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Show FULL ASSOCIATED THC IN iDVHTIINO MEDIUM nLfelrV examiner the TH!.TMiCOUNTY AS WELL jijaC OUR SllSSCRIR- eiTVa UTAH WEATHER FORECAST THE MORNING E II CHARGES, IT PRESS DISPATCHES - INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE WEATHER WILL BE FAIR MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JSS& OGDEN CITY. O O OIL STANDARD O AGAINST CONSUMER AMERICAN O O O O O O O O o Disparity Between United States and Foreign Markets Sbrtling L Smith in Herbert MONDAY UTAH. as Disclosed by MORNING, SEVERE FIGHTING ' AT O o O o O o o FORMOSA. 2UU. r i to the he tuil- - quarters in this city aay they are unable to add anything to the meagre information received. In UiMngtoa. An. illnc petroleum product ta trie the Price Policy at been XfSndard OU company iSn u hu th ?er1' tatereet the pnrpoee for Homr business. Thla at direct u glide in an official report u rnUrtmt Rooeerelt byof Hebert corpor-- u ffrlthr oommUaloner aubmltUn to bint further of the i.. U the investigation of the Standard OU oom- !!!, h lbe bureau of corporation a. put' three of tb report, regarding bMOiSne H.. SHINGLE MANUFACTURERS ii 23 .i. i Prlce w by Commleeloner Smith, of a detailed summary of limtahiaUun asbUe today y it jl T.V, vork of the lnveatlgatore and a wu, o t tiaunilttal of the report to thi msldeut. Commlae toner Smith uaeni that the Standard, enjoying Brwtlnlly an abeoluta monopoly of Sw dl la thla country baa charged -nrk price ae It could thereby extort, Hi the American coniumer bae Meeting had I pay tbeeo prlcee-the foreign pitiia It hu givenlower prices, eouanr enonnoualy and k bu naed the profita made t at hone to maintain the poalttan abned; as that tb American consumer bai been aerioualy dlacrlmlnnted .g.ino for the purpoee of maintaining, not tb domination of American export trade, bnt the domination of n which bit parties! r combination. used It power frequently and conspicuously to (be disadvantage of the American public." ' ORDERED. SHARPSHOOTER Algiers. Aug. 11. The commander of the French troops here baa ..received orders to be prepared to aend a baitallca of sharpshooter! and A aerttoe of hi artillery to Mofoccpnt " a moment! notice. v a - SOUTHERN PACIFIC ULTIMATUM. 13 Paso, Texas, Ang. 11 The Southern Padlle baa delivered an ultimatum to the Fbelpe-Dodg- e latcreata that If tta propoalthm to buy the Nacosarla roaj from Nacozari, Mexico, to Duuglas, Arlaona, Is not by September lit, the Southern Pacific will construct a parallel Una. In anticipation of n rejection of Its offer, the Southern Pacific la already preparing to put a fora of engineer! to work. MEETING. Seattle, Wash.. Aug. 11, At a mast meeting; yesterday, at which 200 shlngla manufacturers were present, A fund of 35,000 wae pledged to cooperate with the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association and other lumber associations. In fighting the proposed 10 cent advance in freight rates to thd east, to be made by the trans-co- n tinsntal lines, Oct 1. Lumber associations have already raised 145,000. and Japanese Distress and Panic. . B C., Aug. 1L Heavy lots la reported from Jj Central Japan Eooda, according to by the ateamer Ath- aeveral hundred being killed In d many Injured. The property Ei!!!Lvfry Femt- - A score oT I10 at Koxuablmn, an fan. In an earthquake deatroved many bousea and l( pSaasjK.'! 10 WUk nab- - Mm ta4 large number nt the ateamer relief auppllea. h, province the . floods eTW. The banka of the 8m. sf YsmT- ET W'T and the villages Jiyi- NaUamo and Okukalta in wer dd and boom seTiy6, away and many drowned.. The Ur aIso auffered consider- ably Tw,!?ement fcS ! , S1 al ric1s(tr In KoL 4- - Kobe and rfI at were aunk n'hlch v8eTera Hgbtera ehlnJ .rb3r and the ateamer Hided with the at Oeaka and foundered minutes. Excepting one board were saved. UlOTe Ob WET-S0UN- LIMITED CM- lk. Bjj so, west-houn- k?' W 11, It Ja ta- cruis- ers will bombard the city. Letters reoelved here from CmM Sid Harry Maclean do not make It clear whether he la in power of Kalanll, or the Kmasa tribesmen. SERIOUS DISORDERS IN BELFAST Crowds In Quaana Square Indulge in Frsa Fighting. n . Mae-arthu- r, M. El Paso, Texas, Aug. 11, Secretary of the Interior Garfield and Chief of the Reclamation Service Newell jeft at 9 oclock this morning by special train for Belen, N. M., thence Mr. Garfield goes to Indian Territory, FIERCE FIGHTING BETWEEN NATICAL TRIBESMEN. FA- Moora. Tangier, Aug. 11. Fierce fighting between fanatical tribesmen and the French tores outside Casa Blanca, waa still In progress Saturday when the French transport Antollc left the , beleaguered town. Tho battle started Thursday with a determined attack by the Moon, After a hard struggle the tribesmen were driven hack with groat loss by the defending force, commanded by Gen. Drude. Undismayed the Moon continued to fight, despite the terrible havoc wrought in their ranks by the French artillery.' The latest reports say that the tribesmen are gradual yy benng driven back, the French cavalry and artillery on Saturday being seven and a half miles from the city .and alternately shelling and charging the fanatics. Casa Blanca Itself was quiet The destruction wrought by the sheila of the FYench cruisers Is more extensive than at first waa thought to he the case. Not a house, shop or warehouse Is left undamaged. The streets era still encumbered with the bodies of dead native, tho removal of, which It Is still being carried out slowly. la an appalling sight and the stench la ae powerful that even those aboard Skips in the harbor are sickened by - It d Rio Grande Men Believe Demands Will be Unhesitatingly Granted. Denver, Cola, Aug. 1L President summed up the altuar tion in regard to the Colorado A Southern strike today in a brief statement which eaya Gist eight coal trains were moved from Trinidad to Pueblo today, one freight train each way between Pueblo and Denver, and one freight train south to Tex line. This waa In addition to the regular passenger business. There was nothing to Indicate that any freight business was handled on the northern branches. The strikers claim that seventeen strike-breakedeserted the railroad and joined the strikers In thla city today. Tomorrow morning at 19 o'clock the grievance committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will meat with Assistant General Manager Martin, of the Denver A Rio Grande road, when demands for the aama concession. the refusal of which, caused the strike on tho Colorado A Southern will ho made. .The Rio Grande non confidently believe that their demands will be granted without hesitation. Tho railroad officials have nothing to aay In the matter. Two members of tho general grievance committee of the Union Pacific trainmen conferred with Grind Master Morrissey, of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, hero today. They were Charles Bogus, secretary of the committee, and J. E. Murphy of Grand Island, Xeb. Nothing could be learned concerning the matters discussed. A. T. Curtis, of the Order of Railroad Conductors, addressed a meeting of tho local order here today and counselled the men running on the Colorado A Southern to do nothing to hamper the nonunion brakemeu hired by th road, but to do anything exoept what their own duties required of them. A. D. Parker The Battle Started an Thursday With . a Determined Attack by the - r,,r that at the first sign of rebellion - Owing to the number of dead still the limited on at Casa Blanca, dr A Salt Lake railway lying In the ofstreets an epidemic there la the danger tfcln afternoon near KeV great- The ateamer Magna, which left ast of Barstow. One Cue Blanca Saturday brought one tramp. Is reported hundred refugee, mostly Jews. ... bnwnM The cruiser Aube Is et Maxagan. slightly, several the Du Chavis is on the way to Belli TJC waaof delayed the wreck waa and the Galilee la at Rabat The govrn. sud officiate at head-- ernor of Rabat has warned the natives M &. bUlM. - Aug. WRECK. Trust vice-preside- PRICE FIVE CENTS ILL 24 HOURS STRIKE New WORLD'S LARGEST BATTLEbattleVictoria, B. ships, larger than any now afloat, have bean ordered constructed at Yokuauka and Kur yards by th Japanese admiralty. They 'will he of . 2UA00 and 20.000 team 20 knots and carry tea guns, 24 fifteen center- metre and smaller guns as They secondary armament. will oust 9o.0UU.U0f. York and Other Cities Holding Their Final Decision in Abeyance Pending the Result of Tuesdays Conference Union Does Not in Chicago Desire to Hamper Newspapers Bnt Demand Must Be Met w Chicago, Aug. 1L The strike of the O commercial telegraph operators union O O will be universal throughout the UnitO ed States and Canada within tweniy-fou- r O hours, according to National SecO retary Ruasell of the telegraphers' Ihla statement was organisation. mad by Mr. Russell after he had been Informed of tbs action taken by the o men In New York, who at a meeting CHAS. B. KEELER DEAD. O there today decided to hold a walk-ou- t In obeyance until the latter part of O Spokane, Weak, Ang. 11 Charles B. Keeler, aged 56, O tho week. "This strike movement, said Mr. chief oounael of the Chicago, O Milwaukee A BL Paul railroad O Russell, "has coma to lbe point where and ooueulting attorney for the O there can ha no hacking down. The American Cerael company and O have been trodden on telegraphers Quaker Oats company, died in O thla afternoon. O lung enough by th companies, and Spokane O now that wa have tho opportunity we Bright 'a dlseaa, and over-worand worry brought on the din- - O are going to use all our etreugih to For several solution. Mr. Keeler, aceom- - O enforce our demands. weeks President Small and myself pentad by hie wife and two O hem holding tho telegraphers hack tons, waa oat went for ree- - O and have been advising conciliation, nation. o hut O own they have taken matters In their hands and we are going t stand by them. No union mm will be allowed to work with any oh not belonging to our organisation, and this means that tomorrow morning when tho business of tho week begins the strike will become universal. Wa cannot go half way In thla matter now.' Th strike has been precipitated by tho men themselves without tho sano-llo- n of the national officers, but wa are now all working In unison, and anything that tbs officials of the various union throughout the country hare done In calling strikes meets with eur hearty cooperation." This. anaouBocmrat waa made by Mr. Ruasell at w msaa meeting at the striking telegraphers, held la Brands hall this afternoon. Tho hall will neat 1AOO persons and so great was th demand to accommodation! that several of the striking operators were RsilroaJ Magnate Predicts unable to gain admittance to the building and remained on the streets In the S!n rfage-Tal- ks vicinity until some of the early arof rival had left the hall. Th Order of Railway Telegraphers Rate Legislation. was represented at the meeting by National Secretary Quick. Mr. Quick Informed the atrikera that his organiwas at their dlspoul, both morOmaha, Ang. 11. Mr. Harriman sation and financially. "Wa have 11,000,-00- 0 ally gavo out a long Interview this after-B0n- . In our treasury," ha said, and Many of bis statements bad, It In at your dlapusnL Your fight la however, been mads before. He de- ours nd w will stand with you until clined to comment upon recent court the end. Before the mass meeting a meeting actions against eorporatioasL of 820 onion telegraphers, employed In answer to questions Mr, Harri- by companies using leased wires , was man aald: held. At this gathering, brokers, "I think wa shall have a coal shortand commercial organisaage thla winter, duo to tho general tions, Including the big pocking Inoreaae in th consumption of eoal, houses, were represented. A resoluby reason of the great expansion of all tion was adopted declaring that thla line of Industries all over the coun- class of labor was under paid and try and also to the fleet that some that th various firms would he asked mines are not able to turn out as to sign a wage seals and also to emmuch aa they might because at a lack ploy none but union telegraphers. of labor, and then there Is th shortIt was decided to let the private age of freight cars to be reckoned wire men prepare and present tier with. And. to this car shortage I own schedules to their employers. want to aay a word In reply to tho The broker men will present their general charge that the railroads era schedule at 10 o'clock this morning. wholly to blame for car shortage. The The broker men will ask for a mincharge la unjust in many respects. imum of 50 a week. The men employed by the press Numerous causes conspire po bring about a shortage or congestion In cars, associations will make their request at of which the people know nothing, T o'clock tonight and (he employers hours io and they are cause for which the rail- will' bo given twenty-fou- r road are not responsible and cannot comply with ft Tho schedule present ed calls for 935 a week and for alx ovoid. Mr. Harriman deprecated the ' re- nights a week and seventy cent an cent tendency of rate legislation. :lio hour overtime, sight hours to constitute a days work, with half an hour said: In the development and Improve- to lunch. The operators employed by ment of railroads, one factor of vital the news companies and newspapers consideration la the relative cost of in the day time will aak to 3d a week material and labor and the scale of and alxty cents an hour overtime, rate for traffic. Labor la octree and eight hours to constitute a day's work much higher paid than ever, material and the regular lunch. These requests is often hard to gat and costa more, were presented to every news gatherStales yet rate have been reduced and taxes ing organisation In theandUnited twenty-fou- r and Canada tonight, Increased. Thla la not a consideraanswer. tion ' which holds out either to the hours will be allowed to an demands the people or tho railroads tho brightest If at the end of time reprospects. Under the preamt condi- have not met with a favorable tion of the higher coet of labor and sponse, the men will report to the material th tendency of rates should union officials and they aay a strike will ha ordered. be to remain stationary, bnt la ItT In regard to the newspaper end of President Harahan of the Illinois Central expressed enthusiasm to the thq controvert! ry. Secretary Ruasell tomotorcar, which la now being so Issued th following statement largely added to the equipment of night: tho Union Pacific, and said the manu- "To All Publishers, U. B. and Canada: "The Commercial Telegrapher anfacture and use at thla car waa now ion does not desire In any way whatunder consideration by hlo company. ever t hamper the newspaper of the country. We are fighting for our . MABRUCEA SURPRISE rights, however, and believing that thp telegraph operators employed In we have In Sundays Issue of thla paper. thla service are under-paid- , August 4th, a brevity announced that authorised our men to present a Mias Chios Nelson and Emerson J. schedule to their employer asking for Miller of gall Lake bad been married what we conclder reasonable recomIn this city on the 3rd by Rev. John pense to their tabors. If these deEL Carver, pastor of the Fra Pres- mands are not ment with by the varbyterian church. It now develops ious news gathering organisation that tho marriage was a surprise to within a specified time the men will the friends and relatives of the con- he ordered to quit work. In Chicago, today tha officials of tracting parties. Tho bride la the daughter of A. C. both companies declared that they Nelson, stats superintendent of pub- had more men than they needed. Banlic Instruction, and the groom pre- dar is quiet in the telegraph business" sides over tho sporting goods depart- said one of these officials, "but wa Hard- eould have handled twice aa much ment in the 8treveH-Patmoware company at Balt Lake. business as we did. In fact wa sent The wedding was tn the quiet and evert! operators home, as we did came as a complete surprise to tho not need them. About 500 men .were added to the brides parents. The two had hem forers for a year, buL it la Mid, Mr. ranks of the strikers today. The new and Mrs. Nelson ware ' disposed : to recruits come from various secton look with disfavor on the proposed throughout tho country. In each case marriage, because of the youth of the strikes being precipitated by the their daughter, she being barely of men refusing to work with men in other oitiea. Tonight approx legal age. name-power- BE o SHIPS. Belfast. Aug. 11. Serious disorders occurred here again today. Namer-ou- s strike meetings were held In the afternoon, which led to some wild scenes In. the dock quarter. Oppose lug crowds of men in Queen's square Indulged in free fighting and the troops, not being on duty, the poll (is had hard tasks to control tho situation. Several times reinforcements ware called for and charged with clubs, the mob replying with stones. Many persons on both aides were Injured. Late tonight tho troops had to ha called upon and mads several bayonet chargee. They cleared the streets sad than placed a cordon around tho disturbed district Ons soldier and twenty cons tables ware Injured. some of (hem seriously. The rioting today waa the - moat serious that has oocured durlag the strike ported. . Five hundred police and LSbO soldiers were sent to .the seme and cavalry dashed np and down the extent of the disorderly area toeing tho rioters hack Into the aide streets on which strung military forces had been placed. The fighting waa of tho fiercest character and National Society, Army of order waa not restored until 1 o'clock when a heavy rain assisted the soldiers In disponing tho crowd. the Philippines Meet in There were conflicts Saturday In which two oflleqrp and alx eoldiars Kansas City; ' were slightly Injured. Before (he order for bayonet charges tonight. Captain Welsh read the riot act while of atones ware being thrown Kansas City, Aug. 11. Delegates fusillade and troops from the upat the police have. begun to arrive for the eighth per windows aa they passed through Soannual reunion of the National While the Infantry tho streets. ciety Army of the Philippine!, which rushes were generally resisted some begins In Kansas City Tuesday next. of the riots rv, in order to save themTo data alx generals have announced held women before them, tbs their Intention of coming and an un- selves, latter shrieking "Holy Mary, 'you usually large number of delegates is dont hurt a woman. Aa a result The reunion will extend of these tactics aeveral women are expected. General Arthur through Friday. injuries from commander-in-chief- , will de- said to have received Mujf of the rioters were liver the reponee to the addresses of bayonets. The military par- arrested. welcome Tuesday. ade, which promises to be of general Interest thla year because of the large number of veterans of the army of the Philippines, aa well as members of the Twentieth Kansas volunteer Infantry association participating will .take place Wednesday. Following the parade there will be a public meeting addressed by numerous speakers of national prominence. Thursday the annual banquet will commence, Friday the delegates will go on an excursion to Forth Leavenworth, Kansas, and the old national soldiers home and the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. .The reunion of the famous Twentieth Kansas infantry will be held jointly with that of th Philippine veterans. SEC. GARFIELD GOES TO N. Uvthqnake, Typhoon floods Cause Oil WITHIN 1907 O ' wo Delivered 12. Victoria. B. C Aug. ll Sever tlghtlag is ivpuru-from Formoaa where the ua- lives are making sirvuuou resistance against tk Japau- - O ese vroopa, At Taikokan the O Japanese casualties uuiubetvd O His Summary of the Government Investigation Broadside Another AUGUST ' 12-ln- ooooooooooooooooo 0(000000000000000 Cnl news-agenci- . a non-unio- imately 4,500 telegraphers are on trike, divided anioug tho following cities: Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, BL Paul, Milwaukee, Denver, Memphis, Kansas City, New Orlvaua, Topeka, Sedalla, Mo., Puebla Jackson, Mls Dallas, Houston, Balt Lake, Helena, Forth Worth, Oklahoma City, Birmingham, Augusta Bloux City, Knonkllle, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Atlanta, Galveston, Charleston, Texarkana, Parget N. IX, Los Angeles, Colorado Springs, Jackson, Tana., and Beaumont, Texas. try to bring about a settlement, waa announced at the meeting by James P. Archbold, secretary of the National Civic Federation, who said that tha eommtwiiuaer was proceeding in the matter at the request of Freakiest Rnoat-velSecretary Lueb stated tonight that tha President had not ordered the tabor commissioner .to interfere la the strike, and tha tabor cotnniisaioner had not Informed tha President of his action. Secretary Loeb added, however, that the commissioner hal full power te act in the matter without executive dlreo-Uo- Ban Francisco, Cal., Aug. 11. It was announced today by 8. J. Brnall, national president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, that If by Tuesday next no way la found to bring about a conciliation In tha telegraphers controversy, a general Iriks will be called by him. Mr. Small further said that ha had advised Chdrlea P. Neill, United States Commissioner of Labor, that b ptuti guarantee an Immediate resumption of work If the government would 1m let upon an Investigation or arbitration of the telegraphers grievance. President Small today gave out tha correspondence between following himself and United States Commissioner of labor Charles Nelli: la reply to a telegram from Preal-deSmall of th Commercial Telegraphers' Union, seat last Friday. Informing the commissioner of tabor that tha telegraphers strike had become a very serious matter, tha following aa received. "Washington, D. C., Aug. 19, 199T. "S. J. Smell, Oakland, Cal, Telegram reoelvad, also telegra from Stewart. It Is oMlesa for me to attempt to do anything at this time, aa I da not understand precisely the Issues or tho exact cans of tho atrtke. I assume th various trikes have been without your authority and. therefore, are Illegal- - IT locals have no respect for constitution of organisation and th national officers rennet control them. , what guarantee can you give mo that any adjustment satisfactory to you will be accepted by men on atrtko. I am entirely atyour service and willing to do all in my power to assist yoa In bringing about a fair settlement Will you adof thla controversy. vise me definitely and precisely what is the demand for which the atrtke has occurred, anj upon what terms you would taka the responsibility of ordering locals back I (Signed) CHARLES P. NEILL. "Charles P. Neill, Commissioner of Labor, Washington, D. C. "Cause of present trouble Is repudiation of Baa Francisco agreement which settled strike. Local Manager OBrien, Chief Operator Jaffa, Superintendent May have repeatedly discriminated against strikers. Women telegraphers, after returning to work, humiliated to such extent resigned. Western Union reinstated .tore than one hundred atrikera, many still out iff employment. Including married men. agreement .Notwithstanding' provides reinstatement atrikera without prejudice: outsiders given preference and employed. Present strike illegal, but provocation great and resentment against Western Union officials because of bad faith so universal that general strike be authorised unless we can find way to bring about conciliation. Answering your last question, can guarantee Immediate resumption of work if government will Inlat upon investigation or arbitration of propositions embodied In memorial addressed to hoard of directors of Western Union last Jude, local management's petty discrimination and favoritism towards woman Xioota on Los Angeles circuit reused transfers and dismissals of men long In company's service and finally trike. (Signed) Deputy Percy Thomas, of the telegraphers union, announced, after the local meeting today, that President Small and members of tho national executive committee will meet la Chicago on next Thursday to discuss tha advisability of calling a general strike. Mr. Thomas said that he had mad arrangemwita to call a general strike in all cities and towns east of Putt-burand that tha calling out of th operators denendad on tha report off the Chicago conferenra Deputy President Thomas said that after the meeting President Small and the national executive committee of the union would hold a meeting in Chicago on next Thursday to oonaid er the advhlblllty of calling a gem eral strike. President Ahear said: "The officers of tho local approve the aetloa taken today by the meeting. it will show that x are honest In this fight, and wa era putting R up to tha companies direct now. Its the last chance that the companies have to avoid a atrika" t and gem , . E. J. Nelly, err. managqr of the Postal company, seat out to all postal offleera tha foL i lowlng statement: "We shall take a - firm stand tn dealing with the altnatioa. Yoa. art authorised to advise manager at the . points whsre atrika conditions prevail to aay to our loyal man wli stand by ua In our difficulties that all operators will be paid the regular salaries as a bonus and their sendees . at tha keys will ha computed aa extra, ua a basis of seven hours per day or night, and where you deem It wise to do a you may alio furnish free meals and lodgings until wa r turn to normal conditions, when th old rates will prevail," Tha members of tha national executive board, who are proceeding to Chioago, to taka part In tha nagotlm tiona, are Chairman R. J. Fslwer. at M. J. Reldy, of Boston) Memphis; Joseph W. Sullivan, of New York; J. Konenkanip of Pittsburg, and C, R. Hill, of Toroatoa. It was stated by union man that thn commercial telegraphera hwva 'a working agraemnnt with the Order of Railway Telegraphera, by which thd tatter are pledged to support thank Tho railroad telegraphera are credited with having In their treasury thn eeo-olargest tabor union reserve fund of the country. he bad wired aa follows to Wesley Russell, his deputy at Chicago, aa follows: "Answering mensagea from. Neill; wired him could guarantee Immediate resumption of work If government will insist upon Investigation or arbitration of proposition embodied In memorial addressed board of directors Western Union last Jane,- - Get nrge him to Gompers, kmg distance; see Kooaeveit; ' Inform him' Ciowry and San Francisco agreement not lived up to by Western Union. Will he with you in few days." Washington, Aug. 11 If called' upon to man wires operated by non- nt "S. J. SMALL." President Small also announced that . . . OPERATORS JOINT MEETING, Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 11. All th striking operators of both companies In this city,, held a joint meeting to day and decided upon a schedule of demands which will be presented ta the local managers of tha two companies tomorrow. The demands to he presented t the two companies am practically Identical. The atrikera demand at each company a 15 per rent Increase In wages end an eight-hou- r day. ' By unanimous vote It wae decided the operators employed by the news agencies would not be asked to trike. It was decided that operators would be permitted to work at the union depot, the boards of trade of tha two Kansas Cities, and at certain broken offices, subject to conditions, . WASHINGTON MEN MAY GO OUT. union men at the ether end, tha Washington operatoas employed by the Western Union and Postal companies will, tomorrow morning, walk out In a body. Thta decision waa h reached at a meeting of the local era union thla afternoon. The local union wfll demand a 15 per cent day and that Increase, an right-hou- r womea operators he paid the aama wages aa that paid men. W. W. Beatty. Ant vloe-pr-e aidant of the International Union, today re ported to the local union that ha had received Instructions from Wesley New York, Ang. 11. Action looking Russell, secretary and treasurer of to a strike of the S.AOO telegraph op- the Commercial Telegraphers Union, erators la thla city has been deferred who ta directing the strike from Chiuntil next Friday, pending an im- cago, that the International organisaportant conference la Chicago early tion win support tho local nnkm If thla week, at which United States (hey strike when called upon to work Labor Commlaaioaer Charles P. Neill, with men.Mr. Beatty toSamuel J. Small, president of the night estimates that when th word Telegraphera Union, Samuel Camp- ta given tomorrow 95 per rent of th ers, president of the American Fed- 215 niton operators employed by tha eration of Labor, and Ralph M. Raa-le- two companies will join the sirike- chairman of the executive council of the National Civic Federation, will endeavor to effect an adjustment ALL OMAHA UNION MEN QUIT. of the difficulties between the teleOmaha. Neb Aag. 1L Tha ranks graph companies and their employee of the striking telegraphers In Ona-h, throughout the country. were augmented today by a walkThe decision wae reached at meeting of the local telegraphers' out of every member f the union union today. News that Commtaaioa-e- r (Continued oa Page BlghL) NelQ was en mute to Chicago to tale-grap- non-unio- n - a . |