Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-07
THINK TROUBLE IS OVER
They Believe that There win Be Little
Further Interruption Of Business
WAR BECOMES ONE OF WORDS
Charge that President Shea Attempted to
Make Private Settlement.
NE MAKES AN INDIGNANT ptNlAL
Mayor Dunno Appoints = commission
TO Ascertain Facts COncerninB
Action of Both BeIIiserents--
sherffr is Hopeful.


CHICAGO, May 6.-Comparative Quist
reigned in the down town streets today for
the first time since the commencement Of
the teamsters strike. There were a few
scattered outbreaks. but there was an alb
sence from marching crowds, that for days
followed the wagons Of the boycotted Arms
through the streets and seized upon every
opportunity to attack wagon guards. Al
though there have been no positive develop
ments. there is strong feeling among the
employers that the strike has passed and
in q few days the streets OF the city will be
cleared for traffic.
Only Two Riots.
There were but two riots worthy Of the
name today. The first was started at Canal
and West Madison streets Two coal wag-
ems, guarded by few deputy sheriffs, were
proceeding on Canal street when a number
of union teamsters formed a blockade. 1t
was but few seconds later that a general
fight was in progress and the nonunion men
were assailed with the usual rain of sticks
and bottles A riot call was sent to the
Desplaines Street police station and force
Of officers under command of Lieutenant
O'Connor came charging into the crowd.
They hammered both sides indiscriminately.
arrested twelve men who had been throw
ing stones at the wagons and dispersed the
crowd. Nobody was seriously hurt. The
other fight took place at the power house
Of the traction company at Crosby and
Hobbie streets. The Peabody Coal com-
pany, which has the contract to deliver
coal to the power house. had delivered $50
tons In barges, and large force OF negroes
was set to work wheeling the coal from
the barges to the power house. The sight
af he rrnx nxudn %
strike sympathizers. which crowded around
the building. and the negroes were assailed
with bricks, stones and Jumps OF coal Will
| liam Gilbert one of the coiored men. was
struck on the head with lump OF coal
and seriously injured. A detail OF officers
restored quiet after few rushes into the
crowd.
Charges and Counter Charges.
while the fighting disappeared from the
streets IN q large measure, it broke out
| with greater violence in words between the
| Employers association and the labor lead
| ers. Charges were also made against the
police, it being said that the officers have
| in many cases Disseminated against the
| strikers, rushing to arrest them when they
| were seen assaulting nonunion men, and
| lost no opportunity to take them into GUS
tody whenever 1t was possible for them to
find an excuse for doing so. 1t is said by
members of the Employers association that
captains and lieutenants of the police have
been very negligent in their duty of quell-
ing disorder and charges will be filed
against number of them before the police
trial board.
The charges against the labor leaders are
to the effect that they planned an ostens-
ible settlement of the strike, which would
give them credit of gaining victory, but
which would in reality leave all the men,
bers of the union who have been on strike
out of positions. The plan, as stated by
several members of the Employers asso-
citation, and which they assert came from
President Shea of the Teamsters' union,
was 20 call the strike off for twenty-four
hours, during which time the leaders of
the union would get out of town AL team
sters now working for the employers
should retain their places without regare
to unions. At the expiration of this perio4
the employers were to be free to discharge
| all of the union men they desired.
President Shea, when the charges made
against him were brought to his attention,
, declared with vehemerce that there was
not a single word of truth in them. He
asserted that he had made no proposition
of any kind to the employers nor had any
other officers of the teamsters' union.
Mayor Dunno Talks.
Mayor Dune, IN commenting on Ln0
: charges made by the Employers associa-
ton against the police. saidi
On the other hand, II is charged that in
times Of peril and excitement. certain ON
5 cials Of the Employers association are
ing such action of employees beyond con-
3 tract relations as at such a time is bound
be proved 1t may be stated that It is hard
to preserve the peace when war is being
'Cfe II Il the chosen representatives of eithes
a or both parties In conflict are guilty, as
ths Or should not Onser
permitted to plot against the peace and
e the general welfare OF Chicago; u.,....
| the facts in the dispute. and shall make
r public the findings. The gentlemen com.
e for, fsT +. X X Webster and Wnliam G. Ley,
t den. In the interest of right judgment
such facts, appeal TO the commission &c
fnd them. And ! again warn warn those. those whS @
| to be guilty Of Violence, that I shall use
:, to the utmost my power TO maintain peace
- He was confident that the serious part o.
% the strike was over and that peace woulC
II soon be restored and continued: II have
u ridden all over the strike district and
" didn't see anything approaching the dis
g orderly"
s. sheriff Barrett said that in his opinion
- there will be no more fghting and believet
- that with the deputies and the police thi
situation could be controlled.
Is No action was taken by the Tugmen'
union on the question as to whether IL
!, members will be permitted to work on boat
which haul merchandise TO boycotte'
houses. The order as yet only affects tn
to delivery OF coal to and from these concerns
Ie water Employees Have "sOre Feet
N Mayor Dunnes plan for recruiting tn
r police force by men taken from the waite
~ department did not prove a glittering sue
cess. One hundred and eight men wer
=. sent in by Superintendent Levering OF tn
water department and OF these thirty
n: eight were chosen for police duty. severa
or of the number declared outright that the
would not guard wagons, while severa
more stated that they had ''sore feet" an
w could not walk beside tho wagons. Fiv
-, men assigned 20 inspector LAWN strucl
w when he ordered them TO guard a wago
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