Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-06-06
CHICAGO STRIKE IS
WON BY Transfers
Practically ALI Of Their De.
mands We're Granted.
ALL NIGHT CONFERENCE HELD

Packers Have Declared That They viii
Not Discriminate Against the Union
Wages Raised Throughout All Class
es-Labor Day Holiday.
Chicago, June 5.-The packing team
Sters' strike, which has disturbed the
peace of the city for nearly two weeks
and which yesterday caused the most
serious rioting that has occurred since
the American Railway union strike OF
1894, came to an end at AIS O'Clock
this morning, as the result of q secret
meeting between the representatives
Oh the packers and the teamsters al
the Grand Pacific hotel, which had
been in session since 8 o'clock last
night.
The agreement reached at the con.
ference is partial victory for the
teamsters in that the packers have de.
clared that they will not discriminate
against members Of the union. The
scale agreed upon is cents lower
than that demanded by the men. 1t is
as follows:
Cart drivers, 18 cents an hour; sin.
gle wagon, 20 cents; two-horse, 221a
cents; four-horse, 27h cents; six.
horse, 80 cents. The men are to be
paid full time from time of leaving
barn until return, with a deduction Of
half an hour for lunch. They will not
be required to work on Labor day.
Another conference will be held al
10 o'clock this morning, at which the
agreement will be formally ratified. In
the meantime all pickets will be with
drawn and the men will return to
work.
The document as drawn up is as fol
lows:
AT conference held at the Grand
Pacific hotel on the night of June 4
1902, between representatives of the
Chicago packers and their packing
house transfers, held at the sugges
ton OF Carter Harrison, the mayor
and board OF arbitration, it was
agreed, after due elaboration, to rec.
ommend to the two parties to the con
troVersy now existing between the said
teamsters and said packers.
That compromise of the said diff
ferences be effected by making the
following suggestions for a compro.
mise:
1. There shall be no discrimination
against union teamsters.
2. The scale of wages for teamsters
shall be fair.
3. No teamsters shall be compelled
to work on Labor day.
4. ANY teamster receiving more than
the scale of wages stated shall not
suffer reduction of wages after this |
agreement goes into effect.
Apparently ignorant of the strike |
settlement, men sympathizing with the |
teamsters today dragged meat wag.
on driver from his seat, beat him Sc. |
verely and then demolished the wagon. |
The driver was Robert Allan. EMPLOYED |
by Irwin brothers. The strike having |
been practically settled and at that
hour awaiting only the ratification OF |
the Transfers union, the firm sent |
out the wagon without guard. AT
State and Harrison streets a mob had |
collected, apparently expecting a repe
tition of yesterdays disorder. Allan |
was horribly beaten but at the hos |
pital 1t was said he probably would |
recover. A second wagon had been
sent out by Irwin Bros, but upon
hearing of the disaster that had be |
fallen his predecessor the driver turn
ed back
Victims of the riots We're reported as |
being well toward recovery. Only a |
few who were taken to hospitals re |
main there The more seriously in
jured are sanguine of being out within |
a few days and there is no likelihood |
Of fatalities so far as known.
Chief of Police O'NeiII is nursing |
bruised leg, having been hit on the |
leg in one of the Fifth avenue riots |
Inspector Hunt who led the police dur |
ing their nine hours of fighting, was
hit three times and was limping today |
as well as displaying bumps on his
head and a lacerated cheek and taw,
Many policemen resumed their posts
today wearing bandages and plasters,
but otherwise none the worse for wear