The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-05
MEAT STRIKE OYER
Teamsters and Packers Get To-
gether in the Night.
DIFFERENCES ARE SETTLED
DIFFERENCES Al
No Discrimination Against
Union Men.

sters' strike. which has disturbed the
peace of the city for nearly two weeks
and which yesterday caused the most Sc
American Railway Union strike Of 1894.
came to an end at AIS o'clock this morn
ing as the result of secret conference
between representatives of the packers
and the teamsters at the Grand Pacific
hotel. The conference had been in ses-
sion since 8 o'clock last night.
The agreement reached is a partial
victory for the. transfers in that the
packers have declared that they will not
discriminate against members of the
union. The scale agreed upon is two
cents lower than that demanded by the
men. It is as follows:
Cart drivers, Is cents an hour; single
wagon 20 cents; two horse, 221h; four-horse,
FIN; six-horse, 80 cents. The men are to
be paid full time from time Of leaving barn
until return, with deduction Of half-an-
hour for lunch. They will not be required
to work on Labor Day
Another conference will be held at 10
O'CLOCK this morning at}which the agree
ment will be formally ratified. In the
meantime all pickets will be Withdrawn
and the men will return to work. The
document as drawn up is as follows:
At a conference held at the Grand Pacific
hotel on the night of June 4, 1902, between
representatives OF the Chicago packers and
their packing house teamsters, held at the
suggestion of Carter H. Harrison, mayor, and
the state board Of arbitration, it was agreed
after due deliberation to recommend to the
| two parties to the controversy now existing
between the said Transfers and the said
| packers
| That compromise Of the said differences
be effected by making the following sug-
| gestions for comprolnlse: e.
| First-There shall be no discrimination
| against union teamsters. ~
Second-The scale of wages for teamsters
| shall be fair.
Third-No teamsters shall be compelled to
| work on Labor Day
| Fourth-Any teamster receiving more than
| the scale of wages stated shall not suffer a
! reduction Of wages after this agreement goes
| into effect.
The above and foregoing provisions were
! agreed upon at said meeting. The following
persons represented the respective interests:
| Thomas J.. Connors, Armour & Co.; John
Meyer, Armour teamsters; Louis F. Swift,
| Swift & Co.; w. F. McNaughton, Swift
teamsters; Thomas E. Wilson, Nelson Morris
| & Co.; e. T.. Laidlaw, Morris teamsters; S.
|
! Glynn, Schwarzchid. & Sulzberger teamsters;
| Edward Tilden, Libbey, Mcneil & Libbey;
Edward Gastrich, Libbey teamsters; F. A.
| MCLEAN, Anglo-American Provision COM
panX; David T. Gibbons, Anglo American
teamsters; Edward S. Robbins, Omaha Pack
ing company; Charles Miller, Omaha team
sters; M. J. Conibear,. Upton & Co.; Will
| liam Wiseley, Upton & Co. teamsters.
Riot Over Meat Wagon.
Apparently ignorant of the. strike set
tlemen. men sympathizing with the
transfers to-day dragged a meat wagon
driver from his seat. beat him severely
driver was Robert Allan, employed by
Irwin Brothers. The strike having been
practically settled and at the hour await
ing only the ratification Of the teamsters'
union, the firm sent out the wagon with
out a guard At State and Harrison
streets a mob had collected apparently
expecting repetition of yesterdays dis
order Allan was horribly beaten, but
at the hospital it was said he would re-
cover. A second wagon had been sent
| out by Irwin Brothers, but upon hearing
Of the disaster that had befallen his pre-
decessor, the driver turned back. :
No Fatalities Likely. .
Victims of the riots were reported as
being. we'll towards recovery to-day
Only few who were taken to hospitals
remain there. The more seriously, In
jured are; sanguine OF being out in a few
days and there is no likelihood Of fatal
ties SO far as known. /: =; t@
Chief of Police O'Neill is nursing g
bruised leg, having been hit in one o.
the Fifth avenue scrimmage Inspector
Hunt, who. led the police during theil
nine hours of duty, was hit and limpine
! to-day, as we'll as displaying Jumps on his
head and lacerated cheek. Many po
licemen resumed their posts wearing
bandages and plasters, but otherwise none
the worse for their experience.