Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-19

The report appeared on the ticker to-
day that Sheriff Barrett had informed
grain firm that a settlement of the
trouble had been reached. Announce
ment will be made this afternoon.
Chicago, May 19-The strike will
end tonight or tomorrow morning.
There will be no claim Of victory or
defeat by either side. The employers
will take the teamsters who are
worthy and desirable men and who
have not violated the law
This declaration was made by Sher-
AT Bartlett today and was confirmed
from several sources. The sheriff be-
gun to, call in the extra deputies en-
gagged in guarding wagons of the En-
ployers' Teaming Company.
The most encouraging phase today
was the change Of front on the part OF
the teamsters in entering into nego-
citations with the team owners and
4 considering proposition from that
body to arbitrate the question of de-
Ifyeries to boycotted houses. Should
the teamsters' council at Its meeting
tonight accept the team owners arbf-
tration proffer 1t was generally believ-
ed today the end Of the strike is at
hand. The adverse decision Of the ar
bitration committee, compelling driv-
ers to deliver goods wherever their em-
ployers should desire, would be the
signal for raising the strike against
all business firms now affected except
the State street department stores,
express companies and coal concerns.
The defiant attitude of International
President Shea and his bitterness to-
ward the State street merchants, whom
he accuses Of conspiring to wreck the
teamsters' organization, seemed to pre-
Sclude the possibility of any definite
steps toward adjustment Of the trou-
ble before the return Of Gompers, who
expects to return to Chicago tomorrow
and renew his negotiations. Gompers
admitted before his departure that the
various conferences between the rep
resentatives Of both sides in the con-
troversy had produced a more pacific
feeling and this, he argued, would ac-
complish much toward fixing a COM
mon ground upon which terms Of peace
might be arranged.
"A serious flour famine threatens
Chicago as a result Of the spreading
OF the strike to include wholesale flour
manufacturers and dealers. Pieser,
Livingstone & Co., today ordered flour
taken to q boycotted house and when
the driver refused to make the de-
livery, twenty-eight union drivers were
discharged. It is said each Of the man.
sufacturers and dealers who supply the
bulk Of the retail trade in the city
would take similar action, whenever
drivers refused to make deliveries.
&c. III. Cook Of the teamster's general
strike committee said: Il have heard
nothing whatever of such a settlement
as the newspapers are printing today.
The men positively will not go back
to work until the strike has been set
tied officially. simultaneously with
Cooks statement came report credi-
ted to member of the Employers As
eociation, who is department store
leader, that he had reasons to believe
the strike would lbe officially called
of, II q promise were made to strike
leaders that there would be no prose-
cution in the federal court of men now
INCLUDED In charges of violation of the
courts injunctions. When Gompers left
Chicago last night 1t is said Sheriff
Barrett was given authoritive infor-
maton that while there would he no
formal capitulation on either side of
the controversy the striking teamsters
and employers would quietly merge
interests and restore peace.
The sheriff was informed If the law
abiding members of the union could
be reinstated the strike would not last
twenty four hours. The sheriff declar-
ed he had been informed such men
would be taken back. President Shea
declared to the Liverymen's Associa-
ton that he had more power than the
mayor of Chicago and had enough men
to go up State street and clean out the
district to the lake." according to the
testimony OF Franz Anberg. before
Master in Chancery Sherman today,
Amberg is president of the West Side
Liverymen's Association.
ehea Denies II.
Chicago, May 1s.-President Shea