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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-12
POSSEMAN'S PROTEST.
Declares the Men Had No Food
Couldn't Buy Ice.

y. +. Ferrenbach of No. s2l North Eight
eenth. a member of Company No. %, under
Captain Moffett. at present on furlough be-
cause of sickness, protests against the
treatment received by the posse.
Things We're bad enough at the barracks
at No a12 Washington avenue" said he.
last night, but IL was a shame the way
we were treated when We were out on duty.
Our company was assigned to the car sheds
at Broadway and Salisbury street. There
were no preparations for us. and We had to
go in there without the slightest arrange
ments having been made. There was al
most nothing for TO eat We could not
buy anything in the neighbOrhood. for they
would not sell anything To US. And IL we
could, We We're told not to eat anything
which came from the neighborhood. as 1t
most likely would contain poison. We went
for two days with practically nothing TO
eat. and II made me SO sick had to lay Off.
have nothing to say against Captain
Monett. He did all he could for his men.
We had a riot Thursday evening. Six OF
our men were knocked down. We wanted
TO buy ice for one of the injured men. but
merchants in the neichborhoOd refused 10
sell IL TO us. | am willing to protect life
and property and uphold the law, but l do
not want to be night Waterman for the
ST. Louis Transit Company
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RECRUITS FOR THE POSSE.
Company Twenty.Three, Composed Principal
ly of Lawyers, Organized - One
Man Discharged.

regiments can be modified in ST. Louis
within ten hours.
Camping sites have been selected in the
city and details all arranged. and as soon
as l am informed by the proper authorities
that tumult exists in the city and that
Il condition of lawlessness and disorder pre-
walls with which the civil authorities are
unable TO cope. the National Guard VII!
he called out To enforce the law and prevent
further disorder ami acts Of violence with
out delay.
Conditions are indeed had enough. but
exaggerated reports have reached the East.
] feel the worst is over. II was demon
strated in ST. Louis yesterday. when four
or five strikers were shot and Killed. that
our authorities mean business. l beieve
that law and order will soon be restored
and the coed name and dignity of ST. Louis
and the State of Missouri will he preserved.
Ninety per cent of the good people of
Missouri indorse my every act since this
strike was declared and oppose the calling
out of the militia until st. Louis admits,
even with her police force and unlimited
number OF Deputy Sheriffs. she cannot at
this time take care OF herself.
To-nish; the Governor received tele-
gram from Adjutant General Bell saying
that he sees no necessity for calling out the
militia. He does not consider the situation
80 ST aimed
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PRESIDENT HAYES TALKS.
Declares Mayors Proclamation
Will BE Enforced.

Regarding the proclamation issued yesier-
day by Mayor Ziegenhein. President Harry
Is. Hawes of the Police Board. said:
1.-The proclamation will be rigidly enforced
to the very letter. L wish to say especially
that the rule against children appearing on
the streets after sunset without parents or
guardians will be carried out with the ut
most strctness. All children found on the
street after sunset. unless in company with
responsible persons, will be arrested by the
police. And anybody found exploding fire.
crackers or otherwise making a disturbance
which might lead up to trouble at any hour
will be promptly arrested. The situation IS
such that the most rigid measures are
necessary and will be enforced. 1 notice
that the Mayors proclamatio is TO bc in
effect three days only, but the regulation
against children being on the streets at
night or making undue disturbances will be
enforced right along until the present
trouble is over
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-12
RAILROADS.

Charges of violating the interstate COM
merce act have been filed in the Federal
Court at Chicago against the Chicago and
Northwestern and Pennsylvania railroads.
The Chicago Great Western has declared
dividends on two classes OF its stock.
The annual meeting of the Northern Pa
cifc which was set for June 13. has been
postponed.
A. NJ. Quarter. second vice president Of
the Louisville and Nashville. died after a
protracted Illness.
The Illinois Railroad Commission Will
give hearings this week on protection for
grade crossings in certain districts.
The dispute between citizens of Pana, Ill.
and the Il. & o. S-W.. as to the disposition
of the old shops may be amicably ad-
justed.
Southwestern lines have granted reduced
rates for the meetings of the Interstate
Merchants Association this summer and
fall,
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T0.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.


Discount rates were to 4 per cen. ..ai uii
call and time loans. Clearances. ss.os''4as
balances. $S7s. .457. New York exchahse' toe
discoun, bid. par asked; Louisville, 25c dis
count bid, par asked; Chicago 2ec oiscoui,'
bid, par asked; Cincinnati, 25c discount eia'
par asked; New Orleans, 25c discount oio'
par asked.
The local wheat market closed nisher az
72ixc nominal June. I3i.c asked july, .s,se
nominal Aug, 7S;sc asked Sept .Ssza 'f-ze
no. red. Corn closed higher at 5sisc nom
.nal June, 3gc July, 3sisc asked sept. 1oi.c
No. white. Oats closed at 22ssc noihina'
June, 22Lc July, 21fsc Sept. 2S1Sc NO. :.
Wheat at Chicago closed higher AT .ZAc
nominal June, 7Sl.c bid July, l4sc Aug.
Corn closed higher at 5s2.c nominai June,
ssSc bid July, 3sAc Aug. oats closeu al
?1s.c June. 22c bid July. 2li2c Sept.
The local market for standard mess pork
closed steady at sll IS for new. Prime steam
lard closed steady at 6.6Iizc, chcice al
6.72izc.
The local spot cotton market closed
steady.
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jutant Webster.
When attempt was made to arrest the
man who threw the brick, said Coione
Overall, resistance was made Ihen
heard a report. which sounded 10 me hkt
an exploding bomb, although 1t may nave
been revolver"
i. p. Mccullough was one or the pas'.h'
gers on an east bound car on washington
avenue. when the riot occurred. stated Una,
he heard shots fired and saw man Ian
upon the track. He said he diu not see
the men who fired the shots.
After considerable discussion OF ihe fio'
by the Executive Committee or the railway
mems urion yesterday, President Manor
sent telegram to President Goinpers o'
the American Federation OF I-abor, VINO a.
at Washington. ID. &. The telegram Is a.
follows:
This fight has gone beyond the limit o'
any battle ever waeed by organized labor
in the history OF our country and II now
has become contest between the people
and the street railway trust The Central
Labor Union has appointed committee
Of fifty To appeal to organized workers not
Only of America. but of the world. to raise
sl0a,co9 to support our people and fight the
battle to finish. We request your CO.
operation and assistance.
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Hamburg, June u.-Arrived: Assyria, from
Baltimore.
Marreilles. June u.-Arrived: Victoria.
from New York.
Glasgow, June u.-Arrived: City of Rome.
New York.
Liverpool. June 11.--Arrived: Cufc. New
York: Cestrian. from Boston.
New York, June 11.--Arrived: Europe.
from London: Manitou. from London.
Philadelphia. Pa. June n.-Arrived: Penn
land. from Liverpool.
St. Johns, n. F., June 11.-Arrived:
Liyonian, Glasgow and Liverpool, for Hail.
fax and Philadelphia.
Cherbonrg. June n.-Sailed: Grosser
Kursfurst 6rom Bremen and Southampton
for New York.
Gibraltar. June u--Sailed: Werra, from
Genoa and Naples, New York.
Moville. June n--Arrived: Lake Cham
plain, Montreal, for Liverpool.
Antwerp, June 1o.-Arrived: Kensington,
New York via Southampton.
Queenstown, June le.-Sailed: Servsa
from Liverpool. New York. not as before.
= Liverpool, June 1.-THE reported sailing.
June 9. Of the steamer Umbria for New
York was an error.
Gibraltar. June u.-Arrived: Steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II, New York. for Naples
and Genoa, and proceeded.
Southampton. June u.-Arrived: Steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. New York. via
Cherbourg. from Bremen, and proceeded.
Plymouth. June 1l.-Arrived: Steamer
Pennsylvania, New York, from Cherbourg
and Hamburg. and proceeded.
Auckland. New Zealand June n-Sailed:
Steamer Moana from Sydney New South
Wales. San Francisco. via Honolulu.
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pany's lines and came to this city some
time ago from Kansas. He is a married
man and lives at No. 1896 Fairfax avenue
According to the story told by Marvin. ne
was not engaged in any rioting when he re-
ceived his injury. He claimed the. he was
walking west on Washington avenue. from
the Eads Bridge. In company with a NUM-
ber of other men who had participated In
the labor parade In East 81. Louis the same
afternoon, and that when the division III
which he was marching reached a point on
broadway near Washington avenue he
heard shots fired a short distance in front
A number OF the marchers rushed forward
TO see what was going on. when they Were
confronted by the deputies who ordered
them to halt. Marvin caught the barrel Of
one gun in his hand, and while attempting
To push ii away, he said the gun was dis
charged, the load tearing his left hand bad
~. Doctor Nietert performed the operation
during the afternoon
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EXCHANGE MEMBERS SERVED.
SummOnses Presented by C.. ii.
Spencer, Member of Posse.

Former President c. II. Spencer Of the
Merchants Exchange, who is a member Of
the Board of Directors of the ST Louis
Transit Company and a member of the
posse comitatus appeared on the floor of
the exchange yesterday morning wearing
n Deputy Sheriff's badge. and created con-
sternation on Change by serving summons
on number of his fellow members to
serve on the Sherir's posse comitatus
Mr.. Spencer was accompanied by DeI.acy
Chandler. secretary of the Mississippi Val
ley Trust Company, who also served a
number OF summonses
Mr.. Spencer approached George Iangen-
berg and handed him slip of paper. The
latter. suppOsfng IT to be a check smiled
and thanked Mr.. Spencer. but when he dis
covered he had received a Sheriffs sum-
mons he was inclined to be anything but
thankful.
G. N. Burton. L. r. Brinson and a num-
ber of other members Of the exchange were
also summoned
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STREET CAR SERVICE.
All Transit Lines to Run To-Day
and Several Tonight.

Manager Baumhon said yesterday: "AIi
the divisions of the transit company will
be operated to-day. Those that have been
operated without police protection since
Saturday last during the afternoon will
be run without police protection, and at
night with guards until midnight. just as
soon as possible we will open other lines
AT night and run them on the same sched-
ule as before the strike was declared"
At a meeting of police officials and Sheriff
Pohlman yesterday. plars were discussed
for the extension OF night car service on
one or more lines OF the transit company
1t was agreed to operate the cars on at
least one road in addition to those which
have been running at night until IL o'clock.
IL this one line Is successfully operated
without serious Interruptions IL Is claimed
that steps will! he taken to gradually ex-
tend the night service on other lines not
row in operation at night
Tonight the plan probably will be put in
execution.
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From the Gentlemans Magazine.
It is an invariable rule that members Of
the House OF Comomns must address their
remarks to the House through the chair.
and. though in the flow Of argument an or
ator Is often allowed without remonstrance
to use the second person plural in admon-
ishing his opponents. the frst words are al
ways addressed to tho occupant of the
chair. This, like many other rules Of de-
bate. has percolated from the House OF
Commons down to all our minor assemblies
and the consequence Is that few members
find any difficulty In complying with the
custom. Not infrequentiy, however. ruling
habits prevail. and a new member fnvolun-
tarily discloses the nature Of the assembly
to which he has been accustomed. In
debate on the Irish land bill IN 1894 Mr..
Kenny. an Irish Q. c.. convulsed the House
by addressing Mr.. Speaker as MY Lord
Mr. Powell Williams. in the same Parlia.
ment. saluted him as "Mr. Mayor" and an
effervescent Irishman. Mr.. Bodkin. aston
ished the Speaker by giving him the dignity
Of "Your Reverence.
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GOVERNOR BLAMES THE MAYOR.
Reviews Strike and Steps Taken 10
Preserve Peace.

Jefferson City, No, June l1--Governor
Stephens to-day sent the following state
ment Ia the New York World in response
to a request for his views on the strike sit
uation in St. Louis:
Replying TO your telegram. just received.
will say vigorous action has been taken by
the State government and st. Louis Police
Department TO enforce respect for law In
ST Louis and project life and property. The
Republican Mayor. however. who IL can
didate for denomination. not desiring to Of
fend positively refuses to cooperate with
u.s. which lends encouragement TO the law
less element and impedes our progress
The President OF the Board of Police Com
missioners writes me urder date OF the Hh
instant. as follows:
".Henry Ziegenhein. Mayor of st. Louis.
has persistently refused to attend the meet
ings of the Police Board. of which he Is a
member, or to give lis assistance Oh any
kind at this critical period. His Honor. IN
spite of sundry requests. has persistentiy
refused to assist the board In any way. and
it is my belief that his failure to do SO has
worked great harm to us in TINS crlsls'
Especially do l deplore the fact az Presi-
dent Of the Police Board that he refused TO
issue proper sort OF proclamation - keep
las Governor, I have conscfentiously ana
fearlessly done my duty as my Judgment
directed. / have requested that 2,yn emcf-
gency policemen be sworn In. and tnat tn,
Sheriff summon a posse of 2.5e9 additional
able bodied and law-abiding citizens to
serve under the directions Of the Ponce
Up TO this hour ii has not been deemed
necessary by the Police Commissioners OF
81. Louis to order out the militia. the Com.
missioners yet believing that they are equal
to the emergency There have been only
spasmodic outbreaks, which the police and
Deputy Sheriffs have been able to manage
THE stripping Of the women 10 which
yoI refer was done by three girls between
the ages of IA and 16. saloonkeeper was
also arrested on suspicion of being tmpn-
Gated. II was not thought best TO order out
the militia to shoot them. The girls have
been tried and sentenced to terms In the
Industrial Home for Girls.
Most of the newspapers in 81 Louis en-
deavor to stand in with the lawless ele-
ment as well as with the better element
and think it popular to withhold support
from State officers and constantly criticfse
every act of the police authorities.
"A similar str Ike upon the street rail-
ways was ordered In Kansas City about
the same time the St Louis strike was
ordered, but proved failure because the
Mayor. the newspapers and the Sheriff all
co-operated with the Police Department
I'VE have four regiments in Missouri.
consisting all together Of about $500 men.
The First Regiment, with two hours no.
tiee. will BE- ready for duty. The three other
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TO PAY FOR FRANCHISES.
Little Rock Street Railways Make
Il Proposition.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Little Rock. Ark. June 1.-THE con-
iroversy over the renewal of the Little
Rock Street Railway charter is beginning
10 bear fruit. At the meeting of the City
Council tonight the present company sub
niitted a proposition Tor a thirty years ;;d-
ditional franchise and proposed TO pay the
city a cash bonus of SE.Co and interest tor
eight years at per cent, which wculd
amount to s7.2o9. They also propose to pay
the city agreed per cent on the pr"habie
gross earnings during the thirty years
period The company further proposed to
spend between $1,000 and 100000 in in
proving the system.
Mrs. James r. Miller. a wealthy lady OF
the city. also submitted proposition.
agreeing to give the city sl01.Q0 In cash
and per cent of the gross annual receipts.
This proposition TO take effect in 1851. the
date of the expiration OF the present char
ter
Alderman Dickinson made a motion that
both offers be referred to a committee of
five business men 10 be named by the
Mayor, which prevailed Mrs, Miller's 5
proposition would not affect what is known
as the dummy line. as the present com
pany has a perpetual charter on the streets
trayersed by that line.
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Army Orders.

Washington. June 11.-Army orders:
A Board OF Officers. TO consist of Can
tains Robert BirDie, W. Il. Gordon and Cap-
tain E. b. Babbitt. Ordnance Department.
is appointed to meet at New York to pre,
pare examination papers for Leuterants of
the line who may apply for transfer to the
Ordnance Department
Acting Surgeon r. p. Cooke will proceed
from Boyce, Va, to Tampa. Fla. for fur
ther orders and upon the completion of the
duty assigned him at Tampa will proceed
TO Havana for assignment to duty.
The following assignments to re.yiments
of officers recently promoted are made:
Lieutenant Colonel G. II. Potter to the
Iwenty-second Infantry; Major H. A.
Greene, to the Fourteenth Infantry.
The retirement from active service of
Lieutenant Colonel G. Fl. Potter TWENTY
second Infantry. Is announced
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At the barracks yesterday there was little
nothing of interest. The riot of Sunday
evening was the all-absorbing topic. and
was discussed by officers and privates In
all its hearings the unanimous opinion
being expressed that the posse had done its
full duty and no more. All. however, ex-
pressed regret that human lives had been
sacrificed i'm the affair.
Another new company known as Com
pany No. e3. was organized yesterday. ana
its members passed the day drilling and
becoming accustomed to the use of the
gun. The new company is composed almost
entirely of attorneys. The roster is as fol-
lows: Captain. Edward Cunningham; First
Lieutenant. +. G. Edwards: Second Lieu
tenant. Paul F. Coste: Sergeants. j. u.
McConbey. II. g. Taylor. Isaac II. LION
berger, Jesse A. McDonald. Clifford Mott
and l.. q. Bauduy: privates. Davis Bigss,
John II. Boogher. II. 5. Brank. f. L. BRO
naush. A. l.. Brook, W. G. Bryan. Fl. ;.
Carmichael. Fred Chaplin. J. S. Carter. I'll.
l.. Christie. ]. Il. Downman. L. S. Eads
Leo Ehrlch. +. c. Eliot. Alfred Frank. w
G. Hutchinson. w. W. HncEley. J. W.
Lewis. A. L. Monroe. Walter Mckittrick'
G. +. Meyer. +. W. oliver. Edgar Rom
bauer. Moses Sale. II. g. Scott, J. W. Shsrp.
q. ". Smith. Il. G. Tittman. Wentworth
Terry.
There was only one man discharged from
the posse yesterday. His discharge was
granted on the ground of sickness.
Corwin II. Spencer, was sworn In
yesterday. was detailed 10 guard duty at
the door of the barracks.
Chester H. Krum was officer of the day
at the barracks The most important duty
he was called upon 10 perform was the
arrest Of a deputy who had become in
.oxIcated while absent on leave.
The following additional deputies were
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CROWDS VICTIM DYING.
Doctor Brokaw Declares MOtOrman
StilsOn Cannot Recover.

j. IL. Stiison, the motorman on the Cali
fornia avenue car who was shot at Cali
fornia avenue and Chippewa street May q
in an attack made on the car by a crowd is
slowly dying at st. Johns Hospital stilson
is from Cleveland o.. and was a striker I'm
the street car troubles in that city year
ago a bullet entered Stilson's left shoul-
der and lodged In the spine.
All the abdominal organs and the entire
lower portion of his body are completely
paralyZed.
Doctor A. V. l.. Brokaw. who is attend
ing him. said yesterday that recovery was
impossible and death would certainly occur
in a few days. Stilsou's wife Is here from,
husband. making his last moments as easy
as possible.
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DYNAMITE ON THE RAIL.
Three Sticks Were Found Under
Cabbage Leaves.

The discovery of three sticks of dyna-
mite on the car tracks at Twentieth street
and Clark avenue at ii O'Clock last night
probably prevented "a disastrous explosion.
The last car was making its downtown
trip. and it carried company of Deputy
Twentieth street. the motormans 8 attention
was directed TO three cabbage leaves lying
on the car track close together. A deputy,
whose suspicious were aroused, ordered the
ear stopped and made an examination. Cn-
der the cabbage leaves were found three
sticks of dynamite, the explosion of which
would have blown the car to pieces.
No suspicious characters were seen in the
neighborhood by the deputies.
The car completed its trip. and the dyna-
mite was conveyed to the barracks by .he
deputies.
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POSSE GUARD STRENGTHENED
Extra Vigilance Maintained at the
Barracks.

Exrta vigilance was maintained at the
barracks las; night FOR fear that violence
might he attempted. The guards were or
dered to keep a strict watch for suspicious
looking pedestrians. and tn keep them NOV
ing The big headlight which f,I finishes IL
Elimination for the interior of the barracks
on the first floor was removed to the court
leading from the barracks westward to the
east wall of Barnums Hotel. A guard was
also posted in the court to See that nobody
apprOac ched the barracks from that direc-
tion. These precautions will be maintained
hereafter.
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Post Omcea Established.

FEPCBI,IC SPECIAL
Washington. June 1.-THE following most
offices have been established:
Alabama-Armor. Pike County. w, NJ.
Re.doch. Postmaster
Georgia-Joppa. Paulding County. ]. l.,
Lockley. Postmaster.
lilinois-Antwine. Henry County, T. p.
Aldrich. Postmaster
Mfssissippi-Docia. Jones County. Rich
mond Walters Postmaster
Missouri-Hunf. Franklin County, George
B. Hull. Postmaster.
Texas-Althea. Bell County Charles
Adams. Postmaster: Bright Navarro Conn
ty. b. T. Howard. Postmaster
The post office at Westport Jackson
County. No. will b. discontinued July i.
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FOREIGN.

Expeditions sent TO relieve Coomassie in
the Gold Coast Colony. which is surrounded
by savage Ashanti tribesmen. have been
driven back.
Four thousand Russian troops are re-
ported to be marching TO Pekin.
A dispatch from London says that great
European demonstration has been planned
against China, and that battle may be
fought under the combined flags Of all
European nations and those Of the United
States and Japan.
A dispatch from Washington says that
General Macarthur has been ordered to
fill any acquisitions for troops made by Ad-
miral Eempff.
The Emperor of China. held prisoner by
the Dovager Empress, has. through a
trusted advisor. appealed 10 the Powers to
rescue him and LET him run the Empire
under the joint pretectorate OF all the ma
tons
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INCIDENTS OF THE STRIKE.

Richard Ferrick. who was arrested on
suspicion of having shot Emergency Police
man Duncan X. MacRae on May % was
bound over TO the Grand Jury In the sum
of $4,000. at his preliminary hearing in
the Court of Criminal Correction yesterday.
In default of bond. he was committed to
jail.
Sheriff's posse left his coat on hook case
In the Southern Electric power-house at
No 4ol South BROADWAY. yesterday after
been stolen.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Johnson
,ssued warrants. charging assault aud bat
tery yesterday against john Michel ~