Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-26
STRIKE TICS Up
BUILDING WORK
OPERATIONS III CHICAGO AT A
sTANDsTILL BY WALKoUT OF
LUMBER TRANSFERS.
EXPRESS COMPANIES
REFUSE TO GIVE IN

One Report Says Only Single Company
Now Stands in Way Of Settle
ment = Mayor Plans to Preserve
Order.
Chicago, May 24.-All the lumber
Transfers in Chicago struck Tuesday,
1900 of them, shutting down the lum-
her industry absolutely for the time
being at least and forcing conditions
that will bring stagnation to all the
vast building operations of Chicago
within 4s hours
Express Companies Firm.
In spite of the spread of the strike
to the lumber drivers the express COM
panies have announced no change in
their attitude toward their former
drivers. A conference held in Mayor
DUNES Office was without immediate
effect, although there are reports that
the Chicago agents of the express
companies are waiting for the consent
OF the head officials in the east before
agreeing to reinstate the drivers on
the same basis proposed by the other
employers-as fast as vacancies occur.
On the authority OF an official high
IN the Transfers union it is stated that
of the seven railway express COM
panies all except one are ready to
meet the strikers half way and settle
the strike. Six companies have agreed
to permit union men to go back to
work without discrimination, this off,
cial said.
Meanwhile the strike situation
promises nothing but general tie
mp of the vast building operations Of
the city, with idleness for 100000
workmen engaged in the various
Grades connected with building.
Mayor to Preserve Order.
Having failed to bring peace, Mayo
Dunno has turned his attention one
more toward the preservation Of tn
law. In hurried conference witt
Chief Of Police O'Neill and Sheriff Bar
rett, he discussed the grave DANCE
which now hangs over Chicago
Comptroller McGann also was part.
to the conference. At the same tim
active preparations were under wa,
for the possible ordering out of troop
to keep down the wave of rioting an
anarchy that Is expected to sweep tn
city, especially in the lumber distric
on the Southwest side, which is hot
bed Of foreign-bred disturbers, VIII,
want only drebrand to set then
loose. Adjt. Gen. Scott is in Chicago
from Springfield, under orders from
Gov. Deneen and everything is il
readiness for an instant call to arms
Clerks Made Deputies.
Forty clerks In the employ Of tn
Hines company. including all Of tn
department heads, were sworn a
wagons. Mr.. Hines said that he woul,
start to haul lumber in the yards tn
first thing, but that as soon as out
side deliveries have to be made
would, II necessary, lead the caravan
OF teams. -Four wagons we're sent GU
at ten o'clock and made deliveries i
safety.
The employers have agreed to witt
draw police and deputies 80 minute
after the real peace terms are signe,
and that Ia regarded as great conce!
sion by the unionists. Without polio
to ride with them the nonunion me
would not stay in the service, it
held and the union men are expectin
a general scramble on the part of tt
strike breakers for trains for the
homes.
Another Peace Effort.
Alarmed at the extension Of th
teamsters' strike, the increase of vic
hence and the prospect of troops to pr,
vent incendiarism and quell riot, Coz
nelius P. Shea and committee of tt
teamsters' union renewed negotiation
to end the controversy Monday.
committee appointed by the Team
sters' Joint Council met Attorney Lev
Mayer representing the express con
panies, Monday night, and when tt
conference was adjourned about mi,
night the strike leaders declared tn;
they had strong hopes that the end (
the strike will come within few day
Though 1t was intimated after tt
conference that the position Of the e,
press companies will not be altere
1t is said to be generally unde
stood by the strikers that the e.
press drivers will not be blacklistt
and that those who worked Tor o,
company before the strike can secu
positions with other companies aft,
the strike Is called of.
Two Asphyxiated.
Minneapolis. Mimi, May 24.-Tu
men were asphyxiated in a cheap lod,
ing house fire on Hennepin avenr
Tuesday morning. Both are stranger
one registering as Frank Green an
the other simply as Fox. Green mac
q desperate attempt to escape fro,