The Portland daily press., 1900-05-09
WALKING GOOD.
10 Cars Running in
st. Louis.
General Strike on Entire
System.
Car Stoned by Crowd Of Men
and Boys.
Number Injured During
Riots.
Steps Taken to Bring Strike
to an End.
Steps Taken to Bring Strike
to an End.


was inauguratsd on the entire system Of
the st. Louis Transit company at day :
break today. mo cars were in operation,
save a few on the Park avenue division
The crews were allowed to run the cars
unm molested until 1915 O'Clock when o
car Of the Park avenue division was bad
ly wrecked on Webster avenue. by stones
thrown by a crowd of men and boys
The suburban line. many of the sm-
ployes OF uhiah had been on q strike for
several days, was also tied up after the
early morning hours. Cars were run
Gar east as 18th street, but when effor.,
were made to bring them down town,
crowds of strikers ana sympathizers In i.
terfered with the crews aud In several
cases dragged them OF the car. From
time to time during the afternoon and
night attempts were made to operate
this cars, but In nearly every case there
wero attacks on the crews by crowds,
practically stopping traffic.
This Afternoon at Isth street and Wash
inston avenue, large crowd OF men and
boys bombarded Park avenue car with
stones, although several women were
inside. The crew stuck to their posts
although the stones few thick around
them. The company when 1t found that
the cars could not he operated. ordered
them back to the sheds. Numerous
cars were stoned and the men operating
them attacked BY crowds along the
streets. Vehicles of all sorts were
pressed into service today by the citizens
in getting to and from business. Chair
man Lee Of the national executive board,
who is conducting this strike. stated TO-
day that the union was satisfied with
the results Of the striks. He said;
"Ths company has precipitated this
crisis by its refusal to treat with us.
We are ready nt any time to do our part
toward settling the difficulties"
The union claims shat about 8, 400 men
are out and that they represent about 80
per cent Of the transit oompany's en-
ployes.
A joint meeting Of the executive COM
mi ttee Of the Business Mems league and
the directors Of the Merohants' Exchange
was held today and steps were taken
with . view N bringing the troubls to
an end.
st. Louis, Mo-. May s.-Practioally
all the street oars In st. Louis are az
today. In pursuance Of action
taken at innas meeting ct i.s0 a. m,
8. s25 employees Of the st. Louis Transit
company went on strike this morning
to compel the aocsptanc, OF their de-
mands formulated several days ago. The
suburban line. the only one In the city
not part of the st. Louis Transit COM
papy's system, ran cars for several hours,
their men were pulled oil the cara BY
strikers at De Hodiamont, In the down |
town section Of the city. Employed on
their cars ana In the sheds the st. Louis
Transit company had 8. COO men, most of
whom belonged to the AmalgAm ated
Association Of Street Gar Employees. All
but about ssvsnty-ave Of these are out.
With the help Of soms of the latter q
numb ber OF oars we're run out on the Park
avenue division of the Lindell line which
runs past the Union station. This led to
frequent riots at different points on the |
line where strikers attempted aud, in |
some cases succeeded, In stopping the |
cArs.
One car on each OF the lines converging
on Warrington avenue was run out.
Four cars got out downtown a. far as
Sixth street, but only one went round the
Loop. All were attacked by mob of men
on Washington street near Fourth, who
threw sticks and stonss. Several win
dows were broken and the motormsn and
conductors were injured by flying mis-
siles.
A riot call turned In at eight O'Clock
from the corner OF Brosdway and Wash
ington street, brought q wagon load Of
police cut to keep order, but their efforts
were In vain. At this point q motorman
was hit over the head with club. q
pisse Of brick bat struck him In the
mouth iAeerating his lip and his nose was
smAshed By a stens. Ths motorman lsft
his car aud ran iato . saloon for pretss-
tion.