The morning call., 1893-05-26
HALEFAX'S MAYOR.
The City's Fair Name Is
Being Injured.
MORE OF WlLLEY'S WORK.
Circulars Which Pictured Destitute
Workingnen Jumping Into the
Bay to Escape Starvation.
MORE OF WILLEY's WORK

Workingmen Jumping Into the
Bay TO Escape Starvation.
Mayor Ellert received a violent shock
Yesterday when he received letter from
the Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, re-
gardng the circulars Of the unemployed"
in thi, city.
He became further incensed against
William Wiley, the self-appointed CHAIR
man. and Secretary Fry of the alleged un-
employed.
The Mayor of Halifax was polite, but
there was short singing rebuke in his
communication against allowing such cir
culars to be scattered broadcast over the
country injuring the fair fame of the city.
The Mayor of Halifax's letter read as
follows:
City Hall. Office Of the City CLERK, Haitian.
Nora >cotin. MGy is, 1S93-DEAR SIR: HIS
Worship, Mayor Keepe of he city OF Halifax,
having received the accompanying letter aud
circulars regarding deStitution III San Fran
cisco, ahd having doubts as 10 tn, il being genu-
me-, ana also considering hat The spread of
such documents b oadc ST tbroughOuf the con-
iinent i likely to bring your fair citv into dis
repute, has inStanced me 10 forward you The
same for your information. | have the honor
" OCs Oh, your ODu- SefVt.
Il. TRENAMAN, City Clerk.
bis worship, The Mayor, san francisco, Cal.
The documents inclosed by Mayor keepe
we're three in number. The first consisted
Of the following letter from Secretary Fry,
which shows the writer's illiteracy on its
face:
HEADQ UARTERs S. F. UNEMPLOYED
2014 Dupont street.
VIM. NJ. Wiley Chairman.
L. q. Fry, Sec.
ST, May s, 1898
Hon. Sir: The terrible meaning of the in
closed appeal needs no explanation at our
hand>. We feel conhdeut that not more than
one out OF fivr of those in need signed had
time PERMITTED We could have found ten if not
ten thousand destitute men who would have
signed tbe appeal
We Beseaeh you TO call meeting of the
Charitable citizens of your city that immediate
steps may be tai en- 10 give us relief
We have sent the inciosed Circular tn the
press of your city which refers them TO you to
see the atie>ted cople OF The appeal
PLEASE send all contributions TO the executive
committee OF San Francisco unemployed 2OI4
Dupont rect.
San Francisco. Respect yours
L. C. FRY Sec.
Then followed circular /, which bears
national seal in gold and red, and con-
tans the following wild and improbable
statements:
HEADQUARTERS S. F. UNEMPLOYED,
2Ol4 Duloni street.
William NJ Wiley, Chairman
l.. {. Fry, Secretary.
Owing to The evils of murderous compefitfon.
the supplantng OF manual Dor by machinery
excessive Alongolian and panp immigr alton,
The curse OF absentee hndluIdlsm, and worst of
ALL ylliainous system OF hnanc-, which
has restricted the circulating medium OF these
United States TO less than S6 per capita, we,
the hereunto subsc ibing American citizens
residents of the city and county of San Fran
cisco, mud ourselves and families with thou
sands OF our felow-ciiizens In condition Of
helpless destltuliuI..
We have pealed TO our local authorities and
tellow-citlzens IN vain Nothing has been done
In the name OF God aud common humanity
We apleai TO all good people to belD Us TO that
Immediate sueeor our despei ate straits demand.
Indo slug aud requesting compliance with tile
request OF The unemployed TO the Worlds
Columbian Exposition ommiSSion for Call
lorna day, we have hereunIo placed our hands
ana seal = - = - - ~ -
State of California,
City and County of San Francisco ss'
JNotarial( /, Mar Lane, notary public, in
/ Seal. and for said cfy and county duly
commissioned and sworn, do hereby cel tify that
| have carefully Counted the signatures al
.Tached 10 he annexed declaration OF destitution
aud appeal for aid. aud l find th [ there are
over 5000 signatures thereto
In witness whereof l have hereuntO set my
hand and affixed my official seal, this 9th day
OF May, 1898. MARK LANE,
Notary Public.
Circular No. contained wider state
mentS yet, the concluding paragraph belmg
ridiculous in the extreme. It reads as fol-
ows:
HEADQUARTERS S. F. UNEMPLOYED, /
2O14 Dupout street.
VIM. NJ. Wiley. Chairman.
l.. T.. Fly Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5, 1893.
Dear Sir: A copy of the in closed appeal,
certified 10 by no ary rubic as o the number
OF the names >ubScrI bed, is sent to the honor
able Board of Commission RS of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition and the Mayor of your
city.
Va no not vrieh to tp,paooh tha mol, ., :, or,,
generosity of The citizens of San Francisco.
There l. but one Interpretation we placed upon
their action-sImply Inability to respond 10 our
appeal. j his W. believe Is attribul able TO
financial strlngency and business depresson.
The presence OF $4,000 ChInamen being in
our midst. In horrible NTH. increases greatly
iiie already threatening possibility OF an IN
y sion Of Asiatc cholera.
Those competent 10 juGge assert chinatown,
Nhlch OCCUPIES several squares in The heart of
I'm francisco, threatens &c become at any
!ime the source Of an epidemic disaster which
viii appall the world"
This foul blot on San francisco exists In de-
nance OF the health authorities of San Fran
cisco.
In Chinatown every hygienic law is violated
With such breeding place there is great, if
not greater reason TO apprehtnd an invasion Of
cholera from the West as from the East The
contributions sent Us will be distributed as
aims. The funds so raised VIII be used to en-
ploy labor 10 place san Francisco In a proper
sanitary condition. This is TASK which the
welfare OF The entire Dation demands should
be done promptly and rf1icienrly.
We trust that we will receive the powerful
aid OF the unite press in suppor of our appeal
What l. To be done for US should be done
quickly, for our distress is grea and our need
most pressing. DAILY thr cold waters of San
francisco Bay are claiming victims from our
despairing ranks.
/. @. FRY, Secretary.
p. Swords of encouragement give hope to
the responding. Please send US copy of your
paper.
Ii is probable that steps win be taken to
undo the work of Wiley and Fry in njuring
tie city. They sent ont 5000 of the circu-
lars, some TO every Mayor in the United
States and Canada, making the name of
San francisco a bywurd and a reproaeb.
Mayor Elert was in consultation with
Captain Less yesterday, but refused to
sIaVe " hat steps he intended to take, say
Ing might spoil his plans.
Had to Sue for Her Pension.
Judge Gar ber has prauted tt,a .,,,,t;o