Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

claims almost unanimously. The poll as
given out officially stood Lis in favor Of
the committee's demand and Is against. OF
the fifteen votes for the company. four
teen we're cast by conductors and one by a
trainman. Somewhat to the surprise Of
the management, the eastern. or Mime
sofa division, upon which the double header
Ia not an issue. voted solidly in favor OF
the committee.
After Mr.. Ward had been advised Of the
result Of the ballot and had made his
proposition of 3 per cent double headers
the men retired and spent most OF the
afternoon I'm discussing the ofer. Shortly
after 5 II was announced that a reply had
been sent reafirming the original demands.
1t is understood that the committeeman
take the ground that a question Of good
faith is involved between the grand officers
Of their association and the MANAGEMENT
Of other transcontlnental lines that have
signed agreements on the double header
question.
st. Louis street Car Men.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Employes of the st.
Louis Transit company. who are member
of division No. 315, Amalagamated Associ-
alton OF Street Railway Employees OF
AAANA III ~ III On NlO dhNlcduAllNN vi
submitting to the officers demand form
ulated by the officers OF the association.
II is expected that the poll will be CON-
pleted Tuesday night.
The demands are recognition Of the union.
a revision of hours and wages, arbitration
Of all differences and reinstatement of dis
charge employee member OF division
No. 315.
The transit company employs 5000 men.
tho majority OF whom are said to be mem
bers of the union.
Lumber Il in Chicago.
CHICAGO. May 11.-A strike of 1900
tally men and lumber inspectors which
industry Of this city was i~naugurated to-
day. s~eventy-hve lumber yards through.
out the city are involved. Upon refusal
Of the employers to grant a demand for
30 cents an hour and a ten-hour day the
men walked out without any warning.
although an agreement had been signed
January 1 between the tally men anC
and lumber inspectors union and the EN-.
ployers making the wages 22h cents an
hour for one year.
Packing Men stay Mt Work..
The Packing Trades council will not
call out the union workmen of the stock
yards in sympathy with the striking en-
gfneers. The executive board of the
council met tonight, considered the en-
friendly offices of the council to bring
about an adjustment,
Eleven Ont.
one thousand men employed at the Las
sig Steel and Iron works, a branch of tho
American Bridge company, struck today foi
recognition of the union. Two hundred
armateur winters and repair men went ouf
today for the union wage scale. The wag,
is from 10 to Is per cent increase over tn,
present rate.
Montreal Lo~nEshOremen settle.
MONTREAL, May 1.-The striking Ions
shoremen at a meeting today decided Il
accept the terms of agreement reached b!
representatives Of both sides.
Riots in brooklyn. ,
NEW YORK, May Mysterious troubl,
arising from the recent strikes i~naugurate'
in Brooklyn occurred in various sections o
that borough today. A gang of striking
blacksmiths descended upon two blacksmith
shops In turn and severely beat a numbe
OF the nonunion men employed there, TIL
rioters in both cases fed before the polio
arrived.
A delegation of Italians attempted to stoI
men repaving the streets. Wherever tn
strikers appeared they were met by tn
police and dispersed, In some instance
the police were obliged to use their clubs.
At a meeting of subway strikers today
which was attended by about 5000. 1t wa
decided to continue the strike for 81,
months IL necessary. The italian subwa,
e~xcavators maintain that their fight I
against the padrone system and assurance
will have to be given them by the con
tractors that they shall be hired througI
their union representatives instead o
through padrones. They also demand tina
some substantial increase in wage b
guaranteed them.
The Staten Island carpenters, 400 in mum
Der, are again or strike.
Mcneil Orders Men to Work.
SALT LAKE CITY, May 1.-THE secre
tary OF the boilermakers this morning re
ceived a telegram from President job
Mcneil at Kansas City instructing the me
in the Southern Pacific shops to remain a
work for the next fifteen days. The telt
gram says a meeting has been arrange
with Hartman and Burt aiming at a sci
Element of the Union Pacific strike. Thl
meeting is to be held next week.
bakersfield Men Go out.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal, May 11.-All tn
boilermakers employed on the Souther
Pacific here went on strike today. TIL
helpers and apprentices presented then
selves for duty, but were persuaded not {
work.
|, Victoria strike Continues.
MELBOURNE, Victoria, May 18th
train service, owing TO the railroad strik,
Is most limited and all business is han
pered. The country and circuit court
have been postponed and the princips
timber yards are closed. The striker
have issued a manifesto in which the
say: I'VE are not lawbreakers. We Al
only lighting for freedom OF action aftS
working hours. II only one of our excel
tive committee had been dismissed, so {
: to make a test case, we would have sui
mitted."
Denver Thousands to strike.
DENVER, May 11.-Eforts TO avert II
|, threatened general strike nave been frui
less, and it is expected that strikes wi
be begun tomorrow that will involve $50
men.
The Fire n Police board today SUI
mitted a plan for the establishment of
. permanent board OF arbitration to consi
~ ava man chosen nv the emnIovara' a