Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-03
STRlkE APPEARS SERIOUS
Rock Island Brings Men and Noted Strike
Breaker from Chicago.
MEN ON OTHER ROADS My Join WALKOUT
Reports Are to the Eject Senator
Allison is Failing and that He
May Never BE Able to Re-
sumo His Duties.
(From a stan Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES, May Especial. Pug"
Gallagher, a strike breaker of Chicago, is
in Des Moines to break the strike of the
railroad freight handlers which was started
yesterday. Today it is asserted that Des
Moines is threatened with a freight tieup
and that fifty-three men who walked out
on the Rock Island yesterday are to be
followed tomorrow by a walkout Of the
truck men on the Northwestern, and that
the Great Western men are expected to
follow few days later. Gallaghers COM
ing to Des Moines with a party of strike
breakers is recognized here as one of the
evidences that the strike is of threatening
proportions. Gallagher was conspicuous in
the teamsters' strike in Chicago
The walkout on the Rock Island was due
to the fact that the men asserted they had
to work six or eight hours overtime each
day with no extra compensation what
ever Wednesday the local agent conceded
a ten-hour wage SCALE but the men claim
would not concede extra pay for overtime.
They claim they have to work till II or l.
at night almost as a steady thing without
an opportunity for even getting something
to eat at supper time.
Fear for Senator Allison.
Iowa people are gradually becoming more
apprehensive that Senator Allison not only
will not be able to fill out his term, which
expires March 4, 1909, when he will be 50
years and 2 days old, but that he will not
be able 10 return to Washington next
December, Public men OF Washington who
have been familiar with Allison's condition
have lately been in Des Mones and their
report is very discouraging. Senator Ali
son, or the expiration Of his term, will
have been thirty-four years in the senate.
Year before last he crossed the line of
greatest length OF service and has now
served longer than any other man who has
been in the senate. Senator Allison is suf-
fering from nothing but old age. Having
kept In vigorous health till HIS present ad-
vanced age after the break down has
started it is feared there is no hopes OF
recovery, and the reports are that he is
failing much faster than was at first APP
pretended.
Plans for Cottage Mailed.
State Architect Leibbe today mailed to
various contractors who have asked for
the same plans and specifications for the
new woman's cottage, to be erected at Clar-
linda and for which the state has appro-
priated $4,000. The bids viii be opened at
the office of the Board Of Control on May
90 On May S the board will open bids for
the construction of the l65-foot chimney at
Clarinda, and on May p the bids will be
opened for the erection OF the wing 10 the
custodial cottage at Glenwood.
Fisher Elected Second Lieutenant.
AS a result OF the election In Company l
of the Fifty-hfth Iowa regiment at Cres-
/ ton. o. X. Fisher has been elected second
| Lieutenant of the company.
Board Tour,
| Members Of the Board OF Control spent
/ today at Marshalltown visiting the Sol
diers' Home on the regular semi-annual
tour The trip will be concluded some time
/ next week when the remaining institutions
in the northern part Of the state will be
visited.
ViIisca Company shRky.
Adjutant General Thrift and Colonel ].
Rush Lincoln will go TO Villisca tomorrow
J and make an effort TO put the Vilhsca COM
pany Of the Iowa National Guard on It's
fest Ths inspecting Oncer from the reg