The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-23
CONFERENCE
 PRoDgl1IvE Peace in CHago Seems
 NOw.ssured. ANOTHER CHANGE OCCURS Settlement May Be Looked
 for at Any Time. Stumbling Block is Declaration of ex- press Companies That They VIII Not Allow old Drivers to
 Return to work.

Chicago. May 22.-After a conference lasting for three hours, representatives of the Teamsters Union and the em- ployers declared at midnight that the prospects for the settlement of the strike are excellent and that the end of the trouble may be looked for at any time within the next forty eight hours
 Tho stumbling block in the negotia- tions is the declaration by the express companies that none of their striking drivers will be taken back under any condition. All other terms submitted by the employers to the strikers have been accepted.
 The managers of the express com panies declared late this afternoon that while they would re-employ none of their drivers, they had no intention or keeping a black list and there would be no objection to any driver who secured a position with some express company other than the one by which he was employed at the time he struck. He would be given a position, it was as- serted if a vacancy existed at the time of his application.
 This phase of the strike was the only matter discussed at the conference tonight and in the opinion of all pre- sent it opened way for settlement and the negotiations will be continued tomorrow.
 President Shea of the teamsters said tonight after leaving the conference that he considered the chances good for a settlement of the strike and Alt torney Meyer for the employers ex- pressed similar views.
 Despite this move for peace, the Lum- bermen's Association Is preparing for an extension of the strike At meet ing of this organization tonight 1t was decided that tomorrow morning all teamsters employed by the sixty-hve firms composing the association would compel their drivers to make deliveries of consignments to e-bound houses. Twelve of these firms enforced the order today and between 200 and 800 or the drivers quit work. The union of- ficials say that the same thing will happen tomorrow If they are ordered to make deliveries to the boycotted firms.
 Aftee Pistol T0ters.
 Arrest every man. black or white, who is found carrying concealed weapon" was the order given today to all members of the police force. A systematic search was Immediately oe- gun for negroes and white men armed with revolvers or other weapons. one of the first arrests was that of Matthew White. a negro, who is said to be strike breaker. He was fined $l5O, the maximum permitted by law. The magistrate announced an intention to infict the maximum fine on every of fender under arrest.
 Establishing a so-called dead line, citizens today began systematically pa trolling streets near the yards of the Peabody Coal Company, which employs a large number of negro strike break CTS. The patrol is the latest result of murders and other violence growing out of the strike. "The dead line" was established at Wentworth Avenue, nroperty owners parading that street warning people of conditions on either side of the line. The riot district" is bounded on the north by Twcnty-fifth Street. on the east by State Street, on the west by Stewart Avenue, and on the south by Fifteenth Street. All or Wentworth Avenue is deemed white land" and all east Is "black land. West of the white territory is the Peabody Company's yards.
 The street generally used by theme eroes on their way to the coal yard Is Princeton Avenue, and they are forced to pass the hoEIe of the family or Enoch Carlson. a school boy, who was shot dead by negroes during a riot at tending the delivery of coal at public school. The boys mother has the house barricaded and will not allow any or her remaining children to venture out side che protection of the little home.