Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-26
SERIOUS RFFsors OF Tas Strike.

b6Nl1us hEEnNk5 Of I6S SEh4he.
The effect of the telegraphers' strike is felt
in all branches of commercial business, but IN
none more pointedly than by the fruit ship.
pers of this city. who, by reason of location
and facilities, are the leading houses in this
line upon the coast. Their business has
grown to immense proportions, and at this
season of the year they frequently ship sew
eral carloads psr day 10 points throughout
tie Territories, and TO the cities and States
at the East. The greater portion of this
business is conducted through telegrsphic
correspondence, and the effect Of any delay
in dispatches, or imperfect work in transmits
sioD, is a matter of most serious moment, md
is liable to result in great loss. Recognizing,
however, IS the business men of the city
unanimously do, the justics of the operators
cause in striking for living wages, no COM
plant hiss been made by the fruit shipping
firms until yesterday, and their action was
nos then directed against the strikers, bat
very pointedly addressed to the telegraph
company, which, by Withholding just rates of
wages, seeks to produce surplus earnings with
which to psy dividends upon its recent issus
Of watered stock. THIS concerted action of
the fruis shippers resulted in & complaint
signed by them AID forwarded to Frank
Union Telegraph service upon this coast.
Following is the complaint:
SACRAMENTO, July 25th.
Frank Jaynes, ESD Superintendent Western
Union Telegraph Company San Francisco: The
undersigned truit-shipping firms OF this city desire
TO call your attention to the Indifferent manner in
which our telegraPhing has been done during the
past week, End TO protest against the course OF the
company which you represent, in allowing the diff
fsrences between it and its employees to subject the
commercial interests OF the whole cDtlutrv a the
heavy losses CONSEQUENT upon the delay OF tele.
grams and errors made in dispatches evidently by
incompetent persons employed in different parts Of
the country since the strike
1t would seem that these differences could have
been adjusted without paralyzing the business Of
the country.
BY the interruption and uncertainty in telegraphic
communications, especially the fruit business,
which is largely conducted by telegraph, and in re-
ation 20 which, by reason Of the perishabe nature
of shipments the prompt and accurate transmits
sion OF kilograms Is OF vital importance. The Sig
nal Service dispatches giving the condition Of the
weather between California and the East furnished
in accordance with the order oil the Secretary OF
War for the benefit Of the uitshipping interests
upon this coast, are not received at present with
any degree Of regularity.
We trust your company Will make some effort to
bring this difficulty to 4 speedy end and thus per-
NIT business to resume its usual course.
Signed; NJ. I. Brewer Co, W. 3. Strong &
Co. Gregory, Barnes \ Co, $. Gerson 4 Co, D.
DeBeruardi Co.. (. I. Earl.
Thsre was no material change il the situa-
ton at the telegraph offics in this city yester-
day. A large number make applications for
positions az operators, but IL seems chat there
sre no competent hands TO be found who are
NOS either with the strikers or refuse to &C.
cent positions at the extreme rates OF wages
offered by the company, aud the work Of re.
cruising is therefore q. dead stand still.
POLICE CoURT.-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court: james
Crook, a vsgabond, who has been begging on
the streets for several days past, was sent to
hssCounty Jsil for 80 days. Domingo Araus,
convicted Of wife beating, was sentenced to
the County Jail for 70 days. The Judge re-
grstted that he could not under the existing
laws sentence him to pay the penalty at the
whipping post. Katie Fisher was discharged
on q charge Of having disturbed the peace.
Pat MuIligan Yves convicted of disturbing the
peace, and wiilreceive hissentence to-day. The
cass Of Thos. Klebe, drunk, was.con.inued.
Rosa Fisher, charged with enticing, was
found guilty, fined IS, which che paid. and
vyas simopished by the Court to Ego and ain
no more. - With a merry sta 10, s5etIipped
out OF the Courtroom. remarking to those
in the hallway: "The judge need not waste
hig lectures on dis chicken" Refusio Floris,
a Spsniah ssnoFita. charged WITH the same
cffsnle, cid n5t put in en- appearance ara
bsT 3spoait was declared forfeited,