Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-02
Omaha Comes Second I'm List which
includes Representatives OF Many
Trades and Citizens of
Fourteen cities.
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NEW YORK May 1.-The expected May |
day strikes did not materlaliEe to the ex-
tent anticipated, although great |
many men, including 10000 Italian exca-
vators, are on strike. The agreement |
reached last night by the steamboat officials |
and the marine engineers to submit their !
differences to arbitration put stop to the |
general tieup OF all freight steamers in |
this vicinity.
Freight continues to move as usual, but |
the demands Of the engineers has tempo !
rarily demoralized the movement Of craft |
which depend on tugboats. number OF
demands of the engineers and tied their !
the owners of tugboats decided to resist the |
boats up, while in other cases the engineers
left their posts
Some of the companies we're successful
in securing nonunion men to take charge
OF their engine rooms. The situation is
not nearly so serious as had been looked
for The only serious aspects are in con-
nection with the movement Of barges which
bring New York's ice supply and the dock
ing and taking to sea Of the big ocean
liners
The Teamsters' strike has not yet reached
any pIOpOTIlOub. ne OIutTb WNIt lbSuSu ~
1000 members, but not one-fourth Of these
quit work.
Some 10000 Italian excavators and rock
men engaged on the subway answered the
call for a strike by their leader today.
They ask 50 a day for all men, experienced
and inexperienced, while the contractors
say they can pay this to experienced men
only.
The strikers paraded the streets. each
waving an American flag This strike prac-
tically put a stop to work the subway
and also on excavations for new buildings.
The strike Of the boiler makers was set
tied last night and the ship yards today
are operStinR with full forces. Another
strike settled today was that on the Musca-
toot dam, the 300 men returning to work
In the building trades there is not a
strike to interfere with work. the only
trouble being that occasioned by the diff
ferences between the Amalgamated and
Brotherhood carpenters.
Thousands Strike mt Baltimore.
! BALTIMORE. May IA general strike
of union workmen in the building trades
went into effect today. Over 1000 men
are out
BOSTON, May 1.-Many adjustments we're
reached in the city during the day, and
reports received by labor officials indi-
cate that not more than 1900 actually quit
work. These included 300 fathers, 500 ar
tificial stone and asphalt workers and 300
bakers.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., May lit is said
the conductors and trainmen Of the North
ern and Dakota divisions OF the Great
Northern are voting practically unani-
mously in favor OF a strike.
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several strikes in Indianapolis today. At
the Bedford quarries and mills the men
struck and all closed down. Five thou
sand men are out They are demanding
an equalization of the wage scale for the
different branches of work.
Laundry Workers on n Strike.
CHICAGO May 1.-Two thousand FIVE
hundred members of the Laundry Workers
union quit work today precipitating a
famine of clean linen upon Chicago and its
suburbs. There are 5000 of these workers,
including laundry wagon drivers and less
than one-ifth of the number are men.
Chinese laundries, OF which it is esti-
mated there are nearly 1000 in Chicago
are to be involved in this war, which Is
being waged by organized labor against en-
ployers in this city
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May 1.-Blooming-
ton witnessed the most extensive strike
among trades unions today that has been
inaugurated in many years. Every mem
Der OF the carpenters union, horseshoers
union and several other minor organiza-
tions laid down their tools this morning
when the bosses refused to sign the new
scale of increased wages.
SCRANTON, Pa, May ALL the union
journeymen plumbers, about 300, went on
strike today and there is an entire cessa-
tion of building operations where plumbing
is essential.
Colorado Bridge Workers out.
PUEBLO, Colo, May 1.-Two hundred and
twenty structural iron workers EMPLOYED
at the Minnequa Steel plant by the Ameri-
} can bridge company and the Ritter Connolly
company went on strike today. They de-
mand an eight-hour day and so cents an
hour. They have been working nine hours
day at 40 cents an hour
HUNTINGTON. W. Va, May 1.-One
hundred girls employed in a cigar factory
J here were discharged today because they
: formed a union. Half the number were
taken back upon Withdrawing from mem
I bership.
? Forty Thousand May Quit.
PHILADELPHIA, May More than
1000 men in the building trades struck to-
day for an increase in wages. This action
directly affects 1000 additional workmep
and should the strike continue a weeE
building operations will cease and oveI
: 10000 men will be rendered idle.
PITTSBURG, May six hundred boiler
makers and 400 helpers, besides arcbi.
tectural housesmiths and stationary hoist,
ing engineers in Pittsburg and Allegheny
a quit work today.
seven Thousand at Newark.
NEWARK, n. j., May 1.-Two thousan,
masons and 5000 laborers struck today fo
, higher wages
CINCINNATI, May loving TO a dis
. agreement between the Building Trade
council and the Contractors association o
Cincinnati about 700 men are Idle today
i The differences are over the demand o
the masters for their men to agree not 4
p join sypathetic strikes
e AKRON, o.. May Five hundred car
: penters struck today to enforce their de
mAnd for an sight-houT day and more pay