Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

men. The management agreed to grant
an increase of II per cent in the pay of
passenger and Is In the pay OF freight train
men and to abolish double headers, except
in a few mountain districts.
This new schedule becomes effective
June 1. The company was unable to make
it effective during the month of May MS
the men wanted. for the reason that the
fiscal year ends in May and the annual
report had to be made to the board Of
directors in New York and circumstance
did not permit of any such material
changes In the wage schedule. The men.
who had been pressing their demands
since January /, agreed to this a
mont and matters are now satisfactorily
adjusted.
Impartial Deputy sheriMs.
Sheriff Power yesterday morning added
twenty men to the force Of deputy sherifs
appointed to preserve order during the
labor troubles, and turned them over to the
police force. With this appointment thirty
men will be detailed for night work, and
this number will be Increased by six, prob
ably, during the day, so that the night
force will consist Of forty-six men. includ-
Ing policemen and special deputies.
The policy OF the sheriT's ONCE In the
appointment OF special deputies, has been
changed so that now with the exception of
two men appointed the first day. there are
none on the force connected with either
side Of the labor controversy. Upon the
advice of his attorney the sheriff decided
not to appoint any more employees Of the
business men as special deputies. This
was not received In good part by the busI-
ness men. who said the sheriff had been
wrongly advised by his counsel, who
has been the attorney for the Union Pacinc
strikers before the Federal court. The
sherif then suggested that he wcod1d be
guided by the advice of T. J.. Mahoney.
counsel for the Business Mems association
and after the lawyers had consulted II was
given as the united opinion that he should
not appoint such employees as deputies.
1t was reported to the offlcia1s yesterday
morning that at the last meeting Of the
Transfers union a ~'wreckIng' committee
had been appointed. to meet the wagons
| driven by strike breakers In the suburbs
of the city and infict violence upon the
drivers and wreck the wagons. The
request was for the sheriff to redouble his
vigilance. and Increase the special force
further in case any violence follows. The
union men OF course scout the idea that
they have a 'wrecking'' committee or that
they contemplate resort to violence OF any
kind.
One Restaurant signs Up.
The first break in the employers' ranks
came yesterday, when Mrs. A. H Har-
ris, proprietress OF the Chicago, 121f Doug.
las street, signed the union scales OF the
walters, cooks and helpers. She at once
arranged to let her ~nonunion help 10 and
employ union forces throughout. This Is
the FIRST one of the restaurants which de.
clined to sign the scales to become union.
lied since the strike began.
At a meeting last night Omaha waters
J union No. % adopted the following resolu.
ton, which was given. to the press owe,
the signatures OF H. c. Wade, president
and Charles Hart, business agent:
Resolved, That the recommendation NJ
yohn y. neiser, In his communication o
May IL, relative to expulsion of any mem,
Ders OF organized labor using vioienca dur
ing this strike, be adopted and that Z
committee be appointed to carry out IN,
said suggestion forthwith.
Skilled Mechanics Walk out,
Twenty-Five employees OF the Drtmmon,
Carriage company refuse to work and IN,
proprietor Joins with them. The complet
force Of woodworks, ironworkers, trimmer
painters and harness makers decided Z,
quit work Saturday morning, May I6. an,
remain out until Monday mornlng. May Is
This Is the fourth annual walkout of EN-
ployes and employer. and Saturday viii b.
a day of jollincation. The force win b,
conducted to Courtiand Beach in q tally-ho