Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-28
A THREATENED STRIKE
The Southern Pacific Refuses
to Make Concessions
to Employees
A Technical Point Which is
Liable to Create
Trouble
The California Athletic Club
to Make a Test
Case

SAN Francisco. Aug. 21-Although the
Southern Pacific company had an answer
prepared for the grievance committee of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
making concessions as demanded, which
would result in Il general advance OF
wages throughout the entire system, a
technical hitch occurred AT the last mo-
ment. The DELAY this time has been
caused this time by the company's objec-
ton TO the organization of the grievance
committee on the ground that it does not
represent all the company's employees.
Those in the Salt Lake division are not |
represented. The committee Is composed /
of members of the Brotherhood of Train |
men. The company wants the Brother |
hood of Conductors order Of Railway Con- |
ductors and Brotherhood of Brakemen
represented before an agreement j, made.
General Manager Fillmore saying that
the railroad does not want 10 be- asked 10
/ d gain regdiust The pay roll hy one OF the
other orders. Today the traiumen were
/ feeling very indignant at the de-
claratiou OF the railroad company
/ that they were acting without
authority They say that il is merely
preteNt To indefinitely put of giving de-
cision and 10 discourage the committee
men.
The directors Of the California Atm
letic club stated this morning that 10 vas
more than probable that the boxing con-
] test which took place at the cluO Mon
day night would be subject TO test case
Z notwithStan the fact that there has
Ia InH ha ft|f ftsa
lie said that he had been informed that
warrant for the arrest of Mccarthy and
Armstrong, the principals in the contest.
would be applied for 81 that the courts
could have an opportunity 70 decide
whether the club had the right to give
boxing entertainments IN their own
rooms.
Over 30 men are busily employed at
present about the stanford dr. univer-
Sity building at PalO Alto IL is generally
expected that the university viii be regu-
larly opened for instruction in Septe mber
of next year. although present plans may
not all have been fully completed by that
time.
Arrangements have been completed be-
tween Captain Banning. Of san Diego,
and the Port Crescent Land and Improve
. ment company whereby the steamer Her
mosa i to be transferred from southern
California to Puget sound where she viii
ply between Tacoma and Port Crescent.
The llermOsa was disastrous Invest
. ment for Captain Banning. lie invested
s!OOOOO in her when the Noutheru CALI
fornia boom was in full blast. The
steamer was run between san Pedro aud
Catalina island. where IL was expected 10
establish a famous watering resort. EN-
pectations, however. were not realized.
When John Ferguson. a saloon man,
aud one of the directors ol the California
. Athletic Club. attempted To enter his
house yesterday morning he stumbled
across "A stick Of wood which had been
carefully laid near the threshold. lie
picked IL up and was surprised 10 ma he
had narrowly escaped death, Tor the IN
strument was carefully constructed IN
: fcrna machine. On one end of the iron
bar was a siN-shOOter. cooked. with wire
attached 10 the trigger. and connected 10
stick Of wood 50 that when any pressure
was brought on the wood the pistol would
] lac DISCHARGED The machine was 50
placed near the door that any one enter
I; ing could hardly avoid stepping upon IL.
Ferguson reDorted the ma tier To the chief
of o. lie. and tn novel death -dealingIma-
chime Is nov IN the hands OF the polce.
, and detectives are endeaVOring TO ferret
! Out the mysterious person who placed the
+ machine i'm position. IL will be remem-
bered that short time ago Ferguson was
kShot aud seriously injured by the acct
dental discharge of shot gun in his Sa-
loon.
, Dennis Collonge. "a Frenchman. who ar
/ rived in this city a few days ago from
, Texas, has been arrested or "a charge OF
conspiracy. lie is wanted in Galveston,
: and sheriff LOrden OF that place made
r trip to this city for the purpose OF captur-
/ ing him. and will start with him Tor
: Texas tomorrow. On Apfll -sth OF thls
: wear the cotton seed mill OF lieidenhelmef
brothers OF Galveston was burned, the
I loss amounting to sl15,UD. Soon after
the fire Collonge's lawyer, named Joe
q Marks. and w. West superintendent OF
! the mill, accused Heidenheimer Brothers
- of having applied a torch To the factory.
4 West said he had seen one Of the brothers
i set fire 10 the establishment and swore
> ont a warrant upon which both brothers
4, we're arrested for arson. Before the tflal
the three conspirators offered To Win
draw from the prosecution Tor stlPulat-
ed sum of money liedenheimer Broth
Al ers refused the proposition and were
4 honorably acquitted. They then charged
!. West. Coilonge aud Marks with conspir-
l. acy. COlonge in order to avoid arrest lett
~ Galveston aud was waiting In this city for
~ the next boat to Japan when arrested.
The Jury trying William Fallon for
felony in tapping Western Union Tele-
qraph wires 10 get tips ON eastern races
!, this afternoon brought in verdict OF
N. guilty.
~ fire this afternoon: loss. sd,uO1
r. The shin MrtpOmcur arrived IRON
Hamburg last evening. \ painful acct
dent occurred 10 O. Jensen. one OF lh'
crew. during the stormy weather H'
20 was living asleep on bunk IN thc car
~ p.utcr's room when the ship gave iurcl
in and he was thrown to the hoQr I'M
III riuiIt side of hi> iacc struck against ih'
,reu rdrr IT an as and was laid open
For thre, hours he lay bleeding and SUI
frriug before he was discovered oy th'
,.r men ON watch. lie va carefully attend
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