Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-05-08
SITUATION
UNCHANGED
Excavators and Rock Men in
New York Are Still
Out.
TELEPHONE TROUBLES
The Trouble on the El Paso and
Northeastern Amicably.
Adjusted.

| New York, Nay 8.-There was NJ
change in the situation Of the strike oi
the $4,000 exca@ators and rock men to.
day. The president of the union sai(
the subway men might submit The
question of hours to arbitration, but
than 50 a day. Work was also at &
standstll ON most Of the big buildings
as the result df the refusal of the lum-
ber men and brick dealers to send out
material until the teamsters have mod
flied their demands.
BUILDERS ORGANIZE.
New York, May AT a meeting OF
the Brooklyn builders and contractors
IA movement was inaugurated for 6
struggle between the labor unions anG
employers in the building trades. Ar
organization was effected under the
name of the builders Protective Asso-
citation of Brooklyn, and committee
was appointed to confer with similar
associations in Manhattan and the
Bronx The chairman of the meeting
explained it's object and said: 1--WE will
not give in to the demands of labor ag-
itators under any circumstances. What
ever wages are now being paid will
stand and will not be lifted We pro-
pose to fight to finish and, If neces-
sary, will cause a complete tie-up OF
all building operations until we win.''
TELEPHONE TROUBLE.
Cincincati, O., May S.-All the line
men, foremen, inspectors and conduit
men of the local Bell Telephone Com
pany struck today for an increase In
wages.
TURNING THE TABLES.
st. Louis, Mo-, May S.-The Com
mercial Telegraphers Union of Ameri-
ca today filed a petition in the United
States district court, asking Judge Ad-
ans to issue an injunction, restraining
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany from discharging men belonging
to the union.
The petitioners also ask that the
company be restrained from blacklist
ing members of the union and trom in
terfering with them in any manner.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Topeka, Kas., May S.-Judge Hook OF
the federal court today ordered Samuel
CASTOR and William Sanders to appear
before him tomorrow at II o'clock ia
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court. The
order was issued on account of the in
reference these two men arc claimed
to have made with some of the workers
in the Kansas City Tool Box Company
after an order had been issued by the
court restraining the men who were on
a strike there, from interfering with the
operations of the company or it's en-
ployes.
STRIKE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Ogden, Utah, May S.-There will be
no strike of the Southern Pacific boiler
makers today. This is authoritatively
grievance committee. The 80 days no.
tice that was given the company that
unless certain conditions were complied
with the men would go out, expired to-
day. officers of the union have the
matter under consideration at the
grand lodge in Kansas City. The de-
cision is expected Monday and the
feeling among the men here Is the
strike will be ordered.
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
special to the New Mexican.
Alamogordo, May s.sThe machinists,
boiler makers and helpers who went on
strike, returned to work last night
and everything is running smoothly. 1t
is understood that Superintendent OF
Motive Power Parsons agreed to rein
state Foreman Merle and the men were
satisfied and returned to work. The
settlement is temporary PENDING Gen.
eral Manager Martins return, but fur
ther disagreement is not expected.
SuERIFF's PROCLAMATION.
OMAHA, Neb., May s. s.-Sheriff Powers
of this county has issued proclama'
tion to the people, more especially to
the strikers. He states that he has been
called upon by the chief Of police OF the
city to assist in preserving order and
that he has sworn in fifty deputies lei
that purpose. The proclamation asserts
that every means will be used to pre-
vent violence and that vehicles of all
descriptions and drivers will receive full
protection. Secretary Wilcox Of the
teamsters union scolfed ut the PROPOSE
tion to call out troops. Tie said the
strikers were making no disturbances
and In proof Of his assertion cited tht
fact that the police have not been called
upon to make single arrest, except o.
several saloon keepers who have VIC
lated the mayors proclamation order
ing them to close their places.
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