Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-20


Several Of the strikers picketed the place
while q committee later in the day at
tempted to carry on peace negotiations,
but the proprietor, Willie Moy, locked him
self inside his shop and refused to treat
with them.
Italians Riot Again.
NEW YORK. May 1a-Clashes between
police and striking Italians took place at
several points along the line of the sub
way today.
The bluecoats on duty along the trench
and the reserves at the station houses were
called upon to suppress dozen fights
caused by the attempts OF the strikers to
intimidats their countrymen who tried to
return to work.
The strikers were out as usual at day
break In squads of five to pick up workmen
as u " left their homes When the men
gotf. Ast them they found another set Of
pickets awaiting them In the side streets
Just of the subway.
The second line of pickets, when they
could not make the men turn back, set on
them, but they confined their efforts strictly
TO workmen of their own nationality.
AT seventy-second street and Columbus
avenue a young Italian was set upon by
a crowd of strikers. Merchants, messen-
ger boys and laborers passing went to
the lads assistance and h general melee
was in progress when the police arrived.
Three arrests were made. About 1000
men, or 30 per cent Of the required number,
are now at work on the subway.
A gang of Italian strikers tried to in
duce men at work on church at West
Hoboken, n. j., to quit. the men refused
and the strikers attempted to mob them.
A squad of police interfered and In the
nght which followed the officers were
roughly handled. They eventually sue
ceeded In arrestfng seven of the disturbers.
ItevoIvers and knives were used but no
one was scrlonsTs hurt. although a poiiSe-
man received slight stab In the abdomen.
EnJOins MeA from striking.
DENVER. Col, May 1s.--No change has
taken place in the strike situation here
since yesterday. Boycotted houses in vari-
GUS lines arc resuming business with nom
union forces as rapidly as possible. but
labor leaders assert that there are no fewer
than 100 members of the union still out.
The State Board of Arbitration has been
blocked In its efforts In regard to arbitra-
ton in consequence of it's failure to secure
the consent of the Employers Citizens
alliance, but committees from the printing
trades and business interests have under
taken TO mediate between the labor
executive committee and the alliance.
Judge Bailey of Fremont county has
enioined the engineers and fremen en-
ployed by the Denver Gas and Electric
company from going out on sympathetic
strike.
The order is justified on the ground that
the Denver Gas and Electric Light com
pany is under thu jurisdiction OF Judge
BaiIey'a court. being In the hands of re-
csiver. The men affected say they had nc
intention Of going out. as the general labor
committee had exempted them from the
strike order.
Mobile Confers with Men.
MOBILE, May 1s-w. q. Lee. hrst grant
master of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, and c. II. wilkins, grand senior
conductor of the Order Of Railway Con
ductors, held a conference with Genera
MANAGER Clarke and General Counsel Rus
sell Of the Mobile & Ohio today with {
view to q settlement OF the strike.
Mr.. Lee is in receipt of an address from
Grand Master Morrissey confirming as
surances of conferences and the suppor
OF the National order of Railway Train
men now in session at Denver The rail
road officers claim the strike is practically
over.
Miners Ignore order.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, May 1s-Noticei
have been posted at all the mines in thu
New River and Loop Creek fields declaring
a strike among the miners and calling upor
all TO cease work until the union demands
are agreed to. Yesterday was the time Sc
for the call TO take effect, but so far al
can be sscertained It was not largely
obeyed. Most of the men were brought IL
TO take the places OF those who strucl
last summer and have not yet becom'
members OF the organization The notices
bear the names OF President John Mitchell
Vice President Lewis and Secretary-Treas
urer Wilson. endorsing the strike.
Iron workers quit.
CINCINNATI, May 1S-About 800 mem
bers Of the local sheet iron workers unioI
struck for shorter hours and more pay.
Fight Against PiecewOrk.
LIMA, o.. May 1s.-Three hundred EN-
ployes OF the Lima Locomotive and Ma
chine company went on strike today be
cause the company sought 20 put machin
lists and molders on the piecework basis