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VOL. XXVII.
TEXAS, WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18,
1907.
NO. 254.
HOWWILLTHE
LUSITANIA IS
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OF CAPITAL
AMUSEMENTS.
suit.
THE DEUTSCHLAND’S TRIP.
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GYPSIES ARE COMING.
MOVING PICTURES.
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IOWA CONFERENCE.
CHILEAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
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Galveston Citizenship is
Deeply Concerned.
German Ambassador is
in Bad Health.
Secretary Taft Will Ask
for $3,000,000.
La Provence Would
Race Big Cunarder.
Embezzler Letten Invested in Sub-
urban Property and Supplied
His Sons Freely.
Representatives of Crescent City
Union to Investigate Method of
, Loading Ships Here.
WOMAN DID NOT
GET ALL HIS CASH
Most Breweries Sacrifice
Purity and'Wholesomeness
THE GIRL OF
THE STREETS
ANNIVERSARY OF
GOOD KING OSCAR
Close Personal Friend of President
Roosevelt-—His Long Career
in Diplomatic Service.
VON STERNBURG
VERY POPULAR
DON’T WANT MORE
NEGRO LABORERS
SCREWMEN FROM
NEW ORLEANS HERE
Sons of Old Vermont Celebrate
Their Day at Exposition With
Hundreds of Them Present,
DEUTSCHLAND IS
RACING THIS WAY
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Teas and Coffees.
Alps, bring the Alps here and take
on a trip across.
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Coming Tuesday, Sept. 24, “The Rol-
licking Girl.”
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failures, other methods were successfully
employed.
High Grade
Bottled Beer
Bears testimony in its own behalf. It has
quility ind individual goodness.
Let It Testify—Put One
Bottle to Test.
Popular Prices—20c, 30c and 50c
SEATS ON SALE.
German Liner is Endeavoring to
Lower Her Own Speedy Record
of 1903.
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ALL ATTRACTIONS AT
Chutes Park
ARE STILL RUNNING
The ORPHEUIH
2312 MARKET STREET
£Jew pictures today. First time ever shown
in Galveston.
Rival Sisters and Modern Painter.
(Hand-colored.)
SUNDAY, MATINEE and NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 22d
“GREEN MOUNTAIN
BOYS” AT JIMTOWN
Majestic Theatre
“THE DISASTROUS FLIRTATION.”
Time—present. Scene—Central Park, New
York. Principals — Charley Boy and Good
Looking Girl
ALL NEW—WE RUN NO REPEATERS.
Estimates Plan for Fortified Island
Between CapesCharlesand Henry
Appeal Believed Timely.
Special to The Tribune.
Sioux City, la., Sept. 18.—Several hun-
dred prominent ministers and laymen of
the M. E. church are in Sioux City for
the annual session of the Northwestern
Iowa conference. The conference will be
in session during the next five or six days,
Tremont Hotel
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Under New Management.
Special Rates to Regular Boarders.
Table Unsurpassed.
T^arge Sample Rooms.
minister plenipotentiary and
* *
Royal Ruler of Sweden Succeeded
His Brother Just Twenty-Five
Years Ago.
TBS PARISIAN
2308 Market Street.
TODAY.
“A Slave’s Love,” a tragedy of the Ro-
man days, and “A Feather in His Cap”
(hand-colored.)
A Band of Fortune Tellers Is Camped
Down the Island.
Chief of Detectives Rexer learned that
a band of Gypsies were approaching Gal-
veston and remembering the sad exper-
ience of many Galvestonians upon a re-
cent visit of a Gypsy band he investi-
gated. He found that a band of these
fortuneHteUing, hypnotizing Gypsies is
camped just outside the city limits down
the island, preparing to come in and
gather a few shekels. Sheriff Thomas was
notified and he promised to keep his eye
on them while in his territory and if they
enter the city the police department will
Interview the roving band.
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Special to The Tribune.
Santiago, Chili, Sept. 18.—There were
many festivities throughout the republic
today in celebration of the anniversary of
Chilean independence. Santiago was
crowded with visitors and the celebration
wa& oaiTied^out with great enthusiasm. ;n.ecessary^to ^ostEQjt© the A. s^e,-
cial meeting for Friday night, Sept. 27,
has been announced by the officers, at
which it is expected that every member
of the organization will be present for
there are a number of matters that need
the attention of the entire body.
The recently appointed assitant attorney
general of the state of Texas, Mr. James
Wathall of San Antonio, is a union man,
and a member of the Retail Clerks’ asso-
ciation, being past president of the -an
Antonio local, which was at that time the
largest local in the south, having in the
neighborhood of 500 members. Mr. Wath-
all was the delegate to the Buffalo nation-
al convention in 1901 and has a national
fame in the association.
MUSICIANS,
Last night at* the Grand, at the per-
formance of Tim Murphy, the 1907-08
orchestra made its initial appearance, at-
tired in full evening dress costume,, and
that its efforts to furnish the theater-
going public of Galveston with up-to-date
and popular orchestra music was appre-
ciated, is evidenced by the generous ap-
plause showered upon them following the
selections played between acts. Prof.
Tiedemann has selected the members of
the orchestra from proven musicians of
this city and Manager Weis of the Grand
is to be congratulated on having pro-
vided for his patrons so well in this line.
The members of the orchestra are all
members of and work under the jurisdic-
tion of Local 74, American Federation of
Musicians.
Special to The Tribune.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 18.—The celebra-
tion of Vermont day at the Jamestown
exposition today was marked by the
large number of prominent people in
attendance from the Green Mountain
state. Present with Gov. Proctor of
Vermont were Lieut: Gov. Prouty of
the same state and Gov. Swanson of
Virginia. Official Vermont was well
represented and scores of people from
all parts of the state attended. The
formal exercises were held in the Audi-
torium this morning, with Lieut. Gov.
Prouty presiding. Addresses were de-
livered by Govs. Fletcher and Swanson,
President Tucker of the exposition and
Hon. Joseph DeBoer of Montpelier, Vt.
A review of troops by Gov. Proctor
was the principal feature of the after-
noon program. ______
GALVESTON,
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RETIREMENT
COMES SOON
Economy and Quantity
“High Grade” beer Is REAL beer,
made from REAL hops and PURE
artesian water.
THE WEATHER: cl0"ayi pos-
Special to The Tribune.
Washington, Sept. 18.-—Within
five days between his return from
outing on the St. Lawrence river and
his departure on his trans-continental
trip, Secretary Taft dictated memo-
randa which show that the administra-
tion regards Washington as one of the
least protected cities on the Atlantic
seaboard.
In the estimates to be presented to
congress by the secretary of war at
least $3,000,000 will be demanded for
the fork of fortifying the mouth of
Chesapeake bay. According to an offi-
cial of the war department, the appro-
priation, if voted, will be used in build-
ing an Island midway between Cape
Henry and Cape Charles, and erecting
modern coast defenses upon It. Tie
fortifications on the two capes which
confine the Chesapeake bay are ’now
practically the only land defenses be-
tween the capital and the sea.
The war department seems to be san-
guine of success in securing the money
for the proposed island, the more so
because it is convinced that the present
defenses of the capital are altogether
inadequate. The distance between
Cape Henry and Cape Charles is 11
miles as the gull flies. It is pointed out
that coast guns of the longest range
will not be equal to the task of thor-
oughly protecting this stretch of water
from the approach of a hostile fleet
. Although no war department official
will discuss the subject of submarine
defenses, it is generally understood
that the entrance to the bay can be
equipped within a score of hours with a
picket line of torpedoes.
But Taft does not seem disposed to
rely upon this system of defense alto-
gether. It is believed that the strate-
gists of the war department are timing
their appeal to congress for the Chesa-
peake bay appropriation witK the de-
parture of the Atlantic fleet for the
Pacific coast. Apparently, they are
counting upon the comparative lack of
sea defenses along the Atlantic sea-
board as one of the strongest argu-
ments in favor of a stronger line of
fortifications in front of Washington
and Baltimore.
Special to The Tribune.
Berlin, Sept. 18.—Baron Speck von Stern-
burg, the German ambassador to 'the Unit-
ed States, will return in November. This
was decided several days ago,, but not giv-
en out. He probably will be succeeded by
Herr von Tschirschky, the secretary of
the department of foreign affairs. Baron
von Sternburg had asked to be recalled in
June on account, it is said, of an ail-
ment of long standing, but action was
deferred when the treatment he had
dertaken promised to have favorable
This was temporary, however, and
was followed by a relapse.
It was therefore decided last week to
grant the ambassador’s request. He will
pass the winter in a mild climate, prob-
ably Italy.
This is regarded as the end to Von
Sternburg’s diplomatic career. He was
reared in an atmosphere of diplomacy and
spent his life in foreign countries on dip-
lomatic service. It is rumored here that
he may sucofeed Von Tschirschky as sec-
retary of the department of foreign af-
fairs. The detail of this position is so
wearing, however,, that it is doubtful
whether he could hold it long.
Baron Herman Speck von Sternburg was
appointed to succeed Dr. von Holleben as
German ambassador to the United States
in July, 1908. He speaks English fluently.
It is almost his native language, tor
he was born in Leeds, England, and did
not see Germany until he was 7 years old.
The grandfather of the German ambassa-
dor, Herr Speck, was a cattle drover. He
followed his Steers to England and made
a fortune in beef. Herr Speck took his
money to Saxony, where he purchased the
estate of Sternburg.
Von Sternburg fought through the Fran-
co-German war in the Second Saxon
dragoons. He was in active service until
1885; appointed .in 1885 as military attache
to the German legation in Washington
and was reappointed in 1889; he was trans-
ferred as major to the general staff. He
joined the diplomatic service in 1890; was
transferred as first secretary of the lega-
tion to Peking, China, and was charge
d’affaires in Belgrade, Servla;. first, sec-
retary of the German embassy in Wash-
ington in 1898; high commissioner on the
S'amoan cornmissioa in 1898. In 1900 he was
consul general of Germany for British In-
dia and Ceylon. In 1903 he was the kaiser’s
envoy ex-
traordinary to Washington on a special
mission.
Baron Sternburg’s career as a cavalry of-
ficer in the German army gave him a fine
knowledge of horses. He taught young
Theodone and Kermit Roosevelt how to
jump hurdles so well that they beat their
father, the president, who failed to clear
a 5-foot hurdle. •
December 5, 1900, the baron married Miss
Lillian May Langham, the daughter of
Charles Langham, a mine owner of Idaho,
one of the wealthiest men m the west.
She was also a niece of Arthur Langham,
a financier of Louisville, Ky. in 1899, on
Miss Langham’s second trip abroad, on
the steamer, she met Baron von Stern-
burg. The baron was arduous in Ms court-
sh'p, and within three months they were
engaged. The baroness is one of the most
popular women of the diplomatic set.
MORE STRIKEBREAKERS.
According to reports from the docks this
afternoon between eighty and eighty-eight
negroes were at work this morning. The
regular Sunset train arriving here shortly
afternoon today brought in twelve more
strikebreakers, making the total force
something less than 100
Several of the checkers who went out
bather 'than check freight with the negro
dockworkers are returning to work. Fbtir
returned to work yesterday and elight
more today. With the other checkers and
conveyor men, sealers and sweepers there
are about 30 or 35 of this gang still out.
Work today was still concentrated on
the steamer El Rio and the sailors on the
vessels are making extra money unload-
ing the steamers. The sailors do not.
leave the steamers, however, and work
only on the ships and not on the docks.
Orders for a derrick barge and full crew
were sent to New Orleans and is expected
'to reach here by Thursday. This will be
used in removing heavy freight from the
holds of the vessels.
The work of unloading ships and load-
ing cars is progressing slowly and with-
out system. Only four cars were loaded
yesterday and the cargo from the steamer
is being piled in confused heaps on the
docks.
Tomato Catsup is nothing new, but n
the piquant, unusually delightful
real tomato flavor of BISHOP’S UN-
COLORED TOMATO CATSUP is decid-
edly new. Contains no coloring' matter
whatever, thus the real tomato is preserved.
Your roast and meat for dinner will be much
improved with a little of Bishop’s Uncol-
ored California Tomato Catsup. 15c and
25 c Bottles.
There arrived in this city this afternoon
President James Byrnes and Secretary
Thomas Harrison of the New Orleans
Screwmen, who are a committee from the
Screwmen’s association of that city sent
by their organization td Galveston to in-
vestigate and make a report on the con-
ditions under which the members of the
Screwmen’s Benevolent association work
in this city. ■
While here the gentlemen will be the
guests of the Screwmen’s Benevolent as-
sociation of Galveston, and they were met
at the depot by President Herman Fricke
and, taken to a hotel and provided with
accommodations for their stay here.
Both of the gentlemen are well known
to members of the I. L. M. & T. A. and
Mr. Harrison was the clfoice of and the
candidate of the entire southern delega-
tion for president of the national body
in the recent convention of the associa-
tion held in Detroit.
There has been considerable discussion
in New Orleans of late which was brought
up by the recent strike of the wharf
front workers regarding the difference in
the amount of cotton handled in a day’s
work by the Galveston screwmen and' the
New Orleans screwmen, and the reports
being at variance, the organization de-
cided to send this committee, to make a.
personal investigation and a report to
their organization.
During their stay here every facility will
be offered the committee for the fullest
inspection of th emethods of handling the
staple, and the amount of work done,
with facilities of the docks to assist the
work of loading cargoes, and the wages
and hours of labor of the men. They
will also, as guests of the Galveston
union, be shown what the city has to see
and nothing will be overlooked in the way
of their entertainment.
Upon their arrival this afternoon they
were taken immediately to their hotel to
get some needed rest and had nothing as
Today the Parisian offers a beautiful
picture tragedy of the days of the Roman
empire, entitled, “A Slave’s Love,” to-
gether with the funny hit, "A Feather in
His Cap.” These pictures are beautifully
hand colored. Tomorrow the ■ Theatorium
will, for those who can not go to the
them
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GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
Special to The Tribune.
New Orleans, . La., Sept. 18.—That
Charles E. Letten, embezzler of $116,000
and financier for the negro woman, Vir-
ginia Reed, to whom he says he gave the
most of the money, led) his family to be-
lieve that his salary as chi^f clerk in the
office of Third District Tax Collector John
Fitzpatrick had been raised to $8000 a
year, became known yesterday.
This fact, together with the discovery
that Letten had purchased two places in
St. Tammany parish and was building a
handsome summer home there, has led
Ihose who are trying to find out what
Letten did with the money to believe that
the defaulter lavished a good deal of the
money he stole during the past four years
in his family.
Neighbors of Letten’s family say that
ills sons had a great deal of spending
money; so much, in fact, that some of the
parents in the neighborhood were averse
Io their sons associating with them for
tear of their leading them into mischief
The German Boat is Trying to Lowes,
the Record.
Special to The Tribune.
New York, Sept. 18.—While the great
searchlight of publicity ds being turned, on
the Cunard line steamship Lusitania, on
■account of her recent remarkable perform-
ance in crossing the ocean on her maiden
trip in the fast time of five days and fifty-
four minutes, the actual holder of the
dearly coveted “blue ribbon of the seas,”
the fleet Deutschland, of the Hamburg-
American line, is speeding to this port w'th
scarcely an atom of interest shown in her
movement.
Beyond the customary mention in the
cable ship news, her departure from th*
other side was unheralded. Although she
has been at sea nearly five days, no wire-
less messages have been received to ac-
quaint the public with her progress.
Yet down in her fireroom is a crew of
sturdy eutons who are working with un-
usual vigor, while every one of her en-
gineers lis seeing to it that every ounce of
steam is being used to the best advantage,
and when bluff old Capt. Kaempff leaves
the bridge long enough to go to the chart-
room and figure out his position at noon
each day, it is with the hope that the dany
run may be around the 600 mark, which
she passed by one knot on one of her
record performances.
The Deutschland is out to break all
records. Capt. Kaempff’s desire is not
only to carry out the instructions of his
owners and pass the Lusitania's time, but
he hopes to lower the best westward rec-
ord of his own ship, which Is five days,
eleven hours and fifty-four minutes, made
in September, 1903. On that occasion the
Deutschland traveled over a distance of
3094 miles, from Cherbourg to New York,
maintaining an average speed of 23.15
knots an hour. She has made better av-
erage speed on easterly passages, but
records are figured while on the westward
run.
WHAT STRIKERS ARE DOING.
Around headquarters of the strikers, to-
day all is quiet. There has been no new
developments since yesterday, the force
of pickets from the union was last night
increased to over 100, which patroled the
outside of the yards all night long and
kept each arriving train under surveil-
ance, be it passenger or frfeight, until
they were satisfied that none of the cars
contained strikebreakers. This morning
the night watch was relieved by a fresh
delegation from the ranks of the union,
and the watch is kept up all day and
night.
There arrived in the city this morning
two stationary engineers who had come
to Galveston to handle the steam winches,
it bein~ reported to them in their homes
up the state that men were wanted and
no reason given. Upon their arrival here
and their learning the true state of af-
fairs they refused to take the work offered
and will return to their homes at their
own expense this evening.
The committee stated this morning that
the union now has a well organized force
of agents in Houston, Beaumont, Port
Arthur, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort
Worth and all of the other prominent
cities of the state as well as some of the
cities in Louisiana, who are making it
their business to distribute the notices
furnished by the union, and to keep the
public posted as to the true state of af-
fairs, also warn unsuspecting workingmen
who may be headed for this port of the
true conditions existing.
From the reports of the pickets at head-
uaqrters no new men have arrived at the
docks during the past 12 hours, and the
force working is not increased to any
noticeable extent, and from inside infor-
mation the work already done by the
inexperienced men is in a deplorable
shape, and that it would now take a large
force of experienced hands to unravel the
tangle of freight piled in all sorts of ways
and shapes on the docks and in the sheds.
Special to The Tribune.
Stockholm, Sept. 18.—The thirty-
fifth anniversary of the accession of
Oscar II was joyously celebrated
throughout Sweden today. All stores
and banking institutions were closed
and the streets of Stockholm were one
mass of bunting and flags. During the
day messages of congratulation from
all the rulers of Europe were presented
at the palace by the members of the
diplomatic corps.
King Oscar succeeded his brother,
King Charles XV, Sept. 18, 1872, and
was crowned the following May.
was born in Stockholm Jan. 21,
and was destined for the navy. He took
the course in the University of Upsala,
where he was graduated a doctor of
philosophy. The people of Sweden
claim that not only is he the most
learned king today, but is the best
traveled man among the royal scions
of Europe.
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Bishop's Tomato Catsup Comes in Two Sizes
Large, 25c. Small, 15c.
or of their being demoralized by their
full pockets.
The property in St. Tammany is located
near Covington, and is said to be worth
about $4000. Letten was building a hand-
some summer home on one of the pieces
of ground owned, but the contractor left
off work when he found that Letten was
an embezzler. (
Capt. Fitzpatrick on Monday filed a
supplemental petition to his sequestration
suit, asking for an attachment against
the property and directing the sheriff of
St. Tammany to seize the pieces of realty.
It is stated that Letten’s family will
take steps to oppose Capt. Fitzpatrick ob-
taining possession, of the handsome double
house at 816 Nashville avenue.
Virginia Reed appeared in the supreme
court in custody of Capt. Richard Mere-
dith of the Parish prison to hear argu-
ment on the petition filed by her attor-
ney for a reduction of the $50,000 bond
fixed by Judge Aucoin Saturdday on the
charge of receiving $100,000 stolen money.
The argument for reducing the bond
was made by George W. Fylnn and John
Q. Flynn, attorneys for the woman.
Throughout the proceedings the accused
woman sat uqietly in a front seat and
listened attentively to what was said. Her
imprisonment has told on her to a great
extent. She is getting thin and wears a
troubled look.
Later in the day Judge Land announced
his decision, showing that the precedent
had been set by the supreme court of not
entertaining an application for a redac-
tion of bail until all remedies have been
exhausted below in the criminal court
having supervisory jurisdiction, thus :
fusing the petition without prejudice.
Special to The Tribune. *
New York, Sept. 18.—The Mail says:
On her next westward trip, leaving Liv-
erpool Oct. 5, the record-breaking Cunard
liner will have a competitor in the swift
French liner La Provence, which win
leave Havre the same day.
The French line today, according to un-
official advices received, in this city from
Paris, practically challenges the giant
Cunarder to a race for the blue ribbon of
the seas by changing the sailing time of
La Provence from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5.
Both vessels reached this city last Sat-
urday, the French liner coming in first,
brea’-ing her own record, and the Cunard’a
new steamship crossing the ocean in th«
shortest time ever made.
COOKS AND WAITERS.
Cooks’ and Waiters’ Alliance met in
regular session last night with almost a
full attendance of the membership and
with all of the officers in their chairs.
Following the regular routine of busi-
ness the matter of the selection of a
delegate to represent the union at the
convention of the national body,, which
assembles in Toledo, Ohio, on the 14th of
October was taken up, and as the repre-
sentative of Local 69 ex-President Ben
Baer was unanimously chosen for the
honor.
Mr. Baer, the choice for the position, is
one of the oldest members of the local,
and a member who has the confidence and
■esteem of all his fellow wprkers. He has
held all of the chairs in the organization
and is now serving as its secretary-
treasurer.
Four new members were elected and
initiated into the union last night, and
the applications of four others were re-
ceived and referred to the committee.
The reports of the hall, finance and other
committees were read and approved and
the meeting closed with a number of the
brothers making interesting talks 'for the
good of the union.
RETAIL CLERKS.
, Last night was the regular meeting time
for the Retail Clerks, Local No. 130, but
owing to other matters interfering it was
One of the very serious questions which
recent developments in the strike pro-
pounds is whether Galveston is to have
its white laboring population reduced two
thousand and its negro population in-
creased that number? A study of the sit-
uation as the Southern Pacific company
> presents it would indicate that arrange-
ments are being perfected to import
negroes to ‘the number necessary to op-
erate the docks with as many local negroes
as may care to work out there. The com-
pany’s representative, J. H. Torney, who
■ has been sent here to settle the labor
trouble, declares the labor Is not worth
more than 30 and 45 cents an hour; that
the tonnage basis does not justify the pay-
ment of higher wages, 'and that less men
could do the work and make more money
out of it than by stringing it out among
a thousand or more men. Having prac-
tically declared there can be no compro-
mise on the wage scale, and the strikers
having practically declared they will con-
sider nothing less than a five cents per
, hour increase, the company is doing every-
thing possible to fill the strikers’ places
with negro laborers, and it is understood
that a large consignment of imported la-
bor is now en route to Galveston. The
men are to be paid $3 a day for ten hours’
work and given board and lodging during
the strike.
Representative citizens of Galveston
have suggested that Mayor Landes and
some of the higher representatives in
the ranks of organized labor and Galves-
ton’s business interests should do some-
thing to bring about a settlement. Those
proposing a peace move and not necessar-
ily a compromise declare the situation is
very serious and that Galveston interests
should awaken to the full realization of
what it means to replace 800 or 1000 Gal-
veston laboring men and their families by
as many negroes from all parts of the
country. Tt is understood the company
proposes making the jobs permanent with
the negroes if they are once installed at
the Southern Pacific docks. Conceding
that the strikers have the best of 'the
strike up to date, wh’at can be done lif the
company succeeds in securing 500 or 1000
negroes on the docks? There appears to be
no questioning the fact that the strikers
have the sympathy of the citizens of Gal-
veston and that not only, all organized la-
bor, but other interests are willing to do
everything within reason to secure the
five cents increase in wages.
SWITCHMEN DISCHARGED.
It is understood that J. H. Torney, as-
sistant manager of the Sunset Steamship
company, has been given full power to set-
tle the strike, and from what can be
learned he appears determined to work
the docks with negro laborers. It was re-
ported in the Tribune last evening that
some of the switchmen had refused to
transfer a car of imported laborers from
the yards to the docks. Last night, it is
learned, orders were issued to dispense
with the services of several switchmen
because of this action. It is also said that
the switchmen have refused to handle non-
union labor brought here to replace union
white labor. From another source it was
learned that the switchmen were refusing
‘to handle the cars loaded' by strikebreak-
ers and that orders had been issued to
dismiss from the company’s service any
switchman or other trainman who refused
to handle either the strikebreakers
freight handled by the strikebreakers.
SUPPRESSING THE NEWS.
That the company representatives are
trying to suppress news from the docks
and prevent the newspapers from getting
at actual conditions is known. Complaint
has been made that somebody is giving
out information from the docks an dit is
said threats have been made by company
representatives that the docks must be
protected from the newspaper men.
Some days ago when Special Agent Long
with his squad of armed guards assumed
charge of the Southern Pacific docks, one
of his first official acts was. to escort, a
Tribune reporter from the docks. The
reporter had successfully eluded the thir-
ty or more guards and entered the pres-
ence of their chief. Having made known
his business to Capt. Long, that official
made deductions that the reporter must
be a newspaper reporter, and he deter-
mined that the scribe should be escorted
from the premises that a squad of guards
just recruited might be given a practical
lesson how 1 to chase intruders from the
docks.
When Special Officer Long was asked
later how the newspapers were expected
to get the news from the docks he replied
that Agent McKenzie would give out all
(information and there would be no trouble
about getting the news. The Tribune has
been able to get the news and the'facts,
but not through any representative of that
fs( company. Several attempts to get news yet to say for publication, except that
( 1 through company.
THE THEATORIUM
No. 1,—The Boy, the Bust and the
'Bath and Constructing a Fishing Boat.
No. 2.-—The Parson’s Picnic and
Angling in x'Torway.
Illustrated Song.—“Like a Star That
Comes From Heaven.”
Less Than 100 at Work—Switch
men Dismissed—Stationery En-
gineers Refuse Work.
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