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1 ONLY OAKLAND NEWSPAPER A THAT PUBLISHES Associated Press News I I mm No. 75 TUESDAY Cloudy. PAGES OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA. MONDAY EVENING MAY 6.

1907. VOL. LXVII TUESDAY Cloudy. V7 TV f-' -lfi -r i v- -tj UN MMfimmfrri ki'irx-r MAYQ.R Oetjomposed Remains Unknown Man Found -ffisasfi-' Lf HMITZ Molest Mi r--r as I 'I j. TT V-ji i.

SJff mm a a Identified as Corpse of Man Railroad fflployes Shot and Killed John Marcovich. Arms Carry I WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE DECOMPOSED BODY OF THE SLAYER OF SITUATIOM SERIOUS MARCDVICH WAS FOUND THIS MORNING: IN THE ESTUARY, A'. MAN NAMED JOE REX, LIVING AT 1249 CENTER STREET. UNDER THE LEFT ARM SAN FRANCISCO ILLUSTRATES UNIQUE CONDITION IN ALL THE fc Tutr cmtidb CTOCCT MO SVSTFM lit TIED UP. AS A RESULT THE THEATERS ARE CLOSED AN STANDSTILL.

THE TELEPHONE SERVICE OF NONENTITY, AND SUCH SERVICE IS GIVEN BY CLERKS, AND MAKESHIFT OPERATORS' IN THE CF- FICES. THE LINEMEN CONNECTED WITH THE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS OF THE CITY ARE PREPARING FOR A STRIKE, WHICH MEANS THE CRIPPLING OF THE ENTIRE TELE- SAN FRANCISCO, May Mayor Schmitz today made the following statement: "I have issued orders to Chief! of Police Dinan that peace and order shall be maintained at any cost that interference with the. operation of cars when the! com- pany attempts'to resume running, them shall nabe tolerated and that persons carrying arms shall! be arrested without respect to' which side fhe controversy represent. THE POLICE FORCE. "I Will not permit policemen to act as motormen or conductors to ride on the cars as guards.

observation has "taught me that'-, the appearance of police3 on. cats at such a time as. this tends- to excite violence rather thahi to sup- press or prevent it. The police' I force numbers 700 men of whom only 30 are mounted. Appeals i have come to me tp enlarge -H (Continued on page 5.) federal protection These are Mr.

Calhoon's avowed I0PES HOW OAKLANDERS WENT TO BUSINESS IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS MORNING. p. I American Surety Company. Halsey refused to make any statement, Hut Detective Burns said he had a. long and' most satisfactory -talk with him, thereby indicating that 'Halsey tncy have furnished-information may be the nature of a confession.

Burns boarded the. steamer Jn- the stream at 5 o'clock this morning and was with fected to maintain, order and we will demand the arrest of anvone who starts a disturbance whether hi be a union man or not; this strike will be conducted in a gentlemanly maimer." Spies of the union reported to the xecutive committee today that they i i i icuucu uw me BuixenireaKen win join the union as soon as they receive the 110 bonus from the United Railroads. Thousands of persons were made hours late to the scene of their duties today owing to the complete tie-up of the electric system of the city. Especial hardships were forced upon, the residents of Oakland and the wagon, mode of transportation was found exceptionally inefficient. Surprisingly good order Is being manifested by the strikers and the police have not so far been called upon to quell any.

riots or diaiurbac rimmA in PHONNIC CONDITIONS. THE IRON WORKERS. WHO ARE ON A STRIKE, HAVE PRACTICALLY BROUGHT TO A STANDSTILL THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS, THE STONE MASONS, AND SEVERAL OTHER CRAFTS ARE ADDING TO, THE BURDEN OF THE CONTRACTORS. THE ITALIAN BAKERIES ARE CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF STRIKES, AND THE POSSIBILITY IS THAT WITHINf THE NEXT HM.SEV HERE OF THE CORPSE WAS FOUND AN EMPTY HOL STER THE SKULL SHOWED Suffering apparently from tem porn ry i isanity, George Williams, a painter living at 1563 Brush street shot a Chinese shortly after noon today wh le the Mongolian was passing flown Brush street.

The weapon used BROKE UP Horle Kicks Actress MISS MARIE STRAUB in Indicted Telephone Agent FORTY-EIGHT HOURS THIS WILL EXTEND TO THE OTHER BAKERIES OF. THE CITY. THE COOKS AND WAITERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PRESENT CONDITIONS TO PROMULGATE A NEW SCALE TO THEIR EMPLOYERS IN DIRECT VARIANCE TO THEIR THAT A BULLET HAD EN TERED THE MAN'S HEAD AND EVIDENTLY CAUSED INSTANT DEATH. NO ONE AS YET FULLY IDEN-TIFIED THE BODY. CLECAK, ONE OF THE i PROPRIETORS OF THE GAS KITCHEN AND PARTNER OF THE MURDERED MAN, (Continued on Pagre 3.) was a single-barreled shotgun.

The load of the cartridge entered the small of the back, but, the authorities- de-clare, that the injured man will survive unless blood poisoning sets in. Williams Is under arrest. REHEARSAL Off the Bell Stage 'Miss Marie Straub and fcrnest Toung, leading commedlans at the Pell theater narrowly escaped wUh their lives this morning. A horse was rehearsing with i the Buffalo Brown company in which the horse was to be the leading feature. While on the stage he became frightenedii and kicked the rider, Ernest Toung, off and he fell to the floor dislocating his shoulder, Miss Straub was badly bruised.

'5 Toung endeavored to get out of the beasts way and ran into orchestra pit, while the horse ran at a. wild rate of -speed through the stage entrance and down San Pablo avenue, where he went into the stall of Anderson's Riding academy on Grove street. ALCOHOLISM Mr. Schmidt called in Dr. Rowell, who found Vincent's pulse beating at the rate of 145 a minute.

He advised his removal to Roosevelt hospital about 7:45 last night. LACERATE8 WRIST. Vincent took art glass that was on thf table wrajped It In a towel and broke It. He used the Jagged end of the glass to cut the artery in his left wrist When the attendant returned he found Vincent on the fiopr and the room bespattered with blood In every direction He told his friends that he had noth- ing to live for as hit wife had desert- ed him to go east, leaving three child- 111 Arrives From Manillas I TODAY PROBABLY THE MOST HISTORY OF STRIKES. if.

BUSINESS. IS. ALMOST AT A THE CITY IS PRACTICALLY A AS IS RENDERED, THE PUBLIC trucks, carryalls drawn by horses and i propelled by. motors, some of the "al ter carrying as many as forty peop'c. These vehicle" ran in the main to Fil'-more street, but not a few had elected (Continued on Page 3.) WHAT CALHOUN EXPECTS.

Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, has announced that he will run street cars In the city of San Francisco tomorrow morning. It Is said that he would have made the attempt today but postponed until tomorrow as a concession to the League, which1 body hoped to be' able to bring about al compromise settlement of the strike. Mr. Calhoun says, he hopes that the city government fwHJ give him protection for bis me'n and for the property of the company. If not he expects the state to1 preserve the peace should rlofence be resorted to by any persons Interested In preventing the operation of the company's street car lines.

It any act is committed that interferes Vlth or is intended to prevent the operation of the mail cars over the treat car lines Mr. Calhoun hopes for OUiJ PURPOSES RECENT AGREEMENTS. NEARLY ALL OF THE BIG LAUNDRIES OF THE CITY ARE IDLE. ALTOGETHER IT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SITUATION THAT HAS EVER EXISTED IN HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL WAR. SAN' FRANCISCO, May 6.

Theodore V. Halsey, indicted official of the Pacific Spates I Telephone and Telegraph Company, arrived today on the steamer China. incustody of Captain Trowbridge' of Philippine secret service, was met bv Detective Burns i Halsey until after 11, so his statement uased by Judge Dunne on ball in the that hia talk was "satisfactory" is re-sum of 110,000 furnished by the garded as significant. ffl 1 FARLEY NOT A FEATURE Colonel Bragg of Pittsburg Is the Man Who Will Break Strike for the United Railroads. FORMER POSTMASTER DIES OF ACUTE WHAT CALH By a TRIBUNE Special Correspondent.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 6-Not a street car wheel turned today on the United Railroads, the Calif ontla or the Geary street lines. The decision of the Street Car Men's Union yesterday morning to go on a strike, -and the pledge of President Calhoun mafe to the Civic Federation yesterday that he would; attempt to run no cars today were responsible for this paralyzatlon of one of the most noticeable and njlsy features of life in this-city Despite this fact, business In mercantile, construction and industrial quarters propgeded- as usual, save where In 'a. few instances. In Industrial sections, workers In metal had -abandoned their benches In the hope of securing a work day of.

few hours and greater remuneration. PRIVATE VEHICLES IN USE. For the carsv however, 'were substituted a multiplicity of private vehicles of all kinds which had been pressed Into service for the purpose of making tnoney the street cars r'wre unable to do the work expected of These' vehicles were in the main express and delivery wagons into Which had been incorporated rough jboard seats covered with rougher -sheets of void frayed carpets or matting. There -was a gprlnkllnc of -phaetons. Weil-Known Berkleyan Attempts Suicide plans, In addition It is 4kJhown that Calhoun has his carbarnsovisloned and fortified and that there lis a large force of strike-breakers stationed la them and In other parts of city It is asserted by the carmen that J.

V. Farley, famous strike-breaker, la here, having arrived from Chicago for the purpose of taking command of the strike-breakers and operating the cars In spite of all opposition. Chief of Police Dinan has Issued orders that a reserve of be held in eah. of the police sta tlons ready for emergency calls in connection with the strike. He has also ordered twelve men stationed at ehe Turk street carbarns to preserve peace daring the admission ot a force; of men whp will be employed lnfoper- atin'g the cars.

It is said that. 183 men are already in these barns. DUNAN PROMISES AID. Chief Dinan says that, if events demand it he wrf strengthen the reserv ed policef forces until the entire police (Continued on Pace Aa SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. it has been reported to the executive com mittee of the Carmen's Union and exclusively announced to a reporter THE TRIBUNE that James Farley will not conduct the breaking of the strike but that Colonel W.

Bragg, who figured so notoriously in the Pittsburg Interurban railway difficulties, has been summoned to the coast and said to be now in San Francisco, making preparations to take out the cars of the United Railroads. Spies and picket men of the union have discovered that the. company has 1500 strike breakers secreted In the barns who twill be called, out by Col. Bragg at a moment's notice. President Cornelius said to a TRIBUNE reporter today: I CORNELIUS' STATEMENT.

BERiEY, May 6. O. CT. Vincent former postmaster of Berkeley, thirty-eight years, died atthe Roosevelt hoipltal at 11 o'clock this'mornlng from adute alchololsm and a cut on the left leg and wrist made In an attempt to commit suicide. Coroner Tisdale will holld an inquest.

i Vlncnt came to the home of postmaster George Schmidt, corner of Henry and Cedar streets, North. Berkeley ytsterdlay afternoon, telling him that he waal all in. 1 He was in liquor, nervous said he had been drinking several days ad had not eaten a particle of food. ren locked up in AUMi. jplcket rganHAtlon has been ef-.