Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-11

city TO await the settlement of the strike,
but the Boston agents of the roads deny
this positively and state that they are sim
ply refusing to accept the goods. and that
is all there is to 1t. AS yet the officers do
not fear the extension of the strike to Bos-
ton, although there are conditions under
which the Boston longshoremen might be
ordered out in a sympathetic strike.
Boston Men May Go Out.
The local freight handlers do not object
to the shipment of freight for foreign trade
direct to Boston, but they have strong OBJ
jections to having the shipments which are
already tied up in New York, or which may
be received there during the strike, resh!pped
to Boston for export, and II an attempt Is
made to get mound the strike in that man
ner 1t is more than likely that the Boston
men will go out. Strikebreakers bound for
New York have been passing through Bos-
ton in large numbers during the past two
or three days. On Thursday night nearly
half hundred of them passed through
Boston, and last night fifty-nine others left
on the Federal express.
Generals Will Look On.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE efforts
to run the cars today down through the
burned district will furnish. the additional
attraction Of having Gov Gillette. Adjt.
Gen. ]. B. Lauck and Brig. Gen. Wan
kowski present as eyewitnes5es of the
behavior of the mob The police will assem-
BILE in force, and their ability to cope with
any riotous demonstration by those In
sympathy with the strikers will be closely
watched by the governor and the militia
chiefs. who will accompany him. ,-he
governor will then be in position to decide
whether the assistance of the state soldiery
n ant fha off nrfc nff he
local authorities to maintain the peace
The heads of the contending forces still
continue to issue statements to the public
The railroad officials have put their foot
down squarely, and assert that their cars
Will be run In the face of all opposition,
while at the same time ignoring the exist
ence OF the carmen's union and the pro-
tests which 1t makes through its presi-
dent.
Outlook for Peace Poor.
The outlook for peace is anything but
bright and the defiant attitude assumed on
both sides suggests fight to the finish.
A large force Of strikebreakers arrived
here early this morning and 400 of them
were housed at the Valencia street barn.
The new men are under contract with the
company for $3.50 per Gay, with board and
lodging.
The committee of fifty and the concIlia-
tory committee of the labor council are
still working to secure a settlement OF the
existing industrial troubles. but their ef-
forts are not attended with much success.
No Further Fatalities.
The telephone situation shows some allie
Walton, according to the company officials
but the operatives on strike deny the claim
that there has been any secession from
their ranks. The iron and laundry workers
strikes are unchanged. There have been no
further fatalities reported among the VIC
Tins of the riot on Tuesday last. The con-
dition of Palm. who was shot in the head.
Is still precarious and his recovery Is con-
sidersd doubtful All of the others are do
ing fairly well.
The san Francisco board of trade has
taken up the charges Of Ill treatment made
by non-union men under arrest by the
krp0ffcg forcesaad has retained counsel to
thoroughly investigate the CAFE.
Conference Over Wages.
CHICAGO, May ia conference over
wages to be paid to the employees of the
Chicago City Railway Company will be held
today at the Office of President T. E. Nit
ten Of the company A delegation from
the street carmens union, headed by M. c.
Buckley, president Of the union, will call
on Mr.. Mitten and attempt to secure adop-
ton of the union propositions regarding
wages to apply between August next and
April 1, 1908.
The company is between two fires on the
wage proposition About a week before the
last election 1t announced It would pay q
cents an hour for experienced men IL its
traction settlement ordinance should be
approved blythe voters, On the strength of
this promise several hundred employees are
said to desire the increase Immediately.
Demand Greater Increase.
. Amajority Of the union however. demands
a greater increase than was offered by the
company, and one which the company's Of
Gals say cannot be granted under the finan-
cial conditions that are to govern operation
under the settlement measure.
The wage scale now In operation Is 10
cents an hour for the first six months, "a
cents for the next six months, and % cents
thereafter. The company offers % cents an
hour for the first three months, % cents
for the next nine months. and q cents
thereafter. The union demands % cents an
hour for the first month and 331z cents an
hour thereafter.
In addition to the Increase of wages the
union demands of the South Side system
union demands of the south-side SYSTEM
the hiring of only union men in the future
A 10 per cent increase Is also demanded
for shopmen.
Journeyman Plumbers to Strike.
TORONTO, Ont, May 11.-About $50 jour-
neyman plumbers last night decided to
stri@e next Wednesday. They demand an
increase of ~ cents an hour.
No General Strike in Denver.
DENVER, May 11.-At regular meeting
of the building trades council last night it
was decided not to call general strike in
sympathy with the mill men and wood
workers.
Deneen Now Deputy Attorney General
ELMIRA, May 11.-John Deneen, who
contested the election of Sherman More
land, the assembly leader, has received
notice of his appointment as deputy I'M
der Attorney General Jackson. Deneen,
who was the democratic and Independence
league candidate for assembly, claimed the
election on the ground that the voting
machines used had failed to record the
full vote cast for him. This was shown
to be true on the supreme court investtga-
ton when the machines were opened, but
the assembly committee on priv .leges and
oil ctt doPidpd N "a Of Mr.