The San Francisco call., 1906-06-25
ARMED GUARDS
ON MAIL DOCK
Patrol Watches Wharf
Day and Night, Fear
ing Trouble.
State of California Gets
Away to the South
With Freight.

The Mail dock is being guarded day
and night by an armed force of pri-
vate detectives and If any riot starts
there during the present strike on the
water front bloodshed will surely re-
suit. For many days five of these
sleuths, all known to be dead shots,
have been stationed on the dock all
day. These men are relieved every
night by another force and every man
who ventures in the vicinity of the
dock is watched.
Since the trouble last Sunday night
that resulted in the shooting of Sailor
Andrew Kellner the owners of the
various vessels have been on the alert
and they evidently do not want to take
any chances.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamer State of California
sailed for Los Angeles and southern
crew of non-union men. She carried
no passengers, but had an extra load
of freight in her hold The State ex-
perienced no trouble in setting away,
not member of the Sailors Union or
any one else coming in sight to at
tempt to pursuade any Of her Grew to
leave.
WILL NOT UNLOAD CARGO.
1t is announced that the steamer
Queen. belonging to the same company,
will leave for the north very soon.
1t is understood that she has a full
crew on board at the present time and
querters- The Santa Rosa and the
Queen are the only vessels Of the
company now at the dock. The latter
is due to leave when the State OF Cali
fornia returns from the south.
When the big ocean liner Siberia ar
rived late yesterday afternoon the on
cials of the Pacific Mail said that mono
of her cargo save the perishable ma
terial would be un1oaded. This means
that the lockout will continue on the
Mail dock. The Siberia carries more
than 5000 tons of cargo, but those to-
whom it is consigned will have to wait
till the present strike is settled.
Yesterday was the quietest day on
the water front since the strike was
inaugurated a month ago. All the
sailors and the officials of the union
and the Water Front Federation at
tended the funeral of the dead sailor,
Andrew Kellner, and therefore had no.
time to meet or talk over the situation.
The shipowners were not around at
their usual haunts and most of the
docks were closed.
STEyEDoRES WANT TO WORK.
The executive committee of the Ship
owners Association said yesterday that
word had been received by telephone
from Eureka that the longshoremen
had capitulated and asked for permis-
sion to return to work. The applica-
tion was made to the millmen who
have been forwarding material by ship
from Eureka Their request will be
placed before the Shipowners' Asso-
citation and they will in all probability
be allowed to go to work tomorrow
The San Pedro situation is brighten
ing delegation from the lumber
dealers of the south waited upon J.
Ross Clark and Mr.. Calvin of the Salt
Lake and Southern Pacific roads last
Friday in Los Angeles Calvin went
south purposely for the meeting. The
railroad officials were Informed by the
lumbermen that they would do no lum-
Der business through the port of San
Pedro unless they were given protection
and men to load and unload vessels.
Clark and Calvin promised to meet
the demands of the lumbermen and
stated that they would do e, erything
in their power to sustain the port bust
ness of San Pedro.
The conditions in the Puget Sound
cities is improving. In all of these
ports vessels are being loaded unde:
the protection Of the municipalitiess
AT Portland the shipowners have the
protection of the Mayor. Charles Book.
a union leader who led sailors in an
to take men from the steam
schooner Johann PaulSen. is reported
In Jail He had been held for trial
under bonds of $17,500. The assault
charge grew out of a boarding attempt
made week ago