The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-22

pl0yeS from porIOrmIn InB tDolT usual QutleS.
or course, If they see fit. every man that
put his hand on Pullman car on that day
would not be employed. Again. there
were great many men who came down
on trains from different points. There
were many men that handled these trains.
Against those men good many war
rants have been sworn out; he had been
Informed in the neignborhood of seventy
or eighty. 81 believe 1t is the intention
of the company" he added, mot so much
to convict those men OF these charges as
10 get the leading men out OF the way.
According to Mr.. Towne's statement none
of these men will be re-empl0yed, and it
virtually throws a large percentage Of men
out of employment on those points. We
want something more definite from Mr..
Towne. We have all arrived at tine con-
clusion that this letter of Mr.. Towne's can
be used for almost any purpose"
j. F. Carroll, another A. r. U. commit
teeman, said he understood that forty or
fifty firemen were here to take the places
of our men. 1t is mere for them that we
are fighting than the EN- ployes in the shops.
Many of these fremen have been placed
on the blacklist, and it will be very hard
matter for them to secure their old po-
sitions. Those men who had hoiG of the
Pullman cars on July were so excited
that many of them could not say whether
they had hold of the ears or not"
Mr. Lubin advised the A. R. o. to de-
clare the strike off at once without any
delay, and then to appoint committee of
citizens to intercede with the railroad CON-
pany on behalf Of the strikers and ask the
railroad company to be as generous and
as liberal with the strikers as they possibly
could.
George W. Vice of the A. r, q. said: (:
LAS far as that agreement goes, there is
no doubt in the world that it would satisfy
eleventh. elfths Of the shopmen, but it
would not satisfy one-twelfth OF the fire.
men. These fremep did not want to see
whole lot of men from ranches that never
saw locomotive before taken precedence
of them In the line of promotion"
After considerable discussion Mr. Edge
comb, fruit shipper. was authorized to
call upon Mr.. Fillmore and ask him TO set
down in writing the terms be was willing
to give should the strike be declared off
this afternoon. Mr. Edgecomb departed
on his mission, and Messrs. Lubin, Flint.
Hubbard, Hassett and Krebs were ap-
pointed committee to iDtercede with the
railway company for the strikers who had
used force during the strike. The meeting
then adjourned sine die.
Following is the reply of Superintendent
Fillmore to the committee that waited on
him:
SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 81, 1894.
r. F. Edgecomb Esq: Referring TO The meet
ing with yourself and the mediation committee
held last Thursday, the 18th inst, wherein l
received the committee as a courtesy TO The
patrons of the road and he citizens of this city,
During the meeting they asked many conces-
sions which the company would not grant under
any conditions, and [ said 10 This committee
that if they declared this strike off uncond-
tionally we would then take into our employ ali
our old men that had not taken an active part
in the destruction of properly, stopped the
trains or inundated men that were willing TO
perform service when called upon. They
promised me they would use eyaIy effort in
their power TO call this strike OF within twenty
four hours of that time. Not having accom-
pished anything I had no further occasion 10
meet this committee. Yours truly,
j. a FILLMORE.
"The committee that called on me on
the 17th," said Mr.. Fillmore. asked me
to keep the interview, especially my prop
ostion, secret, and did So"
Superiniendent Fillmore's letter was
taken 10 the A. r. q. headquarters and
shortly afterward be received the follow
ing notice Of the union declaring the
strike off unconditiOnally:
To j. 4. Fillmore. General Superintendent
S. p. Co.-DEAR SIR: The members of Lodge
No. 285 A r. Z. held meeting at their head
quarters this afternoon and by unanimous vote
of all tie members present it was decided to
declare this strike off. T. FL. DOUGLASS,
e. NJ. HALE.
JOHN HURLEY.
Mediation Committee.
Nearly all the old familiar faces OF the
switchmen were seen in the railroad yards
this forenoon. The men came to the con-
clusion that nothing could be- gained by
staying out and prolonglng the warfare, so
about eighteen of them reported for duty
this morning and were reinstated. Among
them were several who had been very
prominent strike leaders.
Deputy United States Marshal Maloney
to-day arrested James Simms and locked
him up in the city prison. Simms is
charged with having obstrncted the
United States mails. He has been one of
The most prominent of the strikers. 1t is
alleged that on the % of july he un-
coupled a Pullman car which was attached
to a mailcar, and he is also accused of
having assaulted Martin Halloran, the