The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-24
RlOTING WAS RENEWED.
Another Bloody Chapter 10 The St. Louis
Street Car Strike.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN M'2AE IS KILLED
A Little child Probably Fatally
wounded aud a Non-Union Con-
ductor Fatally Mau1ed.

81. Louis, Mo. May 23.-Renewed riot
gress OF the strike on the st. Louis Tran
SIT company's system today. This after
noon Cass avenue car was stopped at the
corner of Twenty-third and Cass avenue
in order that barrlcade, which had been
placed across the track might be re-
moved. During the enforced halt big
crowd OF strike sympathlzers attacked the
car. firing a number OF shots. One OF the
bullets struck Special Policeman McRae,
who was riding on the front platform of
the car with tho motorman, in the left
arm, passing through his body and COM
ing out on the right side. The policeman
sank unconscious to the floor. Other pa
trolmen who had been stationed at the
corner to protect the cars charged the
crowd and beat them out OF the way. A.
riot call was sent In to the Ninth street
station and dozen mounted policemen
came at full gallop to the scene. The
combined force soon restored order. Nc
hhe WIS IltCtu III Au uAHbuANhNN e'hA -
hasty trip was made to the dispensary.
When the unfortunate policeman was taken
out and laid on the operating table. 1t
was found that he was dead
McRae was appointed TO the force last
Monday. He comes of a prominent fam
lily in New Orleans and was formerly q
resident OF Kansas City.
Eddie Manse, years old, was shot
through the leg this afternoon by man
on a Cass avenue car. The little boy was
sitting on the front doorstep when some
small boys, who had beea throwing stones
at westbound car. ran up the alley south
OF the house. A man, who Is supposed TO
be an emergency policeman, leaned out
from the car and fred shot at the boys.
The shot struck little Manse Ia the right
leg near the hip. 1t Is feared the wound
will prove fatal.
s. b. Hodge, conductor, is patient at
ST. Johns hospital suffering from injuries
which 1t Is feared will prove fatal. He
was assalled by crwd OF men on his car
at the crossing OF Sallna street One Of
them struck Hodge over the head with
club, INJECTING an ugly wound While
some of the crowd held him otheNs~seized
the motorman, II. H. Kobusch. and
stopped the car Then Kobusch was
dragged from the car Emergency Police
man Dunn, who was detailed on the ear,
attempted to Interfere, but four men sur
rounded and disarmed him. Several OF
them struck him in the face. The assail-
ants knocked Hodge down and kicked him
until he was unconscious Kobusch and
Dunn eluded the crowd and ran across tho
open field to the power house. two blocks
away, where they obtained the aid OF 4
squad of policemen,
Negotiations were not reopened today
with the representatives OF the st. Losis
Transit company by Harry Halves, prest-
dent of the police board, as was expected
The grievance committee OF the union de-
cided that the proposition which Mr..
Halves asked permission TO submit to the
company was practically the same as that
which had been rejected II is said there
is no prospect OF another conference
General Manager Baumhoff OF the Tran
sit company said that no new lines had
been opened today. but that the number
OF cars had been increased on those lines
in operation Cars probably will not be
run at night until the strike is ended. Few
Messengers rode in the cars during the day.
Disturbances were frequent along She
lines.