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CAME WITH CARDS.
Members of Eastern
Trade Unions Here.
Idle Mechanics From Chicago, New
York and Other Cities Have Come
in Search of Work.

The building trades are beginning to get
overcrowded with workmen from Eastern
cities, who have come and are coming 10
San Francisco under the impression that
affairs are booming in California. Nearly
all of these newly arrived mechanics be-
lieved the Midwinter Exposition would
afford employment for thousands of men
whose services could not be had in this
city, and that su bsequent prosperity would
keep them busy. But already many of
them are beginning to realize they would
have done better TO remain at home, as
conditions seem little better than in Chicago
or New York.
Trades which promise to be overrun are
carpenters, plaSterers, painters, decora-
ters and brieklayers. Members of unions
in Eastern cities and belonging to these
branches of industry are daily arriving
here. Six weeks ago the first arrivals ap-
peared at the Building Trades Council
employment bureau, Sixth and Mission
streets. They presented cards from their
respective organizations. emitting them
selves TO whatever benefits the local fed
Grafton could bestow. Others have fol-
lowed and submitted cards. aud now there
are many Idle strangers in town, willing
to work at minutes notice.
1t has been estimated by abor leaders
that the supply to-day is equal TO all de-
mands for year to come.
1--WE expected TO see an improvement
by this time" remarked the secretary of
the Building Trades Bureau yesterday.
''But there are as many idle men as ever
looking for something TO do, and pros
poets are not so bright beyond a few
months work from the Midwinter Fair
and some other building operations.
Tradesmen come in here every day now
with cards from the East, and though |
cannot say how many new men are with
US / know the number of unemployed is
really very large. The largest mum Der
came in from Chicago, and still several are
from New York, St. Louis. Cincinnati and
other places East
I've been informed on good authority
that the fair contractors will get mechan les
to work for 81 day at the rate of 1874
cents an hour for six hours work. Con-
tracts Will be made for twelve hours day
aud that will DecessItate two shifts of
men. So there will be very little after all
for tradesmen from this exposition"
What is your opinion of the advsability
of mechanics coming here now ?" was
asked.
well, don't know just how they were
off back East. but / will say that their
condition should be bad before changing
il for chances IN San Francisco. Our own
men can pretty nearly meet all require
ments at present. But what is to happen
later on is question that now looks very
seriOus"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28
A BOLD BURGLAR.
Clever Capture by Three
Police Officers.
J. r. GRANTS OPERATIONS
I'm Six Months He Gathers About
$4,000 Worth of Plumber From
Many Residences.

The worry and anxiety that Chief Crow
ley has undergone for the past ten days
would have laid up much younger
men. Not only has he had the sole
responsibility upon his shoulders, owing
to the illness of Captain Lees. Of directing
his men tracing the criminals in the Gil
mour and Mathews murder cases and the
fiendish outrage on Main street, but he has
been worried over series of daring and
systematic burglaries in different parts of
the city, both in the day time and durin 2
the night. There were four during this
month, the last one being at the residence
of Orrin Black, 916 Taylor street. last Sat-
urday night.
The burglar succeeded in carrying off q
large quantity of valuable jewelry, which
he was shrewd enough to alter or deface
before disposiDg of them. SO as to hide
their identity as much as possible.
Detectives Bee and Harper were de-
tailed on the case and kept up persistent
and careful search. which has been re-
warded with success TO the great Satisfac-
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the stage by the herculeau Bakulich. This
angered the famous wrestler, and when
he again faced his opponent he made quick
work Of him.
r: Acton. quick as fash, had his powerful
arm around the SlavOnian's right thigh
and lifting the latter into the air he planted
: Bakullch on his back with both shoulders
touching. The time of the fall was one
minute. Bakulich could not understand
how science could so easily master brute
! strength and awkwardness
!. The next pair to amuse the audience was
Alto, the big Indian, who had never seen
a ship until Monday, having lived all his
Lille IN the country, and Trojanovich, the
athletic Swede. To the surprise of all the
Indian. who, by the way. is as strong as
buffalo, made short work of his white
adversary.
" 1t took him exactly three minutes to
convince the Swede that the Indian can
be taught to do many things beside scalp
Leg white men who go on the warDath.
1t Is said that the Indian has been wrest-
lf Tor three years and was educated mp
=. many tricks while on the reservation
~ soldier who was at one time crack
wrestler of the East.
Owing To the short time in which these
matches were decided, Johansen, 1.-THE
frlghtful Prussian," one of the survivors
OF the Perry Arctic Expedition in which
the Jeanette was lost. and Casey, the
GlSu representative, CID NOT make their
appearance Tor twenty minutes.
Johansen finally came into light, fol-
lowed by Casey. who was handicapped in
weight by about thirty pounds.
Fhis was good match and lasted
twenty-five minutes. The Swede proved
too strong for his Gaelic opponent and
after the mems bodies were saturated in
perspiratiOn JOhansen got neck lock on
Casey end the 1rishman took tumble on
his back.
The event of the evening was the bout
between Vincent White, pupil of Acton.
and Dan Mcleod, the middle weight
champion. A better display of science and
catch-as-catch-can wrestling has not been
witnessed IN this city for many years.
Mcleod, who has the activity of the
cat and the strength of the bull, tried hard
TO put White on his back in short orier
10 the surprise of all White made gal.
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GOOD WIRES LING.
An Indian Who Surprised
White Athletes.
THE EVENT OF THE EVENING
Acton Makes Short Work of Baku'
Itch and Mcleod Has a Sharp
Bout With White.

The people who witnessed the wrestling
contests at the Odd Fellows Hall last
evening retired satisfied with having had a
good evenings sport.
At o'clock, when Referee Frank Allen
announced that Professor Joe Acton and
Nick Bakulch would make their appear
ance on the carpet in a few minutes, the
hall, with the exception of few seats re-
served for ladies in the upper part was
througed with spectators.
The big, powerful Slovenian was first to
*enter On the mat. Acton, who looked a
pigmy alongside his gigantic opponent,
followed quickly. ard after the customary
shake of the hand, ETC., Allen shouted
time, and Billy Jordan's stop-clock COM
menoed to tick off the seconds.
. Bakulich must have thought that the
surest way of downing 1.-The little demon"
was TO upset him on his back by dashing
his head into Actions stomach. The latter
was certainly taken by surprise when the
big eX-amateur athletic stone putter
dashed a him like a jersey bull tagged by
n red bandana. To avoid too heavy a
knock Acton stepped back, but the bull
like wrestler was on top of him in jiffy,
and IN the next second Acton was sprawl
ing on the floor. having been pushed off
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ment met with was the ultra eXcluSlyeness
of the girls themselves. The girl who
pasted labels would not associate with on
who iled up JAM jars; the girl who ran Il
sewing-nachine for almost nothing a day
would EOt associate with either one of the
others, and 20 1t went.
Il d. assure yon, said Mrs. Chant,
that The much-t aiked-Of eXciusiveness of
the aTiSiOcraCY Is not patch upon the
eXclusiyenesS Of these poor. ignorant
wretched girls. And when you come right
down to 1t there is nothing in this world
so impudent, arrogant and self-assertive
as brutal ignorance. One thing, however,
the ladies gained from this very trait of
their prOtegees, and that was that they
laid aside their own little airs and isms
from shame when they saw them thus
tray6Stied."
The first days in these clubs were stormy
ones. In one organization the girls cele-
DRAFTED the occasion of their first meeting
by breaking every pane of glass in the
clubroom and destroying most of the fur
nlture. In another drunkenness was so
common that the speaker was often aware
when addressing the NJ members that half
her audience was rather confused, many
actually drunk"
OF the Star Lane Club Mrs. Chant
spoke particularly, and rejOiced in the fact
that complete revolution had taken
place there. and this mad been effected
turO ugn personal influence. and Christian
love. This last, she said, was something
which must be really felt in order TO ac-
compllsh anything.
ut is of no use," she declared, ."to 60 to
poor people and tell them that you love
them when you can't abide them; that
kind of love don't do any good"
Mrs. Chant believes in cultivating a love
for humanity in general, bur confessed
that hers was ''snrely tried" during her
recent visit to Chinatown, and had been
sometimes in the past when she was
compelled to come into personal contact
with some of the girls who came to the
clubs filthy in garments and person, and
carrying about with them what she de-
scribed as "a redundancy of population"
OF her own work among the girls Mrs.
Chant told several intere sitting anecdotes.
and in course thereof touched briefly on
her favorlte topies-teetotallsm, woman's
rights, and home influence. In conelu-
sion she read an original ode, $40 the
Parliament of Religions" which was re-
ceived with applause, and then concluded
a very Interesting evening by favOring her
audience with one or two charming vocal
selections.
Among those present were: Mrs. A. G.
Soule, Mrs. Albertson, Mrs. H0usewOrth,
Miss Campbell, Mrs. l.. Ii. Smith, Mrs.
Leland, Miss 5. ID. Hamlin, Mrs. Charles
Gorham, Mrs. George Mitchell, Mrs. o. w.
EaSton and Mrs. Lansing.
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| ton Of Chief Crowley and rejecting the
utmost credit upon them and Police Officer
! NJ. Joy, who was detailed to assist them.
They got track If The burglar under Pc
! culiaT circumstances. He was seen CON-
ing out of 32015 Suffer street by one OF the
inmates on September 10. A room in this
house had been entered twice previously
and property stolen, and when the s;ran-
ger was seen leaving the house on Septem-
Der 10 the inmate took q careful mental
description of him.
Bee aud Harper got this description, and
Joy was instructed to "pipe him off," He
was finally located on Ellis street, and In
his room most of the stolen property was
recovered. He gave his name as Jesse r..
Grant, and said he came from the East
about eight months ago. But it appears
! he is a native OF this city, % years of age.
He was booked OIL three charges of burg
larry. although he confessed 10 a number
of others, extending over the past six
months, the more prominent being as fol-
| lows:
cashier Of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany. 1909 O'Farrell street, entered in the
daytime during the absence of the family !;
$1,000 worth of jewelry stolen.
May 1.-the residence of Mrs. K. Katz
1913 Suffer street, entered during the night I;
$1,000 worth OF diamond jewelry stolen.
May 20-The residence of X. {. Vose,
1868 Geary street. entered in the daytime
during the absence of the family; $1,000
worth of jewolry stolen.
May 27-The residence OF Mrs. Cosack,
1861 Bush street, entered during the
night; $500 worth Of jewelry stolen.
August 25-The residence of Mrs. J.
Hamilton, 322 O'Farrell street. entered dur
ing the hight; S25O0 worth OF diamond jew
elry stolen.
September Groom of ]. Burton, 231
OFarrell street. entered in the daytime !;
500 worth OF property stolen.
September 1O-Room of E. A. Montgom-
cry, 326R Suffer street, entered in the day
time; $50 worth OF property stolen. This
gentlemaD's room was entered about three
weeks before and the identical property
stolen on September 10 carried off 1t had
been recovered by Bee and Harper after
the first burglary and returned to the
owner. 1t consisted of clothing, jewelry
and pistol.
Sept. 23-The residence of Orrin Black.
the well-known newspaper man. GIG Tay-
Tor street, entered during the night; 500
worth of property stolen.
Besides these, Grant admits 70 having
committed seven or eight other minor
burglaries. The total value of his plum
der will amount to nearly $1,000 in less
than six months.
The police say they know nothing of
him previously. He is young fellow of
geDtlemanly appearance and well edu-
Gated. His capture is deservedly consid-
cred an important one. He must be Doe
sessed OF good nerve. as he admits be did
all the work himself.
He was visited at the City Prison last
night by lady dressed in deep mourning,
who is said to be his mother She had a
long interview with him, and appeared
deeply affected as she left the prison,
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Eiremen to Contest

Next Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock. an
exhibition and trial fire drill will DO given
on Washington street, between Broderick
and Baker. Engine companies 3. g. Is. u
and %. trucks 4 and and chemical en- giue
8 will participate. Promptly at Q o'cIock
al signal given each company will leave
its house and make for the scene of the
supposed fire. The place designated is
located on the heights above the Presidio
and is hard to reach. The time that eac n
company takes to reach the spot as well as
the time when it has its stream Turned on
and ready for use will be taken. The near
est fire company to the location mention ed
is engine 10 on California street, near La
guna.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28
VAST RUN DOWN?
A SailbOat Bottom Up in
Horseshoe Bay.
Story of Two Sailors of What They
Heard as Told in SauSaIito
Monday Night.

Yesterday morning Captain Austin Of
the schooner Sycamore, when for several
days has been anchored off Lime Point, in
Horseshoe Bay. noticed boat floating
with the tide toward bis schooner W ith tile
keel uppermos, and about 500 feet from
the shore. He dispatched two sailors In a
boat TO ascertain what it was On their
return they reported it TO be q double
ended sailbOat, with wash boards. a jiO
and leg of-mutton sail.
Captain Austin hurried to Sausalito and
reported his find to Constable Creole, who
went down to the point and examined the
boat. The bottom boards were resting in
their place, but the mast was wrenched
from its stepping. 1t bears marks of hav-
Ing been struck by something. In the
center the ridge railing is splintered. the
stern battered and broken in several
places. and the sail torn. After examin-
ing Il rope was attached to the bow and
il was pulled to the shore.
On Monday night two sailors who were
going the rounds among the saloons in Sau-
salitO told story that had been related to
them by stranger. He said he thought a
small sailboat had been run down by
schooner IN the bay and the occupants of
the boat drowned. They did not say that
the stranger told them the name of the
schooner, and az they were both pretty
uTuuk lllte OF no importance was at
I tached to the tale. One of the men to
whom the sailors told the story is Hans
| OlesOn. He says that from what they said
to bin he got the impression that the boat
that was run down was coming in from
the headgates.
IL this be true. and the boat run down
and capsized in the bay. the tide would
drift ii back toward the heads, crcling in
to Lime Point, and leave it Just about
where it was found. The boat bears no
name and Is unknown to any one who had
examined ii up to last night.
1t was at first thought that it belonged to
the three boys who went fishing Monday
morning, and from whom nothing had
been heard up 10 the time of the find
They. however, returned safely home yes
terday afternoon.
Monday night the bay was very rough,
and since the discovery of the boat much
importance Is attached to the story of the
two sailors. Ii the boat was run down, as
the marks upon 1T would indicate. on
account Of the roughness of the weather il
| is very pro oable that any cry for help from
the capsiZed boat would be drowned bv
the lashlng OF the waters and the schooner
pass on unaware of what had happened.
SO far as can be learned no one has been
reported missing, and if the little craft is q
stranger 1t may be some days before q
report is made.
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A STRANGE FUNERAL.
Christian Ceremonies Over the Body
of Sam Tow.

The little Chinese Baptist Church on the
corner of Sacramento street and Waverly
place was crowded yesterday afternoon
with friends and relations who had come
to witness the last rites over the body Of
Sam Toy, Christianized Chinese. who
died last Tuesday. The assembly was
made up OF whites and Chinese. in about
equal proportions The funeral cere-
monies were of a nature such as is seldom
seen in any country. as 1t is question
whether the sentiment ef Christianity or
heathenism predominated. The cere-
monies were conducted alternately by
American and Chinese preachers, and
heather prayer slips were strangely min
Gled with Christian prayer books.
Outside the door of the church fully fifty
carriages were drawn up, awaiting TO
carry the mourners and friends to the
place of interment Several hundred Chi
nese had gathered outside tile church
door, all OF them being evidently curious
to see the details of Christian burial as
applied to one of their own race. The Gu
rlOus onloOkeTs and the strong COM
mingling of races and rites com bined to
make scene such as is seldom seen.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28
PRIDE OF CASTE.
EXClusiVeness of London
Working Girls.
Mrs Laura o. Chant Recounts the
Difficulties Encountered in Bet
tering Their Condition.

The parlOrs of the Pleasanto ton were filled
last evening by an apprecative audience
gathered to listen to an address on Social
Conditions" by Mrs. Laura Ormiston
Chant.
The most interesting part of Mrs.
Chants remarks was that which descrihed
the condition of the working girls of
London and some of her experiences in
their clubs. Mrs. Chant stated that mn To
two years ago many of the working girls
In London worked twelve. fourteen and
sixteen hours day, and not often received
more than "a cents a day for their labor.
The formation of clubs among these girls.
she said. had been productive of much
good, but 1t had been Herculean task to
start them and get them going in the right
lines. The chief obstacle which the
.DhilanthrOpic ladies who began the move.
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BECALMED, NOT LOST.
Three Missing Lads Turn Up All
Right

Three boys VINO left home Monday morn
ing for sail and were supposed to be
drowned have been heard from. and they
are not only safe but having a good time.
Ihey are: Otto Maysenhalter. living at
800 Fult on street; George Hagemann, 231O
Howard street, and G harles Woodworth,
1713 Stevenson street.
Reaching Tiburon Monday aftern oop.
they called on friend, Mrs. Leader, whose
invitation To s end the day they accepted.
In the evening the wind died down, so the
boys stayed all night. Tuesday afternoon
it blew a gale. and they were afraid to
start. They waited for the moon to rise,
and by that time it was dead calm.
Yesterday the lads sent word home by
their hostess that they were having an en-
Joya Die outing and would return in the
afternoon, wind permitting
And now rejoicing prevails in the circle
of three homes which it was thought had
been suddenly invaded by death for at :
o'clock in the afternoon they did return.
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liant stand and broke away from holds
that would have finished many man,
The contest lasted twenty-eight minutes
and was won by Mcleod. who got a good
hammer-lock on the powerful White which
the latter could not break.
Mcleod was the most surprised man of
any when he had won the bout. He did
not dream of meeting such a clever man
as White, who stands an excellent show
for second or third money.
: This evening Acton will try conclusions
with Johansen, Mcleod will exchange
locks with the Indian, Trojano vich will
squeeze with White. and Casey will shake
with big Bakulich
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The Cases Dropped.

Nolle prosequis were entered by United
States District Attorney Garter yesterday
in the cases of John l.. Meares, d. Nc
Grath and Ii. w. Butler, who as well as
Superintendent Gibbs of Station A, were
charged with soliciting money from letter
carriers for campaign purposes in 1888.
The result of the Gibbs case determined
this course, as The CALL predicted il
would at the time. There was no prospect
OF conviction under the circumstances.
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Anti-Chinese Work.

The-leaders of the Anti Chinese Law and
Order League held another open-air mass
meeting at the corner of Stockton and
Filbert streets last night. The meeting
was called under the auspices of the Forty
fourth Assembly District League. Judges
Morrow, MrKenna and Ross were chpered.
The speakers of the evening were Denis
kearney. g. w. Fox. Dan Croner aud III.
Warfield. An anti-Chinese mass-meeting
will be held at the corner of Ninth street
aud Broadway. Oakland, tonight.
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Tried to Drown Herself.

Catherine Hickey. middle-aged woman.
jumped overheard yesterday morning from
the LON bard-street wharf. State Senator
Fay saw her and threw life buoy after
her, put she refused to take hold of il.
Then Mr.. Fay jumped In to The bay himseIf
and rescued her. She was taken to the
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.


BORN.
ATTINaER-In this city, September 20. 1898 to
tn o wife OF c. Attinger, daughter.
CoHEN-In this city. September 19. 1898. to the
wife of :. Cohen, daughter.
DEUSHER-In this city September %. 1898, to
the wife OF GOttfried DeueheT. daughter.
PLUNS-In Palo Alto, September "a. 1888, to the
wife OF William Pluns, a daughter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %, 1893. to the wife OF
j. .. Meyerink. d son.
DESSA UER-September Is, 1898, to the wife OF
NJ l.. Dessauer, a son
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Chronic IOOseness of the Bowels
Results from imperfect digestion. The cause lies
the torpidity OF the liver and the cure is tax e
Simmons Liver Regulator to aid digestion, to
stimulate the dun and sluggish liver and TO regu.
ate the bowels
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MARRIED..

ADELSrEIN-LEYY-In this city. September II,
1893, Ii. ). Adestein and Amelia Levy.
HORNING-MECHLING- this city. September
%. 1893. by the Rev. L. W. Sprague, Jacob
Hornins and Jean c. Meehling, both OF San
Francisco.
LLEN-MCDONALD-In this city, September
AZ. 1898 James q. Cullen and Alice Mcdonald.
BROWN-BOYD-In san Rafael, September 20.
1898, by the Rev Father Joseph McQuaid, Clyde
n Brown OF Petaluma andi Jane Frances Boyd
OF San Rafael
SAYLES-KERR-ln this city, September 26,
1898, G.. (. Sayles and Mary A. Kerr.
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Judgment for Never.

Justice Willitts yesterday gave judg-
ment for the defendant in the case of
Amanda c. Hicks against Henry Meyer
The plaintiff brought suit TO recover 500
which she said she gave Meyer because of
his promise that he would obtain for her a
position in the Mint when General Dr.
mOnd was SUPERINTENDENT
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Receiving Hospital, where she so far re-
covered that she was discharged In the
afternoon.