The Portland daily press., 1900-05-23
Ompany Dad "a Lines in Operation
During Day.
Making Steady Progress
Opening Lines.
Both Sides Claim To Be Win
ming Victory.

st. Louis, May 22.-This was the most
quiet day of the strike. The Transit
company is making steady progress in
opening its lines. Twenty-four were
in operation today and on nine OF them
the full complement Of men and cars
were running. The Vandeyenter avenue
line which usually does rushing bust
ness during the baseball and race track
season, carried very few passengers.
People bound for the ball game and the
races used the lines Of the Suburban
company.
Both sides to strike claim to be win
ming and say the other must yield in
short time. Employees of the company
say it lacks men. There was but casual
ty today, due to the strike. Il. Il. Kill
gore, an employe of the Transit company,
was shot in the back by an unknown
man while walking on Armstrong ave
nue.. There was absolutely no reason
for the shooting as Kilgore did not
know the man and had no converse
tion with him.
Kilgore was seriously wounded, but will
recover
1t was said during the day that Po-
lice Officer Wrinkle had been shot In the
foot by a striker, but upon investigation
it was found that the accidental dis
charge of another policeman's revolver
did the damage. Meetings of the strik-
ers' executive and grievance committees
were held today, but no action of any
l. I'll A N N
strikers was held tonight. President
Mahon of the Street Railway association
and others made speeches.
STILL RIOTING AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, May 22.-In riot at the cor
ner of California avenue and Meramae
street, last night, three persons were in
jured, James Cote, Julius Joy and Earl
Smith, the latter conductor for the st.
Loui S Transit company.
A crowd Of about 800 men attacked q
car of the Tower Grove division in charge
of William Humphrey, conductor and
Frank Curtis, motorman. Rocks, stones
and bricks were thrown through the car
windows, and Clarence Higgins and
Charles Samuels, employees of the transit
company, were struck several times.
They drew their revolvers and COM
menced to shoot into the crowd. Prior to
the arrival of the police the crowd had
dispersed and the victims of the shooting
returned to their homes. The conductor
and motorman and Samuels and Higgins
were arrested and will be held for inves-
tigation.
Minnie Kruger, who was shot and
slightly wounded while watching IA strike
riot last evening, claims to be the grand
niece of Paul Kruger, president of the
Transvaal republic. Miss Kruger was
hit in the thigh by spent ball.
b. E. Kilgore, an old non-union em-
ploye of the transit company, was shot in
the back this afternoon and seriously
hurt. 1t is expected he will recover.
ANOTHER MAN SHOT AFTER ALL.
st. Louis, May 22.-Late this afternoon
at the corner of jefferson and st. Louis
avenues, man fired four shots at the
conductor of passing car. Policeman
Winkler was struck in the ankle by one
of the bullets. Michael Lahey was ar
rested, charged with the shooting.
Tonight about eight O'Clock riot call
was turned in from the corner of seventh
and O'Fallon streets. When the police
arrived on the scene it was found that the
track for half block was piled high with
iron boilers and other heavy material.
The officers dispersed the crowd.