Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-07
STRIKE IS GETTING LIVELY
President Of Mason Tenders is Arrested on
Charge Of Assault
TRANSFERS STOP DELIVERY OF GOODS
Several Loads from omahn Forced to
Take the Back Track Rnd One
Compelled 90 Reload what
He Had Delivered.
TRANSFERS STOP DELIVERY OF GOOD

The striking mason tenders and the team
sters liyened up matters somewhat In
Council Bluffs yesterday. The result was
that no attempt was made to resume the
LAYING OF brick on the Fuller-Johnson &
Shugart warehouse or the Great western
freight house, despite the declaration OF
Contractor Wickham Tuesday evening that
such work would be resumed. Several
minor conflicts occurred between the strik-
ing mason tenders and the nonunion men
and two arrests we're made, Robert Stack,
president Of the Mason Tenders union, be-
ing one OF the men arrested.
The striking teamsters were much In evil
dence throughout the entire day and non
union teamsters hauling goods from Omaha
consigned to Council Bluffs arms and indi-
viduals were stopped and the drivers com
PEELED to turn back across the river again.
President Stack of the Mason Tenders
union was arrested early in the morning
for an alleged assault on John Hops, a
workman employed by Wickham Bros, on
the South Main street implement ware
house. Hops alleged that Stack assaulted
him after he had refused to quit work and
join the strikers. Stack denied the assault,
but admitted that he did use pretty strong
language to Hops while urging him to
quit work. He said he told Hops that II
he persisted in working the union would
take measures that would be ehectual in
keeping him away from work. Stack was
released on his own r~ecognizance to appear
! before Judge Scott in police court this
morning.
Mike Condor, another striking mason
tender. was charged with assaulting Henry
Cozad, also employed on the Main street
implement warehouse. Cozad alleged that
Condor threatened to assault him with a
brick because he declined to quit work and
join the ranks OF the strikers. James Wick
ham. fearing trouble. telephoned for the
police, but the strikers withdrew and a
clash which seemed imminent between the
union and nonunion men was averted. In
view Of the attitude OF the strikers Con-
tractor Wickham made no effort to do apv
work on this building or the Great Western
freight house. although several bricklayers
were ready to go to work. Mr.. wickham
had a force of men at work on the Great
Western rouudhouse.
Force Drivers to Turn Back.
The striking Transfers, who were rein
forced by pickets from the Omaha strikers.
had a number of clashes with the nonunion
men and the police were kept busy prevent
ing any serious outbreak. An express
wagon from Omaha loaded with a plano for
q local firm succeeded In reachinR Pearl
and Broadway before the strikers stopped Il.
They compelled the driver to turn back and
return TO Omaha without unloading al
though the wagon was within a few feet n,
the house to which the plano was con-
signed. Another wagon loaded with mat
resses for a local firm was spotted by the
strikers after part Of the consignment had
been unloaded. The driver was forced N
reIoad MS wagon and drive back to Omaha.
On Avenue B the strikers stopped a
wagon loaded with vegetables, for the
Gilinski commission house. Mr.. GrinsLI
parleyed with the strikers ana finally In
dueed them to consent to him TRANSFERRING
tne shipment to one Of his own wagons.
u Rasmussen. who was hauling brick for
contractor Wickham. was met BY a number
OF strikers near the Illinois Central denot
VINO pulled him of the wagon and then pro-
ceeded to make ktndling wood of the wagon
This was about the only actual case of vic.
lence reported to the police.
W L. kerney. who was replacing a brick
sidewalk In front OF his property on South
MAIN street with cement, secured a load OF
pidnAs from Contractor Hughes. He had
tne planks partly unloaded when the strik-
ers sWooped down or him and ordered tbs,
the planks be reloaded and returned This
Mr. kerney stoutly refused to do and a
compromise WIS finally reached bv the nor
ZION OF the load which was still on the
wagon being returned.
The Bricklsyers' union met last nIvh,
ana voted to go out on a sympathetic
strike with the mason tenders. while M
oricklayers quit work yesterday ali over
the city no formal walkout had been or.
dered until a vote to support the mason
tenders In their demand for the increased
wage scale was taken at the meeting last
night.
At the regular meeting Of the Masor
Tenders union last night fifteen new mem.
bers were taken in.
The striking teamsters held a meetius
IN the morning which was largely attended
Reports showed that the number OF mem.
bers who have Joined the ranks OF III,
strikers is increasing daily. It was statet
that Contractors Harden and Rockwell hat
} signed the scale, as had William Welci
and William Martin.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. $50. Night. Fss7