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1 You Can Creak Every Symptom of a 1 BUSINESS BLOCKADE By Advertising in THE TRIBUNE I VOI XXXVIII. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUIiY 26, 1894. NO, 16. eluded that much of the Charter of said nances against this torn of evil are 9 PffififflX Ml i discharged from the terviee because they had not given satisfaction. These men are a little sore over their discharge, but they have no recourse against the company.

They claim that if their work was not satisfactory la the department In which they had been placed they ought to have been given a chance in eome other department Bnt the railroad people say that they can not deal in sentiment in running their business. The best men are going to get the places, and snch strikers as. are needed will be taken back. Mr. Wilder is so firm in his position ia regard to the strikers that he cannot be moved.

He has 'regard for the mod who refused to go out, but he has no mercy for those who went into the etrike with a view that they could make the company come to time. DEPUTY SHEBIPjrS, PULED. The railroad officials have been gradu Train Wreckers Are About, LncKy Discovery by a Track Walker. Uore of tbe Railroad Guards Are Let Out, Strikers Figuring on Hoy to Gat Back to Work, While the officials at the Oakland mole feel that they have the strike about crushed out on thia division of the road, still they are taking all necessary precautions to keep the mam line tracks guarded. It is well that they are keep ing a close watch, for if this had not been done there would certainly have been more than one wreck.

This morning an official report was made at the mole of an attempt to wreck tbe incoming freight train that was booked to arrive at 2 :30 a. u. The plans of the conspirators were well laid and would probably have been carried out all right if it had not been for the careful watch maintained by the company on the main line. Dur ing tbe past several days the railroad has kept track walkers on duty all night Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning a track walker' was making his way along West Berkeley when he discovered that the switch leading te tbe mam line had been pried open and filled with rocks. The switch was so arranged that the freight train could not have escaped beinz wrecked.

The track walker soon got to work and put the main line in shape, so that when the train came along It was sate, ins anatr is now being investigated by the railroad de tectives. A TRESTLE IN DANGKB. Another report was received at the mole of an attempt to burn a trestle. near Barrett's station, this side of San Pablo. When a passenger train passed over the trestle tbe fire was discovered.

Tbe alarm was given at once and the fire was put out It had been built on tbe ties. The company sent Detective Foster out to investigate the matter and he soon made a haul. He found two young fellows near Barrett's station and when they saw him they suited to run. He soon brought them to a halt, how ever, and placed tnem under arrest The fellows at first denied that they knew anything about the fire, but when they were cornered they admitted that they were the guilty parties. However, in explanation, they said that they built the fire on the ties for the purpose of cooking some potatoes.

They did not take the trouble to put the fire out and ran away after it had been started. The 1 i Walker and McSherry. No charge has been placed against them as yet KANT BEBEEBS FOB WORK. The railroad officials at the mole today were In a happy mood because tney now have more applications for posi tions than they know what to do with. As usual, this morning there was a strina of men hanging around tbe "upper office." All classes ol men were seeklnc positions, and some of them were not particular about the kind of work they secured.

Mr. Wilder only gave a few. men work, however, and these were told to report for duty at the West Oakland yards. The company continues to weed out some of the men who were taken on when the etrike was at its height This moraine a couple of switchmen were ally cutting down the force of Deputy Sheriffs until now only six men are left on duty at the mole during the oay and night The total number of depu ties lett to guard tbe. yards and other points now ncmbers but fifteen.

Shortly before 10 o'clock a squad of deputies waa lined np in front of the depot and then given their final orders to "break There were about twenty in the sauad and they were riven their full time and went down to the Sheriff's office to set their money. 'That dynamite that was found In tbe yards was a blessing te us fellows," said one of the discharged deputies. "It had the effect of giving us several daye more work. if eome body would go and touch off a piece of dynamite eome place around here I think we would be able to get in another month's work on tbe strength of it" The deputies, as a genersl rule, sre well satisfied with their treatment from the railroad as well as the strikers. They have not had a hard time, and many of them had very easy places to fill, at the rate of 3 a day.

They have praise for all but tbe newspaper men. for tbe latter they express much con tempt, tor tbe reason that they were "roasted" in nearly all the newspapers. STRIKEBS VSBT AN XIOCS. Some of the strikers who appeared at the mole this morning seeking work were very sore. They told some of tbe officials that they had stood by the union until all hope was gone, and now they could not see the use of continuing tbe strike and making scabs of those men who are now able to get back in their old places.

Of course every man who goee back to work while the strike is declared on by the union is put down as a scab. J. he men who now want to get work do not like this and hence there is some feeling. A meeting of tbe union has been called for 8 o'clock, when the subj set of officially declaring the strike off will again be discussed. Tbe opinion among many of the strikers seems to be that when a vote is called for this evening the strike will be declared off.

This information was quietly given to a railroad detective at tbe mole today in order that it misht be taken to Mr. Wilder. Some of strikers are anxious to stand in with the "npper office" just now, and hence they are volunteering what ia supposed to be inside information. From tbe suggestions that have been made it is vtry probable that tbe meeting ot tbe union this evening will be a very interesting ne. Some of the leaders among the strikers were anxious to hold out a couple of days longer, because they thought that complications might arise among the engineers.

Tbe reported cut in tbe salaries of the engineers on tbe Wabash line pleased the strikers. Then information cams to the local nnion yesterday that the receiver of the Santa Fe line was going to hit the salaries of the engineers with a cleaver. The local strikers thought that such a move as this would have some bearing on tbe sitnation here. However, they have waited in vain far, and there is little likelihood of new complications arising in Oakland. The fact is, how ever, that it the engineers in this di vision should ever deem it wise to walk out on account of a reduction in wages their places will be filled In short order by tbe firemen who went out on the present strike.

The feeling between the engineers and the nnion firemen is most bitter, COMMBTATION TICKETS. There is liable to be' eome little trouble over commutation tickets in a few days. The company hae offered to allow the Oakland, Alameda end Berke ley "commuters" to travel on the unused portions of their July tickets dur ing the first half of the month of August. Tbe offer is said to be good as far aa it soee. but it is claimed that it does not so far enough.

The commutation tickets were punch ed on the San Francisco side every day during tbe trouble and then, besides, the patrons were put to the Axtra expense of paying ear fare in order to get home from the loot of Broadway. Then, Coniimad on page I. cake dtyis inoperative, to put it mildly the evident intention of the Charter trainers was to provide in the Board of Public Works a body who should transact the city business on business principles, and as nearly as possible ia the same way that private business is transacted. ice ol Public woiks, to say least, has never fulfilled the great expectations which were held with regard to it. Owing to conflicts between charter and general law and other causes the system seems to us to be largely a failure, and likely to cause legal complications.

We, therefore, recommend that the Mayor and City Council take proper steps previous to the next meeting of the btate to cause such amendments to the City Charter to be prepared as shall correct the errors and evils of the present system, or rather, conflicts of systems. If such correction found impracticable, we recommend the abolition of the Board of Pnblie Works, aa it has largely increased the cost ot the city government, while rendering little or no service in Its administration. The Third Ward School. While we were engaged ia investigating the Third Ward schoolhouse now being built in the city ot Oakland, a resolution was adopted by the Board of Education of the city of Oakland wbieh resulted in the appointing of an expert to examine said building. From the testimony given before this jury, and from the inspection of the building by this jury, we do not hesitate to' indorse the report of said expert on said building.

We commend the action of the Board of Education in causing said buildisg to be strengthened. We consider the Board of Public Works deserving of censure for not properly examining the plans of said building previous to advertising for bids for its construction, and for neglecting to have the architectural defects in the building remedied except under com pulsion. Tho Cltr Prison. we nave visited, and carefully ex amined, the City Prison of the city of Oakland. We consider the portion of the prison devoted to prisoners to be a disgrace to civilization.

It ia at least 100 years behind the times. Walls of stone, floored with wood, below the level of the street, lighted in many of the cells only by artificial light. poorly sewered, and almost without ventilation. One cell, with a large grated window opened directly on the open air, protected from the wind only by a blanket, and contained beds for sis occupants. We found one prisoner under sentence of one year, and several for somewhat shorter terms.

We consider the impris onment of human beings in such a place to be almoste quivalent to a death sentence. We can hardly find words to express onr disapproval of the struc ture. We report favorably on the manage ment of the jail by theChlef of Police and assistants. We examined books and found them neatly and accurately keot The cost of feeding the prisoners is less than ever before, owing to the competition of contractors and careful management, while the food is of good quality and well prepared, entirely by prison labor, The City Aadltor. We desire to commend the full and systematic annual report of the City Auditor of the city of Oakland.

After consultation with the County Auditor and County Clerk we conclude that the same system could be used in the County Auditor's office. We therefore recommend that the Board of Supervisors, previous to the next meeting of the Legislature, have prepared such amendment to the County Government law as will authorize the appointment of a Deputy County Audi tor, whose duty it shall be to prepare an itemized annual report similar to the report of the Oakland Auditor. We also suggest an organized effort to have such amendments passed by the Legislature, as we are satisfied that such an item ized report would save a large amount to the taxpayers. The County Aadltor. we urge upon tne uonnty Auditor a closer examination of all claims pre sented, as we consider it his duty to re fuse to audit any but wmch he may consider to be illegal or excessive even though approved and allowed by the Board of Supervisors.

Tho Cons.tr In Armory. We desire to commend the manner in which the County Infirmary is conduct ed by the present management We found the food of excellent quality, and exceptionally well cooked. The buildings are small and crowded with patients, beds being placed in the halls in some The buildings are old and. in some respects, unfit for the use to which they are placed. We recommend additional, fire escapes for the "old men's" buildings.

From an examination of the books we believe the administration to be eco nomical and worthy of onr approval. and we consider the Board of Supervis ors deserving of credit ia this respect; we recommend the construction of another buildisg, of an inexpensive character, before the next winter season. .7, The Ceaaty JalLj From our Tint to tne (Jounty Jau we judge that institution, to be well aged by the. Sheriff and his deputies. The building is weu constructed and adapted to the purposes for which it used, and we have no recommendations to make with regard to it Lottery Ouabtlari We renew the reoemmeadatioa of the last Grand Jury with regard to the prevalence of lottery gambling.

ish the bill the of to to strictly enforced. We urge a determined effort to pun the frequent violations of the lottery Inasmuch aa the last Qrand Jury had county books exported, we did not deem it necessary to continue their work for the time sines their adjourn ment We recommend that the next Grand Jury attend to this mattes. CosiubiM rot. We desire to condemn the practice of certain Constables in swearing to their claims presented against the county without actual knowledge as to their being correct No person has a legal or moral right to make an affidavit that a is correct and legally dne unless the same is of his own knowledge. We consider the mileage on some of bills which we examined to be in- correct, and we recommend 4 that the Board of Supervisors have a correct table of distances prepared and all mueage bins be careruuy made to con form thereto.

We urge a strict compliance with the law, as laid down in Section 218 of the County Government Act in regard to keeping a public fee book by each in cumbent, to be turned over to tbe County Auditor at the close of his term of of fice. We call the attention of the Board Supervisors to thia matter, and trust they will exact a strict compliance with the law. The Kraal Vmnenlso. We have investigated the granting by the Board of Supervisors of a franchise build and operate a railroad on the shore of the tidal- canal in Brooklyn township. Said franchise was granted Herman Krusi on May 9, 1892.

We consider the grant to do against publio policy and call on the Board of Supervisors to annul it, as) the terms of tbe grant have not been complied with. The road hae neither been completed nor operated, and the terms of the fran chise are so loose and indefinite as to be liable to grave abuse even if the road were to be bcilt in good faith, which we do not think was ever intended by the grantee, as we consider the franchise was obtained solely for speculative pur poses, Millar Iadietod. We have examined into thirteen different matters and have found one indictment against Frank Miller for the crime of murder. In concluding our report we desire to express our thanks to all the county officers with whom we have been asso ciated in the performance of our duties. Respectfully submitted, "The Grand Jury comprised the follow ing members P.

A. Cox. J. B. TalcotL E.

J. Blending, (X B. Lewis, O. M. Sam ford, H.

D. Eliason, J. S. Monlton, Henry M. Sanborn, John G.

Mattos Samuel Haslett, Fred Beeker, John Sharpe, J. S. Burpee, Wilbur Walker, Charles McCleverty, Thomas Poiser, G. E. Chittenden, A.

C. Stoddart, Edward Newland. It was impsneled Monday, March 26th last, aud, at its first session, E. J. Blending of Alameda was elected fore man.

Since that time the jury has met twenty-nine times, each member re ceiving $3 for every meeting. The total expense of the body, therefore, for sala ries is 1603, which is considerably smaller than the expense of some re cent Grand Juries. FACE TO FACE. Strong Efforts Hade Tbougli to Avert War. Great Britain Looking Cut for Her Subjects.

Combined Action Promptly Taken by tne Foreiga Enioys. London, July 26. Up to noon tod ay the Chinese and Japanese Ministers had received no news regarding the situa tion in Cores. The opinion was gaining ground, however, that war will bo averted. Sir Edward Gray, Parliamentary Sec retary of the Foreign.

Office, explained in the House of Commons today that ia accord1 with the convention ot 1885 be tween China and Japan both these nations, in case of trouble in Oorea, were at liberty to send troops to restore Sir Jawara added that tne reianens between China and Japan are becom ing critical. July 14th the British Government in structed its envoys at Berlin, St Peters burg, Paris and Borne to ask the powers to direct the envoys at Fekin ana Tokio to nee their good offices to avert war. ouch directions were sent THE SIQHTS OP POMaSTEM. Ton July 28. Under the territorial treaties, foreigners are net eubject to JapantQ) laws, but to trial by consuls only.

Japan seeks their abrogation. THE CITY OE PEKING ASHORE She L'ei Stranded Ytddo Bay, Japan. Yokohama, July 28. The) American steamer City of Peking, Captain Zarle, which sailed from Honkong July 1st, for San Francisco via Yokohama, is ashore in Yeddo Bay, Japan. She was obliged to jettison a portlesi of her cargo.

She lies ia an easy position and It ia expected will at next high water. ST. mmL SU. New Yoex, Jut 28. Axriyed, TrsYt, Report of the Grand Jury.

toy Reforms Called For. Ire Tha Boird of Public Works Is Assailed. jCBbj II Is Impnml Its itulltlon Is AdiocateJ. (The Oakland City Prison la De clared to Be a Death. Hole.

The Grand Jury thia morning pre- Rented a final report as follows: To Hon. John Ellsworth, Judge of the Superior Court Alameda County: Dkar Sib The Grand Jury, impaneled March 26, 1894, hereby submit the following report We have ally and carefully examined Into all matters to which oar attention has been called, and have visited and inspected such public offices aDd buildings as we were authorized by law to do. Our attention has been called to certain matters in connection with the city gore rn men of the city of Oakland. After due investigation we desire to make the recommendations: (I) With regard to the City Engineer's office we recommend that the City Council request the. Mayor, City Attorney and City Engineer to act aa committee, whose duty it shall be to confer with T.

W. Morgan, late City Engineer, and examine all maps, papers, books and other data which were removed from the office of the City Engineer when said T. W. Morgan yacated said office. That any of said papers, books, maps, etc, which may be mutually azreed by said committee and said T.

V. Morgan to be public records shall be immediately turned oyer to the city of Oakland. That if any maps, may be decided by said committee to be the private property of T. V. Morgan, but nevertheless valuable to the city as public records, such fact shall be reported to the City Council, which may, in its discretion, purchase the same from Mr.

and file them in the office of the City Engineer as' the property of the city of Oakland. We would also recommend that the City Clerk keep a careful record of all surveys, maps and other data compiled by order of the City Council or Board of Public Works by the City Engineer, and that an inventory of all records in the City Engineer's office be made immediately and hereafter, at least, once a year. In thje way, we think misunderstandings may bs avoided. Tfca Board of Public Works. We recommend that the Baard of Public Works comply with section 194 of the charter of the city of Oakland by keeping its office ope a continuously between the hours of 8 :30 a.

m. and 5 p. daily, which has net been done in the past. i We recommend that the Board of Public Works, when acting as Police and Fire Cammissioners during investigations when sworn testimony is taken, comply with section 164 of the charter by causing the oaths of witnesses to be administered by a member of the board and not by the clerk of the board, as lias been done in the We recommend that the Board of fublie Works have at least one of its Members present in the offiee during office hours, unless necessarily absent therefrom on public business, there having been much complaint aa to the difficulty of finding the members during the hours in which the office is law open. From our investigation of the affairs of the city of Oakland we have con- FROM JULYIst We shall commence to deliver Bread for sale at Grocers and Dealers address postal or deliver orders at San Pablo Avenue CABIN 4he the be Vilas Comes to GroYer's Aid.

Reply to tbe Attacks of Gorman, Republicans Figuring on Its Sugar Schedule. S'ewar; Eai Got Chinee to Sting Important Yate. Washington, July 26. By agreement, the conference report on the Tariff bill waa deferred when the Senate met today, until 2 for the purpose of giving the Republicans time to consider. On motion of Hunton the resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit tbe claims in tbe hands of the accounting- officers of the Government, a' so all claims passed upon by the Court of Claims requiring appropriations at this session, was adopted also Allen's resolution calling on the Attorney General for copies of all correspondence with the railroad officials ia connection with the recent strike.

HOW THE REPUBLICAN FIGUBX. The Republicans af.tr consultation found they could not carry the free so-car amendment proposed by Senatoi Quay yesterday. It was then decided by Qiay to with draw all his amendments, but they will be renewed in different forms by some other Republicans. Manderaon and Perkins expressed the fear that the free sugar proposition might go through and the bill pass, as it was understood in case free sugar was added Peffer would vote for it The Republicans felt that the only proposition that would go through which will endanger the bill ia that instructing the conferees to strike out the differential, This would carry by a margin of one vote if all the Republicans, 'all Populists and Hill and Irby vote for it There is little hope that the Republicans will be able to strike out the differential on sugar. It is understood Stewart (Populist, Nev.

whose vote is necessary to carry the proposition, will not vote with them, VILAS DEFENDS GBOVEB. At 2 o'clock Jones called up the con ference report on tbe Tariff bill. Quay withdraw tbe sugar amendments he ffsred yesterday. Vilas said that on Monday a Demo cratic Senator saw fit to attack the Pres ident, without precedent, he thought, or if there was precedent it ought to be shunned instead of followed. It was a persooal assault upon the President and his character.

He' had hoped, he said, that the re marks of Gorman and those who joined him oil that occasion would have ap peared in the record before he (Vilas) replied. But, he went on sarcastically, be pre sumed the engagements ot the Mary land Senator were so pressing he had no time to revise these. Vilas considered it his duty to reply to that assault Vilas said Cleveland needed not de fense, but he would correct a discolors tion of facts by which the President had been placed in a false light. Vilas then proceeded to answer the charge that Cleveland had been' guilty of duplicity, encroached upon tbe prerogatives of Congress and traduced the Senate. i Vilas asked leave to withdraw the mo tion of the Senate conferees to recede from the differential on refined sugar.

Hill's motion to recede from the doty on coal was lost yeas, 6 nays, 64, REFUGEES FRO LI SALVADOR They Are En Route Hare ta tht "Bennington." Washotot'os, July 26. Secretary Herbert yesterday ordered the Ceixniaf ton, at La Iibertad, Salvador, to leave at once for San Francesco She sailed last night Oa board are General Antonio. Exata and three other Balvadoriaa refugees, whose cases attracted wide attention. Tbe United States Consul at La iLlbertad has been notified la form of the present government of Salvador. The United Slates reserves decision as to the formal disposition to be made of the re tags as and the coa elusion will probably he reached bv tb time tte Benningtoa arrives at San Francisco.

Faro rood BUI. WAjHnroTox, July 26. In the Sous I today the committee oa commerce was. on a motion by Hatch, relieved from I farther consideration of the Pan Food hUl aad.the measure waa raumyo tne lommittee on agriculture, br which Hatch is chairman. Tho WooAhr Wi Saw Fbavouco, July 23.

rtff-thera Bread and raised with sunw keep their freshness land flavor. The reason is, the leaven-ing power Cleveland's is produced by pure cream of tartar and pure soda, nothing not by alum, ammonia, or any oilier adulterant. Cleveland's baking powder, "pure and sure" mutter ponad can raaQed free an sejqppt of (jeats in ctaqtpr. 4 comudcrtt JWT of tJCiSL'enrfs, warmer 3 jus.