Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10
ENGINES HELD IN THE EAST
Lsoomotive Builders Threaten to ntrik, ~
Deliveries Ara Made.
UNION PAcIFIc's ORDERS NOT FILLED
STRIKERS increase Their Financial
by Assessments Called
Tor from Union Men on
other Roads.

Union Pacific strikers claim to have sinh.
stantial proof for the statement that non.
OF the eighty locomotives ordered bv the
company VIII be delivered during the pend
ency OF the strike. Az early as June ON.
cials gave out the information. which was
publiohed At the time that this number NJ
ene1nea had been ordered and that the
nrst lot would arrive In Omaha the latter
part OF July, ali to be on hand By the Lar
ter part OF August. Thus far none Of the
engines has arrived and the last statement
made az headquarters regarding them was
mat the company did not know lust when
they would reach here.
twenty OF the SAeines we're to have come
IRON the Baldwin Locomotive works Al
rniiaaeiphia. II Is understood, and the re-
nalaeer from the American Locomotive
WORKS with shops at Utica, schenecfadv
Pattsburs and other points IN the east
me Information given out last nirbt nv
the boiler makers and machinists here AZ
mat each Of these companies has been In
formed by It's mechanics that II the engines
are ceuvered to the Union Pacific while
tne strike ia In progress the men At those
places Will quit work. These uIttmatums
are said to have led the COMMANDED 10 re-
tuse TO attempt the delivery OF any Of the
englnes, informing the Union pacIac that
they could not afford to ieopardize their
own interests by taking a step that threat
enea ths suspension Of their operations.
o'conneII and Mcneil.
President o'conneiI OF the International
association OF Machiniste and President Nc.
Nell OF the International Brotherhood Of
boiler Makers, both Of whom have been
In Omaha during the present trouble. are
SAID TO have had negotiations with the ma
chinisss and boiler makers In both the
Baldwin and American works, which have
brought the reputed action, The boiler
makers In the Baldwin works are most ali
IN the union, but such Is not the case with
those OF the American:
Vice President Wilson has called for as
sessments from the machlnists on the
Great Northern ana Northern PacInc roads
90 AID striking machinists on the Union
Facinc and he has estimated that these
assessments Will be met SO as to net about
$1,000 a week. Wilson n business agent
for these m~achinists.
The machinlsts last night received s1Oo
from the lone union machinists at coIum-
bus, John Umland. and his heIper. UNI
iano, who is one Of the veterans among
the Union Pacific machinists, lost his nosi-
tion at Columbus before the strike oc-
currea and his sympathies are strongly
with the men.
Mr. wilson sUaVvu iast Hisnt tast VT
financial resources increasing as they have
been within the past week the machinists
viii be getting IS and 50 a week for single
land married men, respectively, n the strike
continues two weeks longer. He declares
that the. benefits are larger than they ever
have been during any recent machinists'
strike. Boiler makers and hIachsmiths
also say they are doing well financially.
Kline Organizes BIacksmtths.
J. w. Kline. the executive committeeman
who has charge OF the blacksmiths' strike
here. returned yesterday from Missouri
valley, where he effected an organization
OF eighteen-all the blacksmiths In the
Elkhorn shops there.
General Manager Dickinson and Super
intendent Of Transportation Huckingham Of
the Union Pacific returned 20 the city yes
torday. having spent the past week look
ing over the situation In the various cities
and wi along the road. Neither could
be seen. Superintendent Of Motive owe
Mckeen arrives today after a weeks abb
sepce.
As a precaution against any disorder
among the men the Union Pacific has
posted notices In Its Omaha shops prohlb.
ittng any OF its employees there from tax
Ing into the shops or drinking intoxicat-
ing liquors while on the premises. The
men also are prohibited from INDUCING In
any gambling game or device. A plano
mas been placed in the mems quarters
for their entertainment and It is reported
the company is taking other means OF inn
proving the shopmen's lot.
But, in spite OF these pleasant arrange /
menta. a spirit Of dlscord and rommotiou
ts said to prevail. Since the strike Friday |
OF fourteen o. the boiler makers helpers
and handymen things are said to be in 4
eisordered state. J. 3. Malcnsy. who came
from Philadelphia TO accept a position I'd |
q boiler maker helper. quit the shops yea |
terday morning and Joined the strikers at
Labor Temple.
commotian Mt breakfast Table.
7 cult because the food I was SETTING
was unsatisfactory" said Mr. MaIoney.
We have been cut down on our supply Of
meat and other substantial articles and the