The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-19
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 YET UNSETTLED Delay OccasiOned in Settling Tsamsters Strike in Chica<ss MANY FIGHTS Y $ $: .IAY Mothers Are Fined B. " for Not Sending Their children 10 School
 In Connection With
 the Strike.

Chicago, May 1S.-The teamsters strike is still hanging in the balance and al- though it is generally expected that settlement will soon be reached it seems tonight further away than 1t did twenty four hours ago. It was confidently as- serted by the Teamowners association that the teamsters had consented to arbi- trate with them on the question of wheth- CT or not union teamsters should make deliveries to the boycotted houses. Pres ident Shea of the teamsters union today upset this arrangement entirely, declaring that he had never agreed to any such proposition. Members of the Team owners association, however, stated just as positively that the officials of the teamsters union had agreed to such arb- tration.
 This misunderstanding caused a halt in impending settlement. and meeting was arranged for tonight between the teamowners and the teamsters.
 At the headquarters of both organiza- tions 1t was denied that such a meeting was to be held, but it is positively known that arrangements were made for the conference.
 Had Many Fights.
 For the first time in several days the spirit of riot broke out today, and there were numerous fights between nen-union men and the union teamsters. One of the disturbances at Twenty-second street and Indiana avenue blocked all traffic anG delayed street cars for half an hour. The police were compelled to use their clubs vigorously in order to disperse the crowd, and made several arrests. The non-union driver for the wholesale grocery house of Steele, Weddels X Co, who was the original cause of the outbreak, through no cause of his own, was badly beaten be- fore the police could save him.
 In some portions of the Southside a vigorous antagonism to. union men has developed, and the teamster wearing a union button in driving through these sections meets with about the same rteat- ment as a non-union man does when pass ing the teamsters headquarters. Several union teamsters were attacked today near Twenty-sixth street and Wentworth ave nue, and their union buttons torn off. The union men were also vigorously punched before making their escape
 Gompers Left. President Samuel Gompers of the Fed era ton of Labor who had been in Chi cago for the past two days negotiating for peace in the present trouble, left for Dayton, O.. tonight Before leaving the city MT. Gompers said that so far he had accomplished very little, but the prospects were that a basis would soon be reached where a settlement of the difficulty satisfactory to both of the op- posing interests would be decided upon.
 While l am anxious to see an amicable adjustment of the difficulty" said MT. Gompers, still I am not in ravor of the teamsters surrendering internationally, and I of the opinion that they will not have to do so If the trouble still exists when return to Chicago next Sat urday l will take up the matter where left off this afternoon, and continue my efforts to bring about settlement of the controversy
 President Shea of the Teamsters' union was the chief witness in the hearing today before Master in Chancery Sherman He refused to answer the great majority of questions put to him in that his answers would tend to incriminate him. His evil dence was interrupted by repeated wran- gles between the attorneys, who con sumed much time, and in which both sides displayed much bitterness. Finally, in order to allow the belligerent lawyers | sions. the master adjourned court until tomorrow morning.
 Lawyers Sqaubble.
 The chief squabble of the day between the lawyers arose when Attorney Mayer, acting for the employers, referred to Att torney LeboslSy. who appeared for the teamsters. as ''pettifogging shyster law yer
 I'm a shyster, am I?" shouted Attor- ney Iebosky: q may be that but I have never yet written a finding for a master in chanceryship as you did. which result ed in the reversal of the case by the supreme court of the United States"
 This allusion enraged MT. Mayer and he appealed to the master to request that the newspaper men present refrain from making notes on what was taking place. One of the newspaper men continued 10 write. and Mir Mayer became involved in a dispute with him. Attorney Mayer also declared that he would secure transcript of the yelled accusations Of At torney Lebosky, and place 1t in evidence to prevent further personal attacks upon himself.
 The parents of six children who have taken part in the recent school strikes because of the delivery of coal by non union men, were arraigned today before Justice Hurley. and each of them fined s2o and costs for not sending the children to school.
 Other arraignments will be made tomor- row.
 Meeting Held.
 The team owners and officials of the Teamsters' union held protraoted meet Ing tonight to discuss the arbitration of the question whether or not the members of the union employed by tho members of the Team Owners association shall make deliveries to houses affected by the strike.
 The team owners demanded that drivers should make deliveries to any place to which, in the ordinary course of business, they might be sent, The teamsters ae- cepted this, but stipulated that the ruis