Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

our teamsters are being threatened and
are without protection"
At Carpenters 1t was said tina their
driver, Flint. was beaten, but was still able
TO continue his work. TIT Hull people said
both of their loads of coal were dumped
out on the street They preferred to with
hold the names OF their drivers, both Of
whom are nonunion men recently employed.
John o. Yeiser's Position.
John o. Yeiser, who has been acting as
attorney for the Omaha Walters union,
has sent the following communication to
that bodyi
OMAHA, Neb., May IA, 19O2.-To the Ex-
ecutive Committee Contra Labor Union
and Omaha Walters Union No. %, Omaha
attention that a few persons. said to be-
long to the Teamsters' union, have as
saulted a nun mar driving a team on
Twenty-seventh and Parker streets, and
that a wagon was upset on Twenty-fourth
and Erskine streets. 1 know that. your
conduct and that possibly the secret or
ganization to destroy unionism may have
hired some men carrying union cards to
these rumors demand investigation.
Unless your executive committee imme-
diateiy adopts. resolutions TO investigate
these and all similar rumors, and to imme-
diately expei from such union any member
Withdraw from your services in the present
pending legal proceedings,
am compelled to send you this notice
pot only for the protection OF my W
honor and manhood, which / will not sac
rince in this crisis, but for your protection
JOHN o. YEIsER.
Teamsters' strike pBenent.
The teamsters begin their benent pay
meEts Saturday. They start with IS a week
and this will be increased to t7.5O after
the f0slr3h uuaoh 40 tha. oNriEo laata that
long. Their international president. NJ
w. Evans, MAS returned to Detroit. 1t
was said yesterday that no more nom
union teapsters had been brought into the
city. The transfer companies and coal
dealers are advertising for them in Des
Moines and other middle west cities, adj
vising all who will come that federal and
district court injunctions nave been OBJ
tang. warranting protection TO men who
win I'LL strikers places.
The walters are anticipating the return
OF their international first vice president,
Fred Bauman, an Omaha man, who is
now attending the international convention
in Philadelphia He may he accompanied
by other officers OF the i~nternationa union.
The tie-up in the restaurant business
continues, although a break is looked for
soon. Tolf Hansen, proprietor OF the Calu-
met one Of the largest restaurants in the
city, Wednesday said that he was MAX
ting preparations to resume business, but
had hxed no date.
Meat Cutters Postpone Meeting.
The meat cutters postponed their meet
ing from last night to Friday night.
owing to the inability of their national
president, Mr.. Donnelly, to be here. Mr..
Donnelly is now in Kansas City, where
trouble exists with the boss butchers. In
the meantime the meat cutters are work.
ing on the union scale and will. according
20 the president OF the union. walk out
when asked to accept the scale prepared
by.the boss butchers. The meat cutters.
who are afillated with the Packing Trades
council. have interested the latter in this
present contest
The union freight handlers on strike say
their employers are hiring all the nom
union men they can. In many instances
young men are coming in from country
stores where they have clerked at the
solicitation OF travelling men, and going to
work as freight handlers. which pays them
better. financially, than their former en-
ployment
Union PaeiAc settlement.
President Burt Of the Union Pacific yes.
terday went west to meet President Har-
rimAn. who is speeding on mis- way TO Chi
cago to confer with President John Nc
Neil and other boiler maker representatives
relative TO q settlement OF the Union Pa.
eiao strike. Mr.. Burt will proceed TO Chi
caEo ana he and Mr.. Hartman
probably will reach Omaha at 7S
Friday morning on No 4 They
have determined to so directly L
Chicago without any tarrying in Omaha
President Ed Kennedy OF the local and dis
trIct boiler makers sent a message to thu
magnates yesterday, urging them Il
consent to hold the conference In this city
but says his request was not coupled viii
and that he and Mcneil were asked e
Join the party. Presidents Hartman an'
hurt ana General Manager Kruttschnitt o
the Southern Pacific. m proceed TO Chi
cago. Mr. Kennedy has not decided tina
he will 80 20 Chicago.
New Northwestern Wase scheduie.
Chairman Ward Of the trainmen's griev
ance committed OF the northern and west
ern divisions OF the Northwestern arrive
In omaha yesterday from Chicago wher
a settlement has been effected with IN
Northwestern as 10 the increases demand
IN the pay OF freight and passenger train