The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-13
Mayor Francis Holds the Fort
Win the Police, and the Cars
are all Running.
Galveston's secret Deep-water
scheme Perfected, hut They
Won't Give it Away.
The Foreigners still Perplexed
Over the Roumelian-Bulga-
rian Question.
THE ST. LOUIS STRIKE.
That Businpss Committee snubbed.--
A Sensible Mayor.

That Businnss Committee Snubbed.--
A Sensible Mayor.
ST. LOUIS, October 49, he situa.
ton In the street car strike this morn.
ing remains practically unchanged.
The strikers assembled quietly at
Turner Hall to await developments
Cars are running on all lines under
police escort ana some of them are
doing full service. No disturbances
have yet been reported. Some of the
new conductors and drivers, who
were frightened off by the rioters,
have returned to work and no serious
trouble is apprehended for the pree-
ent.
The adjourned meeting Of busi.
ness men, appointed as a committee
on the street car strike, convened
again this morning and was quite ex-
citing. The report of the sub-com-
mittce given Saturday was rejected.
Jno. ID. Perry, a prominent banker
and father-in-law of Mayo Francis,op
posed the recognizing of the Knights
of Labor, whom he described as an ir-
repressible body of men.
l.. b. Ripley, an iron merchant, said
the way TO act was TO take these rio
tiers by the throat and make them re-
spect the law; this sentiment was
cheered. A new committee was APP
pointed who retired, but soon return
ed q resolution, calling on the mayor
to protect life and property, which
was adopted and committee appoint
ed to wait on Mayor Francis with IL.
During the meeting John II. Lion
Ia Il "a, fns "A Of nj A .
proprietors said they had no griev-
anees aud wanted no arbitration by
business men or anybody else. The
committee then went to 81 G the mayor
and lay the resolution before him.
Mayor Francis was met al his office,
and after the resolution was,presented
to him, he stated that he was glad to
see the committee and to have the
counsel of citizens In times like these.
He then explained the situation and
claimed that the authorities had done
everything In their power 70 main
tain order, aud that the police had so
far dispersed all mobs that had as
sembled, aud, in his Judgment, they
were able to and would suppress all
lawlessness. No road had stopped
running cars at his suggestion but,
on the contrary he had urged
the companies to continue their
service aud he would protect
them. There was no organized MOB,
Their. fore. the militia would not be
called out but should the lawlcssness
increase beyond the power Of the
police to control, other and effective
measures would be Immediately used
to suppress It. He advised the COM
mittce to DO sworn in as special po-
licemen and again assured them that
everything possible would be done to
preserve order and to maint In the
peace and dignity of the city. The
mayor also stated that no street-csr
men and no Knights Of Labor would
be accepted as policemen. He further
stated that under the law Of this
slate, upsetting or destroying rail
way cars Is o felony punishable by a
long Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary aud that he favors the prosecu.
ton of the rioters arrested, to the full
| extent of the law,