The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-02
RENEW THE RIOTING.
Mob Attacks Another Street Car
In St. Louis.
Three Men Are Shot During the At
fray-One of Them May Die-Gov.
stephens Charges Politicians
with Fomenting Trouble.


st. Louis. May 25.-The rioting and
bloodshed of Wednesday in the street
car strike gave way Thursday to COM
parative peace and quiet. The entire
day was absolutely without incident,
except perhaps more cars were run
than on any day since the strike was
inaugurated. At night, however, the
status of affairs suddenly veered and
repetition of Wednesdays events
was witnessed. At nine o'clock p. m,
a car, presumably filled with import
ed men, left the Union station for the
railway sheds in the far western sec
ton of the city. When the car
reached the intersection Of Park and
Compton avenues it was stopped by a
big mob of strike sympathizers, who
made hostile demonstration. Exact
details as to just what occurred are
not known at this hour, owing to the
attendant excitement and difficulty in
getting reporters promptly to the
spot where the affair occurred. Frag-
mentary accounts received uptown by
telephone are to the effect that as
soon as the car was halted the men
on board opened on the crowd with a
regular fusillade. John S. Harding, a
striking motorman, was hit by bull
let, and report from the city hos
pital says he will probably die. DON
aid Watts, another striking motor
man, received serious bullet wound,
and bystander, name unknown, was
slightly wounded.
Postmaster Baumhoff reported to
United States District Attorney Ro-
zier Thursday that the federal injunc-
ton to prevent interference with tho
postal cars on the lines of the St.
Louis Transit company mad been re-
peatedly violated. The postmaster
thinks that substantial aid from the
United States government to insure
the prompt operation of mail cars In
imperative.
Thus far no general sympathy strike
among labor unions has been called, as
had been expected there would be.
The different trade and labor organi-
cations are showing their sympathy
with the strikers in another way, by
contributing to their support and pass
ing rules fining members for riding in
the street cars.
Holds Politics Respoasible.
Gov. Stephens, who was in the city,
Just before a conference held by him
at the four courts, with the board of
police commissioners, representa-
tive of the Post-Dispatch secured
these remarkable expressions from
Gov. Stephens:
81 am satisfied that the trouble along the
street car lines and the whole spirit OF
anarchy which l find prevails so largely
in the city of st. Louis al present Is being
fomented and extended by the machina-
tons of a certain coterie of democratic
politicians who hope by their course to in
some manner make gains in the approach
ing party primaries. This element is send
ing speakers to meetings held to express
sympathy for the strikers all over the
c.:y and II not counseling disorder II Is at
least materially encouraging it,
"These persons are responsible for the
many effigies of myself and the police
authorities which / find dangling from
poles and trolley lines on many streets.
1t is as a result of their movements that
have received many letters threatening my
life should i continue to do my duty and
provide officers to keep the peace.
II desire you to say further, that II, as
governor of Missouri with all the power
vested in that office for the purpose, can
put an end to the disgraceful-I may say
bominable-condition that prevails in st.
Louis, / shall employ every iota of that
power. The first step would naturally be
to call on the sheriff for assistance; the
second to call on the military of the state.
shall not hesitate to perform either duty
II, after further conference with the duly
delegated authorities in the city. / shall
come to the conclusion that other and
lesser means cannot restore the city to
order.
1.-The cars are not running at night; they
should be. The cars are not running on a
number of the lines, and are not running
in full complement on any of them; this
cannot be allowed to continue. The shoot
ing down of innocent citizens; the stoning
of cars: the cutting of wires; the loading
Of lines with effigies; riot and disorder of
every unlawful kind must cease
A statement compiled Thursday
shows that since the strike began
three persons have been shot and
killed, 1G wounded by bullets and 81
otherwise injured.