The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-15
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ST.. LOUIS, Oct. e.-1he situation re-
garding the strike Of the street car men
presents no marked changes from that
of yesterday, hut there is . feeling of
uncertainty and expectation Of turth.
er violence. All OF the lines are run.
ming some cars and several are dong
nearly, If not quite, full service. The
Broadway or Fifth street line, which is
the longest Ia the city and which has
bean practically Suspended since the
strike began, sends ous . few cars this
morning under the protection Of police
men. Police officers are also stationed
as numerous points on the streets Occu-
pied by the railroad, and officers have
been placed on the cars of some other
roads. No disturbances were reported
up 20 noon, and it 10 hoped thai the large
display OF police will prevent further
trouble. The socalled arbitration CON-
mittee, appointed by the trades assembly,
was IN session with the executive board
of the Knights of Labor until o'clock
thie morning. and the session was re-
sumed to-day. They claim 70 be arrsnG-
ing plans for settlement OF the troubles,
but nothing effective seems 20 have
been done yet. They ALSO claim that
much of the violence yesterday was
committed by outsIdeFs, and all strikers
are under strict orders 70 preserve the
peace.
LArHR-The quiet OF the morning
hours was not long continued, as about
noon the strikers began 10 assemble In
knots 10 various parts of the city, and
things presented an ominous appear
ance- First riot occurred
on Chaute8u avenue road, and several
cars were dumped into the gutter and
drivers and conductors were severely
handled. Next. big crowd OF strikers
attacked several cara OF the Union De-
pot line on the Twelfth street bridge,
within square Of the tour courts and
police headquarters. The drivers and
ductor being rendered insensible. The
rioters were In such hurry
70 TIP over the cara. that the
passengers were not allowed time
70 get out of them, and two ladies were
badly bruised 90 the Twelfth street
bridge. while ieaping from car which
the strikers had already tilted IN the AR.
Mayor Fra0cis and Chief Of Police Hsr-
rigan, with squad Of police, arrived On
the bridge SOON Afterwards, and made
soma arrests. the rioters dispensing sui
lenly. About 3 p. N. riot broke Out
on CaAs avenue, the crowd extend
ing from Ninth TO Fourteenth
street. Al least . dozen cars of
tbs Cas- avenue lice were laid in the
CUTTERS. between the streets named, by
mob. All the conductors and drivers
were thumped vary roughly and teams
turned loose on the streets. Shortly
after this, smother mot occurred on the
tracks of the Union line on O'Fallon
street, near Tenth, one block south of
the lncaston OF the Class avenue. Here
cars were tossed about and the widest
cxcitsmens prevailed. The two
mobe were in close proximity,
| and the crowds soon united
some two or Ihreo Thousand people
| nlling eli the adjacent streets and pre-
venting eraHIc. In few minutes an
other mob began 10 oReFturn the cars OF
the LIBdell railway % Eighth street and
WashIogtnn avenue, and here. too. An
/ immense crowd gathered. Up TO $50
D. N. nobody Is Her0rsed very bedly
hurt. bat seF1ous trouble msy 09cur e
any ffFna