Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-30
HELPERS FORM NEW LODGE
Assistant BOilermaksn Organise and Join
the Regular Brotherhood.
TWENTY-FIVE MEMBERS ON CHARTER
Purpose is Not to Induce All Help
ers, SIX OF whom Are at work
in the shops, to
strike.

The boilermakers' helpers organized last
night under the name OF Florence lodge
No. Is, Helpers Division Of the Brother
hood Of Boi1ermakers and Iron shipbuild-
ers. About twenty-five helpers composed
the new lodge. All but six Of this number
are strikers, the remainder being still at
work In the Omaha shops OF the Union
Paeihc. The organization was perfected
At the rooms over the Jacksonian club and
was directed by National President Nc
Neil and District and Local President Ken
nedy.
This organization is not for the pur-
pose OF getting all the helpers out on a
strike with u.s." said President Kennedy.
but is simply to knit together more thor
oughly all the members Of our craft and
is in line with our general policy"
President Mcneil said that the first
helpers lodge was organized last January
and this is the twenty eighth. Adequate
provisions are already made for the hnan-
,cial support Of the helpers as well as
journeymen.
President Mcneil concludes his business
in Omaha on this trip today and will leave
for the western end of the Union Pacific
this evening. visiting all the shop centers
along the route. He is well pleased with
the state Of affairs as he leaves them here
and says the local strikers are conducting
their fight properly. The boilermakers all
insist that there is no special desire to
have the remainder Of their helpers strike
80 long as they are not asked to do work
the performance Of which does not conflict
with their obligations to the union. Thus
far they have not been requested to do
such work.
Bad Motive Power Reported.
It, was reported last night upon what
was considered reliable authority that or
ders have come from Cheyenne not ia
send any more freight cars there. unless
they are to go through the city, as all
the available sidetrack space is occupied
with loaded cars, and that IL more are
sent they will have to stand on the main
line. The cars In the hole" there are
said to contain imperishable goods, all the
perishable freight being rushed through.
1t is reported from the same source that
ell trains are taken up the Cheyenne hill
by double headers, so that II one engine
gives way the other can relieve II. The
reports OF impaired motive power come, not
from strikers, but other sources.
The union mems parade was a prominent
feature Of the Union Pacific strike az.
fairs yesterday. The procession formed
at Labor Temple at Fifteenth and Dodge
streets at 0 O'Clock, proceeded north as fol
as Cass, west to Sixteenth, south on Six
tecnth to Farnam, thence east to the Unior
Pacific headquarters on Ninth and after 6
circle north again ended at the temple
The ~ofioials and clerks at headquarter'
were interested spectators, General Man
ager Dickinson and Superintendent Nc
Keen both viewing the line Of march from
windows Of the building. hut President Bur
wal at the shops at tho time and coulC
not witness the demonstration
Four and Ninety.
According TO actual count strikers ga!
there we're 400 men in line. exclusive o
the platoon OF police, apportioned as follows
Band from Musicians union, composed o
100; thirty union stage hands, 22O machln
asts and helpers from omaha and Councl
bluffs; forty-one boilermakers and helper
and eighty blacksmiths and helpers. Som
Of the mechanics we're from contract shop
in the city. Omcials say they could no
count that many.
Some OF the banners carried In the parad
aroused considerable adverse comment from
spectators. One bearing the drawing OF
hog with the inscription, This is the ma
who wants us to work by the piece wa
generally criticised. other banners Dor
Inscriptions hbhlub Ioal' NeNoNS
lawyers IL they worked by the piece. Thes
created amusement, as it was generally re
marked that real estate men and lawyer
could work no other way than by the piece
Other significant banners read: Doe
Mr.. Burt work by the pieceT" This strik
ls the tight Of organized labor Of the Trans
mississippi against piecework," and mi
Burt says conscientious preachers work b
the piece"
The next f~estivity In the shape Of
strike beneAt is the game Of ball this after
noon at Vinton Street park, between tw
mines Of strikers.
photographers in the City.
Several Of the Union Pacific telegrapheI
have arrived in the city and will begin toda
the consideration of local grievances. The
Affairs are not related, however, to tn
present strike and are not Of a serious ma
lure. They are routine in character sue
that come up periodically.
Goes from Bad tO Worse
Always true OF constipation. 1t begiu
A.