Sloan became manager of the place,
and engage a score of performers. He
had some alterations made. The car
penters entered suit, and the receipts
at the box office Monday night were
seized by a constable. Being insufiloient,
the constable was again at his post to
night. The performers concluding the
chances of getting their salui les at the
end of the week slim, organized a strike,
headed by four song-and-dance men,
the “Invincible quartet.” -Their ulti
matum was, “No pay, no play.” The
manager had not the money to meet
their demands, and informed the audi
ence that there would be no perform
ance and the money would be returned.
The ten-cent gallery claimed they had
paid a twenty-five cent admission fee,
and Treasurer Moore paid each that
sum until the funds were exhausted.
The crowd unpaid made a rush for the
treasurer’s office. The door was forced
open and the place was literally torn to
pieces. The manager and treasurer
were attacked, but policemen beat back
the mob and arrested Sloan and Moore.
A crowd of one hundred or more of the
audience and performers followed the
prisoners to the police station, where
the dissatisfied entered a compfaint
of obtaining money under false pre
tenses, and the manager and treas
urer were held.
Stealing in San Francisco.
San Francisco, Jan. 19.—The Chron
icle has an interview with Mr. Griffin,
book-keeper of the municipal corpora
tion yard, to the effect that stealing
has been going on in the street depart
ment by carrying more workmen on
the pay roll than are actually employed;
also that the time book has been spir
ited away to prevent the discovery, and
forced balances have been made on the
books.
