Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-09


Of the boiler makers of the Southern Pa
cific company west Of lei Paso and Ogden
and south OF Portland will puit work out
of sympathy for the members Of their IL
ternationai union who have Teen having
trouble for the last six months with the
Union Pacific The number of men involved
is about 40. The union machinists of the
Union Pacific are also Ilong with the boiler
makers. The Southern Pacific machinists
have not taken any scuon looking to
sympathetic movement
Secretary Douglas of the local boiler
makers and one OF the Union Pacific strik-
crs, says the press report is erroneous,
that the Southern Pacific boiler makers
do not go out until Monday next at 10 a. m.
THAT you can depend on" said Mr.. Doug
las FOR It is positively correct. Their
strike has been delayed by the miscarriage
of kilograms"
Volunteer Firemen May Quit.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d, May S.-(Special)
The volunteer firemen of Lesterville are
preparing to strike, because of differences
with the town council as to the sum the
city shall contribute for the support of the
department. The hremen made application
for a certain sum per month, half of which
was offered as a compromise. The firemen
then held an indignation meeting and again
sent in the same demand. II ii is not com
piled with the fremen will resign in a
body and the town will be without volun-
teer fire department An ultimatum has
been served on the council. giving 1t until
next Monday to decide.
Hill Expects No strike.
ST. PAUL, May SIN an interview today
on the possibility of strike on the Great
Northern, J. J. Hill said:
II the men have voted to authorize a
strike, 1 see no common ground on
which the matter can be further arbi-
trated. They will be obliged to accept the
| consequences of any action they may de-
our Information is, however. that the
men are holding meetings for the express
purpose Of opposing the demands OF the
committee. l quite sure they do not
want to strike, II left to act as they would
| which does not affect the Great Northern
directly; ours is not double header road.
! Less than per cent of our freight mileage
/ is handled by double headers, and this In
| cludes the pushers, to which no opposition
has been raised. About per cent Of the
men who would be called upon to strike,
should the grand officers and men decide
to declare one, would be directly interested
vi indicate I don't think more than 1900
| would go out in any event
| The trouble was the subject of two con-
! ferences today The road was represented
| by j. j. Hill and General Superintendent
! Slade. They went into the Office of Mr..
! Ward. The other conference was held
in the windsor hotel, those taking part
| being Messrs. Garretson, Newman, Miller
| and Wooley, the latter two being the chair
men of the conductors and trainmen's
committees respectively. Nothing was
given out by either side after the meeting.
The vote will not be officially canvassed
until Monday morning.
Building Trades Strike settled.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. May S.-The
! strike OF the men in the building trades
here has been adjusted A compromise
has been reached providing that from now
| on until November 1 the day shall consist
OF eight hours at 50 per day and after
ward for a period of two years the hours
shall remain the same and the wages be
sa.cS The men were receiving S275.
subway situation Unchanged.
NEW YORK. May s.-There was no
change in the situation in the strike Of the
Is. 900 excavators and rock men today The
nresident OF the union said that the sub
way men might submit the question Of
hours to arbitration. but they would not
accent anything less than 50 a day. Work
was also at a standstill on most OF the big
buildings as the result OF the refusal OF
the lumbermen and brick dealers to send
o,,t ma terial until the teamsters have modi-
fed their demands.
Friends OF George A. Kolb, bust
ness manager of the Marine En-
gineers' association, who mysteriously
disappeared Monday, while trying to per-
suade men to leave the vessels against
which his union had declared a strike, are
now convinced that he has been kidnapped
N,.NA IL
vessel.
At a mass meeting held today of
the Brooklyn builders and contractors a
movement was inaugurated for struggle
between unions and employers in the build
ing trades An organization was effected
under the name OF the Builders Pro-
tective Association of Brooklyn" and a
committee was appointed to confer with
similar associations in Manhattan and the
Bronx.
The chairman of the meeting explained
its object and said: I'VE will not give
in to the demands OF labor agitators under
any circumstances Whatever wages are
now being paid our employees will stand and
will not be lifted. We propose to fight
to a finish and II necessary will cause q
complete tieup of all building operations
until we win
Buffalo TRiIOrs Out.
t BUFFALO n. Y. May s.-The strike o.
iourneymen tailors for an increase Of
wages. which was in progress in this cit!
| for nine months. was declared off toda!
Internationally.
TeIegraPhers Invoke Law.
ST. LOUIS, May s-The Commercial
Telegraphers' union today filed a petition
in the United States district court asking
Judge Adams to issue an injunction re
5 straining the Western Union Telegraph
I company from discharglng men belonging
D to the union.
Fatal Riot at Greenwich.
a GREENWICH, Conn. May s.-During
. strike row today a striking Italian lahore
e was shot TO death by one of his fellow
countrymen, who was attacked by a mum
Der of strikers in an EFFORT to induce hin
to quit work. The man who did the shoot
! ing and six others were arrested,
( Bell Telephone Men Out.
CINCINNATI. May s-AH the Inemer
% foremen, inspectors and conduit men of tn
local Bell Telephone company struck toda
for an increase in wages The manager O
= the company. Mr.. Bayard Kilgour, decline
y 10 treat with a committee OF the union [
, which the men belonged. but said he woul
treat with the men individually as en-