St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-25
st. Louis Policemen Make Free Use Of
Their Billies Upon a Mob
of Strikers,
And the Latter Add Interest to the Con.
fict by Returning a VOlley
of Stones.
The st. Louis Merchants Exchange
Passes Resolutions Demanding
That the Strike Cease.
Trouble VIII Not Extend TO
Chicago Roads.
ACoIIision With the Police.
Special to the Globe.

special 10 the Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March e4.-The excit-
ing incidents of the day were confined to
the forenoon. The assault upon the shops
was supplemented by sudden dispensing
of the crowds, and throughout the after
noon not even a ripple of excitement dis
turbed the peace of the city. The report
that the militia were called upon
arose from the action of some eX-
cited officer who set a man galloping about
upon a horse notifying the men that
they might be called to do duty as a pre-
cautionary measure at the armory. During
the prevalence of the riotous feeling the
telephone was also used and the news was
over the city in few moments. The fact
IS that, after the rush at the shops, fifty
reserve police were upon the ground in five
minutes and could not find anyone to arrest.
The indications for tomorrow morning are
that the same efforts will be made 10
run out freight and the same program car
ried out. Ii there is enough police protec-
ton the train will be gotten out. provided
there are men to man il. The strikers are
not discouraged by tO-day's developments,
in fact they claim hOnors are easy. The
fight has now become one of force. how
ever, and slight matter may cause a scene
OF turbulence unequaled in the history of
the city.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT.
ST. LOUIS, March 24.-A freight train
of fifteen cars was made up this morning at
the union depot, and started over the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks in the direction of Sew
enteenth street. Arriving at that point, the
crowd called upon the engineer and fireman
to leave their posts, which they did. The
mob here soon became so dense that il was
deemed advisable to clear the yards, and
the police were summoned. Soon force
of about $50, commanded by the chief of
police and all the captains, arrived at the
scene. The crowd was then ordered to
disperse, and, upon their refusing TO do so,
the police made a charge upon them, hop
ing to drive them away without using their
clubs. The later alternative, however, be-
came necessary, the mob still resisting.
During the struggle which ensued several
OF the strikers were badly beaten by the
police, some OF whom were in turn badly
bruised by rocks thrown by the mob. After
brief fight the crowd was dispersed and
driven from the yards. Another engine
was then procured, which, after being
coupled to the abandoned freight train,
drew it from the scene of the riot, under
guard of about fifty police, who accom-
panied it as far as the city limits,
NO INTERFERENCE
having been met with. How far beyond
this point the train will be able 20 proceed
cannot be conjectured, for the strikers may
at any time render its progress impossible.
A brief dispatch from KirkwOod. twelve
miles west OF here, says the freight train
passed that point at 11:3O o'clock. Just
after the freight train had got away. carry
ing large portion of the police force, the
nflh .hs.rs ,l,
rush for the machine shops of the Missouri
Pacific Railway company TO take posses
sion of them. The courage, however, of
majority of them failed. and only about
forty proceeded about half way, and they
soon abandoned the idea and dispersed.
Reports from DeniSon, Tex, state that no
one is at work in the shops there. Five
or the strikers were arrested. The situa-
ton is critical, and a conflict may occur at
any hour. At Atchison two unsuccessful
attempts were made TO run trains during
the forenoon. No freight is moving from
Kansas City. At La Sale, ILL.,, 1000 men
are about TO be thrown out of employment
because of lack of zinc which is obtained
from Missouri. Reports from Chicago show
that matters are strained there. Engineers,
tiremen and switchmen ON the Wabash
seem 10 be preparing for a strike.
ACTION BY THE MERCHANTS.
The board of directors and transportation
committee of the Merchants exchange of
this city in joint meeting to-day adopted
resolutions demanding that the strike upon
the Missouri Pacific and the Gould South
western system of railroads shall cease, and
as means to this end that the strikers
upon these roads shall either return to their
former positions or discontinue hindering
those who are willing to work. The reso-
lutions invoke the civil and military powers
OF the city, county and state, and if neces-
sary of the United States, TO enforce the
law which shall put an end to the present
deplorable condition of affairs.