The record-union., 1894-06-30
HING IN FFFTGY.

w elllngham, the Scab."
The figures were allowed to hang there
throughout the day, but after a little
while they ceased TO attract any attention.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, very
much to the surprise of the men, the To-
cal train from Colfax, which left there at
noon, steamed into the depot. 1t pulled
up in the rear of the tied-up overland ex
press. and had TO be left there, as the men
refused to remove the cars to the var
and the engine to the roundhouse.
About half-past O'Clock another train
came by way OF Davisville. 1t was from
Redding and way points and brought the
passengers who had been laid up at
Dunsmuir. Il stopped in Washington.
AT O'Clock mixed train arrived from
the south and was left on the track at the
foot of X street.
Many of the passengers who came in
by the overland in the morning, as we'll
as large number Of citizens of the city
and a delegation of commercial men, left
for San Francisco on the steamer which
departed shortly after 10 o'clock.
a stage load of passengers were to have
arrived last night from Placerville.
FREIGHT OFFICES CLOSED.
Owing to the fact that the freight
handlers joined the strike, there was
nothing lett for the clerks in the freight
office to do III the afternoon. so c. j. Ellis,
the freight agent, notified most of them
that they would have to lay OF until bus
mess should start up again.
HARD ON TRAVELLERS.
Many Of the passengers on tied-up
trains found themselves in a tight place,
being stranded here with little or no
means.
Learning of this condition of things,
Division superintendent Wright gave
orders to have those who were without
money provided with accommodations at
the company's expense.
superintendent Wright said last night
he had no doubt the river steamer would
leave at its usual time to-day for San
Francisco.
LOSS TO THE FRUIT INTERESTS.
The managers of the fruit shipping
companies were the deepest in despair.
Not pound Of fruit could be sent out
while the crops they had bought were
ripening on the trees, and many varie-
ties would be a total loss to them if not
picked and shipped at once.
The fruit-shippers were asked yester-
day as to their views on the situation.
Gregory Bros. considered that the loss
TO growers yesterday would amount to
$4,000; to-day it will amount to 500, 900.
1T is the hight Of the fruit season, and
large quantities of fruit are ON the road
at various points. which will be total
loss if not moved soon.
The Earl Fruit Company stated that
they had advlceS that some of their fruit
was moving east of Chicago, bat they
supposed ali west of the Missouri was
tied up. They had not been much af-
tected till to-day. This trouble will bank
rupt large number of growers if it con-
tinues. 1t is severe blow to the fruit
industry.
Porter Bros. have 5000 boxes standing
in the fruit sheds, and a representative
said that told the story as well as he
could. He had no idea when the trouble
would end or what damage would result.
Mr.. Wineberger OF the National Fruit
Association said that business was par
alyZed. The fruit-grOwers will largely
be ruined ii the strike continues. They
had hoped this year, through good crop
and good prices, TO make up for the losses
OF the past two years, but this thing has
struck them in the hight of their season.
Ii it continues long 1t will cost the State
many millions OF dollars.
Mr.. Pell of the California Fruit Trans
portation Company said that at present
they could not tell much about their
fruit on the road. They had sent notice
to the growers whose fruit they handle
not to pick any more till the trouble is
settled The growers can dry little, but
are in shape to handle only small por-
tion of their crops in that way.
AN AFTERNOON MEETING.
Yesterday afternoon there was a meet
ing of the Railroad Union held at the old
Pavilion. Although it was declared to
be an open one, very few persons except
members heard of it, the open meeting
having been advertised for o'clock at
night at Turner Hall.
Tables were provided for newspaper
reporters, and complaint was made that
no reporters were present. The fact is,
however, that no reporters heard of the
meeting until about the time it adjourned,
and were otherwise engaged at the time.
There certainly was no intention to slight
the meeting. SO far as the RECORD UNION
knows.
4 reporter of this paper talked with an
Intelligent gentleman who was present,
however, and from him it was learned
that there were about 1000 persons
present. The meeting was called TO order
by Joseph Hughes, and James Galligan,
President of the local Railway Union,
was chosen TO preside, assisted by various
officers and committees from the different
organizations OF railroad employees.
Speeches were made by President CALI
gan, Messrs. ST. John, Low, Archibald,
Carroll, Nichols, Anderson, Leonard and
others.
City Trustee Kent said he was in full
sympathy with the men, and cautioned
them against any overt act W hich would
reflect discredit upon their organization.
Engineer Harlan said he could only
speak as an individual. but he assured
them of the sympathy and support OF
every engineer. While the constitution
of the Brotherhood of Engineers would
not allow them to take action as body,
vet a meeting had been held and it was
resolved that not an engineer running
out of Sacramento would pull train
under any circumstances.
The speakers generally disciplined any
hostility toward the Southern Pacific
Company, but said their whole fight was
against Pullman, the millionaire, who do
mated hundreds of thousands of dollars
ostentatiously to charity, and secretly
starved his helpless employees.
No clear statement was made of the
grievances complained OF, what action
had been determined upon, or why it had
been determined on by the inen, but all
declared they were out to win, if they had
To stay out all summer.
A Mr.. Landis, machinist, arose to con-
denim the strike as premature and un-
warranted. He said the first principle of
the union of which he was a member was
that nothing justified strike until every
honorable means had been used to settle
the difficulty by arbitration. That was as
far as he got He was told that he didn't
know what he was talking about, and the
crowd howled him down.
This was the only effort made to 90
counter to the current. A demand was
made to have the names of the so-calIed
''scabs'' read in open meeting, but better
counsel prevailed, and the President ap-
pointed committee to procure such
names.
Communications were read from vari-
Gus local organizations, indorsing the
action of the A. r. L. and pledging SYM
pathy and support, which were cheered
So the echo.