The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-13
THE TEAMSlERs' THREAT
They go Out Today Unls the Strike
is Settled.
AN ENORMOUS loss WOULD FOLLOW
HAT Million Dollars Worth Of Perishabe
Freight to be Mov d Would be Allowed
to Spoil. Rioting in the Streets
Yesterday.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, July 1.-THE mutual conces-
sions by the freight handlers and by
the railroads have paved the way for
conferences between the managers and
their employees, which 1t is hoped will
lead to the settlement of the freight
handlrs' strike. These conferences,
which will be the result of the work of
the Chicago Board OF Arbitration will
be held tomorrow morning In the offices
OF the respective. managers.
The Board of Arbitration tonight made
the following recommendations:
That committee of five. four of
whom must be employees Of their respec-
tive railroads and having full power to
act, meet with the proper officers of the
said railroads during the forenoon of Sat
urday, July 18th to settle the existing
oinerences between the railroads and
the freight handlers"
While not so expressed In the recon-
mendation, 1T Is understood by all parties
that the fifth member of each COM
mittee is to be a member of the execu-.
tive committee Of the freight handlers.
The agreement ,reachd tonight is a slight
concession on both sides.
The Board OF Arbitration tonight de-
cided unanimously in favor of the rec
ommendation, and 1t was said by the
board or Arbitration that the railroads
would receive the cornmittees with one
officer of the union included.
Inc members of the Board of Arbitra-
ton prepared list of demands for the
men to present to the railroads tomor-
row morning. In drawing them up they
SAID they were assured that they would
De acceptable 10 the railroads The gen.
eral managers said they would meet
the men ard use every possible means
to reach settlement
- The demands OF the men vii BE as fol-
lows: The abolition of time of proba.
ton OF new men. all freight handlers to
receive full pay from the start; eighteen
certs an hour for truckmen, the railroads
onered seven cents and ne-half for over
time.
President Curran of the freight hand
lers said tonight.
III the railroads accept our demands
and believe them reasonable we will do
our best to see that ell the men are at
work BY noon tomorrow. IL the railroad
VIII not meet US fairly tomorrow morn
ing all the teamsters in the city of Chi
cago will be out before night II Chi
oago Is demoral!zed by the strike which
Will AOHOW II VIII not Ee our 1ault.
There was more rioting today than
yesterday. but nobody was seriously in
Jured. The chief sufferers were team
sters who tried to deliver goods at the
freight houses. All the streets leading
to the depot were plcketed, and it was
impossible for teamster TO get load
to any depot without being stopped.
J. G. Klein. driver for the Acme
Flexible Clasp Company, was stopped at
the intersection of Sixteenth and Clark
streets this afternoon by a crowd of
pickets. They boarded his wagon and
finding that he had a load of freight con-
signed to the Erie road. the strikers
pulled him from the wagonl and beat
bin badly
driver of van belonging to the Liv-
ingston Company left the Pennsylvania
depot with load of household furniture
and within square was knocked from
his wagon with stone, thrown by man
who had followed him from the freight
house.
A driver of the Kennedy Biscuit Com
pany was pounded by group of men Just
after he had come from the yards of the
Burlington Road. There were numerous
other assaults, which the police were un-
able to prevent.
The strikers had determined to make
an extra strong effort in the neighbor-
hood of South Water street, where many
commission houses are located. but they
accomplished very little there through
out the day Lieutenant Cudmore was
stationed here with strong force of po-
lice and he would not permit striker
to stop a team or to raise his hand to
stop one. AS result the freight hand
lers were compelled to keep quiet all
day or be arrested.
Ii the conferences between the general
managers and the strikers shall not lead
TO the settlement Of the strike it is
practical certainty that all the members
OF the Transfers Union will go out.
The drivers for the commission houses
on South Water street Informed their
employers this afternoon that they would
handle goods for the Lake lines and for
the express companies. but they would
not after tomorrow deliver anything to
the freight houses or haul anything
away from them. This means, accord
ing to the commission men that 100000
worth of produce. which will arrive to-
morrow morning will be allowed to spoil
unless the strike shall be settled before
noon.
The commission men have determined
to divert as much as possible OF their
supplies to the EXPRESS companies at out
living stations. This will mean an i'm
rrediste increase of % per cent. in the
prices CT all vegetables as the express
charges will be added to the usual cost
of freight.
A. D,rrniuobam Ala Yesterday after