The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-20
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IL, 1891.
PACIFIC COAST NOTES.

Pacific Coast ended November g..
For nineteen long, weary months the
iron molders have remained on strike.
The struck foundries have sustained
the loss of hundreds of thousands of
dollars in the expense of carrying on
the FIGHT, besides the amount of
damage sustained by the loss of CON
tracts the strike rendered it imp0ssi-
BILE to fulfil, and the new work which
had TO be sent to Eastern foundries.
The striking Union has also suffered.
1t has spent over 5000, 600, of which
$4,000 was contributed by the In
ternational Union of Ironmolders,
and Sl50,000 by local and outside
sympathizing unions.
Not only has financial loss been
the penalty of the strike but loss Of
life as well. VIM. Coogan was shot
June 26, 1890, and VIM. Siehert
August 5. The action of the Union
IN declaring the strike off was not
unexpected by members. They look
ed for it to occur any moment after
the arrival in this city of Vice-Presi-
dent Valentine of the international
Union. The following manifesto
was issued by President Gum: "In
view of the fact that during recent
conversations with the proprietors
we have learned that they will not
reduce the wages nor ostracise any
of the men or boys who have been
engaged in the strike, and will ask
no questions as to an applicant for
employment being a union man or
not; also that no objection would be
raised TO unionizing the shops if we
can do so, we have decided to call a
halt. This is done to prevent, by
all means in our power, any further
suffering on the part of our men and
boys, and to let the public see that
we were always anxious to end the
warfare if given reasonable assur-
ances that we would not be crowded
to the WALL"
The Coremakers' Union, which
went on strike with the molders
through sympathy with the latter,
also adopted resolution the same
night declaring the strike off. This
union will probably hereafter aflili-
ate with the molders, believing its
interests to be identical with those
of the latter. The unions will realize
after awhile that San Francisco is
not good place for strikes.
Henry, alias "Dutchy" Baker,
now confined in the San Rafael Jail
for the murder of another convict in
San Quentin, has pleaded guilty of
murder, notwithstanding the evil
dence was in his favor. He presents
haggard and worn appearance, and
gives as his reason for pleading
guilty, that the Marin County Jail is
haunted. Every night about II
O'Clock he is awakened by the noise
of heavy weights dropping on the
concretes, the rafting of chains, the
slamming of doors and the steady
tramp of some invisible ghost. He
said to a reporter, ''This thing be-
came unbearable to me, and if | had
not pleaded guilty, l would have
been insane before my trial was
over" A number of prisoners have
made similar reports of this Jail dur
ing the past few years. The tramp
fraternity have holy horror of this
Jail and give it wide berth.
The American Health Resort As
soclatlon held meeting at Chicago
the other day, which was largely at
tended. DR.. Peun of Paris, an ac-
credited representative of the French
Government to find suitable climate
for consunptives, reported that this
had been found at Las Cruces, NM.
Drs. Banter of Toronto, Roberts of
Boston, Eggert of Santa Fe, Seward
of New York and Hartley of Cali
fornia united in stating that all of
New Mexico, Western Texas, South
eastern Colorado and Southwestern
Kansas had health giving climate
possessed by no other territory on
earth. DR.. Andrews of Detroit re-
ported favorably on your lovely Ha-
wall, and thought Honolulu the right
place to give new lease of life to
the consumpt We.
The Itata case, which has been the
all absorbing theme of interest in the
Los Angeles Court for several days
past, has been decided in favor of
the Itata, and an appeal from the
decision has been ordered by the
Attorney General.
The International tug-of-war which
created so much interest in this CITY
closed November 2. America was
not in it, it seems from the following
results Denmark defeated Norway,
and Germany beat America. Scot
land took the first prize, Denmark
second, Germany third, Ireland
fourth and Norway not placed,
Senator Harp, recently indicted by
the Grand Jury, has been traced to
Missouri,
The Highbnders' war still contin-
ues in this city. The dead body of a
Chinaman was found, November 2,
in vacant lot, cut to pieces and
neatly packed in a basket, and it was
traced TO their door.
The newspaper men of California
are beginning to make preparations