Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-06
NAMES OF PlCKETS WANTED
UnisH Pacific Officials Out to Identify
Leaders of the Strike.
CINCINNATI MEN ARE SENT HoMEWARO
MachInists from Ohio Who Said They
Were Brought Here by False Rep
reservations Given Transport
tRtiOn to Chicago.

oficial inquiry by the Union Pacific as
to the number and names of the strikers
pickets in Omaha and other cities and
towns where the strike exists has aroused
another ray Of hope among the former
shopmen that a settlement of the long
pending dificulty is being contemplated by
the company. 1t is believed that the Of
hcials want the names of the men who
have been most aggressive in the fight
against the company for future reference
and the supposed desire for these names
at this time is taken as evidence Of the
Union Pacihc's intention to bring about an
early termination Of the conflict. The
strikers assert their willingness to disclose
the names OF all their leaders and say
that II the officials will apply to their sec
retaries they will furnish correct lists Of
the pickets and other leaders.
While all such incidents as this seem to
reveal the anxiety Of the strikers to have
the strike settled, the men assert their de-
termination to wait on the company for
the hrst step in this direction. They APP
parently are as firm in their positions as
they we're at the outset. The same may
be said Of the officials OF the company.
Notwithstanding these facts, however, there
is a prevailing impression that influences
are at work for a settlement of the strike
and that before many weeks the end will
come.
Men at Cheyenne Quit.
Strikers are jubilant over the reports
from Cheyenne that fifty nonunion men
have left the shops there this week, thirty
ave on one day and fifteen on another.
These assertions from the Cheyenne shops
are attributed to the Introduction Of piece
work. No serious OBJECTIONS have occurred
at the Omaha shops for a week past, but a
number Of additions have been made to
the forces. Another carload OF men is ex-
pected to arrive from Boston Saturday.
The strikers have received information TO
this effect.
The four men who left the crowd i'm
ported from Cincinnati Thursday and threat
ened suit against the company as a means
Of remunerating them for their time and
wages lost In coming to Omaha to accept
work in the shops here made their grew
ances known to the Union Pacific o~fhcials,
declaring they had been deceived by the
agent. who told them there was no strike
in existence. and demanded pay for the
time lost and their transportation back to
their homes. They we're offered transporta-
tion as far back as Chicago. which they
finally accepted and left the city.
status Of Builders strike.
The status of the builders strike at the
new Omaha shops remains unchanged. The
company says enough bricklayers are at
work to do all that is to be done and tha
the other work is not suffering. II Is a
fact, though, that the laborers and car
penters still refuse to take up their tools.
A bitter feeling has been engendered against
the union bricklayers who returned to work
after the strike was declared. They are
being designated by their fellows who are
still out as 'seabs." II. B. Hinton. secre-
tary of the Building Trades council. which
organization Is directing this strike, says
that this matter viii be taken up agaiE