Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-01

loss to explain the action of the discon-
tented longshoremen, and that the union
did not countenance the strike.
Street Car Strike.
ALBANY, N. Y, July IA strike on the
lines of the United Traction Company is
threatened. The employees of the Troy
and Albany divisions at meetings today
voted to reject the offer made by the
company of a fiat rate of "a cents an
hour their demand being 271s cents. A
conference is being held between a COM
mittee representing the company and
joint committee representing the en-
ployes of the two divisions.
voted to strike at once, and Tor half an
hour no cars were operated in either Al
bany Troy. Arrangements were made
for a conference with the officials of the
company, which is now in progress, and the
men returned to work. The cars are run
ming as usual
Non-Union Telegraphers.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-The first in
stallment of strikebreakers to take the
places of telegraphers now on strike IN
this city reached San Francisco yesterday,
and will be put to work in the main Office
of the Postal and Western Union today.
The operators regular employees of the
telegraph companies and have been drawn
from the offices in eastern cities to fill the
vacancies here until the companies can en-
gage new men.
The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific over
land trains brought a number of non-union
operators from Chicago. Cincinnati, Oma ha,
Des Moines, Kansas City and other places
and more are expected to arrive within
two or three days. Five operators of the
Postal Company arrived yesterday and re-
ported at the office in the Ferry building.
The men stated that they had been sent
for temporary work and would return to
their regular posts soon as operators
could be engaged for the local Offices
The non-uniOn operators are being paid
large bonuses for their work. The new
corners displayed an anxiety to avoid
meeting the officers of the Telegraphers'
Union. declaring that they did not wish to
be recognized. Among the imported men
were several chief operators from eastern
cities At the temporary main office in
the Ferry building seventeen men We're at
force of forty men. Gen. supt l.. w.
Storer of the Postal, and Supt. Miller of
the Western Union expressed themselves
satisfied with the situation. Supt Mil
Ter stated that so far as the Western Union
was concerned the strike was ended. At
the headquarters Of the telegraphers con-
fidence was expressed that the men would
win eventually.
Discharges at Reno.
RENO. New, July 1.-As the result OF
the action of the superintendent, A. H.
May, in Diminishing two operators in the
Reno Western Union office last Friday,
four other operators have quit work, and
Manager Brown states that he will not
be surprised if general walk results
from the dissatisfaction felt among the
employees in regard to the strike In San
Francisco and the trouble in Reno. Ow-
ing to a shortage of men business with
the Salt Lake Office was six hours behind
this morning.
Wages Are Increased.
BOSTON, July 1.-More than 1900 men
employed in the maintenance Of ways and
bridge and building departments of the
Boston and Maine railroad began work to-
day under an increased wage schedule.
The increase applies to all employees of a
years standing.
Plumbers Walk Out
ST. LOUIS, July -Four hundred jour-
neyman plumbers went on strike this MORN
ing because the master plumbers refused to
accede to a demand for an increase of
wages from s. to Sc day. Nearly all the
concerns in the city employing plumbers
are affected.
shipbuilders Resume.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, July with the re-
turn of the striking shipbuilders this morn
ing to work at the yards of the American
Shipbuilding Company, the shipbuiders'
strike along the great lakes is practically
ended. But a few men yet remain out at
south Chicago, but these are expected to
fall in line Immediately. Secretary r. c.
Wetmore of the shipbulding company said
today: The striking men made applica-
ton to return to work this morning. We
simply took back those we needed, granting
no concessions, and the company Is now
the master of its own yards
During the strike on the lakes number
of large vessel contracts have been award
ed to competing concerns, but the local
company is now in a position to take on new
orders.