Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

of whom there are 400, and all other building
mechanics. The bricklayers who are de-
tanned from work in most cases by the
strike Of the hod carriers will be affected.
II this order is issued 1t will simply mean
a sympathetic strike to facilitate the cause
Of the other building trades that are now en-
strike"
This statement was made yesterday by
Hltk Stevenson, business agent for the
Building Trades council. Mr.. Stevenson and
other leaders Of these allied organizations
were in consultation yesterday over the is
sues at stake.
President W.. H. Moore of the Hod Car
riers' union said regarding the relations
between the Contractors and the hod car
rieTs:
1.-TWO OF the contractors communicated to
us verbally that they thought II we would
agree to return to work they could satisfae-
torily adjust matters. But we are not going
on what they think or what they say YER
bally. We will not act until we have a def
mite understanding with the contractors.
Whatever concessions are made must be in
writing"
Freight Handlers Rest.
The freight handlers are not making any
further effort to bring out their men. They
have now between $50 and 200 out, which
includes those that were at the Union Pa
cihc and the B. & NJ. freight houses and a
few of the commission houses in the whole
sale districts. All Of the men that were
taken from the Union Pacific we're nom
unionists until they reached the freight
handlers headquarters Wednesday.
mo freight to speak of is being moved,
no ~nonunion men are being employed and
there really is no reason for us to call out
any more men at present" said President
Nest Of the Loneshoremen and Freight
Handlers union; consequently we are let
ting things rest where they are"
The teamsters and freight handlers met
in Joint session Wednesday night and
decided to stand together as they have been
doing in the present strike and keep things
tied up. The teamsters up to noon had not
been served with the federal court lnjunc-
ton which Judge Munger modified. They
are engaging legal assistance and planning
their course of action. Few were seen on
the streets or anywhere else except in and
around their headquarters at ia North
Fifteenth street. Things were quiet all
over the city so far as strikers were con.
cerned. A few teams were moving IL and
out OF the wholesale districts and no dis.
turbances whatever were apparent. The
police force is still enlarged and is patrol.
ing the districts most frequented by the
heavy teams. 500 re-
ransf Compnnies' Plans.
Both from transfer companies and tn,
teamsters the report comes that no non.
union men are being brought into the city
A member Of the Johnson Brothers Trans.
fer company said:
I'VE have som teams at work, but arr
not sending out of the city for nonunioI
drivers. We can get all Of them we wan.
here in Omaha. We have more application.
than we can handle"
The ExpressmAn's Transfer ompany 1
running seven teams. but the Omaha Mer
chants Express and other transfer com
panies are not running any, according t
statements made by men in their oflces
The transfer men said they knew Of n
concerted action planned and thought tina
whatever volume Of business was don
would be resumed as conditions warrante,
and made possible.
A rumor was current yesterday that tn
Transfers union contemplated calling GU
all the drivers Of ice wagons In the city
Treasurer Wilcox and Secretary Sumne
Of the union said regarding this: I'VE con
template nothing Of the kind. All Of tn
ice companies save the Partridge compan
have signed our scale and we have no de
sire or intention Of calling out their driv
ers. The Partridge company has nonunio
drivers and is serving n~oaunion patrons
Tn only teamsters added to the ranks {
the strikers were seven or eight froi
the Haarmann Brothers Vinegar works an
twelve or fifteen from Adams & Kelly, sasl
door, moulders and blinds establishment
r The drivers from the latter hrm Wake
out and Joined the strikers voluntaril
while the former responded to orders frol
, the union"