Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-18
UNION PACIFIC MEN STRIKE.
The Employees OF the Machine shops All
Along the Line Go Out--Knights OF
Labor Not in the Trouble.


DENVER, Col, April 16.-The employ
es of the Union Pacific road at this point
were apparently ready this morning TO go
out on q moments notice and are only
awaiting orders from Omaha They in
clude the machinists' unions; amalgamated
association Of engineers and boilers max
ers, numbering about 200 men. Inc
Knights Of Labor this morning posted the
following notice at the shops:
'sThe strike ordered by the unions is in
support OF a demand for an agreement
with the Company, covering only machin,
lists, boiler makers and blacksmiths, aHd
which is in direct opposition TO the spirit
Of the agreement entered into between the
Company and Knights OF Labor In general
order No. oil, which covers all ana Is ~
force. All members Of the knights OF
Labor who believe in equal justice 10 all
will uphold the action Of the unions, and
District Assembly No 50 will guarantee
support 10 all who stand with the organi-
zation in this matter. Signed
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF UNION PACIFIC EN-
PLoYEs, ID. A. No. 81, KNIGHTS OF LABOR
OMAHA. NEB., April 17.-Six hundred
men employed in the Union Pacific shops
here struck at noon to-day. The men WHO
went out were the machinists, boiler max
CTS, A4OAA4SAo aAN
makers. The employees claim that the
company has acted in bad faith concerning
the fultillment of an agreement entered
into TO allow tue force OF men employed 10
reduce itself when the time was below the
standard of nine hours day. IL is claimed
that the company, instead OF allowing the
force of men employed 70 reduce itself nat
urally, has kept up the full quota OF men
and in some shops, Omaha included, has in-
creased the force. the company not only
increased the force, but reduced the stand
ard of time from nine 10 six hours January
18th Of this year.
The Knights of Labor among the shop
men refused 10 strike as bulletin was
posted by the Executive Committee OF
District Assembly No. 50, ordering all
Knights 10 remain at work, as by striking
they would violate and agreement entered
into by the Assembly and the ofdcers oil the
road. The number OF Knights among the
men affected is small All the men in COM
papy shops at North Platte also went out
this noon.
kansas CRY, Mo, April l7-All the
boilermakers and blacksmiths employed
bv the Union Pacific Railroad at Arm
strong. near here, went on strike at IL 40
o'clock. This means that the strike has
been ordered on the entire system, as the
men here acted under instructions from
Omaha.
This morning IL was estimated that the
strike on the Union Pacific would involve
3. 600 men strung out half across the conti-
nent from Omaha TO Portland, Oregon.
There are large forces at Cheynne, Raw
Inns, Laramie, Salt Lake and Ogden. A
somewhat similar transcontinental strike,
but hardly Of such mammoth proportions
has been in progress in the Santa Re sys-
tenn for nearly week.
Reports from all along the line are TO
the effect that the shop hands gener-
ally obeyed the order TO go out. This
department OF the railroad is badly
crippled, but the management is max
ing arrangements to fill the places OF
the strikers.