Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-04
GOLDEN GATE GOSSIP.
The Iron M0ulders' Strike
Begun in Earnest.
OTHER LOCAL OCCURRENCES
The Coast in General-Bloedy Cut.
ting ARRAY Near Escendido.
State Notes.

SAN Francisco, March 3.-The trouble
which had been threatened for some time
between the Iron Moulders's Union and
rhe Engineers and Iron Foundrymen's
Association, eliminated today in GER
eral strike of all the moulders employed |
in the fourteen foundries represented in !
the association. The strikers number |
only little over 800, but as about 700
other workmen in the foundries are de.
pendent upon the work of the moulders,
the whole number of men who are idle
is about 1000. The strikers say that the
association has not kept the agreement
which it made with the Mould
ers's Union, in which it was
stipulated that SO so should be the
minimum wages for days work
of ten hours; that non-union men
should not be employed, and that but
one apprentice for every eight journey
men should be employed. The members
of the association declare that their rate
of wages is much higher than in Eastern
cities, and that they do not propose to
have what shall constitute days work
defined by the union. The foundries
affected by the strike are the Union Iron
Works, Occidental Foundry, Pacific
Rolling Mills, Risdon Iron Works, Ar
chitectural Iron Works, City Iron Works,
Byron Jackson's Iron Works, the Roll
ing Steel Works, w. 7. Garrett's foundry,
Pacific Iron Works, Vulcan Iron Works,
National Iron Works, Fulton Iron Works,
and one other company.
A DECISION AGAINST THE BANK.
About seven years ago Archibald Box
land brought action against the Nevada
Bank of San Francisco to recover the
share, for which the bank was liable as a
stockholder of the Wyoming and Dakota
Water Company, of money advanced to
the company by Borland. Judge Hoge
in deciding the case today said the bank
claimed to hold the stock as collateral
security for debt due by q
former owner of the stock, and that
therefore the bank was not stock holder
liable to contribute to the debts of the
company. The Court, however, was
satisfied from the whole testimony
that the bank was during the whole
period OF these transactions the real and
absolute owner of the stock in question,
and not mere Pledge for it's equity.
Under this decision the bank is liable for
its proportion of the $154, ,049, which is
about 46 per cent, not counting interest
or costs.
COLONEL DONAHUE DEAD.
Colonel ]. Mervyn Donahue, president
of the San Francisco and Northern Pa
cifc railway. died at the Palace hotel
this evening. He had been confined to
his bed for over two months, suffering
from complication of lung and stomach
| troubles. OF late his stomach had been
30 weak that no food could be given him
except that in fluid state. A few days
ago Donahue's waning strength con.
vinced him that his end was near, and
the last sacraments of the Catholic
Church were administered. From that
time up to the hour of his death, the de.
ceased lay in comatose condition, dis,
solution being finally caused by fit of
suffocation.
THE RATE WAR.
General Passenger Agent Goodman, of
the Southern Pacific Company, said to,
day regarding the rate cutting war: "It
may reeult in very serious consequences.
The Milwaukee road is trying to force a
restoration of the rates between Chicago
and 81. Paul. AS means to this end it
has struck the O. people in tender
spot by reducing the rates between Chi.
cago and the Missouri river. OF course
all the lines east of the river have to
meet this reduction. Now, let every line
west of the river join in the cut and
there will be trouble in the Transconti-
mental Association"
One of the most active ticket brokers
was selling second-class tickets to Chi
cago at $37 today.
THE CAPTAIN HEALEY SCANDAL,
An official board has convened here to
Investigate the charges of cruelty and
misconduct against Captain NJ. A.
Healey, of the United States steamer
Bear. The cruelty is alleged to have
been committed in Alaska, when three
sailors, for uttering passing remark
about another officer, were put in irons
and triced up until they were nearly
dead from exhaustion.
THE IRISH AGITAToRs,
The Grand opera house was crowded
ohtEho oh buc oCChslOu OI Inc PUBIC re-
ception to John Dillon and Sir Thomas
Grafton Esmonde, the Irish agitators.
They were greeted with great applause
and number of floral tributes were pre-.
sented to them. One of the features of
the evening was Dillon's eulogy on Par
nell. At the close of the meeting
Thomas ii. Barry announced that the
contributions amounted to $4,000, and
the box office receipts would swell the
total to $4,000. He predicted that Dillon
and Esmonde would leave the city with
SIG, 900 as San Francisco's offering to the |
Irish cause.
JUDGES HAULED UP FOR CONTEMPT.
Judge Wallace of the Superior Court
and Patrick RedGy were before the Su-
oreme Court this afternoon, pursuant to
In order to show cause why they should
aot be punished for contempt. Reddy
vas appointed receiver of the American
Sugar Refinery, February 18th, by Judge
although the Supreme Court
lad issued writ of prohibition in the
natter, and closed down the works on
February 21st. 1t was decided this after
loon to proceed as if tho matter were an
rdinary criminal proceeding, and Judge
Wallace and ex-Judge Reddy accordingly
ntered plea of not guilty.
DEEP-wATER SAILORS SCARCE.
Deep. water sailors are so scarce at |
resent in this city that seven vessels |
re- detained in port by inability to OBJ. s
ain creWs Thev are the Americap s,,;n q