The morning call., 1894-04-07
LABOR ALL ALERT.
A Gas Company Reduces
Its Rates.
The Sheriff Is Upheld by the Courts
in His Effort to Collect for
Nurse Hire.

are most energetic and always abreast OF the
times By way OF showing their aertness the
Federal Labor Union at their last meeting,
after considering the recent sectarian riot al
Kansas City. adopted the following:
We had hoped that the people OF the United
states were civilized enough not TO disgrace them
selves rs they did the elections in Kansas City
on April 3: therefore be IL
RtsOIUed, That Federal Labor Union No. 576l OF
oakls nd CAL regrets that evolution is so slow
process that human creatures in this (so-ealled)
advance age utterly dense that they Will
destroy enc another at the Dehest OF a few schem-
ing parasites
Under date of the 31st ult. the Lumbermen
and Longshoremen's Protective Union adopted
the following:
To Contractors and Members Of Builders Union
and the Public in Generat-G ENTLEMEN: We.
the Lumbermen and Longshoremen's Union OF
oakland, wish to call your attention TO grfevouS
wrong which is being practiced on workmen
around the city front by various lumber firms and
by the Humboldt Lumber Company in particular.
That company is employing carpenters and other
mechanics al the present when times are so hard,
the simrle excuse that the carpenters
them money for lumber furnished when times
were good. Now, those poor debtors have their
houses tuilt and place TO live In and, not salts
fed to follow their own calling and pay for what
they have GOT must needs come down TO the
water front and work for Chinese wages and yet
call themselves men and American citizens. we
request the attention of contractors and the pub
lie TO this state of affairs
Every man to his calling. Every citizen who
loves what is right Will concede that we stop by
those people all summer when times are supposed
to be good ana when times are bad they give out
siders the work AID let the poor Iumb ermen
starve. Not content with reducing wages 80 per
csnt. they do not reduce tho price of lumber one
whit. They are about TO form combination for
the purpose OF advancing the price oflumber We
therefore ask Of you as a favor to refuse to pur-
chase any lumber from firms who act In the man
ner Indicated.
On request we Will give contractors the names
OF those carpenters who seem TO US TO De worse
than slaves.
BY order of the Lumbermen and Longshore-
mems Protective Union.
Down Goes Gas.
Here is an instance OF large and powerful
compaDy's reducing, of lis own lice WILL the
volume of It's income. The Oakland Gas, Light
ana Heat Company yesterday announced that
heDceforth il would supply Illuminating gas
for 81 % per thousand feet instead of 81 90 as
hitherto, ana gas for fuel for So instead OF
So 25.
This reduction was made without any one
asking it, and is in keeping with the record OF
the company.
was 81 so thousand feet. BY degrees this
price was lowered until, five years ago, the
level of yesterday was reached.
In explanation OF having failed to lower the
rates during the last five wears. the officers say
that the rapid strides Of electric lighting have
cut heavily into lie consumption of gas In
few years il will have entirely SUI planted IL Tor
street Illumination.
AT present Oakland's gas rates are lower
than any other city on this coast Los Angeles
and San Francisco alone excepted In these
maintained. Such a level may prevail here
some time IN the near future.
Mrs. Martins Body Found.
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock the body
of an unknown woman was found. floating in
the bay. near the end of tie narrow gauge pier
by Joe Leone, fisherman.
The body had evidently been IN the water
about two weeks. IL was Identified as that OF
Mrs. Martin, who was drowned Sunday. March
18.opposite The Howard street pier in San Fran.
cisco.
Mrs. Martin had gone out In yawl with her
six-year-0ld daughter. Mrs. McCarty and Peter
ThOrnbErg. a sailor when the boat was upset
and all but the sailor were drowned. The body
OF the girl was recovered a short time after The
occurrence of the tragedy.
Al the inquest yesterday afternoon the hus-
hand of deceased, John Martin, who is a San
Francisco saoon.keeper. Identified The remains
and a verdict OF accidental drowning was
rendered. The remains will be taken TO San
Francisco for burial.
People He Knew.
The following claims against tile estate of
Jason A. Rose. deceased, were yesterday APP
proved by Judge Ogden: San Francisco Saw
ings Union. s25,233 80; L. NJ. Derby & Co.,
Antoneo S706 Sc; Frank Nevis. S207 20; w.
II. Martin. SS7 90: John +. Antoine, Sl1; Will
liam Brophy $50 81; Manuel Brown, 1853 As;
A. G. Rose, S1S5 sc; c. Ii. Wise. S11 90; DR..
w. Ii. Cope. S92: Hortenstins Bros, S42 20;
j. G. fattle. S22 05; NJ. S. Andrada. s903 II;
John Vargas. 500 %; W. ID. Grange. 500; j.
g. Rose ST. 70; +; NJ. Miller, s26 30; Edward
Poulson, So AZ; William Azveda, 500; Bur
nett Bros. s32 so; Lyon & yanderburgh, So
Mr.. Rose left valuable estate.
Wanting Inform alton.
Stuart McMullin has filed with the City Clerk
a communication TO which is affixed the sigma
lures of iblriy-6ye Oakland residents. They
want the Council TO demand of the Oakland
Water Company that a statement of income.
expenditures, etc. be fled as was done by
the Contra Costa Company. IT Is also desired
that The quantity of water drawn from the
Piedmont hills be made known, also the total
quantity daily supplied its customers and how
much OF this quantity is drawn from wells In
side The city.
The sherif's Triumph.
The Superior Court yesterday sustained
Sheriff McKilican's appeal from the Justices
Court in bis suit for the recovery OF $3.50 In
Cured by him in supplying a nurse and proper
food TO Mrs. Mary Martin, an inmate of the
County Jail.
The outcome of this suit has been awaited
with much interest. The Sheriff first presented
his bill to HE Supervisors, who refused 10
honor it, He then brought suit in The justices
Court but was defeated. His appeal from that
decision has won him his hard legal battle.
Slept With Felons.
Edward Hayden yesterday filed complaint
against Constable c. j. Newell OF Berkeley ana
John Brennan and NJ. Fischel, who were sure
ties for $4,000 each on Neweil's bond.
Hayden charges that Newell arrested him on
April 2 and confined him for three days and
nights in The County Jail. The Imprisonment
was false. the complaint AYERS. and the ipdig-
ny of sleeping for that length OF time wi
thieves, feloDs, robbers and murderers'' can
only be satisfied by the payment of $1,000 and
the cost OF the suit.
Mrs. Carpenter Beaten.
The war OF the society ladies OF Alameda
over certain house which two factions claimed
has been finally settled so far as the courts are
concerned.
1t was battle between the Alameda
Woman's Exchange and faction represented
by Mrs. Carpenter. Judge Henshaw yesterday
rendered verdict for plaintiffs This gives
the exchange ladies lie house in question, $50
for expenses In moving IL lack TO its old quar-
tiers and costs OF suit.
Fnrrell's Money.
suit is in progress before Judge Ellsworth
over the disposition OF a portion OF the estate
OF John Farrell, deceased. l.. Gottschal for
merly Public Administrator makes the issue,
claiming that Farrell was not competent TO
make certain deed ascribed to him.
Farrell originally resided IN the East, where
he was separated but not divorced from his
wife. Upon his death much OF his property
was found TO have been left 10 his sister, Mrs.
Notary. and others, and The widow came
West and contested the Will.
Biames the Gates.
Joseph NJ. Rose, recently popular barber in
West Oakland, has been so affected by the
altered conditions brought about by the placing
of gates Oh the local trains that yesterday he