The morning call., 1890-08-30
ALONG THE RAIL
The Trainmen's Grievances No
Longer Discussed.
Particulars Of Passenger Agent Martin hr.
rest - Eastern Irainmen Ask an
Increase Of Wages.

mere were no new developments yester-
terday in the recent difficulties between the
Southern Pacific officials and trainmen. AS
before stated the Grievance Committee has
disbanded and the men have returned to
their respective stations. Mr.. Iowne said
yesterday that the work of preparing sys-
TEN eQualizing the wages on the different
divisions commenced several months before
the Trainmen's Grievance Committee was
organized, and was being pushed as rapidly
as possible.
What action the trainmen propose TO
take in the matter Of reorganization is not
known. The rumOr that they had tele-
graphed for Grand Master Wilkinson was
said bv a Brotherhood man yesterday
to be without foundation. Wilkinson could
do nothing, said he. unless perchance he
might offer some valuable suggestions as to
thorugh and consistent organization. De-
velcpmentS within the past week prove
that few hints of this kind would not be
inopportune.
ARREST OF AN OFFICIAL.
The story of the arrest Of D. b. Martin,
formerly of this city, but for the past few
years General Passenger Agent OF the Cieve-
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
Railway, was pub lished in this column sew
eral weeks since. The prominence of the
official, together with tie novelty OF the
charge upon which he was arrested, makes
the account one of unusual interest.
OF this affair the last issue OF the hallway
Age has to say the following:
The second instance in which arrest of railway
officials has been made upon The charge OF VIC
laIon of the interstate commerce law TOOK place
al Cincinnati August 18th, when General Pas
senger A gent ID. b. Martin Of The Cleveland, Cln-
cInuati, Chicago and ST. Louis Railway was
arrested upon Tie charge OF giving free Transport
Tat n 4 n
went from Cleveland over his line to the meeting
OF The National Educational Association In San
Francisco in July, 1883. Ii seems rather re-
markable that II the otense was committed. rs
alleged II was not discovered for two years; but
il appears that The arrest was based on the as
seriions OF discharged employe OF the railway
company. Ii The motive OF the InfoTmer was tile
qualification OF his malice il suggests the thought
that The testimony Of man OF such character
may not be entirely reliable. Mt. Martin was
held IN $1,000 bail 10 appear b"tore the United
States Court in Cleveland in October next, when
lie facts OF course VIII come out.
FREE TICKETS.
II, as charged, free tickets were furnished to
certain members of the party II IS probable that
This was done IN lieu of the payment OF commits
slpnS and II may perhaps be a fair question
whether il is not as well 10 pay commissions 10
school teachers who iuftu nee travel as TO scalp
-srs whose work is constantly IN tie direction Of
destroying rates ana demoIazIDg travel. How
ever, the interstate commerce act is very ex-
pcit In declaring that no common carrier SHALL
directly OF indirectly by any special rate. rebate,
drawback or other device, Charge, demand, col
lrct receive from any person or persons
greater OF less compensat onp than from any
other persons "for a like ana conlemporaneOus
SERVICE" etc. The penalty for violation Under
The amended law is iiue not 10 exceed $4,000
for each ofeDse, and also Imprisonment IN he
penitentiary for a term not exceeding Two years,
but The Imprisonment penalty was not EN-
acted until after the dale OF the alleged ohense II
would not apply in this case. Without, OF course,
having any knowledge OF The facts IN the case in
question we may add that If Mr.. Martin has been
guilty OF violation OF law in the matter charged
il passenger
agents hearts may also be aching in contemplA-
lion of the possibilities.
FAST TINE.
The special train of twenty cars of canned
goods packed by the Scanned Packing Com
pany and shipped by Williams, Brow 4
Co, San Francisco, being the first solid
train of California canned goods from 5ay
one firm which was routed via the BtfllBg-
ton route, Cheyenne line, arrived at Chicago
on tie afternoon Of the 10Th, naklag thd
run from San Francisco to Chicag1 Ia five
DAYS and sixteen hours. The run from
Cheyenne to Chicago over the Burlington
route WAS made in forty hours and forty
- - minutes. az average Of TWEEN 5e and
% - e-tenlhs miles per hour TT 70 be-
tween Cheyenne and Chicago touls
aud f0rtF-f0Gr inmates. IS the ftsies, eiglt-
81 run ever Iy-d= between those I,cnts.
y. S,-.a General Agent q lie Cana
Lar Paci.ic, las returned from .rip % Ia
coma and Seattle.
California on Whoeis arrived at Wash
Lon, D. C., YESTERDAY =. q Aathus, Su-
t,e.iale ndent OF tae SNOW, mas been IN
structed by telegraph to invite the California
delegation and also the Secretary OF Agrl-
culture to witness the exhibit After leav-
ing Washington the train will be taken West
and will reach this city about November lst.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Il. Bliss, President of the Boston and AL
baBy Railroad, will leave Portland to-day for
san Francisco He is doing the Pacific
S&o+ac 'Iar-r in 10 in
company with his family.
w. ii. Hulburt of the Union Pacific will
arrive here to-day from Salt Lake.
The ihiTty-ifth Semi-annual meeting of the
American Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents has been called by Presi-
dent Smith for September 18th, at Denver.
The last meeting of this association was held
in Mexico. T. II. Goodman will probably
represent the Southern Pacific Company at
this conference.
Colonel Croker left yesterday for Mon
terey.
President Burgin and General Manager
Whitney of the San Francisco and North
Pacific are ut Ukiah
Z. 4. Holbrook, general traffic manager Of
the Chicago aud Northwestern, is expected
home to-day from Los Angeles.
q. ". Luce Of the Texas Pacific is due
here Monday from Chicago.
Sam Miller Of the Yosemite lines is en-
joying q vacation at Paraiso Springs.
STRAY TIES.
The Texas Pacific people are doing a
heavy business in potato shipments from
this city to points in Texas.
w. d. SanbOrn, General Agent Of the
Burlington, is seriously i'll.
The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen will hold its biennial
meeting in this city September 10th.
The passenger and freight trainmen on
the Illinois Central, with the exception of
the firemen and engineers. have presented
petitions to their respective division super
intendents asking for an increase in wages
The passenger brakemen On the Pennsyl-
vania will soon petition for an increase in
wages from 81 IS to 81 70 per day. The
freight brakemen on this road were recently
granted a substantial increase. They Oh
tanned their increase by respectful petitions
to their division superintendents-not by