Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-05

CHICAGO April 4-The differences be-
tween the western railroads and the mem
bers of the order OF Conductors and oil
the Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
were finally adjusted today. The men
abandoned their demand for a nine-hour
work day and the railroads made an ad-
vance over their previous propositions in
the pay OF baggagemen. fisgmen and brake
men Of $50 per month. The original de-
rnands of the men were for an increase
OF Y per cent and for working day OF
nl1e hours. The managers offered an in
crease in pay Of 10 per cent and declined
TO grant the nine-hour day.
The agreement was reached mainly
through the efforts Of Chairman Knapp OF
the Interstate Commerce commission and
Chairman Neiu Of the United states Labor
commission.
The new agreement, which goes into ef-
feet dating from April /, follows:
The pay of conductors in the passenger
service to be increased SO per month that
OF baggagemen $3.50. and that of hagmen
and brakemen S5o per month as applied
TO the schedules In effect November J.
1906. The railroads are not 10 make any
reduction in crews or Increase IN mIeass
for the purpose OF offsetting the Increased
wages given the passenger trainmen
Overtime IN the passesngsetrt se1VIoH Sss 20 eT e
hour, TO be computed for each part OF the
run separately. Time Is to begin at the
scheduled time of leaving Of trains, or II
men are called, at the time they are called
to leave; the end to come when they are
relieved of the train. The overtime rate
10 be B cents per hour for conductors, q
cents for baggagemen, hagmen and brake
men Thirty minutes or less Is not TO be
counted; over thirty minutes to count as
The pay Of conductors and brakemen in
through and irregular freight, local trelght
and mixed train service to be 10 per cent
ever the rates OF pay In effect November
one hundred miles or less, ten hours or
less, 10 constitute a day in through and
irregular freight. local freight and mixed
train service.
and irregular freight service, except when
the schedule time of the train Is used as
basis, the present hourly overtime rate.
agreement is to be paid
Overtime 70 be paid pro rata In Local
when the schedule time Of train is. nsed
az basis, the present hourly overtime
rate plus the ratio OF increase granted IN
The two exceptions sre subject to re-
vision.
less. are to constitute days work in
helper (pusher) and construction train
SesSs Overtime Is to Ss Raa pro Ss5 rata than
ten hours, for day In helper or construc-
tion train service on November i, 1906 are
70 increase by 10 per cent the rates paid
Roads on a basis Of more than ten hours
for a day I'm helper or construction train
service are to make no Increase In the
rates paid for such service.
The increases granted in the agreement
services as specified in the Individual
Upon roads having better basis for a
days work, or for payment OF overtime or
other allowances, in all branches OF train
service, the acceptance Of this agreement
- not to act as a reduction.
&As Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men were also granted today by the rail-
roads an increase Of 10 per cent
stones for NonuniOnists.
CLEVELAND, April A special train Of
an engine and one coach. which had been
engaged to carry forty nonunion men going
from Lima, o.. to Lorain. o., where the
yards OF the American shipbuiiding COM
pany are tied up by the shipbuilders'
strike. reached Cleveland late last uight on
the Nickel Plate road.
Every window IN the car had been broken
and it's sides were splintered and battered.
The car was stoned by mob just as It
was pulling into the company's yards at
Lorain last night. From behind fences and
freight cars men poured out and bonn
barded the car. Before the engineer could
open the throttle and steam out Of range
half the men in the car had been struck.
All on board were panie-strieken and
twenty-five men jumped from the train and
fed Fifteen men who were in the car were
more or rs injured and one OF them had
to BE- SCI the hospital
Women in Mob.
LORAIN, O., April 4.-There were prob
ably nifty women Ia the mob which at
tackled the Nickel Plate coach carrying
nonunion men to the plant OF the Ameri-
can shipbullding here last night. The cries
OF the women urging that the nonunion
men be mobbed could be heard above the
noise made by the smashing OF glass and
the stones and clubs striking against the
sides Of the cars. The train pulled out as
quickly as possible and stopped on the east
side opposite the ship yard gate. A crowd
OF about 600 strikers were gathered at this
place ana many Of the men entered th'
coaches and promised safety 20 the men.
The mob stoned the mold loft. inside IN,
fence. where the strike breakers are being
housed, doing considerable damage 70 tn,
building.
More Pay for EnEineers.
DENVER. Colo. April 4-Announcemeni
was made todsy that the Denver Ris
0rande railway and committees represent
ing the BrotherhOods OF Locomotive EnEi.
neers and OF Locomotive Ffremen. ate,
several weeks negotiations. have agreed on
contracts
were signed by the manager OF the road and
tho representatives OF the brotherhoods last
night The ensineers receive an increas,
OF ~ per cent and improved working con.
ditions. and the fremsn also gain satis
factory concessions.
81. Louis Brewers busy.
ST. LOUIS April L-The hum Of activit,
IN ne breWsries today indicated that III,
strikers had all returned 20 work Ia ac.
oordancs with the settlement OF grievances
yesterday. The cost OF the six days strik.
70 the brewery owners according 10 w. j
Lemp jr. was. approximately, $4,000
This estimated cost includes waste ma
terials loss OF time and the cost OF re-
gaining business The strikers. Il Is said
WIN not obtain strike BENEFITS from theii
uni2ns. because OF the fact that the strik,
lasted less than q Usak