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Late Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.
" Wednesday, December 30. ' I
Scbr Orient, Sanders, 12 days from Colum
' tu River.
NAPA, Dec. 30. — Robert Preston, aited 10
years, Is BUflerinK from a bullet wound in tne
foot caused by tbe accidental discharge of his
rifle. Th« bullet passed through bis foot, In
flicting a serious wound.
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California calendars and diaries. Good
for New Year's. Sanboro, Vail & Co. *
CAMFORXIAXS IN NEW .YORK
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. — The follow
ing Californians are here: From S«n
Francisco — D. St. Stevenson, at . tlfie
Park Avenue; G. W. Gdtes, at the Con^
tinental. From Santa Monica — E. I
Kewkirk/at the Holland. ' J
Enthusiastic love of sport brought
Edward Barnes and U. C. Stanton, teel
phone linemen, into Judge Mogan's.
court yesterday. They wanted to see
the Corbett and Hanlon go, but in
spite of the chilly weather were unable
to cough up the toll. Early Tuesday
they got .into the Mechanics' Pavilion
with a day's rations under the pretext
of* a little wire pulling and twisting.-
They climbed way up among the raft
ers and roosted, like little birdies. But
Just before' the- rights the cautious Mor
ris Levy r spotted;, the i nestlings; -and
called them down literally and flgura
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OAKLAND. Dec. 30. — The follow
ing marriage licenses were Issued by
•the^County Clerk to-day: Harold
W. Coffers, 23, and Fanny D. Greene,
;19, both of Oakland; John O. F.
'smith, over 21. San Jose, and Grace
I A. Marsden. over 18. Alameda; Per
.ees H. Bromwell. over 21, Oakfand,
and Mary I. Kindlen. Alameda? Max
Winter, over 21. and Emma Egger,
over IS, both of Oakland;- Bernard
L. Hallmever, over 21, and MIckoela
Hallmeyer, over 21. both of San
Francisco; Carl Hager, over 21,
and Margaret Paeery, over 18, v both
of Oakland; George F. Madison,
over 21, Stockton, and Lillian A.
Frey, over 18. Oakland; Bert H.
Jones, 24. and Henrietta Ghristian
j son, 20, both of Oakland.. . .>>..*"
Marriage Licenses.
Solomon Kempe appeared yesterday
on a perjury charge before Judge Fritz.
Kempe went to Alaska during the
Klondike rush on money furnished him
by ten or twelve people in this city.
They clajm, that Kempe found gold in
various claims and located them in his
own name. The prosecution wishes to
evoke the law of equal dividends be
tween finder and a staker. The case is
pending in the civil court, and as but
tress defense Kempe has been haled
ipto the Police courts. Judge Fritz has
set the case over until January 6, hop
ing that some settlement between the
Interested parties may be made.
Watch and Clothing Stolen.
S. M. Morris, who resides at 138
Powell street, reported to the poIicO
station last night that his' room -had
been entered during the day and his
gold watch and articles cf wearing ttp
parel to the value of $100 stolen;
There is no clew to the thi»r.
A good many spirit manifestations
come after a visit to the bar.
But intense suffering from his ail
ments forced Pujol to lay off so fre
quently'that he lost heart. Pujol was
38 years old. . " ' ' . .' :
Desperate from long suffering, his ill
health bearing so strongly upon him
that he feared he could not care for
his family, Jerome Pujol, a conductor
on the North Berkeley branch of the
Oakland Transit Company, ended his
life this morning at the family resi
dence, 4152 Telegraph avenue. Pujol
took a fatal dose of morphine.
After takins the poison Pujol told
his wife what he had done. Dr. Mous
er was called, but he could not save
the despondent patient. Coroner Mehr
mann |ook charge of the body. .
Pujol, with his wife and daughter, 14
years old, came to Oakland three yeara
ago from Knights Landing. He was
employed for a while, at the Southern
Pacific Company's freight warehouses.
But a serious stomach trouble, requir
ing an operation, compelled him' to seek
lighter employment, after he had pass*
ed out of the surgeon's hands, and he
went to work for. the street railroad
company. . . y:'. ¦:¦ .• • -. . ". .
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Dec. 30.
_ REDDING. Dee. 30.— Harvey Leigh
ton, who lives three miles west of Red
ding, believes he located a lot of buried I
treasure in this city and that it was [
dug up bv other persons after he had I
found it. He now unsuccessfully seeks j
their arrest. Recently several men 1
came here from Willits. Mendocino
County, to dig for between $70,000 and
$100,000 located by a divining rod on the
premises of a local stable, but they
failed to find the treasure. Since then
i many people. with. magic wands of dif
ferent varieties have used the rods
about the stable grounds. Leighton
claimed yesterday that he had located
; the buried wealth about twelve feet |
from where the men from Willits had i
sunk a shaft in search of it. Before dis- I
closing his secret he got the promise of \
the stablemen that he would be allowed
to dig for the wealth and would receive
half of whatever was dug out.
Leighton went out home las\ evening,
and when he returned to Redding this
morning to dig up the coin he found a
hole six feet deep at the spot he
located. The stablemen acknowledge
digging the hole, but say. they found
nothing. Leighton believes they got
something, as he considers hla atick In
fallible.
Resident of Shasta County Believes
That He Located {lie Wealth
and That Others Got It.
VAIN SEARCH FOR BURIED
.TREASURE CAUSES TROUBLE
Dewitt Clary, an attorney of Stock
ton, registered at the Lick yesterday.
Fred W. Kiesel. a merchant of
Sacramento, is a guest at the Palace.
- W. "V^vter. a banker of Medford,
and wife, arrived at the Palace yes
terday.
Dr. George M. Bradford, surgeon
of the steamship Ma riposa, is regis
tered at the Occidental.
j. Barnett, a member of the bank-
Ing firm of Mc£ornick & Co. of Salt
Lake, is registered at the Palace.
.George E. Catts, Mayor of Stock
ton, is at the Lick.
.; I. N. Peyton, a lumberman of Spo
kane, is at the Palace.
Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Taylor of Liver
more are at the Palace.
Rev. Caleb Benham of Napa is
staying at the Occidental.
W. C. Whiucmore of Washington,
.D.C is at the Occidental.
Fred Cox. a banker of Sacramento,
and daughter, are at the Grand.
George W. Griffith, a mining man
of Los Angeles, is at the Grand.
Emile iJevy, head of a pearl fishery
firm of Tahiti, is at the Occidental.
PERSONAL.
Warrant Out for Scully's Arrest.
Chris Schmid. one of the proprietors
pf the Hotel Netherland. 18 Turk
street," secured a warrant from Police
Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the ar
rest of J. T. Scully on a charge of for
gery- Scully is -accused of having
passed a forged check, purporting to
be signed by the Great Western Im
provement Company, on the proprie
tors of the hotel.
Marquis of Sligo Dies.
DUBLIN, Dec. 30. — The_ Marquis of
Sligo died to-day at Westport House.
Westport, County Mayo. He was born
in 1824.
PAIN DRIVES
MAN TO DEATH
Carnegie Company Cuts Wages
YOUXG.STOWN. Ohio, Dec. 30. —
The wages of the 1788 employes at
the Ohio plant of the Carnegie Steel
Company will be reduced 13 to 26
per cent on January 1, the heaviest
cut falling: on th<» torrnaire men.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. — The Station
ary Engineers' Cnion has presented a
demand for an increase of wages to
the managers of 125 of the big office
buildings. They are receiving 28 cents
an hour and demand 37»4. The men
threaten to strike. A demand for a
; Fimilar increase is to be made on the
hotel proprietors.
Knginwrs Want 3ion* Wajres.
Charles Neuman appeared in Judge
Conlun's court yesterday wrapped in a
quilt with both eyes blacked and limp
ing heavily. He was arrested on the
charge of battery. He is the man who
assaulted the Kingdom of I3rea . Brit
ain, Ireland and Wales by taking a
smash at his Majesty, King Edward,
through the medium of his local consul.
Forthwith he went' out and triec*. to
beat up a fellow boarding-house keeper
who offers shelter to &allormen. Tues
day night Neuman went on the war
path again and invade V the peaceable
resort of "Billy" Murray on whom he
had paid an unclublike visit. "Bill"
was waiting his arrival with a bung
starter. After the whole thing was
over the peaceful Bill htd Neuman ar
rested for battery.
Judge Conlan called the case and the
defendant stepped on the' stand. The
Judge asked him "What is your case?"
He answered, "I have rib case, I am the
defendant." The Judge was nonplused
for a moment and then awarded his de
cision. "You are discharged," he said,
"you have had trouble enough," and
Neuman left for the hospital for re
pairs. ,<
| Mrs. Ellen Escalle. wife of Jean Es
calle. died Tuesday at her home in
Escalle. near San Rafael. Mrs. Es
calle had lived for years at the place
which bore the name of her husband.
Escalle keeps a resort and winery on
the county road between Sausalito and
San Rafael. The dead woman was 63
years of age and a native of Chappa
more. County Limerick, Ireland. The
funeral will be held from the de
ceased's late residence. The funeral
patty will proceed to St. Raphael's
Church in San Rafael, where a sol
emn requiem high mass will" be cele
brated for the repose of her soul, com
mencing at 11 o'clock. The remains
will be interred at Mount Olivet Cem
etery.
Mrs. Ellen Escalle Dead.
Attorney Archibald. Campbell has
turned his shield. Nearly all of his
legal career has been spent on the de
fense. Now he is trying to secure the
conviction of Peter John for the al
leged embezzlement of $100 from Cin
tore Tesocala, who conducts ; .he restau
rant at 325 Post street. Tesocala wished
to give a Christmas remembrance to
his mother and framed it in the shape
of a draft for $100. He intrusted the
money to Peter John and the latter
took ltVto the bank and got the neces
sary paper of credit. .Tesocala says
that thereafter Peter John misused the
money. The case was hardly heard
yesterday before Judge Fritz because
the prosecution needed the banker to
testify to certain facts regarding the
transaction. It will come up on Sat
urday. All the parties concerned are
Greeks, except the attorney. ;. r i- •¦
Boone de Witt, a well-known young
man of this city, met with a shocking
death on Tuesday at Floriston, Cal.
He was attending to his duties in the
Floriston Pulp and Paper Company
when, by the explosion of a faulty
steam pipe, he was fatally scalded.
He "survived for twenty-four hours
after the accident took place.
The deceased was highly esteemed
by all who knew him, and his untime
ly death is deplored by a very large
circle of friends and acquaintances.
The remains were brought home to
the residence of the parents of the
deceased, 1523 Point Lobos avenue,
where the funeral services will be
A father, mother, two brothers and
four sisters survive.
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Dec. 30.
Captain Newton H. Chlttenden, the
explorer and lecturer, has proved the
theory that he has held for some time
that this neighborhood was formerly
the home c-f giants by finding the bones
of one of the species. Captain Chitten
den refuses to reveal the burial ground
of this prehistoric man. but admits't^hat
it is somewhere In one of the old Indian
mounds of West Berkeley.
The bones found by Captain Chitten
den make almost a-complete skeleton,
the missine parts being a number of
the vertebrae. The thigh bones are
large and, measured by present day
standards, indicate that the owner of
them must have been a man at least
eight feet high. Half the skull Is gone,
but the half that remains shows that
the head must have contained about
twice as many brains as that of the
modern man. This skull is like one
found several years ago in West Berke
ley when excavations were being made
for the foundation of a building.
"I have no doubt," said Captain Chit
tenden, "that ages ago giants roamed
around this country. This man was
no monstrosity, such as we occasion
ally have nowadays, but a perfectly
formed "man and possessed of greatin
tellectual powers. I intend to continue
my investigations in the hope of find
ing more cf the bones of our ancestors."
Captain Chittenden will present the
skeleton to the Berkeley High School.
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PROMINENT, YOUNG MAX
MEETS SUDDEN DEATH
Captain Xewlo^ H. Chitten
den Makes Discovery of Skel
eton of a Prehistoric Man
The trouble between Fagan and Carl
son began a week ago. when Fagan de
cided to discharge Carlson, who is a
union man, and do his own work. There
is a rule of the electricians' union that
prevents an employer from working
himself or joining the union, and so
Fagan in order to work himself had to
discharge his union man.
Since his discharge Carlson has been
following Fagan from house to house
and attempting to persuade contractors
not to give him work. He also made
threats against Fagan in the presence
of his friends, saying he would kill Fa
gan and then swallow a dose of poison,
which he exhibited.
This morning Carlson accosted Fagan
in his office and demanded that he say
nothing more "against the Swedes."
Then he pulled a pistol and pointed it
at Fagan's head, threatening at the
same time to shoot. Phelps. who was a
spectator of this sensational episode,
bravely jumped in between the inen
just as Carlson was about to fire. He
seemed to have some influence over the
man and finally persuaded him to go.
After getting him out on the street
Phelps turned him over to an officer.
"Carlson has no grievan.ee against
me," said Fagan afterward. "I owe him
nothing and he demanded nothing. All
he asked me to do was to quit talking
about the Swedes. It was pure cussed
ness on his part. He thought I could
not get along without him, and when
he saw I did he tried to even up mat
ters by attempting my life. Anyway,
the pistol looked as big as a cannon,
and I thought my time had come,"
To the arresting officer Carlson ad
mitted dogging Fagan's footsteps and
attempting to shoot him, but said It
was only done to frighten him. Carl
son is a Swede and has only been in
America two years.
BERKELEY, Dec. 30.— That he is not
now lying a corpse at the Morgue is a
source of considerable satisfaction to
F. D. Fagan, an employing electrician,
with an office at 2139 Center Street. And
it is not altogether the fault of John
Carlson^ his former employe, that Fa
gan is not a subject for a Coroner's
inquest, because he fully intended to
kill him with a big six-shooter he
shoved into his face this morning. All
that saved Fagan was the adroit inter
ference and pacifying wqrds of Ralph
Phelps. an electrical engineer, who
jumped between the men at the critical
moment. Carlson is now a prisoner at
the County Jail, charged with assault
with intent to commit murder. His bail
is fixed at $2500 cash.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. CO.-M. H.
Flint, who has been selected as post
rriaster of I»a Angeles to succeeJ
Lewis Groff, whose term expires next
month, is not a San Francisco postof
fice official, as is announced In a Wash
ington dispatch, but is v.ell known
throughout Southern California as a
Republican politician. For many year9
Flint has been in the postal service,
first as a carrier, then as superintend
ent of carriers, next as a postoffice in
spector and lastly as superintendent of
the allowance and inspection bureau of
the Postofflce Department for the dis
trict embracing Idaho. Washington.
Oregon, California, Nevada and Ari
zona. He is a brother of Frank P.
Flint, until a year ago United States
District Attorney, and now. the. legal
representative in Los Angeles of the
Southern Pacific Railroad.
The ne^- postmaster took an active
interest in Congressman McLachlan's
candidacy, and It was largely through
his efforts that Los Angeles County |
was made a separate Congressional dis
trjet. when an effort was made to tack
on Ventura and other counties to this
district. Flint has spent many years
in the postofflce service and is equipped
for the duties of postmaster. In the
selection of a successor to Postmaster
Groff Senator Bard, who secured
Groff' s appointment four years, ago,
did not take a hand, but left it to Con-:
gresman McLachlan. .There » was no
opposition to the appointment:. in fact r
there was no other applicant, .it" hav- "
ing been a foregone, conclusion, who was .
to succeed Groff.
Flint will surrender an office which
pays him. $2500 and traveling expenses
for one which pays $4000, and with the
enormous increase in business here
will pay $5000 a year before his term of
office expires.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.— M. it
Flint, assistant superintendent of the
postal division at San Francisco, it is
understood, has been selected for post
master of Los Angeles.
Special Dispatch to The Calt-
FINDS GIANT'S
BONES IN MOUND
AVcll-Known Politician of the
Southland Is Selected . for
Postmaster of Los Angeles
NAPA, Dec. 30. — Eliza Coleman
Taylor, widow of James Taylor, died
at the home of her daughter in
Coombsville last night after an ijlness
of several months. Mrs. Taylor was 83
years old. Her grandfather, George
Bryan, went to Kentucky with Daniel
Boone and established Bryans Station.
Mrs. Taylor was related by marriage
to Henry Clay and knew both Lincoln
and Douglas intimately. The funeral
will take place Thursday morning
from the home of her daughter. The
body will be shipped to Springfield,
111., for interment. .-
VICTIM OF ASSAUI|T OF WOULD
BE MURDERER, ? AND YOUNG
MAN THAT SAv|:D HI§ LIFE.
FLINT SECURES
COVETED PLACE
DEATH SUMMONS
THE WIDOW OF
JAMES TAYLOR
Miss Miller offered a defense. She
said she was engaged as a housekeeper
for a landlady, on O'Farrell street. Per
sonally she looked like a half-breed
Chinese, but in replies to the ques
tions of Judge Fritz she said she was
born in Ireland. Bailiff Conlan was
called as an expert. He. has probed the
heart of--Chlnatown until it bled In
great big blotches. After he had eyed
the woman he concluded ' she was a
Caucasian. . !
/The complaint missed the statutory
provisions in vagrancy cases by. one
day and Judge Fritz was compelled to
dismiss her.
Effie Miller was an interesting char
acter in Judge Fritz's court yesterday.
She was found by Policeman George
Douglass inhabiting a room at 1025%
Dupont street. Effie wore a kimona
and slippers made of straw. The place,
which has a historic past, is now ten
anted exclusively by Chinese. Miss
Miller was handsomely gowned in black
silk when she appeared in court and a
picture hat crowned her head. She told
Judge Fritz that her purpose in visits
ing the house was to secure the medi
cal attendance of a Chinese doctor. The
policeman thought her intentions were
otherwise. .*'-. ~' : -.
Mrs. Hot kin's Second Trial.
Word was received from Wilming
ton, Del., yesterday that Attorney Gen
eral Ward had received a letter from
District Attorney Byington asking him
to have the Delaware witnesses in the
case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, accused
of the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Dun
ning of Dover, Del., by sending her
poisoned candy through the malls,
ready for the second trial on Feb
ruary 15.
James A. Many, a packer, recently
in the employ of Nathan, Dohrman &
Co., fell dead yesterday afternoon
while walking along Minna street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth. About ten
days ago his head was injured by an
accidental fall and his injuries were
treated at the Central Emergency-
Hospital. Since that time he had been
subject to dizzy spells. He was 53
years old and resided at 837A Mission
street.
Falls Dead In the Street.
"At the special meeting of Cloak Mak
ers' Union No. 8, I. L. G. W.«U., the '
following resolution was adopted:
* "Resolved, ; That i we, Cloak Makers'
Union No." 8 of the I. L. G." W. U., pledge
ourselves to remain loyal to our organi
zation and remain locked out,' as *" we
are at present, until such time as the
'bosses may see, fit to allow us to resume
j our occupation without* suffering the
humiliation of being compelled to work
I with* undesirable characters, who are
j neither residents of this city nor citi
zens of this country, but are men who
go' wherever wage-workers are on
'strike for better conditions and try to
j literally; assist unscrupulous employers
; to '! starve those - who are 4 on strike or
-'may be locked.outinto subjection." " "
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The present officers of the State Fed
eration are: President, John Davidson
of Vallejo; vice president, Harry- Knox
of San Francisco; second vice presi
dent, H. Warnecke of San Francisco;
third vice president, Z. W. Craig of San
Pedro; fourth vice president, J. Con
nolly ; of San Diego; fifth vice president.
Thornas Lonergan of San Frapclsco; j
secretary-treasurer, George K. Smith of;
Oakland; organizer. F. C. Wheeler of,
Los Angeles. I
At the Fresno convention the San 1
Francisco Labor Council will be repre
sented by two delegates, Geof R.e B.
Benham, the president of the council,
and A. C. Rose.
, NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED.
With the close of the present week
the. majority of the labor unions in San
FranclBCO will have elected and in
stalled their officers for the ensuing
siX'months' term. In addition to thos?
already announced the following are
added to the list:
•Electrical Workers' Union Xo. 151: Presi
dent. F. P. Noonan: vice rrssldent. M. L..
•West: recording; secretary'. J. P. Connehan:
financial secretary, J. C. Kelly: treamirer. J.
I Rice: foreman. C. C. Holm€S; Inspector*.
C W. Peck and W. Thomas; trustee, David
Keefe; executive board— G. Cooney, E. Spronge
and G. Taft; business agent. J. S. McDonald.
Cooks' Helpers' Union No. 110: President.
J C Diamond: vice president. Kred Wheeler;
financial secretary and treasurer, Henry Hu
ber: recording secretary, Charles E. Murray;
Inside sentinel. Joe Lux; conductor. George
Kelly: business agent. Fred Spencer; execu
tive board— J. Boardman, Thomas Bancroft,
,-A. Daly. Gfiorge Kelly, Harry Ls«h and
Charles E. Murray: delegates to Labor Coun
cil—George EnoB, Harry Lash. Charles E.
Murray and Fred Spencer; trustees— Al Blake
ly, J. Boardman and Frank Glace; delegates
to the local Joint executive board — A. Daly,
J. C. Diamond and Joe Harris.
Stablemen's Union No. 8760— President, T.
F Finn; vice president. E. Maza; recording
secretary T J. White; financial secretary,
John Kililan'; business agent. C. A. Reynold*;
scrgeant-at-arms, J. P. Swanson: marshal,
John Hunter; executive board — William Ben
' nett John Bohan. P. Boruttan. P. ' Callahan,
I M J. Donlan." John Hunter and J.. P; Swan
¦ son- delegates to Labor Council — William Ben
netc Charles Dean, Thomas F. Finn. E.
Maza, C T - Monroe and T. J. White.
Journeymen Barbers' Union No. US — Presi
dent P. C! Hamann; vice president. W. P.
Hutson; corresponding and financial secre
tary J R Blelly; recording secretary, S. Wal
lace 1 treaturer C. Koch; guide. L. Regan;
guardian, Charles Bennett; trustees— \V. P.
Hutson N Stein and E. Wallace: delegates
to Labor Council— George Barnaby. George
Barnett Charles Bennett. George Borges. P.
C Hamann. George Hlrschniger. C. Koch,
and C. Rletzke; financial committee— W. B.
Currier. I. Widasky and C. Woodward; busi
ness agent. A. Gorfinkel. .
' Oakland Typegraphlcal union — President,
Christopher Powning; vice president. Charles
Nesblt:- secretary, C.E. Backess; treasurer,
M M. Mclnnls; sergeant-at-arms. John Dono
van. Executive committee— O. W. - Williams,
Charles Nesblt, A. G. Guth. C. E. Backess, P.
J. • Ryan, Edward Klinthworth, Eugene Baker
and Richard Pulls. Delegates '¦ to the Allied
Printing Trades Council (three to be elected)— ~
Charles R. Mulgrew. Charles Burnham, H. A.
Kletzker and Charles Williams. Delegates to
Labor Council — P. B. Preble and W. H. Irv
ing; auditors — J. W. Ross, C. D. Rogers and
Henrv Feldmann: "
. Milk Wagon Drivers' Union — President, A.
J. Kunze; vice president, William Warner: sec
retary. E. A. Hentzell; treasurer, W. P. Loze;
trustees — W. Brantner of Berkeley, J. Cum
mtngs and H. Hentzell of Oakland.
Cooks' and Walters' Union — President,
Frank Overton: first vice president. Martin
Gregovlch; »?econd vice Dresident, Paul Rock
man; secretary and business aeent, Ed War
nock;, treasurer, John Grelich: inspector, Ben
Bales; inside guard, Georse Bosuck: Janitor,
Sam Tanovlch;- .executive board, A. F. Medo
and . George - Waller: trustees^ — John Cllmovlch,
George Ui.suck and J, Paccassl; delegates to
Labor Council— A. F. Medo. M. L. Oberlles,
Ed Wernock and M. Marcovlch.
Butchers' Union— President, H. Behrman:
vice president. M. Bcanlan; secretary- treas
urer, G. Schelthe; business agent and corre
sponding secretary. T. McGovern; guard,
'•Pop" Vincent; sergeant at arms. George Fett;
guide, J. Thacker: trusteea — C. Vosel, J. R»
Richardson and W. Blethen; delegates to the
Packing Trades y- Council — T. McGovtrn. C.
Schelthe and J. Richardson; delegates to Fed
erated - Trades Council — H. Behrman, T. Mc
?Govern and C. Schelthe.
Labor leaders all over the State are
taking great interest in the meeting of
the State Federation convention, which
will meet in Fresno next Mon
day. Mayor E. E. Schmitz will
be one of the prominent dele
gates from . this city. He goes
as a delegate representing the Musi
clans' Union. Delegates from sixty San
Francisco unions will answer rollcall
on this occasion. There is likely to be
a political complexion placed on the
body by the friends of Mayor Schmitz,
who are anxious to have him recog
nized as a possible candidate for Gov
ernor of California.
CONVENTION AT FRESNO-
There is a grievance existing be
tween the and their em
ployers, which will be ventilated at
the next meeting of the Stablemen's
Union. The Livery and Carriage Own
ers' Association has taken the lni'tia
; tive in bringing about certain rules
! which the Hackmen's Union does not
quite take to- .
One of these rules which conflicts
with the union agreement is that one
man should remain from T to 8 o'clock
to help, the night watch unhitch
teams which come in during/ that
time. The association also insists that
I the help should aid in the loadin'gof
manure wagons and the unloading' of
grain. .These are the main. points in
dispute, as pointed out by the asso
ciation. There is no question as to
wages. ' ! . _ ._ " .
It is hinted that unless the, stable
men conform to these conditions there
will be a general lockout of all union
men in the near future. One more
condition is asked for by the associa
tion and this is that it be permitted
to employ such men as it sees fit, with
the privilege of such men joining the
union if so inclined. This last clause
is' vigorously objected to by the union
stablemen. . . .
men's Union and the Longshoremen's
Union, which has been in progress for
several months, has been taken up by ;
the Alamcda County Building Trades
Council, and that body has taken ac
• tion to compel the six men employed by
the Pugret Sound Lumber Company,
¦who are members of the Longshore
men's Union but are doing" tallymen's
work, to Join the Tallymen's Union,
and to this end the Puget Sound Lum
ber Company has been declared "un
fair" by the Building Trades Council
in the following notice sent to all con
tractors in this county:
TVat Sir: ©wins to the failure of the Tuget
Sound Lumbor Company to comply with th«>
remand of th« Bu'.ldlnp Trades Council to em
ploy none but union tallyman, you are notified
thai, beginning on the first day of January.
. 1904 no lumber from the Pugot Bound Lum
»wr 'Company's yards will be handled by any
member of any union connected with the
Buildtrnc Trades Council, nor will any mem
ber cf & union work on any bulldinc in the
construction of which any lumber from the
aforementioned firm la used.
On!y such lumber bills a? have been con
tracted for prior to the date of this notice will
be exempt under thia notice.
You are therefore requested to send a state
ment of any such contracts which are now In
between youirelf and the paid Puget
Sound Lumber Company to the undersigned.
PARTICULARS DEMANDED.
£uch Ftatement or list of contract?, -vhieh
muet be «ent in r.o later than December 31.
19'J3. mu.^t fpeclfy each job on which the
lumber ie to be used, and will be the only
evidonce which can be considered by the Build
in* Trades Council that any contract will be
exempt under this rule.
Truytinp you will appreciate the urgency of
en immediate reply I rtmain yours truly,
P. H. PIIATT.
Secretary B. T. C.. of Alameda County.
By this action the Building Trades
Council will tie up the use < lumber
from the Puget Sound yards until the
rr.cn who are now doing the tallymen's
work there become members of the
Tallymen's Union. The council does
not cla'm that these men are not union j
men. but that they are not members of
the Tallymen's Union. J. B. Bowen, the
V>usine5s agent of the Building Trades
Council, said to-night>
'•The Council does not want the Puget
Sound Lumber Company to discharge
i hope tallymen, but simply to require
them to join the Tallymen's Union.
This the company has refused to do, so
the council has sent out nonces to the
contractors stating that it will not
sanction the use of lumber from the
Pug-el Sound Company's yards until all
the tallymen employed there are mem
bers of the Tallymen's Union."
If it comes to a fight the council is
prepared to carry it to a finish. George A
XV. Fisher. lh& manager of the Puget
t^'-und Lumber Company, made the fol
llowlrur statement: . -¦•-..:. ¦
I IGN'OItAXCK OF DEFENSE.
; I "So far as I know, all the men em
r/oyed at our yard are union men, al
tbiough they are members of an inter-:
Oittional organization, and are not affili-]
P^ted crltta the Alameda County Bu'Vling
Tirades Council. I understand that
there has been a dispute between these
•two unions, but I thought it had been
/'settled some time ago. I htve not been
/ notified that the Building Trades Coun
f cil had declared the Pugret Sound Lum- !
ber Company unfair, and the first that \
I knew of the affair was when I saw a
circular, which had been sent to a con
tractor, notifying him that after the
first of January union men would not
be allowed to handle our lumber. I
think there has been a blunder some- !
xvhere and I believe the matter will be'
amicably arranged, as every man in our
employ is a union man, and there is' no
occasion for the action taken by the
E\jildins Trades Council. Of course I
can make no definite statement until I
have seen the representatives of the
council."
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
HIS Broadway. Dec. SO.
The fight between the local Tally-
Frank Stevens, a young man, who
says he came 'from Nevada two days
ago, walked into the fur store of Pa-"
panek & Furey. 207 Post street, yes
terday afternoon, and, lifting a fur
boa, valued at $12. placed it under
his coat and walked out. H. A. Pa
panek followed him to Union Square
avenue, where Stevens showed fight.
Papanek grabbed hold \of him and
held him till Sergeant Williams and
P.ollceman J.'/ B. O'Connor appeared.
Stevens was taken to the City Prison,
where a charge of petty larceny waa
booked against him. He was under
the influence of liquor.
Steals a Fur Boo.
.Manager. Fisher Says His Com
pany Understands Men Are
Members of National Body
Mayor Schmitz to Attend as
Delegate to State Federa
tion Gathering Next Monday
PLACEUVILLE. Dec. 30.-To-day
was a red-letter day In the industrial
history of El Dorado County. A large
force of men was put to work this
morning grading for {he Diamond and
Caldor narrow gauge railroad. The new
road is being built by the California
Sash and Door Company and will run
from Diamond station, on the Southern
Pacific road two miles southwrst of
this city, thirty-three and a half miles
to Calder, where the company's mills
are located in the southeastern side of
the county in one of the greatest belts
of sugar pine timber on the continent.
The road will also open for development
a rich mining counfry.
To-night the American River Electric
Company turned on the current for the
first time, having Just completed wir
ing this city for a splendid electric Tight
and power system. Since June last
seven and one-half miles of flume and
ditch have been constructed and an im
'mense concrete power-house has
been built at the mouth of Rock Creek,
eix miles northeast of this city. Elec
trical machinery has been Installed that
will generate 9000 horsepower. The
plant consists of two 1500 K. W. West
inghouse generators, and a third is
soon to be installed. The company has
87% miles of pole line extending through
the mother lode counties of El Dorado.
Amador and Calaveras, thence to
Stockton and to Folsom, Sacramento
County. Power will be turned on the
entire system about January 5, 1004.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Lighting System Is Installed
at Placerville and Current Is
Turned On for the First Time
1 j V
CONVENTION IN FRESNO
TECHNICAL P0LNT3 BISE
EL DORADO ENJOYS A B003I
Lane stood up in the face of this
proof and cheerfully denied that he
was the originator of this darkened rec
ord. He was held for. sentence and to
day will probably get one year in the
Lane is the meanest thief
in The world. He was before Judge
Mogan yesterday, on the .charge of
robbing two? little boys of 50 cents.
Their names-,, are Frank Sylves
ter and Frank Tattaro, both under 12
years of age, merchants in a small way.
They peddle gum. Lane speciously en
ticed the two boys to give him 50 cents
under the pretense of buying gum. 'Aft
er he had received the money he sprint
ed down Kearny street as far as Mer
chant, where he was promptly grabbed
by Deputy Coroner Frank Murphy.
In the Police Court Lane denied
everything. Judge Mogan has a good
memory. There was found, on Lane's
person a pocket bulging out with "yen
shee." The Judge asked him if he had
ever been arrested before, and the de
fendant said he had not. . Sergeant
Bainbridge was on hand and promptly
denied the allegation of a previous in
nocent life. He brought pictures and
testimony regarding Lane that left no
doubt in the mind of the court that
the netty thief had before offended.
According 1 to the police records, Lane
served time in Preston for burglary
when he was only 16 years old, and
soon after his discharge from the re
form school he was sent to Folsom peni
tentiary oh the conviction of robbery.
The body marks and other data fur
nished bv the . Bertilllon system cor r
responded exactly* with the personality
of -Lane. There was a heart with an
arrow tattooed on the left arm and a
star on the right hand. He had grown
half an Inch since his last Incarcera
tion. In addition there were two pho
tographs of him, establishing his crim
inal career.
tively. They descended into the arms
of a policeman. When the blrdie3
chirped their tale of woe. Judge Mogan
permitted them to flutter. "It was a
good fight." said the Judge, "and I
can't blame any one for having wanted
to see it." /
Livery and.; Carriage Owners'
Association Tails to Agree
.With Ideas of Stablemen
Alamcda Building Trades Coun
cil Demands That Tally
men Join Northern Union
Diamond and Calder Narrow-
Gauge Railroad Company
Breaks Ground for New Line
WILL BOYCOTT
SOUND LUMBER
GRADING WORK
NOW UNDER WAY
WORLD'S MEANEST THIEF
FOUND GUILTY BY MOGAN
Robber of Gum-Selling Youngsters Is Found Guilty ot
-Minor Offense and Turns Out a Bad Criminal — Charles
Neuman of Previous Reputation. Appears Before Conlan
THRUSTS REVOLVER INTO
FORMER EMPLOYER'S FACE
John Carlson Harbors Grudge Against F. D. Fagan, Employing
Electrician Who Had Discharged Him, and Is Prevented
From Committing Murder by R. Phelps, Who Interferes
LOCKOUT MAY
BE THE RESULT
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1903.
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