The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-17
DAY or MANY RIOTS.
Situation in St. Louis Continues
Very Serious.

st. Louis, May 12.-The aspect of af-
fairs in the great street railroad strike
Friday showed a complete reversal of
the conditions prevailing Thursday.
The day opened quietly, but as the
hours sped by reports began to come
in of renewed rioting in various parts
of the city. In one instance the po-
lice fired into a crowd, and in others
used their clubs on those who at
tempted to interfere with the running
of cars. While rumors of casualties
were rampant during the day, up to
midnight none of a serious nature had
been corroborated. The suburban sys-
tenn ran all its cars under an escort of
police. So close was watch maintained
by the force that practically no dis
turbances occurred on it's lines. The
Transit company started cars on a
number of its branches, and notwith-
standing the ample police protection
afforded, trouble cropped out in va
rious directions.
Attack the Cars.
The cars were taken out of the sta
ton at Geyer and jefferson avenues
and started for Carondolet at two
o'clock. About 300 striking employees
of the road and their friends were
around the sheds at the time, and when
the cars came out rush was made for
them, in an attempt to pull the motor
men off the cars. The crowd was
forced back by the police, and the cars
proceeded on their way without further
interference.
A number of men attempted to boaEd
one of the cars on the Compton
Heights division as it rounded the cor
ner of Vandeventer and Park avenues
about 2:3O O'clock. The policemen
who were on the car used their clubs
on the heads of the first of the crowd
who reached the car, and the rest of the
crowd retreated. The affair occasioned
considerable excitement, and dozen
mounted policemen were promptly
sent to the scene from other parts of
the city.
Police Use RevOlvers.
As a Park avenue car was going
into town at $3.50 o'clock at Park and
Mississippi avenues a crowd of about
began to stone it. The policemen on
the platforms fired several shots over
the heads of the crowd without stop
ping the trouble, and then fired di-
rectly into the crowd. So far as
known no one was hit. The car was
detained five minutes; then it started
again on it's way into the city. An
OF nj 20 hn
at Magnolia and California avenues,
but was unsuccessful, the men being
driven off by the police. A number of
arrests were made during the day.
The suburban lines were literally
patronized, but the public could not
| pluck up courage to take advantage
of the facilities offered by the Transit
company, and, as consequence, very
few fares were rung up,
Militia Not Yet Needed.
Gov. Stephens has departed for JEFF
ferson City, after an Intellectual at
tempt to bring the strikers and their
employers together for the purpose
of settling the strike. Before going
| he said:
II do not think that the situation has
| nearly reached the stage where it is ex-
| pedient or necessary to call on the militia
| I shall expect the police department to
| handle the situation for some time, or until
| 1t acknowledges that, under the new law
| with an increased force fully armed, and
having unusual powers, 1t cannot cope with
the situation.
when 1 am satisfied that such a crisis
| has arisen I shall then not hesitate to call
out the military arm of the state"
1t has been deci ded by the police Off
Gals that there is no immediate neces-
sity for a sheriff's posse commitatus,
but Sheriff Pohlman has been askeA to
be in readiness to furnish 500 men if
| palla6 IN 70 do en-