The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-10
ST. LOUIS STREET RAILWAYS ARE
STILL EFFECTUALLY TIED UP
RY STRIKERS
POLICE ClHEOT CONTROL MOBS
CITY OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS MEN
CONFER AS TO A POSSIBLE
REMEDY
NEITHER SIDE WILL YIELD
Strikers Offer to Arbitrate, but
Street Car Company Declines
Special Deputy SherifTs
Called For.

ST LOUIS, May 9.-The second day of
the great street railway strike was as
quiet and as uneventful as the first day.
The st. Louis Transit company made no
| effort to run its cars, and the ST. Louis
and Suburban made none until late IN the
afternoon when, with police massed along
the line, and a detachment on each car,
it succeeded in getting a number through.
Far from relieving the situation. howev-
er, this demonstration had no further ef-
feet than to show that, with all their
force on a single line, the police could
keep that line open.
At the close of the day both sides ex-
pressed full confidence in the outcome
The strikers considered the signs showed
the company was weakening. The com
pany evidently looked upon their non-suc-
cess in Tuesdays efforts as only tenn
porary setback. Frequent conferences
were held on both sides, and the halo of
secrecy prevailing around the two head
quarters promised developments Of an i'm
| portant character The very quiet which
prevailed seemed ominous to many close
observers, and gloomy forebodings were
INDUCED in in some quarters that all
might not be as serene as the M ekness
of the crowds indicated.
POLICE APPREHENSION.
The police, for the first time since the
strike began, showed some apprehension
of the situation and began making prep
arations looking toward a prevention Of
repetition of the riotous demonstration
! that marked the close of the preceding
day. The streets were filled with people,
many bearing placards on their hats and
| coats expressing sympathy with the strik-
| ers, but they were not allowed to con-
| gregate.
| The most important development of the
| day was a, meeting of prominent citizens
| at the mayors Office in the morning Aft
| er assuring Mayor Zeignehfein Of their
hearty cooperation in all that he might
I, do to preserve peace and secure a settle
ment of the strike, the gentlemen pro-
! ceeded to Four Courts, where the board
! was in session. The same representa-
tions were made to the board, and the
| delegation asked that efforts be m de to
preserve order. They were assured that
the board was doing all in It's power, and
during the conference the plan of massing
the entire police force of the city upon
single line was suggested This pan
was later put into effect with some sue
cess.
Another law and order meeting was
held at the Mercantile club at &c ok.
FIRST TRAGEDY ENACTED.
A dynamite cartridge exploded under a
car on the Meramac highlands division of
the suburban line, with great force at an
early hour this morning. The force of
the explosion splintered the track, broke
off a section of one wheel and cracked the
axle. The car was occupied by a dozen
workmen Of the company Succeeding
the explosion a number of shots were fired
in quick succession, but the persons who
did the firing were not seen, owing to
the darkness, and nobody on the car was
struck by a bullet
The first tragedy in connection with the
| strike occurred tonight At O'Clock, as
suburban car en- route to the company's
! sheds in the western part of the city was
passing the Baptist sanitarium, number
of men, gathered in the ground of the
! institution, threw rocks at the car Some
one on the car fired shot at the crowd,
the bullet finding lodgment In the breast
of Frank Lebrecht The wounded man
attempted to enter the sanitarium, but
fell dead on reaching the door
One story is that a police officer on the
car fired the shot. Dan Donovan was
placed under arrest by the police, charged
with firing the fatal bullet. Donovan is
employed in minor capacity by the rail-
way company.
The management of the ST Louis Base
bali club announced tonight that, strike
or no strike, the scheduled games with
the Brooklyn club for Saturday and Sun
day of this week will be played
Next weeks games may be postponed
in event of the strike continuing.
Passengers on incoming trains suffered
great Inconvenience from the tie-up, and
! in consequence cabs and transfer buses
did a rushing business. Almost every line
of business down town is suffering as a
result of the strike, which Is keeping
would-be customers a home. Places of
amusement were almost deserted last
night.
The house of delegates has adopted a
resolution declaring the franchises of the
ST Louis Transit company revoked In
every instance where the company fails
| TO run its cars IN strict compliance with
| the provisions of the ordinances under
which its franchises We're granted
| At 2:50 o'clock car No. 156, of the sub
urban line, III charge of Conductor Jack
Driscoll, and having on board twenty
| police officers, left De Hodiamont at the
/ city limits, for Sixth and Locust streets,
| A large crowd surrounded the station but
! there was no demonstration when the car
left, force of 100 policemen keeping
order. Ten minutes later a car on the
Kirkwood division of the Suburban left
| De Hodiamont with a similar guard on
| board. These were the first cars sent out
| today over any line.
| While one of the cars was making a
return trip with passengers on board a
crowd began throwing rocks. One of
them struck a policeman on the car and
| another crashed through the top of the
car. The passengers at this juncture de-
serted the car and ran through the al
| leys
The police board, which has been in ses-
sion all day, has asked the sheriff to Inn
mediately swear in a posse of 500 Dept
ties to assist the police in keeping or6er
and to enable the street car companies
TO run their cars.
w. d. Mahon, of Detroit, president Of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees of America has ar
rived here. He will supercede Samuel l..
Lee, in the direction of the strike.
LIST OF INJURED.
! Following is a revised list of those In