New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
IRON-MOULDERS' STRIKE-CENSUS-PRl
FIGHTING-MOUNT" SHASTA.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l


| down of a young apprentice by Foundryman
! James w. Kerr The stories of the shooting are
conflicting but there is question that the boy
| who was killed had 10 hand in the assault that
| provoked the shooting but was merely ore OF
mob Of curious strikers gang of strikers as
| saulted Hon-union man whom Kerr was escort
| ing t. his foundry and when they threw down
| the man and began kicking him, Kerr drew his
| pistol All then started to run, and, Kerr as
| scrts he intended 10 shoot their heads. In
| stead he put bullet through the heart of young
| Logan. an apprentice.
| This strike of the iron-moulders was senseless.
| The union which is run by demagoeue named
| Valentine actually adopted rule that moulderS
| should make only certain number of castings
| per day: and this limit was the average OF the
| poorest men The union also declared that there
| should be only apprentice to eight moulders'
| With this was involved the eigh-hoGr question,
but the strike was primarily due to the apprentice
| question and the device to grade all work Dy INC
standard Of the slowest mechanics The foundry
men swore they would not submit to such de-
mands. and so the fight began. The Union Iron
Works is the leader among the foundrles, ana
Manager Scott began importing moulders from
the East These non-union mep have been shame
fully used in many cases. and about hall were In
duced by threats 20 desert TO the ranks OF the
strikers The families of the strikers have SUI
fcred severe hardshps. and from the present out
| look there is no prospect Of a settlement oil the
| trouble The strike is "A fine example of the mis-
use OF the power Of union 10 reduce 9ood
workman To the level Of the inefficient
The census estimate of San Francsco's popula-
tion has hurt local pride The figures given
SOC. .OO0-fall 30 900 below those Of the amateur
guesscr. and show that the increase in the last
decade has been only s. per cent From 2o0oo
to $4,000 however can be accounted for, owing
to the pecuiarity OF San FrancsCo's population.
Fully 10000 people at the resorts or had
gone East when the census was taken. Calilorhl-
ans are migratory and have not any dislike %
moving: so when a family goes away for three
or four months. the common plan Is 10 DreaR
up housekeeping and store the furniture Ihs
is made easy by the system Of renting houses
from month to month, and not by the year, as Ill
the East Hence the enumerator missed these
reople entirely, whereas he would have louhu
them all in September or October. lEeh' too' Il
large number Of people have moved 10 the supHl-
han +oyvns which have developed wonderfully in
the last four five years. This loss Superihuehu-
ent Davis puts as high as $1,000 The sea-farmg
nonulation is also large and the loss here IS fully
2 600 half of whom are in the fishing and can
ring business along the coast and in Alaska
There has been an increase of Chinese, as the
cons,s shows $4,000 in the local Chinatown
against 2J00 ten years ago. Inc STATE no"
ever. will probably exhibit falling OH III
Chinese as the tendency OF the KestrIc'lo" AoO
has been 10 crowd them into the cities where
thcv can get the highest wages California VIII
show larger rates OF growth than San fI"hci''o'
tn. colony system has given great impetus "
many counties.
san Franciscians who take pride in the good
name Of the city are reIolced TO see the eAouu'
of prize-hchters who have made their heduqu"l
Ter, here for the last TWO years. SeVeral recc"'
arrivals from Australia are hugely dISgus'eu "S
,ney expected 10 make fortune in TINS paranisc
Of professional sluggers. The Attorney y-"eiei'N
To- construed Governor Watermans order Auer-
ally and threatens To prosecute any aV"Hc'''
I'm the State which sanctions prl%e-HsHN IA.
worst features Of these contests were the cIo"u
~ criminals they attracted To san frahclSoo' an"
tho number of dsgraccful, drunken quarIc'S V"'o
Ind IN s,loons between the sluggers and their
,r1oycrs The California Athletic Club Is 50
..r,n,, an orlanization that it will not feel ma
,riaII,. ,be s,ipprcs,iou Of prize-hghung but The
minor clubs whSh oEf their existence 10 lhiS
nr,,,l snort Will cive up the ghost. The CAL
,fornia Club will occupy next year hne lie"
huildino which is to Be erected on the site OF the
,Jd Vienna Garden. al Sutter and Stockton SIS
Ono feature of the building will be the hneSV
s,l,-,,oter swimming baths III the world
C. f. Oldham, prominent English VINE l.a,i lirr- n
chant has lbst completed a tour OF W Hu.' @ ~ ~
t,"tir',flnr wines and vineyards. lie was III.
ducrd tD make his visit by the hlgIl o""i'oNn , ~ -
some Southern California sweet VIM hns sails
h., his firm His personal examination has sutls
Gcd him that Callforna's best white wines anu
hrondics are fully equal 10 the choicest re'cm
product but a. snerrlf5 lie %I i PsnI case Of these
| zinc, to the Nticulturd commission III ; ulu'
| tLot their quality may be STUDIED ny VuI w w"
,otcrs He is confident that the EnSilsh ueipauii
nun, l",t has, california wines and bmndles VIII
increase every year as the best London clups now
nr,ler these wines 90 supply a demand WHICH Has
| lately sprung up
Tho nav "Chronice7 building stltt continues
to attract great crowds OF curious lt"Fo, 10 WI T
| a modern Office building win sWlu ItiI"ilis !ii ms o
! ,.,tnre iS n novelty The building VIII SrrNe G
| Good purpose in the dcvclopment "t inc citSi as
its success has stimulated severM rt'tr ron
| tn have plans drawn for similar structures; N",..
| ,r,cts for brick and granite work Tor the new
,rn-story Crocl,cr Building. at Market ana Iost
| 49,. wore Let this week. lhcy amount 10 H--''-
| nGO' mis- building will have the finest en,raicc-
| Lu in thc country The plans Of the new Ner-
! camille Library building have been sPproIra'
me structure will he classical IN arcnitIctnt';
! t"r tories hiah and built of stone, brlcK anu
| ,crr, Gotta The library VIII he on the ground
| door; the rcading-room, lecture nall anu @ o.er
|
'i .is ,,1Il be rented in suites to artists ana
,Iors The total cost will be 100000. The
bniliine will be one Of the handsomeSt Ill van
| Ncss-aVc.
The reported changes in one oi oi me peaks oi OF
| N, Shasta lack corrohoration. While many de-
clare that the mountain is changed and that they
| saw smoke hanging over the peak. Others assert
That mo- change occurred, and that there has been
va ,i i,n ~ Volcanic activity. Tie question Will
hove +" be settled by a competent scientist making
adj ascent.
The scheme devised by several California
copitalsts 10 convert Tlaluana, Lower 'aillorhlo
t,;,n near the border, into second Monte 'aflo'
| has failed The plan was To eStaDlsh Sumptuous
! "ambling rooms. and also 10 conduct lottery
fiat would rival that of the Louisiana company,
| nf tLe Mexican Legislature, but was vetoed pS
| President Diaz.