway com
panies, and especially riot to molest the
cars employed In the United States mail
service. -.A;, peaceful policy /was recom
mendedj:by,-Secretary Ed- Rosenberg of
the /Laborf Council,, and.-' Mayor: Schmitz
sent his secretary with. a, message to. the
men -advising, them . noVto commit any
unlawful act and not ,to become 1 intoxi
cated curing their, enforced idleness. --
¦¦• Secretary Ed Rosenberg in addressing
the union . practically promised the strik-
S™,,^. support of ! the Labors Council
th^A *vi y * an « otherwise in carrying -on
iii n n ra,. He sald the matter' would In
it!L?«J? al l I1 J& r be considered at the next
?l fnnf °? tne council; He spoke in part
MEN TOLD TjO KEEP PEACE
When the Mission street carmen arrived
at the Turk-street" Temple, . which has
been selected as -the headquarters of the
strikers, a scene of the wildest enthusiasm
prevailed. The Temple was already filled
with the conductors, motormen and grip
men, who made the hail ring again and
again with their cheers for the men from
the Mission. :The cheers were repeated
when; the from the Castro and
Geary street lines marched into the hall
in- bodies. -->--- ,-•_.;..-.,-.
- During, the entire day there was a meet
ing in progress at the Temple.' , The car
men vere/addressed by "representatives of
the Labor. Council, '.and plans were ar
ranged for carrying on the fight. It. was
stated before /, the contest -was - inaugu
rated that not more than one-third of the
railway employes -were members of : the
union, but yesterday hundreds of the men
went to the 'Temple and signed the r<511.
yair a score of -secretaries -were . kept
busy during the : entire day taking down
the names of "new members,* and; before
night the, Street Railway .Union had be
come one o,f the strongest labor organiza
tions.in ; the city. i-* :.-;•.-¦ - : - •¦-.-.-•.
ENTHUSIASM AT TEMPLE.
come regular members of the Street Rail
way Employes' ;unlon.
Un equaled.
General Says Treachery
of the Natives* Is
British Columbians Have
Narrow Escape From
Death.
SMITH DEFENDS
SAMAR CAMPAIGN
DEATH GOMES SUDDENLY
TO NOVELIST STOCKTON
Illness at First Regarded as Not Serious
Culminates in Paralysis, Immediately
Following a Hemorrhage in the Brain
DEATH ENDS THE CAREER
OF DR. CEPHAS L. BARD
Beloved Resident of Ventura , County and
Brother of a; United States Senator Passes
Away After a Long and Painful Illness
smm&Rs
HOLD BIG
I
Continued From Page One.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902.,
BOAT PLUNGES
INTO AN ABYSS
2
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, Medical works agree that Bnght's Dis-
ease and Diabetes are Incurable, but S7
per cent - are positively recovering under
the Fulton- Compounds. (Common forms,
of Kidney Complaint offer but short re-
sistance.) Price $1.00 for the Brighfs
Disease and $1.50 for the Diabetic Com-
pound. . Jno. J. Fulton Co., San Francisco,
sole compounders. Office Mills - building.
Free- tests made ... for ; patients. Descrip-
tive, pamphlet mailed free.
¦ • ¦¦
Jno. J. Fulton Co.— Gentlemen: Have
you placed. your Diabetic Compound with
any firm In St. Louis or Kan3aa City yet?
I bought four bottles from you to Febru-
ary .while I was at .Excelsior Springs,
Mo.," am/ the 'express' charges on the box
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Tt HE PEOPLE OF THE EAST ARKJ
1 beginning to learn that there Is real-
ly a cure for these dread diseases in Cali-
fornia, and shipments of the Fulton Com-
pounds are being sent all over the United
States. Agencies have within a month
been established in more than two dozen
Eastern cities and persons having afflicted
friends in the East can now be given ad-
dresses that will enable^them to get tho
Compounds to them within a compar-
atively few hours. \Ve have published
the names of scores of the cured here,
and the correspondence that is now be-
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same convincing character. Here is a
sample letter from Kansas:
Burdette, Kansas: March 21, 1302.
Brialit's Disease and Dia-
betes Are Positivelu
IN KANSAS
DIABETES
Catarrh
Invites Consumption
It weakens the delicate lung tissues,
deranges the digestive organs, and
breaks down the general health.
It often causes headache and dizzi-
ness, impairs the. taste, smell and hear-
ing, and affects the voice.
Being a constitutional disease it re-
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Radically and permanently cures ca- 1
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bowels and more. deiicatc organs, and
builds up the whole system.
No substitute for Hood's . acts like
Hood's. Be sure to get Hood's. .
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1901 TAXES-1901
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Eecond installment taxes on all property
must be paid on or before
MONDAY, Ihe 28th day of April. 1992,,
At 6 P. M.. f and that unless : paid prior-
thereto 5 per cent will be added "to the \
amount thereof. ' '
Positively no checks received after the
21st day of April, ISO*.- ,•¦'>' .
(Signed) EDWARD J. SMITH,
Tax Collector City and County of San
Francisco.
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