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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi SATURDAY, HAY 1(5, 1903. -r THE; ISSUES OF A Plain Statement from Association To resch a correct conclusion of the differences now labor unions in Omaha and thlr employers, represented by tn p""ln, 7" " elation, tha nrat thing necessary la to have correct knowledge of the matters n Thla la not a controversy affecting rates of wsges, hour of labor or sanitary conai Uona surrounding employes. . THE ISSUES ARE: " JV Flrst-Ths labor orgsnliatlnns Involved In the present controversy demand what they call recognition" of their unlona. Tha business wen concede recognition in tna sens that the laborers hav a right to form unlona, and, If they see ftt. to be repre sented by these unions In negotiating with their employers. But such right Is not what la meant by the term "recognition- aa used by. tha unlona. They nand aa a part o "recognition" that the employer ahall enter Into a contract to hire nd -tain In hie employment none but members of their unlona. This demand the em ploy era reslat, contending that they have a right to employ whom they please, with out diecrlminatlng In favor of or sgalnst union or nonunion labor Th employers contend that this, right of election on their part la essential to thelf control of their own business, and that the making of tha contract demanded would amount to a conspiracy entered Into by the cmployere to deny tha nonunion workman ettner tne right or the opportunity to earn a living by hla calling. . .. . . . . Second The anions Insist upon tha right at auch times and for autjh reasons aa they, ami they alone, ahall deem fit, to organlie and maintain systematic boycotts in which thelr employers-must become partlea. participating with them. That la, that the . employ aliall have mot only the right to aay that he wilt hot deal or tra.ls with any person who I declared unfair, but that hla employer mut suspend all bdslness relatloh with auch person, without havlag any voice In determining, tha justice of the oomplotnt agalnat the boycotted party. Thla demand the .Business, Men i associs tlofi resists, contending that every merchant, manufacturer or "other employer sha.l hav the right to continue hla buaineaa relation with hla customers Without regard to whether some union, of which he la not a member and In which he haa no vote. ahaH decide that tha customer la deserving of soctsl xr buaineaa ostracism., ThirdThe labor unlona Involved In thla controversy insist , upon the right to In stitute and. maintain what are known aa sympathetic atrikea. by and through which all of (the employe of any employer, without having, any grievance of helf own, or any complaint to make agalnat their. employer, may, at their will, under a decision arrived at Without hla participation, bring all of hla buaineaa to a standstill because thoa employed by aome other party, or even In aome other line of work, have Been fit to withdraw from their. employment. This demand the Buaineaa Men'a association resist, contending that, no employer ought to be subject to an arbitrary auspenalon of hla business, that no quarrel or dlseatlafactlon existing betweer him and hla em ployes, simply because there ia dissatisfaction In sums other Una of employment or with some other employer. These are the Issues Involved In tha preaent labor disturbance, and upon the Jus tic of the poaltiona of the contending parties In these easential respect the public la asked to decide. BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION. mean of arousing feeling that will war-', rant the presence of the militia, Man at City Jail. The men arrested on suspicion of having attacked team drlvera and Identified at the police station ere: Q rant Hampton, J. F. Brewer, 'Bert Wlnlengcr, Oeorge Poland, ' Charlea Stevenson, Jim Holdgerson, George Dunella, F. Burchard, Clyde Pond, Eddie Enlx, N. Wilson, Clyde Frampton, Harry Johnson, J. W. Barber, Jamea Osborn and Kennett Baxter, colored. . Tha chief of police refused Thursday to admit any of the prisoners to ball. The 'union, men aaaert that while they are anx ious for the court to hold the men a suffl clent length of time to make a full and 'complete iuveeiiailluft, utiles they die re leased or admitted to ball' within a few days they will Institute action to get them out. . Gay) Makes Statement. I V. Quye, chairman of the Central Labor union arbitration committee, made thla statement regarding the situation: "The arbitration committee has made a thorough Investigation and finds that the Tlota,' as they have been termed, were not instigated or - encouraged or - approved by . tfle'neairiatere or any other union whose mtn are on strike. It found no evidence in criminating any strikers as the guilty par ties, ' but found substantial svidenoa Indi cating that moat of tha trouble grew out of the" seal of sympathisers with the j 'unions. "It is seriously believed that In j Some cases the evidence is sufficient to warrant the theory that the employers ln ' spired the Violence to gain public sym pathy'' and secure evidence on which to bass thelrT demands for calling out the militia. '-Th t committee further deter rained tevtflrbw Us entire? rhrlueiie ag'eWiM violence, to aid th authorities by every means at Its command to suppress violence and bring to account every man guilty of it," . Teamsters Agralnst Violence. Mr. Guya said further: "Th Teamsters' union has taken a decisive stand agalnat this Violence and warned all Its members to refrain from it In every way. The union will deal promptly and severely with any of Ita members found guilty' of any depre dations and atand responsible for the ac. tlona of the men as an organisation, though of course It 'cannot atand responsible for what Individuals, as individuals, do agalnat the expressed will and government of the organisation." Chief of Police Donahue, who Is on his mos". vigilant guard for depredations, said that some miscreants whose identity was not then known had cut the telephone po lice alarm and Western Union wires at Twentieth and Cuming and at Twentieth and Nicholas streets. The deeds were com mitted at 6:80 and I yesterday morning, he aald. The Impression prevails that this was not the work of strikers, but of some parties having grievances against th tele phone company. The officials at the Ne brarka Telephone company's offices knew nothing of the facts, except that their wires had been cut, i . "May Bsaploy talon Mea. The spell of Idleness in certain lines of In dustry, the laundry and restaurant buaineaa particularly, promises to b broken Monday. All the eighteen laundries, clcaed by the strike have arranged to reopen them, aa . have the restaurants. Some interesting develop, ments are anticipated when these moves are made and both sides are claiming that they will show victory. It is persistently, urged that th largest restaurant in the eity will reopen with all union men, In atalllng the old force that went out when the strike began. The waiters and allied unions contend that if thla la done it will be the death knell to the action of tha Business Men's association, so far aa tha - START 'EU niGlIT If you want your boy started right m ure, th h, well,MM.d aa t!)e next boy. wl appearing suit helps his self respect It need not cost much If. yea come her for It. Here's a par ticularly school suit for $5.00 all, wool, strong and durable, agea, 7 to 14. also Norfolk and single breasted styles. How Wslsfs, DIousss. Shirts, Ties, Caps, Hats, Stockings, Etc. Writ for Catalogue. BH90N e TMORinfiS THE STRIKE'S the Business Men's existing between several restaurant worker are concerned, as It will simply be the means of letting down the bars to the other restaurant keepers. all of whom will sles the, opportunity to fall Into line. On the other hand this theory Is scouted by the press sgent and other representa tives of the Business Men's ' association, who claim that the Calumet, Maurer'a. the One Minute and every other large restau rant, when it opens, will continue to oppose the union seals. Maurer'a - will open Sat urday and the others Sunday or Monday. Lanndrlee to Start I'pi, A claim itlmllar to the one made by the waltera Is made by the laundry proprietors with reference trt their resiimntfon of hnsl. nens. They assert that a number of the union members have turned in- their cards and will return to work Monday against tha union's protests. James A hi scow, man- I ager of the Model laundry,' aald: . "We will all start up Monday. W may not start all our wagons until we are as-1 sured of absolute protection to our- drlv- I era. As to the unions, four of the five driv- I era of Model wagons will send In- their I cards and return to work. . Our other forces I ara nearly all nonunion.-: anyway, so we I rTn!-?k.up t.!!T-pl't,,rce' paying our loyal help. Just aa if they had been at work. Ws are paying more than the scale In many : cases and ur people never had any real complaint-" , "The laundries will be able W do all the I work that is sent to them, but they, may not be able , to send their wagons rf or- work I '?! T",UllUl-th c"mn'",,b' sJdeev. ,Tha Model will send out one, wagon Saturday and start its machinery up Sun day so as to get in action for Monday." U V. Guys, who as chairman of tha Oetir tral Labor union arbitration commltteef. Is In touch with all th striking bodies. sd regarding the laundry worker.- U launury woraers case! i i I it i. . .w-. .v. i v.- Worker.' union wilt be broken by deser- tlons. Th laundry workers started in ths weakest union of all; today It Is tha Strong- est. All the members are getting their pay lust aa if thev were mt wnrtrt,. i. Aii mvwbsv, SM WISa V 111 UUIIU11 who are not otherwiB provided for, and not one has sent In his card or Intimated that he Intends to. The union Is Intact. The men and women would be foolish to ma back in wArlr withAni winnin tKiu fight, now that they hav been placed oft a uusiwiiiu umii. a new scat nas Deen submitted by the union and until It ts signed there will be no returning to work. The new scale fixes th minimum weekly wage at 14.60, whereas It now Is $2.50, paid to girls. The present minimum Is too low for anyone who has to- work." The laundry proprietors assert that cor- taln provisions of the new seals we un reasonable and Impossible of their" ap- proval. They say they are wllllfta; to take back their old employes without reference to meir atanauig on the queation of union- Ism. This scale has aa yet been signed by oniy one isunary tne Uarrett which waa but recently started. Donnelly Confers vrltk Paekere No new developments have transpired In the situation of the meat cutters. M. Don nelly, the national head "of the union, yes terday held an informal meeting with representatives of tho 'packing -plants at Bouth Omaha, but owl rig- to' ths recent ab sence from the city of El -A. Cudahy, the packers said they had not had sufficient time in which to thoroughly consider the schedule submitted by the employe. The packing houae ' employes are Vorking In harmony with the meat cuttera. 'in Omaha, who are on th verge of a strike,' and Mr. Donnelly agreed td an extension of time to consider this schedule. He probably will confer with the packers Tuesday. Mr. Don nelly aays he doea hot look tor. any trouble. The Egg Inspectors' and Butter Makers union haa placed Its men, . erf whom there are about 100 on strike, on weekly benefits. Ths president of the union says the bene flu will be sufficient to sustain the men while they are out. ' Bnslaess Men's Association, The press committee ' of ths Business Men's association yesterday, made tbe siaiement mat mat organisation waa steadily increasing in membership, now having between M0 and 1.000 members, and would take In about ISO at Ita nest moatinv "Certain restrictions are made which hold the membership down." said the annkesman of the committee, "but our growth is steady ana sunstantiaj. The kindred organisation at Kansas City has a membership of sev- eral thousands, but some of the members are not really employers, but head em pioyes. Tnes are not admitted to our aa sociatlon. Nor axe certain emnlovera. This ls strictly a buaipea 'men's affair. The as sociatlon la determined In Its stand on the questions Involved" In .the present struggle and will not glvs In Until matters are set tled, and settled right," Chief Isaacs lltlsMtas, Chief Donahue Issued another strike ulti matum yesterday. ; IV la ' addressed to saloon keepers end Is to the effect that If any of them harbor hoodlums and others who run out and Interfere with teamsters their placea will be closed Indefinitely. Seven or eight saloons have been found to have been used, as places of refuge by gangs who preyed upon th teamsters. In several Instances they; stoned .unoffending termers and others who; had no connection witn rne-strtk. Tpr ,t!. most part these saloons are located out from th business districts and lite only way' to reach them, according to tUa chief, is td close 'them. If the proprietors are found to be offending. The residence and suburban districts were e. thoroughly patroled thla morning and ttempt at violence waa reported. John Murray, living at 2&0 glierman venue, waa arrested yesterday evening aa a auaptclou character and later Identinea by Ell M. rilnt, the driver of the Car penter Paper company'e wagon which waa held up Wednesday at Twenty-seventh and Parker streets, aa tha man who assaulted him. Charlea McMannua of 273 Blnney street and Waldo Browning of, 6nf4 North Seventeenth treet were also arrested on suspicion of having participated In- dis orders Incident to the strike and an effort will be made to Identify them. The Typographical union will hold a spe cfM meeting Sunday afternoonand desire full attendance of Its membera. CHIEF CLOSES-ONE SALOON Because Barteadera Weald Kot Allow Restaurant Refuse to De Sieved. John A. Malmbergs saloon at 1513 Dodge street was closed yesterday., by order of Chief of Police Donahuo because, bar tenders of the place had prevented garbage being hauled from the' rear of the United States reatauranT next door.; The res taurant has been operating in defiance to the Walters' onion. For several ' days a quantity of garbage In the rear of th eating house has been rending the air with stench. Five different ' attempts on th part of the McDonald Garbage company to move the stuff failed, because each time a bartender ran out from Malmberg's saloon and threatened the garbage wagon driver with arrest If he crowed the saloon prop erty, which waa necessary to do. ' Each time tho driver was Intimidated and turned back. The matter was brought to the attention of Chief Donahue and he immediately ordered th closing of the saloon and the provision of an escort for the garbage wagon. "I don't propose to stand any such work as this," said the chief. "It la necessary to public health that this garbage b moved, and it will be moved." ATTACKS WORKMAN ON STREET Member of the Bricklayers' Union in. terfere with Water Works Employe-.' William Ebright. an employs of tbe water works company, was'engaged 'In repairing a water tan . on Farnam street ' near the lTnhw hotel last evenlnc. and was called upon by one Given, a member or tne orica layers' union, and aBked If he waa a union man. EbrlKht replied that i he was not, nie words ensued qd a cwjjllderable crowd Assembled. Upon ..Ebright a" refusal to ceass working Given KicKea ana strut At him, and Ebright, seeing the crowd was too much for him. climbed out of the hole In which he waa working and went away, IThe hole waa covered with barrels, and later other employes or the waWf 'werics eomnany came and fixed the excavation temporarily, so that It would be safe for nedestrians. An effort will be made to finish the work under police protection to- day, NEGRO CHURCH IS BLOWN UP Deelaratloa that Blacks Most Recogf- alse White Supremacy tho Case. CMldAOO, May IS. Arfother negro church was wrecked by dynamite tonight,' when a bomb was exploded under the pulpit of the' African Methodist church at Evanston, The interior was demolished and the front of the building blown ouU . two motrvesr ara. ascribed, for., th. deed, The first is that certain colored peopie were Incensed by a sermon preached lftflt week by the pastor., Bey I. who aald th s was the white man A country - - . . , . . ... and that te colored man might as well I . . . mind to It now na could- The oth' ,!fcth!?y gambters were Incensed at the '"T taken by the pastor and a gueat from Chi- easro. who had spoken against policy. The Institutional cnurcn m ni y .w-. wrecked by dynamite last Bunday after Dr. R. C. Rsnsom, the pastor, had preached a I sermon against policy, I i i i CHARGE MISUSE OF MAILS Comptalmts Issned Against Maaager aa Proprietor ( Chicago Musical Concern. CHICAGO. May 15. Complaints against the management of the American Literary and Mualcal association, resulted In the I arrest today of F. A. McGlllis, proprietor, end C. B. ' Phillips, manager, on charges I of fraudulent use - of the . mails. About i tntv-flve complaints were received ny I the postal authorities charging that de- posits wera asked on tne promise oi post tlons that wouia pay a i year. The. concern, it im wiu, mitwi iu carry out Ita part of the agreement. Among tha eomnlalnants was . b. lutsmiuer. Dee Moines. RAILROAD MAN IS PENSIONED After Fifty Yoars of Actlvo Service Valea Faello Man ts Retired. BAN FRANCISCO, Msy 15. -After fifty vears as a rauroaa man, v. nr. imcn cock, general agent of the passenger de nartment of the Union racino on mis coast. has retired on a pension, in pursuance of E. H. Harrtman's pension plan ror an nis roads. Mr. Hltchock was notified on May i last that he would be retired. It in 18SS that Mr. Hitchcock entered the rail road bualness in the east. Before earning to the coast he .waa general passenger agent of the Chicago. Burlington oV Qulncy. WISH FOR RAILWAY RECEIVER Attorneys Ask Master la Chancery t Manage Colorado V Kortk. weBtern.'- DENVER, May 15.-Application waa made I before Judge Hallett in the United Btatea I court today for ths appointment of Harry I P. Oamble, an attorney oi master in chancery to manage the Colorado I Northwestern railroad pending an sp - 1 nllcatlon for a receivership. - 1 This action is tne resuu or a aisagree mmt between the Interests of C. B. Cul - 1 bertson and Colonel Dick, and It la under- stood both sides have agreed. DENVER CHURCH DESTROYED Fir gapposed to Be of Incendiary Origin Destroys Rellajioos Btraotnr. DENVER, May 15. St. John's cathedral, the moat pretentious church, building be longing ths the Proteeten Episcopal church in thla citv. was destroyed by lire, believed to b of Incendiary origin, at an early hour this morning. The loss Is placed at Uoo.OuO, Insurance tso.OOO. The building waa erected I in ltai and cost 1160.000. I.eltrr Offers to Settle Cheaply. NEW TORK. May IS Joseph I-eifer. who figured In the wheat corner of 1M(7 and Xnui. haa made a proposition Co his creditors to ei tie for X cents on the Si. It Is under stood his father will guarantee him. CMIE FOR WAR ON UNIONS Hew York and Brooklyn Buildinr Employers Foim Strong Qrgtniutioni. POWER OF UBOfl b TO BE BROKEN Mea'a Combines Declared Tyrannical Bodies Whlrh Oppress Peaceful W writers amd g:rlTe to Rna Baslnes by Vloleaee. NEW YORK, May 15,-The first stops towsrds effecting a general organisation of employers In the building trades to offer united resistance lo the demands of labor unions were -taken tonight at meetlnga held in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Manhattan meeting waa held at the Building Trades) ' club, TOO employers being present.. Overflow, meetings were held in the commute Booms of the club. Warren M. Connover, chairman of the board of governors of the Building Trades association, praelded. Decent Workmen Mast Rise. The meeting w'as private, and at its close the following statement, was given out as ths sentiment of the; various speakers: The complete paralysis of th buldlng In dustry has been brought about by irres portsiDle combinations acting through a tyrannical -board of walking delegates, or business agents, which demand prompt and energetlo action by all good cltlsens who have the welfare of our great city at hoarv. It In time the .dectaf and order-loving mechanic asserts himself and defies the arbitrary demagogue who ties his hands and drowns his voice. .1 The delegate ia a parasite on the body politic to be exterminated. It was pointed oak that hls Is not a ques tion of wages or hours, but a question of whether irresponsible bodies of men are to be permitted to conduct the business of the employer and In so dolnr make It Impos sible for him to execute hi contracts and discharge the responsibilities which he as- timea. The extremes tn whtah the unlona have gone, and the maa'ner in which they have treeiy broken contracts with their employ- era have alienated from them the sympathy or the ptiDiio. The system calls for repressive measures, he public now looks to the employers to take the Initiative and td use every lawful method to destroy the. Ooliatn whom lack it opposition nas so emboiaenea tnai it hrottles thla treat cltv without hesitation and without compunction. The speakers also called on police and magistrates to perform their duties un flinchingly. They pointed out the failure of justice In the past to punish violence, the damage to' property and 'the murders com mitted In the name of labor which have gone unpunished. They asked that political ambition should not be permitted to per Vert Justice. The district attorney waa called on to use the machinery at his com' mand and prosecute With all severity the blackmailers which this pernicious system has fostered and ihus io show to the men how they are misrepresented and their con fldence betrayed: " By unanlomous vote the following com mittee was appointed .to devise ways and means In the future: Charles T. Willis, contractor; Otto M. Eldllts, contractor ahd" president of tho Mason Builders' association; James tC Strong, president of the Electrical Contrac tors' association ; Lewis A. ' Harding, chair man of the Master Carpenters' association, and George A. JeuisC president of the mas ter carpenter In Wedehester county. ,. . Reeolailoa . ia Adopted. . -Tbe: fotlftwihg resolutions were1 adopted WhAreas'. 'The' tiresent" condition "of the building Industries makes It Imperative that empioyererfttMtU be made more secure in the conduct, of their business, workmen more secure -from Interference with the.f opportunity to work and the publio gener ally more secure'from Interruption to business, resulting from strikes of look outs in the. building-trade; be It. , Resolved. That the board oi governors of the Building Trades' association ar range at once for meeting of the execu tive committees of the Kmuloyers' assoc. a tion of the Building Trades, to devise ways and mean ror tne creation oi a central body of employers. ' ' This committee will be called - together next Tuesday. Telegrams were received from similar committees In Chicago . 8L Louis, Pittsburg, Boston and Washington In Brooklyn 100 employers met and formed the Employers' League of the Bar ough of Brcoklyn. It was resolved to per mit no Interference with business by an;i Individuals or organizations and that no walking delegates should be permitted to enter any shop during , working hours, Officers were elected and a board of twenty trustees to form a plan of campaign to 'en force the principles of the organisation and devise meana to combat the labor unions. A special session of the conciliation committee of the local Clvlo Federation Was held, it Is understood, for the purpose of conferring with -representatives of var ious labor organisations in the city with re gard to pending trouble. The conciliation committee held conferences with the rival committees of rival carpenters' organisa tion, at which It was said that action waa being taken looking to a union of the two organizations- , GERMAN -DIES IN POVERTY Onoo Wealthy Man Dies In Obscnrlty from Blow Received on th Mend. KANSAS CITT, Mo., Msy IS. George Klttler, who twenty years ago Is said to hav had the contract for manufacturing boots for ths German army, and who as Baron von Kettler .owned fcflO.OQO in Han over, was found dead In bed today In hla little shoe shop In Argentine, Kan. Kettler death Is supposed to have been caused by a blow on. the head administered by an unknown assailant a month ago. Kettler came to Argentine jlx .years ago, after having lost his fortune, He has a daughter, Art should exhilar ate" -- - Emerson Nothing U more exhilarating to both host and guests than diiplay of ; Gorham Silver It adds a touch of dis tinction to the table obtainable by jio other means. The consum mate art of its design ing, the excellence of its workmanship, and the sterling quality of its material combine to produce this exhilarat ing sensation of es thetic satisfaction. mnuNOi I The Habit of Haste AND THE SERIOUS RESULTS TO TO WHICH IT OFTEN LEADS, Hastily Swallowed Food and trreaa lar Meals Are Sonrees of Mach SnsTerlng la This Conntry. One peculiarity of Americans upon which visitors from other countries comment Is the habit of haste. This extends even to eating. Meals are eaten hurriedly and Irregularly; food is swallowed half masti cated and the stomach is unthinkingly ne glected and abused to such an extent that nine-tenths of our people are dyspeptics. Tske the case of Mrs. Ida M. Turro, the Wife of a prosperous farmer at Bralnerd, Crow Wing county, Minn. 8he says: "Irregular meals and too hurried eating ruined my digestion and I was miserable until, by the aid of Dr. Williams' Pink PUIS for Pale People, I was cured, t was in a very low state of health, food of any sort distressed me terribly, gas formed In my stomach arid It became sore and bloated. Everything 1 ate seemed to turn sour. I suffered so much when I ate that had to almost starve jnyself. There was pain In my heart, my bowels wsre con stipated, I felt chilled all the time and my neen fell away until I waa horribly thin. Ths doctor gave me medicine, but It did not help me, and I kept growing worse until, at my mother's suggestion, I began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pals People. Th)y made me feel better very soon and I kept on taking thera till my stomach stopped bloatlna-. the naln in mv heart disappeared and I became perfectly wen again. I have recommended Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to a great many and will always speak of them In the highest terms of praise.'1 Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure stomach trouble by their tonlo action, building up the digestive organs and enabling them to do the work that nature Intended them to ao. Artificial ferments and predigested foods weaken the stomach In many cases. Medicines should not do the stomach's work, but should put it In condition to perform Its natural functions. A diet book giving useful Information will bo sent free on request by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Mrs. A. Miller, at 15 Hartford tr.. a Francisco, and has a brother and slater here. DENVER STILL HOPES (Continued from First Page.) returned to work today In pursuance of the settlement reached yeterday. Falling to break the deadlock with the Laundry Workers' union by efforts to secure arbitration, : laundry owners throughout Chicago undertook today to Operate the laundries. By a concerted movement a score of laundries opened for business. Pickets from the Laundry Workers' union were on - guard, however, and girls who started to work were stopped and told to go hqm. Many obeyed. ' Engineers and foremen refused to take their posts. Drivers of laundry ' wagons all over the city were prepared to pre vent tbe delivery of work from any of the establishments which have not signed 'the union agreement to work exclusively with union hands. The result was that of eleven btg steam washing and Ironing establish ments - which ' stsrted the movement r to break the strike only two were reported) still running tonight, r . MOUPiT .VERNON, N, , T ., May 15.i-rhe itauan laborers on tne union rJlecttio rail way here have won a vlotory, tne demands of which led to their striking several day ago having been conceded by the firm. One of the demands was the same pay for eight noure instead oi ten noura. This waa granted. Italian Strikers Troublesome. NEW YORK, May 15.-M embers of ths Excavators and Rockmen's unions held joint meeting today and discussed their difficulties with the contractors, especially those connected In the subway work. These strikers decided to maintain their position and keep away from work. When the Italian subway striker threat ened a workman In the Bronx today he brandished a revolver. A policeman ar rested him, while the strikers escaoed. The workman was released by the magistrate before whom he was arraigned. Two hundred Italian striking workers warned seventy-five workmen In the Bronx to quit work on pain of death. Four of the strikers were arrested. Strikers lae Fight. MELBOURNE, May It. Premier Irvine announced In the legislative assembly - to day that he had received a letter from the officials of the Engine Drivers' association declaring the strike off and submitting un conditionally. The president of the Engine Drivers' as sociation. In an .Interview said the sur render was due to the drastie naturs of the strike bill, which waa sure of adoption. Switchmen Walk Oat. ' EL PASO, Tex., May IB -All the switch men at the El Paso and Southwestern rail road yards are out on strike today because th night men were discharged for demand ing extra help. Street Cars Tied Vp. BRIDGEPORT; Conn., May IS. Th con ductors and motorrpen employed by ths Connecticut Railway and Lighting com pany went out on strike today, tying up all the lines In the city. The company offered a slight Increaae, but refused recognition of the union. UNION PACIFIC NOT AIDED Southern PaclSe Manager Replies to Strikers' Statements with - (Mronc Denial. SAN FRANCISCO, May U.-Oeneral Manager Kruttschnltt of ths Southern Pa cific has Issued a circular regarding the threatened strike of boiler makers In sym pathy with ths Union Paclfio strikers. He says: We have been given to understand that two reasons existed for Issuing the order to the Southern 1'arlfic boiler makers: ' 1. tiecause the Southern Pacific had helped the Union Pacific by transferring locomo tives. 1. That It was feared that piece work pr judloiai to the men was to be extended in 1 the boiler shops. j In response to the first the committee I waa assured by Mr Harrlman In a confer ence In Ms office In San Francisco that shortly sfter the Union Pacific strike he had Issued an order that the Southern Pa I cine omoera were to take no steps to assist tne inion j-sc-inc in any manner whatso ever. This order has been strictly followed and ssaurances to that effect were given the committee. Concerning the second reason personal as surance was given by ths president of the company to. the boiler makers that the Southern facino company doea not Intend to extend the piece work system In its Doner snops witnoui conference and agree ment with the boiler makers. DEATH RECORD! ' Mrs. I. B. Manaaa. NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. May IS. -(Spe cial Telegrnm.) Mrs. I. B Manson. wife of a well known contractor, died at her horn In this city today of consumption. She bad lately returned from New Mexico, where she had been In hop of recovery. CHAMBERLAIN ASRS TARIFF Colonial BoortUxt Deserts Britftia'l Splendid risosi Isolation. CUSTOMS TO BIND EMPIRE TOGETHER Minister - Ontllnes roller of Free Trad lade Valea Jack with Reciprocity aai Retaliation with All Other Halloas. LONDON, May 16. Addressing his con stituents at Birmingham tonight, Mr. Chamberlain seemed to foreshadow a pro tection versus free trade fight next session. For him, Mr. Chamberlain Said, local questions were comparatively unimportant beside the great Imperialistic policy upon which the fate of the empire depended, namely. "Whether we stand together, one free nation sgalnst all the world, or whether we shall fall Into separate states selfishly seeking their own interests and losing the advantages that unity alone cart give." . y ' Pre' Trad Weakens Umpire. If! a passing reference to Ireland, he de dared that if separation began with home rule tha. empire would diMmilve Into Ita comppnent atoms. - H-proceeded to strongly urge the neces sity.-lit -order to preserve the empire, Of securing trade with -the colonics. Canada, he said, had offered great advantages which Great Britain did not dare accept because of ths narrow Interpretation of the doc trine of free trade, which had led to the belief tht Great Britain was so wedded to Its fiscal, system that It could not defend Its Colonies. This wss a position not in tended by the pioneers of free trsde, who If they were alive today would agree to a treaty of preference And reciprocity with the empire's children. He believed an entirely wrong Interpreta tion had been placed on the doctrine of free trade, but that the country ought not to be bound by this, and It should not hes- Itats to resort to retaliation if necessary, whenever the Interests" between the colo nies and the home country were thrfiatend. Most Bo Abl to Retaliate. Mr. Chamberlain avowed himself a free trWder. but he obieoted to the artificial and natrow. interpretation pf free trade. He pointed Out that Cob-den had made, and that Bright hM approved, ft preferential treaty with France, and .added:. There are two alternatives before you. First, to maintain the free trade Dolirv In all ita severity, althduah It is repudiated ny every otner nation ana your colonies. Second, to insist that we be not bound by anv uuralv . technical . definition of free trade. While we rtcek tf.-e free Interr-hange of commerce between ourselves and all the nations of the world, we will neverthe less recover our freedom, resume the power of negotiating, and it necessary oi retalia tion. - . In conclusion be said he desired tho dis cussion to be open.; It-was an Issue graver In Hs consequences -than mere local - dis putes. A mlstske in legislation could be corrected, but a mistake in the Imperial policy .) was Irretrievable. Personally, he did not- think a general election near but whether near - or-distant, the-Issue would depend on whether the people hsd it In their' hearts to do all that wag necessary even If It occasionally went against their prejudices, to consolidate an empire which coul only be maintained by relations of interest comoinea writ) relatione oi semi- ment - King til dicta Reach Row. LONDON, May lS.-lflng Edward and QueenAlexahafa' returned to-London Trent Scotland this evening.-v - j-- ' WRECK ON MISSOURI PACIFIC Ma Is Hurt In Head-On Usion Near St. . . '. Loals. Col ST. LOUIS. May lK.-By a mistake made In receiving an order, a head-on collision oo-. eurred on the Missouri Pacific today be tweett the special train of General Manager Russell Hording.' coming north, and an extra freight going south. .' Both engines were completely wrecked and the cars of the freight wer piled In an Indiscriminate he.ap. Be far as known, no one waa In jured except the negro porter of Mr. Hard ing's car, whose seaTp was lacerated, Tha wreck oeurred about twenty mlles south of St. Louis. . , NEVILLE HAS DAMAGE CLAIM Takes l'p Case of A as erica a Prospector Who Was Held In Mexlean ' Prison, EL PASO, Tex., May 16 (Special Tele gram.) Former Congressman Nevlll of Nebraska, now In El Paso, will demand reparation of the Mexican government for alleged official corruption In the stats of Chihuahua In holding an American pros pec tor practically for a ransom, gulsed under claim "for costs for a reputed offense and necessitating his walking ISO mile to get back to the United States. INJURED IN CHICAGO CAR Many People Ar Hart la Collision with Beer Wagon on Halatead ' Street Line. CHICAGO, May M. Four persons were severely Injured,, one probably fatally, and twenty others were slightly hurt today, when a Halsted street electrio ear collided with a beer wagon. Ths failure of tbe driver of the wagon to hear the warning bell of the car is said to be responsible for ths accident SEEK -LESS COTTON OUTPUT goathera Splnnera Association TJrgsa - General Cnrtallasoat ( Prodnetlon. , CHARLOTTE. N. C May M.-Tho South ern Cotton Spinners' association. In annua convention, today changed Its nam to the American Cotton. Manufacturers' associa tion and decided to urge a general curtail ment of production. A Osaraattti Car for Mies, Itching. Blind. Bleeding er Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund your money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to euro yon. M cents. AJsUtBMCJTS. boy P's y ,ECEvq FERRIS STOCK CO This Afternoon Tonight, Ths Thrilling Western Melo-Drams,' "I IDAHO." ' Prices Mat., any seat. 10c l night. tfr-U- Bunday Night. "8HAMUS O'BRItN." Vinton Street Granada. PEORIA OMAHA MAY 10-lT-tS. Games called at I: si. Hunter Baltimore Rye Uniform Quality Superb Flavor Mellow and Rich The Charm Of Hospitality 1. . . IV Under Any Test it is The Best The choice af these who Know the Best Like the Best Buy the Best Sold at all first class cafes ani by jobbers. WM. LANAHAN V SON. Bal timore, Md. (Si ; r i t