The morning call., 1893-12-24
THE MAZE!
Market, Taylor and Golden Gate Avenue.
MEN OF FAMILIES 5.
Record of Some of Those
Out of Work.
Christmas Day Is the Last Day for
the Registering of the Unem-
plOyed Host.

When the registration books of the un-
employed were closed at SIS Howard street
yesterday afternoon there we're 2257 regis
tered. That was the showing for three
days, for the registry did not begin before
thursday. There is only one day more
left Qo-morrow), and on Tuesday the
whole question of employment is to be dis
cussed 1T mass-meeting at Metropolitan
Hall. which has been placed at the dis
pOsal OF the unemployed for the occasion.
The committee OF the clergy and business
men will meet the following day at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian As
sociatOn.
About half OF the men registered
yesterday we're men of family who have
been in the city for several years. To
give an idea of the kind of men who have
gone upon record as unfortunately idle
the following few instances have been
taken a random from the books:
James Boyle of 919 Sutter streer. a Iaborer.
GA years of age; been here forty years; idle
six months; has wife and five children TO
support.
fl. Battery. a laborer, living on Alabama
street. between Twentyseyenth and Twenty
eighth, aged 40 years; been here ten years /:
Idle Tor the last ten mouths; has a family of
five.
NJ. S. Culligan. William street. Sc years of
age, been here years; six months idle mar
ried and nine in the family.
John Mckenna. a teamster az 81 Bernard
street; aged 90 years; been here 81 years; is a
widower. with ten children TO feed, clothe and
shelter.
John Grady a laborer of sos Stevenson
aged 62 years; been here since lSo7: BEEN i'd e
for the past eight months; has Il wife and six
children TO supper.
NJ. Hayes, a blacksmith OF % Blnxome
street. AZ years of age, been here seven wears
Idle Tor TWO months pas; has family OF eight
John Barry, an ironmOlder at 231h Moss
avenue, a native sou. 20 years old; has a
mother, three sisters and a younger brother
more or less dependent upon him.
ii. Loewenstein, u bookeeper of 1868 Mo-
Aliister street, aged 43 years: been here
eighteen years; idle for seven months; has a
family of six 10 keep =
ChafieS hleck, a carpenter OF 80 Green
street, % years of age; been here five wears
seven months IDLE; i've persons depending
upon him.
l.. q. Beloud. an upholsterer, so wears old
been here four years; idle four months: mar.
iieQ anu supporting three In his family bur
with no home In this city.
+. NJ. Walton, a carpenter. of ia Eopr,h
street, 80 years OF age; been here ten years
Idle SIX months; vile and child
ALEXANDER jenkins OF l Raphael place 60
years o.d, Shlnmaster ana 10 dying house
keeper who will lave to go To work al some.
tnlng else, he says, 10 make a living; been here
SIX years; has three TO support
Frank Cullum. abOrer, CO years of age
family of six. '
'. 4. thompson, solicitor, OF 112l Market
street, rs years old and married.
Fully 200 carpenters are said TO have
gwen In their LANES as being out of work,
ana cost OF miners. So far there has
been only one barber. T. FL. Higbee of 1921
| Market street.
! A publication called Hard Times
made ITS appearance on the streets yester-
day. II was printed upon coarse brown
Wrapping paper. such as butchers use "a
great quantity of. They were sold at a
nickel apiece for the benefit of the unem-
| ployed.
J The leading srticle complained bitterly