Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-11
STRIKE GROWING SERIOUS
One Man Has Bsel KILLED on a Mobile &
Ohio Engine
STRIKE LEADERS REQUEST MILITIA
Break in Ranks of Chicago Laundry
mems Association and Some
of the PrOprietOrs VIII
open Up.

JACKSON, Tenn, May. i0.-The strike
on the Mobile & Ohio railroad, now on In
this city, is assuming alarming proportions
One man killed, two trains wrecked and
business badly tied up is the result of the
day in Jackson. Early this morning Chief
Of Police T. c. CASTOR and his force were
called to the Union depot by the officials OF
the road on account of a wreck having oc-
CURED there alleged to be the work of the
strikers. A FISH plate had been laid be-
tween the rails Of a switch and large
engine was ditched. The engine was placed
again on the rails and returned TO the
shops and when It returned to carry the
train north the switch was thrown and
another delay occasioned.
VIII Yarboro a young man. was shot and
killed today on the tender of his engine.
Yarboro boarded the train yesterday after
noon at Bethel Springs, south of here,
made trip to Okalona, Miss. as a brake
man and returned to jackson today. Tho
train on which he was killed was the same
as that manned by Captain Pringle, a
bridge foreman, and his crew of negro
hands. South of jackson the negroes were
run of the train and at Bethel Yarboro
Joined Pringle's train. The strikers say
that they know nothing OF the identity of
the man who did the shooting and depre-
cate the accident
The railroad property is being guarded
and further trouble is feared.
At the request of the strikers the Mobile
& Ohio railroad company has prepared a
writ Of injunction which will be filed in the
federal court, asking that the state militia
be ordered to Jackson at once to protect
the rights and property of the company
The report that the engineers and firemen
would join the strikers is said to be un-
founded.
Trainmen are Satisfied.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1O.-"All conditions
considered we are satisfied with the prog
ress made in the strike. The freight traffic
of the Mobile & Ohio is virtually at a
standstill and that is the vital interest to
which the management must look"
This was the expressed opinion of c. H.
wilkins, grand senior conductor of the
Order of the Railway Conductors, who,
with w. @. Lee, first vice grand master of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
called the strike of the Mobile g. Ohio
trainmen and yardmen Saturday.
Since Saturday morning three passenger
trains have moved from st. Louis. Two
were moved by conductors who belonged
to the union. Freight trains to the num-
ber of four have been moved. One left
St. Louis Saturday morning. 1t was
manned by a crew of nonunion men. Sun
day being rather an off day in the freight
traffic movement. developments were necas-
sarily few.
At Murphysboro, ILL.,, the train sent out
Saturday was abandoned, by the crew with
the exception of the conductor. II moved
from Murphysboro today. In East st.
Louis this afternoon three freight trains
were moved by nonunion men. Beyond this
the traffic from St. Louis is al a stand
still.
special to the Republic from Ava, ILL.,,
says: The first and second sections of No.
70, freight passed here today. Third No.
70 was abandoned at Percy. There Is con-
siderable excitement here and at williams
Vile, Percy and Sparta Protection is
called for
MERIDIAN, Miss, May 1O.-The Mobile
& Ohio strike situation remains about the
same in this city, except that the company
succeeded in getting one train out and one
In today with nonunion conductors and
brekemen. superintendent Alexander said
this afternoon that he expects to have
practically all the places of the strikers
on his division filled by tomorrow noon and
that traff1c will be resumed. number of
nonunion men have arrived here from Chi
cago. They are corralled in cars IN the
yards and all strikers are warned to STAY
out of the yards and not to Interfere. The
strikers are conducting themselves in a
most orderly way. 1t is believed here that
the engineers are considering the question
of taking action THAI might prove of as
sistance to the strikers.
Some LaUndries to Open,
CHICAGO. May 1O.-All efforts to reach
settlement OF the laundry strike at a
meeting of the special committee of the
employees and the employers failed of re-
suits and disruption of the ranks of the
Employers association is expected tomor-
row. The Evanston laundry men who an
nounced yesterday that they would open
their laundries Monday could not be in
luenced by the association today. All at
tended the meeting and a strong effort was
exerted to induce them to stand by the
association. but all arguments were power
less and the Evanston men left the meet
Ing determined to open for business I'm the
morning.
Laundry men outside Ct the special com
mittee have held conferences with T. C.
Wilson. president of the Laundry Work
ers' union, endeavoring to arrange indi-
vidual terms OF settlement on their own
responsibility.
Several OF the owners conferred with
me today" said President Wilson land
N'hA ~ N"ih NANs wiz hpN hbih pdCh HluCn
longer, l think the break in the ranks
will come tomorrow"
Notwithstanding the situation another
conference win be held tomorrow morning
10 effect a settlement between the two or
ganizations. The fight is still over the alb
solute recognition of the union and prac-
tically no progress has been made during
the last three days
NEW YORK, May 10-Announcement
was made tonight that cessation of the
war between the Amalgamated Association
of Carpenters and the Brotherhood. which
caused 5000 carpenters to stop work Is
near. The brotherhood has decided TO
make application for membership in the
United Board Of Building Trades. of which
! the Amalg1mated Association is a member
and thus allow the united organizations to
bring about peace. This action is to be
| taken, ii is asserted. in order that labor
may combine in the tight which is now
being waged against the lockout of driv-
ers and tearnsters instituted by the Lum-
Der Dealers association and the Material
Mems association.
There were no announcements with regard
to the striking subway men at the meet
ing OF the Central Federated union tonight.
Looks Like Compromise.
ST. PAUL, May lO-The canvass of the
vote taken on the Great Northern system
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