The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-11

st. LOUIS RIOTS.


ST.. LOUIS. October l0.-This morn
ings developments In the street cal
strike were much more quiet THAI
expected after the tumultuous pro.
ceedings of yesterday. There had
been no rioting or trouble during tn,
night although there had been a
double platoon of police waiting al
night at the stations. This morning
the business mems committee met al
the Mercantile Club at 8 O'Clock
| Tho committee consisted of Joseph
Lantry, W. Il. Thompson, II. M
Scruggs, Joseph Specht, s. q. Bum
and N. o. Nelson, all prominent mer
chants. At $3.50 o'clock they were Incl
by u committee of five men from tn,
Knights of Labor and by the secrc
tary of the executive board of tn,
knights of Labor, which has been
managing the strike ever since liz
inception. This committee stated
| that no street car strike was ordered
until the men had tried in every way
TO meet the railway president aud
failed and IL the street-car officials
had met the men there would have
been no strike this week. The CON-
mittee further stated that the men
would adhere to the demands they
had made, especially TO the twelve
hour rule and the payment of 20
cents per hour for extra work. They
also stated that the Knights of Labor
took no account of the earnings OF
any street-railway but they demanded
living wages for all employees under
all circumstances. They submitted a
table showing the wages paid on all
street-car lines in the city
They showed that the men
worked, ONT IN average, sixteen
and three quarters hours per day and
that drivers were paid on an average
$3.50 per day and conductors $l.76
They now demanded twelve hours
for day's work and that conductors
be paid So aud drivers $l.75. Tho
| committee then took recess.
Railways were all running at noon
most of the striking liues having
about two-thirds of their usual mum.
Der of cars in operation and each DO
ing guarded by two policemen.
There has been no rioting yet to
day. The mayor and police board hat
a meeting to swear in 500 special pc
lice, who were ordered to report THU
morning. While the mayor was talk
ing, Charles Green, president of thu
Peoples railway came in and reported
that mob had gathered at his sta
bles on Park avenue and were intimi
dating his drivers. Chief of Polio,
Harrigan at once tclephoned to rul
the cars through, no matter hoy
many police 1t required. A numLe
of specials were sworn in aud at one
sent out on duty.
The inquest on the body Of JOIN
Hovey, who was killed yesterday b,
Policeman Harmon, will be held TO
morrow. Witnesses of the shooting
came to the coroner's office to-da
aud said the killing was uDjnstiiiablt
that Harmon shot Hovey in the bacl
of the head while Policeman Gritlit
was holding him down to the grount
| Several parties charged with mix
ing In yesterdays riots were fine
$40 aud costs each in the police cour
to-day.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
The special committee resumed II
J session this afternoon and hear
statements from such employees
came before them, about fifty In nun
Der. From these men II was foun
that those who had not joiued III
9 Knights of Labor we're entirely ga
;, isfied with the pay and the hours
Q labor, while those who had Joined Il
knights of Labor were dissatisiie
Tho presidents aud managers OF Il
railways were then heard and the fo
lowing particular points were deve
opcd:
1. That II was impossible to ha'
regular hours on street ra
ways, but the average time :.
, now fixed. was not excessi'
nor far from that demanded by q
men, and that when the men work'
over those hours they were paid Q
ira for 1t.
: 2. That wages now paid we
equal to, aud In some cases exceed
the amount justified by the earnln
of the company and compared fave
ably with those paid laborers ola Ii
class, employed in other kinds
j business; that since the strike tn
had more labor offered than III
could use; that they were W
ing to receive propositions fr'
any individual without p
ludice but they would
arbitratc or treat with outside
ganizations and did not feel inclin
to discharge the men now in I'd
employ In order to re-instate STRIKE
The committee then submitted
report to the merchants commit
in which the statements by them
epitomized and the following c.
illusions drawn:
"Your committee find from
facts presented to them from all Sit
that there Is no present solution
the existing difficulties and that
strike will continue unless both
ties voluntarily make concession
. one another. .
aYour committee further d
D: that its the duty of the constitu
D; authorities TO enforce public peace
n. security TO life and properly until
u. existing strike has terminated,
n: your committee, IN this connect
y ~ lind that the Knights of Labor
~ pledged TO assist in the protection
life and property and MAINTAIN
Your committee further find
pending any treaty between the
way companies and their employe
mutual concessions, the dIsintere
citizens composing the meeting W
Appointed this committee are col
tent TO act for both parties In re-
ing and conveying any coneess
made by either party TO the col
yersy." =,
! This report will be again eonsid