The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-09
Street Railway Tie Up in st.
Louis is Complete.
Transit Companies Decide to
Make No Attempt
TO DO ANY BUSINESS
While the Situation Remains as
1t is Today.
Steam Cars Are Doing Their
Best to Relieve Conditions.

st Louis. May 9-Every street rail-
,vav line in St. Louis and in st. Louis
county is tied up this morning and not
a car is moving. General Manager Geo.
w Baumhoff of the St. Louis Transit
COMPANY which operates all the lines
in the CITY except the Suburban, an
nounced at 9 a. IN. that no attempt
would be made to run cars today unless
ample police protection was afforded
The protection given yesterday by the
police. he said, was entirely inadequate
as is shown by the many damaged cars
and numerous casualties.
Mr.. BaumhOff says that the company
has plenty of men who are wiling 10
take out cars, but he does not feel II
would be right to risk their lives While
the present condition of lawlessness con-
tinues Chief of Police Campbell de-
clares that the force under him Is TOO
small to handle the situation properly
but it the companies would select one
line to operate he would see that the
cars were run without molestation
Thousands of st. Louisans suffer the
Inconvenience of not having transpOrta-
tion facilities A majority walked to
work today while others rode wheels or
description Owners Of wagons earned
many a dollar by transporting resi-
dents in the outlying districts. Down
town and ON every street during the
early hours there was to be seen a con-
stant procession of nondescript vehicles.
The steam railroads entering the city
from the north, south and west helped
out by putting on additional trains and
making numerous stops.
Passengers on incoming trains suf-
fered great inconvenience from the tie
up, and in consequence cabs and trans
fer busses did a rushing business.
Almost every line of business down
town is suffering as a result of the
strike which is keeping would-be Gus
toners at home. The only persons who
are making anything out of the exist
ing condition of affairs are the hotel
men. liverymen, hack owners and bi-
cycle dealers, who are rushed with busi-
ness.
Places of amusement were almost de-
serted last night; and because of the
prospect of a slim attendance during
the continuance OF the strike, it has
been decided to postpone the scheduled
National league ball games until after
the trouble is over.
The house Of delegates has adopted
a resolution declaring the franchises of
the st. Louis Transit company revoked
in every instance where the company
fails to run its cars in strict compliance
with the provisions of the ordinances
under which it's franchises were
granted.
W. D. Mahon of Detroit, who is presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Association of
Doll
has arrived here. He will supersede
Samuel D. Lee in the direction of the
strike. Employees of the St Louis
Transit company make up the mem
bership of local branch 131 of that as
sociation.
Following is a revised list of those in
jured in the encounters between the po-
lice and mobs yesterday:
Joseph Koehring. 16. shot in leg and
seriously hurt.
Fred Eckelman, Suburban empIoye,
shot in groin.
Frank Pearson, policeman. broke a
leg chasing a man.
Harry House, negro. shot in side
Sam Ford, policeman, hit with brick
Police sergeant (name unknown),
Hurd Gilbert, bartender, shot in left
lung, serious.
Joseph Davis boy, skull fractured.
Conductor (name unknOwn), dragged
beaten
Motorman name unknown). beaten.
Many passengers, men and women,
names unknown, hurt by flying mis-
siles.
Among the 26 persons arrested vester-
day FOR stoning cars. assaulting street
car employees or interfering with their
work We're a number of boys
President 4
Jenkins of the Suburban line have an
piled to Chief of Police Campbell for
protection of their men and property
They state that they have plenty Of
men to run their cars and would give
the Same service as before the strike
# sufficient protection could be given
by the police
They say that there were only about
30 conductors and motormen out on
their line, and had it not been for the
strike on the Transit companv's line
their cars would now be running on
schedule time.
1t is estimated that the present strike
is costing both the street car com
panies and the employees $4,000 a day.
Al noon today President w. D. Mahon
or the Amalgamated Assiocation of
street Railway Employees of America
made the following statement.
Inc sooner the strike is settled the
better / will be satisfied. We realize
' the Inconvenience caused the public by
th> shutting down of the street car lines
and we are willing to be fair We are
ready to arbitrate at any time
we believe we are in the right an1
VIII Insist on official recognition of our
union by the transit company 7 want
TO see things settled peaceabiy."
MI. Mahon, who is now directing the
strike changed his plans and decided to
remain here instead of going to Kansas
City. where the street car mel. and fha
companies are reported at outs