The morning call., 1890-05-11
EVENTS In
LABOR CIRCLES.
The Story About Mcdonald, an
Eastern M0lder.
A Quiet Day Among the striksrs-carpentsrs
Will Demand Full Pay-Resolutions
by Willey's Army.

Everything was quiet In the vicinity of the
foundries and the headquarters OF the striking
union moIders on Second street Yesterday. After
the exciting events which marked the preceding
few days it was a sort of day OF rest. as il both
sides were outstanding their energy for the com.
ing week, during which 1t is expected there will
be many new II not startling developments.
Yesterday the union molders recovered some-
what from their chagrin OF the preceding day at
losing Schneider, WHO returned TO work in the
Risdon shop after having been induced to desert
therefrom with i've others by President Vaen.
tine. Mr.. Valentine said lie was as well salts
fed, and that to lose only one man out Of nine iu
O week Is not discouraging WORK.
Mr.. Valentine further remarked that he was
convinced that the Risdon people had paid
Schneider $500 TO return, and also promised to
have his wife and four children brought out to
this city.
sCHNEIDER's STATEMENTS.
"Another thing" said Mr.. Valentine, ~ do
not believe tbat.Schneider made the statements
attributed to him in the newspapers regarding
his treatment by the strikers aud their failure to
keep their promises to him."
The statements in question were made person
ally TO two representatives Of the press.
III he did made them," remarked the PresI-
dent, schneider is an awful liar"
us Schneider good molder ?" was asked.
YES" replied Mr.. Valentine; "he is good
light molder."
An incident in connection with having men
brought out here from The East for the foundry
men leaked out yesterday, 1t appearing that two
weeks ago three men named respectively John
Mcdonald, James 0Donnell and p Finnigan,
were shipped from New York for here.
Eacn swore that lie was not union molder
and would work faithfully in San Francisco. Al
Toledo, Ono, 1t seems that O'DonnelI became
suspicious of Mcdonald Or took dislike 10 him
and lett the train. The other two went on and
at Chicago Finnigan dropped on, Mcdonald,
however, continuing on his way
HE BECAME CONFIDENTIAL.
At Ogden he became confidential with epre-
sentative Of the Union Iron Works, not knowing
oil course, the duty Of the representative. The
latter was Mr.. Allen, In the employ OF the works.
WHO had been sent East 10 secure moiders, and
10 him Mcdonald admitted that he was working
In the Interests Of The union mOlders, aud that
his real purpose had been TO accompany a large
body OF molders out here and endeavpr to Induce
them TO desert the train on the ronte, or as soon
as IL arrived here.
plan was spoit when he was sent ahead with ouly
two others. He ,denled having caused them 10
leave the train.
But you accepted money and your fare out
here from the fou8drymen." said MI Aleu-
''and you also swore you were not a union
molder."
Yes, that is So"
"And you are liable TO arrest when you reach
California for obtaining money under false pre-
tenses."
Evidently Mr.. Aliens words gave Mcdonald
food for thought, for at Reno New, he quietly
slipped out of The train. He. however, kept on
his way here, arriving at Sacramento on The next
train He arrived IN this city on the regular
train on the same evening the detachment of
twenty-five men came In on a special
LIABLE TO ARREST.
On Tuesday, the following day, Mcdonald ex-
hiDiied himself about the strikers headquarters
but did not remain long.
ODonnell, the man who had dropped off at
Toledo. came through a day later aud reported
for work at the Union Iron Works. He is now
employed at the City Foundry.
Mcdonald has not been seen since Tuesday
aud The foundrymen say that If they can locale
him they VIII endeaYor TO cause his arrest. IL Is
expected that twenty five new men will arrive
during the coming week TO go TO work for the
foundTymen. Whether they are comlug In a
body, or by what route, is, OF course a secret
The first cast made since the strike began in
the Pacific Iron Works was made on Friday
evening, and IL was reported that some of the
work was defective, n fact which caused the
strikers 10 feel somewhat exnltant, as going TO
show that the new importatiOns could not per-
form the work reQuired