The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14
BACK AGAIN
AT THEIR WORK.
A Short Strike Of Central Pacific
SWitchmen.
Southern Pacific Officials Arrange Schedule
of Wages Which Will b Sub
mitted to Trainmen To-Day.


AT o'clock on Friday morning twenty
I'VE swltchmen employed in the Central Pa
cl1c frelght-yaljs, at Fourth and Townsend
streets, blew out their lanterns, quit work,
went home, and decided TO call their maneu-
yerS strike
Yesterday afternoon at 30 o'clock twenty
OF the number gathered around Superinten-
dent A. d. Wilder, in the Fourth-street
yard, informed him that they had been.n.s
led, that they were sorry for what they had
done, that they would never do so again,
that they had never been in favor of strikes
that they clearly discerned their mistake,
and desired to return to work.
After hearing their story, Mr.. Wilder read
them a short lecture on strikes, drawn from
twenty-five years experience in raIlroading.
fUrgaye them the trouble they had given the
company, themselves and the freight-ship-
lerS, and sent them home. with instructions
TO change their clothes aud go to work at
once The other five have been discharged.
The trouble was occasioned by the discharge
On Wednesday night Of Waiter Phemister, a
foreman Of one OF the switch-engines, who
with three OF his crew, was found III state
u lnlOAlcdLlOn VIII, e on duty.
The other yarGmen asked that the dis
charged men lie reinstated, and upon the re-
fusal OF the officials 10 comply with til cir
demand, ana without laying the matter be-
fore the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Society or
any society whatever, they decided to take
Tie matter into their own hands ard strike.
oAKLANDERS FILL THE BREACH.
This yard is part of the Western Diyis-
ion, and Superintendent Wilder PROMPTLY
sent men from Oakland to take the places OF
those who refused 10 work, Freight traffic
was not seriously nconveuieuceG, though
IAe yard work could not be as speedily per-
formed by strangers as by those who knew
every switch and spur in the yard.
Every thing was moving III The regular or
der at the yard yesterday, aud Nnen the
men who had quit work appeared and asked
To be taken back their case looked hopeless
In the extreme. They explained to Super
lntendent Wilder that they bad left their
work for fear of being branded As ''scabS.
and having their names 90 across the cont
nent on frelght-cars with this Odium at
tached.
He, understanding their position, and be-
lleYlng they had been influenced in their &C.
tons by professional strikers, allowed them t.
= resume " Ork. Phemister, the discharged fore
man, Is an Old offender, and several years ago
was discharged from the employ OF The COM
pany for being drunk and blackballed,
which, without the influence of some official,
preciuded the possibility of his again enter
Ing the railroad service. lie went TO Super
lutendent Wilder, told a tale of renewed
ambition and reform, which enlisted in his
behalf the sympathies OF that official who
had the blackball raised and gave the man
employment in the San Francisco yard.
About month ago lie was again intoM ated
Oh duty and the OtfenSe was overlooked.
On Wednesday night he was drunk again
and while IN that condition made some mis-
take in making up train, for which otfense
he was discharged by YardmaSter Dillon.
Mr. Wilder says that he is a good man when
sober, but seldom allows business to inter-
feTe with SpreeS.
WAGE SCHEDULE SUBMITTED.
The Division Superintendent from all
parts OF the Pacific system OF tie Southern
PacIhc Company, who have been summoned
here to prepare wage schedules Tor their
respective divisions, TO be submitted to the
traInmen tomorrow, have concluded their
Iabors and everything is IN readiness for the
conference tomorrow. Nothing definite is
known relative 10 the changes which by
these schedules are proposed, but it is quite
probable that an entirely new system Will
be adopted.
Grand Master Wilkinson Of the Brother
hood Of Railway Irainmen has been here
for sevsG1 days. Many representatives
- 1ElId tnSTarlGuS organizations OF railroad
employees .husen by the respective orders
for this conference, have already arrived and
Utl4EES dIb EAptGNtu LOU ~. 1lGy come on
this occasion with free power to act for the
orders from which they are chosen, and Con-
sequently no trouble from this source is ex-
Iec,ed 10 arise, as was the case at the former
meeting at Fourth and Townsend streets.
The first annual report of the Yreka Rail-
way Company was filed with Secretary
Kelly of the Railroad Commission last Fri
day. The total cost of construction has been
SS4.773, and tile road has debt of $4,000,
secured by first mortgage bonds. The total
mileage is seven and a halt ami the stock
holders number $50. The operating expenses
Tor the year were S1O,63O and the income
S1,S72 81. Seven employees are carried ON
the pay-rolls of the company at salaries Of
$500 year and the road is out of politics.
THE NEW TIN1E-CARD.
On the new time-card for the Coast Division
OF The Southern Pacific Company, which goes
into effect this morning, the following inl-
IOItdnt changes are noted: The Z 30 o'clock
morning train for San Jose ana Almaden is
discontinued, also the Del Monte limited. The
funeral train will leave hereafter at 1880
O'Clock in the afternoon and return to san
Francisco at 8 o'clock. The 1t ter" train
Saturdays Ony) Will run as lar as MenlO
Park, leaving mere at II :45, and the regular
Sunday excursion train viii be continued
until furthernOtice.
The Northwestern excursion, which leaves
this city for Chicago and New York on
Tuesday next, bids fair to be one of the
lugest OF the season. The int o luction of
special features for this excursion only.
which have been already published, has
proved a drawing card, and the number
booked for this trip far exceeds any similar
alfair for the seasons
General Traffic Manager Gray of the
Southern Pacific Company arrived here
yesterday from Chicago, where he has been
for some weeks assisting in The adjustment
Of the Texas freight ate troubles.
c. p. Huntington viii leave New York to-
morrow for this city.
sEALsKINs BY A SPECIAL.
The Atlantic and Pacific road sent out a
special Of fifteen cars yesterday carrying
the sealskin catch of the Alaska CONNER
eial Company, which arrived here recently
from Copper Island.
a. (. McPhail, General Agent Of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company at Santa
Barbara, returned home yesterday.
Phil CTorat, the popular City Passenger
Agent Of the Chicago and Northwestern,
left yesterday for two weeks vacation.
4. Z. Pond. Assistant General Ticket
Agent Of the Northern Pacific, left recently
Tor a vacation trip to Honolulu.
Amos Burr, Travelling Passenger Agent
for the Vanderbilt lines, left yesterday for
Portland
PATHETIC COMPLAINT