Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12

service any time they can get supplies de-
nvered. OF course this scarcity of provis-
ions makes Il harder for the big restaurants
than the small ones"
Two members Of the Restaurant Keepers
association said yesterday that they did
not expect last nights conference with
Governor Mickey ito amount to anything"
The meeting is only to confer, not to
arbitrate." each remarked. land as the
great sticking point Is recognition Of the
union, on which both sides are equally
determined. I don't see how anything can
be done just now"
President Wade Of the walters union
said: The restaurant men are not opening
simply because they cannot. They have
posted notices in Chicago offering 500 per
month for cooks, which is considerably
more than they paid our men. but are not
getting any. We nave pickets at all en-
ployment agencies there who see to It that
no strike breakers In our trade leave there
for Omaha. Beyond stationing pickets with
cards at the onunion houses we are doing
nothing here in Omaha because so long as
the restaurant men are inactive there Is
nothing for us to do. At the present rate
Of expense, we can keep up this fight
indefinitely, as our dement's last week
amount 70 Only n HtNit mOTb Nndn 40
Many of our members have homes and a
little money laid up, 30 they make no
demand on the union"
Stationary Engineers May Quit.
The stationary engineers may be the next
department Of labor that quits work II the
general industrial strike is not brought to
a close soon. Tho engineers have a strong
local organization in No. IS of the Inter
national Union OF Stationary Engineers
and most OF the engineers of this class in
Omaha belong to IL. Saturday night n
meeting was held in Washington hall at
which It was decided not to accept coal
delivered by nonunion drivers. Later, how
ever, the resolution was reconsidered and
the action rescinded. AS an alternative It
was decided TO write to the international
president in Chicago setting forth the
points In the present strike and requesting
his advice how TO proceed. Until his reply
is received the engineers will remain at
work. and. It is understood. use such coal
as is presented.
Among the Transfers.
In addition to the 100 pilgrims imported
Sunday by the transfer companies, Busi-
ness Agent Crews of the Transfers union
says that forty-six more of the Mound City
plebians arrived yesterday morning and that
forty Of them Immediately fell by
the wayside and Joined the strik-
ers at Hotel de Crews. More are
looked for later In the day. w. S. Jardine
of the Omaha Merchants Transfer COM
pany said Sunday that he would have in
three or four carloads more. The transfer
people are keeping the recruits they man
age to get at their temporary hotel at
Fourteenth and Leavenworth streets, and
the strikers are feeding theirs at Billie
Huston's on North Sixteenth street and
sheltering them at the Salvation army and
other such hotels. The teamsters' inten-
ton Is TO get them out of the city as soon
as possible. They supply them with trans
portation. Chief Donahue's order that none
can stay here unless they go to work
still holds good.
According to Treasurer Wilcox of the
Teamstcrs' union, out Of q shipment of
torty-eisht Qonunion drivers from Mime
apolis only one reached Omaha last night.
and he was Immediately taken in charge by
the strikers and piloted to a rooming house.
The other forty-seven men had learned the
character Of the work they had been hired
to do and mutinied at Manila, Ia, leaving
the train and threatening to create a dis
turbance IL transportation to Minneapolis
was not supplied them.
Turn from Work Readily.
Inc Transfers seem to be having very
little trouble In pursuading these persons
10 desert the transfer companies and tiir,
their heads in the opposite direction from
work. The result was tina Labor Temple
Nand the teamsters' headquarters on FIJI
teenth street, near dodge, yesterday
were about the busiest places in the city.
Throngs OF men we're there, strikers and
these gentlemen who had Just blown I'D
fro1, 4ha go,,fh Ev1anf Cor fbo- 1@.....
argumentative performances, common on
such occasions and at such places, there
was little demonstration Chief Donahus
up to noon had been able to land but two
Of the Missouri wayfarers. Sunday he
got six, but they were released yesterday
when the Transfers union agreed to
send them out OF the city. Most of tho
newcomers are whites, though there are
some colored ones. None Of them has to
be fought away from work.
The transfer companies were able yester-
day 10 revive their business consider
ably. w. s. Jardine said his company put
out thirty-three or thirty-four teams and
Others sent out more than usual. The i'm
ported men who go to work are distributes
among the seven transfer companies. The
result was that yesterday the wholesale
and jobbing districts presented the liveliest
appearance since the strike began and the
men went out. Trafnc was moving freely
and without Interference. Each wagor
was accompanied by a deputy sheriff, as
a rule, ana the police were still vlgilant
on the streets. The strikers persist IA
saving they will not violate the law and
assault any ~nonunion man or interfere with
the business of their employers.
sheriff relieves Union Men.
In responae to the complaints that have
been made by the Business Mems associa'
ton. Sheriff Power yesterday discharged
every special deputy who was a union mar
or recommended by the unions, and In tho
great majority of cases they were sue
ceeded by ~nonunion men. Fifty were re-
moved and forty put in.
Sheriff Power stated that the removals
were made upon the recommendation Of
Chief of Police Donahue, who told him tina
unless the men were removed from tho
force he would not be RESPONSIBLE for tht
consequences. The sherihf said that com
plant had been made that some OF thu
} special deputies appointed to protect thu
business OF the transfer companies had
taken advantage OF their position to argue
with the nonunion drivers and in sons
cases had succeeded in getting them II
quit their jobs and join the forces OF thu
strikers. Yesterday all persons VIII,
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