The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
A SWEEPING INJUNCTION
federal Authorities Interfere In the Kansas
City Street Car Strike.
4 FORCE OF UNITED STATES HARsHALS
VIII Garry out Courts Orders-Thc
United states Government May
Interfere in st. Louis.

+, Kansas city, Mo-, May 19.-The Fede al
authorities found alleged cause Tor IN
t.y,ering this evening in the strike Ia
auguarted this morning by the union en-
ployes OF the Metropolitan street railway.
fudge william C. Hook OF Leavenworth,
eating n, Kansas City, issued from the
Irnned States district circuit court TO-
night an injunction that is more aoso-
lutte and sweeping in its terms tnah any
;,i,,ne,ion ever before secured ~ this dis
t-,o, IN a contention between labor and
oap,taq The Injunction is made absolute
for week. the matter being set lor
hearing on Saturday next, ana II us re-
strlctlons shall be observed by the strih'
ers the Metropolitan company has us nsns
Won for the strikers HANDS are tieu ~
seven DAYS. and in the meantime tne
Metropolitan company can go ABOUT l"e
organization Of its disputed forces.
The Injunction is predicted upon ohe
tact that several of the persons COM
mia ned against as threatening the ihte'
ests of the company are residsHts Oh 49, ~.
States and the further fact tnaV tue SsI.n
ers threaten to prevent the company - t,aa
CARRYING out its contract with the on-t
sfates government to transport the ~y
III CARRIERS to and from their routes
|, Harry BRYAN, the National Organiser
80 the Amalgamated association, descrlDen
o. resident Of Michigan. is one OF TUG
,arties eniobi ed, and the others named arr
! twentv-two local leaders OF the unlon' set
eral nj whom are mentioned as resiuen'"
OF Ohio and Kansas .o,.
The Injunction Restraints the peiao.
named and all others from in any man
ner directly or indirectly, stopping o'
interfering with the running Oh cars w
tho lines of the Metropolitan company
enioins them from harrassing, assauitlnS
or IN anv manner interfering with any
person who may be IN the empioy vi ~.
rompany as he goes to or from his WORK.
or as no is engaged in the operation oil I,
street car. Enjoins the union and all
others from picketlng or paWolling the
car houses, stopping places, stations'
tracks or approaches thereto or lolterihg
in large numbers in or about any OF tne
places named or making loud or bolster
aus noises in the vicinity thereof for the
purpose of intimidating or interfering
with the company's employees.
The injunction even goes further tnap
this and enjoins any concerted action ,n
cause snv act or annoyance which will
cars or interfering in any wise with any
employe in moving a car which may carry
mail carrier, or a messenger or unon
which mail carrier or a messenger may
wish to ride
The restrictions not only spply to Or
ganizer Harry Bryan and the twenty-t two
men named but to all others who may be
in concert with them after the entering
of this injunction
In addition to the police and the deputy
marshals sworn in today. force OF
United States marshals will be on hand
to interfere in case the injunction IS
ignored and there is every probability
the strikers will not desist In their et-
forts to bring out the men who have SC
far failed to Join them.
Up to late hour tonight there had
been no disturbance at any point and tbs
company was maintaining fairly effic-
lent service