The morning call., 1893-02-01

counts of the finest hotel in the world
insisted on producing.
The two envuys produced their cTeden-
tialS to Captain Smith. the manager of the
hotel. who had received private advces OF
their mission. and who gave them imme-
diately access TO all the books and all the
departments OF the hotel
Captain Smith has been in charge of the
Palace Hotel nearly three years, and IN
cidentally it may be said that lie is a most
remarkably popular manager both with his
employees and also with his guests
For many months johnson and Bauman
continued to pose before the world as
guests OF the hotel oniv, but they were
really engaged in watching the business of
the hotel, with a purpose Of making recon-
mendations of retrenchment In some Of the
DEPARTMENTS.
Captain Smith never interfered with
them, and kept on managing affairs just as
If nobody was there watching him.
Three weeks ago Mr.. Johnson. one Of the
two agents If Mr.. Newlands. left suddenly
for the East, but sir. Bauman, his partner,
remained on duty here.
Last night a crisis occurred in all these
so far quietly conducted proceedings.
At O'Clock every man employed in the
grllrOOm-cOok and waiter-took off his
apron and qOlt work
There are about fifteen men employed in
this grllrOom aud their side of the story
was told very graphically by p. A. War
mack, thu head steward
Narnack came 10 California four years
ago, when the Hotel Gel Coronado was first
opened TO Ale public, and being a Chicago
man lie did not know much about Califor-
MIA ways al that time
The Coronado people brought out full
crew for their hotel by a special train from
Chicago and Warnack was simply one of
| them.
In the time which followed his advent on
the shores Of the Pacific Mr. Warnack came
| to San Francisco, and with his Chicago and
| Coronado record TO tack him he became the
| head steward of the Palace Hotel grillroom.
The occupant of this high and lofty posi-
tion explained the present strained relations
| between himself aud the powers that rule
| the destinles of the Palace Hotel sOmew hat
| as follows:
'You see before that man Bauman came
here We had plenty of walters. and all were
! we'll paid, but after he came around they
not only reduced the force but they actually
| iDterfeTed with our wages.
IN OF being able to stand that sort Of thing
! any longer we have made UP our minds to
! leave tonight IN body"
| Narnack's statement was supplemented
by no less a person than Jack Haynes, the
| man who has the reputation Of knowing
| more about a broiled steak than any pne
| this side of the Rocky Mountains
We are not going to DO anything wrong,
and we will remain OIL duty until 8 O'clock
| room Will not suffer aDy by our leaving, but
| at that time we will all quit" said MIR.
| Haynes, who is The head cook and chief
| broiler of the grillroom.
As a matter Of fact, among the older en-
ployes OF the hotel Bauman's action in
| interfering with the grillroom Ia meeting
| with much disapproval, because they claim
| that the bar, billiard and grill rooms are
| the principal sources of revenue of the es-
| adjustment.
Captain Smith. when interviewed on the
| situation, just laughed goOdnaturedly and
admitted ali that has been said in the fore
| going.
The men came here and threw open the
| books to them, besides giving them every
| possible facility to fulfil their mission"
said Captain Smith. and then he added that
| IL was annoying TO him to have those trou-
bles with employees, because he himself was
| always on particularly good terms with any
| man working in the hotel.
| Il can't help it, you know" ne put IN,
| but really must have new crew for the
| gTiilrOom tomorrow morning."
| Captain Smith Acknowledged freely that
/ the bar. billiard and grill rooms contributed
| largely to the revenue Of the hotel and as
far az he personally was concerned he was
| glad that such was The case, berause il was
| he who introduced those features.
| Around the hotel there was feeling of
| Cneaslness last night and it was considered
, not at all unlikely that the grillroom strike
| would spread and embrace the other Depart
| ments before long.