The herald., 1894-07-08
A BIT OF HISTORY.
Some Points About tho Mysterious Dsls
egation from Oakland.

Some Points About tho Mystsrious Dsls
egatiou from Oaklsud.
One OF the mediative committee OF the
American Railway union from Bakers
field, II. F. Plothow, makes the follow
ng statement with regard to the myste-
rious delegation from Oakland, which
arrived here Thurs day evening:
We learned that a committee on .
special were coming through to Los An.
geas from Oakland. We telegraphed to
Biahop, who is secretary of the Ameri-
can Railway union at Oakland, and We
received the following telegram:
OAKLAND, CAL, July 4, 1894.
II. A. Reyburn, Bakersfield
No such train. Know nothing OF such
meeting. Solid here.
G. ID. BIsHoP, Secretary.
"The train was then at Delano, and
we took the telegram to the com pany
officials at Bakersfield, and the train
was held at Delano for two hours. We
then sanctioned its coming to Bakers.
field. our purpose being to find out
what was on the train. After they ar
rived, the Pullman was put on a siding
and the men were taken by the different
organizations which they claimed to
represent, towit: The B. L. F., o. r. O.
and 3. r. 7. The engine wac taken off
the Pullman by an American Railway
union committee for the purpose OF re-
moving two carloads of dynamite which
were standing on the track in close
proximity to trann Nos. 19 and IL, of
July 2Sth, which were on the tracks.
We thought it would be just as we'll to
remove this large quantity of dynamite
to come safe and secure place
where it would not be liable
to dana the property of the
company, as accidents will happen, you
know. The dynamite was run down to
a siding, two miles away from Bakers
field, where suppose 1t is still stand
ing, il nothing has happened to it in the
meantime.
The A. II. U. committee then took
charge OF the Oakland delegation .nd
escorted them 10 their hall in order TO
give them trial. with a eomm mittee OF
the San Joaquin and Los Angeles dIvis-
sions to defend them, while the media
tive committee gave them trial. They
will not want 10 go through the esue
ordeal again, or miss my guess. Alter
a four hours session they were permit
ted to 60 through, providing tho South
ern Pacific company placed the banner
OF the A. r. q. ON the train without a
Pullman, which was granted. After
four hours' further delay the company
permitted tbem to go. Everything
was OK until we arrived in
Mojave. Messrs. Plothow and Ayers
OF the mediative committee came
along to see that the banner of
the A. r. U. WAS kept on the train.
Orders were received from the company
to remove the banners and the commit
tee, but the committee refused to allow
the train to move without the banner,
Four and a half housi' time was con-
eumed before A. N. Towns gave way.
We arrived in Los Angeles with the BAN
ner and the committee.
The following kilograms were received
with regard to the Oakland delegation:
OAKLAND, CAL, 4.
2. Barnett:
Men left last night are a committee to
work against us. No. A. K. U. there.
Only conductors and engineers.
7. j.. ROBERTS.
Another telegram was received by
Plothow, to the effect that the mon were
bogus, and that settled the proposition.
The Oakland delegation is at the Hollsn-
beck in the position OF the immortal
Micawber, waiting for something to
turn uD.D