The record-union., 1894-06-29


CLEVELAND, June 2S.-Chief F. M.
Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, was shown the Associ-
ated Press dispatch from Chicago to-day
which announced the discharge of four
engineers on the Chicago and Northwest
ern for inducing the Pullman boycott.
He said the brotherhood had nothing to
do with the boycott. What action might
be taken in individual cases Of this kind
could not be determined until particulars
were known.
| SITUATION IN CALIFORNIA.
An Eastern Overland Train, With Pull
mans Attached. Leaves Oakland.
SAN Francisco, June 2S.-The South
ern Pacific has at last succeeded in dis
patching a train for the East At 1910
train, consisting of three sleepers, three
mail cars, two regular coaches and a
diner, Lett for the East without any
trouble. She carried forty passengers,
and was manned by the regular union
crew with the exception of two brakemen
and a fireman.
| The Southern Pacific officials were not
discouraged by their failure 10 get train
| out early i'll the evening, but held con-
sultatlon and decided to make another at
tempt later. General Superintent Fill
| more and Assistants Pratt and Richard
son went over to the Oakland yards,
! where they were joined BY Division Su-
perintendent Wilder. They ordered the
men to make up the regular Ogden eX-
press. The men obeyed until they came
TO The Pullmans. These they refused to
! touch. Then Fillmore and the other head
men did the switching themselves, made
up the train and ran it down to the pier.
! There the baggage and mail were loaded
| into the cars and the passengers COM
fortabiy settled in the Pullmans. The
train was manned by its regular crew
and pulled out to the end OF the pier.
| There two brakemen and a fireman weak
ened and quit. Men were ready to take
their places, however, and the train pro-
ceeded without delay. Owing 10 threats
! that the ferryboat hands at Port Costa
would refuse to handle Pullmans in
trains crossing Carquinez Straits, the
train was sent by way of Tracy.
After seeing the train safely out of Oak
land the three Superintendent returned
TO San Francisco, where they congregated
in telegraph office and received bulie-
| tins of the trains progress. When at
1l:05 it was reported as having passed
Port Costa they heaved big sigh of re-
lief for that was the dangerous point.
TO an Associated Press reporter Super
intendent Fillmore stated tonight that he
through without interference. 1--WE will
send our trains out tomorrow all right"
he said, land l think that we will have
| no further trouble. Our employees, con-
| ductors, brakemen and engineers are
generally faithful, and only car cleaners,
switchmen and few firemen are MEM
berS of the American Railway Union.
| These latter we can replace, and send our
| trains out as usual"
NO CONTEST AGAINST THE S. P.
OAKLAND, June 28.-This evening at
4:30 o'clock the Southern Pacific made its
| tirst attempt to move train since the
| strike began and failed. A Pullman car
was attached to the Stockton train, and
when the order to pull out was given
! Fireman Charles Knapp declined to fire
up, and jumped from the cab. No at
tempt was made to get man to take his
place, and there was no disturbance.
| The organ of the railroad men is the
Railroad MEMS AdUOcate. published un-
der the auspices of the American Rail-
way Union. Tonight it issued an extra
giving the unions side of the struggle,
asserting that the organization has no
contest with the Southern Pacific, and
that it is only antagonizing the Pullman
| Company.
THE TIE-UP AT Los ANGELES.
Los ANGELES, June 2S.-All trains in
the city are tied up. On the Santa Fe
road trains are arriving from local points.
The road is deserted at La Grande Station
by the men, and at noon the station was
| filled with deserted trains and locomo-
tives. The men even refuse to switch the
cars and take the locomotives to the sta
ton and engine-houses. The men stand
around in groups and discuss the matter
| gOod-naturedly.
Even if the strike is declared off the
men will not handle Pullman cars at this
point.
The men on the Santa Fe have waited
on Chief Inspector Robinson of the Post
Office Department and expressed their
willingness to haul the United States
mail, but they will not haul the mail if
there is Pullman car attached to the
train. The men declare they are willing
to haul the United States mail anywhere
at any time.
1t is reported here tonight that unless
the Santa Fe men discharged at Ration
are reinstated all telegraph operators and
agents will go out at midnight. The
mail is still tied up. No mail has left for
San Francisco since Tuesday night
United States District Attorney Denis
to-day received telegraphlc orders from
| Attorney General Olney to take all nec-
essary steps to compel the transmission
of the mails. Mr.. Denis said he would
enforce the law, which applied as much
| to the railroad company as to the en-
ployes. The United States Marshal has
sworn IN large NUMBER or deputies to
protect the mails.
| TRAINS AT A STANDSTILL AT SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO, June 2S.-The great strike
on the Santa Fe system was entered into
at it's Pacific terminus at midnight
| Wednesday, and since then trains have
been at standstill. OF the six members
of the American Railway Union
employed in the yards and ware
houses here five went out and
81, 900 bonds as cashier, decided not to
| obey President Debs order, and is at
| work.
Local Agent Keller of the Santa Fe
went to National City yesterday morning
to try to get the trainmen to take out the
morning train as usual. There was abso-
lutely no convicing the men that the
Keller that they had the highest regard
for him personally, but that orders had
| been received from headquarters and they
| would obey them. They kept one engine
alive, however, and it was at the depot
attached to single mail and express car.
| They offered to take the single car to Los
| Angeles, and Mr.. Keller wired to the
Superintendent for instructions. The
Superintendent answered that he would
send orders soon, and the men waited. No
| orders came, however, and after waiting
all the morning these men allowed the
engine to die. Since that time there has
not been spark of fire on San Diego
railroads. and the Santa Fe system Is at a
complete standstill.
| A meeting of the San Diego and Ma
/ tional City unions of the American Rail-
way Union was held in this city yester-
day afternoon, at which NJ. f. Kings
bury, President of the National City
! Union, presided. About fifty members
of the union, with friends and sympa-
| thizars ware nresant Savaral Snaechas