Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
COMES TO CONSULT OFFICIALS
Chairman Of Trainmens Grievance Com
mittss Not Promoting Strike.
HAS THREE LOCAL CASES TO DEAL WITH
Statement R~eEardinG Pending
Dimculties Between the Freight
Men and the Union Pa
~ Railroad.

~ D hAANOAuhNN VI WIN AHNNNs 1880
man Of the federated committee Of engi-
neers, fremen. conductors and trainmen OF
the Union Pacific road. and also chairman
Of the general committee Of conductors.
arrived in the city yesterday and his
presence at once gave rise TO reports that
he had com in connection with the re-
ported troubles pending between the
freight conductors and brakemen OF the
Union Pacific and the company. One Of
the strike leaders who was called up by
telephone by Mr.. Macomber shortly after
his arrival, gave out the report that he
and the trainmen's chief probably would
confer during the afternoon.
Mr.. Macomber said last night regarding
these statements and his visit:
II came to Omaha to confer with Divi-
sion Superintendent Baxter and superln-
tendent of Transportation Buckingham
about three local grievances and am In no
way connected with this strike Of the
shopmen, nor am l here regarding any
strike OF trouble of the trsinmen. / did
not confer with Mr.. Grace Of the Machin-
lists union or any other strike leader, nor
will l while in the city. l have purposely
avoided meeting any OF the strike leaders
because l did not want to prejudice my
case and my position with any Of the on
Gals"
OF the pending difficulties between the
conductors and brakepen on the Union
Pacific and their superiors, the original
report Of which came voluntarily from an
old and active employe of the company,
was afterward confirmed in substance by
An executive onicial OF the road and
affirmed by numerous other railroad men.
Mr.. Macomber says he knows nothing. He
processes to believe that all such reports
are false and that the men who have au-
thorlEed them and confirmed them are not
in touch with the situation.
Mr.. Macomber expects to finish his bus
mess here and leave the city for North
Platte by night.
Talk of BAD Motive Power.
Strikers are still claiming that the com
pany's motive power is bad. District Sec
rotary Grace Of the machinists received a
letter yesterday stating that six trains
were standing on the tracks at Rawlins
waiting for engines to move them. wi
passenger engines are said to have had
boiler failures at the same place.
Fourth Vice President Wilson ie ex-
pected to arrive in Omaha today or tomor-
row after completing an itinerary Of the
Union Pacific system. ohicials Of the COM
pany are loud in their claims that Mr.
| NAASoh , ChOHl5 nave D0bu II vain, While
his associates are equally sure he has ac-
complished a great deal for the strike.
General Manager Dickinson stated that he
had met William Hoekenberger Of Denver,
representative of the Locomotive Engineers
brotherhood from that section, with regard
to certain local differences and that mat
tiers had been taken under consideration
satisfactorily. He said nothing concerning
the brotherhood at large was being consid-
cred and that the affairs had no relation
whatever to this or any other strike.
The Union Pacific has imported thirty
three more nonunion men from the east.
the most OF whom will 60 to work in
Omaha, and fourteen into Kansas City.
Strikers have received information that nve
men left the Kansas City shops and seven
the North Platte shops Tuesday. A ten
hour schedule, they say. has been installed
at Cheyenne, together with Sunday work.
Helpers Getting Dement'S.
The distribution Of benefits is the order
Of business among Union Pacific strikers
yesterday. The boilermakers have been busy
issuing payments to their helpers. who
were formally organized into a lodge
Tuesday night, and the blacksmlths APP
portioned the receipts Of a beneht and
some donations among their helpers. The
b~oilermakers give the married helpers 50
q week and the single men 81. Black
smith realized 1856 from the benent
Tuesday night and this, with $50 con-
tributed by local lodge No. 10s Of the
painters union. was given among their
helpers.
Ball Game for BENEFIT.
The strikers game of ball yesterday
afternoon at Vinton street park between
the machinists and their apprentices re-
suited in a score Of IL to 8 in favor Of
the apprentices. The game started OF with
indications that the score would run Ut
in the dozens, but after each side had
softened up a bit In the swelterlng sun
ardor and strenuosity vent down as the
mercury assembled and consequently the
scorers task was not all that was threat.
ened.
The apprentices made six OF their clever
runs in the FIRST inning. while the journey
men lined out four, just half OF theii
total. During this inning the game wal
!, played by the nelders. most OF the bat
tiers knocking the sphere wherever they
pleased.
There was a fairly good attendance and
the strikers will realize a neat little sun
from the gate receipts, The lineup: