The suburban citizen., 1900-05-12


~. Louis Especial. Quo OF tbs biggest
s'rset railway strikes in the history OF the
country ls on Ia this city.
OF tho 5000 employees Of tho ST. Louis
transit Company, the corporation control
lag all but one Of the trolley lines in the
city ii IS estimated that 1895 belonging TO
the Amaisanated Association of Street Car
Employes have quit work The employees OF
tho City asd Suburban Hallway Company,
tho only independent Hoe, are also on q
strike.
Violence ran riot from carly morning uu-
III late at night Gtt several persons were
hurt in street nghts resulting from attempts
to move cars with non-uniOu crews
The demands uf tue strikers are substan-
italy as follows;
All conductors, mo,ormsu. grip men and
all men employed IN the shods must be mem
he;s OF the union. The officers OF tho union,
with tho officers Of the company. shall be
given power to adjust ol differences thar
may arise and. In the event OF their falling
70 agree, shall, II mutually agreed to, plaoi
the case before three arbitrators. Any mem
Der suspended by the union must be sus
pended hy the company, without pay, until
such time as tho union requests his rcinstate-
meat. A man elected 10 an oftlco In tho
union reqUlring his absence TOR not more
thaRa year shall, Gpon his retirement from
such otlce, have his Old place with the com
pany.
Refusal OF the company 10 accgde to thesa
demands was sac Immediate cause OF tho
strike.
The strike was ordered AZ A. NJ, after u
protraclrd uicelng Of the street railway en-
ployes, and became effective throughout tho
city at $50 A. NJ. Attempts were made at
once 70 operate cars with non-unlon men.
number OF cars were run out on the Park
avenue division Of the J. ndell line. which
passes the Union station. This led TO Irs-
queht riots at different points on the line,
where the strikers attempted, aud Ia some
cases succeeded, 10 stopping the cars.
John Kohring, 4 sixteen-year-old hoy who
was In a crowd, was shot aud seriously
wounded by Conductor George Mcclellan,
In charge OF a cur on tho Park aveauo diyl-
sion. The boy was removed to the City
Hospital and Conductor Nee C,ellan was ar
rested.
One oar on each OF tue lines conVerglAg
on Washington ayeHue was ruu out. -Four
cars ran downtown us far 90 Sixth street,
but only one went around the loop All
were attacked by mob OF men and boys on
Washington, at Fourth and Firth streets,
who threw sticks aud stones Several win
dow5 were broken and the motormen and
conductors were Injured Wy dying missiles.
not call wRe turned Ia nc o'clock from
the corner OF broadway and Washington
street, and Wagon-load OF police, turned
out to keep order, but their Efforts were II,
vain.
AT this point motorman was HE over the
head with a club piece Of brick bat struck
him Ia the mouth, lacorating h lip, and bis
nose was smashed With Stone. The mo-
tormau left hts ear aud ran into saloon Tor
protection.
Almost at the same time well-dressed
young woman who was riding Ia tho ear was
struck on the heal by sharp stone that
crashed through the window and badly
wounded her.
The strikers gathered ia force &C the De
HodlGmout station OF the su burbaa line aad
as fast as ears we're started tue strikers
boarded them and pulled lh7 motornen and
conductors oif. As result the cals wer.
stopped. BY 30 O'Clock r,1l5 oH the subur.
ban line down town had been virtually SUI.
pended. Several arrests OF alleged rioters
Wers made on th!a una