The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-07-18
FREIGHT HANDLERS.
Their Strike is Still On and Chi
cagO Business Suffers.
An Effort Will Be Made BY the Conn.,
mission Men to Haul Their Own
Freight From the Rail
way Yards.

Chicago, July 15.-While the whole
completely paralyzed, and while It's
business men are suffering loss of
81 ,000,0 900 per day, the striking freight
handlers and the railroads are in u
deadlock, and announce their inten-
ton TO fight to the finish over the
question of one-half cent per hour
per man. or a total of about $500 for
every "a hours; this sum being d.
vided on one side between "a rail
roads and on the other between TO-
900 men
The situation Monday night was
the commencement OF the trouble, and
at no time since the walk-out hays
points at issue been so obstinately
maintained.
Three timss Monday the freight
handlers sent committees to meet the
general managers and three times
they came back without result
Late in the afternoon a meeting If
the majority OF the produce CON-
mission men of South Water street
was held, and il was decided that De
cause the strike was running business
an effort would be made Tuesday by
the commission men to haul their own
freight from the railway yards. Fear
ing a general tumult in the down
town streets. such as followed the
moving of meat in the recent pack
ers' strike. the commission men call
"a upon Mayor Harrison and Chief
Of Police O'Neil and were assured
that police protection would be given
them.
The strike reached the rioting stage
Monday evening and it was only after
the police had charged on the crowd
repeatedly and arrested IL men that
semblance of order was restored.
Eight policemen who were sent with
two teams from the Western Electric
Co. to tie St. Paul freight house at
Carroll avenue and Union street. were
unable 10 extricate the drivers from
the pocket into which they were forced
by angry teamsters. riot call sent
TO the stations was responded to by
several wagons of patrolmen and after
a fierce conflict with the obstructing
crowd the wagons were rescued and
the drivers. bruised by missiles. were
able 10 reach place of safety.
At ? o'clock Tuesday morning a con-
ference between the national execu-
i've board of the Transfers union.
Team Owners association. Freight
Handlers union. Chicago Federation
of Labor and the Truck Transfers
executive committee resulted in a new
proposition that will be presented to
the railway managers Tuesday. In
the new proposition the freight
handlers agree TO accept the wage
schedule as presented July /. with the
following concessions: First. elimina-
tion of probation; second, straight
time for overtime for all employees
who are charged for lost time; third.
17Ig cents per hour for truckers.
Omaha Neb.. July 15.-Unless the
railroads entering Omaha agree to a
schedule presented by the freight
handlers there will probably be a gen.
eral strike. The men have made de-
mands for an increase of half a cent
an hour and recognition of their
union. which has been refused up to
this time. Several conferences were
held Monday. but all failed to bring
about a settlement. President Curran,
Of the Freight Handlers union. an
snounces that in the future negotia-
lions must be conducted with officers
of the union and that failure to settle
the differences will result in a general
walkout.