New-York tribune., 1901-09-29
Nineteenth St.
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANCED-SITE
FOR CARNEGIE LIBRARY IN SAN
FRANCISCO-DAMAGE BY RAIN.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1RuxE.I


San Francisco, Sept. 2S.The big strike has
dragged along another week, with practically
change. More non-union men are coming in,
and the police prepared TO give them better
protection Despite all the claims of the union
leaders that they have counselled their men
to refrain from violence, assaults are of fire.
quent occurrence. and two men have died from
injuries inflicted by the strikers. In one case
the victim young man, the only support
of old mother Yesterday two special police
men, overcome by the vicious assaults of a
large mob of strikers fired into the crowd and
wounded two men. fatally. Every effort
has been made by the strike leaders to induce
Mayor Phelan to revoke the police order that
union pickets will he arrested when found gath
ering In the street and that these pickets have
right to challenge or stop men. The Mayor
refused to interfere. and declared that violence
must 1t is evident that the strikers are
losing ground, as large number of non-union
men are coming into the city to get work.
The members of the Mechanics Institute this
week decided to sell TO the city a site for the
Carnegie Library the old Pavilion block at Lar
kin and Hayes SITS, opposite the City Hall one
proposition was for the institute to give block
to the city in trust for the consolidation of the
Free Public Library with the Mercantile and
Mechanics libraries. This was voted down. and
then It decided TO sell the lots. The price
will be between $4,000 and $Tj0ooO. An cleo
ton will be held and votes cast in favor of is
suing bonds to purchase the lots. Two-thrds
Of the votes cast must be in favor Of the bond
issue
Heavy rain fell early this week all along the
coast The rainfall in San Francisco and vicinity
was phenomenal for September. reaching Il1op
Of an inch in two hours The raisin growers o:
Fresno had been warned by the Signal Service
el,,,
yardists failed to protect the grapes that
drying on trays, and will therefore suffer some
loss Table grapes also injured. The
greatest loss. however. will fall on the owners
of grain and hay. who have been unable. owing
TO the strike, to get their crops moved TO tide
water. Thousands of i}sgs OF wheat are lying
in huge stacks throughout tho Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys. waiting for chance of
shipment to Port Costa and San Francisco and
the harbor is crowded with the big British ships
that have lain here for weeks, vainly trying to
secure cargoes of wheat The strike has greatly
affected wheat shipments, the vessels which
have cleared have been compelled to pay double
and treble wages for 'longshoremen. and the
work of loading has been badly done. as many
of the men tyros. with little or no eN-
perienCe
Those who have good crops of wine grapes this
year will get big prices. As high as $50 n ton
has been paid in Santa Clara County. the small
wineries bidding against the Wine Growers As
socation The crop is not large, and II was hurt
by rains early this week.
swindler who has masqueraded here for
several years as Sir" Harry Westwood Cooper.
and who has already spent one term in San
Quentin for forgery, was convicted this week Of
inveigng . young girl into marriage by a spu-
rious telegram purportins to be from her mother.
Cooper thought he could get money out Of the
parents OF the girl, who keep hotel at Valley
Junction but. failing in this. he became enam-
ored Of the girl and by forgery and fraud in
duced her 10 elope with him The jury disagreed
on his first trial. but on the second convicted
him. and he sentenced TO ten years in State
prison.
Governor Gage and the Redwood Park Com
missioners have returned from an inspection OF
the big basin in the Santa cruz Mountains
which it is proposed to buy for a public park,
and thus preserve the giant redwood trees. which
are the only ones Of original growth left stand
ing near San Francisco. The acquisition OF this
forest region by the State would be great boon
to tourists and vacation camp parties as II
would open up of the most picturesque re-
gions in California which is only three hours
ride from San Francisco
Stewart Menzies. for half century promi-
nent business man of the city, died this week.
Menzes master stevedore, and in the
early days was leading member of the vigil
ance committee that cleared San Francisco or
convicts and criminals.
Professor Emory f. Smith. of Stanford Uni
versitv president of the State Floral Society, is
preparing a finely illustra ted book. THE Golden
Poppy" which Is designed TO cover the history,
poetry. botany and literature of the flower
which represents California He asks that any
one forward TO him at Palo Alto. Cal, excep-
tionally good photographs or legends, poems.
Indian names or prose quotations concerning
the poppy, so that the collection may be as COM
plete as possible.
The University OF California has arranged for
a new departure In university extension work.
Glasses in serious study. mainly for teachers,
have been formed this week Regular lectures
will be given, and the certificates of those who
have passed the examinations will be recognized
for credit toward degree should the holder
enter the university.
Verdfs "Natucco." which has not been given
here before in years. has drawn large audiences
to the TivoIi Opera House this week, the lead
ing parts being taken by Salassa and Duda and
by Sgnorina Barbaresch who scored great
hit in Abegaille. Next week. at the Columbia
'Florodora" appears and the advance sale has
been unusually large
Joaauin Miller started for the East yesterday
on an extended lecturing trip, which includes all
the large cities in the Southern States. His
subject will be the Sierra Nevada and it's natural
wonders