Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-03

strike for the eighf-hour rork day. when
hremen ceased work a. ! O'clock this morn
ing their positions were Q LED by company
hands principally sub-bosfes. Rather than
take the place Of strikers. > number OF sub
bosses resigned.
Strike leaders say they are highly grsti-
fed over the situation. Oficisls Of coal
companies also declare they are pleased
that enough men were found TO keep up
steam in most Of the fire rooms. II is the
intention Of the strikers within the next
twenty four hours 10 persus6e men now AZ
work to quit In order to make the tieup
absolute.
No policemen guarded any Of the local
collieries today and strikers remain away
from the mines. An oficisl of the Union
colliery reported that strikers threw stones
at engineers At one Of the operations last
night. no damage resulting.
The ShipmAn Coal COMPANY, employing
857 At the Colbert coIlieryt and Connell 4
Co., employing 4s4 workmen at the Enter
prise colliery, granted hremen, pumpmen
and engineers the eiEht-hour work day The
men are manning fire, eugine and pump
rooms at those operations There are 1s,-
600 men and boys employed in the mines In
this district.
POTTSvILLE, Pa, June 2.-The loader
bosses and FIRE bosses rsfrped 20 take the
places Of the striking engineers, hrenen
and pumpnen in the shenanooRh district
today and the machinery taking the water
TO the surface iE At G stanoftiD az a conSe-
Quence.
At Brookside colliery the barge operation
Of the Philadelphia 4 Retding Coal and
Iron company, in the west end Of schuylkiil
county all Of the ffty or more men went
out except two But few are employed at
the other operations in this section, and the
operators say they must use strike break
erE," who have been brougha here in large
numbers.
situstiOn iR ChieAEO.
CHICAGO, June 2.-The beginning Of the
second week Of the strike OF the teamstsrs
Of the big packing houses showed q little
better situation. The coup Of yesterday
by which the packers repleutsbed all their
meat stations about the city. with the ex-
cspticn Of Fulton market, perpleKsd the
strikers as TO the next move to make.
Early this morning nonunion men continued
the work OF yesterday and cErted consider
able quantities Of meat, under heavy police
protection.
The strikers, in turn, are expecting the
ice drivers TO come TO their assistance
Fear has been expressed over the possi-
brIty OF clash when the union and non
union men come in contact, but Mayor HEr-
rison has taken precaution TO prevent any
riOting The situation n the stock yards
remains rather stable, because Of the action
Of commission men In advising stockmen
to restrict their shipments. Much anxiety
is expressed over the curtAiled meat supply
he hfr hnsa ali md Ach nd
being used as much as possible.
Swift and Company succeeded today in NIL
ing their station at Fulton market under
police protection. Several other firms
moved meat TO the markets in South Water
street. President Golden a. the Team
sters' union expressed himself Hs pleased
with the progress Of the strike and pre-
dicted victory for the organization by
Thursday.
Hstei Cancels It's Contrast
The most seriouE. and at fAe same tine
the most helpful. phrase Of the teamsters'
strike developed today. The Great North
ern hotel, one Of Chicago's largest hostel
ries. was cut on from its supply in the
morning, because h patroniSed Irwin Bros-.
who sell meat for the big packers. This
pressure had been threatened by the strik-
contract with the big interests and win
obtain Its supply through minor packers
who have signed the union agreement
Strikers say this is simply one token Of
their strength and q forerunner Of their
ultimate vicory.
On the other hand arbitration promises
20 solve the strike question and bring dirn-
culties TO q speedy termination. Today
Frederick W. job, chairman Of the Illinois
State Board OF Arbitration. was In con-
ference with Secretary W. 1. Turley OF
the National Teamsters' union, for over an
hour preparatory TO bringing the tesmsters
and both the packing interests and the
State street department store whose dr1y-
ers are dissatisfied. into an Rmicable agree
ment Mr.. Job intimated that he had AL
ready interview the packers who are hold
ing out against tht union and said:
We Of the Board of Arbitration are doing
sD sDey Thing ln en etween 70 tSe
forces. ] have talked over the questions at
issue with a number OF the parties inter
ested and am hopeful Of good results
The situation Of the meat consumers iE
considered much easier today. For q time
st least a meat famine is postponed. At the
branch houses Of the big packers business
today Was almost at q stAndstiIl. few
afraid Of having their ice supply cut on
sent wagons for supplies. Some Of the big
consumers are stocked well with ice and
meat and are doing nothing pending q set
tlement Of the strike. Most consumers,
however. are eking out = supply from tnde-
pendent houses. Walking delegates have
been notifying customers all day that the
ice supply would be cut on Rt once II they
secured their supply from the blAekliBted
packers
Striking Bakers Restrained.
KANSAS CITY. June 2.-Striking union
bakers were today enJoined by Judge John
r. Philips Of the United States circuit court
who issued q temporary order restraining
them from pstrolling in front Of the Grand
Avenue Bakery company or Otherwise inter
feriRg with that company. The action
grew out OF the lockout Of the union bakers
by six leading firms. members Of the Mas
ter Bakers association. because the union
bakers demanded that the drivers o. bakery
wagons be allowed 10 organize a union. The
strikers annoyed the bakers. The bakers
appealed in vain 70 the police and IN or
DER TO place the cause within the 3urls-
dietion Of the federal court recently in
oOrporated under the laws Of Colorado