Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
To CONFER WITH MACalNTTS
Union Pacific ofaOials and Employees Ar
y, range Meeting
N WILL OCCUR IN OMAHA ON JUNE
Vice Prssidtnt conIsn says the Out
look is Favorable for settlement
of EEistins DiRsrenees with
~ the railroad.

| .t. the Railroad.
WASHINGTON, May S-A conference
between the representatives. OF the Interna-
tiOnal Maehinists and officials OF the Union
Pacific railway has been arranged to take
place at Omaha June to consider the dlf-
ferences between the company and its ma
cAlnlsts who are on strike.
Vice President Conlan OF the Interna-
tional Association Of Machinists today said
the genersl outlook was fsvora BILE 70 reach
| Ing an agreement
Tea ThOusnnd May strike.
CHICAGO. May 25.-At a meeting Of the
general managers of various railroads upon
which the freight handlers have made a de-
mand- for an increase averaging 26 per cent
It was decided to refuse to grant any in
crease or make any compromise whatso-
] ever. A ..
Twenty-four roads were represented at the
meeting and the decision to refuse was
unanimous. The managers claim that the
demand IL unreasonable, as less than a
year ago the men were given an advance I'm
wages of, Is per cent. President Curran OF
the Freight Handlers union tonight de-
clared, that unless some concessions are
made he will order a strike OF the 10000
freight handlers employed by the different
railroads centsring in Chicago.
Kansas city Faces BiR strike.
| KANSAS CITY, May 25.--A committee Of
the local Freight Handlers union is call
ing on the railroad employers here today
and a strike IL threatened unless the IS
per cent increase in wages is granted. The
railroads that have freight houses in Kan
sas City are preparing for a strike and
| one prominent railroad man ts quoted as
saying today III the men strike their
places will he Allied promptly by men who
are not members of the unions, and those
who do strike will not be taken back"
| DENVER. May &.--The Western Fedora.
ton of Miners and its powerful ally, the
American Labor union, opened annual ses-
| sions In this city today. Questions OF
great Importance TO labor will be taken
up during the ten days session of the two
organizations. Only routine matters were
disposed OF today.
The Owls, an auxiliary Of the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen, which is now
| holding its biennial convention in this city,
elected ,oficers today.
| The brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen' 8
convention is revising the constitution and
bylaws Of the order. Insurance classes
| AaN'N DSoNA aeAcSN ao AOilO"Ss A. from t4OV
to 500; B. from $500 TO $1,000; c, from 81 ZOO
to 81. $50.
Freight Handlers Strike Settled.
ST. LOUIS, May 25-The settlement of
the strike Of porters. packers and freight
handlers Of the Wholesale grocery firms In
the Cupples station district, that went into
effect today, carried with 1t the assurance
| OF the winding up Of the strike of the rail-
| ,lna.N
OF general strike Of the teansters of the
International Organization who were on the
point of going out. Ns..f '.-,
| SAN FRANCISCO. May 26.-About I5o
employees of the Paci1c coast branch OF
the American Steel and Wire company
were thrown out OF employment on satur-
| nay, by the csosing of the plant The men
locked out are principally members Of the
! wire Workers union. The new wage scale
vas to have gone into effect today i
representative Of the company arrived here
last Thursday. He investigated the sit,,a-
ton and ordered the closing of the plant
indefinitely.
United States Immigration Commissioner
y. p. Sargent, who has been VISITING In
aonoluiu for the purpose Of investigating
the labor situation and selecting a site for
the local immigration station, for which
~ Ing Iast congress appropriated $4,000 today
returned on Ventura. ''
Smith q Wesson shut Down.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. May a.-Tbs firm
| OK smith & Wesson, revolver maksrs
closed their factory this evening Tor e.
ahuennite period. This step is taNap n
Is 6eleVed, because OF labor troubles. m.
men having sisnined their intention ~
the nrm. - '''' VI
Last week a number of the smniovas ,,.r.
tuesuoHeo regarding their connection with
! the movement to form a union and a. /.
| result eleven OF them were dinebarsSd r..
nrm threatened at that time to shut dov,n
the works. but the employees did not ds.,s,
from their purpose.
Two Hundred Thousand IdI. .
NEW YORK. May S.-It is estimated
.hat therei are close to 100000 men idle
today In the different borouRhs OF srss,a-
New York as a result OF strikes ordersd ~,
dinerent unions and the lockout decids6
upon by material men and eontraetors A.
their night against the unions. Work on
| most OF the big buildings and In thu .sv
mills ana brtckyards is practically at a
stsndstill. -
The United Board of Building Trades mat
| today and issued a statement denouncJps :
the recent action of the employers IN
forming an organisation,
Leather Workers on Strike.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. May z.-M.nhs-,
| Of the Amalgamated Leather Workers.
Union Of America went on a strike in mir
Of the tanneries In Milwaukee today. II n
estimated that between 1850 and a.ooo men
are affected. The men demand nfty-thrs.
hours work per week and the same nav
which they were receiving for sixty hourt.
conference between Representatives az
the employers and employees will be he'd
Tuesday.
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