The record-union., 1894-07-18
The S. P. Company Continues to
Run Passenger Trains.
fIORB MEN RETURNING TO WORK
IN THE OAKLAND SHOPS.
Iron-Clad Pledges Not Being Exacted
of Ex-Employes as Condition of
Their Being Taken Back to Their
Former Positions-No Restrictions
Put Upon Them From Belonging to
Unions Other Than the A. Il. o.
special to the RrcoRp-Ux1ox.

SreciaI to the REcoRD-UNIoS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IL. = The
Southern Pacific Company continues to
run passenger trains more or less regu-
larly during the hours of daylight, but
some of the night trains are still being
laid up. For the present but one west
bound and one eastbound overland train
q day will be run on the Ogden route.
The first fruit train dispatched for the
East since the strike was ordered by
Debs was sent out of Sacramento this
morning.
General Manager Towne of the South
ern Pacific Company was spoken to this
morning in regard to a report that GER
tain iron-clad pledges were being exacted
of all the ex-strikers as a condition to
giving them back their former positions
or work of any kind in the company's
service. The statement had been made
that the men were required to leave the
| American Railway Union and also to
pledge themselves not to join any labor
union or brotherhood Whatever Tor a
term of five years, and not at all while
remaining in the service of the railroad
company.
1.-The report is not correct" said Mr..
Iowne in answer to a question. "We
are putting no restrictions whatever upon
the men we take back as to joining or
not joining organizations other than the
American Railway Union. This associa-
ton, as matter OF course, we cannot
countenance, and we therefore require
the men to sever their relations with it
and to agree not to join it again while in
our employ. Nothing whatever is said
about other organizations or unions, and
they are tree to join as many as they
please, so far as we are concerned"
In point of fact, the railroad company
has decidedly friendly feeling toward
what are recognized as the established
railway unions-such, for instance, as the
Brotherhoods Of Conductors and En-
gineers. Mr.. Towne did not enter into
the subject, but another official occupy
ing a high place in the company remarked
to a press representative that one OF the
most satisfactory results OF the struggle,
which he believed to be now rapidly
drawing to close, would be that the A.
K. u. would be trust into the background,
if not crushed out entirely, while the
| older and conservative associations OF
trainmen would be brought into greater
prominence than ever. "These latter So
cieties," he said, 'are managed by cool
and clear headed men, with whom the
=
to confer, and such conferences never fail
| TO result 10 the good of all concerned. IL
the leaders and moving spirits in this
newly organized A. Il. u. could have had
their way they would make this organiZa-
ton supreme and crowd the legitimate
| societies out of existence"
1t was stated at the railway office this
morning that no estimate could as yet be
given of the number of strikers who had
asked for and obtained their old positions
or other employment, though it was
known to be very large. Until reports
shall have been received from The super
| intendents of the various divisions and
departments. however, figures cannot be
given.
At the main Office the rush of appli-
cants for positions still continues; scarcely
a moment passing without some one calls
to make inquiry. Already nearly all the
positions are filled, however, and this
morning it was announced snat no en-
couragement could be given to anybody
except competent switchmen, as it was
only for those that there were any vacan-
cies.
In Oakland to-day few more men re-
turned to work in the shoDs. Many OF
these were escorted to and from their
work by troops of cavalry. One man,
supposed to be a striker, and in whose
possession several sticks of dynamite
1
road yards by soldiers and taken to the
City Prison. The city strikers to-day in
stituted hab6as corpus proceedings to re-
cover Edward Jost, one OF the leaders,
who is locked up in box car on the mole
and guarded by soldiers. Jost, disguised
as a sailor, was arrested last night. The
soldiers found him crouching under a
Pullman in the yards.
A collision occurred here this morning
at o'clock between the Martinez local
and q west-bOund freight. No serious
damage was done. W eSt-bound traffic
was delayed one hour, while east bound
travel was not interrupted. The freight
was standing on the siding, and a regular
brakeman was attending the switch be-
tween the main line and sidetrack. AS
the passenger came around the curve the
brakeman seemed TO become confused
and turned the switch wrong. allowing
the passenger engine to run into the side
of the freight engine. Both were COM
pletely stripped of their cylinders. steam
pipes, ETC., but the damage was not great.
No one was injured.
The pay-car, containing over $780, 900,
has been disbursing pay for May and
June The strikers were told TO decide
whether they would return to work or
not. If they elected to return, their May
wages were paid If they refused, every
dollar that the company owed them was
handed out. The pay-car will proceed
by easy stages into the San Joaquin Val
ley along all the branches, thence to Los
| Angeles, to Yuma and eastward as far as
El Paso
| TRAINS RUNNING REGULARLY.
| Los ANGELES, July 17.-All trains on
both the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
are running regularly and the public is
| suffering no Inconvenience whatever.
Ninety i've per cent. of the old engineers
and 60 per cent. of the firemen have re-
turned TO work. 1t is probable that the
shops will again be in operation in day
or two.
KNOX AND woRDEN.
WOODLAND, July 1.-THE examina-
ton of Knox and Worden will not come
UP before / p. NJ. tomorrow. Intense
excitement prevails over the outcome OF
to-day's proceedings. Crowds OF strangers
are upon the streets tonight. the major
ity being strikers of Sacramento and
their sympathiZers. A rumor that ntty
strikers were marching from Sacramento
was current here, but could not be sub
stantiated. Sixty mem bers of Company y
@, n. q. G. OF this city were called out to
intercept them.
NEW employees PUT TO WORK.
TACOMA, July 17.-Three hundred and
fifty new employees have been put TO
work on the Pacific Division of the
Northern Pacific since the strike began.
Practically all the old engineers have re-
turned TO work. Many of the switch
men, conductors. freight clerks and some
tiremen who quit have asked for their
positions, but not all could be taken
back, as new men had been employed.
The road would be IN operation as usual
from end to end, officials say, but for the
guerrilla warfare that is being continued.