The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-17
CHICAGO STRIKE fIzzLlNG
BELIEF THAT IT SOON WILL BE
 CALLED OFF

Probably Within Forty-eight Hours
 and Certainly by the End of the Week ! Mayor Dunne's Firm Attitude Re-
 gardfng Calling Out of Troops if
 Strike is Extended--Gompers Arrives. Chicago, May 16.--Although no facts as yet have transpired to fully warrant the prediction, it is asserted, both by members of the Employers association and by the conservative element in the ranks of the teamsters, that the strike will be called off, probably within for l ty-eight hours, and certainly by the tend of the week
 It is not likely that any definite ac- tion looking to an adjustment of the ! trouble will be taken prior to the meet ing of the national officers of the Team sters' union, which, it is expected will be held here tomorrow
 Chief among the causes which lead to the prediction of a settlement are the firm stand taken this afternoon by Mayor Dunne, when, in conference with President Shea and officials of the local 1 Teamsters union, he assured them that any further spread of the strike would certainly make 1t necessary for him to Icall for troops, and the arrival of Pres tident Gompers, of the American Feder- ation of Labor, who reached the city I this evening.
 Although not possessed of executive power in the settlement of the strike, President Gompers, declared that he had every hope that it's end was not far distant. He said he would do all in his power, to end the strike and has great hopes of success. ! Early tonight, immediately after leaving his train President Gompers went into conference with President Shea and local officials of the Team l sters' union.
 The Employers association and the express companies increased their scope of delivery still further to-day and bus iness was transacted without hindrance. There were a few cases of disorder, the crowds being dispersed by policemen, who used their clubs vigorously. ! At the hearing before Master in Chancery Sherman, where evidence is being taken relative to the federal in- ijunctions issued against the strikers, IF. K. Buckmister, superintendent of the private detective agency, cited fully two dozen instances where assaults had i been committed on non-union men and the federal injunction violated. He as- serted the majority of the rioters were wearing the buttons of the Teamsters' union. ,sa s Henry Cunningham, a student at Cor lnell university, was held for the crirni- nal court to-day in bonds of $500. The charge against Cunningham was as- sault with 8 deadly weapon, preferred by Henry Van Dyke, who was shot at Desplaines and West Adams streets a week ago. Cunningham is one of party of six Cornell students who were brought to Chicago three weeks ago by the express companies to be, employed as guards on wagons. ~@3 I At meeting of the board of educa- tion held this evening, warrants were sworn out for eight boys who. have been leaders in the recent strikes at the schools in sympathy with the strike of l the teamsters. The threat of arrest of parents whose children do not attend school had the fleet of settling three of the strikes to-day and a normal at tendance of pubils its expected to-mor- row.