Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-13
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM
Little Prospect of Settlement Of the
St. Louis Strike.
NO MORE RlO7ING EXPECTED
Full Service Gradually Being Re-
sumed on All Lines.
BOYCOTT AGAINST DEPUTIES

ST LOUIS, June 13.-AN negotiations
looking 10 a settlement of the street rail-
way strike are off and the officers of the
transit company do not expect any further
attempt to reopen negotiations to end the
trouble. The street car men are as firm IN
their attitude as ever Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Federation OF
Labor. is expected here this week. and his
coming is looked upon in labor circles as a
sure sign that the fight against the transit
company will be pushed to the limit.
Sheriff Pohlman and Chief of Police
Campbell today expressed the opinion that
there will he no more rioting. They are
confident that their combined forces will
be able to prevent any further lawlessness-
chief Campbell's Statement.
Chief Campbell says: Il am now of the
opinion that the worst is over and that
there is now need of calling out the
state militia The shooting of those men
Sunday has given those inclined to riotins
to understand what they are to expect. and
/ believe will result in greatly relieving the
situation.
we have withdrawn the police from
several of tn. lines and so will continue as
fast as we consider il safe There may be
some trouble ut night in the extreme
southern and northern portions of the city.
hut the police and possenen will be able to
cope with it
The service has been extended 10 a HIM
Der of lines at night.
Sheriff Pohlman's posse has almost
reached 1:tk,, the number asked FOR by
the police board. The strict enforcement OF
law that has marked the service NJ the
different companies of deputies has brought
them into disfavor with strike SymInt-
tf,izer< in various parts of the city The
dCuutieS are made to suffer the neon
y.fi.nces of a systematic boycott in many
localities They are unable to buy any
thing To eat or drink. The sheriff has
made preparations to feed his men at their
respective stations.
officers Family Annoyed.
Henry c. Brown, a stationary engineer.
who was sworn in as member of the
posse. says the neighbours have looked lpon
him as an enemy of the laboring man. and
have not given his family a moments rest
He has been given leave of absence TO
return home with his gun and protect MS
family.
An inquest over the bodies of Edward
Thomas and George Rine, victims of sun
DAYS riot at Washington avenue and 6th
street. began today.
Eefore th., INQUEST began the official re-
port OF Police Captain Kelley of the fourth
district on sundays shooting was received
by the coroner. This report stated that the
man who shot Edward Thomas was Dep
MY Gordon Mcknight. 1t set forth that
Thomas WAS about to shoot AHjt- e. Il.
Webster with a revolver when killed by
Mcknight
After Coroner Lloyd swore in the jury
Attorney NaIrier, for the strikers. said he
would tudeav IT to bring out evidence SHOW
ing that the shooting was not done by the
deputies IN the performance of their duty
under the Law, and therefore was not justi-
fable.
Witness KIatz's story.
The first witness was James p klatz.
guest at the Lindell Hotel who stated that
sunday he was sitting in his room over
looking Washington avenue. and an
orderly body of uniformed strikers march
ing west toward him. Two stones had been
thrown a a passing car. When the head
OF the column had almost REACHED 9Th
street the witness said he saw several men
with guns step out and meet a number of
the strikers who left the ranks. There was
some scufing. and one of the men with
Shotgun fired. and man in uniform drop
ped. The street car men fled at the first
shot according to the witness, and the fir
ing became general along the block and
from the windows nf he bar rES