The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
NO PEACE PROPOSALS
STRIKE SETTLES DOWN TO QUEs-
 TION OF ENDURANCE.
Employers Claim Trouble is Practically Over, and Say They Wiil Make No Further PropOsitions to
 the Tenmafers.

Chicago, June l0.--No proposals for peace came from either side of the teamsters' strike today, and for tho present at least the contest has settled down for q matter of endurance.
 John V FarwelI, Jr,. in whose hands the employers have placed their casa as far as peace negotiations are con icerned, said this afternoon that no overtures would be made to the team sters at any time hereafter. The em- ployers are willing, he said. to meet the men at any time, but no more prop ositions will be made to them.
 The teamsters' joint council held . short meeting at which terms of set- clement were to be considered but nothing was done.
 John c. Driscoll. ex-Secretary of the Team Owners Association, who has been anxiously sought in connection with the suits brought against Presi- dent Shea of the Teamsters' Union by George R. Thorne, who alleges criminal libel. returned to the city today. Presi- dent Shea declared that he was of fered s10.000 for Thorne through Dris- coll to call a strike on the house of Sears. Roebuck and Co. Driscoll denied positively today that he had any knowi- edge of the matter. He will appear be- fore the grand jury on Monday.
 Secretary Sinclaire of the Employers Association declared today that as far as doing business is concerned. the strike Is practically over. The employ CTS have 2,S00 teams In service and claim to be doing almost normal amount of traffic.
 Samuel Rohlston, a paper hanger. was shot and killed tonighet by Frank Austin, a new negro policeman, who was guarding a wagon owned by Rothschild & Co., The wagon was passing the corner of 43rd and State Street when one of a crowd of men shouted at the wagon. No violence was offered, but according to the state ments of witnesses the negro policeman became excited and drawing his revol- yer fired directly into the crowd of men. The bullet struck a silver coin in Rohlstons vest pocket and being defiected, passed through his abdomen, killing him instantly. The policeman was arrested.
 This evening while Frederick Jones, a negro tcamster. was unloading some lumber at an uncompleted building at West 18th and Sangamon Streets, & mob numbering 1000 men. women and children gathered around him and commenced to throw stones and other missiles. Policemen Benson and Schempzer. who were guarding the wagon. drew clubs and attempted to drive back the mob. but with little en6Ctt DOLn OHceFS Dei0S EtrucK sew era1 times with stones.
 While the trouble was at It's height John Hince. a union teamster, forced his way through the crowd and coming up to Jones when he was stopping over throwing off lumber, struck Jones over the head with an axe. cutting 6 gash in his scalp three inches long. Hince struck a second time. taking off several fingers of Jones left hand. which he raised to protect himself Hince then attempted to escape and Officer Benson. who started in pursuit. was hampered greatly by the crowd which tried 10 shield Hince. Hince was captured by the officer after chase of two squares