Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-09

from that of Thursday. The teamsters are
at a ~standstill, having effected practically
a complete tie-up Of their AFFAIRS, and the
freight handlers are gradually calling out
more Of their men. President Mast says
the men will be called out as fast as they
are required to handle goods hauled by
%nonunion drivers. Those twenty-five who
struck at the Midland Glass & Paint COM
pany yesterday morning did 30 because Of
this reason. The freight handlers at Adams
& Kelly's struck yesterday. The teamsters
there went out the day before.
The coal dealers are still making little
effort to resume business, though in some
cases coal is being sent out. Some of the
coal dealers are meeting with difficulty in
getting drivers, while others are getting
more drivers than they can use. Most
of them feel that It would be unsafe to send
out drivers and are holding of for that
reason.
w are not sending out any teams at
ALL said J. A. Sunderland, because we
don't want to risk our old men or new
ones to the assaults that might be made
probably not while the drivers were on
the wagons, but after they had left their
work. II is but natural that we should feel
this fear for our men, because we have
seen by former strikes Of this kind that
II is not the safest thing in the world TO
expose teamsters.
Our customers may be suffering for
coal. but they certainly are very generous
about IL. They have assured us that they
will get along some how and for us to go
ahead and fight out this case as best we
can. showing that their sympathy is with
us. We are convinced that the employers
have public sympathy In this controversy
Freight Congestion Serious.
But few more transfer wagons are at
work than were Thursday, but 1t is ex-
pected that by a few more days many will
be on the streets, as the transfer men
have launched an effort to import non
union drivers, as was stated in The Bee
yesterday morning. Some of the wholesale
houses have co-operated with the transfer
men to the extent OF furnishing drivers
for them. The congestion Of freight is
serious and every effort will be made to
relieve 1t. But while this is being done
the other obstacle presented In the in
action Of the freight handlers on being
required to work with nonunion teamsters
IL encountered.
No violence of any kind has come to light.
The sherin has sworn in sixty deputies
to start with and they went out yesterday
morning, each squad being under the di-
rection Of an experienced member OF the
police force. Chief Donahue and Sheriff
Power are working. hand in hand. They.
with their corporal forces. and the gov
ernor and mayor. with their moral suasion,
expect to fully q the situation, es-
pocially since the strikers contend that
they will offer no overt resistance and at
ford chance for any call to arms or ar
rests. The strikers say they are ready to
contribute every possible effort to an
amicable settlement. through arbitration
or any other medium that may be decided
on. The idea of federal or state troops
seems to have been completely lost.
The walters are unchanged in their sit
uation, except that they are extending
their picket lines to one more restaurant
that opened Friday with a small force
OF nonunion walters. 1t Is the R~ookaway
at 1916 Douglas street, operated by John
@. Dennis.
Sheriff. Rn&eAa1 EoRca